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I'm partial to Merlot Mica myself. Just realized that these pics were taken at two different shows and somehow I wound up parked next to a red C8 both times!

Octavia RS? Skodas are so much cooler than the VW products we get here in the US.

I was looking at a Mazda3 Carbon Turbo (ironically, here in Naples) a while back but I couldn't get past that Zircon Sand color with the Terracotta interior. It's truly dismal in person.

By temporarily placing this freshly-laundered blanket on my vintage Ekornes lounge chair I have now apparently made it the property of The Cat.

I haven't ordered from him since 2024 (as apolitical as I can make it) so I'm not sure how the process has changed. His wheels are excellent.

Soul Red is a tri-coat with a high-metallic red base, red toner and clear coat. Any single-stage paint won't capture the look. If I wanted to steer toward hobby paints, I'd try Tamiya Mica Red over Silver Leaf. That might give the right reflectivity and scale metallic look.

It looks suspiciously...normal.

That BMW will be well worth splashing out for the inevitable USCP detail sets. I can't wait!

Splash likes several thin coats before applying wet coats. It's pretty "hot". I was well forewarned the first time I used it and still had minor crazing issues that required respraying a couple of parts. It's good stuff but a bit finicky. Their Bentley Racing Green shown on the Tamiya 1/12 Caterham 7 below...

Probably the '30 Ford. It's an extremely clean build. As much as I like the Chrysler 300 overall, it has some foiling issues that work against it. This might be intentional for the junkyard look but it doesn't come across that way in the pic. The "tall T" is cool, but not quite at the level of the other two. Not feeling the '34(?) pickup or the '37 Ford, though.

Looks great, Mark. The Mica Red is a great color for this car. Sometimes I wish I'd gone for something brighter like this when I built mine as the metallic black I went with blends a little too well with the carbon fiber accents.

You definitely need to preheat the pan, especially with stainless where the only nonstick properties come from whatever fat is being added to cook. Adding the thighs to a preheated pan will crisp up the skin and allow the chicken to "release" from the pan a lot easier. It's a bit less forgiving than cooking with nonstick cookware or seasoned cast iron. Make sure to heat the pan first, then add oil and let that get to temperature before adding your meat.

Those would be the prototype Austrian-built "Gmund" cars. They had split windshields and were quite different to the production cars. Here's the one in the Revs Institute here in Naples...

Agreed, you may as well do something out of the ordinary! (My Revell Targa in Tamiya Coral Blue)

Beautifully done in a great color scheme. I built the Targa a few years back when these kits came out and was blown away by how nice that kit was. I have the coupe in the stash... plans keep vacillating between a mild resto-mod and a scruffy "survivor".

Absolutely lovely. Something people don't realize these days is how many Porsches you saw running around in more muted color combinations like this one back in the 80s!

Absolutely beautiful. I have the Brougham in the stash, I've been trying for years to figure out how I want to tackle the wicker work. The Jo-han classics are a level above!

White primer will make yellow POP. Tamiya Camel Yellow over white primer... Tamiya Chrome Yellow over white primer...

The 1:1 is basically a Civic Sport Hybrid with a (very) pretty coupe body. Not much under there worth seeing.

White primer is the way to go. The pearl white can go over it without an intermediate coat. The kit is molded in white, right?

Tragedy.

High-demand, high-quality kit that was only issued once. I looked at Ebay prices after I started building the one I've had in my stash for 10+ years... I made sure to be extra careful.

Thanks Noel! I'm pretty sure Nick at least has the correct style panel fasteners in stock now as opposed to the Alfa ones I used, but the Alfa fasteners seem like they're a bit less fragile and easier to work with. If you have any questions shoot me a PM, always happy to help.

Thanks Dave, it's a favorite trick of mine. Hit it with a 4000 grit sanding stick to knock down the shine and go over it with a turquoise sharpie. Boom, instant glass edge!

Huh. Usually he just stole credit for other people's work.