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Foxer

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  1. Their sand is whiter than yours ...
  2. That's a lot of shrinkage for ANY material .. amazing!
  3. Ok, I have a question for all those that have gotten realistic photos of models sitting in front of a real background and have made it look real. Any hints at all would be appreciated, from choosing a background, relative object sizes, lens, focal length, etc. I have a DSLR so I can adjust to anything but I'm sure all will be appreciated even by those with simple point and shoot cameras. I'd assume a diorama board with road surface and some HO grass and weeds would be a good start. How do you size up a background that will blend in with any buildings the proper size? What lens focal length will give the best perspective? Will the dio board close to the fround give the best perspective or can it be raised some for ease of photographing? I'm sure any suggestions will raise more questions ..
  4. Your photos really show off the paint on these ... that alone was amazing.
  5. The hot rod/rat rod example is a good one to ponder. I'd definatly expect the almost box stock hot rod to come away with more points, although a highly modified rat rod should surely win more points. Judge's bias is in there for sure .. and will always be. That's probably why I stay away from contests .. other than the fact I can't seem to finish anything in my glacial retirement. With the operating feature thing, it has to come down to the nitty grity .. how mush value each judge awards to specific features. A paint friendly judge may give little to the bad paint job and over extend the value to the working headlights. It might go the other way for a judge that brush paints his rides and can't get the wheels to turn. It all comes back to the contest rules and ultimately the mercy of the judges. Maybe we should shift the discussion to the value of judge pay off.. will he appreciate a Revell or AMT 49 Merc more???
  6. Nicley done. This is the kind of tips needed here for those not having done this type of modification before. It all seems simple once you see it, but you hit all the right techniques along the way.
  7. There's one thing not really considered here. The paint vs. bodywork brought up by Cranky brings it up the same as a Revell 49 Merc in a custom catagory. You can enter it in what many consider a wrong category but in the end it's going to get killed as far as points by those that are really customs. So, whats the point of doing it? if your '49 Merc was built well you might win the box-stock but in custom class it doesn't have a chance no matter how well built. Of course, in a NNL show everything here is mute!
  8. .. now that REALLY cracked me up, Cranky!
  9. Very impressive! The overall photo is spectacular ... I can smell the salt!
  10. I agree 100% with Harry, but I don't enter contests anymore and I seems the defination of the "custom" catagory varys considerably. In my opinion, model car contests are not minature 1:1 contests. Most 1:1 cars arn 100% built but their owners .. they aren't expecter to have been. Moder cars ARE expected to have been built by their owners. Custom defines the build, not necessarly the styling, but that is my opinion. If a Revell 49 Merc was built into what came off the showroom floor, it would actually be a custom to me! I think most here have a differing opinion than me, but it all works out. A Revell 49 Merc built "box stock" and entered in the Custom class would garner pretty much 0 pionts for the top chop and have to depend totally on the builders skill for any consideration. They all start at a major disadvantage compared to anything else in the class. Now, how about a Revell 49 Merc restored to factory stock configuration .. unchopped top and all. Where does THAT go ... the work definatly out-customs the box stock build! This is definatly one for the definers of classes for a contest to define rather than any of us.
  11. Excellent engine work .. that look sjust right ... rubber fuel line sand all! You gave me a few ideas for a '62 Dragster I have on the bench waiting for some fuel itself.
  12. I love the color and definatly want to see you do this one as there's just not enough non-32 Fords of this era around! You DID remind me I have one of these I started and got track while building a dual turbo system for it ...
  13. Some fantastic work here ... and very interesting!
  14. I really like that back end now that I see the fenders on. Are you going to extent the inside of the fenders forward to close them off?
  15. That is a piece of sculpture! .. beautiful
  16. working for me too ... 2nd time today. Maybe you just know EVERYTHING, Bill!
  17. I like the look .. finally a modern auto center.
  18. Some can spend hours or pages just defining scratchbuilding but won't take an hour to build a few jacks from spare plastic. No matter what you want to call it, when you need it just look at the shapes and just put em together. Then grin at the result.
  19. I can't decide if I like the front or rear better ...
  20. That ship has definatly been on the road more than once! Great work.
  21. Beautiful!
  22. I know you're asking for a corded tool reccomendation, but I just want to say that a rechardable cordless is the way to go if your going to be using it on plastic. You can get the low speeds better and it will have less tendency to melt the plastic. Since getting a Stylus Dremal my old coeded one has been sitting unused. If you know all this just ignore me.
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