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spencer1984

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  1. Congrats on the new camera! When polish gets into panel lines like that, I usually take a toothpick or toothbrush to help get it cleaned out. You'll want to get it as clean as possible before you repaint.
  2. Count me in, too. I've been wanting an Imperator for years, and have almost but not quite talked myself into a full scratchbuild. Seeing what you do here may push me one way or the other!
  3. Thanks, guys! I haven't checked it directly against the newer tool but that's what I've heard. I'll be converting it to a non-RS front end, hopefully fixing the weird headlights in the process.
  4. Very cool! I have the Black Beauty from this series, and yeah - it'll need a ton of work to get right...much respect for what you did here! Glad I went with Planet X and Jimmy Flintstone for The Car and Batmobile.
  5. Nice job on both of them! I always kind of liked the look of the AZ-1, it's like a miniaturized Ford RS200.
  6. That wide stance and swooping bodywork are great!
  7. Nicely done, you did some really clean work on this.
  8. The lower front fascia struck me as too tall, too, but yeah - those tiny headlights are the real killer. Will do! Since that post I've been checking prices on some of these kits, and I'll definitely have to give the '69 a shot.
  9. Thanks guys! I think I have a '77 Camaro, I know I have one of the weird-bodied '70½ Z-28 kits. I forgot about the Beetle, I had one years ago but parted it out. Didn't know the Firebird was in that list, too. Thanks for the suggestions! Was that the one that was released as the Riptide Corvette at one point? If so, I do have one of those done:
  10. Bonus Round! Is it easier to build a junker from a rough kit? Eh, not really. All the effort going into banging it up means I also want to add more details, and end up making more work for myself. Sometimes I do not make good decisions.
  11. There are a few kits that regularly pop up on "Worst Model Ever" lists, due to age, poor design, or multiple remolds/modifications (and sometimes all three). I've had quite a few of these in my stash, and while some turned out better than others it's been fun to see how close I could get to a silk purse with these... AMT '62 Corvette - nothing ahead of the front wheels looked right, from the tiny headlights to the too-tall front pan. AMT '72 Nova SS - separate front fenders and badly bowed roof pillars meant that almost nothing looked straight out of the box. MPC '69 Dodge Daytona - All the problems of their General Lee, plus an ill-fitting nose cone! MPC '67 GTO - just, ugh.
  12. Seconded, thanks for the tip. Their Countach was near impossible to get straight, glad to know I should look out for that on the Esprit as well. Chassis twist or not, the Ferrari looks good!
  13. Nicely done, and bonus points for starting with that kit!
  14. Beautiful work on this!
  15. spencer1984

    Junk.

    Some incredibly realistic work here, nicely done!
  16. Looking good so far, I like the choice of colors!
  17. Yeah, the Dodge/Plymouth thing is kind of a running gag, always called the former and portrayed by the latter.
  18. Nice clean work!
  19. spencer1984

    'Bug'

    Looks great in those colors, nice job!
  20. Beautiful work, that looks great!
  21. Same here, I don't know the show but the car looks good!
  22. These are really fantastic, you've inspired me to hunt down another CJ-7 to try this as well!
  23. Beautiful work, that looks fantastic!
  24. I have to admit, I never noticed the front fenders before today. In my defense, the only time I built this kit was grafting it to a Corvair rear to turn into a '70s Batmobile, so factory accuracy was not high on my list of checks before I started in. Nicely done, and thanks for letting us know the color!
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