JJ Deuce

I like it, other than not offering a manual trans. And it's not just the BMW engine. it's basically just a rebodied Z4. that interior is all BMW.

this is a really great concept, and well done!

have y'all used a similar process for removing a burned-in groove from a rubber tire?

I certainly didn't mean to imply that. I've never done the really superdetailed stuff, but I do appreciate the amount of work that goes into it. I enjoy seeing some of the wild stuff y'all are building in here, especially when it looks like it would actually function in full scale.

i've had a magnifying visor for several years now, but I use it all the time now.

this topic really resonates. I only recently completed a build for the first time in years. I've got probably 30 kits in my stash that I want to complete. I recently started wearing glasses, but even with them, I still don't see the detail as well as I used to. I've decided I'm not wiring engines or adding alternator brackets, etc. anymore. going to focus on clean builds with smooth paint jobs, maybe some weathering here and there. Time to get some stuff on the shelf!

the "deluxe dress up wheels" look like the PO2 wheel covers for '68-72 Corvettes and Camaros.

started working on the AMT Sunbeam Tiger again. That 260 seems underscale as well.

I've got a pair of the side mirrors for the roadrunner if you want them.

really sharp. Makes me want to get this kit too.

added the decals like the old model. thanks for the nice comments above.

Still have to add license plates and some decals, but I got this thing more or less finished tonight. As I stated in the workbench posts, I built this kit as kind of a tribute to a model my dad built when I was a young kid. It is the first model I remember, so I think it's what started me in the hobby. This is the 1987 reissue of the MPC '71 Roadrunner, molded in the terrible yellow plastic. It's not exactly like the kit Dad built but it reminds me of it, and that's what I wanted for the shelf. I didn't do any extra detailing, other than foiling the front and rear window trim, and trying out the molotow pen for the rest of the chrome. I'll take more pics later - my camera battery was dying so these two were all I could get.

that's because it's under such "high compression"

great work! Ontario Orange is one of my favorite colors on those early sharks.

excellent work!

only for 1969

Airfix has a line of sportbikes in 1/24. I had a Ducati kit for awhile but resold it before I had a chance to build it. Seems like it wouldn't be hard to modify them to appear street legal.

well done. One of my favorite cars ever.

honestly I didn't shop there much, other than for paints and supplies. I can't say I'm surprised, as online shopping is affecting all businesses, it makes sense that the hobby niche market is impacted on a larger scale. there's still a couple of locally owned hobby shops here, but they're both a good drive from me and cater more to railroaders and aircraft modelers. The shop I really liked closed years ago when the landlord pushed him out to get a larger tenant. I was able to stock up on a lot of supplies at a discount, but I really miss that shop.

yet another Revell '69 Corvette coupe. Complete but not in a box. Looks like maybe a recovery from a collection that was flooded, as the instructions are pretty moldy.

that's definitely the impression I got. another customer asked the cashier about the inventory and he told them "it's been slow but their orders should start being larger soon." Sounds like the kind of thing you tell employees when you don't want them to know it's almost over.

I needed some Tamiya spray paint for a kit I'm trying to finish, and the only place in town that I know still carries it is the Hobbytown USA(I believe it's a franchise location). I decided to check the kit inventory while I was there, and it was terrible. They had maybe 20% as many kits as they have when I've visited in the past. I went to the paint section and it was similar. Out of stock on at least half of all brands, both rattle cans and bottles. I didn't look closely at the other areas of the store but it seemed to be the same all over. I bought a few things, but not much. Hope they are not going out of business.

Little update. The engine is almost complete. I didn't have another can of the Tamiya blue in my inventory, so I went to the only hobby shop in town that carries Tamiya paints, and their inventory was really sparse. The only blue they had turns out not to be the same I had used previously, but oh well. I'll give it some time to dry and then polish it out before I put on the foil and decals, and then do the final assembly.

1/25 or 1/24. he has more photos on Instagram - @stevencromwellart. Also, he said he'll be on a podcast about scale modeling next week.

This appeared on our local news website today. Looks like nice work. https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/San-Antonio-artist-creates-miniature-models-of-14120518.php