Junkman

I'm dead serious now. If my wife would ever touch one of my models in a malicious way, that would be the end of my marriage on the spot.

You are actually right. I'd spend it on a collection of cars.

Is that good, or bad news?

If I had a million to spend on a car, I'd go and see Chip Foose I guess.

Is there a chance for me to finish another model kit if I start building it now?

I pride myself in being very patient. But it happened once. With an AMT '57 Fairlane 500. I threw it at the wall and then trampled it on the floor. Felt like Godzilla without the rubber costume.

Counter-question: Whutz Summer?

Because 1:35 is military scale. And I do predominantly 1:25/24. That's why. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask.

Must I go out and watch it, or can I stay inside and watch it on the telly? If I have to go out, do I have to wear a BMF hat, or will a pasta colander do?

I used to. I still do when they are supposed to be gold.

Unfortunately in 1:35 scale, for the people who think that bloody war didn't last long enough. It is a crying shame!

I look out whether a PE kit is available, then shave them off. Alternatively, I so far tried to cover them with bare metal foil after I painted the model - with unsatisfactory results. On my next model, I will try a trick I have read about several times - cover the script with bare metal foil, then polish it bare after each coat of paint.

Moving trafficators would be nice with the working lights.

What year 'T' is the Tognotti based on, Andy? Didn't (don't?) you make a roadster based on that?

My first car is still alive and well - a 1960 Buick Le Sabre Convertible. Its with a collector in Bavaria and regularily makes the car show circuit in southern Germany. I bought it in 1983 and sold it in 1986 to finance my first new car - a 1987 IROC-Z with RPO L98. I would want neither of them back. The car I want back is the first car I ever drove - my father's 1979 Renault 16TX. And next summer I'm going over to France and get me one.

That's exactly what it is, a pimped ESCI mold. Italeri advertised it as just that on their stand and I can vouch for the engraving being spot on! Also re-released are the ex-ESCI Land Rover, the old Italeri Opel Blitz, and the old Italeri Willys MB.

Catch of the day from the SMC Telford: Ye goode olde Polyglase GTse

Errr...the exciting aspect is actually that it's a Toyota Land Cruiser.

They were available in a Gashapon 'moped' series in Japan. Try HLJ.

Despite the Revell kit is nothing to write home about, it is still LIGHTYEARS better than the Aurora kit, for the simple reason, that Aurora got the shape all wrong. The nose drops too much and is too stubby. The Revell can be built into a very nice model, if you manage to overcome the headlamp issue and follow the 'established' rules of building a Jag E model - which is to cut the sills off the floorboard and join them to the body before painting. The real E doesn't have any seams at the A and B Pillars. You can also build a coupe using the Aurora bodyshell and the Revell E-type - the Aurora body as such is ok. The Heller E-Type roadster might be OK-ish, but is beaten by the Gunze with not a narrow margin. The Heller coupe is actually the worst of the lot, because the roof is way too high. It needs to be chopped about 1.5 scale inches to appear plausible, at which point everybody with half a brain would ask himself 'why not chop it more?' In a Nutshell: If you want to build an XKE roadster, go for the Gunze. If you want to build an XKE coupe, go for the Gunze and an Aurora for the body. And for heaven's sake, scream and yell at the manufactureres to finally tool up a proper one!

As I suspected, it is the ancient Imai 1:20 rubbish:

It is a reissue and it is worth every penny. Yes, it would have a 1131cc engine, which is fiscally a 1200 in Germany. Even a 1101cc would be.

More pictures are here: http://s607.photobucket.com/albums/tt159/baronvonzach/Models/SMW%20Telford%202011/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20

I always thought I'm the only one who was afraid of clowns. Gosh, they still give me the creeps.

Over here you can use orange bulbs. And that's exactly the look I'm after. If you put an orange bulb into a clear turn signal lamp, it acquires an orange shimmer. I think Janne captured the look very nicely.