Darin Bastedo

The comparison is relevent because they will be on the same isle of the hobby shop and the consumer will be making a chioce on how to best spend his money.

Having run a hobby shop in the past as well as having been a dealer traveling to shows and swap meets I have to say that Revell made the right decision. The expensive High detail kits simply don't sell, some of them even when marked down well below cost. The typical model simply won't spend as much for a kit, than the typical forum member, and even we are called cheap sometimes. To the general model building public These big kits are hot sellers for birthdays and christmas presents. with few exceptions the people never bought these for themselves. Same thing with the nearly un-buildable clear engine kits and such. These kits are novelties and are usually released in the third quarter so they are on the shelves before christmas. Keep in mind also for the average builder, while it allows for more detail it also makes mistakes more visible. The less there is to screw up the better.

Most people who buy 1:12 scale buy because of the impressive size not the detail, and that is why you see a lot more 1:12 scale Revell - Monogram 1:12 scale kits build than Tamiya, doyusha, and Pocher. The business case is there for simple to build large scale kits. If super detail was so important in this market Pocher would still be selling kits.

Yup that's the size of it, but while it's not as detailed as a Tamiya 1:12 it also cost considerably less than $100

Yeah I'd buy a few just for the new parts.

I mean correct to build a replica of the John Milner Coupe from American Graffiti. The headers are dead on and the car had a small bock chevy engine.

What I see here that makes me drool, is the correct fenders, headers and smallblock chevy engine, that combined with a chopped 5 window body, and the sectioned duece grill from MCG and I have a great start on a Revell based John Milner Coupe.

Hey harry, Since this has somewhat grown into an Under glass kind of thread should it be moved? I like that it has turned into a showcase of some of the better weathered builds on the forum.

I didn't see where he said the hispanics were undocumented. It's extremely racist to assume so.

the only thing I can see that some reserch would have helped is the whole rust fiberglass thing. the rest of the model is very nice

Thankfully yours wasn't the one I was refering to, as I hadn't meant to call out anyone, But yours is a good example of a weathering job that was well done, that could have been better with a bit of research.

Ok I'm most likely going to be taken to the woodshed for this one, but it is a pet peave of mine. I've noticed that a lot of the weathered models and beaters rarely recieve the same level of care and detailing that the shiney ones do. I'm talking about the basics that make any model look real and are the things shiny model lose major points for in contests. Such as; Trim and moldings not detailed, either through paint or BMF Mold lines sanded, and seams filled. Interiors detailed There also seems to be a complete lack sometimes of any research into how particular cars deteriorate. I've seem over the years 55 Chevy cameo rear fenders rusted (they are fiberglass) and things like that. I think too many people believe that if you are making a model of a wrecked car the basics of modeling don't apply, but it is just the opposite. To do a correct beater you must build a well built model and then make it look abused.

If you ask me if you are going the speed limit or faster, you should be able to be in any lane. What I hate are the idiots who, while you are passing a line of traffic feel the need to tailgate you and flash their lights because they feel you aren't passing people fast enough. Tailgating people at 75MPH is stupid and reckless!

Ironicly Steve, Your Daytona Cobra is one of the few cars that would be accurate with wire door hinges. Here is a picture of a replica Daytona that was built exactly to the same spec as the real ones, right down to the door hinges.

with all the models and collectibles I've aquired over the years there is only one Item I have that I would never part with for ant amount of money. This old Tonka Pick-up I played with when I went to our family camp in the adirondaks as a kid. We traveled there two weeks a year every summer until I left home at 19. A few years ago I returned after being away for nearly 20 years. I looked under the camp to see if it was still there, and sure enough it was. It was little worse for wear but I could tell it had been pushed aside in favor of newer shinier toys. I pulled it out, put it in the trnk for the long ride back to TN. I figured most of my relatives would't let their kids play with it with out a tetenus shot first anyhow.

Dad lets me drive slow on the driveway. But not on Monday, definitely not on Monday.

meh, Here in TN it's legal to pass on the right so not really a big deal what lane you are in.

Tomorrow at 12 noon I will be marrying my sweetie. I can't wait and neither can she. I will post some pics after I get back from NY. We're doing it at our family camp in the Adirondacks

Well hopefully it will be worth waiting for, as It will include how to do realistic jams and will cover both types of higes, modern ones that cut in and older style that swing out.

They were drawn on the masking material and cut freehand. I simply took my time.

I'm I guess a little more picky than most as far as the builds I comment on. I've been at this model building thing for 40 years. I've been a builder, a contest judge and organizer, Model club founder, and have been around the internet forums almost since their inception. I've seen a lot of really great models, and frankly I'm a little jaded. There are so many models posted here that have great paint, and build quality that I couldn't possibly comment on them all. So I save my comments for the ones that really turn me on. here is just a handfull of the models that caught my attention, so that maybe you can see what catches my eye. Alex Kustov's Ferrari Lusso Novadose' CallawayMX Dave MacGowan's Tank Jim Mac's Camaro Paulo Emilio's 32 ford All of these for different reasons caught my eye, and as you can see there is no rhyme or reason, as much as they just stood out from the pack.

Sorry it's been so long since I posted an update on this one, But it has been super hot here and not great painting weather, but the weather should break here soon and I'll get back on this one.

I tend to buy more supplies than kits these days, so I find the LHS very convenient for paint and scratch-building supplies. Kit's on the other hand I tend to buy either online or at swap meets.

Are you telling me that if you run out of a color of paint, glue, or need a certain size of evergreen plastic you would rather buy it online and wait rather than being able to buy it locally?

Would you prefer that it be in a mall, close to other shops you frequent? would you prefer that it is in a less crowded area as a stand alone shop, or would just as likely go where ever one is located?