David G.

Looks amazing! I'm absolutely speechless. David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

OK, just when I think that you've hit the limit of what can be done, you take it just a little further. ? Amazing work! David G.

Ok, it's been a while so I should probably post an update on this one. After some added decals and weathering the rollaway is pretty much done. There are, of course hand tools to place in the open drawers... eventually. And maybe a spray of Dullcote or Tamiya flat clear. I haven't decided yet. I added an "I Love Model Cars" bumper sticker to the hoist arm. That will be all for this one unless something else catches my imagination. Last but not least, the newest addition to the Garage Hoard, BBS Crates. I may whip up some PO Shipping labels to stick on them. And here are all of the current shop items in the garage. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please always feel free to comment. David G.

I love the way you handled the lower door area. It just looks like it belongs. Your weathering effects are also very convincing. Of course, everything else is great too. David G.

Wow! Two beautiful versions of one of my all-time favorite racers. David G.

Mad Skilz there! David G.

Thank you all for taking the time to comment. I appreciate the feedback. Thank you Roger. It's a good kit, rather simple but with sufficient detail where it matters. You should pick one up. As far as the photo issue, I did do exactly as you suggest. I took about sixty photos under those various conditions using two different cell phone cameras. My old phone, which is in the process of dying, used to take excellent photos, the quality of which decreased with each update. My current phone has never had the level of photo quality that the old one had at its worst and it's been updated (downgraded) twice already. Most of the photos I ended up using came from the old phone, which is still a decent camera when I can get it to boot up. I just need to invest in an actual camera and accept the fact that cell phone cameras will never again be as good as they once were. Please don't get me wrong Roger, I do appreciate your suggestions and I thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Just for grins and giggles, here are some of the throwbacks from the various sessions. Indoors with the "new" cell camera. Outdoors, direct light with the "new" cell camera. Outdoors in shade with the "new" cell camera Outdoors, direct light with "old" cell camera Indoors with "old" cell camera. This is the set that I used. In my opinion it has the best color balance, contrast and image quality. Again, thank you all for your interest in this topic, your feedback is greatly appreciated. David G.

No worries, I was more referring to the lights, windshield, wheels, bumpers and whatever finishey bits you plan to use.

I think that it's cool that models like this can be built by following methods similar to those those that would have been used in building the original. Nicely Done! David G.

Very Cool! David G.

Ah, the "light at the end of the tunnel" stage. I know it well. I can't wait to see it with the top and running gear. David G.

Nice progress on this. David G.

Beautiful shade of red, excellent foil work! Looks great so far. David G.

Beautifully Done! Love the color and the detail work, very clean build. David G.

Cool! David G.

Thanks again. My LHS opens back up again today, I'll see if the owner is willing to order some for me. If not, I'll try Micro Mark. David G.

Thank you Jessiothan David G.

Your weathering is very convincing. David G.

Good progress on this! David G.

Wow! Just Wow! David G.

Great looking Bug! Excellent color choice, crisp detail work. David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

Thanks again to everyone for your kind comments. I do enjoy reading them. Here's a picture of the Thunderbird resting proudly in my display case. Looks like I need to push that hood down again! Now on to the next one. David G.

This should be an interesting project and it looks like you're off to a good start. David G.