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This is so good. Beautiful touch on the aging of one of my favorite cars. It's begging to have the doors cut open and using the kit hinges to swing them. Let's folks get a better view of that nice work.

I like it. Not sold on the wheels for this one but I really like the feel of everything else.

I see the average AMT 74 Plymouth GTX selling for around $15, plus or minus a few bucks. To me that seems to be only a buck or two higher than the average kit. Admittedly, it does seem slightly high considering there were so many versions around a few years ago you could hardly give them away. There's still no shortage of lower priced ones if you're patient. There's a lot of these kits out there.

Very sorry to hear of your health problems, I hope you're feeling better and are on a good path. Is there a way for you to reduce the size of your photos to maybe under 1mb? Also maybe try only 3 to 5 photos per post. Though the site has no limit to how many photos you can upload, there may be a size limit to how much data per post so maybe spread them out over a couple of posts if you have a lot of pictures.

As you can clearly see by my broken Photobucket links earlier in this thread, the government is trying to stop the public from knowing the potential of the Nitrous Turbolene generator. The Corvette chassis and engine are done so body work continues with a rhinoplasty on the nose to help better cool the engine, which is sure to get a hard workout. A bulkhead has been added for driver protection from the dangers of the turbolene generator. Also buttoning up the housing for very important scientific sh... er, stuff.

There's a lot to take in there, ergo, inspiration! Thanks for your efforts and consideration Tom.

I've laid low on this one because I'm not sure I'll be in it in 2018, but if I was, my preference would be vans.

Yep, I've been complaining about the high cost of model cars since they went to $6 . Truth is, when I used to buy them at drastic markdowns, they were purchases of opportunity and I still haven't built most of them, so I've learned restraint and just admit that I don't need more kits regardless of price. If I need a particular kit, I'll pay the going rate. Even if you think you'll resell them online and make a couple extra bucks, it's hardly worth the effort.

That's quite an accomplishment. I know many hours have been spent shaping. Your proportions look good. I never would have guessed it began as a GNX.

I've put up the Finished Builds thread in the CBP section for participants to post photos of their completed racers. It is, essentially, the starting line for the race. By my count, with one month to go, there are three qualifiers so far... Dominik - with his Mercedes. You still need to file final pics that that thread. (He hasn't signed on since August, I'll PM him). wrecker388 - with his Dodge 330 vwdave92 - with the Ferrari shown above.

Modelers who have participated in the Cannonball 2017 CBP and have finished their projects, PLEASE POST FINISHED PHOTOS HERE. This is where ALL Model Cars Magazine Forum members are invited to peruse the finalists before voting for their favorite car in the poll. Remember, forum members will vote based on how well you represent your model, so find a way to take some decent photos. A piece of non-shiny poster board as a back drop, some decent lighting and something to steady the camera will do wonders. IF YOU ARE NOT POSTING PHOTOS, PLEASE LEAVE NO COMMENTS HERE. IT WILL MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR VOTERS TO FIND THE MODELS. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE AN ATABOY PLEASE DO SO IN THE ORIGINAL CANNONBALL 2017 CBP THREAD (HERE). Let the ooohs and aaahs begin...

Later this week I'll open the Finished Builds thread for you all to file good photos to when you're done. This will be used for contest voters to refer to when making their selection for winner. So a reminder for those who have finished already, you will still need to put your photos there to be counted.

Was the building hard to get to? How could it have burned so completely if fire responders were anywhere near? Sprinkler system? Definitely heartbreaking.

Charcoal sticks can be cumbersome for details but charcoal pencils can help with that. A kneaded eraser is your friend for helping remove marks if you get too heavy. I love using blending sticks to give you that airbrush quality in gradated areas. Of course, no one says you can't use pencils and coal. Looking at it again, you've got a great hand on the hardest part which is perspective, proportion and especially seeing light. The rest is just technique.

It was pointed out to me when I built the '23 Bell Telephone Hack, the tires have directional tread. Maybe want to give them a check. Sure like what I'm seeing so far. The rims look great, I know they can be tedious to detail.

Jeepers, you have a careful eye. Really nice. I'll bet that would've really popped if you used charcoal.

Holy smokes Dave, that's stunning.

Yeah, that's pretty sexy. I want one.

Like I say about most publicly scathed cars, anything different is good. It all looks believable so the always difficult Lady Esmerelda Nesbitt gives it a...

Four if you funkify it.

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is easily one of my top two most watched movies ever, so when the new one came out it was a must see. That said, I don't totally disagree with anything you said. There are many scenes that would not have been weakened by cutting out the long dramatic pauses when the audience already knows what will be revealed. Half hour at least. Same with characters who speak in monologues of long, poetic riddles, rather than just make their point. The music is too loud, not melodic and as my fiancee said, "annoying." When Vangelis scored the original Blade Runner soundtrack, he could balance the drear with hope, rather than just beat you over the head with pounding, droning, audio melodrama as this composer did. I will stray from you about movie's aesthetics. Dreary, yes, but certain to be nominated best art direction. One of my criticisms is the plot gets garbled in places and gets hard to follow. Though Ridley Scott was the executive producer, I think it could have benefiting by him directing.

For purely selfish reasons, I like this one. It's unlikely I'll be starting any new projects next year, but this might align with one I've been kicking around.

I don't disagree at all, I have my own old cans I've had success with. I had one old can of such a great color and coverage I used it all up on several projects. However I can think of another clearance can I had that spat like a hobo. True enough. My most common "buyer beware" issue with the clearance cans is half the time the colors have not accurately matched the cap... a mix up? I have a can with a lovely teal cap but the paint is a lovely rich blue. I still love the color and have used it for two projects, it's just not what was advertised. But for a buck a can, I'm willing to roll the dice and see what the prize inside is.

Adding to what's already been said, I often find Duplicolor on clearance shelves. One reason they are there is because they're getting too old, propellant pressure is diminished and paint is getting heavy.