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Through a trade with a fellow forumite, I was able to add this AMT '70 Challenger R/T convertible to my pile, for a future project. Interestingly, the kit also provides a hardtop.

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Yes, that's Ray Walston.

I have a similar problem with a 1:72 Gato class sub I'm working on (USS Cobia). At 53" in length, it's troublesome finding free space to temporarily store it when not working on it. It's destined for my headboard eventually, and under glass.

Well, I'm not much of an accuracy freak (nothing wrong with that, it's just not usually a big deal to me), but the finished models I've seen, certainly look the part, and that's almost always good enough for me. Generally speaking, I think it's hard to go wrong with any of the later 1:48 Hasegawa releases. Hasegawa 1:48 Ju 87G-2

Oh yes, the newer 1:32 Hasegawa D-9 kits are sweet, no question about it. As to the why of the earlier attempt, that's anybody's guess.

This pleased me immensely; my receiving this Dragon kit that was gifted to me by a fellow forum member from another site. I'm such a happy pup!

Certainly not auto related, this was received today, the Dragon 1:6 scale 20mm Flak 38. What a very generous gesture from a forum member from another site.

I already have one. Created for aircraft modeling, but practical for anything really.

I have an already started 1:48 Hasegawa Ju 87G-2, but have no earthly idea when (if ever) I'll be finishing it. Yours looks pretty cool. I have an Africa scheme in mind as well, for the 1:32 Revell Ju 88A-4, whenever I get around to that.

Yes, the old 1:32 "Hi-Grade" kit is a mishmash of new fuselage (not bad), and the old Fw 190A wings (horrible, with raised panel lines and the infamous "kidney bean" wing root gun bay covers). P.E. included, as well as some white metal parts, were OK, but nothing spectacular, certainly nothing to justify the expense of the kit at the time, given the overall poor quality of what was offered. All of the wing areas were sanded smooth, re-scribed, and new gun bay doors scratched up. Additional detailing was added throughout, and the end result was then OK. Hasegawa subsequently released a 1:32 D-9 with brand new tooling, which is vastly superior to the kit I had built.

Give that man a cigar!

And yet another.

Interesting stuff. I have some Star Trek stuff to get back to one of these days, especial the Romulan Warbird, my favorite of the lot.

The search function for the forum software is kind of lame, no question about it. We have similar search issues on the other site I'm frequently on, and it uses almost the exact same software.

My daily (and only) driver, is a '95 Mercury Cougar XR7, dark green, 4.6L. Kind of beat up now (and that's an understatement), but it's been a very dependable car since I first bought it in 1999. Here's a not so great photo when it was still fairly new to me.

I appreciate the input fellas. And Joe, I too have looked at several cars from below, some restored, some not, and I'm OK with the darker color, as I have seen them both ways. Besides, as a curbside, I'm not really concerned with the bottom, nor the engine too much. Most of whatever painting I'll do, is for forum updates, a common dilemma for me. Once finished, no one (including myself) will ever look at the bottom of the car again.

Amen, brother, a very good movie indeed. This one is probably another no brainer.

I'm sorry to say that I've never bought a copy, though I've seen them at the LHS on many occasions. Not that much into magazines anymore now.

A ghost from the past? I love it. I too sprayed dirt and crud all over my models back then, always wondering why they looked so bad.

Real slow going here, but at least I was able to spray some wood colored acrylic base for the oils to follow. Once that’s done, painting the rest of the interior should be a snap (I think).

I don't really mind constructive criticism at all, whether solicited or not. Non constructive criticism is a pain though, the person who believes that I'm trying to build my model to his perceived standards, when in fact I'm perfectly content with what I do. I think that's a common occurrence, the notion that everyone aspires to the same standards, when in fact, it just isn't so.

If you're asking me, no, it's a freebie.

For a moment there, I thought you were referring to me.

I use Photobucket, and have had no problems whatsoever (aside from the fact that they routinely dump my images).