Danno

Cute. Welcome to the board. Great name!

Yikes.

Wow.

Ouch. Inflation. Sorry about that. Still a pretty decent price for a conversion body. If you go for it, be sure to post your work; it should make a very cool model! Good luck.

Hey, take a shot! Flintstone offers the body for around $12, I think, so it's very affordable and not a huge investment for a first-time resin effort.

Astute observation! Ironic, and too funny! :lol:

Amazing how some people go out of their way to make weapons of mass destruction out of water balloons.

(Emoticon indicating 'Eagerly awaiting the next progress installment' here.)

The XLR? Not a problem ~ right now. Jimmy Flintstone offers the body in resin ... just grab a Corvette kit for the rest!

It's okay in my book, but I'd rather have a CTS-V kit, or a Rampside / Greenbriar!

Very nice!!

Nice!

Yikes! That IS green! Nice looking 'Vette, Jonathan.

Very nice!!

Cool!

I have enough trouble trying to continue casting a shadow! Seriously, get yerself down to your local Michaels or Hobby Lobby or other similar artsyphartsy craft store ~~~ lots of ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and skeletons on sale for Halloween ... many are close enough to 1/25 scale for govahmint work!!

Either that, or if one guy (Terry!) was to take out 6 subscriptions, he'd get his magazine(s) A LOT FASTER!!!!!

Thanks, Tim! I knew you'd be able to give us the straight skinny on the Petes. I think you are probably the world's foremost expert on plastic Petes. Thanks again!

Since you called me out - - - First of all, I was not wrong ~ it looks more like a starter than anybody's compressor. Nick was not wrong either -- about the part. As it happens, it was a poorly designed part that does not look like what it was supposed to represent. I did not know that and apparently Nick did not know how much it failed to represent an A/C compressor. Regardless, I ... and the others ... did nothing to apologize for. We did not attack Nick and we were not wrong in interpreting the part in question as a starter. And none of that is justification for childish behavior ... or for condoning and enabling childish behavior by making excuses for it. That's more than just a thought. ~ As I stated, the crux of the matter is that Nick had behaved childishly during a period of time on this board but he grew out of it and has been fine for some time. I was trying to help him, as were the others, but he lashed out at us ... much like he often did in the past, in the "Early Attitude Nick" era. Ah, but (point of fact) you did.

Most excellent!! (Emoticon indicating "Most excelletn!!" here.)

You're losing it, Sir Crankster! (I suspect the accolades may have gotten to your greyish matter.) The Chuck Most Book Review & Love Fest is in Issue# 160, as reported. There is no review of Dr. Cranky's book in Issue# 159. Only too happy to set the record straight quickly, quietly, and privately so as to save you from further embarrassment. You may send a free copy to me to cover the 'consulting fee.' :lol: (Somewhat illegal emoticons here.)

It is advertised as 1/25th and frankly, I don't see it as being anything else. Mine looks 1/25th to me, and its parts and components are consistent with similar 1/25th Petes in my possession.

Ditch the attitude, Nick. You had been acting more grown up, mature for awhile; don't revert to "Early-Attitude Nick." Points for "Grown-Up Nick" to consider: 1. Each of us who posted a comment about the screwball part did so in a constructive manner with the goal of helping you improve the appearance of your model. None of the comments were flames, none attacked you personally or made any reference to your skills or intelligence. Chill out. 2. The part in question looks more like a starter motor with top-mounted solenoid than any air conditioning component I've ever seen, and it's obviously the same for the others who posted similar concerns. Don't attack people who mean well, have no ill-intentioned motives, and are merely trying to help. You don't like being attacked, so why would you think it is okay for you to attack people who are trying to help you? 3. The kit manufacturer obviously created a part with questionable appearance. You're right about one thing; it happens. The posters (myself included) are not familiar with the kit and did not know the manufacturer identified the part by number and called for its installation on the fanbelt. You could have commented that, yes, it looked like a starter and politely displayed the parts and relevant portions of the instructions (as you eventually did) and ended the discussion without the emotional, snippy, "Early-Attitude Nick" over-reaction and without creating any further ill feelings. 4. Another young builder recently posted pictures of a work in progress where he glued the taillights backwards into the exterior of the rear panel of the model when they were intended to be installed from the interior. A couple of well-meaning posters (yes, myself included) pointed out the error. The young builder replied that the instructions called out that installation, he thought it looked wrong at the time but he followed the instructions faithfully, and he thanked the posters for bringing the error to his attention and for suggesting the correct installation. All concerned agreed: the instructions were badly drawn and created the situation by appearing to call for installation from the exterior. The young builder fixed the error and was appreciative that others helped him improve the appearance of his model. That is a mature and well-adjusted attitude and reaction. He did not take the pointers or constructive criticism as a personal attack on him; he did not get beliggerant; he did not attack the posters; he learned and gained from the experience; and he had a better model as a result. He also learned first-hand that sometimes model kits contain manufacturer-caused errors, but the builder can access research, resources, and information from a variety of places ~ including other builders ~ that can help him overcome his own limitations and improve his skills and techniques ... if he's receptive. I thought you had learned that from prior skirmishes. I hope you merely forgot for a brief few moments. You have come a long way. I trust you'll resume being "Grown-Up Nick" rather than reverting to the drama, trauma and self-destruction of "Early Attitude Nick." Meant with all sincerity and the goodness of my heart. I'll even throw in an endangered Emoticon for good measure!

Nice.