Chuck Most

Got some kits everybody else got six months ago.

Nope... those custom builts are all you're going to find for the Aquitania. Really not much out there in the way of Transatlantic passenger liners in kit form, other than the more well-known ships.

Here we are- as you can see- proper left and right side graphics for the green bars.

I'm hoping they'll do a DeSoto based on the Chrysler tooling at some point. Even if not, I'll be getting a few more Hudsons and Chryslers, and whatever else Moebius puts out in the coming years.Yep, they pretty well sucked me in!

Sweet! Been wondering where you've been.

I'd do it if it weren't such a long drive for me. Glad you're in a better job- now celebrate and blow a little cash on some kits and/or supplies.

Nothing major mechanically- pretty much just some of the trim and (maybe) a few interior pieces- but since you mentioned the one you're thinking about is a custom some of that may not even apply.

I just got the kit today, and the green graphics appear to have been corrected.

Well, yeah it's scripted... just like American Chopper. Remember the Dream Bikes episodes, where they knocked on the winner's door, and the winner came out acting all suprised, even though they had already been fitted with a microphone when they opened the door? (Battery pack clipped to the belt is a dead giveaway). All 'reality' shows are scripted to some degree. Well, yeah, they haggle down the price... they're in a business, and the whole point of a business is to make money. Buy low, sell high, remember? And of COURSE they're going to make a few bad calls and pay too much for a stinker or two every so often. And if you were on a show, would you want to let many of those bad deals out there for public record? Doubt it! Main reason I watch is because of Danielle- take her off the show and my interest would drop by a good 70-80 percent.

http://now.msn.com/now/0416-lamborghini-aventador-fire.aspx?ocid=ansnow11 Maybe Lambo ought to start making fire suppression systems standards in their cars.

^ One suitcase and a bowling bag, if everything stays the same as the 2003 reissue.

Buick Gran National- Monogram Muscle issue.

Nice!

Shaping up beautifully.

Both of these were build from scraps and spares, and heavily weathered to drive home the point-

With a Hemi it would sure be a handful, but blow it up to 1:1 and I'd be pleased to have it in my garage.

Wish that suprised me, but it doesn't. A lot of people think the Edmund Fizgerald was just a song, as well. I've seen the Haynes manual- they have one for the Enterprise from Star Trek too!

Nicely done! No more Grey Poupon for this Benz.

A bit unrelated, but part of the Titanic/Olympic history- the newsreel footage you've seen of the Titanic's departure from Southampton? It is actually footage of the Olympic. If you look, you'll see that the names of the tugboats have been scratched off on the film, and the name of the ship is never visible in the footage.

Yes- heavier in tonnage, but the same dimensions. The differences between Titanic and Britannic would consist of the promenade deck (as you mentioned) and of course more lifeboats. The davits on Britannic were unique to it- I'm still figuring out a way to duplicate those. The Britannic was 2 feet wider as well, but on this scale that wouldn't be noticable.

They probably will- they reissued the stock and custom '60 Starliner with both versions in one kit, and they brought out the parts from the aborted separate custom version for the T-Bird with the latest reissue. I'd be suprised if they did not bring back the '57 Chrysler with both versions in one kit.

I was hoping you also built the robot to display with the car, but this is still pretty cool!

Settle down folks, this one hasn't seen any workbench action in at least five months! That might have to change pretty soon...

More times than I care to confess! BUT- I've also done the opposite- couldn't get the right weathered finish I was after, so I just started over and made it glossy.

If you want the stock trim and engine parts, start with the stock kit. Lowering it would be easy with some modifications to the steering knuckles and rear springs. Shorter tires would do the trick as well, depending on what look you're going for. I believe the stock versions (at least the most recent reissues) had both sets of taillamp lenses too. But Steve pretty well summed up the differences.