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Thanks. May have to look into that one just for the wheels.

Thanks - I think my guy (Todd) bought a couple things from your auction recently as well. He was a good fella and we always had fun talking models and "replicas" - he hated when I called them toy cars. But most people understand "toy cars" much better than "scale auto replicas". Todd also made me pay more attention to my builds - he liked Mint cars, so I wanted to build plastics that at least looked like they belonged with his mint cars. And to everyone, pay attention to your friends. And your mentors. These three are among the guys I consider mentors. They know model stuff that most of us would never have been privvy to had they not been willing to share. Ok, I'm through being an old softie. Go build something and stay offa my lawn!

This is Roger's, not mine. I'm here with you, waiting to see what happens.

I love the drag star wheels. Or whatever they are! Where did they come from?

Heck, I didn't see it originally so I'm not sure what the deal was. My point is, and I've discussed this with other friends I've made here - sometimes a post needs time to get some attention. Especially with a generic title. I am OFTEN looking for model specific or parts specific reference. And no matter how obscure, I always hope to find a thread here. (try hasegawa lancia stratos stradale - anyone ever built one?) But don't get upset and delete when no one replies in the first hour. Reminds me - I need to post up some pics of the aforementioned Lancia in case someone else is looking for reference.

Thanks to all three of you for where you have taken me in my model building. I just lost a modeling buddy this past weekend and was kinda shocked at how much I miss him already. You guys are kinda iconic, ya know? For me anyway. Good to see you all still in the hobby.

I used to scam my uncle's HOTROD magazines and was always amazed at the paint jobs of the 70s. Still love them and will leave them for more metter painters than me to do. If you guys can do this in scale, bring em on. I do not have the patience to even think about planning one, much less executing it. know your limitations. And I remember reading same uncle's hot rod about the LA scene and Cragar S/S were the wheel of choice at that time. I have seen Daytons or clones in the wild and they always seem rusty.. Not very pretty. But whatever works is fine. I do have a couple models with the Daytons on them.

We don't have 5 below here. Plus it's all too new for me.

We watched this again over the weekend and yep, there it is.

Is that r/c? Google search turns this up. http://www.brahaindustries.com/SkyDrones_Cars_124.html and these are r/c cars. Or this is just an extra few bucks they can make? Looks good anyway. A little snakefu....

I looked at these on my phone and they looked good. I'm looking at them larger on PC and they look even better! Wow.

I'm enjoying seeing all these cars from other continents. Not sure how to reply since I know nothing about them other than they look like nice models and interesting cars. Carry on.

Nice cars.

Nice!

Well that is interesting then. I will be interested in seeing how this turns out. In case I ever run into that situation.

Thanks for sharing all of those.

That's a car I've never seen. Model or real. And yes Maisto can really be nice, especially with a little detailing time

Nice!

Wow that's grungy. Good job!

Shambles, those wcpd cars look so good. Jeff, like that one too. What mfr is that one?

Ok, I can believe you. I don;t keep track of cost of materials used. And I know licensing is a thing now. And everything else that goes into a model. Not to mentionshipping costs, etc. I just said it seems high to me. But everything seems high to me.

I've been using CorelDraw for 15 years and rarely draw anything for models. I use it at work, so making model stuff just isn't that interesting to me. But yes, I can remember learning drawing programs.

If it were me, I'd probably slide the tip of my xacto knife under and edge of desired piece. Lift it carefully and postion with knife. Hold in place with finger while pulling knife tip out. With no clear carrier, that's about all I can think of. And I have losts pieces like that in the past. Or maybe use some clear tape (like you use to wrap gifts). The weaker the better. If really sticky, then I'd press it against my shirt first to lessen the stickiniess. Rub that over the transfer and pick it up. Place on model, burnish down as stated above. Maybe let it sit a few seconds for the part to stick more. Then remove the tape, being careful to not pick up part. Good luck.

Since I kjnow you like 1/18 diecasts, those seem very high to me. I owned the "local hobby shop" in early to mid 2000s. Ertl 1/18s were $20 _ $30 or a little to a lot more if it were the fancy ones - The Ford Precision 100 or whatever or the 57 Chrysler. Same model is now $70 or more? for same crude castings with giant door gaps and hinges. Sunstar was probably my all around favorite then. But that is completely off subject. I agree that $25 - $30 for a kit that was originally tooled 50 years ago is completely out of line. be it because of licensing or whatever.

I like to see models. Doesn't really matter what, so I say bring em on.