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Hey, Jerry let me know if you figure it out. I'll either pay you to do mine or send you a free kit.

Just a couple of random notes on this kit. I have never seen a build of this kit where the (usually black) molding on the side of the hood matched up with its partner at the cowling on the main body shell. This looks to require a certain amount of test fitting and sanding. Some builds I have seen try to add putty to mate the running board assembly to the fenders. That is not accurate. The running board was optional equipment that was separate from the fenders, and it should have visible separation. The kit can be greatly enhanced by using the 1/16 Revell Phantom II Continental as a donor kit, mostly bashing the chrome pieces: • Hood latches • Lifting handles for the hood • Trunk side latches • Convertible top chrome strip for the upper back of the top

If the instructions can be figured out, this should be the easiest method yet. The kit comes with pre-notched rim halves, through which you run a continuous wire using a supplied jig. I found a Korean build journal of the whole kit, but the images of assembling the wheels don't tell the story. This kit was boxed by Entex, Revell, Minicraft and Academy (and I think Hasegawa), and it's interesting to note that the Academy/Minicraft version has chrome rims while the same Revell sprue is molded in gray.

I, too, am somewhat stymied trying to figure out how to weave the wires with the jig. But they sure look great when done. Here's a gallery of a build by Martin Swire who,unfortunately, passed away about a year ago. (Scroll down to the bottom and click for further pictures. http://martsmodels.webs.com/1928mercedesss.htm I have a very large amount of digital reference that I've gathered for this car. If you would like information, please PM me for your needs. There is also a pretty good gallery of a 1:1 car at Boris Schlegelmilch's photo site. Register free there for complete access. Click on the pull-down menu to select the make and model to view the gallery. http://www.schlegelmilch.com/

That sounds good. Poll voting as in the "Real or Model" topic, possibly on a weekly or monthly basis. Establish a permanent topic where people could submit or nominate a model. scalemotorcars.com has a nice feature where "Modeler of the Month" is awarded. But I still think it would be good to have a designated panel comment on entries and give helpful pointers. That might be really difficult to manage, though.

Hey, why not? As long as there's good judging feedback. For example, does anyone watch any of the cooking competition shows on the Food Network, like Chopped and Iron Chef? There's a panel of three to four judges. Each contestant brings their creation to the table, and each judge offers a critique. Stuff like, "It was delicious, but your presentation was weak." "Not up to professional standards," etc. I think the critiques are the most important part, and would include things like "I can't tell very much by the photography," which would result in a lower score but in a better understanding by the modeler of what's good. Etc. Maybe the competition could also be opened up to an online poll, but I can't see our members wanting to keep their mouths shut in their opinions of a build. This could end up being crazy with a multitude of opinions being voiced about a wide number of builds.

Not every vendor has the technology or the desire to pay the fees that are required by card companies. Candy bars, a Coke, a taco at a food truck, etc. Cash will be with us for a while.

Speaking about thin-skinned, and I don't intend to ignite anything other than well-considered conversation, isn't that becoming something of an epidemic around here? How do we stop it?

Well said.

WHAT ON EARTH are you talking about concerning negative feedback? You have had nothing but constructive ideas and people listing concerns for your safety. If the last part is negative to you, well...I don't know what to say. We should "keep our comments to ourselves" to make suggestions in your best interests? From what is obvious to everyone, we read your post and understood it – It was clear in your original post that you don't have much experience in this area or you wouldn't have asked the question. Jeez. Here we go again.

Jim, I just saw on the news tonight that your hometown, Dyersburg, was one of the hardest-hit areas with the flooding of the Mississippi. Don't you have bigger things to worry about? You don't have to immerse yourself in the flame wars that occasionally pop up around here. There's plenty to engage you on other posts.

I admit I have zero experience in building a paint booth, but after years on model car forums I have learned that you better have a LOT of experience in electrical wiring, motors and ventilation to even think about doing this on your own. Otherwise, disaster is waiting in the wings. Plus, it appears you could have a much greater investment in time and materials than if you simply purchased a good one. Here's a recommendation from other forum members: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3554

Perfect from everything I can see. The GTO looks awesome, too.

That is an EXCELLENT solution for someone who builds a lot of models. Well done.

Got a couple of 1/25 Sunbeam Tigers right here (EDIT: one of them is 1/32): http://toys.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=sunbeam&_sacat=1188&_sop=10&_odkw=1%2F16&_osacat=2580&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Let's be civil and not speak ill of the dead. Then break out the Johnny Walker Black.

Yeah.

Sigh. Who would have thought that a simple plea for people to stop carping at each other, which is clearly evident in so many posts (I guess me among them), and be considerate of fellow forum members would ignite such controversy, and even greater nastiness? Signing off for tonight, and I just wonder what this thread will look like in the morning.

And what did your prior nasty post (that got deleted) add to the conversation? Or this post? If you are disinterested, why do you bother with a reply? But I'll agree with you on this: What do nasty, useless commentaries contribute to model building on a (gasp) MODEL BUILDING FORUM.

Man, that is as convoluted a screed as I've ever seen. So..you're saying everyone is entitled to their opinion even though they speak harshly to other people, diss them and generally behave in a nasty way? There's a difference between censorship and self-control. And I have never advocated censorship at all. So why do you bring that up? And no, it's not Harry's DUTY to determine what is civil and what isn't. It's what everyone who posts here should consider before they hit "Add Reply." I'm not sermonizing, I'm merely asking for people to be more considerate of their neighbors and stop these nasty, incendiary posts.

Very nice. You're my huckleberry.

So, Harry...does your face look like the tail of a '59 Chevy?

Exactly, and that's why I started this thread. Please note that I edited an earlier post to say that I didn't man to imply that anyone who said they were commercially viable thought it was an okay thing.

Your last couple of posts are the first time we've agreed on things. Rock on, James. By the way, I did not meant to imply that anyone who noted the hatemongers' commercial value was saying that's okay.

Sure. But such people, and their pulpits created by the networks, create the fabric of decline. Are they to be excused because they're commercially viable? These people, like those who caused the threads I mentioned to be locked, seem to think they are The Deciders of what's right and what's wrong, what's boring and what isn't. I would like to see a long-form certificate of their qualifications for making such statements.