bobthehobbyguy

What a great model. Love the paint. Lookiing forward to seeing the finishing touches on this one. bobthehobbyguy

This is a neat project. I think your choice not to add flames is a good one. From what I can see the red metallic is a good choice as it it. bobthehobbyguy

Great job. Here is my 2 cents worth on the chassis weathering. My understanding is that there is one school of thought is that you don't paint or powder coat these chassis so you can see if any of the welds are cracking. I think that that is one of the reasons why the top fuel chassis aren't being painted. Can't wait to see this finished. Looking forward to seeing at one of the shows. This is going to be another winner. Bobthehobbyguy

Well my feelings about any magazine is voting with my wallet. I don't subscribe unless I save a lot of money, by buying off the newsstand I can decide what I want. If an issue of a magazine doesn't have enough content to justify buying it I don't. If enough people do that then the magazines will know what sells and what doesn't. I have seen other magazines do a lot of diecast and have to back off the subject. My problem with diecast is that because of the process the parts aren't in scale such as the gaps around the doors when they open. Also in most cases the cost is such that I really wouldn't want to cut it up. My preference is to build a plastic kit. bobthehobbyguy

Very impressive. Learned a lot watching this build, you have excellent building skills. I am impressed with the quality and quanity of your builds. Bobthehobbyguy

I've done the black force and the street fury. Great way to do some airbrush painting practice and easy to assemble. A fun quick project. bobthehobbyguy

For all of you who might be interested I asked Revell for a claification of the rues. Here is the reply I got. In the box stock class, can not modify the parts. Only things allowed are paint, chrome foil and flocking. Also body filler for seams. On the unlimited, you can modify any of the parts. Rick Haas Revell

The other question for somebody on the judging panel is what is the Revell definiton for hot rod. I'm a little confused when they say the theme is hot rod but the have a 1949 Mercury and 1958 thunderbird on the list of kits. In my mind those are customs and not hot rods. Bobthehobbyguy

Well I'm just happy there is going to be a contest that I don't have to travel to go to. It's cheaper to buy another kit than the cost of travel and a hotel. Also I'm hoping that if this contest is a success that there will be more in the future. Bobthehobbyguy

Revell now has the contest info on its website. revell Contest

I use regular paint thinner for cleaning enamel paint, you can get a can at the local hardware store. The only time I use a brand name thinner is when I am thinning the paint. For example if I am using Testors enamel paint then I'd use Testors enamel paint thinner for thinning it.

Very nice model. Can't believe you finished it so quickly. Bobthehobbyguy

Very nice. Did you use alclad for the body? Thanks, Bobthehobbyguy

Harry thanks for the great idea. That will solve my problem.

Thanks for the info and the pictures of the finished prodct Chillyb1. It does look disappointing with the gaps , I was hoping to do this as a contest project but I need to have better results for it to be competetive. Has anybody else had better luck with this or have found a better way to do it? Thanks bobthehobbyguy

I am building a Tamiya Porsche Carera and am using the Studio 27 photoetch set. I am unsure about how to bend the screens for the engine cover. Has anybody used this set? How did you go about bending it for the engine cover? Thanks Bobthehobbyguy

The colors look great and I'm sure it even look better when you get some clear on it.

What did you use for reference photos?