Watertown

Just returned from the show and, as always, I enjoyed my time there. The host club does a great job and I thank them for their collective efforts, year after year, creating a one-of-a-kind experience. One thing I found puzzling, however, was the condensed vendor/swap space—about 75 percent of what they've had in previous years—making it much more difficult to maneuver through and see vendor's offerings. I opted to wait until the lunch hour to venture over there. There was additional space available, but for some reason it was blocked off. Anybody know why? Again, love the show, but would respectfully suggest that next year that space be re-allocated to the vendors.

All of these observations are spot-on, clearly some aspects more desirable than others, but it's the quirkiness of life that gives it its 'patina.' As a wise man once said, "You gotta take the rocks with the farm." Heading to NNL West in a couple weeks, and quite frankly it's the characters as much as the models I look forward to seeing.

Nice job on the build. I too had a difficult time understanding where these cars fit in until I saw this video. I now have a keen desire to locate this kit so as to recreate the "asphalt elephant,"

Every time I fly back to Wisconsin to visit family in Watertown, I make sure to make the 45-minute trip to Greenfield News and Hobby and Model Empire stores. Sorry to see such a well-stocked shop shut their doors. Best wishes to the proprietors and their employees.

I seem to recall AMT doing an exclusive-to-Michael's re-release of a handful of kits—the 5-window 34 Ford kit being among them. Beyond that, however, the local independent hobby shop and Hobby Lobby are my go-tos.

Very clean, love the choice of color, well done!

I'll start there, but will try to come up with a backup plan, should that not look right. Thanks.

Evening, gents and ladies, I just started the Revell 1957 Convertible kit, given to me for Father's Day by my son and wife. I've read with interest the comments regarding some of the inaccuracies of this kit, most notably, the beltline contour and the recommended reworking. I've tackled that issue, even replacing the doortop stainless with a more appropriately scaled width. My question has to do with the quarter side trim. The top piece of stainless appears very light. Has anybody completed one of these yet? If so, your perceptions on the finished piece? I've included images of my work thus far and the aforementioned quarter panel. I'm considering an AMT Hardtop (with Photoetched insert) as a donor for correcting the issue if necessary.

Yup. As with any successful business, it's about return on investment. If it was solely about satisfying all modelers at all times, heck, we might see one of these:

Can't speak to the general decal issue posted, however, as for license plates, I've been creating my own for years by going to http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/. I have printed them on decal paper, however, I've discovered printing them on photo-grade paper and then simply trimming them yields an appropriate scale thickness that I can apply a PE license plate frame to and attach to the vehicle directly. The aforementioned site provides for all 50 states and for different periods.

Nicely done. I really appreciate the restraint shown with regard to weathering, not so heavy-handed. Great job!

Interesting topic. However, as mentioned in an earlier post, the basis for nearly everything pictured has already been kitted. "Icons," like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder. In my mind, model companies are there to produce the canvas for us modelers. It's up to each of us as individuals to decide which cars are worthy of "icon' status and use the aforementioned canvas as starting points to create those vehicles we deem to be historically noteworthy.

AMT '57 Chevy Hardtop kit. Lost count at about 25...

Amen!! I watch the TV show, "Hoarders," and while my living space doesn't look like that, I certainly understand the compulsion. I have more kits than any one person could build in 8 lifetimes. (Except for maybe John Teresi).

This apparently has been out for a couple years, but I just heard of it today, so perhaps others out there may not have heard of it. "Bullitt Points" is a first-person, behind-the-scenes account of the making of the movie, 'Bullitt'. For $.99, the price is certainly right. Add to that that 100 percent of net profits go to McQueen's favorite charity, "Boys Republic," makes this a no-brainer. I don't have a Kindle, so would love to hear from anybody who does that has seen this e-book. It's available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Bullitt-Points-Memories-Steve-McQueen-ebook/dp/B008DJIS8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405309786&sr=8-1&keywords=bullitt+points

"Hell hath no fury like a modeler's wife scorned."

Very nice. It must have taken a very deft hand to apply the silver paint so crisply to all that brightwork. Nicely done.

Nice build! Does the model manufacturer know something I don't about the Model T? "Ford 29"?! Model T's were only available from 1908-1927, '29 Would be a Model A. Doesn't take away from your fine build, but I've seen this kit on the shelves and wondered aloud what 29 referred to.

I recall when i was a teenager, my sister would often go to my mother while getting dressed up for some dance or date and ask, "How do I look?" My mother's response was always the same, "Oh, you'll pass in a crowd with a push." I hadn't thought of that exchange in years, however, after seeing the subject of this post, it all came rushing back to me. Like others here, I agree that the craftsmanship is definitely first rate, but just because you can doesn't mean you should...

NIce, super clean build. Well done.

I retract the question, seeing that it has already been asked and answered. Clear, then BMF.

Apologies if this topic has already been addressed. I see many WIP posts where folks indicate that they'll apply a clear coat after BMF'ing their model. I've never done it this way, fearing that the BMF would react with the clear, or worse, that I'd accidentally catch an edge and tear some of the foil off with the clear coat while polishing and waxing. I'm curious as to what the general recommendation(s) might be, pro or con. Thanks in advance.

Wish I had this one back...

Yes "NNL West images" topic in this same forum.