Chuck Most

Cool. Figured a clear would wear off as well, but an automotive clear would hold up pretty well.

Why hasn't this guy been re-banned yet?

I've got plenty of projects that could be used. I'll see what I can come up with.

Worn paint, dirt, wiper streaks- the whole nine yards. Love it!

One of the reasons I consider my real Plymouth a toy. The Chrysler guys built and painted it.

Awesome.

Okay. Thanks for clearing that up. Weird, now that I know there isn't a resin B-400... I kinda want one.

I don't get why the 'toy' issue is so thorny for some. I consider my 1:1 '67 Plymouth Fury a toy, so why not my models. But anyway- toy-like models? I've got a few Lindberg '48 Lincoln- I won't get into what an epic fail that kit is in terms of detail and accuracy. But when built up box stock, doesn't it kinda remind you of an old pressed steel toy? Revell '56 Ford F-100- Looks like the cab blew a bubble, and those rear fenders are just awful. I used to have a Nylint F-100 diecast toy that had better body proportions. Heck, as a kid I had a plastic Tootsietoy '56 F-100 that looked more like the real deal than that kit. Ertl Scout II- it's that grille. Other than that the body looks pretty good, but that incorrectly-rounded-on-top, all-chrome grille just rings toy-like to me. I've actually seen 'toy' Scout IIs with better-looking grilles (dig out a Johnny Lightning Scout II and compare it to the kit and you'll see what I mean). Revell AAR 'Cuda- Another kit that just reeks of fail, even though it was introduced in a time when the manufacturer should have known better. Again, the typical Hot Wheel or Matchbox Barracuda has better body proportions. The Revell AAR kind of reminds me of one of those cheap RC or friction drive toy cars you see at dollar stores- looks enough like a real car to be recognizable, but it's proportions have been tweaked a bit to make it look 'cool' to kids. Not to say a good looking, accurate model can't be built using from any of these kits (well, that first one might be a stretch unless you're Jeff Sauber), but they're the ones that immediately stick out in my mind.

A V8 would have helped, or building the body out of something other than stainless steel! Then again, a Flux Capacitor always seemed to help the De Lorean in the horsepower department.

Sweeeeeeeeeeet. Dig the Ford grille on the gray one.

Same here. I find it easier to keep the blade straight and cut the straight line with a saw instead of using a scriber or hobby knife, even with a straight edge. Rounded corners and curves still give me fits, no matter what I try.

Nice! I've been toying with the idea of turning one of these from a Jeep to a jeep.

Forgot I had a '66 Ambulance

Beautiful buildup of one of my all-time favorite trucks.

I thought Norm did make a B-400? Or am I thinking of the Sport Coupe?

Sweet indeed.

That caught my eye as well. Dig it! I just hope Curtis is a non-smoker if he's cruising around with all that in the back seat!

I just wonder if it will top 88 mph.

Absolutely beautiful.

Bah... Those can all be explained away by the Metric system. Wait, no, then that would make the windows .003" too short, the side trim .0005 too thin, but somehow the wheel openings end up bigger.

http://inhabitat.com/all-electric-delorean-car-to-hit-the-streets-in-2013/

I know I cut the top off the Ice T, but other than that and the scoop I have no idea where the rest of the kit went.

Nice to see someone else doing untoward things with that Black Widow kit! Working on one of those as well myself. Hopefully I'll have enough progress to make posting pics here Saturday worth the effort.

Did find pics of the RMCoM US Royals- can't see in the photo how they fortified the tread but it does say 'now w/ bias-ply tread', so they must have improved over the originals-

That, and the fenders were warped to beat the band...