forthlin

I use the Novus foam sanding pads. They usually come in sets of 6 pads. Grits start a lot finer, though, than you're looking for. They start at 2400, ending at 12000.

I also would love to see a '62 Starfire Convertible come out. I owned one of these back in 1972. Junked it because the trnsmission went bad. What I'd give to own that car now.

I'm to old for the wild parties myself. In fact I'll be in bed by 9:00 since I have to be to work at 4:30 New Years morning.

I got a nice watch, some clothes & a very nice 18volt Craftsman cordless drill. Hobby wise, I got Revells Gambler Custom Chopper & Ferrari Super America. I also got some paint.

I spend an hour or two each evening starting around 5:30- 6:00. I work 6 days a week so I don't find a whole lot of extra time for modeling.

I built models as a kid from 1966-70 & then lost interest as a teenager. I didn't restart the hobby until 1992 when my Brother found a '32 Ford model at a rummage for a quarter & thought I might like to build it for old times sake. That model restarted the love I had for modeling as a kid & I haven't stopped since.

Here's my latest. I've been looking forwards to building this. I painted it Colors by Boyd Pacific Blue & gloss black.

Thanks Steve! That's the model. I was hoping it would be more detailed but I think I'll go ahead & order it anyway.

I'm thinking of ordering one of these since I owned a 1:1 years ago. Does anyone know how detailed this kit is? Does it come with an engine? How detailed is the chassis & interior? I'm not to familiar with Fujimi's kits.

Back in 1975 a freind of mine bought the local funeral homes 1964 Caddy hearse for $100.00. I wish I had pictures of that thing. He put Cragers on it, had flames painted on it & "nightmare" painted on the rear side windows. We drove it down to Daytona Beach, Florida in '76 & it definetely got a lot of attention. He got married a couple years later & his Wife made him get rid of it.

Beautiful job! I love those old 1950's cars, especially the '57-'59 Caddys.

Your'e right, there's an Isetta model with it. I haven't built it yet. To answer slant6, I got the kit at the Goodwill a couple years ago for $3.00.

I just finished this strange little vehicle. Gunze Sangyo's Messershmitt KR200.

As the song goes, "Those were the days, my friend, I thought they'd never end". When I started driving in 1971 I was paying 23.9 for 100 octane premium. When gas started going up in 1973 I swore I'd quit driving if prices ever went over 60 cents a gallon, thinking they could never go that high. I'd be happy with $3.00 a gallon now.

Right now I'm working on Revells Tony Stewart #20 '07 Monte Carlo for a friend of mine.

Several years ago I was super gluing a flexible part & the glue flung up in my eye. I had to go to an Opthamologist who froze my eye & scraped it off. No fun! I've wore glasses ever since.

About half of our $600.00 went into getting some much needed work done to our car. My wife got $125.00 to get what she wanted & my $125.00 all went to Tower Hobbies.

Here in my part of the country we jumped another .15 cents today. Were now at $3.86 for regular. Anyone hit the $4.00 mark yet? I know this shows my age, but I started driving during the gas wars of the early 1970's & remember paying .23 cents a gallon for 100 octane premium. Do I miss those days!

I also wonder what's happened with BMF. I have to order mine off the internet & most of them are full of cracks, making most of the sheet unusable. I've sent sheets back for replacement & get sheets back that are bad. Up to a couple or so years ago it seemed rare getting a bad sheet, now it's rare getting a good sheet. Bare Metal has been a one of the greatest products a modeler can have. I've tried Detail Master & some of the others, but Bare Metal beats them all. I just wish the quality was there once again.

I've been using it for quite a few years now & have always had good luck with it.

Came across this forum & it looked like a great place to join. Lots of modeling help & a lot of great modelers. I started building models back in the late 1960's, lost interest in the early 1970's as a teenager when 1:1 cars & girls took over. I rejoined the hobby in 1992 after finding a model at a rummage for a quarter & thought I'd give it a try. I had forgotten how much fun the hobby was. Anyways, glad to join such an informative & friendly forum.