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I've always known it is a fussy kit Dominik, but for all the trouble you had I think it turned out very, very good. I was surprised you chose that kit because it is a challenge but it seem to be less challenging for you than it would be for me. Congratulations, well done.

Dennis, fantastic body work. That's a picture of patience right there. Very aggressive.

Zelkam, Daniel, Thanks for the photos. So much beautiful and innovative stuff comes out of the European shows it's always exciting and appreciated to see the photos.

Yeah, pretty sweet. Congrats on the win too.

This pretty much sums up the whole discussion.

Until two years ago, the only daily driver I'd owned (since 1981) that wasn't a stick shift was a '76 AMC hornet and that was only for about two years. I went from '76 Astre, '76 Vega, '82 Camaro, '83 Nissan 200SX, '96 Mustang... all rear wheel drive manuals until my current PT Cruiser two years ago, so about 35 years of driving manuals and I miss it dearly in the winter.

Super job on the Mercedes Dominik. I admire your patience with the door and window problems. Looks like you did everything right.

I might be a little late, but do you polish your finishes prior to decals? If so, be sure to use a wax and grease remover. PPG_DX330 is the bomb. I even clean my refinished tub with it. A setting solution wouldn't hurt adhesion (but you probably know that).

Hooray progress! Corvette engine is about 95% done. I don't know about you pros, but anytime I can wire an engine with acceptable results I consider it a success. My least favorite part of modeling. I also found my elusive success with dry brushing once I found the right brush. Now I need to learn its finer points.

2017, YEAR 3 This thread is 3 years old now and the new update is it was another banner year for raising thousands of dollars for special projects at the VA Hospital. Modeling was set aside in January and February to apply my tools to three entries. The usual pestilent team swept the top five places but for another year I took 7th place and 10th place. My GF wanted to race a dog so I carved up one of them too but I don't have a pic yet. The Sinkernator took 10th. Had a good design but I messed up the axles. The plan was to put a lead fishing sinker up high so it could get an extra push at the bottom of the track slope. The Rocket Car placed 7th and had a lot going for it. There was a little cheating going on so next year I won't be so honest if that's how the organizers are gonna let the game be played. Attendance was down this year, but another VFW post is picking some slack and starting an adult derby of their own, borrowing the track from the first VFW. So much fun. I would encourage you grown ups to ask your cub scouts to let you borrow their track for a few hours of beer, cars, competition and a jolly good time. No punks allowed.

It's hard to beat "edge of the envelope" stunt driving and stunt coordinating by Remy Julienne. I can often recognize his chase scenes in movies I've never seen just by the balls-out, break-neck speed, accuracy and creativity of the driving and filming of such.

The Centerlines (or whatever) actually don't look terrible. But it's hard to beat Eric's treatment.

Time to bookmark and follow.

So you gotta ask yourself, do I keep stuff in the basement where a brutal downpour could back up drains and flood everything in minutes or in the attic where a tornado could take the top level in a heartbeat? That's the kind of choice I struggle with.

Could you just use an existing, neutral colored textured paint, then put your preferred color over it?

For you apartment dwellers, you might look into the nuts and bolts of buying a home. Most people I know who rent can afford to be applying those payments to some equity of their own without being a slave to their payments. I live in a small home, (950 sq.ft.) and love that my money is going into something that's going up in value instead of just disappearing into someone else's pocket. I can run noisy tools, use stinky paints and nobody cares. Pride of ownership my friends.

If at some point you're not feelin' the love, PM me!!! This is a very exciting project.

What's not to love? A nicely built model and heavy on the sentimental.

A well defended answer. Keep up the good work.

THAT'S IT! I've owned this kit for years, unable to zero in on what treatment to give it. By George I think this is it. Fabulous.

Now I hate you.

You do great work, it's a pleasure to look at these. Just one critique on some of your paintings... I think it dilutes the quality of your work to show the photographer in the reflection of your vehicle. You're skilled enough to go "off script" and exclude him. Otherwise, in today's digital age, it's too easy for skeptics to think it's a filtered Photoshop pic. Even if they don't think that, the scope of your artistic contribution feels diminished if it looks painted from a photo. Though there's nothing at all wrong with that, no point in calling attention to it unless there's a reason you want us to see it. Looking forward to more.

Wow, that's a beauty. Looks like a lot of work. I'll take a '65 over a '66 any day.

The photo etch details really bring this little guy to life. Well done sir.

I'm very influenced by parts count. I'm big on the older kits. Even a subject I'm very interested in can be passed over if it appears to be too time consuming and fussy. If you do custom body work and wire and plumb your engine then a high parts count is just the beginning, add more to that. No thanks.