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Nice job! I also love the low angle photo from the front - it makes the model look much larger than it really is and it shows lots of details (like the antlers on the ship's bell).

Should have been obvious to me. The Rat fink there looks just like this one.

I see nothing wrong with having this section. Other online forums I frequent have similar section.

Before I peeked into this thread I didn't even know this model existed. But now I wanted one! So I ended up getting an unbuilt kit on eBay, and looking on Google for reference photos I found an older thread here showing another built of this kit: Atmobil made some interesting modifications to his kit. Between yours and his writeup, I'm learning many useful building hints and modifications. One think that bugs me about yours is the size of the door mirrors. But I suspect that when the model is seen in-person, it looks ok. My plan is to scratchbuild the mirrors from some styrene and putty, make master pattern out of those, and then cast them in resin. I also have couple of ESCI Mercedes 500SLC kits which also have no door mirrors.

I did a Google search for 1:43 Aston Martin Lagonda and there are some models available. Here are couple images. I also gfind that car strangely attractive. But then again, I own a 1985 Caddy Eldorado which also has a very angular body.

Um, I was hoping for something more shiny looking (like polished brass). Alclad has polished brass, but a Molotow pen version would be welcome too.

I think that just about anybody living in a densely-populated metropolitan area can easily say that the drivers in their area are the worse. To me the Boston drivers are the absolute worse drivers. What makes it even worse is the fact that Boston street and surrounding highways are not well designed (streets follow old cow paths, not the typical grid system), the streets are narrow, and the highways undersize for the amount of cars. No fun at all, unless you are driving in the middle of the night, and you lucky not to hit any constructions zones.

Christmas is coming . . . .

Thanks, I'll have to give it a try.

Guido was asking about applying Molotow over Future.

Yeah, I highly doubt I'll ever own the full-size car. Well, unless I win big on Power Ball and find a willing seller. I'm dreaming.

Bobby, are you also a member of the Showrods forum?

Nice Chopper!

That, and I seem to recall that Micro-Mark sells their own version of Ambroid.

Well, Molotow inks are alcohol-based. I haven't tried, but it will probably be safe. But anytime I try new technique I try it on some unimportant piece of plastic (like a plastic spoon). Just coat the spoon with whatever finish you would have on your model (including the Future), then apply the Molotow over it. Also, you used a common misnaming: Future (or whatever its current name is) is *NOT* a floor wax. Wax just cleans and shines the surface it is applied to - it has not appreciable thickness. Future is a floor finish: It is actually an acrylic clear coat which goes on much thicker than a wax (it is more like a clear lacquer).

True, but when you do get one you can find thousand uses for your hobby, and another thousand uses for your household projects. For example you can scratch-build lots of round shapes for your car models. Lathes are not just for drilling center holes.

Looks like there are 3 small button-size batteries there? Yes, those LEDs will work directly with those batteries. I would add a 100 or 200 ohm resistor in series to limit the current, but since these small batteries cannot provide much current to begin with, they will self-regulate. As for the LED shape, you can file the clear resin LED case to any shape you need, as long as you don't get too close to the internal parts. Or you can buy much smaller LEDs (smallest available LED has a footprint of 0.020" x 0.010"). That is smaller than a head of a pin. If you are not into electronics and want ready-to-use lighting kits, check out https://lights4models.com/ . These are not for free, but they work well. Select Vehicle or Vehicle Modern (or any other types you like) on the left side of the Web page.

One of my favorites too. I own one of these . . . in 1:32 scale.

Sure, good idea. And the next dish will look more presentable but will have some "special sauce" or another surprise in or under it (if you know what I mean). I do not like to be nasty to the waiters or cooks in restaurant until *AFTER* I finish my meal. Call me overly cautious . . .

If you want to use the original circuit, just with a white LED, you can easily substitute the green or blue ones for white. There are thousands of cheap LEDs available on eBay, in many sizes and colors. Your LEDs look like T-1 (3mm diameter) size. I also assume that you want the "warm white" LED to simulate incandescent lamp headlights. Just go to eBay and search for "3mm warm white LED" and you'll find lots of choices. Here is one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/253322701558

Sure, that's fine, but if possible the slower traffic should move over to the right. Same with the highway I described in my post - during the rush hours all the lanes are full of cars and there is no way to use the left lane strictly for passing. But if the traffic is lighter, then common sense should prevail (especially since it is clearly posted what that line is for).

Mine works like that too. I was just trying to use the "add link" button over the text box. All is well. Thanks Bill!

Very nice! Were the decals printed on clear decal film, or on white film with printed black background?

I'm a member of a local model train club (NE NTRAK). It is a modular club where members build and own modular pieces of the layout (modules). We set them up into a layout at the local train shows. The scenes depicted on those modules vary between super-realistic to very whimsical, and we see our share of those grumpy rivet-counters dissing the whimsical ones. Whatever . . . we have fun and don't care what they think. At most of the shows we display there is also a LEGO model train layout which to me is super impressive. I bet that if I hung around it long enough I would hear someone complain about something on it. Some people are just never happy.

I just experienced the same behavior on my way to work tonight. It is super-annoying! at 8pm the traffic is not very heavy, so there is not reason to stay in the left lane. With 3 lanes everybody was going around them, but it still caused the annoyed drivers to make some dangerous maneuvers. And there are signs posted stating that the left lane is not a travel lane, but for passing only. That message is also often displayed on the overhead digital billboard signs. But no, they couldn't care less.