Bainford

Seriously awesome build. I am blown away by your paint work. My mind boggles at having to paint all of that in three light coats. That's one of the coolest models I've seen in some time. Very cool, hat's off to you, sir. Very well done!

Very nice model, great detailing. That thing would be a blast to drive. Add weight and complicate - woohoo!

I can't see why not, Vettes are bloody huge. Mid engine or otherwise, I'm sure big or tall people will fit.

Very interesting. Just googled this up. I didn't realise there was a vintage Fast and Furious. I'll check it out. Maybe this one is actually not a waste of two hours.

About a year ago I decided it was time to thin the stash, and pulled 150 kits to sell out of my stash of 500+. I set up a table at our local show, and did pretty well. I learned a lot (pretty much all of which is covered in this thread), and I had a lot of fun. I also had two large plastic bins of loose parts and another large bin a bagged junkers, and as mentioned above, the other modellers flocked to these bins in droves. Guys would root around for parts, then come by again and again for another dig. Also as previously mentioned, I brought along a friend, but almost as an afterthought. I was going to go it alone, but having a helper was hugely beneficial. I keep pretty decent records of my stash/inventory, and my intent was to jot down the kits I sold as I sold them, along with the price I sold them for. Of course, during the early morning rush and other times of high traffic I was not able to keep up with my record keeping. Next time I will have the list of kits for sale made up ahead of time so that me or my helper (who is not a model builder) can fill in the sold amounts more efficiently during the rush.

A very nice build of a gorgeous car. Well done.

I doubt it is that tough to put together. The parts count is fairly low. I bought one when it was re-issued thinking it would make a cool transporter for something interesting, but it's 1:1 engineering is quite weak and as a 1:1 concept it is unfeasible. I don't have sufficient interest in the kit to correct the engineering (which would likely require converting to conventional steering) so it's in my 'For Sale' pile, now.

In terms of most commonly built, it would have to the MPC Dodge Chargers of their various guises. It seems that for some reason I have build a heck of a lot of those MPC Chargers over the years. Of those that I enjoy building the most, it would come down to the AMT 55 Nomad or the Monogram 70 Mustang.

Now THAT is cool! Is that a 550 with a roof? Man, it looks GOOD!

Awesome! Love it! Is that the AMT kit?

I'm assuming this a photoshop and not a real car, but I love the clean lines on this.

I must say, I quite like this. Looks like the lovechild of a 66 Galaxie and an early Datsun pick-up. It seems much more a truck than most of the 'cover all bases', gilded behemoths on the roads around here.

Uummmm... There was a time when I was much younger, when I thought the 914 was about as ugly a car as one could build. I no longer feel that way, in fact with my affection for small bore mid-engine cars, I have come to really appreciate them, including their looks. This, though... this is a 914 that has truly been flogged with the ugly stick.

... or 914 pick-ups? Actually, I quite like these. The design seems to work well. Another Troutman & Barnes creation (well, the red one, at least).

Early Panamera, anyone? Thank Troutman & Barnes.

My wife was not crazy about models around the house. When she left ten years ago she took all of the china and valuable nick-nacks, but left her china cabinet behind. Now it's a model cabinet

Castrol Super Clean and Easy-Off are my 'go to' strippers, but if they won't touch it (and sometimes they won't) I resort to brake fluid, which has always come through when the others wouldn't.

Just as a raised front, straight tube axel does not necessarily mean a car is a gasser, neither does a gasser have to have a raised front end. Many, especially the early cars used a more stock type geometry.

The Bustle Bomb. Cool! Just last night I was in the garage throwing away some old car magazines, flipping through them (as one does) before they went in the trash. I came across an article in a 1984 Hot Rod mag that was a detailed retrospective on the Bustle Bomb. A very unique and innovative machine. Worth the read.

Picking away at some scratchbuilt interior details for a Fujimi Lotus Esprit S1. The rest of the build is done, just got to get the cockpit sorted.

I was looking at the old AMT 60 Ford F-100 a couple nights ago and noticed it has a tri-power on a Y block. Probably not an easy kit from which to find parts, and I never really looked at it with an eye towards accuracy, but some bits of that kit were molded more accurately than I thought. Just tossing that out there...

Great story, thanks for that. That would have been a thrilling ride. It's interesting how some people are super protective of their classic or vintage cars, and yet others drive them like they were meant to be, and also appreciate just what the experience of offering a ride to an enthusiastic stranger really means to them. He sounds like my kind of car guy. I have a Lotus Europa, which is no V-16 Caddy (pretty much the opposite, actually) but to some sports car enthusiasts is a very exciting and uncommon sight. On numerous occasions I have offered rides to strangers who are particularly excited to see the car, which they always really appreciate. Also, at car shows I often let kids touch it and sit in it. There are no "Do Not Touch" signs on my car. Anyway, thanks for sharing your story.

Gorgeous old Caddy. There is something about the phrase "V-16 roadster" that gets the heart pumping.

I have heard that multiple dunks in brake fluid can eventually turn styrene brittle. When I first heard of using brake fluid as a paint stripper in the late 80s, I was skeptical so I put some in a small bottle and tossed in a junk wheel. I left it there for years and it appeared fine, though I don't recall if I actually checked it for brittleness.

Hhmmm... shades of JoHan?