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I am amazed at how closely some elements of the AMT sheet match the Lindberg sheet.

Sad news indeed. A gentleman racer and all round nice fellow. And at the top of the list of my favorite 70s/80s pro/stock pilots. Yet another hero gone. R.I.P. Bob.

I am simply amused that a truck the size of a house is adorned with a name that suggests it is a worthy trail vehicle. No matter anyway really, since the majority of the units sold will never negotiate anything more daunting than a mall parking lot.

For what it's worth, from my experience I found the purple pond is effective on enamel but not lacquer. I haven't tried it on acrylic.

True, plastic needs slow speeds, but also still true that smaller bits require faster speeds. Working with plastic this could be re-worded to say, the smaller the bit the faster the speed you can get away with using.

I'm really digging this build!

I use Bob Smith CA glues as well. I appreciate the variety of viscosities available and my LHS carries the lot. I will also pick up cheap 'single use' 4 packs of Krazy Glue for random jobs. The only accelerator I use is BSI. With the exception of some particularly troublesome Tamiya acrylic once, I have never had a problem with the stuff attacking paint, plastic, clear, or chrome. I apply it with a small pipette.

Slammer time! Love the mean look.

The kit on the Testors box art looks a lot like a Gunze Sangyo kit I have.

de-soldering braid comes in several useful sizes and has a very accurate braid, but it is copper coloured so must be painted with the appropriate metaliser paint.

Check out the drilled lower control arm.

It's hard to add to the previous comments, but WOW, did you ever nail the details on this. The weathering and engineering are superb. This has to be the finest scale belly tanker I have seen yet. Outstanding!

Yeah, there is a lot of P1800 in there. The design requires refinement, but with some work I think I could like this. It is certainly different, and has more potential than most vehicles from that part of the world. Neat.

The Macho Mustang is one of my favorite kits from my childhood. Be aware that this kit is all race car. No stock parts at all.

Beer can aluminum would work. It's about .004 - .006" thick and easy to work with. It's one of my favorite scratch building materials.

The Special Edition moniker is meaningless. It's just marketing hype. Inside the box is a Revell model car kit. Nothing special about it.

Very nice restoration. Beautiful car.

A beautiful Lotus 29. Nicely done!

Cool! That's two Revell oldies in the same day. Nice work on this quirky old rod. This kit and the T-Bone Stake always intrigued me as a kid. Nice job on this one. Very cool! Kind of makes me want to look for an old T-Bone

This is freaking cool! Perhaps the tidiest build I've seen of this kit. Very well done.

Nice work. Glad to see this kit being built. I bought one about 4 or 5 years ago, and I fully intend to build mine. I'll be watching to see how this goes together.

If you are building for maximum race car realism; paint, polish (but not show car shiny) then decal. Apply wax gently (I use Tamiya wax). Forget the clear. When it comes to ultimate realism, nothing looks worse than a race car with clear.

Wow! Never heard of Beemax Models before. Just googled them; they have some nice looking stuff.

That's very good to know, thanks. It is also safer with regard to the build up and discharge of a static charge. Not a good thing in an atmosphere of volatile vapor

That is a beautiful Ute. Wonderful vision and excellent work. I love it!