Jon Cole

Life in the 60's was indeed simpler. Not necessarily better. We have cell phones. I hate cell phones. Yet, I wouldn't go anywhere without one. This laptop I am using? A total pita! Yet I would never dream of going without. We have a DVD player and a VCR, but as far as I am concerned, they too are a pita. And each has a remote where 3/4 of the buttons seem to do nothing, afaik. Every gadget we buy comes with an instruction manual that is in several languages, most in the same book so we cannot trash the foreign books. My car has so many darn computers and features, I had to carry the manual with me for a month. I still ignore the "trip computer" with it's fourteen freakin' functions. Yet, as noted previously by someone else, we were a lot younger back in the 60's... of course things were easier then! Everything is easier for most pre-teens!

How I deal with trades: I don't. No problems, no headaches. Maybe someday I will, but I would rather trade or buy face-to-face. Meantime, I can ask friends via e-mail, Facebook, or club newsletter for parts or kits. If I do ever use the "trade" feature here, I would use "good trader" posts to make my decision.

Is it house trained?

Thanks Eric!

Nice 300, Rick! They do make nice kustoms. FYI, are you aware you can edit, or even delete your own post(s)? You have some photos that didn't work, you can delete those. Just open the post, and choose "EDIT" or "DELETE" on the lower right.

Actually, I have had a hard time using search. I recently tried to find an old post of mine using the year and brand of car I used in the topic title. I could get one, or the other. Not so easy finding both together. So I tried using a "plus" sign (+) between each. Still no luck. With blank spaces, or without, didn't make any difference. Apparently I am still a 'puter doofus.

Nice cats!

That is kewl! Lots of work there.

*~REAL~*

BaZinga!

Stunning Sports! The Lotus looks good in white w/ gold stripes, and the classic Ferrari's... well, what's not to love?!!!

Wow! That is one nice Imperial! Kato would approve!

Lee, I am puzzled with your VW. I believe the taillights should be mounted flush from the outside. They appear, as far as I can see, to be mounted from the inside. Otherwise, the car looks good with a nice paintjob.

I paint on the sprue, as long as the attachment point won't be a problem later on. If the part is to be painted black, I may use a Sharpie marker instead of paint. Sometimes the part must be removed b4 painting. No matter when it comes off the sprue, the mold lines must be cleaned up. I still need to work more on that.

Coathanger paint stand. Cut the tip of the "hook" off, and spread the two wires apart. That forms the two feet. Turn it over, shape the longer wires to hold the body. I like to use a small vise-grip to form the third leg, making it a tri-pod. That way it can stand on its own.

Real cla$$y lookin' car!

Real sharp lookin' build!

That DOES look nice! You might want to check if the Modelhaus has those taillights.

I agree with you both on the bland nature of some cars. Some people just want an appliance... a machine to go from here to there. Put it on 'Spin Cycle' and go. That is why there are cars like the Camrey, which Jalopnik has dubbed "beige", as in "bland".

I was blown away at all the things to see in Vegas. Check out the NY, NY casino… its like walking through a slightly downsized NYC, has its own Central Park, Chrysler Building, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Tugboats spraying a plume of water in the harbor, and…. Its very own Coney Island Roller Coaster, which goes both inside (over Central Park), and outside! And that is just ONE casino! If you cannot find something to do besides feed the one-arm bandits, you may need to check yourself for a pulse! Go to Google and search things to see Las Vegas. I had also thought Oh no… Vegas! What do I do once I am broke? So I planned on only a three day stay. Big mistake! I could have spent a week! I never even made it to their downtown district. Go! Enjoy!

They have to put chain link across the windows? >~*culture shock*~<

John, Another fantastic home run build! Nice model Vette F/C! But I have noticed a pattern with your pics.... rarely a photo of the front! This time you did catch the car's nose, with the body up. Yet, many pics from rear corner, or the side. We hope to see the front of these builds too!

This is discouraging info. Sleazy people everywhere. In spite of that, I would still enter a contest or an NNL. But, NOT one at a hobby shop, for the reasons listed above. One overnight b&e, and the model is gone. No thanks. Full disclosure- I did once enter a hobby shop contest, but I was friends with the owner and his one employee (they didn't do the judging), and they had an alarm, coupled with the fact that crime is relatively low around here.

"The Strip" is CRAZY TRAFFIC! Do NOT try to cross unless in a crosswalk, sign says "CROSS", and be in a large pack of tourists... so they cushion the impact from the psycho drivers. Yeah, it's hot.... but it's a dry heat.

I wonder if someone was to rub it with an ultra-fine steel wool, would that help the shine? I always thought just burnishing down the foil after trimming helps bring out some shine. Also, make sure you have the Chrome foil, not the dull aluminum stuff.