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Nice looking Plymouth. The colour is perfect, and the chrome steelies are cool. Nicely done.

I recently needed a plaid pattern for the seats on a Lotus Esprit. I couldn't find anything to match, so I made my own using coloured pencils.

Good looking Falcon. Very clean style. Nice save.

Pic A misses the mark entirely. Pic B is much, much better, but the chrome has got to be toned down.

Very cool! This is an very interesting vehicle, and I have been wanting to build one for quite some time. You have done a wonderful job on this one. Did you make the master yourself? It looks to be quite well done.

Nice wagon conversion. You integrated the very well. It even has a factory look to it. That SOHC will make her haul the groceries. Very cool.

Do you store them tip down, or tip up?

Mr Surfacer (and I imagine the Tamiya bottle primer too) is great for repairing panel scriber slips. I also apply a layer over any body work done with other fillers as it feathers out so well.

I wonder if the 1/18 scale world has any options worth using.

Cool Firebird. I’m really digging the black steelies. Chassis weathering looks spot on. Well done!

Sweet looking Merc. Catches the period vibe nicely.

The most common cause of silvering is applying decals over a surface that is not smooth or has texture, such as flat paint. It appears there is some texture to the finish on your model, which could be the problem. Is it a base coat/clear coat type of paint? If so, you will need to clear it before applying decals. Another potential cause is leaving decals in the water too long, allowing some of the adhesive to dissolve away.

Good looking Ferrari, Dave. Your perseverance has paid off. The wheels look particularly good. Are they kit wheels?

Cheers Pete. I would like to, but I don't have internet at home. I access the forum from a work computer, but can't upload photos to it. When I finish it (in about a couple weeks) I'll see if I can manage to get it posted.

Cool! I'm just finishing up a build of this kit. As mentioned, it is a basic kit, but well done. The body is very well represented. There are interior issues if you are fastidious, but most won't notice. I'm watching this one.

I have long lamented the fact that MCW doesn't ship to Canada. Reading above of Steve's preference for Scale Finishes, I had a look at their web site. I was happy to see they sell to Canadian customers through Elm City Hobbies. Good news!

And this one benefits from actual engineering.

Very cool build. I know the 1:1 quite well, and your rendition is excellent. Great work on the significant mods. Excellent work!

Thanks Mr. AFX. I do appreciate the info. I am, though, aware of how to properly measure the diameter of a 1:1 wheel and how to scale a kit wheel. I am also a keen proponent of scale fidelity. If it's in scale, it's right. If it's not, it's not. Cheers, sir.

One of the biggest problems I've seen lately are wheels that are too big. Several of my most recent builds have had wheels with excessive diameter, and they were stock builds. My current build, the recently tooled Fujimi Lotus Esprit is a perfect example. The Esprit should have 14" wheels, but the otherwise excellent kit wheels measure over 15.5" diameter. The kit tires have the correct profile for the wheel, but that makes the combination much too large in diameter for a stock ride height. The thing sits on its tippy toes, and no amount of lowering will stuff those big tires/wheels far enough up into the wheel well to give a proper ride height. The only solution was to fit low profile tires, but the final appearance is not stock. I recently built the Aoshima/Airfix MGB, which has the same problem; 14" wheels that scale out to almost 16" diameter, and give an unavoidable tippy toe look. I lowered it some to improve the look, but a wheel/tire that is too big, looks too big. Both of these kits are not inexpensive, and modern-era tooled by fastidious Japanese kit makers.

The Tamiya (yellow) is my 'go to' tape. If a clean separation line is critical, I lightly apply the tape to a piece of clean glass, and use a straight edge and a fresh Exacto blade to cut a nice, clean edge.

Awesome, been wanting the W196.

Cool Cougar! That’s about the neatest build I’ve seen of this kit. Nicely done.

Cool build. Nice work on the body. Very tidy.

Cool concept. I like where this is going. Way to sweat the details. Nice work.