Jantrix

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Looks good to me Jon. I like it.

I invariably do open it to check out how good/bad the kit it is. This helps me figure what I'm going to find to improve it. I don't start it until I have my plan firmly in mind. That may take years.

The first rear side panel is done. I used some v-groove stock to give it an armored apprearance.

Okay the first two of several skins are complete. This is the top engine cover. The rear gun mount. The gun is driven and powered by an electrical generator which is driven off the engine right at the transfer case. Here is the start of the rail gun and some of the electronic goodies I'm going to add for flavor. My son has told me this looks very boxy and I'll admit it does at this point, but I think once the Puma is up on her paws she'll look at lot better. More soon. Starting the rear side skins now.

Tom for strength at the joint, a lot of people use a length of paper clip intead of the styrene stock. Once the glass is in its very hard to notice if its done right. Keep going, we love it.

I got a deal at a local hot rod show for 3 years of Rod & Custom and Street Rodder for like $60. I couldn't pass it up. I like both, but too many ads in Street Rodder.

I like it! Nice work.

Hey that looks miles better than my second model. Very nice work. A couple of ideas for you. I like to spray paint EVERYTHING. Put the parts you can up on toothpicks and spray them. The rest I stick to some tape and spray them that way. I only use brush paints for detailing. For your ignition wiring try 30 gauge wrapping wire from Radio Shack. Keep at it Charles. Your doing fine.

WOO HOO!

Okay, I like it. I'm quite sure a lot of bad paint jobs have ended up weathered as a result. I think it looks great.

I agree.

He's basically asking if you guys ever smell your primered model to make sure it has gassed out thoroughly. If you can smell the solvent in the primer or paint, it isn't fuly cured/gassed out.

Yeah sorta, but only when I've bought multiples of the same kit. I'm always wanting to get on to the next (different) build that getting up the creative juices to built the same kit again would be a rare occurance for me.

This is looking cool. Thought about filling the side marker lights?

Cool. Looking forward to see the builds.

i don't know that I agree with you on this. It seems to me that with less emphasis on learning proper written communication in schools or demanded by parents, this "new vernacular" is born of ignorance, and no good can come of it. The younger bunch doesn't yet realize is that unless you are going to spend your life flipping burgers for minimum wage, decent written communication is a must have in the work place. Even my pal the auto mechanic is required to communicate exactly what work was done to each vehicle he works on because accountability is so important. Some of his fellow workers that can't write/spell/punctuate well are under serious pressure from up the chain to get with the program. I work for Honeywell Aerospace and writing in log books is what I do all day. If what I wrote or how I wrote it, isn't understandable, I'd be under some serious scrutiny from the managers considering I work with computers that go into space. The military is now sending recruits to remedial language arts classes in boot camp for those that need it. It's sad really. Sometimes I think that silly movie "Idiocracy" will end up being prophetic.

Great work Jim. I hope to see it in the flesh someday.

Excellent craftsmanship! Love it.

Makes sense. I stand (or sit rather) corrected. Thanks.

I'm the same way for the most part, because originality is important to me. If I have an idea about a kit and then see one done similarly, I'll usually ditch that plan. After I send out Vinny and Guido to take care of the offending builder. Having said that, I have in the past been inspired by other builders work, take a cool idea they had and put my own novel twist on it.

I have done a lot of work on my Puma ATRV recently and man is this ever frustrating. Since 90% of this will be scratch built, it becomes a case of, "Today I will built this part which goes here, but I can't actually put it on because this has to be done first, which i haven't yet built, because this other part has to be added to allow me to add the first part I"m going to build today.!?!?!?" Anyway, I have done some work on the body skins and the rear gun which I have decided to scratchbuild as well. The gun I had from an action figure, just looked too cumbersome. As this is a futuristic vehicle, the weapon will be a rail gun. For those not into sci-fi, a rail gun is a weapon that fires a metallic bullet electro-magnetically. Zero recoil. So it will look a lil different, with electrical gizmo's and wiring all over. After seeing the skull camo another fella had done, I'm going to follow suit and do it similarly with black, grey and white primer. It was a very original idea which I wish I'd thought of myself. Due to recent financial cutbacks, you should see more building from me. I sure hope i have everything I need, because if I don't, after the fight I had with my wife over spending, she's gonna kill me.

Allow me to translate. "I built an AMT '49 Merc and used the pro-street chassis from a '69 Superbee kit, which made it easy to use a hemi engine. Which is something you don't see often because most people build '49 Mercs as customs."