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Serial killer joyride. Lumpy's thinking they got rid of Larry Mondello which means Eddie's next.

Go here and download the instructions for the whaleboat.

Gunship Gray (FS36118) paint, mixed with a few drops of your choice of flat or semi-gloss black (MM Black Chrome Trim paint works best) imparts a good representation of tire rubber.

Bill's right. Why should you have to do the kit manufacturer's job? You're paying for something that should have been "right" in the first place.

That's bordering on blasphemy, Bill. Isn't the prospect of countless, agonizing hours of reworking and correcting a kit manufacturer's mess something we all look forward to tackling? It seems that car modelers are supposed to have lower expectations and standards when it comes to accuracy and like it.

I checked. It is 32" long when assembled, almost as long as it's namesake Tamiya 1/350 aircraft carrier (38 1/2"). I stopped in at the Forbidden Planet Store in Manhattan some years ago. In the front window was a huge Enterprise. This was long before the PL kit was released. I asked one of the momos working there how big it was. He said it was 1/350 scale and 33" long. Nice. He was happy to inform me that I could buy it for only 1200 bucks.

Only if you use lacquer thinner to thin water-based acrylic paints. I use lacquer thinner with AKAN lacquer acrylic paints with no problems. Rich, just use IPA for Polly S, Pollyscale, Vallejo, Model Master Acryl, Revell Acrylics (if you can get a hold of them), Humbrol and even Tamiya. I use 91% IPA. I found that using IPA makes it easy to cross-mix different brands too.

Keep the following in mind. There might be younger modelers not familiar with it: If I didn't see it before, it's new to me.

If the parts aren't welded together with a krapload of glue, try this: Wet the parts in water before placing them in the freezer. The water trapped in the spaces between will freeze, forcing the glue joints, and the parts to separate. You might need to repeat this several times.

The parts are from the Monogram kit Casey posted. In the future, all you need to do is take the first four digits and preface them with "AMT", Revell" etc. It took less than ten seconds to get the result.

Knowledge never gets old or irrelevant. What you learned yesterday may be extremely useful tomorrow because one never knows what the future holds in store for us. "I do not know how the Third World War will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the Fourth -- rocks!" Al Einstein, Super Genius

To avoid agita when attempting to foil door handles, cough up the gelt and get cast silver ones from Owencraft. They're swell.

Microscale Metal Foil Adhesive was spirit-based years ago. It was reformulated as a water-based product. You can also use Mona Lisa Metal Leaf Adhesive.

What's the number? Let me try. I'm pretty good at finding obscure stuff on the Dub-Dub-Dub.

That's a steal, man. When completed, it's almost three feet long, no?

When I studied Aero Engineering, we used slide rules or paper and pencil. My technical drawing teacher, The late, great and always grouchy Lt.Col. C. Kyrie Kallas USAF (Ret), always liked to use this paraphrased quote from "Have Spacesuit-Will Travel": "Anyone who can't use a slide rule is a cultural illiterate and should not be allowed to vote." That was the clean version.

Flip the sprues over and see if there are any numbers on the large tabs. Usually, it will be the manufacturer's kit number and you can google it to get a result.

If it's a water-based acrylic, I would recommend isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. It does decrease drying time; but, you need to adjust the pressure and flow from your airbrush so that the paint doesn't dry as it is sprayed and you end up with a rough, pebbly finish. For a lacquer-based acrylic, use a good automotive lacquer thinner.

A No. 2 pencil and a piece of paper work. No problem with short displays.

You can use Microscale MI-8 Micro Metal Foil Adhesive About four bucks for a bottle. Or, you can use Gator Glue, available in regular and thin blends It's essentially PVA, similar to Elmer's Glue but with a different formulation. All three products are water soluble, making cleanup of any excess easy.

Store brand aluminum foil is thin enough to use in combination with foil adhesive.

Cat herding is pretty easy. I've been doing it for years. Let them think that they're in charge. Let's face it, James. When it comes to model car kits, there ain't much to talk about except new box art and the same rehashed kits with new decals and tires.

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It's Forest Green. I had that exact Custom Shop kit.

It looks like the one manufactured by All American Models.