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It would seem the effort wouldn't be worth it. The whole point of reinforcement is to strengthen the joint. These joints need tension and shear reinforcement ... sorry, but I'm a structural engineer. Like a concrete beam the concrete and metal reinforcement are analyzed individually .. concrete for compression and steel for tension. So a tissue paper/ epoxy joint would come out .. epoxy .. very good in compression ---- tissue paper ... virtually zero in tension really 0 in compression. It's just your imagination that using tissue paper to reinforce a joint actually works .... it's the epoxy still doing it all. Sorry, but this doesn't hold engineering water. Thank's for the comment, though .. no offense meant. It's just Engineering 101.

aha .. so we can blame Bill for those BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH plastic packages that need a saber saw to open!!!

someone didn't finish off the rear ...

It's not easy coming up with something custom to do with the Advanti ... a tribute to the original design. I do like this idea .. go for it!

Yeah, I only go because my wife grew up there and my brother-in-law lives in Wayne. ehhehe well, maybe because it's the largest, most awesome car model display I've ever seen!!!!!!

I like that idea of pinning the Tamiya stand .. or just masking tape I guess. I wonder why THEY didn't correct this flaw in the first place. This is my fix .. sits by itself, rotates with left hand even, holds the body upside down, quick to adjust to any body width and quick attach/detach mechanism (squeeze with hand)

I decided I needed something to finish and picked this from my unfinished .. just needed body paint I thought. The front clip broke again so I epoxied it and reinforced with fiberglass cloth. I also tried the Brembo decals I made and am very happy with these .. just inkjet printed.

I got to say . those were the days when we were building these! Waiting for AMT's yearly releases was like September spying on the local car dealers for hidden ney cars!

Absolutely awesome! I'm going to have to look into those for my 3 and 5 year old grandsons next visit up north here.

love it!

Welcome, Mark. I went to school in Angola a long time ago. Had many trips to and thru South Bend. Some friends lived there down 20. Just good times remembered from there despite the face for this New Englander that there was more corn than trees.

You make it all look so simple, John! Was fascinating watching the body come together.

Very interesting build idea .. and really interesting things going on with each one!

After saying I don't recommend wheels and looking back ay your pics, I have to say BLACK does look best with the rest of your build.

I never give recommendations on wheels as they are just too personal. But as far as East Coast Rod goes, people seem to call an unchopped hot rod that. Not sure why as I live and grew up in New England and never noticed that until the "label makers" made up that tag long after the days of the Hot Rod. I have a non-chopped '32 on the workbench that many tell me to chop and I have been known to call it an East Coast Rod! And .. I really like the look of your build so far .. no matter what wheels you decide on!

Ferrari 250 GTO The plastic hinges have been replaced with "standard" brass ones. I really like how well the hood fits on this. I decided to try some ferrules to replace the thick kit intake pipes after some suggestions on a thread here. I was able to order some in the exact size of the largest and smallest diameters of the kit ones but they will have to be shortened. I'm debating how I will do this as they are very thin, but they look more realistic than the kit ones. I think I'll have to flatten the bell which seems to have been done on the 1:1 according to photos online.

I always used bent coat hangers and tried a Tamiya stand after seeing many here using it. The body keep falling out of the stand on me.. why no positive lock on such a critical piece? And adjust the spread to fit a body was trial and error of the worst type. So, I made my own with strip of wood and coat hangers ... two upside down U shapes with top bent 90 degrees to the legs that are stuck in the wood. Just bend wired to fit ANY car body without having to reinsert those awkward wires on the Tamiya. I've never lost a body off this and can turn it upside to paint. The poorly designed Tamiya is in the closet. I couldn't find a picture of it but will be happy to post one if any interest. This is so simple and so foolproof.

It's May already?

I was always intimidated by having to paint the chrome trim on cars back in the 50's -60's when I started. When I came back to the hobby in the 90's I fell in love with BMF! This was all the reason to start building again! I thought applying it was pretty easy, it just took a little thought and preparation to insure you had a good base and place to guide the knife. There is nothing even close to BMF for replication auto chrome. Now, in my older years I do find my hands don't like guiding the knife along the trim edges as well ... maybe I'll try that '59 Chevy trim again! As far as cost, I see many that are very wasteful when applying BMF. Putting a sheet on that covers all the window trim from top to bottom and end to end makes no sense to me. All that BMF in the window area is just wasted! I apply it in thin strips just wide enough to cover the trim and have edges to peel after cutting. I try to locate the ends where the trim joints are on 1:1 cars. Maybe these people don't realize the trim on 1:1 cars is applied in many pieces .. not one big piece that completely surrounds the windshield. The joints really add to the detail of the model when located realistically and you really have to look close to see them .. like on the 1:1 car. Do it this way and you'd be surprised how ling a sheet of BMF lasts .. ie. it's CHEAP!

This looks amazing! That rigging is even more so. My grandfather was an old ship modeler ... he was a ship rigger in Boston in his early life and built them in his workshop basement from scratch. He had a drill press, lathe, so many saws ... I was in heaven when we'd see him. There was a completed ship under his basement stairs that I would start at for hours with all the details. I was about 6 years old and I blame him for my modeling interest! He gave all his ships away to friends and no one in the family has one. I found out the ship under the stairs was the USS Hartford (we were in East Hartford, CT) and he donated it to the Old Hartford Statehouse. They had it on display for some years and most of their stuff was transferred to another museum and was lost track of. I would give anything for any of his ship models. Anyway, do keep us posted on your progress.

Definitely, the more you look, the more to like!

Interesting .. that's a nasty looking bit .. never seen one like that before.

Nice looking welds on that .. how was it done?

cardboard and plastic wood ... just like my beginning custom work! I know you'll do this justice with our "modern" sheet plastic and Bondo! Will be fun watching, John.