David G.

Wow! That just looks great! David G.

One of my all-time favorite games. I still have all my Car Wars sets and several copies of Auto Duel Quarterly. I may jump in on this one. David G.

I think Harry was just looking for a back-story- something like "Oh, it's a Eruo-Hawaiian style Cal-looker." Nice looking Bug! David G.

Very authentic except for one thing; no CB antenna! You've really captured the midwestern 80's highschool beater look. David G.

One of my all-time favorite monsters. Very well done! I love the way you nailed the wet-shiny look. Any chance you could post a few more pictures? David G.

This is coming along quite nicely! David G.

That's the plan. I just put some foil on it tonight, so hopefully, not too much longer. David G.

Thanks for the pic. I'm planning something similar for mine. I was thinking about using those single "can" style headlights- I just haven't decided how many. David G.

Most Impressive! David G.

And once the gov't gets a hold of them, they never let go David G.

See? It's a word that's fun to use, isn't it? David G.

Looks like you've got a lot to be proud of! David G.

More to the point, almost everybody in this country knows the word "banzai" and has an idea of what it means. Even if they don't use it every day, its usage and meaning are understood and accepted by most English speaking Americans. Exactly my point! Thank you. David G.

You're right, but my point is, what can we do to stop it from happening? Things change, there's not always a lot we can do about it. And yes, "Banzai". It was brought into common usage in English by our GI's who served in WW II. The Japanese soldiers typically used it as a battle cry during desperate infantry charges or suicide attacks. David G.

In the New York Times article cited above, there was one woman who was offended by the term "haboob" just because of its Arabic origin. I find that kind of thinking offensive. She expressed a concern that our returning military service personnel may become distressed and upset if they hear an Arabic word uttered in public. I'd like to think that the men and women who serve in our military are a bit tougher than that. In fact, it's quite possible that some of them brought the term back with them and helped to introduce it into common usage. Isn't that how foreign phrases like "Banzai!" and "Gung-Ho" came into common usage in English? "Toilet paper" is now called "bathroom tissue", "stewardesses" are now "flight attendants", "shell-shock" has become "PTSD", "plain" M&Ms are now labeled as "milk chocolate" and "prunes" are now "dried plums". All languages continue to grow and evolve, the changes occur whether we want them to, or not. So I guess the question should be, "Why not?". David G.

Given that the Arabic language predates English by thousands of years, isn't "dust storm" just a new term for haboob? Should we also avoid the use of the term "tsunami"? Besides, "haboob" is fun to say; I use the term any chance I get. David G.

I can't decide whether or not I like it... seems a bit over the top. David G.

Awesome work! In that shot of the front-end, it has a menacing predatory look, like some kind of vicious animal. David G.

I don't usually post progress pics these days- not enough time. Besides, just about everybody here knows I can build, so I don't need to bore them with all the details. I'll post a few pics when I get it finished. The body's painted, just needs some foil work before assembly. I also masked and shot the second color on the interior tonight. It came out kind of sloppy and will need some clean-up. It's tricky work masking these tub-type interiors. Do you have any pics that show the front of yours better? There are so many different options possible, I'm curious to have a better view of what you combination you chose. David G.

There must be something in the air. This is the second or third AMT 62 225 I've seen built. I'm also working on one that I started a couple of months ago- I hope to have it finished in the next few weeks. Yours looks great! David G.

Beautiful build, everything looks great! David G.

Looks Great! David G.

Looking Good! David G.

Detail is top-knotch- excellent build! David G.

I've tried it. It works but the adhesive is thick and stringy like rubber cement and is very difficult to remove cleanly. The thickness of the adhesive can also prevent the foil from laying down smoothly. I'd avoid it. David G.