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It was like that when I got here and that's all I'm sayin'

I need the Tiger! I'll guess the blue Amphicar, The Mayberry Cruiser underneath it, the Bronco and the whole stack under it are fictitious OOh, those Levacars are sweet , too

Brian Bordon's pieces are still some of my favorite cartifacts from the 80s. It's good to see him still being relevant to the car world. Here's to Brian, he went way too soon

The chromed 427 may seem out of place in a Coca Cola truck but when the kit was new it made it a "show quality" rod engine. This is how I did the bed and wrecker boom.

years ago I read in HotRod that it sounded like butter. But I've heard the TV guys say Boo-terra and I've heard Byu-terra, so I'm guessing usually incorrectly

Harder to outrun than the radar trailers they leave all over the place. You can run about 85 mph there without worry, that feels zippy. I used to have a photo I took of the (in the mid 80s) new Border Patrol Z28 parked behind the new AZ Highway Patrol Mustang GT along side the freeway. I wonder who was busting who or were they just checking each other out?

And I feel bad for misquoting the time frame. I was actually a bigger fan of JB than of Boyd. By the time his street rods hit the mags he has been a famous race car fabricator for years. I was also a fan of Nat Quick, the painter he used a lot.

I have a couple of the Gunze High-Tech kits. They are impressive but not without problems. When they were new, I thought them to be milestones technically and offer some rare subject matter as well. The Meguro Z7 was a motorcycle I had never heard of until I came across the GS kit. I don't think these sold really well at the time and I'm sure that the two kits I have were bought at discount. The Daytona that I have suffered a very poor start by the non-modeler that gave it to me. I stripped the body and curbsided it for now. The rest of this guy's build was just scary. Definitely not a good choice of kits for a first timer. In the hands of someone like Dave, however, a stunning replica. The translations on the box sides were a little like getting the comics in the newspaper. They should have just called me. The wire wheels are pretty cool, a sandwich of 6 or more parts, but they do have an irrecoverable gap between rim halves.

I'd like to give a nod to Mr. Buttera, who passed just last year, I believe. The '26s were cutting edge cars when they were new. The kits were pretty good too, being a little different than the normal kit. Here's to JB

I agree with LoneWolf15. Revell seems to be the most improved in their approach to the chrome tree. A lot of the reason that things are as they are just relates to the physical properties of the styrene. Most intrusions have a reason, like ejector pin marks and little areas that enable plastic to fill a cavity by flowing past it. Mold seams are going to worsen with the age of the tool. Even hot, squishy plastic wears the engraving down. I was disappointed that the chrome in a few of Revell's '32s rubbed off on my fingers so easily. I haven't seen that before. Overall, I would rather remove plating myself when needed.

When I was a kid all that hidden detail also taught me a bit about what went on inside the motor and such.

This is Detailer in the shut lines of the door. Sometimes it looks a little too contrasty, but non-modelers always ask if my doors open. It does come in other colors that are mixable

Here's one of mine. Ken's Fuzzi Fur Charcoal over Testors' Flat Black. Nice and even and not too fuzzi Unfortunately it gets completely covered with the top boot

I'm just bolstering Jon's suggestion to check this link. Teresi's build could be the ultimate expression of this kit. I don't see how it could get any better.

Thanks, that's an Accurate Miniatures 1/48 that I modified to resemble one of the Doolittle Raiders. I think the Air and Armor guys just demand that kind of detail even if it is hidden forever. Of course, they are about double the cost of the standard 1/24 car kit.

It's a way of life if you do model airplanes. Tons of detail throughout, but in the end, only fractions of it can be seen through the windows. If I know that's what the end result will be, I'll save the stuff for future projects. Case in point. This thing is chock full of detail, from the cockpit, which is very hard to see, to the bombardier and gunner's stations in the rear that I probably will never see again. And I really didn't realize it until it was all put together.

Straight outta the box, with a little dust added. and a little mahogany veneer for the map table really wish I'd noticed that the hood had moved before I shot these

The Detailer line may be the safest to experiment with. The stuff is water soluble and easy to remove. It's also thin enough to follow a line. I sometimes pre-wet the piece to improve the capillary action in the corners or seams. With the acrylics, you usually need to use alcohol for removal. That's easy on chrome but hard to do if you're using it to enhance the shut line of a door. I use it to help the shadows add depth more often than making things appear used or dirty. One other tip thing that I discovered is the Gundamarker paint markers with a .05 tip. They are great for things like defining the engine/ trans seam and disguising the awkward paint line between the two that I always end up with. They don't bleed under a clear coat like a Sharpie will. I hate to say this out loud, but if you check out some of the sites or mags that cater to the airplane and military crowd, there is a world of techniques for weathering that I had completely overlooked until a few years ago. easiest to see on the left. a little wash into the ribs of the can to add depth in HO scale hard to see but there is a Gundamarker outline around the toolbox latches, just enough to make them look like separate pieces. And it's great to hide an uneven paint line.

Kids these days. When I was young we did it all with Kryptonite and Flubber

Can you get Poison Dart Frog Tape?

What happens if you lick Frog Tape to wet it?

Bisbee, Arizona This is a postcard I've had since the 70's. It doesn't look any different today. The camera was on a hill looking SE. I can make out a '70 LeMans at bottom center. That's the closest I can come to a photo date. A pretty wild and notorious stop on the Santa Fe Trail also known for Bisbee Blue Turquoise, a high grade stone and the copper still being mined.