VW Dave

I agree with that choice; against the dark body color, the fully bright ones are best. The ones with the darkened recesses are pretty cool too, but they need to be against a lighter body color IMO.

It'll be a sad day when polished/plated Fuchs wheels don't go well with an early VW's body style. :roll: Those Pegasus wheels are much too 'Pimp My Ride'(just my opinion) Looking great so far Doug; keep at it.

Andy - The red coupe with the wires and visor really looks the business. 8)

I'll be glad to help out, Lee; besides, I need to grab that reference material for myself anyway - I plan on building Doug's truck in scale as a surprise for his 50th birthday early next year. as I'm not logged in here very often, drop me an email as a reminder. 8)

I voted yes.....'hook a brutha up.'

Nobody ever said Irv 'invented' the raked look; it's more of a trademark of his building style. He builds his models on a rake....many people wish you would step on one. :wink: Back on topic - looking good, Irv!

LOL Lyle. And congrats to Irv; that Merc rocks.

You'll surely get a charge out of it...like Mark did. Brian tells it best.

I went with Matt's suggestion of the Hotwheels RigorMotor headlight.....can't go wrong, 2 for less than a buck. 8)

When you're ready for pics, email me your specific needs. The truck is a little inaccessible during the winter, but he's not getting rid of it anytime soon. 8)

Quick...everybody hide your car batteries!! Seriously, welcome aboard. I never invited you because I thought you told me about it.

I heard once that small o-rings stacked on top of each other can do a pretty good job of simulating airbags. Hope this helps. 8)

I finally got all 168 of my pics hosted & captioned. Ch-ch-check it out: http://public.fotki.com/VWDave/car_shows__...uys_east_coast/

Sounds feasible, Craig, doing that on aluminum sheet; BMF likely would disintegrate in the process, however.

Under Testors' emerald green, I've had the best results with a gold base.

I forgot to say it when I saw the link on another board, but thanks for posting them. Lotsa nice stuff there indeed.

Steve - I think I saw you and your Cobra at the Bennington show last winter; the metallic green over black really looks great, and I started playing with Tamiya paints shortly after seeing it. Here's the TS-20 metallic green over three different bases(left to right): TS-14 black, TS-30 silver leaf, and TS-76 mica silver....three different colors altogether And, yes, plastic spoons are a great way to test paint colors. http://public.fotki.com/vwdave/how-tos/tamiya_spray_paint/

Nice work, Bobby. I've built a couple of those CRX's over the years, and it's one of my favorite kits. Don't beat yourself up too badly over the foil either; Rest assured I've seen much worse 'first tries'(including my own). The first time I tried BMF, I was very discouraged....I didn't even attempt to use it again for several years. All I can say is: practice, practice, practice. 8)

Louis - I'd be curious what the projects are before giving my opinion whether or not metalflake is the way to go. It also helps if you lay out all the details(like paint brands & such). In either case, I'd recommend the correct primer and some sort of base color like silver under the metalflake paint.

Yates - Are you after a specific set of the Arii wheels & tires? I picked up a couple over the years for use on my Mad Max models, and got a wrong one somewhere along the line. The ones I needed were the ones on the far right; the oddball ones are the second from the right. Sorry for the iffy pic; I grabbed it off Google. Email me off the board if you might be interested in them.

Hey....the Sharpies worked out pretty well, didn't they? :wink: Great tip, Brian! I'm looking forward to trying it as well some day.

Richard - While at a museum event last month, I shot a few pics in the museum's main exhibit hall....maybe these can tide you over until either myself or Billy can get more. http://public.fotki.com/VWDave/saratoga_au...tch_collection/ Sneaky peeky:

No luck on the Nationals this time, Billy; I've got to work both Friday and Saturday....it sucks the event doesn't extend into Sunday, as I've got that one wide open. No rush on the Fitch exhibit either - according to the museum's website, it runs through November 15th

Thanks for the kind words, fellas; I'm glad to share any time that I can. 8) Lyle - I do my best to capture the subject just as I've seen it....if I think it looks good, chances are some others here will wanna see it too. In the case of the runway pics, multiple angles ensure that I'll get at least a few 'keepers' out of the lot; we only get that opportunity once a year, so it has to count.

The local 'Cruise Out' show we like to attend was this past weekend. Lotsa pics, so it took longer than normal to add captions & put them up. Enjoy! http://public.fotki.com/VWDave/car_shows__...ruise_out_2006/ And here's my favorite 'after show' runway pic of my Manx and my friends' Beetle: