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Great color balance between body and interior. Nicely done overall.

<p>I doubt that there are enough differences to warrant any significant retooling of this kit, and I've been told in earlier conversations that it's the same as the original except for the number plate. But I'm not going to spend $140 to find out for sure, and build another example of a kit I'm already happy with.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Registration numbers differ from state to state in the US; in Tennessee, your license plate goes with you when you sell or trade a car, and is transferred to the next car you own. I think the license plate stays with the car in California, since I see so many of those cars for sale with &quot;original California black plate.&quot;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>And certainly, UR 6571 has not reached a &nbsp;point where the registration number has to be surrendered.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Could Airfix have wanted to reissue the kit with a different number so builders could collect all 4 Birkin team cars? I doubt it.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>NOTE: I just sent an inquiry about these questions to Hornby (owner of Airfix) to see if they could add any illumination.</p> And what the heck is going on with all this code showing up in my edited post???

Walt Disney was a model train enthusiast. He designed this one himself (but probably had others build it). And, not surprisingly, Richard Petty has a large collection of all kinds of diecast cars, which I've seen in the Petty Museum.

Looks great. My wife had its predecessor, a Rabbit, which was virtually bulletproof and lasted for years. A fun drive, very responsive.

Another killer build. If you shot it outside with a realistic background, it would look like the real thing.

2 major achievements. Bravo.

Lots of good detail reference here. http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/1361-DeTomaso-Pantera%20L-Ford%20351%20c.i.%20Cleveland%20V8

The most enjoyable kit I've ever built, with lots of opportunities for detailing -- especially the need to use real mesh here and there. But even box stock, like mine (with minor mesh added), it still looks great when done.

I would assume that the 2-part putty discussion has mostly to do with bodywork and very visible parts. I don't see a downside to using 1-part putty for things like covering seams, sink marks, etc., in engine block halves, radiators, drive shaft halves, bell housings (where appropriate) etc.

The Lauren car continues to have the UR6571 registration as seen at shows (not UU); Airfix changed the number to another Birkin Bentley (UU5872, as seen in the original post), and changed #8 to #9 on the box art, without changing anything else in the kit, not even the radiator badge. My original kit has the UR6571 registration plate. And I made it pretty clear I was only guessing about legal issues. EDIT: However, since I made that guess, Lauren has started offering large-scale models from his car collection (about $9,500 each), made by Amalgam. That may entail certain contractual agreements. They haven't done the Bentley yet. Who knows? Airfix's original property release may have expired a while back. "The number 9 car featured above, UU5872, is an original Birkin car known as 'Birkin Blower No.2'. This car made an appearance at the 1930 Lemans." Read more at http://www.supercars.net/cars/130.html#7iVtLj4tVCZVziOe.99 Here's my Bentley, circa 1972 Here is Lauren's Bentley, as seen in his Paris exhibition in 2011: http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/art-of-the-automobile/photos-1929-blower-bentley-slide-8#slide-1

Here's a pretty nice color reference for this car. Note the copper-clad brake drums. Click to enlarge

Just register, it's free. And this site is probably right up your alley, with tons of awesome scratchbuilt models.

Well, if you look at the link, he's kind of late in any game himself.

Like the peanut butter, not gift without a t. Even highly experienced techs I've known get it wrong. From its creator: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html?hpt=hp_t5

Hire company? You mean this was a leased or rented car?

You might find this thread on scratch building a 1/12 SSK to be of interest. So far, it's only 80 pages. http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/large-scale-cars/21098-1-12-mercedes-ssk.html

I don't know how you can juggle so many projects at once, and do each one so well. This looks like the toughest project I've seen you do, harder than a Pocher, and if I had the skill I'd do it the same way to put canvas on it.

I'm from Texas. NOTHING beats putting soaked pecan wood or mesquite wood from a living, mature tree on charcoal briquets on a grill or in a smoker (pick the older, dryer branches, or cut and let greener branches age). I had both kinds at my house in Houston. There is no processed commercial source that comes close. My second rule for myself: Never use something like Gulf fire starter fuels. The odor can't be completely erased. I used grill starter matches and Duraflame pieces - that kind of thing. I am also still in mourning from the fact that local fire codes here in Knoxville prohibit having a grill at apartments. I had to give mine away when I moved in.

Let's see it next to your 3500 GTi.

Is it OK to dis the Mesopotamians?

Full disclosure: Even in my 60s, I like mindless pop and Eurodance with plenty of melodic hooks, in addition to the golden oldies. Lady Gaga, Katie Perry, Bruno Mars (that's a stretch), Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, and the other women with heavy breathing. My all-time favorite remains US one-hit wonder ("I Will Love Again") and still worldwide superstar, Lara Fabian.

There's still some good stuff coming out. Even though "The Voice" is based on contestants doing covers, listen to Michelle and Danielle singing live tonight for distinctive, star-worthy vocals. As for this... How about this definition: Someone who actually sings every note we hear in the finished product. No auto-tune, no studio enhancement other than the usual arranging and mixing of the separate tracks. In other words... we're hearing the singer actually (really) singing, and they would sound pretty much the same singing in your living room. There have always been studio tricks, but these days the technology is to the point where anyone can be made to sound good. Talent is literally not necessary anymore, "personality" is. I ain't buying that. There's not a lot of difference in what can be done with the old methods and the new digital ones -- mostly, speed of editing and a few minor bells and whistles. I have spent long hours in 70s and 80s recording studios using up to 48 tracks and bumping over to 2-inch tape, changing pitch, adding echo and other types of reverb, multitracking, tightening phrasing, removing breaths and minor glitches, ad infinitum -- all on tape. And that's using talented studio musicians and singers. Sometimes, the singers and instrumentalists had nothing to go on but the arrangements and a click track in their headphones (still prevalent today) and never were together in the same session.

Frank Sinatra, et al, never wrote a song in his life or played an instrument on his albums, but he continues to be a favorite of millions of people, part of "the soundtrack of their lives." What kind of definition are we looking for to value a singer? And don't ask me who Al is.

I was born and mostly raised in Tulsa, and graduated from Oklahoma State. I also own a miniature schnauzer. This video is three hankies for me, a small miracle captured as it happened.

I'm guessing Jonathan's question is about the things at the front refers to the louvers in front of the front wheels. I don't know what they're called either. The splitter would be the horizontal plate under the nose. http://www.aprperformance.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=174