BDSchindler

Oh, I get it! When I was reviewing 1/24th scale diecast for a couple of diecast magazines, I acquired nearly 1,500 cars, trucks and other transportation vehicles just from Danbury alone from all years. Some are more memorable than others. When Danbury halted all diecast production, I stepped away and got back to my roots with modeling after 40-45 years out of it. This (modeling) is much more fun.

Danbury actually did a number of pro street cars that were farmed out to car modelers to design (upper shelf, lower shelf is a pewter 1/12th scale Daytona by Franklin Mint). The lot was nothing more than Killer!

Yup! I was going to say the same thing, I reviewed it for a couple of Diecast Magazines 5 or 6 years ago.

The whole thing is beyond great but that interior, looks like a real car!!! Great job!

so I did exactly as you said and Javascript is enabled. When it's enabled, I cant page forward on a topic but I can see pictures. When it is disabled, I can page forward but no pictures. Very strange as if I go to other forums, I have no issues at all, Only here, Raising the white flag

OK, so I disable JavaScript on Firefox and pictures are displayed but I cannot page forward. If I enable JavaScript, I can page forward through a topic but pictures are not displayed. I don't get it.

A little bit more for you, Dave. I opened the main site via Microsoft Edge and proceeded running a couple of tests using Edge. Everything I am experiencing on Firefox does not occur when using the Microsoft Edge browser. So it looks like this is browser related and if I remember correctly, Firefox recently had an upgrade. That is most likely the culprit.

Not always. There are times I come into the forum, go straight to WIP for cars and select topics. I can read the first page of a multi-page topic but going to a secondary page (i.e. page 2, 3 and so on) won't work. No rolling ball of death just simply no response. I can mouse over "NEXT" and a comment comes up for "Next Page" or ">>" and get a comment for "Last Page" but when I select it, nothing happens thoughts?

I noticed that recently, when I go to view the secondary pages of a topic, those pages never open for me. Sometimes, the only thing I can do is to click on "Home" and go through the categories to get back to the topic I was reading. I use Firefox, always have and this is a recent occurrence. This also seems to be the only site it happens on. Any thoughts?

I didn't quite know where to post this so I put it here. For those that get the Motor Trend show on their cable TV, Steve Magnante has a new show called "Super Models" and yes, it's about building model cars. This just blew me away. Finally a show dedicated to our obsessive hobby.

Not trying to hijack the thread but like so many other custom cars, CheZoom was one of those iconic cars that set the bar for custom cars. I used to watch American Hotrod for the builds but in doing so, I lost every ounce of respect I ever had for Boyd Coddington. He was a total jerk to his people and I don't think he ever realized that if it wasn't for his techs, he would never be in the position he once was. I think there was something like an 85% turnover in employee in just a year. As for that puppet of a shop forman, he was nothing more than a Coddington wannabee. Interesting that he couldn't even hold a job after Coddington died. That's one of the reasons that I love "Bitchin Rides" and Overhaulin'. Foose and Dave Kindig really appreciate their people and know how to get the job done without all of the unnecessary stress. It shows in their results too as both churn out some of the nicest custom cars the hobby has ever seen.

Outstanding!

looks like what would be the end result of a Corvette having sex with a Bugatti...with the Bugatti having the dominant gene!

I did nearly the same thing as you when I was replicating my brother's Vette... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/149513-2005-c6-corvette-convertible-revell/?tab=comments#comment-2223569

Absolutely helps! Many thanks! I’ll keep you posted!

yeah, I agree...Going to have to find a way to do it. I don't trust my meager talent blending the front valance, even with it being black paint. One more question regarding the wiring under the hood. you've compelled me to at least try to go to that level of detail. Where did you find insulated wire that small? I'm assuming it's a combination of smaller gauge wire. To stick a boogar in the works, I plan on stuffing a Viper Engine under the hood. Test fitting it tells me it will fit convincingly so (note, image shot prior to removing the molded in battery and washer bottle)...

beautiful work!!!!!

Andrew,,,your build on this has my interest and loosing momentum and drive for about 2 months, you've renewed my interest, so to speak. I started working on a "variation" of Dom's GTX from the F-n-F series that Revell put out not too long ago. I like the idea behind Hot Rods and Customs where I can use my imagination and not necessarily restrict myself to what was or was not on the actual car when it was produced. I'm not knocking anyone that builds replica stock, it's just not me...that's all. Like someone said, it's your model, build it the way you want. I love your engine bay, the wiring is outstanding! I'm not sure if I have the patience and stamina to go to that level. I agree with your assessment of molded in battery and so forth and did the same thing you did by removing it and replacing it with something 1/2 way to believable. Love the idea of headlight lenses...I'm planning a trip to HL tomorrow to retrieve some. I did the bumpers a bit different...first off, I dechromed them, removed the chunkiness from the bulk and using a combination of styrene and solvent, kinda "welded" the bumpers to the body and will paint them body color...eventually. I haven't figured out what I'm going to do with the front valance. Molding it in is the better way but if I can't get the rest of the build completed...well, we'll see what happens. In so far as the grill goes, I removed the plastic from behind to open it up. A tedious process that took about 4 hours to do before making the grill/bumper one with the body...

"You made a Time Machine? OUT OF A MODEL CAR KIT???!!!!" Outstanding!!!!

Any updates on this?

I'm late to the party on this one but, as I have said before...I hate big-a** chunky bumpers so I'm loving this!

Looks like a great candidate for my buffing process... Buffing tool

Larry, please don't get me wrong...I thought the quality of the paper was above par. All things considered, the magazine is impressive and informative with lots of great content and not boring in the slightest. Every time I finished an article, I'm reminded of the words my female English Professor, Miss Rankin, told me..."Any short story (or article in this case) should be like a woman's hemline...long enough to cover the subject and just short enough to hold your attention and still be interesting!" I have to admit, her physical demonstration of that definition helped to instill that in my head! Well worth the price of admission...er, ah...tuition! Best 3 credit course I ever took!

Larry...got my copy today and thumbed through and read a few of the articles. Nice to see this magazine getting back on its feet. Well laid out with great, well rounded and detailed content regardless of the model building skill level of the reader. There’s something for everyone interested in the automotive modeling hobby! One thing I noticed, besides the great coverage, was the quality of the paper stock. I wrote for Toy Cars and Models until it’s death a few years ago and always hated the thin rag that was used. Barely heavier than glossy toilet paper! It was one of the things that when I was writing for the ungodly mis-managed “The Car Room Magazine” that was focused on was the use of heavier rag closer to what Hot Rod Journal used. Helps to instill quality in the magazine (eh, when managed correctly, that is) Like the previous issue, great job! Looking forward to the next issue!

Has anybody ever dealt with Fugu Garage? I see they are located in Moscow, Russia