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AMT/Ertl International Scout II. Low on detail, which makes it easy to assemble, and eventually customize. Straight body lines with essentially no curves... A very good blank canvas. I have one I built when I was younger and am now using it for the Cannonball, and have since acquired another kit of which I may do something with in the future.

Amazing.

Is the Chezoom Teal really desirable? I think my LHS has a few cans.

So the computer I use for video tunneling (Playstation into PC to monitor) needs a new 3.5 floppy disk drive. Meh. So, in total it needs a DVD drive (the one in it is from 1998.. safe to say it's kinda tired), a 3.5 floppy drive, install the 5.25 drive, set up the Sound Blaster, rewire the video port, connect the USB extension to the casemodded hub, new HDD activity light, and quick-release case screws.

That Esci Audi kit.... I love it. Need to get one and make a replica of Dad's Coupe GT. As for me, I got my Parts Pack engines in the mail yesterday. They're a little fiddly, but look pretty nice when done. I've only put together the 427 most of the way and I'll set the others aside for when they're needed.

More work... Decided I needed something to disguise the engine a little in front: it showed through the gap between the body and frame. Made a tube bumper out of a straw and some scrap, and a winch out of a lighter wheel, and some scrap bits. Not the most accurate, but good enough of a representation to please me. And this is the controller for said winch, to mount to the dash after a little more painting.

Think the most modern full-deet one is the Revell 2013 ZR1.

Looks almost like thinned glazing putty extruded from a syringe.

Yep, a Buick motorhome. http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?245107-Buick-RV One weird creation; hope someone revives it sometime!

Saw another MAN toterhome cabover at Walmart yesterday. This one was from Germany. Wonder why so many European tourists come to Maine?

When I said "paint marker," I meant marker that contained paint, as in it dries like paint, but it's in a marker. I know it dries because I did it on the Scout I'm working on a few days ago, and it hasn't come off with heavy handling yet. Also, I noticed Tulio's tutorial on making your own BMF substitute. Is it better than BMF?

It does look nice! Question: what paint color is that?

I notice a lot of people use BMF. I haven't ever touched the stuff. I don't build a lot with chrome, but when I do, I have a silver paint marker I use to do trim. It doesn't look super shiny, more like brightly polished aluminum trim. Something I notice with even the best builders' BMF jobs is that it looks wrinkly. Real chrome doesn't have wrinkles in it! Is that something that can be avoided, or do people just not want to flatten the stuff onto the body to get the air pockets out? How easy does it cut? Do you need a dedicated knife for it? Why do you use BMF?

So, for all you who may be wondering: I remember I have this going. All it really needs is to have stuff mounted up and to make the drop spindles. Mount - Windshield/ glass - Seats - Rear lights - Front suspension with drop spindles - Lights and blinkers - Rest of engine components However, this has taken a back-burner spot due to a few other projects I've willed to myself to finish. Once I finish those, I'll finish this. For now, I'll lock the topic. Happy modelling, and I hope to be back updating this soon!

Love it! How much did it cost?

Drybrushing works quite well for gauges. Get some white paint, a brush, and a dash to practice on. Put a little paint on the brush, and wipe it on a paper towel until you can't see any on it, then feather the brush over the gauge faces. The effect will be light at first, but you can keep doing it to get all the details. Another way to do it would be to get some paint on the brush, and hold it so only the side of the brush paints the raised details. Small brushes are obviously best (and usually necessary) for this. Practice on a dash before using the kit one if you're shaky. As for the needles, use a small brush. Once again, if you feel kinda worried on how it'll look, practice! Can't expect to do it right the first time, and practice always helps.

Why not clear acrylic rod instead of wire?

That engine... s'byoutiful.

Purple Power works for me, just takes a couple days sometimes if it's been dry for a while.

The times, they are a-changin', and car kits can't be two bucks anymore. Inflation says $1 in 1964 is $7.63 in today's dinero.

Dug out my Gensis today. Segaaaaaaaaa.

I thought Archie drove a red '65 Mustang convertible. And that 2CV would make a mean hot rod or gasser.

Package with my Parts Pack engines from eBay got delayed. Why, Postal Service, why?!

I remember when I was younger and into modeling, I saw an original issue Tijuana Taxi for sale in an antique shop for like six bucks. Should've gotten it... but, on the other hand, my modeling skills were so atrocious that it would've been destroyed.