Chuck Most

SJS did make them- I'm not sure who ended up with the molds for them though.

That's about the only thing really stopping me from buying the kit, to tell you the truth.

That's one of the first things you'll find out when going from spray can to airbrush... unlike with the can, you SHOULD get in nice and close with the airbrush. I had the same thing happen the first time I tried out an airbrush, bringing it closer to what I was painting (about 4 to 6" away) helped get me in the ballpark.

Very nice! Particularly nice work with the graphics.

Kind of a red-orange, like a Fram-brand filter. (The kit filter may even represent a Fram-built unit, not really sure.) I've been using Ford Engine Red (really more of a medium red-orange) for them, and it seems to be an fairly close match, if not perfect.

Working with BMF can be a lot of fun, or it can be a huge pain in the rear. Mostly depends on what the last task you accomplished was. Looks like you did a fantastic job on the foil.

Let me guess... Johnson Controls? They make about 90% of the car batteries out there. To hear Advance Auto Parts tell it, they AREN'T the same- the supplier (store chain) tells the manufacturer they want this group size, this CCA, and this warranty at this price, and the batteries are manufactured to suit. I will say that lately Walmart has been pretty lax with the warranties on their Neverstart batteries- the last few months I was at Advance, people were defecting from Walmart to us and Auto Zone. Yeah... what is up with all the checkout lanes when there are never more than a one-hand-finger-count open? Never understood that. Unsupervised children (and certain groups of the elderly ) are always fun to deal with... and never mind the fact you had to park three miles away from the store and it's raining. Tonio- Glad you dig the VW.

A valuable lesson learned that day... never get your vehicle serviced at an establishment where you can also buy control top pantyhose, a ten pound frozen turkey, have your vision tested and your taxes done. The whole 'vehicle service' department at such a place might be a bit of an afterthought...

I don't know about Walmart, but some 'discount' retailers do sell watered down'versions of name brand products. Purple Power purchased from Dollar General seems to take just a little bit longer to strip paint than Purple Power bought from Advance Auto Parts. It's five bucks for the two-gallon jug at DG, and just over eight bucks at Advance. Could the Dollar General stuff be diluted? Or is my tinfoil hat not doing it's job? I'll let you decide. As far as any of Walmart's house brands, I've never cared much for any of them. Well, my dog did like the Ol' Roy foods, but then again he enjoyed eating a cat turd every now and then, so I guess that really isn't much of a reccomendation. The thing I really like about a smaller, dedicated hobby shop as opposed to a big-box retailer (and one that's been mentioned already) is the service. At my closest shop I regularly get discounts and maybe a freebie every so often, simply because the owner knows me personally and I've been buying from him for over a decade now. At Walmart, that just plain ain't gonna happen. (Poor grammar intentional.) And this shop listens to its customers and stocks what they want. He's the only place in a good 30 mile radius selling Moebius and Lindberg kits? Why? Because the customers wanted them in stock! And he carries MCM, because every other nearby shop carries the Kalmbach mags. Sure, Walmart looks at sales figures and stocks what they notice is selling, but it isn't as personal and to the point as you'd get at a mom-and-pop type establishment.

Wow- its almost a shame that chassis and engine will be covered up with a body. Great work with the Alclad. Like you said- up close and in person, the difference between Alclad and other Chrome paints is night and day.

It shrugs off Purple Power, Super Clean, and Bleach White as well. Krylon REALLY likes to stay put once it is applied.

The Revell gold looks to be a near-perfect match for the 1:1 engine paint.

Pretty sick! Great way to dispose of a Ferrari.

At this point its probably moot anyhow... Round 2 clearly owns them now! But I have to echo what Joe said... having the AMT, MPC, and PL brands back in control of people who actually care about the hobby? Fantastic. I was hoping this is how it would turn out back in '08 when the lease agreement began. Looking like the next few years will be VERY GOOD for car modelers, spate of all-new tooling or not.

Dialect! Spelling differences are similar to American English and Olde English, such as 'tire' and 'tyre'. I think.

Haven't set foot in a Walmart in about five years- hoping its at least that many years more before I do again. If ever. Luckily- my closest shop always tried to meet (or undercut, if possible) Walmart's prices on kits, and he still has some very good prices, even compared to online vendors. Consider the fact I don't need to pay shipping, and it's on the way to/from other businesses and people I see frequently anyway, guess where I go?

You see quite a few SUVs (and Minivans) in the parking lot and in the infield of most NASCAR events, so anything's possible.

Anything's possible, I suppose. Would require a little cutting and swaping by the looks of it though,

Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggh. Oh, well- I'll make it work.

^That's the model I saw.^ Pink and everything. I thought it was in a recent issue of MCM, but it might have been the other mag.

Why not? That Jolly Roger kit can be the base to a halfway decent early '20's Olds hot rod. Granted, you'd need to bring your own body, but that is half the fun.

I've actually seen a similar build to that- this one has more replica style markings on it though. The name of the kit/TV show it is from escapes me a the moment. Very cool.

Velcome aboard, Casey! I'd leave that body just the way it is and stuff all the go-fast stuff in it. In the first pic, the hood almost looks bare steel.

The rear window seems to fit best if you slide the bottom edge of the rear window into place, then kind of push up and seat the top edge into the frame. That seems to help it fit best, though you might still need to cut the side windows separate. First one of these I built it took me a while to figure out what I was doing!

Bradley- I've got the same 'problem', and now that I'm getting into more detail and better build quality (well, for me at least) it's starting to take a while! That's why I think I'll kick this build off by throwing together the '10 GT convert. Not box stock, I do plan to change out the rolling stock and detail it a little, but it'll pretty much just be a 'bang it out and call it a day' kind of project. I might even leave it in the molded color- just sand off the mold lines and polish the plastic. Then I'll think about my glue '10 GT. Or the '08 Bullit, or one of the '07 Shelby GT500s I just KNOW I've got laying around here somewhere...