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Do I get college credit for attending this thread? The last formula I could proof to 100 pages was E=mc2, but this one befuddles me.

And sometimes there's a red taxi, plus a red MG TA and a silver SS100. And the aristocratic bad guys all live in the same white art deco mansion. Now, back to your regularly scheduled programme. Sorry about the detour.

Whether it's real or a model, I wish it were a readily available model kit.

For all 13 cars, estimated damage is $3.8 million.

Well, I don't mean "weight" in the sense of ounces or the like, I mean the appearance of solidity, if that makes it clearer.

I would think that X-Acto knives would be available in Finland, or at least can be ordered from a European source. Not particularly expensive, and all you need to begin with is a basic metal handle and a supply of #11 blades (the blades are disposable and tend to lose sharpness after a bit of use).

I also think that painting all sides of a body and some other parts adds realistic "weight" that avoids a toylike look, and especially prevents the appearance of translucency in bright light, which is particularly obvious in larger-scale models.

The most typically used hobby knife here. Usually with a metal handle and takes interchangeable blades. Available in different sizes with a variety of blades and handles. Here's a kit version...

If this is your first shot, I'm amazed at how well you applied the BMF.

I always thought the fabric-covered body on this series of Bentleys was something unique. However, over the past 2-3 years I have become a huge fan of the British TV series on Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's Belgian private detective who lives in London. His friend Hastings (very much like Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes, only not as smart) drives a 2L 1931 Lagonda tourer that also has a fabric-covered body shell with painted bonnet and wings. Many nice vintage cars in the series which is perpetually set in 1935, though like the sets and locations, they keep reusing them over and over.

Sorry about the digression. Wasn't this thread about whether or not we could talk about refrigerator topics at scaleautomag.com? (For larger refrigerators, see scalemotorcars.com.)

This is where Christian comes in. In the UK, collective nouns use plural verbs. For example, "The BBC have decided to forgo the annual Christmas broadcast," or "EMI have dropped ZZ Top from their list of artists."

If you can make the roof and side panels go with the curves of the body, finish it. If it's going to stay square like this, burn it.

Not to be snarky (well, maybe a teeny bit), but you misspelled "misspelled." Along with just about everything else.

Good Lord. This could end up being the best build ever of this kit. Question - where did the pin marks on the seat backs come from? My kit didn't have them.

I also have had lots of problems like that which eventually worked out after trying over and over, and I think a moderator or tech guy needs to get more information from you.

Just another note that begs information from one of our moderators. • You really don't need to worry about image file sizes for things you place in the body of your post that you copy and paste from a service like Photobucket. If necessary, forum software automatically reduces it to fit in the post and clicking on the image will bring it up full size. HOWEVER • Your avatar (upload only from your computer to your member profile), signature image (upload from Photobucket, etc, to your member profile) and Members Gallery images (upload only from your computer to an album you create in the gallery - it works very much like Photobucket) all have file size restrictions. I had to guess at resizing my avatar dog (28K) and signature image (recommended size?), and the Members Gallery states a maximum file size of 365K.

I might add a couple of things I learned when I first started using Photobucket: • Always paste your IMG code on a separate line from any other content. • When you paste the IMG code into the box where you're composing your post, you will only see the code. You won't see the image until you after you hit the Post button.

I think the windscreen mesh is still not fine enough. It should be almost like nylon hose.

Yeah, the dog in my avatar is a 28K file. I had to downsize the image on my monitor and do a cropped screen shot to finally make it work so I could upload it from my computer. And my signature image did come from Photobucket, and I had to reduce its size too.

Have you created your album in the Members Gallery? That's step 1. You have to create an album to upload to, and select it before you can successfully upload. For both the Members Gallery and avatar, the images should come from your computer and not Photobucket. At least, that's the way I do it.

Gotcha. In both cases, the image to upload might be too big. I had to do a lot of experimenting with my avatar to get it down to an acceptable size. The photo file maximum size listed for the gallery is 365K. For the avatar, as mentioned above, it should be around 150 x 150 pixels.

Couldn't be easier to paste photos from Photobucket into a thread. 1. Place your cursor arrow over the Photobucket image you've uploaded to your album. A box will pop up with fields to select from. 2. Go to the bottom field - and click on the code in the bottom rectangle where it says IMG code. It should say Copied when you do that. 3. Go to the reply box on the forum where you want to post it. Then simply paste it in by holding down the command/control key and hitting the letter v. Make sure the code you paste in is on its own line and not with other material. You won't see the image until you hit the button to post it.

The gauge bezels look very precise. Are they from the kit or did you make them?

You're more correct than I am. It's sort of like "Bugatti Blue" and French racing blue - the shades are all over the place (though the original Bugatti Blue was supposedly chosen by Mrs. Bugatti to match the color of a pack of Gauloises cigarettes). The massive Schlumpf collection of Bugattis are finished in much darker blues, and even those shades vary. As for greens, I really meant to differentiate the darkness of the Lauren Bentley from lighter-colored racers. Here's a color sample from the 1937-38 Jaguar SS100 line, and while the quality of the image is not good, I'd say it's closer to the olive at the top.