peteski

Maybe there is another member with similar user name. When logging in he mistyped his name (so it ended up Mike C) and didn't notice it. Of course his password wouldn't work on your account, so it was locked.

Weird! I could have sworn that in my last reply I posted a link to my other post which proves that certain word combinations cause the 404 error, but the link is not there! Anyway, if you want to learn more about the weird 404 error behavior, read the post linked to below and several following posts.

That is not quite accurate. Lots of lacquers produce super-glossy finish. Only the ones which are base coat in base-coat/clear-coat paint systems dry to a satin finish, because they need the glossy clear coat.

LOL, I wasn't quite sure what that reply was telling us. Thanks for the translation. Not sure why Easy Off was needed. We usually use that stuff (lye-based chemicals) to safely strip paint from plastic model bodies. I would imagine that lacquer thinner or acetone would also work well for removing dried up paint in mixing bottles. Whether those are plastic or glass, they should be resistant to either of those chemicals, and would I rather mess around with lacquer thinner or acetone, than with lye.

Simple, yet effective! Nice!

That is an absolutely gorgeous model! The wire wheels are spectacular with the accurately cross-laced spokes! What about the batteries for the electrical circuit? What size does it need?

Great diorama! Lighting and backdrop too! Funny how Monogram molded the shadows into the base. How did you model the gold tint on the helmet visors?

Ken, I'm really enjoying the build progress photos. I also noticed that those look like scans of paper prints. How long ago have you started this build?

NJ, how are your decals printed? Laser or Alps MicroDry printer, silk-screened, or offset printed (or some other method I failed to mention)?

It looks great and it is also nice to know that Don is still doing some resin casting in his spare time. ANd the kit will include window "glass" photo-etched bits and decals? Wow! Too bad you don't offer pre-orders - I'm in for at least one of these beauties. I would love to get one of the early castings (when the mold is still perfect), but your current eBay auction listing sales system is not very friendly to the potential buyers.

Hobby Search is in Japan and their site is cluttered (like most Japanese hobby-related sites). But they are for real and have lots of useful items available. I have ordered from them few times - no problems.

I see that there is a difference between just modeling and scale modeling, and those people seem to be just modelers. Their efforts are not in scale.

What does that mean?

Good tip. BTW, is that a "front wheel drive" promo? I'm not very familiar with promos, but that just struck me as funny. The car it depicts is obviously RWD.

As weird as it sounds, it might be combination of words or letters in the text of your post. At least that is what I found out when I had this problem.

Man, that car looked like a long lost version of the Polish FSO Syrena. I wonder if the Polish designers "borrowed" some of that car's design. The body shape is very similar, and the door handles look almost identical. And a photo of a later model showing the door handle.

Well, it is manual - you just do all the shifting with paddles, and there is no clutch pedal.

You do have a point. It is a very bright silver. How about using one of the many Alclad II's shades of aluminum. All those basically have no grain. Then just clear coat them for a nice glossy car finish.

But all the photos I find online *HAVE* the BMW-style grille. I was hoping to find photos showing the ItalDesign-style grille - zilch! The only ones I find are of the Revell model.

How about a Spruce Goose takeoff?

Well, the original Wright Bros. aircraft was not all that attractive. Neither were many of the other early airplanes.

Looks pregnant. Like I mentioned in my earlier post here, eventually every aircraft will be mentioned here. A list of ugly aircraft would be much shorter.

. . . and just few months ago we were complaining about the cold and that nasty 4-letter word. Yes, Spring and Fall (hopefully long) are my favorite seasons.

NICE!

Tamiya Silver Leaf (spray can TS-30) has no perceivable flake texture. Tru-Color paints like Aluminum TCP-013 and Dark Aluminum TCP-355 also have very little (if any) flake.