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I think some of these comments are too harsh. I would give high marks to: Fisher Karma Lotus Audi Quattro Lamborghini Sesto Jaguar C-X75 Maserati GT MC Stradale Porsche Speedster (except for that ugly hump)

So you can drive a stake into the heart of a stock build?

Ertl has made a 1:18 diecast of the Lincoln Zephyr coupe. It's extremely nice.

Searching daily for the Italeri tool of the 1/16 Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing, which is superior in many ways to the Minicraft/Entex version.

Well, this isn't about model cars, but this builder, John Reid, is amazing. He builds wooden tall ships (and I believe he also does kit prototypes). Here's a lengthy thread on his HMS Victory. Check his other builds as well in the links. http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/large-scale-boats/2169-hms-victory.html

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According to the HAMB site: The “King of the Kustomizers†aka George Barris stumbled upon the famous stunt driver Tom Harper (among others, Fast & Furious I, II & III, Waterworld and Matrix 2 & 3, ) at an auto shop in LA showing off his custom built 1936 Ford hotrod that’ll participate in the 2008 blockbuster, Iron Man. So I would assume it wasn't specifically built for the movie.

Just when I was getting sick and tired of seeing another Charger model, something terrific like this comes along. Outstanding.

Absolutely spectacular work. You should be very proud.

It's going to be a long time before this becomes a rat rod, Chuck. (Okay, it looks Photoshopped to me, but I got this in e-mail and I thought it was funny.)

The following is an actual advertisement in an Irish newspaper Automobile for Sale 1985 Blue Volkswagen Only 50 miles. Only first gear and reverse ever used. Never driven hard. Original tyres. Original brakes. Original fuel and oil. Only 1 driver. Owner wishing to sell due to employment lay-off.

The Cheetah is obvious but the Glasspar not so much, the grille is quite different from other Glasspar G-2 kits. In any case, it's really hard to identify what's been done with a kit car.

You need a public museum for your crazy stuff.

Charlie would be disbarred for using wheels unbecoming to an attorney.

Do you know of instructions or a tutorial on how to assemble these?

If the answer doesn't show up soon here, you might want to post the same question down in the Trucks section, with a clear post title like: What paint for Caterpillar diesel?

I think you've pretty much nailed everything. However, I would be interested in how you define "fakes" in your business and your market. Here, of course, we have a number of "tribute" restorations whose numbers don't match the type of model they started out as (Hemi Cudas, SS427, endless Mopar models, many beautifully done but inauthentic upgrades, etc). That's okay as long as they're identified as such up front (and if not, you'll be revealed at auction by the experts).

There may be something of a fringe demand for certain "off-brand" cars here, such as a beautifully done Crosley woody wagon that just brought a pretty good price, and then for certain curiosities. But Barrett-Jackson succeeds with people who are primarily interested in American muscle or 50s chrome-laden glitter cars, and has never done well with vintage classics. I would never try to sell such a car at B-J (an incredible Graham-Paige just went for a ridiculously low price). Your Lotus Cortina is an example of a car that is much more desirable now than in its heyday (when its mundane Ford basis kept American buyers away, though the Vega Cosworth is picking up admirers here), but not one of the resurgent cars you listed would sell for anything here, since many of them were never marketed in the U.S. to begin with. I wonder if the "Baby Boomer" syndrome isn't also taking place in Britain, where people may be interested in collecting memories of their youth, no matter how mundane – the cars they actually grew up with.

There are very few losers that are allowed in prime time at Barrett-Jackson. Just a few minutes ago, a perfect '68 Camaro "RS/SS" convertible, even with questionable provenance, went for $68,000, while the auctioneer had been stressing that "this is easily a $100,000 car." The announcers agreed, saying that would have been true a couple of years ago. The announcers have really been tiptoeing around the subject, noting that B-J is a no-reserve auction, that owners find it tough to give up their babies, and they might get much less than they expected. No comments about the state of the U.S. collector car market. From what I've seen, however, things aren't that bad overseas for super-collectible cars at auctions such as Coys and RM's European ventures, for Bugattis and other vintage coach-built items. Some Ferraris are going for world-record prices.

Been watching this for the past couple of days. Has anyone noticed that the sale prices are hugely lower than in years past? Of course, the announcers don't comment on this. Just lots of "well bought" and "there's a happy bidder" statements.

That's the story I've seen time and time again. This has been the subject of endless threads, both here and at Scale Auto. Why anyone would attempt to do business with them is beyond my understanding. As for "health issues," that has been an excuse for YEARS. I submit that "health issues" means someone there is either dead or at least brain-dead.

And maybe he should add bat wings?

I have been fortunate in getting help from various car owners, museums and photographers, whom I contacted directly, and which I never expected. Just tell them what you're looking for and why. Contact info for T&T Customs, which you may already have (I know you found e-mail, but you might just call): T & T Customs (770) 479-7637 215 Hickory Springs Ind Dr Canton, GA 30115 These people did the interior and have some shots on their site: http://mmhotrodinteriors.com/ You may already have some of these shots... http://jalopnik.com/5482332/detroit-autorama-first-woman-wins-ridler-award-with-gold-digger http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/2010-ridler-winner-announced-gold-digger/ http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/J2Racing/blogs/19992 About the paint: http://www.ppg.com/en/newsroom/news/Pages/20100421A.aspx "Gold Digger was built by Ted Thomas of T & T Customs, in Canton, Ga. Thomas and his crew selected Vibrance Collection® coatings by PPG to give the car its glowing look, then applied their own twist to the Vibrance Collection yellow coatings and Crystal Pearl® coatings to create the car’s distinctly radiant gold luster." Hopefully, you may find something new here, but it sounds like you've really done your homework.

In addition to Mark's fine tutorials, here are some more on a variety of car modeling subjects: http://www.italianhorses.net/tutorials/tutorials.htm