sjordan2

I stand by my prior post. Just paint the thing white and the raised lines will show just fine with no further attention necessary. But you won't know until you do it, will you?

I'm afraid I don't understand. You don't want to paint them a different color from the rest of the body? But if you're going to paint it white, I think the raised molding will be much more obvious. Why not go ahead and paint it and then show us what you're looking for? To this point, I don't get what you're talking about.

PS: I would change the title of this thread to "Pinstriping raised body lines on Model T." The way it's phrased now is misleading; it sounds like the much-discussed (and pinned) topic of darkening the recesses around panel lines such as doors, etc. I think most members would see it that way and ignore the thread.

Franklin Mint did a beautiful 1/24 diecast of it a few years ago. I have one, and it's superb, though the wire wheels could be a bit better. And I do wish it could be available as a kit. (They also did the Count Trossi Mercedes) http://www.alfaromeomuseum.com/?p=3360

Harry P. described how he did the same thing for his 1/16 Mercer Raceabout. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75837 You might also be interested in his thread on building the Model T kit. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76320&page=1 GeeBee had similar challenges on pinstsriping his white Stutz Bearcat. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64648&page=1

You are correct, sir. My poor, addled brain was jumping back and forth between this thread and "what would you like to see in resin that hasn't been done?" My apologies.

Yeah, but that's already available in just about every scale. I want to build the 1/12 AMT 2-seater kit into a phaeton (Monogram has it) with a back seat to replicate Tom Mix's custom version. The only difference is that the 1:1 is 7" longer than the sport roadster.

Talbot-Lago Teardrop Coupe. Even more amazing than the Bugatti Atlantic.

This thread is going to go all over the place if it's open to both scale models and 1:1 cars. Wouldn't it be better to split it into 2 threads?

Anything by Gerald Wingrove. Not a nut, bolt or anything else that's not just right.

Amazing work. Who would have thought this to be possible?

This thread was abandoned 2 years ago, so there may be quite a wait.

Cool story. Short video. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/07/18/newday-vo-mustang-reunion.cnn.html

Nice job. Makes me very nostalgic for the 1966 1600 Sprint GT (GTV with Webers) I had. I'm not sure why the whole hood sticks up in the shots, but the front edge of the hood is the original "step-nose" style of this body and should stick up.

I'm confused. A huge amount of the references you've been given are from the US.

http://www.amazon.com/Inkadinkado-62-01039-Flocking-Powder-Black/dp/B003QKDNYG Let your fingers do the driving. http://www.google.com/search?q=black+flocking+powder&hl=en&gbv=2&oq=black+flocking+powder&gs_l=heirloom-serp.12..0j0i7i30.391168.391168.0.394016.1.1.0.0.0.0.213.213.2-1.1.0....0...1ac.1.20.heirloom-serp.qWWsUgKqpQc This seems to be a hot item for fingernails these days, so you might call up Sally Beauty Supply if you have one in your area.

Here's a good article on a super-detailed build of the Smer Talbot-Lago. Wire wheels from Herb Deeks. http://www.arcair.com/Gal1/501-600/gal558-Talbot-Dalton/00.shtm

PS: you may want to look more closely at this -- the only Smer Mercer I found was #0954, which is 1/32 scale.

Smer is/was a Czech company that reboxed many kits, especially aircraft and military, from Heller and Merit. The cars are primarily from Merit and one of the best is the Talbot-Lago, though a lot of extra detailing is required. You just have to go with Google.

OR you could look at her as she appears in Vogue/Spain 2013, with hair and makeup attended to. I have no idea about retouching. Hey, Sophia Loren is about a decade older and still looks hot, as does Catherine Deneuve. But they all may have benefited from Bondo and CA.

Most race teams have "duplicate" show cars that they take to different venues around the country that are far more detailed and finished than what actually appears in a race. I shot a few TV commercials with Dale Earnhardt and a #3 show car, which was much more finished than anything he ever raced. Same with Kyle Petty and his cars.

This could look great, except to me the rear suspension looks way too low and the front wheels look like they couldn't make a turn without shredding the tires. I understand that this is just a mock-up.

Sheesh. I tried to preempt that old cliché in my post #2, but it doesn't seem to work around here. Anyway, that kind of money is usually spent by institutions to protect the world's cultural heritage. Or hidden away in vaults by Asian or Russian zillionaires who don't want to be identified. And none of these people or institutions became so wealthy because they don't have brains. People with that kind of wealth have already shown that they don't need to prove anything to anybody.

And also the scene of the Bonhams sale of the most expensive car ever sold at auction -- the '54-55 Fangio Mercedes W196 racer for nearly $30 million. MB let this car slip away from their possession many years ago, and there is some speculation that they were the winning (anonymous) bidder. Keep your eyes on their museum displays. The most expensive car ever sold is said to be a Bugatti Atlantic, now in the Mullin museum in California, which did not sell at auction a few years ago, but is rumored to have sold in a private transaction for about $35 million. Before someone says "more money than brains," what is the Mona Lisa worth? The Eiffel Tower? A Picasso or van Gogh in the hundreds of millions?