Junkman

Your rust is the best I've ever seen.

No, no, no. That was not at all against you. I fully agree with you. The second part of my post (the one you quoted) has nothing to do with what you wrote. Its actually a reaction to a different thread that took a turn I disagree with.

I'm not sure. I never was at Mount Panorama, but I raced the 'Ring, Spa, Zandvoort, did my share of rallying through the woods of Finland and Wales, and did 25 years on short ovals with post-and-rope fence in 700+ hp BriSCA F1 Stockcars. Add skiing, climbing, and two times doing the full motorcycle TT and two times each participating in the 24h of Spa, the 'Ring, and Le Mans. I co-campaigned a Fuel Funnycar back in the 80s and I'm doing it again now. I consider myself definitely not one of the easily scared. However, for some odd reason, I believe if Mr. Waltrip took me around Darlington for barreling a hot lap in one of those motherless 3000lbs 5.8 litre Monte Carlos of his, I'd soil me knickers. A pimped roundabout with concrete walls is certainly not for the faint hearted at 200+.

I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again. I will never put the preposition at the end of a sentence again.

Is that the only one? Man, am I good, or bloody what.

Spelling nazi alright... In a time and day where people who have no known syndrome or disease are unable to properly copy the model designation of their car from the bloody bootlid (Camero, Escord, Le Saber, Fireflight, Volkswagon, Porche, Opal Record, I've seen those even in adverts), serious spelling bottom spanking is well in order, I give you that. If I'd have ever done that, my father would have given me a right old syndrome, that's for sure. But people who openly state that they are dyslexic, or suffer from OCD, or any other impediment? No, man. That's like accusing the one legged man to use his disability as an excuse not to hillwalk. Bloody nonsense. Mr. Cheap stated he is dyslexic, yet he makes an effort to communicate with us and entertain us and I find that very brave and commendable. In an online forum, where only the written word is seen, you come across like an idiot when you are dyslexic, despite you are the opposite and people would never guess you have an issue if they'd talk to you face to face or work with you. Fair play to you Mr. Cheap! You have my respect, Sir. And now please take each grammar mistake I have written apart. I use not being a native English speaker only as an excuse for my bad English.

Actually it's not. That Einstein was wrong has been a well established fact long before he came along. Ask any German scientist who became part of Operation Paperclip.

Finally the weather was good enough so I was able to continue working on this thing. Filled in the recess for the hood scoop: Finished the primer coat: Painted the undersides of the lids and doors, and the door jambs: Gave it it's first coats of paint: There are a few tiny imperfections in the paint coat, so tomorrow I will wet sand it a last time and give it a final paint coat. Then I can start with the clearcoats.

Paint is completely off now, so I started the primer process. First primer the inside: Make sure all jambs and edges are covered:

There are loads of them in Switzerland. Contact the Swiss IPMS chapter for info.

Top five reasons I don't attend shows, model car or other: 1. There are other people 2. I may have to talk to them 3. We have nothing in common apart from a hobby 4. I have to use public toilets 5. The coffee is usually as atrocious as it is expensive

It wouldn't surprise me a bit if they did. I recently found out they made a 1:24 scale Austin 1850, possibly other cars, too. You never know what you'll find if you dig deep enough.

I'm a white heterosexual taxpayer, who smokes, drinks, and whatches car races. What is that disorder called nowadays? And where is my reserved parking?

Plain, simple, tasteful. I wish I'd see more models like this.

Go to the forum at www.pro-touring.com. There is an entire thread on the subject of defining pro-touring. Essentially it is taking an old muscle car and upgrade it to modern performance standards in terms of handling, braking, power, and creature comforts, while leaving the outer sheetmetal pretty much stock.

The days those Transits were common are long gone. When they were common, nobody wanted a kit of something so common and utilitarian. So the kits never sold well. ESCI folded a long time ago and the Transit kit is one of the few that never got a second lease of life with another manufacturer. Then the vans became less and less common, and many people now want the kits. See where this is going?

Oh, thanks. I know who Gene Winfield is, I just didn't recognize him on the photo.

Mine is the Pyro 1:16 Laramie Stage Ghost. Unfortunately remaining examples are way beyond my income bracket. Actually, I'd like to see all Pyro 1:16 models reissued.

To all you guys saying you have difficuties with BMF: It's not you! It's BMF! The quality is so inconsistent, that with one sheet it goes like baking pretzels, with another you think you are a total clot. Add to this that whenever they get the quality right, they immediately change the formula!

Excuse my humble pardon - who are those chaps?

This is in direct reponse to Dr. Cranky's excellent idea to tell us your weaknesses. Where there are weaknesses, there are strengths. Why not tell us your fields of expertise, or the special skills you have when it comes to building model cars? I have quite a few of them: - I am very good at painting, despite I only use rattle cans and brushes. I developed my own methods and never get tired to explain them at length to those interested. - I'm very level headed and never run out of patience. Granted, I swear a lot while building, but I persevere and solve the problem at hand. - I do a lot of research before I decide to build a model. Of course, this is not necessary if one builds a custom or hot rod not based on a real one. But since I build most models replica stock, I strive to get colours and trim as authentic as possible. - For me, the second most important thing after colour and finish is stance. And I often come up with unique solutions to achieve it. And this despite all my models can roll, i.e. there is no such thing on my models as wheels glued on so they don't turn. - I have a very good eye for shapes and proportions. I can instantly tell, whether a model looks right or not. To me, this is more important than all out precision or every minute detail being correct.

Wiser words were never written. What we now should develop is a way how we can mutually assist each other to overcome those weaknesses.

They made a MKII 'tina? I only ever saw (and had) their MKI.

Hello Matthew, I'm just trying to picture this. Are you actually building models in your truck, when you are on travels? On a different note, I'm surprised how many people here say they have no knowledge about mechanics or the workings of an engine and still strive to model them as accurately as possible. Funnily enough, I'm the opposite. I'm a Ph. D. (Dr.) of engineering, with an emphasis on vehicle technology, and used to work as a motorcycle designer, car restorer, race car and hot rod builder. I know every little nook and cranny about engines and other mechanical components of a car, but I don't give a toss on my models. They are all about shape and colour, I don't care about the engine bay or underpinnings and usually only paint them in fairly correct colours, but don't add any extra detailing. For me, a curbside is completely sufficient. I was also reminded of my second achilles heal by quite a few people so far: Decals. I completely forgot to mention them. I'm so bad at them, that I ignore their existence.

Using filler or putty. I just can't get that stuff smooth, no matter what I do. Hence I do hardly any body mods. I once chopped a 49 Merc (Winfield method), got the lines and everything perfectly right, then didn't get the filled in parts smooth. I filled and sanded, filled and sanded, filled and sanded, for weeks and weeks and weeks and you could still see the seams. Then a friend came by, took the ruddy thing, and within minutes it was sanded to perfection.