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Some of the greats are still going strong. Like a semi-hometown girl just down the road from me (Pigeon Forge, TN), Dolly Parton -- singer/songwriter/accomplished musician. I've recorded commercials at a local studio where she recorded a couple of albums; they told me that, as great as she is, even she would occasionally miss a note and they'd fix it in auto tune -- no special processing, just a fix here and there. It happens to everyone.

The world is only partly flat. As Ace demonstrated, it's a flat plate on the back of a turtle (or turtles): "A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: "What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise." The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is the tortoise standing on?" "You're very clever, young man, very clever," said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!"

My very first car, a 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Super Spider Veloce, prepared by Hoffman Motors; special cams and shortened chassis. A mechanical nightmare and money pit, but my favorite car to drive, despite my Porsche 944. Ownership interrupted by the Army. Four years of agony, ecstasy and bankruptcy.

Looks like a Japanese manga version, but, hey, it's a concept. Despite some of the swooped and scooped and layered Lamborghini masterpieces, I'd say simplicity wins every day.

Intermeccanica had some of the best-looking Porsche replicas. How were they?

Man, are you a glutton for punishment. Good thing you're a professional at that kind of stuff. But what about the Italia? I had a strong yen for that one.

I used to beg my dad to stop at a really seedy used car lot every Sunday after church in Tulsa to look at a Graham. It looked exactly like this, same color but duller paint (except it had a Cadillac engine and hubcaps). In the early 60s, they wanted $1300 for it, but I wasn't of driving age. Seems like a challenging conversion forward of the cowling. I believe this was called a Graham Hollywood.

Regarding a recent Under Glass post on the Beverly, you did an awesome job on casting and building the Cord sedan. -- What's the difference between the Beverly and your Westchester? -- Where can we find the sedan casting?

Nice job and I,too, think those wheels are just right. What brand and color of paint did you use for the seats?

On another note, I just received some eBay models where the seller listed $8.95 shipping on the bid amount. When it arrived, the postage stamp showed $12.07, but there was no adjustment to my final price. Sometimes, you get lucky.

That glove compartment detail is stellar.

tTry a search here and at scaleautomag.com for embossing powder, which is usually found in the scrapbooking section at craft stores. It has a finer grain and can easily be painted to your desired color. I generally am involved in 1/16, and I can work with slightly coarser materials, such as felt jewelry box lining material from a wood crafts store, which is usually too thick for smaller scales but can be "skived," or very carefully shaved at the backing, to be thinner (and I've found that "faux velvet" ribbon, such as from Christmas wreaths, is just right at 1/16, but hard to find in a variety of colors other than red). But some say (I've never tried it) that if you grind flocking as in a mortar/pestle system and sift it through a mesh kitchen sieve/strainer that the effect is better with finer particles (so the carpet doesn't look like a shag rug). I would say, however, the carpet in my old C4 Corvette was more shaggy than most.

Post a picture. This forum is filled with avid researchers who are always willing to help.

Very nice color choices, well done. What brand of paint and gold color did you use?

Jaydar and Shardik, that would be a good idea to post in the Tips section.

A quick search on Google images: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130502/carnews/130509959

Most of what I've learned here and on other forums tells me that, without a proper original barrier like Future, the red will "bleed" through, causing white paint jobs to turn pink in a short amount of time. I've seen this over and over on many forums. And the fact is, many of my kits that are molded in red feel a tiny bit oily to the touch, unlike other molded colors. That may be a case of prejudiced perception, but that's what I've noticed. I haven't seen similar concerns about yellow. Time for Donn Yost to pipe in. And Ace, our resident chemist, probably knows all about this.

I believe it is an aftermarket resin body, and Al would have to comment on that for details. Here's one that Art Anderson built: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/modeling_subjects/f/35/p/34769/384817.aspx#384817

This is the way the rejected Stealth pace car looked.

Is this like a Domino's pizza box? I haven't seen a kit box like that, either.

Regarding the Dodge Stealth/Mitsubishi 3000GT: According to the Dodge Forum at cars-directory.net and at Wikipedia... "... regardless of its badge or eventual target market, every car was built on the same production line at Mitsubishi's plant in Nagoya, Japan." So, the UAW may have had a point about the nature of the pace car at "America's Race." And, when I was shooting commercials for Exxon, I made a point to use American cars, Corvettes if the spot required high performance, although Exxon never made any request in this regard. Also, see the last line at Allpar: "All Dodge Stealth and Mitsubishi 3000GT cars were made in Nagoya, Japan." Original is at Dodge Stealth cars http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/stealth.html#ixzz2TgAZNN4O

Mine's under the Monogram label, not Revell or Revellogram, so that may explain the difference.

What's up with the donut/clamshell box? My kit (copyright 2003) has the typical, separate, full top & bottom.

By the way, I just noticed that the standard SSK drawing I posted on the last page is backward (exhausts should be on the right side), though right-hand-drive versions were common.

Thanks for the information. Another question: While I have enough T59 reference to fill a CD-ROM, I have had no luck finding a detailed image of how the brake cables attach to the rear wheels. Do you have any pictures?