Watertown

Merry Christmas to all, here at the forum. Here's a card i did a few years back, "Elves prepare new 'sled' for Santa."

Great topic and posts: Somebody showing great attention to detail, and others providing excellent commentary and insight. Thanks everybody, very refreshing, I enjoyed this!

Harry, I didn't know a lot about these until I met the owner of this example who shared the story about "Shooting Brakes" and this car specifically. Your build captures them perfectly! Nice job!

Too bad you weren't working in the Ford design studios when the M II was being conceived. It might not have the stigma it does today if you had. Nice redesign and build. Tail end is especially nice!

Bully for you!! I mean it. It's because of pioneering folks like you that the technology gets better and better. Is this the ideal way to produce a model? Certainly not, and I'm certain you'd say as much. But because people like yourself are willing to invest the time and energy in figuring it out, the rest of us benefit. This technology is here to stay, and will only get better (and easier to use). Stay the course, sir, I'll be watching.

Amen!! I've got a 2013 Camaro and love it, was even thinking I'd "re-up" after this one was paid for, but having seen the 2016, there's not a chance. I'll buy a Mustang before I lay down cash for that abomination. GM, WTH?!

1969 Pontiac LeMans Custom S Convertible. I was a Junior in High School in 1977 when I purchased this car for the princely sum of $350.00. Spent the following summer restoring it with the help of a buddy, and my dad who did the body work and final paint. My buddies and I had some great times in that car!

It's Winter, 1961, and my mom and i keep an eye on dad as he assembles an AMT ’37 Ford sedan. (Note the can of LustreChrome).

Loved that "made for TV" movie: Robert Culp, Ed Begly Jr., and Pernell Roberts as the bad cop who redeems himself in the end. Your model takes me back to the first time I saw it. Nicely done! Loved that "made for TV" movie: Robert Culp, Ed Begly Jr., and Pernell Roberts as the bad cop who redeems himself in the end. Your model takes me back to the first time I saw it. Nicely done!

Harry, I've seen John's in person, and it is beautiful, and now having seen yours, I can say without hesitation, you've got nothing to hang your head about. This is a first rate build. Thanks for sharing, these are the examples I most enjoy. Well done!

Well done!! Great execution!

That's cool!! Consider this one as well...

Country Club trim option IN THE BOX, maybe I should have waited. I created this one using sheet stock and home-made decals, back when the aerosedan was first released.

Paul, I was there and was extremely impressed with your builds. I did my best to sop up the drool before anyone noticed.

Thanks for the explanation, Vince. Again, love the event and wouldn't miss it for anything, your "committee" did a spectacular job as always.

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.