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Wow! That's a lot of cool bits. The detail looks very fine. I am very interested in your project. Looking forward to watching this one progress.

Looking good. Really good radiator texture/detail is something the hobby is missing (or, at least, I have missed it). I have been looking for something PE for years that accurately represents radiator fins, but haven't been thrilled with anything I have seen yet. What I would really like to see is one of the better 3D printers print up a sheet of three-core radiator cores/fins. Then one could easily scratch any size or shape radiator needed by cutting a 'core' from the sheet and adding some easily made tanks.

I'm digging it, Daniel. Everything is looking great. Very nice attention to authentic details.

They seem quite good, though. The link takes you to Team USA markings in 1/24, though the seller offers other nations and scales.

Looking cool. It's starting to look like the photo.

Welcome to the forum, Nathan. It's good to get some young blood in the hobby. Cheers.

Welcome to the forum. Nice looking funny car. Cheers.

Welcome aboard, Jay.

Welcome to our little sandbox, Greg.

Welcome to the forum, Brian.

That is looking fantastic. The cam covers are a jewel.

That Climax is a nice looking piece. Are they available to the common man?

Lovely cars. Too bad the little Vespa is so rusty. I'd like to tuck it under my arm and take it home.

Lots of very nice cars. Good variety.

Ah, proper old-school model building. Love it. Thanks for the info, Gary.

That is a beautiful Lotus, Gary, and I really like the conversion to the wide cockpit. Very nice indeed. I considered doing a wide cockpit version myself. That's a lovely and inspiring collection of sports cars in your last post, too. Who makes the Elite? Is that Profil 24?

I have heard this argument before, but I don't think it is a valid method of choosing kits to reissue. It is purely a supply & demand thing. If supply consists of one (or very few) items and demand consists of a very small number of keen bidders, the selling price will be very high. However, a re-issue run of a dozen kits might completely fill that demand. This makes it a poor metric for choosing a kit to produce. Furthermore, I would estimate that at least half of those paying the big bucks only do so because the kit is very rare. They aren't buying a [Jo-Han 1970 Rebel Machine], they are collectors buying a rare kit. As soon as the kit is re-issued and becomes commonly available, The luster is gone and they no longer desire it.

Welcome to the forum, M. Very nice work on those RC cars. Looking forward to seeing some of your 1/24 stuff, too. Cheers.

Many thanks fellows. That sounds plenty close for the girls I go with. I really appreciate the objective evidence.

How about some lettering such as; Matt's Machine Shop (or, Matt's Precision Machining, or Velocity Machining, or some other name) Full service machine shop, including; - Surface & Cylindrical Grinding - Horizontal Boring - Dynamic Balancing - Heat Treating - Shaft Straightening - Dimensional Inspection Services (phone number & location) ... Or something to that effect. Choose the services you like.

Cheers Bill. Very helpful. I expect the scale could potentially be off, but an online seller lists it as 1/32 scale. I thought it was closer to 1/24, and needed to verify.

Quick question; Is the Merit Lotus XI a 1/24 scale kit?

Welcome to the forum Damien.

That thing is wicked cool. I dig it all. Nice clean work. A super tough Plymouth. Love it!

Lemon juice?