sjordan2

Spectacular. Great job, and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Those seats are terrific.

Just a tip. You can print your own decals on either inkjet or laser decal paper; laser will print sharper at small scales, and if you make your graphics file to scale, you can take laser decal paper and a CD of your file to a place like Staples, Office Depot or UPS store for laser printing. PS...For large-scale kits, say 1/12 or 1/8, you can get cotton cloth for inkjet printers at hobby shops like Michael's, Hobby Lobby or A.C.Moore. I found mine in the T-shirt decorating area. Faster to shop online.

Harry, you've been lusting after this one since it came out. Face it -- Pocher ain't going to make any more old classics.

I see what you did there, and I don't see that Harry said that at all. Man, people are so quick to get uptight these days.

For a combination of styling and revolutionary technical aspects and just plain awesomeness, there's never been anything in the era after WWII, in my estimation, like the 1954-57 Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing. There have been plenty of others that are equally as awesome since then, but this is my fave.

I wouldn't hold my breath, unless it's aimed at the Japanese market. The most successful model kits appear to be based on aspirational cars, like '60s muscle cars for American modelers. Exotic super cars seem to be among more recent issues since that fit that description. The problem is that there are so few production cars these days that are attainable to own at a decent price and hold any special interest. And the American car culture just isn't there anymore for young people the way it was for we old guys.

Lizabeth Scott. Yup, she was a beautiful film noir dame.

Kudos for knowing the correct spelling of "piqued."

I'm in there with most of Richard's prewar classics, especially the Talbot-Lago teardrop coupe, but I'd prefer 1:16 or 1:12 scale. The Bugatti Atlantic is available in a 1:24 Bburago kit version of their prebuilt diecast, but it's pretty simplistic and needs lots of "accurizing." Best approach here is to put the Atlantic body on the Franklin Mint Atalante diecast (both have the same wheelbase).

Were you in the opening scene of "The Wild Bunch?"

Not much more that can be said. We need a "Like" button.

That's a beautiful green. If it's what you're considering, Art, I certainly agree. Following avidly.

I would add "new car smell" to the positives, but I lived in Houston for 15 years and that amounts to mildew.

Better engine and overall quality?

Looking good. Let me know if you need any technical images.

They're out there, but I can't remember the supplier. But if you search for houndstooth pattern in Google Images, you'll find a zillion variations that you can manipulate for color and size, then print on decal paper.

A new entity of the Delorean Motor Company has been established in Texas and has over a million spare parts from the Irish plant. Currently, they restore and remanufacture existing cars, but they plan to make new ones when they can pin down an appropriate engine supplier. They say they hope to have new models in 2017.

Send a message to Tim Boyd. He's a member here.

On this particular kit, be sure to check out how the wheels and body fit on the chassis -- the body can end up sitting too high because of the leaf springs.

Can't find your posts on your builds. Post a couple here for feedback.

If it can help answer a question and propose a solution, of course it should be posted. And even if it's to say "I did this too," there might be some information there. No harm, no foul.

The parts he has are chrome. He wants to make them gold.

What part are you missing? Is it shown in the instructions? I might have a spare.