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The Cragars are listed as out of stock on their website. They list the brand as Academy. Other places have them, though. Just search Google images for 1/24 Academy wheels. http://www.oakridgehobbies.com/index.php/plastic-wood-model-car-truck-boat-military-ship-tank-airplane-anatomy-hobby-model-kits/car-model-detail-parts-tires-wheels-rims-hoses-wires-engine-parts-carpet-interior/academy-1-24-mickey-tires-with-crager-mags-model-car-parts.html

Here a couple of galleries on some pretty nice builds. Looks like a good kit. http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/12-autos/1793-1965-chevrolet-corvette-revell.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/52089285@N02/sets/72157624403981099/detail/

Yes, those fragile points need to be addressed. Our cleaning lady managed to pick up mine to dust the shelf and snapped off three of the cycle fenders flush at the frame rails. Trying to figure out how to fix this.

I went back and looked at my reference and realized I wasn't bonkers. There is, indeed a fine seam running from the middle of the cockpit down the cowling in the middle. Whew, I'm not crazy (at least in this case).

That is probably my fault. I have a huge reference file on this car, and I told Harry not to worry about the seams because they were on the 1:1. That is true for the rear of the car, but I think the front cowling should not have a seam.

Nice wash on the floor. Why are there markings on the left side of the steering wheel hub? I've only seen them on the right. By the way, your detailing of the seat backs is brilliant.

The funny thing about this car is that, in 2011, it's hard to tell what's really factory fresh or weathered (though your seats are spot-on for a car that's been used). Based on my limited reference for this car in 1973, I chose to spray orange peel with a little brush-painting of the chassis rails to replicate what I saw.

Wow, wow and another wow. So far, this is looking like the best build I've ever seen of this model. And very few builds can stand up to the kind of macro photography you've shown us.

In addition to your fine eye for subjects with beautiful design, I marvel at your combination of speed and patience. Like Gerald Wingrove, you put everything together to make sure it's right, then you take it apart, paint, add detail and put it together again. I guess that's what scratchbuilding requires, but I would never have the patience. Maybe I'm just a talentless hack.

Good find. Here's the link... http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-ERTL-1-25th-HERITAGE-ED-CAMARO-Z-28-MODEL-CAR-KIT-/280706099496?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415b632928

Ertl did an '89 Camaro Z28 promo, and I think also a '92. http://www.ioffer.com/i/ertl-promo-1989-chevrolet-camaro-z-28-red-1-25-3881896 You might also be able to find this 1992 kit somewhere (AMT #6723). The promo version is currently on eBay for a reasonable price. Scroll down on the page and you'll see others listed. http://cgi.ebay.com/PROMO-AMT-1992-CAMARO-Z-28-/380345152005

This may be an unpopular and drastic solution, but would it be helpful to go in and delete older files? I don't know how they would be selected. Or would it be doable to move the server to a cloud computing service provider?

Scroll down on this page and there's an interesting pictorial thread about the evolution of the Lincoln Futura into the TV Batmobile. First time I've seen shots of the Futura in its rusty, dilapidated state before its transformation. Jacen (Futurabat) may have posted these before, but I haven't seen them here. https://theinvisibleagent.wordpress.com/tag/1955/

This keeps getting better and better. Nice to see such excellent progress. Great work on the fuel lines and the exhaust hanger (that little peg keeps coming unglued on mine) and all the metal braces, plus the carb stone guard. I don't know what you still plan to do with what's visible in these shots, but one easy little detail would be to add the fine black mesh over the front of the horns.

This place offers a ton of Indy cars in 1/43, including those named above. They're available either built ($160) or in kit form ($45). Don't know anything else about them. http://www.mamodels.com/mod-indy.html

Very nice. What paint is that? It seems to lack the normal curse of metallic pants at that scale.

Just wonderful. Unique work in the world of model building. All I would suggest is a little weathering detail or dirt on the wheels, because the white spokes seem to make that need a little more obvious.

When I first got this issue, I went "Huh?" 5 pages on a small-scale Sunbeam Tiger metal curbside? 8 pages on re-doing 1/64 Hot Wheels? A rehash of the Trumpeter Falcon kit? I even e-mailed Harry about my disappointment with this issue. HOWEVER, while I think there are a couple of other articles of limited interest in the how-to section, I sat down, paid closer attention, and found a LOT of very useful information. I have a couple of diecast / metal kits to work on, and I learned about the best prep techniques, stripping and paint techniques and materials and sources, and this issue has now been flagged for future use. Kudos to Wayne Moyers, and for his mouthwatering reviews of diecast models I can't afford. Let me add this, in relation to another current thread on common mistakes and errors: His diecast reviews this month are complimentary of the manufacturers who are using current technology to offer dimensional chrome pieces at 1/43 scale for fine trim, etc., either plastic or PE. Why can't the higher-volume kit manufacturers upgrade to the same?

Bill - what scale is that Cougar? A while back, I got a set of those wires for my 1/25 Maserati 3500, and they turned out to be unusably large. They had larger rear wheels with a deeper dish and appear to have been meant for a 250 GTO.

In a much earlier post on this subject, Sven said there would be a race version and a convertible.

Based on a comment above, you would think that with today's technology and materials that kit companies could come up with far more realistic wire wheels, and the aftermarket choices are better but not great. And if finer materials and manufacturing techniques could be available, why not offer separate chrome window surrounds and body trim that would make BMF obsolete?

True.

Point taken, in pursuit of absolute perfection, but if you can't see it, why worry about it? As one modeler mentioned, "I don't display my model sitting on its roof." If perfection is required, every model with wire wheels would have to have them totally scratch-built since there are few or no manufactured kits with proper wire wheels, including this one. But Art's build is still killer and obviously authentic beyond the norm.

Who'da thunk that Harry was so intellectual? From Wikipedia: The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America—Independence Day—is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress. After finalizing the text on July 4, Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in several forms. It was initially published as a printed broadside that was widely distributed and read to the public. The most famous version of the Declaration, a signed copy that is usually regarded as the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Although the wording of the Declaration was approved on July 4, the date of its signing has been disputed. Most historians have concluded that it was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed.

Guess I missed the reference. But I thought the Mark II link was interesting reading.