David G.

Not necessarily. My wife is a librarian and she specializes copyright, trademark and intelectual property rights and infringement issues. Many of these companies have employees, departments or have hired specialized agencies whose job it is to search the web and any other possible rescource for violations. A few years ago, I made a little desktop wallpaper image for my home PC. I put it together through Photoshop from digital images I took from pictures of my own car. When I put it on my web site, my wife cautioned me that I might be in violation of fair use rules and not to be surprised if I receive an official cease and desist notice from GM. I never did get a notice (though I kind of hoped I would) and have since removed the image. Here's a copy of the image in question: Good luck working this out with the company, I hope they just wanted to get your attention and insure approproate representation and treatment of their trade marks.

I can see why she would like it, it's kinda cute and looks a bit like a shoe! Seriously, it looks really good. One of my favorite things is to build kits for others as gifts, etc. It's a good way to step out of the ol' comfort zone and build for the sake of the build.

Or a planter! If I have it figured right, these cars are about the size of an old Nash Metro, i.e. not much bigger than a golf cart. Your build looks good, I think the color choice is spot on. The one thing that strikes me most is how tremendously plain it seems, which I'm sure is an accurate reflection of the 1:1 car. There's also just a hint of elegance in the styling. For most of us, this would have been a challenging choice for a custom build, and I think you pulled it off well! David G.

Smooth and deadly! Awsome paintwork, that color works well with the style!

Excellent tips, thanks for sharing them. I'll have to use try that hairspray technique sometime.

Very clever! Where did you get the larger display boxes?

It looks like you're having a lot of fun with this rescue project. I have to say that I've used Easy Off to remove paint and I've used Purple Power, and Purple Power seems to give far better results than oven cleaner. It's between five and ten dollars per gallon, but absolutely worth it. Several months ago, I poured some in an old upturned display box and I'm still using it after more than half-a-dozen bodies have been stripped in it. For the smaller bits, I have an old whipped topping bowl with a plastic strainer that fits inside. That stuff has pretty much completely stripped or removed anything I've thrown at it. It's so good at what it does, I've been waiting for the government to ban it! Regards, David G.

Very thin in width or thickness? For width, I cut my own. I stick the tape (Scotch Blue) to a piece of glass and cut it with a knife and straight edge. Thickness, I can't help with. BTW, I agree with you on the wheel choice!

A clean build with great color choices! I especially like the stance in the profile shot. The car looks like it's ready to leap foreward!

Looks goon in it's own right- great for a rush job! Excellent foil work, I still struggle with that! Oh, and welcome back, too!

Don't you just love when all the extra and difficult work on a project like this begins to pay off? What you've done so far is well worth the effort. I especially like the engine detail!

From there, it's only a short hop to the 1971-72 Delta 88 Town Sedan. Like the one pictured to the left as my avatar!

Nice save! Very clean and sharp. What color did you use for body paint? I have one of these I bought from e-bay a few months ago in my to-do pile. I've been waiting for my skills to improve in a couple of areas before I crack into it.

Thank you. Hopefully this will drive the point home for those who need it.

The engine comp. decals came with the kit. Sorry I took so long in getting back to you on this one, but it took me a couple of days to figure out that "comp." was compartment!

thank you

Air Shocks! Nice touch. I had at least three cars with them. At least two of those cars needed them due to the weak rear springs that GM put on their cars in the 60's and 70's! Yes, keep an eye on the stance. In the 70's the front was seldom lowered, it was usually left at stock height or raised a bit. But with the rear, the sky was the limit! I've seen more than a few where the rear end would be lifted instead of cutting the fenders to accomodate the over-sized tires. Of course, this made the ride so stiff that you could literally be bounced off the road if you werent careful!

Sssmokin'! Great color choice. There's a guy around the corner from my house who has one quite like this, but in purple.

It's a bit more plain than I imagined, but it looks good in the photos. If you didn't mention the issues you had, I wouldn't have noticed any of them except the engine bay, and even that one isn't that bad. You're right, the paint looks great, too.

Wow, you've been busy! The seat treatment looks cool, I can't wait to see the rest of it! What did you use for the door hinges? It looks like a wire and tube setup.

It looks just the way I remember it from the movie! "Whoa mate, is that a V-8?" What kind of car did they use for the movie, was it an Aussie Maverick?

That's just absolutely beautiful! Extremely imperssive work! It reminds me of the BMWs in the Minority Report movie. You know, the ones that drove up and down the sides of buildings. That's perfect... and hilarious! I give four lol's for that comment!

Thanks for the tip/reminder. Even though I work slowly, I still get impatient sometimes. I'm still working on exercising will power over my will power!

Looks good so far, lots of good detail in the grille and rear bumper. Being a funeral director, I really should get one of these for myself. Before Arizona passed a law that pretty much banned license plate frames, I had one on my Olds that said "My Other Car Is A Hearse"

This should go under the... "You know you've been building model cars too long when..."