Junkman

Not sure what you are trying to read into my post, but you sure didn't get it.

If it is, I do. Recently sold a car on Ebay, a right old heap. Made it absolutely clear that it's total rubbish and that any potential buyer must be not right in his mind. I had 12000 watchers, the ad was on hundreds of car forums all over the web and I was bombarded with funny questions. The whole thing was so successful that I will never ever again advertise anything as being not total rubbish.

I had one of those 'wing' cars when I was still living in Munich around 1980. The FMS (Fast Munich Slotters) club track was not dissimilar to the one in the video. It was 47 metres long and my personal lap record was 1.32 seconds (ca. 80mph average). I never really raced it in an event, because I was too slow and the running cost in real competition was considerable. Those wing cars are genuinely high-tech. What I really enjoyed was the 'replica stock' class. The rules said you could run anything, but you must prove that the real car existed. Mine was a model of Billy Hagan's Camaro that he entered in the 1982 Le Mans 24h. Replica stock was of course much slower and raced on a different track with scenery and tighter corners. There was an annual 24h of Munich slot car race, which of course was a cultural event (in Munich this means beer is served).

I'm a professional funeral director. I should start advertising my services as pro-burials and pro-cremations.

I take a book with me when there is waiting to be expected. Also on a train. Books are those ancient obsolete ROMs on cellulose basis.

Serious question: Don't you have to sand off the vinyl texture of the Revell Charger?

ROFL

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.