Dragline

Tonight, it's time for a reckoning of sorts..... I get to bitch, you get to post after it...... That's the GREAT thing about what it is I am about to do..... Dukefan, I love ya.... But I have not see ONE IOTA of progress in your modeling. Not one!!!!! You post the same lame ass ###### over and over again...... When are you going to invest in a sharp knife and some BMF??? Take a chance man! The weakest paint jobs sidled by the lamest subjects is beginning to get my GOAT! I post... Beautiful cars... Highly [usually] detailed subjects, yet, I get less views than this ShappaHead!!!!!! I am FLOORED beyond it all... http://www.modelcars...=1&#entry278149 This is a car CLEARLY above what is generally posted here... The post count is so low I thought it really didn't get noticed. Before you think this is a cry for attention.... let me say this. I appreciate the time OTHERS put in to patronize other posters. But where's the help? Saying, their POS is worthy of our reverence? I know it deserves HEALTHY criticism, but we are not helping Nick telling him we are on board with his less than avarage builds time after time. Time to MAN UP Nick. Build something righteous DUDE. I have had it. I Am not being PC here and I could care less. Truth is..... The more of us that get on the less than motivated, the better this hobby will be. I know this seems unseemly coming from me, but I have had it with just OK. I want better than OK....... Dukesfan...... buy a friggin knife and some BMF...... Bob Frias OUT....

This is TOTALLY impressive. The steering wheel looks like it could be converted to a Rim Blow with minimal work. I'm in awe.... Bob

See yall later this morning. I'll be the slightly hung over guy over with red n white checkered Vans and a Floyd Rose tremelos T-shirt. Please don't yell Bob

Geez, I really like this. Color, execution are all on the money. Decals are from where? Bob

JOHN!!! I have this one in the pile somewhere. I have the decals as well. This one sure is nice so I'm going to use it as inspiration when I get to mine. Outstanding. Bob

DARN IT that's purty!! I don't build when the weather gets nice and I don't come here as often but had to say something about this one.. Bob

I'll be there since it's only up the street. I will not be bringing any cars with me. This is strictly a buy old stuff and meet people day for Dragline. Looking forward to meeting some new/old friends. Bob

A Pro Mod and what looks like a Land Speed car. I knew you were a Drag Guy.... wait...that didn't come out right. Bob VERY good looking both.

PURDY!!!!! Bob

I built one of these a while back. It's even in my avatar. Not quite as nice though. SCHWEET. Bob

What a wonderful build. It's inspiring me to finish my own R*M car. See what ya started?????? Bob

These are the most beautiful cars ever in my opinion. Your build is veeeeery nice. Even box stock, these old Revell kits are truly something. Bob

Another crazy go nuts build John. My builds are starting to grind to a halt as the weather gets nicer but it's nice to others keep on going. Bob

OK, this is just beautiful...... So well done and I thank you for sharing it. Bob

This is looking good Wayne. The decals are some I've never seen. Clear Coat!!!!! Bob

I'll be watching this one closely Shane. It's already looking like a winner and 1/16 no less... The tires are sweet.. This is going to be killer. Bob

I'm sorry to hear about your sight... I'm losing my close up vision myself. I need glasses, but at least I see colors in all the spectrum. That must be tough..... I personally would rather lose my sight than my hearing. I could not go without music, but I've seen plenty. Bob

This is coming along quite nicely indeed. I have a tip for the flat aluminum color that I use to great effect. You need. 1 jar Tamiya Chrome Silver 1 jar Tamiya Flat Grey Mix 2:1 gray/silver. It's a DEAD ringer for that finish, and lays down dead flat against the surface. Perhaps a bit of alchohol to thin. Bob

That is one BEAUTIFUL Italian Bird! That color was MADE for that car. SANITARY TECHNIQUE. Bob

I've never seen this kit before. Can you post a shot of what's inside? I like it very much [from the outside at any rate]. Bob

I'll be watching. I really like em both. Bob

Adorable would seriously undermine what these truly are. Eggstremely well made models of such a curious nature. I bookmarked it so I can see new builds. It is fascinating. Bob

Those are models of excellent quality indeed. They are in the minority when it comes to what the eBay crowd generally offers. I hope you get what they are truly worth. They are a cut above. Bob EDIT: Chillyb, I wish to seek some info. What would you ask for these builds? If I were to decide to sell a car I built [Perish the thought], what would I expect for it? These builds are exceedingly nice but seem mostly box stock. Clearly, a nice finish is important, but what if there is extra detail? What does the xtra detail bring? Your builds [in particular, the VW] are superbly built but seem stock. What is your experience in added detail and what it brings? I know you do detailed builds so any insight you provide will help us all undertsand the line of demarkation.

STUNNING!!! Your efforts do this kit honor. Bob

Before I came to this forum I was buying kits off eBay. I was/am buying long out of production items I could not find elsewhere and I was scoring some cool stuff now and again. I'm a "Frugal" guy, so I usually bow out of kits that seem overpriced or overhyped [iE: Item Description "Super RARE Polar Lights Charger Funny Car" with 45.00 price tag... Ya sure????] Be that as it may, I ended up buying kits I wanted at prices I thought reasonable. During these searches [and there were many] I came across these "Pro" built kits. Soooooo, I started searching for them, usually after my initial legitimate searches were done and I was just kind of browsing. I noticed a few trends in the way these "Pro" built cars were auctioned. That Paul Hettig [spelling] guy has some really nice stuff. The craftsmanship was very good but they are mostly replica stock cars of models I am not interested in. Then, there is that other guy mentioned. Incredibly detailed F-1 cars well over the 1,000.00 mark. Well worth it IMHO, but since I build, they have limited appeal outside of my admiring them, then moving on. Very appealing to guys who collect these one of a kind works of art no doubt. There was another guy too. His auctions kinda looked like the Paul Hettig [spelling] guys. Same well done replica stocks, but again, since I build and they were of subjects I had no interest in I simply admired them and moved on. That and the pictures for both of those guys auctions tended to be on the smallish side so details were a little difficult for me to see. And, if I were to pay a few hundred for a BUILT model car I'd require engines with full detail and perhaps brakes and other stuff like that. Not a criticism mind you. But for a builder, that would be a deal breaker for me if that's what I was in the market to buy. Then there is the rest. I call them the 'Rest', since that is where I choose to lump them. Crudely built, mostly box stock models that cannot stand up to close scrutiny. Usually currently available kits with questionable paint jobs and sloppily applied BMF treatments. RARELY ever detailed engines and often painted in colors not standard with accenting paints in clearly incorrect colors. Just an overabundance of ameteurishly built OOB models that scarcely require even the most casual glance. Then, there is that one guy who seems to get PREMIUMS for his painted and decaled 1/25 scale bodies marketed as slot cars. Mostly well painted if not cleverly decaled drag racing subjects that seemed to garner 200.00 to 300.00 price tags. I was floored by the prices and even toyed wth the idea of stealing his thunder and doing my own. But alas, I have no use for duping the slot car people out of their hard earned money and would rather they learned the reward of doing it themselves with a good paint tutorial. I know that there are a great many who would rather just buy a pre-painted body so I just ended up laughing the whole thing off and occasionaly watching a few of the auctions myself, marvelling at the prices they would end up selling for. "Pro" modelers? If you perform a service and get paid for it, regardless of that service, you are considered a "Pro" by a universal standard. Now, whether that service is at a "Pro" level is another issue altogether. Bob PS: Edit. I'll give you an example. As a young guitarist, I had the opportunity to get up on stage and play some songs with an established band many years ago. While I had some chops I was still far and away not at the level of the guys on stage. When it was over I was applauded for my efforts [i was 16 I believe] and afterwards was even given 15 bucks as part of the bands way of saying, "stick with it kid, you are on your way". Was my performance "Pro"? At the time I thought so, but I'm certain it was not. The point is, I was paid for my performance and was therefore a "professional" musician. The "professional" part of my chops would not come till some years later so the audience got an amateur guitarist being paid for what was essentially and amateur performance.