Relic_Models

Even if it does tilt you need some serious head room to lift the cab enough. I'm thinking removable cab, or battery powered.

Break cleaner will eat the pastic. If you do go with that idea it's best to spray the model with cleaner and immediately wash it off. Might want to do that outside; in a corner of the backyard that you don't care about, as the break cleaner will kill the grass. Toxic stuff. Purple Power (from Walmart) is suppossed to be a good stripper too. It can mess up resin from what I understand; not that it's an issue for the T-bird.

Who did you review for (if you don't mind saying)? The FSM review said it had fit issues; but it still looks worth buying.

Did you stir the paint up? That looks like it's mostly carrier with very little pigment in it. Use a toothpick, stir in all the pigments (the thick stuff at the bottom of the jar) then give the whole bottle a good shake just to make sure it's mixed properly. And since it doesn't look like you've used any primer you might want to wash the parts with warm water and a bit of soap.

Airfix just released a lovely /24th Hawker Typhoon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obice_da_305/17 If you're looking for a model of it I can only think of one resin cast. It's either /72 or /100 scale and wasn't very good from what I remember.

Looks awesome. Where'd the light bar come from? A small tip. Tape some tissue paper over your lamp(s) to diffuse the light a little. Bright lights and a white background make it harder to see all the detail; the photos are nice there's just a lot of glare.

While I don't have experience I would expect un-opened kits would be fine. Probably stay away from any resin stuff though; funny smells might cause trouble for you.

Didn't know Tamiya had a 206. Looking forward to seeing what you do, Tomo.

Looks amazing. Photoshop it onto a road background and I bet you can fool some people. Really well done.

Looks amazing. Totally worth the effort, I think.

Looks awesome. Would be interesting if you had an interior shot too. EDIT: I saw your WIP thread. Some nice interior detail.

Love the build; all that custom work is just awesome. The Wendy's spoons are brilliant as well. Looking forward to seeing this progress.

I've built the P51 and have a Huey still in the package. They're nice but, being made of steel they're very difficult to bend and shape. They use small fold-over tabs to stay together Hadn't seen the Panzer IV til now. May have to buy that one.

Looks great; you've got some really nice color on there. What do you think of the kit? They're pretty expensive but look so cool.

Saw a '61 or '62 Dodge Lancer; http://mister-lou.deviantart.com/art/1961-Dodge-Lancer-sedan-139113128 Not my Deviant-Art page; cool little car.

I like the over-all idea but it looks unfinished; plus the exposed fasteners looks cheesey.

Looks awesome. Will be following for sure.

Great depth of color and it looks really clean. Well done.

Some people cut their own tape with a straight edge on ceramic tile or glass. Plus it helps to gently rub the edges with a dull toothpick to ensure the tape follows any details (rivets and panel lines) and creates a seal to stop any bleeding.

Tamiya tape, or similar strips. Then add normal masking tape on top of the strips to cover. Another option is Para-film. It's almost like plastic wrap but it will actually stay where you put it but doesn't leave adheasive residue. Should be able to find it on Amazon.

Italeri have a 'World of Tanks' branded series. Just a bunch of re-pops, but still. Most advertising would be to expensive for pretty much everyone but Tamiya. They have enough carry-over with RC's to actually gain some exposure with non-modellers; but still pretty limited. Then you have to look at prices for kits. Sixty dollars on average for any of the new armor models from DML, Tamiya or Trumpeter. Or Eduard's recent F14 Tomcat; I think that retails for around a hundred dollars. It might have most of the after-market goodies in the box already but that's still quite a lot of money for a 1/48th HobbyBoss kit. As for cars? Revell/RoG, Tamiya and Aoshima are the only companies that I'm aware of that are releasing cars consistently. Round2 is doing some pretty crude re-pops but nothing of a modern standard as far as I know (just started building semi-trucks with most of my experience with armor kits). An even bigger issue is what cars and trucks are available are generally pretty old vehicles. How many people my age, 23 on Tuseday, or younger have even heard of some of the models avalible? Ford Galaxy? Murcury? Plymoth? Oldsmobile? The AMC Gremlin? Studebaker? These are just some of the names on the first page of Scalehobbyist's car category; and all of them are now defunct. Two other, major, issues: peoples perception of the hobby, or knowledge of the hobby. I'm sure you're aware that many uninitiated people consider models to be toys. Just last week someone on this forum posted a complaint in one of the threads (can't remember which one) saying that in a conversation he mentioned that he built models, to which someone replied with 'yeah my kid does that too'. Your kid might also ride a 50cc pit bike or scooter but that doesn't make them Valentino Rossi. The other issue; many people are not even aware the hobby exists, or to what extent it does. When I first started building armour three or four years ago I had no idea what kinds or paints, washes, oils, liquid effects, tools and research material existed. I did have some experience with cars from when I was younger (like the guy from the above paragraph) but I wasn't even aware of what was available. Photo-etch, resin, white metal, BMF, those holow aluminum cylinders for making custom wheels. Those people who tell you everything is wrong with your build because the paint is just a shade to light in tone, the front right quarter panel had six bolts and you've only added five of them (you lazy bastard) and you wired the cylinders on your Mustang in the wrong order. Something that goes along with my last two points; go to Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Look at what kind of kits are in stock. Quite a few Snap-Tight kits designed with small children in mind, which only reinforces the idea that models are toys. Plus you have to look at licencing issues. All those copyrighted and trademarked designs, shapes, names and logos. It can get quite expensive to pay licencing fees and royalties. From what I've read in different places Ferrari have the rights to their double circle tail-lights. Lamborghini own their pretty much signature sweeping curve shape (Murcielago, Aventador, etc.). Lancia own the wedge shape from the Statos. Even '007' (like James Bond) is owned by Cubby Brocoli's daughter so if you wanted to produce a model of Aston Martin's WEC cars; they're number 007, 008 and 009 due to the obvious connection of Aston and the character you have get permission for that. I think I've rambled on incoherently long enough.

Looks awesome. Weathering was really well done.

Thanks; I mostly build armour and wasn't even aware that Testors had a clear glitter, that would make for a most unstealthy tank.

Looks great; what paint did you use?