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Sorry Dan, but yes I did. You're going to have to open your mind up a little bit. I built my first within a month of my 5th birthday. I remember it very well, a 1/32 T-bird snapper. Of course my father helped me, it was the first model kit I'd ever seen. But I was hooked immediately; so much better than my toy cars. By the time of my 6th birthday I'd built several small scale planes and battle ships. And whenever Dad brought me home a small plane model, of course he had to get one for my sister and brother also, who were 1 and 2 years younger, respectively. My brother would lose interest and I'd finish his, too, and these were done without parental assistance. Sure, they were serious glue bombs, and one day he brought home three bottles of Testors paint and brushes. Yup, we made a mess, but it was fun, and it was modelling, and I was learning how to do it right. Still am. My daughter built three 1/25 scale snap-together cars and a 1/72 scale snap-together plane when she was four. Of course I helped where needed, but by the time of the third car kit, she didn't need much help. ...and she was not yet five.

I'd be happy if they would just put a label on the bottle that I can read. I find it ironic that as the model building demographic gets older, the printing on the bottle labels gets smaller. Even trying to determine what paint in the bottle is nearly impossible.

That's a bit larger than the standard contingency decal. Try looking at decal sheets for large scale models. Slixx has a sheet for 1/16 scale with Hurst decals on it. Also, Gofer Decals has a sheet of contingency decals with two variations of the Hurst decal, and the decals are a bit larger than standard.

I get mine at Component Supply (tried to paste a link here but it won't take). Anyway, available in lengths of 30" and 60", huge range of ID and OD sizes and wall thicknesses.

Any resin that needs to be stripped of paint I will put it it in the "Purple Pond" from now on. Beware of resin in the purple pond. I've read it can destroy resin. Be sure to test scrap bits before committing an expensive body to the stuff.

Wow! No doubt an exceptionally impressive kit. Being 1/12 scale it won't make my 'want' list. At that price I would be scratch building instead, anyway. Nonetheless it appears to be a stunning kit.

There are a couple there I've not seen before, and I'm not familiar with the LS brand of kits at all. Anyone know anything about them? I'm also interested to know more about the Nakamura Mk IV kits. They are motorised, so presumably have the commensurate lack of chassis & engine detail, but how is the kit in terms of body proportion and detail, and are the tires/wheels decent? Any info would be appreciated.

Cool looking Torino. I loved these Torino fastbacks as a kid.

Very nice build. You nailed the look. Well done.

Cool subject, and cool project. Lots of work here. It's coming along nicely.

Yup, pretty sure it's urban legend. I heard it was American engineers who made the bit, and Swedes that drilled seven holes in it and sent it back. Told to be by my physics teacher in the 1980s.

I'm not sure I get this. What's the point? Neither clear nor smoked tint is correct, but at least clear panels are used under the auspices of being able to view the details hidden underneath. It's a silly idea, suitable for toys but not authentic models, yet enough people fall for this idea that it pops up from time to time as a clear body, hood, roof panel or chassis panel. But smoke tinted panels are not only incorrect, they also do not permit viewing the hidden details. It fails on both counts. Sure, it can be painted, but nevertheless what's the point?

Correct! The Microscale Micro Metal Adhesive is not a PVA glue. It is a thin and milky contact glue, of the type where you apply it and let it dry/tack up before attaching the adjoining piece.

1/43, eh? That's some mighty clean and impressive detailing!

Very cool Jawbreaker! I love the body mods. looks very authentic. Has a great period look. This kit gets slagged a lot, but one of my favourite kits when I was a kid.

Great looking Hurst Hairy Olds. And I'm really digging your box display. What a great idea, and it will work well with many kits that have cool or original box art. I built this kit about five years ago. It was the 90s release with the Linda Vaughn figure, but the decals were horrible. I remember when I first opened the box it had two sheets of decals, and I thought "what a bonus". When it came time to decal the car, out of two decal sheets I could not get enough good decals to completely do the car. They just broke up into little pieces. I'm glad to see your decals were usable. I may try to see if I can get a better set from Revell, though I don't know if they still do the parts replacement thing now that they are based out of Germany.

Curious. I've not seen that before. I have been using CA and accelerator for years, both Bob Smith Industries products, and have not seen that reaction. I almost neve use thick CA though, just thin and extra thin. Regarding accelerator application, I remove the lid from the spray bottle and use a pipette to apply a drop of kicker to the joint.

Very impressive work here. I am also wondering what scale this model is.

The SP2 sounds interesting.

Great subject matter and a very nice build. Excellent work.

Hhmmm… if true, this could also mean the end of Model Master Metaliser paints. I will really miss that. I LOVE the Metaliser line.

One of the worst examples of fakery is some modern performance cars play engine sounds through the car stereo when giving it heck. Some newer BMWs come to mind, but there are others. Most examples of fake dazel the neighbours as much as the owners. Fake engine sounds only dazel the driver. Sad.

Are you stuck on 1/24 scale? I built one of these 1/20 scale kits when I was young. It's pretty simplified, but would make a great start.

Those interior colours look great. The kit may be simplified, but that chassis builds up better looking than I would have thought.

Interesting catalogue of chassis. It must have taken a lot of work to compile and fact check. Also, more chassis built than I would have though. Very cool, thanks for posting.