Danno

Great pictures, Ira. But where are your creations? Didn't he get any pix of your models?

Gabe, gotcha!

Wow, G! What can I say? Thanks for that review! Way too kind. See? I can build something without red lights or sirens! I tried to keep the paint thin around the edges of the mask. It's subtle, but it helped. Then I laid on several coats of clear before polish-sanding the clear to knock down what ridges there were.

Thank you, Dave. Glad you like it.

Thanks, Rob! I got at an auto parts store. Comes in a two-part kit: one can of black base coat, one can of color-flipping paint. There were three or four combinations like the blue/purple combo I used.

Nice.

I feel that every day!!

Yeah, no kidding.

Nice.

Well, we certainly agree that his 'Vette is a great looking model and his wiring is well done. You make a good point regarding "Day 2+" . . . it's not a factory stock build, so more leeway should be given. I don't have any problem with agreeing with that. It's just not correct for a factory engine, if that's what was intended.

Hey, Gabe! Was it Amy that told you that?

You'd think someone at Revell would have wanted to get on the 50th Anniversary bandwagon. Seems those would have been a natural for reissue. {They reissued the Yellow Submarine kit last year.}

Agreed.

Erik's model is excellent, but the plug wiring is incorrect. Street Corvettes, being clothed in fiberglass bodies, required shielded spark plug wiring to prevent severe radio interference. The large shiny shroud served that purpose and wiring was hidden around the distributor.

Very nice!

Great first effort!

If you ordered "some" BMF for that 1/12 Camaro, you should probably go back and order more. LOL. Welcome aboard!

There is nothing I can ~ or should ~ say here. I got a little sunburned today.

STUNNING!

Very nice!

Oh, that's a beauty!

Every year I operate a couple of large Make-N-Take events and help at a couple more. It involves distributing several hundred Revell MNT kits to kids 12 and under (the majority are 10 and under). They love model kits! They love building them, they love stickering them up (often in imaginative ways us old geezers would never think of!). And they love taking them home. And playing with them. Every once in awhile, I see a youngster show up at a contest with entries ~ a youngster who went through a Revell Make-N-Take event or two previously. So we know the introduction to the hobby works. The only time the enthusiasm was less than stellar involved one particular kit that was more complicated than it should have been for kids. {Sidebar: The all-time favorite is the current '69 Camaro Z/28 SS.} More power to Revell; they seem to have cornered this entry-market. Moebius has zeroed in on the adult market. Simplified snap kits and Make-n-Take clone programs would not work for them. Round2 would be wise to try something like Revell's Make-N-Take program, although I recognize two important limiting factors. (1) Revell really has a lock on the market, and (2) Round2 probably enjoys some spill-over without having to invest. I'm sure not too many potential consumers pay so much attention to branding.

Most excellent build shaping up here!

I don't see it as a 'final resort' but as an innovative approach to engaging young, new builders. Some of the Snap-Tite kits of the past have not been very user-friendly to youngsters, requiring skills and dexterity beyond the little guys' and little gals' abilities. To revamp snappers with a goal of making them more kiddy-friendly is a smart move. The pre-finished basic glue kits are a good idea, too. Again, the goal would appear to be a product attractive to novice builders who are fearful of trying the bold step of painting. Whatever gets a potential new builder over the initial hump (past the first fears) will be a good thing overall for the hobby. Both target audiences will undoubtedly move into the classic, more complex kits - that we all are familiar with - once their self-confidence allows. Sounds like smart business, not last-gasp.

Nice.