Junkman

The artist was dragged out into the parking lot and shot. Twice.

It has fins and chrome. Hence I bought it no matter what.

What's the correct shade of orange?

I think the Tamiya Fiat 500 would be perfect:

You don't need to spend any money on a book for those: http://www.allpar.co...i/Hemicntr.html These are the drawings from the Weertman book.

Is it? A Hundertwasser Bibel will cost you about ten times that much. If you are lucky.

It's what you ski on. BTT: Painting outside in winter: Don't. Unless you live on the southern hemisphere that is.

The staff keeps it clean. They are dusting every day. If something breaks down, there are hidden access tunnels, so they can reach every spot. Those are also used for maintenance.

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It was from the onset itended to be a thing that out-everythings everything hitherto seen in this métier. What you see is cutting edge technology. The whole thing is fully computerized and they can operate 800 (yes, eight-hundred) trains simultaneously. And they run them to schedule, like in the real world.

All you have to do is live your dream. Yeah, dad is some kind of celebrity when it comes to railways. He has been into railways from childhood on and he took it much further than the 'ordinary' hobbyist would. His lifetime achievements are a truly massive archive on locomotives and rolling stock, and an enourmous model collection. Often authors of books on railways call on his archive for their research. We lived in Munich throughout the Seventies and Eighties, so that's where I grew up. When West Germany phased out steam traction in the mid-Seventies, dad would often take me to a 'farewell service', which was the last service with steam traction on a particlular line. Believe it or not, but I thus learned, and would still be able to drive a steam locomotive. The WORLD was in Germany for these events at the time. Railway buffs from all over Europe, America, Japan, and god knows where. Dad became friendly with a group from England and before long, we had the likes of Rod Steward and Pete Waterman rummaging through his model collection and archive in our home. Talk about childhood memories. Somewhen in the Seventies, dad was nominated a honourable member of the model railway club of the employees of the German Federal Railways. To this day, he is the only member of the club, that has never been a railway employee. Since he is retired, he is presiding the club and this is where the connection to the Miwula comes in. The model railway club of the German Federal Railways' employees is naturally a contributor. This doesn't mean that my father doesn't make donations out of his own bank account, too. A clear case of ski (spending the kids' inheritance). My father is also a very good modeller. I managed to snatch a few built Kitmaster kits from him when I moved out. They are still with me and I should post pictures actually. It has a downside too. Being such a railway buff, he never approved of my passion for cars. We frequently locked horns when I accumulated 'wrecks' in the back garden when I still lived with my parents. And I never really told my parents about my car racing exploits. They celebrate their golden anniversary this year, so maybe it's time to tell them.

I took a pic of the Revell 2CV at their stand on the SMW Telford:

So Gilbert Shelton was in the UK. The paint scheme is correct, this is what they looked like in Brighton in the Eighties. Here is another interesting one: It's in Vancouver, hence they fitted it with a door on the right hand side. They also have an RML: Note that both have been converted with sealed beam headlamps for RH traffic.

The Miniatur Wunderland (MiWuLa) in Hamburg is the private company of two brothers, Gerrit and Frederik Braun. They started it in Summer 2000 simply with a bank credit (they aren't rich). It is financed via the admission fees, a bistro, and donations (my father is a contributor). It is also sponsored by various model railway and component manufacturers, many of which being located in Germany and Austria. They use the Miwula as a showcase for their products. From the onset, it was to be the biggest indoor H0 gauge model railway layout in the world and hasn't been surpassed so far. There are further extension plans and the layout is scheduled to be finalized in 2020. Not one penny of tax money has been spent on the Miwula so far.

Me being the only customer of my shop wouldn't feed the family. I attended several large toy fairs last year and in each case I was the only one selling model kits (or rather, trying to sell some) - with dismal success. At no event I managed as much as breaking even. At the one in the Trafford Centre, I sold six kits of the 108 I had with me, and that was the best one of the lot. When I list kits on Ebay, the overwhelming majority goes abroad. I just have to accept the fact, that I'm living in a styrene diaspora. If people here are into models at all, they are into railways and diecast, and even this is tough business, since most people prefer to believe the fairy tale that there is a crisis. So they spend all their money on bloody useless shiny stuff from China with some kind of screen on it, and get plastered in a house they bought despite they can't afford it. Please, don't get me started.

Oh aye. But that other people are total scratchbuilding wizards doesn't really help me a lot. Unless they want to sell, that is. But I found this: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47763

If you say BL Brit, you must say Maxi, too. We came close btw, Frog did announce a 1:24 ADO17 shortly before it folded. Another British no brainer is the 1968-92 XJ Jag, which would be a fine seller throughout the world.

That 'somewhere' is exactly the point. I am looking for this conversion for years. Do you by any chance know who makes it? For the trailer I will modify the Testors tanker, looks easy enough.

No LHS here. I used to shop at Marks Models in Dublin when I lived there. A very good store indeed and they had a mobile shop at Mondello Park. Unfortunately shops like this don't seem to exist in England anymore. The one I knew in Liverpool is gone, and Hannants doesn't stock the current US programme. There seems to be absolutely nothing in the Greater Manchester area and Transport Models in Preston is but a shadow of its former self.

Or maybe a Peugeot 403 Cabriolet thread? With endless discussions about the correct shade of grey?

It says 'Model Cars Magazine Forum'. There is no mention whatsoever that they must be made from a specific material. So they can be any material, as long as it is plastic Are you going to show us pictures of yours?

Unfortunately, those resins are of debatable quality. Why the Anglo/Germanic Fords have never been rendered as model kits is beyond me. That no Escort I and II, Capri I, Taunus/Cortina and Granada I and II (I had 14 (fourteen) of the latter) exist, is a phenomenon, that will never cease to amaze me. You could say the same about Opel/Vauxhall. Firenza, Manta I and II, Victor/Ascona, Rekord/Carlton, Commodore/Royale/Ventora, Cresta/Viscount and KAD (Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat). All those cars are extremely popular on both sides of the channel and they could be kitted with LHD and RHD dashboards. I don't even want to know what the market would be for BMC cars. Austin/Morris/MG/Vanden Plas 1100, Landcrab, small and big Farinas (Police Wolseley 6/110 anyone?), Rover P4/5/6, SD1, Trummy 2000/2500/Stag, Dolly Sprint. Instead, the Revell AG is looking at the Tamiya catalogue to find inspiration for what to tool up next and Airfix only caters to people who think the war didn't last long enough.

Auction red?

Probably when hell freezes over.

Just an idea: Could work equally well on a double decker.