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Wow, this subject matter is totally unexpected as the car really didn't do much in the WRC back in the day. I believe it was most successful in Belgium - for some weird reason I recall....and maybe GB too in the National championships. Maybe, MAYBE I can be hopeful for a Mazda 323GTX BFMR rally car to be kitted by Hasegawa. I really need one badly!

Oh my. That last one Ace was awesome. Was waiting for the last installment, the Tesla.... Oh wait, I hear it now.

A little progress today, primed and painted the engine with tan, which will get oily and grimy....interior started, movin on...

I am at a loss for words, that is a beautiful build and inspirational for details. Can I steal some of your techniques?

Scott, will you quit posting photos of trucks that you see out there in the real world. Sometimes it confuses me and think they are models.... 5 days? Really? I can't even make up my mind in 5 days.

This is a great thread for people to showcase their clapped out junk! I am too chicken to try this, so I am gonna subscribe....

Hope you can find the paint and finish this little gem up and display it!

Bill, that is expected, but I don't want to go down that rabbit hole....What irked me today? Working with Cyanoacrylates my "typical rebranded bobs" glue tube tip I needed to get two pairs of LONG pliers on to get the cap off. Said cap was messed up as was the tip. Needless to say I got it over my fingers. Went to buy new tips at the woodworking store and put them on. The glue came out nicely, still leaked at the threaded sealed part and got it over my fingers. That seemed to seal up nicely after a few uses, come today, I use the glue again. Somehow still over my fingers. Worked through it. Sprayed the accelerator on my project, that worked great but got that all over my fingers too. Finally, I used the glue and accelerator one more time today. That went well. Till the accelerator threaded part came loose and spilled that stinky stuff all over my model area. Had to take a 10 minute time out to adjust my attitude back where it belongs.

I had hot dogs yesterday. Egg salad sandwich for dinner too. Even drank a hamms beer last night. Going to Walmart later to get some fancy motor oil for the Audi. prime rib was a few weeks ago and with the new year rollin in I have had to cut back on my opulence. ?

received some gravel tires and decals today from Spain.

Boy. Ain’t that the truth. I miss working. I mean real working with other people in the same place on meaningful projects. Really. This is getting real tough. ps. I think I have one Edmund Fitzgerald left….

OK, so I got a bit of a start with this kit this week. I am in the midst of like 5 other projects, so this may take some time. First thing I did was find some good reference that I would like to model after. If it is ok to post these photos here, this is my inspiration. Somewhere between these dirty and workhorses and cleaned up workhorses.... Also, a bit of progress....had to tape the chassis down during gluing to ensure it was as straight as possible. All parts de burred and cleaned up as reasonable as possible.

Wow. This is going to be interesting!

NEVER just throw one down one's throat! What a waste of taste! I like a good bourbon...Cheers!

Justin, I don't know the person...at all. But I love the quality of the bodies on old JoHan kits and look for them as build subjects or parts....

Here is my entry. Going to build it from the box and may add details. Still to be determined. Joining this fun because I need the pressure to get this done in a year - LOL. Going to weather it, see how realistic I can make it look from the curb or construction site....

OK, I am not on f...book, but I went to check out the next model show here in Detroit, from DAAM, and found this....not sure it is real or not, I don't believe everything I see on intardnets, but what is this about?

The costs are lower. And regional means anywhere in the USA. https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Regional-Rate-Boxes

Gotta just get out and enjoy it! A nice ride in the forest.

You guys can relate to this. Saw in a bar near Detroit.

Did the usps stop allowing the regional boxes A and B to be used on click n ship? just used this feature mid December now it is NOT available which is the least expensive method for small parcels - including model cat kits.

Will this affect if a person rents a booth at a model show, sells only cash? Also, what about say, paypal, friends and family transfers?

The only logic that it could possibly be, is if ebay wants to be only business to business or business to buyer. Eliminate what it was built on and that is non LLC or INC sellers.

I stopped selling when they went all crazy a year ago. I would like to know where there are alternatives to selling other than the book of faces. I am not on that platform. Craigslist is hit or miss and generally local. I like cash more and more these days of 100 percent oversite by big brother and sister.

Tim, I did not look into details of my TransAm kit after I looked at the nose section and just tossed it in the back room! I need to pay more attention to the drivetrains, but seem to be more drawn to the "curbside" appeal of models as I look at them. Back in the day you surely could see the OEM's supporting the model industry with design assistance, mainly due to the promos I believe. Were/are you in the auto industry here in Michigan? With attention to detail, I would suppose so. I started life as a mechanic so am very sympathetic to the mechanical side, and ended up in design as a graduate of CCS and spending many years sniffing clay in the studios. The amount of effort we put into design by the mm is astonishing to the outside world. To get it right - JUST right took a lot of effort. Along the way I found time for motorsports LOL. I really love the 67 68 chevy pickup front ends, that is such a beautiful design. I would add bring back the 67 Skylark GS (or not as I have one unbuilt he he) although I know it isn't gonna happen due to the stock car butcher shop job. Perhaps update the GSX into a 70-72 Gran Sport and adjust the front grille/headlamp fit so that we don't have to.