Bainford

I've never seen the 500, but I frequently use Mr Surfacer 1000 and 1500. It's kind of like a heavy primer, though I use it as a light filler. Fills scratches and knife or panel scriber slips really well, and feathers out excellent. If I'm doing any filling with spot putty, after sanding it down I will apply a layer of Mr Surfacer and sand that to smooth the panel and feather everything out.

... or maybe, this?

Check out the blower set up on this bad boy. I've seen a lot of creativity in blower installations over the years, but I don't think I've seen anything like this.

Good looking '58. I really like the AMT kit. For an old tool it is very detailed and builds up well. I built one as a kid, and have lately been thinking of building a replica of my father's first car, a two tone black/white car which seems an uncommon colour combination, but looks great.

Very cool '34. I like the style and the colour really makes it pop. A nice, tidy build. Well done.

Very impressive work. I am very interested in observing your process.

A stunning build of a gorgeous car. You have done an excellent job of getting this thing together. And that paint colour is just mouth watering. Absolutely beautiful.

At first blush, I must disagree. The Mobious Cammer shown above looks to be fair at best. The shape of the cam covers is too squared off and 'hard edged'. This is yet another set of cam covers that omits the 'Ford SOHC' script (as mentioned). But perhaps the worse offense is the shape and possibly location of the spark plug indentations. Details look a bit soft or vague on the rest of the engine, but the cam covers are parts box swimmers, as would be the intake, etc.. Thankfully we have been blessed with numerous Cammers over the years that are much better then these, and a couple of sets that have been very well done. I'll be picking up one of these kits for sure, but if I build it as a Cammer, I'll definitely be using a different engine (or at least different cam covers). It's a shame, really, but as said, there are other choices out there. I'm quite thankful just to have a decent '65 Comet. Now, if Round2 would just backdate their '67 to a '66, I'll be a happy camper

Very cool build. Lots of top notch detailing. In the 1:1 world I have no interest at all in a v-8 Z, but your build is nicely done, and I really like the look of the JDM Zs. Great aggressive look.

Does it have to be tube? Michaels has some 1/8" aluminum armature wire that is soft and bends well.

Well, no where near 78, but I bought 11 kits one day whilst on a business trip. I was working in a city with a decent hobby shop that had a great selection, much better than my hometown LHS. I was being paid a per diem, and I was on that job for three weeks, so I ate frugally and saved my per diem money, and had a heck of a shopping spree at the hobby store near the end of the trip. In addition to the 11 new kits I bought several sheets of Slixx decals, a few modelling tools, and numerous bits and pieces. It was a great day.

Great looking race car. Sharp and tidy.

Cool build. That thing looks wicked. Looking forward to seeing the next one.

Yup, I agree as well. The best I've ever seen this old Revell kit built up. I love the spoon idea for the flares. All round an outstanding build. Very well done.

The carpet piping looks great. I tried this same thing using .010" plastic strip on my current build (curiously, also a Lotus) and the effect was better than I expected. It's a very subtle detail, but the minds-eye really picks up on it. I never thought of using a fine solder. The results look spot on.

Really!? As a lifelong motorsport fanatic, I personally disagree. I certainly do not want to see anyone get hurt. In fact, a good amount of the motorsport events I attend are local, and I know many of the players to some degree, and some of them I know very well. They are friends. I know their names. I know their families. Sometimes they do get hurt (or worse), and it is always an emotional, heart wrenching event. I never want to see that. On-track incidents can be exciting, but generally speaking, crashes are boring. They interrupt the flow of good racing, which is precisely the reason I attend motorsport events. If the racing is great, I'm there. If I want to see crashing, I'll go to a demo derby, which I don't because they are pretty lame. Anything that disrupts the racing is unwanted. Just my personal views.

Tough looking Morgan. I wasn't too sure about the colour at first, but it works well with the black wheels & grill. Nicely done.

Very clever design. I like how you integrated the nautical details. Nicely executed as well.

Great looking roadster! This build has great style, one of the coolest high-boys I've seen in a long time. I'm loving the multi carb flattie. Well done.

Cool little machines. I really like the Mazda.

This is so true, it's ridiculous. It holds true for making scratchbuilt parts, too. The first one is made quickly and easily, with a pleasing result. It takes six (at least) tries to make a mate for it that is as good as the first. Every time!

That must be why they changed their funny car kit graphics to generic livery. I have two of the Pinto kits, both with the generic "Crazy Horse" box art, but one of the kits has the Mickey Thompson Titanium Pinto decals in the box.

I use Bob Smith almost exclusively for CA glue, though I will also occasionally use those cheap single-use tubes often seen in grocery and hardware stores. Anyway, the Bob Smith CA is great stuff. It is available in several viscosities, from extra thin to gel. The viscosity, or thickness chosen will largely depend on personal preference. I generally keep a bottle of extra thin and a bottle of thick on the bench, though it is the extra thin that gets used 90% of the time. The stuff tends to thicken up after the bottle has been opened for a couple of months (all CAs will). I also use (and highly recommend) the Bob Smith CA accelerator or 'kicker'. Though it comes in a pump spray, I load some of the stuff into a pipette for application. When not using CA for a long time, or for storage of new product, keep it in the fridge for extended life.

Excellent work all 'round. Great detailing and weathering. You have an excellent eye for realism. Great photography, too.

Very nice work on the Woody. The framing bits of the body replicate the look of wood very convincingly. Overall a wonderful build. Nicely done!