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Pat, nice buildup of the Bond Bug.

Milo, from your posting history, appear to be enthusiastic about your model building. I believe you might benefit from some airbrush instruction that covers the various types, how they work and their pluses and minuses. Try typing "youtube types of airbrushes" into a browser and viewing some of the suggested videos.

I can't help you with the glass. I'm just going to try spraying a transparent red acrylic for the hood scoop and windshield. Would a good set of aftermarket decals work? If yes, PM me.

If that's true, then in my mind they got it right.

They make up the majority of what I buy (90%), and the majority of my stash. 😀

Ki Ji Ji

WOW, WOW, WOW! YES, YES, YES!

Man, that paint job is amazing.

Even if you remove the precision critical pieces (sprue cutters, pin vice/bits), the remaining parts of the package are still a good deal at that price. I believe Peter is correct in that titling it a Gundam tool kit is a marketing device to entice that segment of builders. It could very well have been called a (Plastic) Modelling tool kit.

Sorry Andy, I'm not a big Burt Reynolds fan. LOL Thanks for contributing. I think I saw the first 2 or 3 in the theatre. Les, you're right, at least a few of these need to be added. Thanks. Happily, these are two that I do have already. Thanks. Absolutely!

Greg, I saw this one in the theatre and enjoyed it. My good friend Peter has rekindled my interest in NASCAR/stockcars. Thanks. I have not played this game, however the translation into a movie looks promising. Thanks I have not heard of this one, but the reference to Enzo means I have to look into it. Thanks.

Last weekend a good friend hosted a racing movie night. It was done outdoors in his backyard with a large screen attached to a back wall. The movie was "Le Mans". This got me thinking about racing movies that I've seen and enjoyed, but don't have in my collection. I went onto Amazon and went on a buying binge. Today's arrivals were Ford v. Ferrari, Winning and one other little known F-1 title. Still to arrive are Rush and Senna. My copies of Grand Prix and Le Mans will now have some additional good company on my DVD shelf.

Washi is a type of Japanese paper. It is the same paper that is used to make Tamiya masking tape. Basically it is very thin paper with an adhesive backing. Your results look great. I have lots of rolls, but never thought to use it as an upholstery substitute. Thanks for this great idea.

Great coincidence as I was watching the movie LeMans last night. Was the 917 the immediate predecessor to the 908, or were there other 900 series in between? I really like the model and presentation. Is that the same Helmut Marko who is part of the Red Bull team?

Please let us know how it performs (w/styrene?). I was thinking about making the purchase, but I always start by reading the reviews, especially the 1-Stars. There were a number of disappointed buyers, but I wonder if that was because of unrealistic performance expectations.

That's the video that I also found that referenced the Levin and Gloria.

I am mostly going by the box art. Set 1 would be for an early generation Nissan Skyline. I found a video that indicates Set 2 includes two sets, one for a Levin and the second set for a Gloria. Set 3 looks to be for a Nissan Z car, around 240 series. Hope this helps.

Yes, this was a great find. The link worked for me and I got it for the same price. Shipping had to be added but it still ended up being cheaper than LHS pricing.

Thanks Les. Indeed very sad news.

I was just directed to this sad news. My condolences to his family.

Has anyone heard anything from keyser recently? I always enjoyed his content.

Nice addition. Those are very hard to come by.

Usually Amazon.ca doesn't have much in the way of bargains. I did a search for "plastic model car kits. There wasn't much on the first page, but there was a link on the bottom of the page to narrow the search to Tamiya Kit. To my surprise a Tamiya Skyline GT-R came up for $22. This is an older GT-R32, but has full engine detail. I was going to buy a couple, but was limited to only one. I need to look at Amazon more frequently now. When I placed the order it asked if I wanted it to be shipped in an Amazon box, so as not to be identifiable. No, I want the Amazon box shipping for extra protection.

I'm not sure, but my initial impression was that they are ready to spray. However, the fine print on the bottom of each label says "Ready to Spray Reduced 2 : 1 with KR70" This might mean that in order to have them ready to spray, you have to reduce them with the included reducer.

This might help.