Darin Bastedo

I think you misunderstood what he meant. At wonderfest the competition is so tight that getting noticed at all is tough. Having Judged many IPMS shows I can tell you that in most IPMS shows there are few model in contention for the top prize, but at wonderfest, there are literally dozens that could be good enough. I don't think he is saying that any model that earns an honerable mention at wonderfest would automaticly will a First place in IPMS, but is saying that just getting noticed at wonderfest is an accomplishent worthy of comparison.

I don't really get this, as the emoticons do actually comment on the topic. What rally is the difference between me saying, "I thought that was funny" and, " ", or If the topic is something like Revell cancels the new release everyone has been waiting for, doesn't express my sadness? i'd rather see just an emoticon rather than a long winded whine. but that is just me I guess.

my favorite Stooges quote; Moe: Did you go to school, stupid? Curly: Yeah, and I came out that way too!

Aren't they a little thick?

Yeah something like that is what I was thinking!

Spray Booty? sounds interesting

Yes I did. The Street Cobra's wheels are all the same size so I was able to make just one and have it cast. BTW it I had Five cast as I needed one for the spare tire also.

A friend asked me how I did the wheels for my Cobra so I thought I would post a few pics to help illustrate it for him and other who want to know. First thing I did was draw the basic spoke design on a sheet of evergreen sheet plastic. Then I cut all the holes in between the spokes and shaped the plastic accordingly Then I add the rim from a parts box wheel, in this case IIRC it was from a monogram 1978 corvette wheel. Then I added the hub, and ridge detail with either sheet plastic (hub) or strip plastic (ridges). All in all there were 23 separate pieces in this wheel. If you have questions or need a point clarified feel free to ask.

I want it to look like it was a factory option, but I'm not sure about using the stock wheels. I'm thinking of fabricating a set of either faux steel wheels with trim rings and caps, Chrome reverse wheels, or Tork-thrust wheels to mate to the stock tires. What do you guys think? Do you have any better ideas?

Makes me feel like getting off my Duff and build this one I sketched a few years ago.

I buy my stuff through these guys.

Mark is right. it was out of warranty, and I was looking just in the short term a Timing belt, new tires, and brake work. This on an already stretched budget. I drive about 4,000 miles per month, drining my Fiance' from TN to Maryland and back for cancer treatments, so We needed reliability first and foremost. Having a breakdown of one of these trips would be very bad as an uneventful trip is hard enough for her to handle. Had our circumstances have been more normal I would agree that trading in at only 90K would be dubious. In the end though we got a new 100K warranty, the same monthly payment and on the last trip to MD I got 47MPG, which was 16MPG better than the jeep. All totaled we are saving money at the end of the month, but we will be in debt longer.

My guess and this is only a guess...Is that the volume on this version is low, possibly only one run. I would guess that The Model King already has distributership deals in place to handle the low volume where Mobius might have to strike whole new deals.

This is true, I've ridden in Drew's Roadster in the rain and I think there was more rain on the back of the windshield than the front.

You did the Ford GT? That is one of my favorite kits I bought one in each color and even designed a trans kit for it to turn it into the GTX-1 Roadster.

Exactly!

What I see here is the difference between those who are in the business of making models, and those who build models as a hobby. The simple fact is every single part and each assembly step in a model kit is done for a reason. The Business end need a durable east to build product with mass appeal. The modeler wants things done the way they would do it if they were scratchbuilding it themselves. Think of it this way, many of us assemble out model out of order of the instructions to accomidate features we add or because it fits out building method better, But the manufacturer writes the instructions to make assembly easier for 90% of the buyers. Things like pins that positively locate the axle to the chassis, make it easy for the novice to have a car that sits square with all four wheels on the ground. Every model kit has comprimises, such as engine compartment details molded to the fenders, and front suspension arms molded with the front crossmember in one piece. That is why you see so many Revell 427 Cobras built and so few Fujimi Lamborghini Countach model built. Fujimi went with ultra detailed, hard to build expensive kits, and revell went with easy to build inexpensive but somewhat compromised kits. Would you rather have Fujimi release a Hudson Hornet with 300 individual pieces for $60 or a less complicated Mobius kit for $30?

the trick is to remain blissfully ignorant.

The most accurate model is the one you know nothing about, that way you can build it in blissful ingnorance.

They car is call the "anycar" it was created for an ad campaign. here are a few more shots of it.

I started building when I was a young boy, so my mom was more than glad to help me get out of the swearing at models stage. I can still remember the taste of soap to this day.

I agree there are attention hounds in the hobby, but I don't think that is why they build, as there are much more effective ways to get attention. Driving a ferrari, being a great dancer or perhaps singing, while playing the guitar harmonica and cynbals in central park. I believe that they build models for many of the same reasons we do, but still crave the attention. Of course my dream growing up was that all of a sudden girls would lose interest in football players, and go after model builders. Didn't happen, but I think I found the one girl in a million ho feels that way.

I build models because i love the shapes of the real things. when I was a young kid, as far back as I can remember I used to draw. I used to love being able to recreate the shape of things whether it be an airplane, ship, car or structure. When I got older and discovered models I loved the fact that I could hold it in my hand and study every nuance of the shape. I love the textures and the reflections, the sleek lines and the aggressivenes of some forms. For me it is being able to recreate in scale the things that inspire me.

I'm just saying sometimes it's better to err on the side of caution, that's all.

The horn rings and linkages that you mention aren't structual pieces. Take a .5mm styrene rod and have it hold up the hodd on your model. in a week's time it will have warped like crazy. Remember model parts don't have to hold once, they have to hold for years. take a look at many of the 1/8 scale Monogram Big Dueces after aten tears. many have warped and broken suspension parts.