FujimiLover

Nice job Mike! Could you do a tutorial under "tips'n'tricks" of how you got it to look dented? Thank's for sharing and keep up the good work.

I've read some where that if there is no picture, it didn't happen.

My 2001 Honda Insight Only three model's known in existence of this wonderful little car. Ebbro made one in 1/43, HotWheels made one in 1/64 from the Ultraman Series, and Yutaka toy company made a 1/32-28 scale version of Ultraman toy. Nobody has made a plastic model kit or 1/18 die-cast model of it. Oh yea, and why hasn't their ever been any plastic model kit's of the 97-up Lotus Elise?

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About those kit cars, some were kit cars in chasing scenes, but other scenes were real cars. All in all they were supposed to be the same real exotic car so it's good in my book. I'm not familiar with Steve Austin, what program was he in?

Is medium available in both colors? Thank's!

Whatever will work for you. I don't want anybody to feel left out................. like I said, it was your project that gave me the idea for this build-off.

Is there any reason not to add Jimmy here? He's more than welcomed!

I'm not sure to what movie or show your refereeing too?

Yea sure, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine would count! They were detectives! LOL! I was hoping somebody would mention Nash! Loved that show!

I like the red one better, but the first one should have a rear wing designed to flow with the rear end. Then it would look cool. Look's like a possible hard-top convertible model?

Thank you, I had the shelves for a long time and put them up when I moved into the larger room. I figured they were best place for these model's. Now searching for some KS labels to be made for model kit identification's.

Since this is the under glass thread, I'd thought I would post these four models here together now that they are truly "under glass". Here's a close up of my KS Competition under glass. These display cases are very well made and once model is in place they seem to be very air-tight. You can safely pick up the case without worrying about the base falling out of the clear shell. As I said in my other post, I think at $9 buck's each it was a worthy investment for these well built cars. I should have gotten these as soon as the models were built! I'll have to get four more when I do my other KS models. Still to come, KS Countach, KS 911 as soon as I find another body, KS Competition Spyder, and some other "secret" KS car!

Here are my four KS models "under glass" for real! Here's a close up of my KS Competition under glass. These display cases are very well made and once model is in place they seem to be very air-tight. You can safely pick up the case without worrying about the base falling out of the clear shell. I think at $9 buck's each it was a worthy investment for these well built cars. I'll have to get four more when I do my other KS models.

Mmmmm, I think I'd like to keep this strictly to detectives with the exception of the Dukes. Other wise it would be any movie/tv show car and yes I agree while it will open up the field, it would be too much and I don't think as much challenging and as fun. I think we'll strict it to "detectives" only. I'm not sure about Pet Detectives, but since it has the word detective in it, why not? Even with strictly detective-related themes, you still have a very wide range to choose from. Perhaps next build-off can be crime-fighters. I know I mentioned Knight Rider in there and he is more of a crime-fighter than a detective, but I guess some times in order to fight-crime you have to detect. So, I suppose if you can find an example of both, that will work too. But if it's strictly crime-fighting like Batman, we'll save that for another build-off. Is that cool for everyone? I think Ghostbusters can count as crime-fighters more than detectives, so I'll have to say no to them this time around.

Nice write up on Jim, but you forgot his car, and the kit you started out with. Other than that, thanks' for sharing! Let's keep going!

All right, Duke-boy's can join in.

LOL! Nice models, however I wouldn't exactly call The Dukes Of Hazzard's detectives so I doubt they would be considered. Keep searching!

Sure that can be done as long as the car belonged to a main character. Or in case of Charlies Angels where we had three main characters, each of their cars can be done. I'm going to do the Coyote from Hard Castle and Mccormick if I can find the kit. The Kit: Taken from Wikipedia The Show: Hardcastle and McCormick is a 1980s action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions and Columbia Pictures Television, shown on ABC from 1983-1986, starring Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The show's premise involves the retirement of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Milton C. "Hardcase" Hardcastle. With file drawers filled with 200 criminals who got off on technicalities, he takes a page from his childhood hero, the Lone Ranger, and makes plans to go after these criminals. Mark McCormick is a smart-mouthed, streetwise car thief who is looking at hard time for his latest theft, a prototype sports car designed by his murdered best friend. Together they strike a deal: Hardcastle helps Mark catch the murderer; Mark agrees to be the Judge's right hand man. The car: The car that McCormick drove, the Coyote X, was not built from a Manta Montage kit car, as is the popular belief, but was based on a McLaren M6BGT, though the Montage itself was an M6 replica as well[1]. The nose, windshield doors and lower body are faithful representations of the McLaren[2], the rear deck however, was a custom component, that became a feature on many Montages with damaged rear windows. Most of the cars for the show, were molded and assembled by Mike Fennel. Like many kit cars of the time, the car uses a chassis from a VW Beetle and its engine from a Porsche 914.[3] For the second and third seasons, producers used a different Coyote which was based on a De Lorean DMC-12, as Brian Keith had difficulty getting in and out of the original Coyote.[4] One significant difference is that the car's appearance no longer resembles the Manta, as the front is larger than the original, making the car resemble a front engined car. A season one car that was used in the production of Hardcastle and McCormick is currently owned by a private owner in Southern New Jersey. There seems to be only two remaining season 1 cars in existence, while the DeLorean based cars are represented by at least three examples.[3] The Delorean based Coyote can be seen in the background during the Married...With Children episode "Kelly Bounces Back", sans its Coyote rocker panel graphics. The jump car used for season 1 was re-bodied and used for the remaining two seasons of the show. It was displayed at Universal Studios Theme Park in Orlando, Florida. It has since been sold, restored and sold again to a private owner. That is pretty much how your applicant's should look. Thank you! I'll have to check my LHS for this kit.

It was your project that gave me the idea, so yea sure! Any kit of a car that belongs to a detective that has already been started is free to join. I did not forget Starsky and Hutch I was nearly giving examples. ANY detective's car can join. Oh, and unlike the Cannonball Run build-off where numerous builders can do the same car, I'm limiting this one to where as soon as somebody has chosen a car, that's it. Nobody else can copy/do the same car. If your in, post a picture of the car, tell us a brief history on it, what movie/show it's roll is, who the driver is both actor/character, and a picture of the kit that your starting out with. That's it, pretty much any detective! So start building! One quick change, to make it fair, if the same car has changed in different season's of a show, then it can be done more than once. You have to show the sample of the change from TV clip, and you have to describe what the changes were. Basically, same car can be done, as long as it's from different season. Example, KITT from Knight Rider had different voice-box readout in Season One than he had rest of the series. Plus, I think he also had KNIGHT instead of KITT, and had one monitor instead of two in the dash. Stuff like that, then surely more than one person can do the same car.

Hello there. I was watching the Jim Rockford Firebird take shape and it gave me an idea for a new build-off. How about we start a detective's cars build-off? This can be ANY "DETECTIVE" from any TV show and/or movie. This will give plenty of cars to choose from and there for should be a nice wide playing field for everybody to join. Detective's can range from Pink Panther, classic/new. Inspector Gadget, real or cartoon. Charlie's Angel's, TV show/movie. Hardcastel and Mcormick, Knight Rider, A-Team, Colombo, the list go's on and on and on. Remember, has to be detective-related and pictures of the real deal included with your "application" request. I might like to do the H.M. car if I can find it, the Coyote? Who's in?

Hmmmmm, this gives me a new idea for a build-off! Nice job youngster!

While cleaning up my KS model's to put in their new cases, I still hadn't noticed any yellowing whatsoever on my white KS 500 SL. Then again, it hasn't been in any direct sun-light whatsoever so maybe that has something to do with the yellowing? I noticed that if your a G1 Transformers fan, particularly the popular and rare Jetfire, that he tend's to yellow over time as well. Not sure what it is about some whites that yellow over time. Anyway, still can't recall what clear coat I used over the Tamiya white.

Okay, models' dusted off and put in cases! Will post pic's soon. Baby wipes seems to work good for plastic models as well, just be careful with wipers and window banners. My KS 928's window banners have already gone pealing off and the rear ones have split and half. Will have to spend time scraping them off and redoing them. Fortunately, the KS window banners are universal items. I will deal with the 928 at a later time. But for now, all four are protected! Hardest one to get in place was the Diablo do to it's width and propping up the rear engine lid, but is all done!

Hand-painting black trim on white cars is even worse! Nice job on the Supra!