rmvw guy

I GOT REALLY EXCITED! Just now when I saw the Big T above by Pharoah. I've been holding off building this one for a while looking for a way to display it when finished. I love looking at these big scale models. I had the Big T as a kid displayed on top of my dresser. Now I don't even have a dresser!

I love Crazy Girl's comments above. I wish I had the resources to just dive in and do what she is doing, and so soon. I have been watching her with interest. I have been building model cars since 1960 when I was 9 years old. My first after market part was this year, a skull gear shift knob from Scale Dreams. Most of my models have been box stock or with parts sourced from other kits. I did buy one after market distributor after which I decided I could make my own. Besides paint, glue, and a little BMF that's about it. I love all the tips I pick up on here and truly do admire all the billet parts and details from the after market. I could spend a thousand dollars easily from the Micro Mark catalog. So far I have only ordered decal paper and a paint mixer tool.

Almost perfect, of course they never are. I love the weathering and the minimal one tail light. Also the single fog lamp is a nice touch.

I love the patina Doc, glad to see you back in your element. I love the "hours of pure pleasure" you describe. The first pictures of your paint looked perfect to me, then it just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for entertaining us. I was just wondering how many '50 Chevy pickups you have built? I never get tired of seeing them.

Shot some paint on it yesterday, now I guess I need to get busy building the rest of the model. Here's some pictures.

The MADMAN '55 is moving along, here's my latest photos.

Pretty complex set-up, it looks like a long term project. I love the banking on the track. I started a similar set up back around the same time. My son, around 4 or 5 at the time, played King Kong and stepped on all my buildings destroying them. I soon gave up on the trains when all the kids wanted to do is race them and moved on to just HO racing. Really mine was nothing like yours, i just wish it was.

More please!!! Everything so far I have found true. I purchased Printshop 2.0 thinking I had Photoshop, what a costly mistake. I then purchased Testors Decal Maker and have been using this. Have you ever tried the Testors program and if so, is Photoshop way better? I have the more advanced program that can import images.

Nice work Harry in Photoshop, I always loved those old ornaments, what a beauty!

That's fantastic Blair, I love it!

I have to go with Steve McQueen in Bullitt and his awesome Mustang. Just the sound effects were awesome on their own. I can't believe I'm the first to mention this one.....Oh! Sorry Richard, guess someone did already mention this one, I missed it the first time.

I think I've got mine pretty well sorted into albums and updated now. All the new one's I will put in albums from now on, I think that was part of my problem they were all in one bucket. (pun intended) I like the NEW Photobucket now, best part it's still free for limited use. Who knows what that means but, I did find out I had only used about 24%. Question now is, is it worth it to go back to all your posts to check and see if your pictures are there? I find that most of the time people quit commenting on mine after about a week. I never have checked how many views there are after that. Or should I go back just a little and check? I spent one entire evening on photobucket I think.

I like it Tom, I've got to get one. Not that I don't have enough to build already.

I really like this one Tom, it looks way better in person. Is this one that you dropped at the library? If so congratulations on getting it back together.

I love it Blair! You've inspired me to add a boom to one of my '34s. I never did like the hand crank, ( except when I was a kid and I used thread for the cable). It looks like what you did is simple enough for me to give it a try.

It's going to be a great looking hot rod. It's good to see some of the Rat Roaster parts show up on other projects so soon. The engine is awesome. I also love your seats and interior.

I've been using it on most of my projects for the last 3 years. What I like about it, it is very forgiving. Even after it's been on a part for a while you can pee it off. Nice tip!

Thanks for the new pictures. I wanted to see the boom closer. It looks like you added a battery and electric motor?

Contrary to what everyone is saying here, I'm trying to narrow my limits on what I build. I am running out of room for one thing. I only build what I like and that is mostly cars and trucks from the '20s thru '50s and some '60s, I build mostly Fords and Chevys . Something different for me would be a Chrysler product and I do have a few in my stash. I do love the Hudsons and of course VWs.

Just a little primer and now a little more body work needed.

That is exactly the same price at IKEA, $5 a shelf. All the edges are completely smooth and they come with the little pins to mount them. I have had shelves made locally in the past and they charged extra for sanding edges smooth and still they weren't completely smooth. Just a caution.

Thanks again Harry, I guess I will just have to go to Photobucket and try a few times. I think I have been in too much of a hurry on their site, just wanting to get back to the forum with minimal time spent. I'll work on it, thanks again.

Thanks Greg, You are right, I am the problem, just don't know what I am doing. I have never used the bulk up-loader and I've never used albums, only once.

Thanks Harry, This sounds like what I have been trying to do but, my new photos can only be accessed by clicking "Home" and then they don't show up in the new album. I guess maybe I would have to move them from "Home" to the album selected from this point? I'm confused and afraid I will lose my new posted photos again.

I haven't found an easy way to navigate through my 800 and some unorganized photos with the new Photobucket so, I started new folders for all my old builds. I found out the hard way, when you move your photos you lose them off the forum. You would have to re-post them all. I still haven't figured out how to get new photos into a new album either. Why do they always have to change things when I just figure out the old way?