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You can try places like Spotlight Hobbies and Model Roundup. They usually have older kits for sale. The 55's are fairly plentiful and cheap.

Let's put an end to this now and not bash folks for trying to help. The problems we are having are annoying, nothing more. This whole forum is basically a volunteer community, we all pitch in where we can and try to help out others. Steve (and others) are doing what they can, from the outside looking in. Let's give Dave a chance to update the software. I know he is trying to find the time to do it. There is no Easy Button for an update and it can easily take an entire day to implement. He has to be there to troubleshoot and work through any issues that come up. Then after the update, we will have a whole new set of issues to annoy us (it always happens). I have no computer or programming certifications. My only expertise is that I have been online since the early 80's. Experience has taught me that there are always problems, we will not be able to please everyone or fix everyone's problems, next week different people will have different problems. There are so many variables, both server side and on the user's end, that it is impossible to be fully compatible with everyone. Security settings on the server, with your internet provider and on your computer or device can also effect how software performs. There are some things the we have control over, some things the user has control over and some things none of us can control. Just post your individual problems so that Dave knows the issues everyone is having. That may help him during the update process.

I don't think notifications can be deleted. There is no need to.

Messages - Can be deleted either individually or you can empty your mailbox all at once. It is a bit of a pain to delete them individually, but manageable if you keep up with it on a daily/weekly/monthly basis (depending on your personal preference) Notifications - There is a great amount of control over the notification function. Go to Notification Settings and adjust it to meet your needs. To make a notification go away, you need to click on it and go to the post/thread it refers to.

I don't think the colors look good on this version of the McLaren, but it won't matter if the car is quick.

About 80% of the photos I saw in my quick search had the rear trim the same color as the top. There were a few chrome ones mixed in.

I never even looked. I just tore the plastic off and started flipping thru the pages.

Your blanket statement is only partially right Chris. Some older or rare parts are recast, but a lot of what is being sold in resin was never manufactured by the model companies. Some of the pieces may have started out as a piece from a model company, but have been highly modified to something completely different. There is a lot of time, skill and money put into making a master.

You guys need to crack open the Model Cars mag you got in the mail (or look at the cover). I thought it was an awesome touch to the model.

Go some where that has airbrushes you can hold and see how they feel. Some are a bit awkward and uncomfortable to hold. I use a single action Paasche H. I also have a Paasche dual action, but haven't felt the need to try it out yet.

On some models, GMC offers a larger engine that you cannot get with the Chevy. Was that way with my Yukon. Everything else is just a little different looking trim here and there. I always end up with GMC (sometimes Ford), simply because my local Chevy dealer never wants to give me a deal.

Dave is going to do a software upgrade that will, hopefully, let the board run smoother. He just has to see where he can fit that into his schedule. The board will be offline for several hours when he does it. I am sure he will give an announcement before it happens.

Welcome! Glad you found your way back to the hobby.

The 40% coupon is good for one item. They are counting on you buying more than one item and paying MSRP for everything else.

To get back on track - Glad you found a use for the gold BMF. There are a few threads down in the tips section about using BMF. Using a new scalpel blade is helpful and having a fair amount of patience is a huge benefit as well. As with all parts of model building, practice will make you better.

The search function on this site is sporadic at best. Check the link below for a much better and more reliable way to search the site.

Need to wait for the final word from Dave. Direct uploads will eventually take up the allotted space on the server that this board has.

I do not see any percentage bar or message about used space. Dave was going to look into making some changes to this function, so not sure what, if anything has been done.

Well, I have never uploaded directly to the site. Posted this to see what happens.

If we want to go deep into obscurity.....the Pinto that blew up in Top Secret.

This was already brought up (in a much nicer fashion) early on in this thread. Not sure why you are jumping in now and calling us uninformed and lazy. It looks as if it has been determined that there are some kits out there, from the initial run, that are making it to the shelves. Revell discontinued the part numbers and stated new numbers would be issued if the kits become available again. We will probably never know what happened. We can speculate all we want. Buy them, if you see them.

It's a Porta-John, but at least it is clean.

The downside to this is, we will have to pay $15 for a scrap clear sprue on eBay.

I always look at bad box art built models as a challenge. Can I make mine look better than theirs. Usually all it would take is a color change and black wash on the chrome to make a huge difference.

The delete option was changed last week. I have been a moderator since the end of last year.