robertw

I agree with you Cranky. A guy goes away for a couple of weeks and all heck breaks loose. They say change is good so I'll get used to it. LOL Rob W

Yes I do, and I still have it. This will really date me but I think the year was about 1958 and the kit was the Aurora Fokker DR-1 Triplane. It gives the term glue bomb a new definition. It's unpainted and molded in a dark red plastic and only about three of the original decals are still clinging to the plastic mostly out of sheer stubborness. The only reason it survived was that I gave it to my grandparents who kept it in a china cabinet for many years before it came back to me. It was then stored away in a box in an attic but now enjoys a place of pride on my model shelves. Age has its privileges even if its not very good. I don't recall my first car model but it might have been Jo-han as I recall building many of them during my early teen years. Unfortunately they've all disappeared over the years. robw

I also find them very handy in removing sprue stubs in difficult spots. Shortly after buying a set I picked up some cheap x-acto style handles at the local dollar store and mounted the whole set so they're always handy. Since they're thinner then the actual x-acto saw blades they need to be treated with a little less vigor but they work great. I was like you when I first saw them and wondered how well they'd work or last but they've now become a must have tool on my bench. rob w

I've only done a couple of projects with fingernail polish so I'm no expert but I just used your hardware variety lacquer thinner and then used Tamiya Clear over that. Had no problems. I don't remember the thinning ratio but do remember that it needed quite a few coats to get paint coverage that I was happy with. rob

Oh Wow !!!! I love the color!!! Your build of this car appears to be excellent but it is the vibrant color choice that really jumps out at you. Well done! Rob W

If there is enough there to restore as the real car do so. While I realize that the all white scheme is a little dull, it is a car that appears to be rarely built and you'll probably have only one chance to build one. While there is the resin kit it is not an easy one to build as Ismael will attest. Rob W

Very nice. I picket up this resin kit as well but set it aside when I realized that creating a rear window was going to be a tough job. How did you do it or did you not bother, it's hard to tell from your photos? Rob W

Nice car and a great replica of it. Drive the car with pride and put it's replica on the showroom shelf with pride. Save the Wave!! rob w

I've had a Dremel Stylus for about three years. When I first got it I wasn't sure whether I'd use it as much as my older Dremel, I'm not even sure where the old one is now. Within a few days I was completely used to the seemingly strange shape and haven't found it difficult to use for any job. In fact, I use the tool for more things now then I used the old one for. The use of the lithium battery has been the biggest plus to me, I've left it off the charging dock for six+ months with no seeming loss of power. Mine cost me about $65 (on sale) at Ace Hardware and it is some of the best modelling money I've ever spent. Rob W

Detail Master makes three different sheets of p/e speaker covers and MCG makes a p/e sheet of in-dash stereo faces. I believe someone else makes resin speaker boxes but since I've never bought them I don't have a name. robw

Don't hold your breath Bob. The old Revell seemed to favor Corvette as a subject but the new owners don't seem to have the same affection in this American icon. As for this new GS. I'll certainly add it to my, "buy if I ever win a lottery", list. I really like the addition of the gills. rob w

That's an easy one. I picked up the new Revell Germany tour bus a couple of months back. I ran across it in a hobby shop, they had it on sale and I couldn't resist. Will I build it? Very unlikely!! The box is so big that I keep tripping over it, I don't think my workbench is big enough to build it on and if I ever did build it I'm not sure I've got a shelf in the display case big enough to display it on. I keep asking myself why I bought it but every time I open the box my mind tells me how cool it would look then I start to day dream of converting it to a huge motor home or a race team carrier. That I think is true "groking". rob w

A challenging kit and you appear to have met the challenge and won. Well done. robw

A beautiful job and thanks for the written building details. Your model is proof that serious modellers shouldn't be ignoring the snap kits as beneath their dignity. robw

And I like them both. Not always a fan of the white bread look but that one is really sharp, the blade eliminates the monotone look and the wheels really set it off. Now where did I put my A8 kit ? robw

A Mary Kay Corvette......it would be a lot cooler to be seen in this then in A big pink Caddy. Kudos to you for creating a colour scheme outside what would be considered the norm. robw

Bought one of these kits a few years ago and it came with a second body & interior. I've also thought about using the spare parts to do a modern version just need to find a chassis to fit under it or spend the time scratch building one. If you build your version I'll look forward to seeing how it comes out. robw

Even without reading your captions it is obvious that a great deal of creativity and work went into this build and it has paid off, this project is a winner. Every element flows together perfectly and you should be proud of your creation. robw

That is going to be a sweet build. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. RobW

I'm currently having the same problem with the same paint/colour. In my case I think I was spraying to close and not moving fast enough. I've sanded down the area affected but have still been left with some pits so I applied a small amount of putty which I'll sand then re-spray a shot of primer before I try colour again. I'm hoping this works because in my case stripping the whole body can not be an option. I've had this problem with this new line of Testors paint before so perhaps decanting some of the paint is the best option. Good luck, Robw

So now we know the secret of the perfect build.......'shaken but not stirred'! How about a tutorial on box shaking (LOL), I'd like to see my builds come out looking this well. I'd heard that this kit build up nice but the AMT kit of this car was a nightmare to build. rob

Very nice builds. Despite the age of this kit and it's multi party body it was the most accurate C1 kit for many many years. The VRM decals are also some of the best available. rob

I'm sorry to hear that news David as I've also been a collector of Corvette promos for many years. When economic times get better perhaps we'll see them back, at least for the time being I'll try to be optimistic. As to what it may do to the kit industry?? At a minimum it will probably reduce the number of curbside kits being produced and unfortunately those are the kits that are useful for bring the younger modellers into the fold, and us old coots whose eyes aren't good enough to detail engines anymore. Greenlight seems to be producing the Pace cars in, SHUDDER, diecast so if nothing changes we'll have to start filling our shelves with them. Revell might also update their '05 C6 conv with the Z06 steering wheel and the wheels from their last Indy pace car to do another kit run of the current C6 conv. robw

Thanks for the history Ed, I'd been trying to find pics of the Starbird car just this past weekend. I built both in the mid '60's, the Silhouette as a custom and the Futurista in AMT Candy Red laquer spray. I've been thinking lately of redoing both and while the Silhouette kit is easy to find the Starbird model may be very difficult to find. I could strip and rebuild my original but I'm a believer that 40+ year old builds that are still in good shape should be preserved since it's part of my personal modelling history. robw

I've had luck using Tamiya Smoke acrylic and from my experience multiple light coats is the only way to go. Putting too much on in one coat can be guaranteed to run. I even did a Corvette Indy using this method that that windshield is all curves. robw