Dragline

I'm sure I have no idea what anyone's complaint could possibly be.

I am the type that says nothing if I find a model to be of poor craftsmanship. If I see great effort to clean things and bring them to a certain standard but the execution is a little off I will add an ATTABOY with qualification. I do not praise poorly done work, or work I see as rushed. This hobby requires patience to achieve a desired result. If that result is not achieved and I see shortcuts I will again refrain from commenting. This may seem self serving but hear me out. I have posted what I consider excellent work that was met with some praise but was limited to maybe 7-10 comments before it scrolled away into oblivion. I have witnessed the same kit, built in a slipshod manner receive 2-3 pages of limited acclaim. What does this mean? There are a great many well wishers who feel that a positive comment is worth it and can urge the builder on to greater heights. There is a margin of truth to this indeed. But ultimately I feel it instills false confidence in the builder. We have had a few here who were urged on until it ended up exploding into butt hurt. The only takeaway was that one of the builders had thick enough skin to weather such a storm and became MUCH better. But such examples are few and far between. Explain the faults in such a way that it doesn't sound like it's coming down from the mountain. Be critical and specific AND kind. And be READY to show what you can do in order to establish you are a voice that contains wisdom and experience. Bob

Cool OOB build. I have one I have to tackle.

WOW!!! That is truly gorgeous.

Absolutely stunning in every respect. Just beautiful.

It all looks pretty good. I'm all vintaged out and really want modern fuel cars and pro stock. If someone tools up for that watch the money roll in.

Talk about pucker factor when that thing detonated. Geez......

His name is actually a sentence......

This is still the sexiest drag car ever come down the pike bar NONE.

I have a built one here also and it is such a great kit I'm surprised we have not seen more built up. Great looking build there El Curto..

Traded a few items with Droogie. All went very well and I am pleased.

They are available. Get ready to fork it over though.

Totally killer.......

You definitely need to bring your A game when tackling EM kits but they are so worth it. I must have 4/5 built and about 4/5 waiting. Every one of them has been a test but I have passed them all. I have to finish my white on white Countach this year. Perhaps I'll drag it out this weekend and see where I left off.....................

My pleasure. I use that technique quite a bit to clean up lines. I did the headlight buckets on my Reher Morrison car the first time I realized that ammonia removes Acrylic paint. i got super tight separation and those buckets look good. I use it for panel lines as well. I also used this technique for the blue/white seats in my Malco Gasser mustang. By using Duplicolor enamel for the white base i was able to use Tamiya metallic blue for the blue tuck and roll for a very clean appearance. Go with what works, find new ways of doing things. Keep on truckin.

How did you do it Chris? It looks good.

I tend to get a good pic of what I'm working on and custom mix the shade myself. Those MM paints are OK, but man are they thick!

Chris, what I would do for a truly sharp line that is also easy is this. Overfill the grill with Acrylic paint and then wipe away with a tightly balled rag with a 50/50 solution of water/ammonia. It'll be straight and perfect.

Good looking Ford there. Oh, welcome back Jeff..........

HECK YEAH!!

That came out fantastic.... Really great paint and details.

Gorgeous car and build.

That is pretty sweet right there. I have to get a couple. Thanks. Edit: Just bought two of em. Thanks for offering them.

I always considered these AMT cartoon kits to be clunky when compared to Dave Deal and T Daniel kits. However, in this case I am digging it.

If this kit had gauge decals it would be perfect in my eyes.