Danno

Nice.

Nice tip. Thanks.

That's yellow!

Wow, Lyle; just wow! Super sweeeeet.

John, Aren't you done yet? Slacker.

W W!

Tom! That is a Manual 5-1/2 Inch Long Rivet Pivoting Thingamajig! The automatic version looks different. Thought you knew that. B)

I always kinda thought it would be fun to try to replicate the boxart "cars." But, as you look at it closely, you see that they used so many elements of so many different cars (at least some significant portion of each make/model in the 1961-62 series), it became evident it was a far more ambitious undertaking than the result would be worth!

Sweet!!

Mark took the words, almost verbatim, out of my mouth! But let me expand a little: The tire issue! Besides being shiny-glossy black with absolutely no wear, and having a ridge line down the middle of the tread, displaying a finished build with bodies sitting on tires or oversized wheel/tire combos stuffed into fenders in a fashion that would not permit suspension travel ~ OR STEERING! And don't forget - wheels sticking out a couple of scale inches beyond the tires' beads. Mold seams - flagrant violation! Especially the engine oil pan, transmission, drive shaft, radiator/cap, shocks, axles, mufflers, exhaust pipes, BUMPERS, and ROOFS! The copyright engraving! Gimmee a break. I find it more than comical when someone brags about building "the most accurate" or "best detailed ever" whatchamacallit model and then buys dozens of aftermarket photo-etch, resin, or aluminum detail parts and slaps them onto a chassis that still declares in raised lettering: "© JoRevellograMT, patent pending" or some such. Purely hysterical. And, pathetic. Ejector pin marks. On chassis, interior floors, fender liners, or hoods; particularly on the underside of early cars/trucks with 'wing' fenders, you think the tires hide 'em? Talk about ruining the mood! Fix 'em! Speaking of hoods ~ as a seasoned veteran judge at many, many events - small and big and huge alike - I can't tell you how many times a killer model lost out because of an unfinished hood. I've been amazed at even the so-called top modelers who work hours on the exterior finish of their models and detail the dickens out of the engine compartment, but then don't (1) remove ejector pin marks (2) prime and paint the underside of the hood and (3) leave naked white plastic showing masking tape techniques. Unbelievable. Very common but inexcusable faux pas - Seats. Multipiece seats with huge, untreated parting seams between their front halves and seatbacks. Come on, fill the gaps! Look at your own car (or mommy and daddy's car) ~ see the Grand Canyon running down the sides or across the top edges or through the middle of the headrest? I didn't think so. And finally, incomplete chassis. Another deal breaker as a judge has been looking at the chassis to find no shocks or driveshaft or exhaust/mufflers, etc. Why not build the entire model? This is a great topic, and it's interesting to see how many very common and frequent issues have been identified by so many different modelers! Just goes to show ... And one final comment, again from the perspective of years of judging: Attending to all of the issues and concerns pointed out in this thread won't guarantee that you'll be known as a top modeler of legendary status, but I submit that you'll never attain that level of recognition until your models are consistently on top of the game in every one of these areas! The true masters never miss one of these things; never. That's why their models are consistently "awesome."

Mine arrived same day as Jairus' ... just too busy reading to post.

Cheerleader school.

Most excellente!!

Nice!!

Nice orange!!! (And, that's coming from a Denver Broncos fan!) That's looking cooooooool!

Nice! Sweet colors. Good job. Even for a quicky! (Did I say that?)