Danno

Ouch.

If you have a General section, will you have a Major section, and a Captain section, or a Lieutenant section, too? I mean, not everybody has made top rank!

As soon as you set up an "Off Topic" section for those posts that have nothing to do with modeling . . . Some Gomer is gonna post his model car in it.

Ray was a regular at the COPPERSTATE Model Car Championships. Sorry to hear of his passing. Rest Peacefully, Ray.

Roadmap. Nicely done. Should be in the FAQ section.

Dittos!

There you go.

The card under the model says "Chris" . . .

That's the one.

No Question. Hands-down. The Jairus Watson workbench portrait. Impressive. Artistic. Timeless.

This beautiful model won Second Place in Large Scale class at Desert Scale Classic. Absolutely stunningly, beautiful!

Same kit. Box art may change, but if the number is the same, the kit's the same.

Wow! Great build shaping up there, Ken.

I LOVE Chaparrals! Great job, Chris. Excellent build.

Little better view of the Camaro box. This looks like legitimate Round2 box art, as opposed to the faux or fictional box previously posted. Also looks like a Camaro body sitting on the table in front of the box. (It looks from here like it has a pushbar. Hopefully it's added, not molded in place.) Anybody get a closer shot of box art or the body?

Best Custom & Best Paint, Desert Scale Classic 9 !! Congratulations, John!

Desert Scale Classic 9 Best of Class, Miscellaneous Best Engineered Best of Show Congratulations, John! Well deserved.

Congratulations, Brad. Very well earned!

Congratulations, Brad. Very well earned!

That model is nothing short of spectacular! It was GREAT to see it in person yesterday at Desert Scale Classic!!

Correctamundo. FIve. Cholewa's three annual plastic flea markets at the Postal Workers Hall - 1 in spring, 1 in summer, 1 in fall. DSC is four. The IPMS Modelzona in November is five. IPMS in Tucson does one in January. TMAC in Tucson puts on the huge Toy Show in early March ~ big, big, big model and promo component.

Actually, there are five model kit 'shows' each year in Phoenix and two in Tucson each year. New kits sell for $19 - $22 for ordinary issues and $25+- for special issues (Hudsons, etc.) by most vendors that handle new kits. Older kits sell for $8 - $15. In my case, when I'm vending, nothing sells unless it goes for $9-$10, but when I'm buying, nothing sells for less than $20. Life!

Dittos!!

Not only that, but the approach Dave describes as his personal preference is actually much closer to the 'plausible realism' that Drew describes than most urethane/syrup dippers. I like that term, as I think it well describes the best overall approach. Personally, I tend to subscribe to Dave's approach as a good, viable, all-around functional compromise of both schools of thought (Lotsa Klear vs. No Clear), for most scale models. At the same time, I take Drew's more strict approach to accurate finishes on racers and work vehicles and factory stock vehicles. I never, however, find honey-dipped as appropriate for model cars, even customs. Those who evaluate or judge the worth of model cars solely on how shininess are missing the real point of modeling ~ ~ ~ which I think really is all about 'plausible realism.'