baycolony

Very sharp. I love your attention to detail. BMF is perfect

You don't see too many of these built and it looks good no matter what movie it may have been in.

Like all the little details. Well done

Well I guess I bit off more than expected with this post. Not unexpected though. I knew there would be plenty of you piping up about how happy you are to repurchase the same kits over and over again to relive the good old days when kits were new, you were young and everything is nostalgic. Well these opinions are subjective and respected, but the point of my post has been missed by most, and in fact most of you are making MY point. Those nostalgic days you yearn for and satisfy by purchasing these reissues, are the point. Reviving the era when these model companies produced newer kits all the time and you pursue THAT satisfaction again. Also, I was comparing numerous other companies and genres that do this all the time. Sure, I can cherry pick examples of recent new releases too, but they are few and far between, and I have purchased them and have been very impressed with the quality. Again, why not more when other model companies do it?, and I know all the pundits and self appointed economists will have their reasons and excuses. I build in all genres and it amazes me how many beautifully crafted kits, sometimes of the same subject by different manufactures, are constantly released. Are these companies losing money? If you are happy with the current same old same old, then be happy and keep feeding the trend.

Just wondering if anyone else feels the way I do about the domestic side of this hobby. It seems that the model companies who produce primarily domestic cars (AMT, Revell, Atlantis, etc) have been more interested in reissuing old kits (some with new decals or parts), than producing newly tooled kits. Japanese manufacturers are constantly issuing many different newly tooled kits, and new military kits are constantly being produced. These are highly detailed and many are now multi-media examples. I know there have been some recent new tools but they are certainly few and far between. You would think that a C7 ZRI Corvette or the most recent GT500 Mustang would have been high on the list of these domestic producers but alas we still wait as old kits are reissued. Food for thought.

Thanks, and to answer your question, instead of gluing the rotors to the keyed hubs, I glued them to the back of the wheels, ground down the embossed keyed plastic on the hubs, drilled a vertical slot in each hub in order to be able to adjust the height, and just glued the wheel with the rotor to each hub at the required height.

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated

Very cleanly built, especially the detail painting

Love it. Color fits it well

Really like this

Out of box Revell build painted with "Scale Finishes" Chevrolet "Jetstream Blue." Gravity colors "Carbon Fiber black" was used for the carbon fiber accents. All was clear coated with decanted UPOL clear and polished. I also adjusted the ride height.

Very impressive. These are so well done. Thanks for sharing.

Monsieur Joseph, You have done it again, sir! This is stunning and I agree with the method of not using a clear coat on these early models. It really gives it that "scale" look. It is also a more difficult option whilst risking burn through of the paint.

Thanks, there are a few flaws in it if you look closely but I tried to overcoat it with multiple layers of Future floor polish and then level it to hide the issues. If I had to do it again I think I would probably cut a couple of narrow "v"'s in the front of the decal to allow it to conform better to the curve of the roof line. Then use some solvaset and heat to get it to shrink at the outset. I think I waited too long to try this.

Thanks everyone