Junkman

I got up from my workbench, and left the room. In the hall, I couldn't remember where I was actually heading. It wasn't the kitchen, since I still had a cup of tea on my workbench. So I returned and sat down again. A minute later, I had to go to the toilet - again!

Imperial Definition of Imperial: 1. of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor 2 a : sovereign b : regal, imperious 3 of superior or unusual size or excellence Yep, that sums it up.

Daily driver: Wifey's car: Old company car: Sunday ride: Other Sunday ride: Other other Sunday ride:

Nicey! That cop Plodge Granfifthlomat, does it come with the wheelarch embellishers from the factory, or did you pimp them with BMF?

Orpasite of darn sarf, yar know.

Oy, Essex boys! Same island, but oop narf here.

Yeah, but the Ben box art is sooooo much kewlerer.

As always. With the black one.

Nah, please post nothing of it, or I'll have a heart attack. Errrr.... What's the bleeding holdup ?????

Why not use the real stuff: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-24-Miniature-Red-Bricks-1-000-pack-ONLY-14-99-/370299365341?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models

Me again:

What's wrong with my grandma?

OK, let's toss the truck section then.

I can recommend you a superb book on the subject: The American Car Dealership by Robert Genat. It is available at Atomic Pinup: http://www.atomicpinup.com/ForSale.html In the late Fifties - early Sixties, the decoration inside the car dealerships was usually very minimalist. Hardly any decoration at all. Add a bit of G-Plan furniture and you are there.

I have an account on Emodels since it's very beginning. But I so far have never traded on it, simply because nothing I was particularily looking for was on offer there. Ebay is still no. 1, but seems to be on the retreat when it comes to offers from private sellers. The official statistics confirm my impression. Ebay evolves into a platform, where commercial sellers offer their wares for 'buy it now' prices, for the private guy selling a few of his surplus triplet or quadrulept model kits, it became a legal minefild best to be avoided. Ebay seems to encourage this. Consequently, less and less 'old' stuff from private collections is offered on Ebay. I haven't yet figured out where this business is shifting, but it certainy is not to Emodels, by the looks of it.

Even if you aren't interested in anything but cars, there is a lot to learn from modellers doing other subjects. For example, the weathering techniques some use on their model cars were largely developed by the railway and military folks. Them ship modellers can possibly teach us a thing or two about building a woody body from real wood, and stuff like that. I think it always has its advatages, if one allows an as wide spectrum as possible.

Well, at least a motorcycle section could be added IMHO. A lot of car modellers do enjoy motorcycles as well. What I certainly wouldn't enjoy is a section for all the stuff by people who think the war didn't last long enough.

Eh?

Merci bien. Il n'est pas du tout le français, il est belge!

I'm living on this planet. At least when I'm not drunk. Does that count? My wife is from Canada. Does that count? Et je parle francais aussi. Il's est en mauvais etat, mais la vous allez ou qua. Ce que ca compte?

It was plagiarised by Datsun, yes. So it goes like this: Austin Seven -> BMW Dixi (licensed) -> Datsun (rip off) -> Rosengart (rip off) -> American Austin (branch) - American Bantam (buyer).

Am I interested? Not yes. Hell yes!

Did I just say 'tacky'? Try this for size: Gosh, one sure can't buy taste.

The article is very informative indeed. The first thing I learned is that coachpainting was obsolete in 1934 hence wrong for this project. My technique is applying enamel with a paintbrush, then sanding and polishing it. I can show you soon an example on a 1910 Model T I'm doing this way. For the yellow, I would have rather chosen a primrose shade like on the Goldfinger Rolls-Royce, but after surfing the web and seeing a lot of Rollses in this combo I decided that I find it too tacky after all.

I would actually start mine, if I could decide on a paint scheme. I think yellow/black, but it's soooo riff raff. I will only lace the spare wheel, like Martin Swire did on his. For the road wheels, I'll use the disc wheels provided with the kit. Once I get going, WIP pics will be posted. One of the challenges I set myself is to coach paint it like it was done way back when.