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Killer stuff Karl. A nice choice for this race, crisp and clean. Glad you pulled it out of the archives.

My childhood dentist was nearing retirement and his practice was from the '40's. He did outstanding work but he was NOT painless. It's SO much different today. It's more nuisance than trauma so getting psyched out is just wasting energy. It'll be fine.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74397 Looks like it's a Modelhaus conversion though.

I had marginal success doing this. The fender seems to have been stronger than the horizontal body. Fender didn't widen but body caved. Yet I've seen this done effectively by others. I ended up adding a split to give the fender room to expand out, then fill the horizontal cut and the vertical split.

Sorry you couldn't find a way to the Mpls. NNL North. These things on the primer table would have been a great conversation piece. As good as it looks in paint, too bad it hides some of your hard work.

Are you sure you don't mean "into big trains?" He played with them sometimes ("The General").

My GF and I both enjoy flower gardens and now after a discussion about dioramas, she's really getting into a fairy garden. I thought that was fine for her, I wasn't that interested until she got all stoked about G-scale things and now I can't help but get drawn into it. Gardening AND modeling. But she'd hang me if I put a "rust & crud" car in it.

Me too Dominik. It's the only model I've purchased that my girlfriend got excited about. Hope I can do it this well for her.

Wonderful. Nicest civilian build of this model I've seen.

Gonna say '54 Panel.

I think you've proven yourself as a valid resource Bill. Chime in and/or "pick your battles" as you see fit. I think this forum is lucky to have an even-mannered contributer with such technical shop knowledge as well as well-rounded modeling knowledge. Make your case and let the chips fall as they may. Your contribution may not be accepted by whom it's directed at, but there are a few thousand readers who'll get it.

Thanks Greg, I love stuff like that. 2012: Guy Fieri, Celebrity Chef. Really? With a long history of auto industry and racing legends as pace drivers, it really gets diluted when the hot cars leading the greatest spectacle in auto racing are handed over to reality TV celebs and/or fashion models.

Whoa. Now that's quality. Lovely balance of old and new, great detail.

How much 'glass could a 'glass dent dent, if a 'glass dent could dent 'glass? Seriously though, those dents are really good. Pretty believable. Is that just from gouging and sanding or are they puttied too?

Wait, didn't I see this cruising 10th Street, back in '77? June 24th I'm thinking, 8-ish. Looks like you covered all the bases Rob, nice work.

And yet, even a sow's ear can be a silk purse in the right hands. Nice work.

In my effort to support a response to the other Rainbow thread, I came across this. This Ikko, Japan model kit sure looks like your old MPC kit. (Or is it the other way around?)

Now that's a very intriguing thought. Maybe this won't be such a quick build after all. Thanks also 58Impala, I didn't know the Fiat X19 was Bertone styled but the similarities are undeniable. That line up could make an interesting shelf study. Faust, the Rainbow's a face only a mother could love, but suckers like you and I grab these things because they're too "out there" to turn away. This sat on the far shelf of a hobby shop for a couple years before it finally spoke to me when I realized that's the only place I'd ever seen one. They're even scarce on ebay.

1. Alclad is great, surprisingly easy to use if you go easy. Rubs off with handling. 2. I use the blade. Don't like it. Would like to explore other possibilities. 3. No experience. Use BMF & fine Tamiya tape well burnished.

Ah yes, the bumper stickers. Nice touch. It's so easy to forget how prevalent they were when bumpers were chrome.

I got bored. The Cormaro got boxed up as my attention turns to yard work, motorcycles and breezy lakes. Short season you know. Still checking in every day so quit slackin' ya buggers.

Not so fast. The Bondo one part glazing putty will crack and/or shrink. Any one part putty that requires evaporation to dry will lose substance and crack or shrink. The putties shown above are more to use as a heavy primer-filler which is fine for skim coats. Below is a two part putty. It's catalyzed and won't shrink. It's easy to use, not that fussy and has slightly longer work time. It's sandable in 15-20 minutes.

Umm... what is said error?

No. Different kit.

It's sort of, Sonny Crocket meets Blade Runner.