Dragline

I've been thinking of getting a couple of these. This seals the deal. That looks great.

That is terrific!

As a mechanic I got to work on two of these over the years. One had so many electrical gremlins the owner finally gave up [I gave up sooner], the others was a friend of mine who thought changing oil was optional and roasted the turbo. Even in 1998 money it was expensive to fix that car. I forget how much but it was turbo, pedestal and oil lines as a package. Over a grand I think. I will say this though. It hauled the mail! Nice build of a model I've had in the stash for years but every time I look at it I'm reminded of trials and tribulations and put it back on the shelf.

Years ago in Baltimore I was outside putting primer on a kit body. My brother is full time military and has to go to the 5th Reg in the city. At the time he had one of those Isuzu VehiCross things. As he is sitting there and we are talking he says "Bobby, can you tell me what this is?" I walk over and the OIL light is blazing on the instrument panel. I say dude, that is your oil light. It means you're low on dead dinosaurs. I ask, "how long has it been on?". He says maybe a couple of weeks. I tell him to shut it off so I can check it. Nothing on the stick. I tell him he cannot drive it until we get some oil. He pouts a bit, makes a call and says OK. We jump in my car and get an oil change since when I looked at the sticker on his windshield it indicated that it had been 15K since the last one. He says synthetic lasts forever right? I explain that no, it does not. He knows perfectly well I am and have been a certified Benz mechanic [and Bosch cert as well] for 20 years. We go get an oil change and I get to work. I put a pan under it and break the drain plug expecting something. Nothing, nada, zip, zero. I pull the plug completely out and here it comes. ONE DRIP! As I go into my diatribe about if nothing else, safety, he gets all pissy and goes into the house. I change it out [filter that is] and fill it with the correct oil. I take it for a spin and the light stays on. I look it up and do the dance to put it out and reset the interval. After that I just kept an eye on it for him. It was either that or a phone call one day. This is a guy who is/was a Ranger/Seal/Spec Ops and he knows everything to know about bombs and weapons, but his vehicles? They are just A to B to him.

What a tremendous amount of work you put into that. Such a great overall vibe too. I built one and it's here on the desk and everyone who sees it has to see it in action. I cannot keep the paint on the hinges stay put though. Great job!

What a beautiful build. The flake looks so at home on it. Well done Sir

All we can do is strive to get better. I try all the time and see increments now and again. Enjoy your builds and learn something new each time. You are having fun like we all are [well some of us]. Keep on keepin on.

I have threads that have 5 comments and over 1,000 views. I keep plodding along.

Following for sure.

Thanks guys. The Tiger at the top is 4-1/2 L by 3 1/2 W The Panther below is 3 1/2 L by 2 1/2 W Both are about 3 1/2 tall I used Vallejo acrylic paints, washes and pigments. The camo was freehand airbrushed acrylics. They are not expensive at 8.99 at HL.

Could pass for real if you photoshopped the screw heads out. That's how nice it is.

Nice weathering for such a soso kit. I'd look into AMMO by Mig for weathering paints. Vallejo also has excellent weathering paint sets. Weathering is fun.

I see. I got lost in all of the replies I guess.

Just finished these in a flurry of activity between Warhammer and resin character builds. These are such fun and really are all about finishes more than assembly. Not building much in the way of automotive these days [I did manage to finish a TD Bad Medicine that had languished half built for a decade], but I can contribute here. Look for some resin stuff in the near future.

Dumped Fakebook 7 years ago and it was the best move ever. Welcome back.

I buy resin figure kits out of China weekly and there was only a small 3 week window where things were delayed a great deal. Then it was back on track and packages rolled in. Not sure what all you are all talking about.

I'll never understand this decision. They know it's not going into kids hands but experienced hobbyists.

I'll be picking up a couple of Snoopy kits. I have relatives who are crazy for Peanuts. What great gifts these will be all painted up nice.

Well there it is. How can they let this happen? Stupid money grabbers I'll wager.

And it's gone............................................

This was on the reissue list and they did say they had everything to do it. At least that was the scuttlebutt a year or so ago. Cool build BTW.

The X Series were decent guitars for the money. Like you said, an upgrade here and there and they are gig worthy instruments.

Flapjack? Heck yeah! I had one as a kid. No stickers this time make em decals and I'll buy several for certain.

Oh PLEASE release those 1/32 drag cars! The Daniel stuff like the construction stuff as well. I built those as a kid and loved em. With modern techniques in weathering/chipping I they could be made to look amazing.