Lunajammer

Yeah, this is the first kit I did when I returned to modeling as a serious grown-up and had joined the local club. Good kit for that because I don't recall any memorable fit issues so I could put my growing knowledge to use on basic clean details. Besides, what wagon guy can resist following these builds. I like what you've got going. Bring it on home now.

Or is it a Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell providing precious, combustionless, mobile electrical power to it's band of nomadic citizens?

The frustrating reason I never order this stuff is you can never get a size comparison. Online, many sites show a picture but don't tell you how big the sheet is. As mentioned above, scale can almost be irrelevant if the pattern size is what you want, but unless there's a ruler or object for comparison then all you have is a picture of a pattern (macro close up or 2ft away?). And from what I've seen, only the most affluent (scarce) hobby shops carry any for you to evaluate first hand.

I think it looks pretty sassy. But those seats, yeesh. Just doesn't have "long enjoyable road trip" written all over it.

That's a beauty, like the suicide doors.

That is one nutty rod. Flawless restoration, beautiful work.

A couple weeks ago I sprayed some interior pieces ivory for the '60 Cor-Vex. I masked with (old) Bare Metal and tonight I added the second color. Looks blue but it's turquoise. Pretty nice. Seats need some touch up but it's manageable. BUT..... What the HORK happened to the door panels!!!??? Simple. Haste makes waste. The ivory color was Krylon enamel. The turquoise was Duplicolor lacquer. The lacquer melted the enamel and shrunk it. But wait, why didn't it happen to the seats? The seats were primered first so the enamel had a better grip. The door panels had no primer and just slid at the whim of the lacquer. That's my best guess. This may be the first time I've ever had to repaint over a foolish mistake. It's all night swim at the purple pond.

Yeah, things are a little abuzz here. His wife's family is from town here and I worked with his brother-in-law in radio and TV for three or four years. One day I walked into the college station where we both worked at one time and everyone looked like they were in shock. "Mike, you just missed Dick Clark." My friend Rob was married here and the Clark's attended. The lingering memory is Dick draping a towel over his arm and serving everyone champaign, then working in the kitchen later. Most folks around here don't know that the Clarks frequently spent Christmas here. Needless to say, Rob said he gave pretty good gifts. It always warmed my heart that Kari would appear for a moment on every New Years Rockin' Eve to give Dick a kiss at midnight. We all knew he was feeble but I never minded his courage to still go on TV, slurred speech and all, to share his warm New Year's greeting. If there's a rock and roll heaven you know they've got a helluva band.

Yeah, it's pretty rough but I sure like your ideas, especially some of the shaping you've done on the back. I like the wheel treatment and kind of a cool "NASCAR" stance. Take your time, keep boning up on the modeling basics and avoid getting ahead of yourself. Looks like a pretty fun build. Grab another one and keep going. Let's see where you go from here.

This reminds me of a chop I started 20-years ago and forgot about. I'm sure it's somewhere in the catacombs.

I'd say you're back. Striking piece overall but what got my attention is your foiling. About the straightest edges I've seen anywhere.

After all this Mopar talk, the '60 Cor-Vex's 283 sounds like a punch line, but it's almost done being wired. Photos will be posted when I have something to boast about, which shouldn't be long. The interior is half painted and half masked for color number two. Primer on the body revealed some pesky but manageable problems. I get at it about every 2-3 days, so no rest for the weary and all that.

The stance is dead on perfect. Any more or less and it would betray the piece. Superb all the way around. Excellent quality pics too.

Though you are completely correct, the concern is that somebody who is easily duped will get scammed. We take it as an insult and makes us protective of our fellow modelers who are vulnerable to vultures. Anybody whose beloved parents are elderly will know what I mean.

My favorite part of HS and college art classes was everybody being given the same assignment, then seeing the exciting diversity of interpretations. CBP is one of the first places I go.

Add a mid-range, versatile, gasoline engine truck. People have been clamoring for the occasional Opel Blitz for years. Something newer that can fill the gap between pickups and semis.

Crop and/or size your avatar jpeg photo to 200-pixels x 200-pixels. You can use the Photobucket editing tools to get your photo to that size, then it'll drop right in.

**Sniff, sniff** Smells like a punk.

That's fantastic! Very fun, lots of character

Nice concept and execution. Makes me want to go on vacation.

That's amazing! Who's the poor bloke who lost all his homework? BTW, excellent photos. You did a masterful job of answering most questions with photos. That's photojournalism buddy.

I do believe this is the first one I've seen built. Fantastic. Wonderful job.

Hey everybody! I decided to take the pickles off my hamburger today.... Here's a picture of my feet. ***There, now it's exactly like Facebook.***

I always had a warm spot in my heart for this kit after enjoying the build as 70's youth. You did a great job with it. Nice day-tripper.

In short: College roommate and I renting a house. He had inside chores, I had outside chores. He had ten thumbs and a flailing dust rag. Every week more pieces were laying next to my openly displayed models until I had to pack them all away. His excuse... "Don't blame me, you shouldn't build those things so flimsy." To his credit, he gave me 3 old, 70's vintage kits he got as gifts but never cared to build. (MPC Fire Fighter Mustang II, Revell Fun Truckin' Ford Courier, AMT '34 Ford Pickup w/custom parts.