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Looks like a winner already with them rims!!!!! Nice stance too!!!

This is definetly looking cool already, keep us posted man!!!!

I was able to do a little more work on my Charger yesterday and the day before, hopefully I can complete this thing in 2 to 3 weeks!!! Some of the pictures are a little dark, sorry about that guys, I will take some more later.

Simply amazing!!!!

This one is going to be hard to beat Lyle, very cool work w/ lots of detail, the engine is top notch!!!

Very cool stuff there man!!!!

Someone that can cook and build models???? You are blessed my man!!!!

That is very cool, very simple and clean. I love the stance!!!

I am loving this thing compatriot, you are tempting me to build mine, and I got the one with the triangular Mazda rims, yes the nice ones!!!! Love the color you chose for this thing, I built one for a friend of mine in N.Y. about 15 years ago and he loved it, it was also white!!!!

Looking mighty sweet Nick!!!!! Not you, conceited little twirp, I meant your model!!!!

I am sorry, like a dummy, I didn't see that you wrote that you will be clearcoating it. I have seen your builds before and I think this thing will turn out cool!!!!

WOW!!!! I love it, Question, did you shoot those flames on top of that orange peeled paint? Not critizicing here, only that it will be easier to wetsand and polish your clearcoat at the end without any orange peel on your basecoat, that is if you are clearcoating this thing. Other than that, I think the flames look magnificent, I will have to try them one day. How did you go about doing them??? Great idea too!!!

My suggestion always for the new guys at trying to polish is to try it dry first just to be able to get a feeling of it, wet sanding is more for the experienced person and has to be monitored a lot closer, believe me, you will go right through your paint if you are not careful. If you have some spare bodies that would be best. I personally like to wet sand it, like Jake-off says, the pads will last longer and at least in my opinion, the results are better. I have known a few modelers that use the pads dry and get perfect results so in reality it doesn't matter. I have even heard of a few guys using liquid detergent when using them wet for a smoother feel and better results. The key word here is practice. I always start with a 3200 but if you have a smooth paintjob from the start, you can definetly start with the higher grids like the 3600 or even the 4000. I have also known of guys just using the 3200 or the 3600 and going straight to the polishing, with so many good polishing products available nowadays sometimes there is no need to follow through with all the pads. For me is more of a personal choice, I like using all my pads but also enjoy going through the process. To some people polishing is a tedious and boring process.

I am down for that!! At Wayne next year??? Sounds like a really good idea!!!

Hey, as for me, you deserve them, thanks for considering adding my crappy model to your calendar!!! As for Irv, no way he will give you his models!!! If I was him, I wouldn't either!! You think you will have the calendars in Wayne next year????

WOW!!!! Very cool!!!

I am not complaining, it's never easy to be a judge and to be put in a position to decide which model is best. I thank you guys for the effort of putting the show together, that alone is a feat in itself. There will be other shows and other times to compete, overall I still think it was a good show and will probably be there next year to compete....

Like Vince says, you are very close to the CPMCC Club, we are a great group of guys and have been a club for a long time. Try coming to one of our meetings, I am sure you will not be dissapointed!!

Don't care for the oversized rims and tires but a nice build nonetheless!!

Saw this at the show and thought it was very cool, I liked it in that color. I myself was not satisfied with the judging, I thought they should have checked some models a little more carefully but what the heck, I had a lot of fun anyway.....

Or it could just be all the devil worshipping!!!

I use the Micro Mesh system which consists of 6 different level sanding clothes. They start at 3200 and end at 12000. You do have to make sure to have enough paint or clear on your model before starting to use this system. If you look around the forum, you will see that everybody has a way of polishing. Personally, I like to use the Maguiar's cleaner wax after using the clothes and after that I like to use a quality chamois to bring out the ultimate shine. This chamois trick I learned from Bill Geary, I always give him credit and thanks for the advice! I just dab a little wax on my finger, rub it in a circular motion and just take it off with the chamois. What I like most about the chamois is that it doesn't leave any kind of scratches like flannel and even cotton do. What I like about the Maguiar's wax cleaner is that it does 2 things, eliminates swirl marks and waxes at the same time. The best thing to do is try it on a spare body and just practice and practice, before you know it you will be a pro like the rest of the guys here on the board!!!

Very cool Irv!!! Just like all your other stuff!!! By the way, congratulations on your wins at the LIARS show, even though you weren't there, I took the liberty of taking the plaques home!!! What I really wanted was your modelss but there was a big guy protecting them, I didn't want to mess with him!!!

I actually loved the body design for this year.....