Rob McKee

Very nicely done Walt. The wheels really stand out with the weathering you did to highlight the details. Great job.

Great job Larry.

Now that is a beautiful car!

Another fantastic build Maik. Very nice and realistic weathering and damage.

I love it! Fantastic weathering job! I love the photos you have taken as well. Is that a painting as the backdrop?

Yes, it does come with an Gibson electric.

Eric, both the Nomad and the Gas Station are fantastic. Very nice work.

Absolutly beautiful John.

I just had to have one of these when I read he was signing 100 of them.

I'll be following this build. I have been itching to get one of these kits.

That is definitely different. Maybe he saw an accident between a hummer, chrysler, and old rolls royce and became inspired to build this.

Congratulations Rich. I certainly can see why both of those models did as well as they did. Very nice and fine details on both. Well deserved.

I look at the cost of this hobby more like Tom has mentioned above. Individual builds are built using supplies I have gathered over the many years I have been doing this. Buying kits for the stash is really where I blow the budget because there are just so many great kits available now. It is almost a panic when I see a kit that I would really like to build come out. If I don't grab one when it is new or re-issued I may not get the chance again for a long time. Often I have waited on buying a kit to control the budget but regret it later when I want to build it because often the only option is to buy one online at over inflated prices. It would be interesting to run a cost sheet on each build to get an idea of how much $ goes into them.

Should be an interesting build to follow Michael. Good luck with the build-off.

Welcome aboard Rex.

Very nice work. Love the hood and turbo you have built.

It's to bad there isn't a large demand for this anymore. Thanks for sharing this video Doc. I have always been a fan of Mythbusters.

I thought the same Monty. I picked up the kit thinking I could use those headlights but guess what? They are decals!! Decals that have duct tape to hold the clear plastic down. The Rebel racer is the same. I was thinking HID lights as Simon has suggested.

I do have one MPC C3 Vette but I have it ear marked for another project Monty. Good idea though. Well, after about 3 hours of sanding, grinding, and drilling I have the SD Vette body almost ready to go. As expected, there is lots of flash to remove on the body and I had to grind a big blob of resin out of the inside of the rear quarter panel so the interior tub would fit properly. I also had to drill the holes for the tail lights. I gotta say for as much work as it was to get it to this point I had a fun time working on it. Here is a quick little mockup at this stage. I still have to remove the flash from the windows but following Scott's lead I think I'll leave them in place for now. I am trying to decide what to do for the headlights on the car. The car was molded without the pop up lights and I would like to do something a little different with them. Maybe small rectangle lights in the opening? We'll see.

To try something different I decided to try this Jimmy Flinstone resin kit. It is to be used with the 68 Revell kit but I decided to go with the 69 Revell kit. They are almost the same anyway so I don't see any issues with it. Here are a couple of the starting point shots.

For me I use Tamiya spray cans and acylic for airbrushing and hand brushing. I know Tamiya spray cans are a little pricey but I have always got great results from it. I will use Testors enamel when I cannot find a color in the Tamiya line I want to use. Using light mist coats and allowing lots of time to dry good results can be had with Testors. Occasionally I will use Krylon for semi-gloss black. The other paint I use is Alclad for chrome and metallic pieces.

Great story of a man who wouldn't quit. I have a lot of respect for him and his family. Thanks for sharing that.

I gotta get me one of these. You did a real nice job on it.

I have even held ceremonies where I have sacrificed spare parts to the beast. The beast is never interested in the sacraficed parts as no matter how I offer (throw) the parts to the floor they always remain within site. I cannot intentionally loose parts that I don't care about. I think Discovery channel may be interested in doing another reality show based on the monster of the floor. Has anyone ever seen or got a picture?

Thanks for the tutorial Matt. You make it look easy.