Claude Thibodeau

screaming at players

Salut depuis Québec, et bienvenue! CT

coach is furious

Hi Joe! In my experience, which is very satisfying, you need primer. I use Tamya's fine white primer. I tried clear, both lacquer and water based, and they do NOT improve gloss or reflectivity. I usually start with a medium coat of chrome, let flash, and follow with a heavy wet coat. Let dry for a couple of days before handling, with care. I painted inner paneling on funny car (1/25) bodies, and the effect was perfect. (see pic) Expensive, but worth it. Compared to Alclad chrome, it is less dark. Good luck with your project! CT

the greater good

the lesser evil

wall baseboards repaint?

101 dalmatian friends

Hi Dave! Your mastery of software is in full display again! All is fine, glitches solved. Thanks a million! CT

prime time TV

Hi Daniel! I share your point of view. Neither do I enter a model a second time at the same contest, much less so if I had the chance to win with it in previous editions of the same contest. However, I build about 8-10 new models every year, and I show them in the four contest that are held in our neck of the wood. So do many fellow modelers, and that's what I meant by "the usual suspects". Be as it may, who may complain of "overseeing" a terrific model, anyways...LOL CT

and also Lassie

Snoopy certainly does

Hi Francis! Rest assured that I had more than enough space for three trophies. All were by "popular vote". We missed you, and I think you would have made a killing, both in the Muscle car and competition vehicle category... It was a fairly small show, about 240 models total, with at least 30% in the mititary/aviation/diorama categories. The "usual suspects" were there, mostly with models that had been shown before over the last few months. Next year maybe? In the meantime, we'll plan our trip for the RAM in Drummondville in april. I'll get back to you in due time. And good luck with your patent application for the micro-TIG welder! LOL. CT

Hi! Same here: all my activity (last 365 days and beyond) has "vanished". Even the method indicated by Ace (above) fails. Plus Chrome still doen't allow changing pages. CT

Thank you Larry! It took a while, but... CT

parts flying everywhere

Hi Francis! Great work, as usual! I'm always amazed at your ability to TIG weld at this scale. I mean, it's TIG, isn't it? CT

sanity will prevail

Dollar Store Superball

Thanks for the great pics! CT

Nice concept, bravo! Life is short, as they say... CT

Happy birthday Sir! Many more to come! CT

Corvette Museum too

Hi Roy! Thank you for the comments. To your point: the basic aerodynamics of the VW Van might give pause to many, even if my model tried to "streamline it" as much as possible. Who knows? CT