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Hello, Ever since we saw the movie CARS my 6 yrs old son is hooked with Ferraris. Like Luiggi said "A REAL FERRARI!!!!" He is always on the lookout on the road for Corvettes and Ferraris Since yellow is his favorite car color (at least this month ), Santa had a hard time tracking down a yellow Maisto Ferrari kit for him. The original idea was a F430 but Santa could only find an Enzo. Oh well... The girl wanted a piece of the action, so she was asked to help with a wheel TaDa!!!!!! Proudly showing it in dad's display case. These kits really serve a purpose: Paving the way for greater things. But I don't think he is ready for a Tamiya Enzo yet Thanks,

That's a very cool Grand Sport inspired paint scheme. It suits that car very well! Good job!

Very interesting results. Quite different to my own ranking. I'll let the poll go until the 31st, but it shouldn't change that much. Thanks,

Looking good Bill! I'm out of town but I'll write a longer note later. This is one of my all time favorite kits. Watch out for the soft plastic. Plastikote, VX and Moon Mud primers work fine. I had problems with Duplicolor. Also watch out for the front driver's side wheel alignment. I also found out that it is easier to install the headlights separated. I cut them into 3 individual parts. I've built 3 but I have the itch to do another one, this time Atomic Orange with tan/black interiors. Looking forward to see yours built!!! Thanks,

Speaking of grails, I just got this in the mail, all the way from Ukraine!! I won this auction only 2 weeks ago. I really thought these would take months to arrive.

This is a 10x stereo-microscope used in electronics inspections. I don't think it will be much useful in the workbench but it looks good

Hello, Inspired by the work of others, like Tom (stingray69), I would like to try brass soldering and do a simple roll cage or something like that. This is my first attempt. It is not perfect, but I was not expecting it to be in the first try. Now I need to practice a bit more and play with temp settings, technique and all that. This is 1/8" tubing. I'm trying to find rod so it will be easier to bend to shape. Thanks,

Gang, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you (especially Gregg and Jairus) for making this my online home. I want to wish everybody a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy, wonderful, healthy new year. May all your plastic dreams come true!!! Thanks,

That is Bob Cutlass (Bob Costas' voice) The race announcer along with Darrel Cartrip.

Hello, Here is some of my own auto art. Nothing spectacular but a lot of fun. The frames are straight. The distorted images are due to the camera setting. This was my High School art class final test: The car of one of the teachers. a Datsun 280 ZX. It is 18" x 24" Next is my favorite car of all time: The Corvette SS. this is 16 x 20 Another favorite, a split window '63 Vette This was part of the art class. A surreal piece made of real elements. It's a space shuttle but the body is a pencil. I forget the name of the this type of art. Finally, you know I like helicopters as well. I have many more started, but then, isn't that familiar? Thanks,

Hello, First of all, thanks for this section. I LOVE Auto Art. I need to take pictures of my own auto art, as I used to do pencil drawings many years ago. Nothing spectacular but had a lot of fun. Of course my favorite subjects were cars. Now, from time to time, when I go on international biz trips I usually carry a drawing pad and pencils for the boring nights at hotels. But I rarely finish anything. Sounds familiar? In the meantime, here is some auto art I own: This is the Corvette SS poster by Roger Warrick depicting the start of the 1957 Sebring's race. As you know, I'm obsessed with the SS. I purchased this from Roger himself and he signed it for me. I also own a Jairus Watson original which means a LOT to me :wink: I need to take pictures of that as well. Thanks,

I'm not sure but I think there are also some issues about the negotiations made with the workers about not using the Camaro name in x number of years and/or the plant to be used to build the car. Hopefully, the car will be unveiled Jan '08 as a '09 :wink:

I've always considered myself a builder, not a collector. But there is no way to draw a line between the two. That been said, I still consider myself 90% builder, 10% collector. This was a great year for me. I finished 8 models (6 cars 2 helicopters). Yet I only bought about 10 kits: 6 cars (of which 3 were built: Z06, Ferrari 308 and C6 snap convertible), a Revell chopper bike, 2 helicopters and 1 armor WWII model. Grails? I have just won on eBay 2 airplane grails, all the way from UKRAINE!!!! But I don't really expect them to show up before year's end. There are some cars I'd like to get, but I haven't bought them because I don't think I have a chance to build them anytime soon. My stash has always been small. It is now at about 55 cars (about 40 Vettes, about 10 Ferraris and some others) 12 helicopters, 8 airplanes, 1 armor and 1 chopper bike. Looking forward to 2007 and to keep sharing this passion with all of you ! Thanks,

Welcome aboard Aaron! This is THE place to be if you are in this hobby. From racing to cruising, from factory stock to wild customs, there's a bit of everything here. The best model? The one you are the most proud of and had the most fun doing. And Daryl, I'm honored you mentioned me along with those legends :wink: Thanks,

That's very cool! Those cars were awesome as well as beautiful! I wish I could have seen them in person racing..... Great start! I'll follow up this project closely.

Great tip and just in time! I'm fighting 2 fender parts that refuse to be together. I'm going to try this today! Thanks!

Hello, We had our company's Christmas party and as usual, we raffled many gifts. We usually get enough gifts for everybody, ranging from cordless phones, portable stereos, cd players etc. But in the mix we always get 1 or 2 big prizes. This year, there was a plasma TV, and an Olympus 8 Megapixel camera. As you may have already guessed, I won the camera! This is a quick test, with poor light but this is the wheel center of the yellow Z06!!! I cropped the pic but it is unaltered otherwise. Thanks,

I'm actually tinkering with the idea of a LS6 / LS7....... hmmmmm :wink: there goes my secret

Lyle, That was my original intention for this car... Oh well.... Yours looks GREAT! Whenever I get to mine (hopefully before the 1:1 is old ) I plan to do it as a curbside. That show engine doesn't do much for me. Thanks,

That's cool! It came out really nice! My procedure for painting is: 1. body prep 2. primer 3. color 4. clear 5. polish 6. screw it up 7. start all over again 8. repeat at least twice Step 6 can happen anytime during the process forcing step 7.

Not only it looks great, but you couldn't have chosen a better color for it!!! LOVE IT! Thanks,

Because I paint late at night I use a portable air tank (7 gallons / Pep Boys) with a regulator. I fill it with my big noisy compressor during the day to 100 psi. Regulated at 20 psi, it usually lasts more than 1 night. It can even be filled at a gas station since I left the tire valve system. I can take pictures of the modifications I did to the tank (regulator,hose connector etc). Let me know if those would help. Thanks,

Hello, I don't know if this has been posted before, but this is the ultimate scale model. a working 1/3 scale Ferrari 312PB I've been hearing and reading about this one for years. Watch the video. It may take a while to load but it is well worth it. http://hight3ch.com/post/amazing-ferrari-3...lica/#more-2399 Thanks,

Great build!

WOW! That's cool! I was not aware there were such things out in scale. Now the question is: Do you have the conversion factor to change from mulepower to horsepower? Thanks,