Modelmartin

Harry, you posted "Real or Model" a day early! Seriously, though, if the kit had better spokes on the wheels it would be a good candidate. Nice work!

I actually have something new to add here. I have always noticed that there is a small burr at the tip of a new X-acto blade left over from the grinding process used to sharpen it. Look at it under a magnifier once. I get rid of it by pressing the blade sideways against something hard until you feel it break off. The burr will tend to gather up the foil as you try to cut it. Also lay the handle over at about a 30 to 45 degree angle in the direction you are cutting, and then drag it slowly along. The blade will follow along the trim better that way. All of the other tips given here are good ones too. Use them all and find out what works well for you. The important thing is to try it, and then try it again and again and after a bit you will never build a model again without applying BMF. It won't be perfect the first or even the 5th time but it will get better and better. Good luck.

Even if they offered a chrome-delete version of a kit, the extra handling would raise the price and I am fine with stripping chrome off a kit. When I do need chrome, I either Alclad or send out for re-plating 90% of the time anyway.

H3ll! The whole model looks better than the real car! You bettered it, for sure. Great job. You continue to improve on your signature style.

You could use some sort of coupler between the crankshafts. That is what twin engine dragsters did. The cranks would be inline.

It wouldn't be hilarious to see a Ford truck try to do anything a Ferrari F1 can do! It would be pathetic in that regard. Apples and oranges.

I am going to pass on it. I am a "serious" contest builder and I don't care for the way it will be judged and the restrictions on subject. Mind you, I am not at all disapproving of it, just not wanting to participate. I hope it is successful.

You could make one out of any econobox kit. Narrow the front and fill in the front wheelwells. Then move the rear wells forward a bit. The body shape looks like a Rabbit/Golf. AMT and Esci both made the MKI kits.

Merci Beaucoup for posting the link. I particularly liked that Amilcar coupe and the Lorainne-Dietrich 1926 LeMans winner.

That looks good! I loved that car when it was running. Dyno Don had one too and another guy ran the Mercury Zephyr version. Keep on going with this model. It will be a showstopper when done.

Very Slick!

There are laws and such but the reality is that almost all resin casters are doing it to finance the hobby or supplement their income. There are several who do it full time and make an OK living at it. The majority of resin casters don't have the resources to go after someone who copies their work. Besides that, in a court of law one would have to prove damages. The only real consequences are for your reputation. If you are copying obsolete castings for your own use and maybe a few for your friends I would say you have no problem. You would be a true gentleman if you sought out the original caster and asked permission. There have been many cases over the years and even one epic flame war on this forum several years ago about one resin caster copying other people's work and claiming it as their own. It's all about good judgement and being respectful and it sounds like you have no problem with that. The model companies are totally fine with resin bodies made from their kits because you always need to buy another of their kits to complete it. At one point Revell-ogram was sending test shots to several resin casters so that the resin would be ready right away when the kit was released!

Oddly enough the Vans and the 1/16th Revell funny are the only valuable ones in the batch. I would guess $30-50. each on Ebay. The rest are garden variety $10-15 kits if complete and unstarted.

We are supposed to get to 33 degrees tomorrow! Ain't that something!

My favorite snow pics from the media. This was from last week's storm. Some people don't want to clear the snow off their vehicles. At least their windows are clear! OOOPS! This happened in New Hampshire. Talk about a balancing act!

That is a very cool phantom Model T. Love it.

Excellent moustache! Model is great, too.

Ambulance version?

I remember that one. It is a great commercial!

My parents were driving from St. Paul to Detroit during the blizzard of 78!!! They made it! They were driving a VW Dasher Wagon! My dad grew up in Duluth and learned to drive on the snow covered hills there. They were staying with friends who had invited people over for a dinner. Many canceled out on them - too hazardous to cross town! They were told that the Martins just drove in from Minnesota - get your butt over here!! I used to drive SAAB 99s and they were the next best thing to all wheel drive. Skinny tires, high ground clearance and the bottom of the car shaped like a tobaggan! My SAAB 95 was even better and it weighed less. Those cars made driving in the snow fun! We had 28" Halloween night in '91. I made it anywhere where someone had broken through. I couldn't manage packed snow but if even one 4wd made it through I could follow plowing snow aside with my bumper. It was a proud moment for me. Here in the Twin Cities we had a dusting of 3-5 inches from this system. More annoying than anything.

Scalekraft from South Africa did a bunch of Duesenbergs - French Speedster, Gurney Nutting Maharajah, Taper tail speedster and others. He is out of business, also.

It wasn't until I was in my 20s that I actually built a model out of the box!!! I started building at 7 or 8 years old and always colored outside the lines. I have enjoyed building both ways for about 30 years now but the juices really flow when I am kit-bashing!

But I bet your shelf space isn't!!!

Like that would be a sacrifice!!!!

Only problem there is that the Minor was front engine, rear drive with a separate frame. The engine would be correct but nothing else. I am not familiar with the Gunze Sprite kit but I would guess that chassis combined with the Mini engine would get you within kit-bashing distance of where you want to be. A possibility might be parts from the Lindberg Triumph GT6. I don't know that kit and don't know how good the frame is.