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Hey, Jim, welcome to the site. I Googled osteonecrosis and I can see what you're up against. Fortunately, I think you've found the perfect hobby to find the Zen, and I'm sure we're all glad you're here. Didn't see any pictures or a link to your builds, though, in your post. As you get used to this site, I think you'll find some of the greatest modelers and tips in the hobby, plus a certain amount of rowdy fun.

According to the article, this train of thought was instituted by their advertising agency, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. As an ad agency creative veteran with over 30 years of experience, I know them to have a proud track record of outstanding creative. But they've been in a slump for a long while. The fact that this approach came from the ad agency tells me that's it's likely to seep into consumer communications. They didn't say a thing about this being only for corporate communications. Hmm. Will "My Chevrolet truck" pack the same punch as "My Chevy Truck?" I might add that the Times article quotes brand experts who are far more esteemed than I am, who echoed my sentiments on this issue. And I wonder why Chevy would admonish its own workers to abandon the familiar, warmer Chevy name. On a more perverse note, is this some kind of viral thing that was intended to arouse response? To Marc Nellis, thank you for finding Chevy's response to this issue.

CORPORATE OVERTHINK, UNDERTHINK OR NO THINKING AT ALL? Having switched advertising agencies twice since April, Chevrolet seems to be in the throes of an identity crisis, not to mention total failure. On Tuesday, they issued a memo to all employees stating that, henceforward, they were to use only the name, "Chevrolet" and never "Chevy." As The New York Times noted, "A postscript to the memo says a sort of cuss jar — a plastic “Chevy” can — has been situated in the hallway.“Every time someone uses ‘Chevy’ rather than Chevrolet,” the note said,the employee is expected to put a quarter in the can." Full story here at The New York Times: http://nyti.ms/bh2Cg5 Evidently, you can "See the USA in your Chevrolet," but you can't drive your Chevy to the levee, to paraphrase the NY Times.

Ultra nice. And (soapbox time) a great example of why pearl paints look better than metallics on scale models.

You do a lot of excellent work. And your foiling is exceptional.

That is art. Was it inspired by any particular 1:1?

Maybe someone will come up with a vinyl wrap process for models, like Meguiar's Wraptivo for 1:1 cars. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/06/sema-2009-meguiars-wraptivo-brings-vinyl-car-wraps-to-the-masse/

Mark, I don't think we're seeking to crown "the best one" out of a huge range of dissimilar categories, but I think it's nice to recognize some of the greats for their inspirational work – sort of a Hall of Fame discussion. And sure, there's amazing stuff being done in less-obvious categories by specialists in fire trucks, police cars, etc., and it would be good if someone could identify the masters of those and other specialties. Just seeing some unfamiliar names here has led me to discover some great work since this thread started.

I hadn't heard of Gary Kulchock before, so I Googled his work and you're right – especially about the Hillbillies truck. http://public.fotki.com/gkulchock/all-my-modeling-rel/

Seems like all of my favorites have been mentioned, except for Alex Kustov, who also deserves kudos for his online tutorials. This list could be endless, especially if you check the Pocher galleries at modelmotorcars.com, or the superb teamwork at fineartmodels.com. And I must tip my hat to my late friend, Martin Swire, at http://www.freewebs.com/martsmodels.

For their next act, Aston Martin is introducing a contender in the four-door sports car wars, the Rapide, their first sedan in over 20 years (remember the Lagonda?). http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-car-review-20100610,0,4751792.story

As I mentioned above, I sent an e-mail about this thread to Perry's Resin based on the address given on their website (perrysresin@sympatico.ca). However, that message has not gone through after 14 hours, so I assume it's not functional.

Well, good luck with the metallic blue. Unless you can find a suitable pearl version, it's going to look like a bass boat with that much metal flake at that scale. I know a lot of modelers here forge ahead with metallics, but I thought part of our craft was to be as realistic as possible.

I haven't noticed here that anyone has advised Randy Frost of this discussion, so I took the liberty of doing so by sending him a link to this thread. I thought it would be instructive for him to see what is being said about his service, and I hate to see someone whose work is so well respected to lose business because of poor customer relations. In any case, bodies seem to be his only online interest, based on the following notice on his website, from 2008: Changes at Perry's When I started Perry's Resin Replicas, I did so with a long term goal of someday opening a hobby shop. In November 2006, we did that. I had originally planned on continuing with Perry's in it's current form, but time isn't permitting that. With the hobby shop being a full-time, and, at this time, a seven day a week job, I've decided to trim Perry's back. We are dropping all the small parts and tires from the website, however they will still be available in the shop and at shows. They will NOT be available by mail or internet order. The website will continue to operate and carry the body kits and conversions. All current orders will be filled, however, no new orders for small parts and tires will be processed as of January 7, 2008. Now, with time being freed up, this will allow us to bring new products to market. Randy Frost

I would pay $100 for a finely detailed 1/24 or larger kit of a Bugatti Atlantic, but not much more. Bburago made a 1/24 kit version of their diecast, but it needs a lot of help. Fact is, there's an incredible diecast coming out soon for much less than $100, even though its color combination lacks authenticity regarding the history of any of the three existing 1:1 examples.

Really nice. Good choice on the wheels and your carpet work is way beyond typical flocking. My C4's black carpeting had that kind of plush look, unlike most cars. I'd love to see some outdoor shots for a better indication of the green paint.

Do you realize your avatar is green, yellow and blue?

Dang. That BMW looks like Peter Max threw up on it. Not that that's a bad thing.

If you live in Phoenix, I hope you have an air-conditioned garage for storing your models.

Yeah, those black wheels on the black coupe are killer.

I had a '93 6-speed coupe for many years that was black with a black interior, and I was constantly being told how cool it looked. A real pain to keep clean, but that's not an issue with a model (unless it's exposed to dust – I have a black diecast of this car that really needs to be kept in a display case). It would also look good with black '96 wheels, or other non-directional wheels. Others I knew favored C4s that were sort of fly yellow. And I agree with those who like white with a red interior. I discourage metallics because I think they're too out-of-scale for 1/24-25 models.

Just killer.

Very well said. I have asked Martin's wife to keep his website running for a while so others can be inspired like you.

Uhhh... how on earth can you compare the audience for a Double Dragster with those who want a DBS?

The only other information I have from Paddy is that Martin suffered, unexpectedly, a massive heart attack and died a week later in the hospital at age 67. He would have been 68 on May 29.