Jon Cole

I love it when ppl don't read instructions. Gives the rest of us something to laugh at. If you don't read the instructions, what do you expect?

33 stills from the Allan McNish crash... http://public.fotki.com/JCole/11-race-cars--trucks/24-hours-of-lemans-2011/ "And they walked away" BTW, now that night racing is in play, the Peugeot cars... illuminated numbers... from within! Very clever. EDIT: not just Peugeot!

OK, a Q... on the open cockpit prototypes, why is there a small blue light in the front of the seat / headrest area of the empty seat?

Nice build! I am wondering if that color is raw plastic, or if you painted it? Opening the hood came out nice, I would be interested to know how you did it. Is there an underhood insulation? On the 1:1, the top of the hood also folds up along the center. I haven't mastered any of that yet, always willing to learn. Oh! Also nice touch on the pinstripe!

On replay, I noticed someone next to a small scooter duck. Just amazing how he and everyone else was spared. The crash looked real bad.

What is a '32 Ford "Sports Coupe"? Did Henry have them add a chin & rear deck spoilers?

Really nice on the paint! Overall very good. You ask for opinions, and the first thing I noticed on this (as always on contemporary cars) is the lack of blackout on the windows. Guidelines are provided on the inside, so all you need to do is use a Sharpie marker to black out the edges; again, on the inside. Other than that, very nice.

Well that blows. What on earth are the chinese putting in the metal? Sounds like the best thing to do (in the future) is to use the original finish as a base; just sand, clean, and top with a primer/sealer.

Off to a good start! Keep posting updates.

Wow! Looks great! And the headlights appear to be lit! Nice effect.

Hey! That really does work! Creative.

Can you post when this (will be) on TV? I rarely watch, because I never know when it is on.

Is there a way to make "View new content" the default?

Looks real to me.

Candy Apple Red, indeed! Make sure nobody sinks their teeth in that! Nice!

WoW! That... is above... and beyond... cool! It looks like you could be building these in 1:1 scale!

As has been stated ad nauseum, foreign vs. domestic is almost now impossible to define in the 21st century. No sense tickling a dead fish. So how about this… cars, vs. appliances? Our Subaru Baja, based on the Outback, has all the soul and emotion of a washing machine. Just like our Honda CR-V before it. The point of origin in this case is irrelevant. Both “American†and “foreign†produce cars with attitude and emotion, as well cars that are little more than a machine to transport people from point A to point B. Plus, you can’t really miss what you have never had. I have driven a Corvette, but that was back in the mid-eightees. Nor was I able at the time to wring it out. That was so long ago, I have little recollection of how it drove, only the memory of the grin it put on my face. But then again, it was a Corvette! Now I own a Passat W8 4motion. Fantastic car. By far, the best I have ever owned. Handles like it’s on rails. Compared to the Japanese cars I have driven, I would never go back. It’s all about… soul, vs. appliance.

Each side of the axle has 2 bars, or "links" that are roughly parallel to the frame.

I have very few reference pics.

Scale Motorsport has a good selection of decals... http://store.scalemotorsport.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=sm&Category_Code=DECALS

I bet if you don't mention the 'color issue' to anyone looking at your model, they will never notice. You notice it (I suspect) because you have the means to do an actual visual comparison. I also like to mention that I have never seen anyone at a model car show with a book of color paint chips.

Good news! And more new stuff to look forward to!

That's the cleanest, slickest, sharpest 'Mino I think I have ever seen in scale! Something I thought not possible with straight "B" pillars. Thank God they're not vertical. Wrong era. Great model! Great pics!

I'm going to guess that you want to change the size of a pic. I prefer: http://www.picresize.com/

Sometimes, the board needs a little jolt...