David G.

Nice work so far, cool story mode too. David G.

I just love the feeling of learning something new in this hobby, and there's always something new to learn. I guess that's why I continue to stick with it. One tip though... The couple times I've masked windows for the black surround, I've masked and painted from the inside. It seems to me that the paint lays down better and looks more prototypical when sprayed on the inside. David G.

Great color choice! Nice work on the extra details, they really help to bring it to life. David G.

Thanks for the update, it's nice to see this one back on the bench. David G.

Excellent work on both of them. I especially like the color combo on the '60, it works very well with the body style. David G.

It's great that you have an opportunity to encourage this kind of creativity in younger people. It also does my heart good to know that there are young folks who still have an interest in building something with their hands. Thanks for sharing the story. BTW: your student has a great eye for color. David G.

Beautiful work on this so far. David G.

I love a story with a happy ending. David G.

That's got some crazy Zoom to it! It looks like it's doing 100 mph just standing still. Nicely Done! David G.

A classy classic! Color combination is excellent, paintwork and assembly are well done and engine detail is great! Nicely Done! David G.

That's quite a collection of Jaguars. Excellent work on the body mods and color selection. David G.

Beautiful color combination, the interior detail is excellent. David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

A beautiful beautifully built, Well Done! David G.

The interior is really shaping up nicely. I didn't know about the alternate blacked-out version of Ecto 1. Based on the images you posted, it's a much cooler looking version. It'd be great to see that one built. I may try something like that with my Ecto 1A. David G.

WOW! So much eye candy. I wish I could take the time to comment on all the ones that caught my eye. Here's a light check mockup of my current project. Keep 'em coming! David G.

What a great vintage funny car and an excellent rendering of the original! David G.

Dang, this one's going quick! Beautiful job on the paint and decals. David G.

Holy Moley! Once you start fixing stuff you just don't stop. It would be great if there was a way to get this resin-cast so we could all benefit from your excellent work. Kudos to you Rusty! David G.

The loss of your talented contributions would truly be a loss to our community as a whole. I hope that there is a way that you can choose to remain a member of the MCM community. David G.

That's quite an impressive fleet! Ans an excellent diorama too. David G.

Great progress on this Joe! It's gonna be awesome when it's done. David G.

Nicely Done! A while back I built the convertible as a Cuban Taxi in very much the same color. David G.

Hello Everybody! I decided to address the pillar issue by adding pillars. I cut down some .030" x .125" strip styrene and glued it in place with Micro Krystal Klear PVA. I'll probably just paint the inside of the A pillars silver and allow them to show through the glass. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you Carl. Thanks for the kind comment Joe. I currently have both versions of the kit on my bench and I have to say, for building, I prefer the AMT kit. The polar lights kit is a snap together and its engineering reflects that with the use of locator tabs, clips and slots in several areas. While there aren't many of them, a skilled model builder would likely find them more of a hinderance than a help, as did I. As an example, earlier in this thread I posted about the difficulties I had fitting the fins to the body. An issue due entirely to the locating tabs which are unique to the Polar Lights kit. The AMT version also has a more detailed decal sheet, an updated interior casting and some better detail items for the roof kit. And of course, each kit represents a different version of the car. The Ecto 1 from the first movie by Polar Lights and the "A" refit from the second movie by AMT. Aside from these points they are very much the same kit. Thanks for your comment Craig. Painting was definitely one of the options I considered but I decided on a different approach using styrene strips instead. Thanks again, I'm glad you like it. Yes, the end is in sight, I'm even starting to plan my next build. Hi Bob. I'm not sure if it's a matter of one kit being better than the other as much as what a builder wants in the end. If you want to build Ecto 1, get the Polar Lights kit. If you want to build Ecto 1-A get the AMT kit. Though from an engineering standpoint, the AMT kit is a technically a bit better, in my opinion it would much more work to backdate it to accurately represent the Ecto 1 than it would be to overcome the deficiencies in the Polar Lights kit and vice versa. Ideally, one should get both kits and fuse them together into whichever version is desired. Which is what I ended up doing. In either case, due to changes in IP ownership and licensing, both of these kits will become increasingly difficult to find and undoubtedly more expensive as time goes on. So whatever you want to do, do it soon. Thanks Again, David G.