Danny Lectro

I only received one kit - my wife got me Revell's 1941 Chevy Pickup kit, which I'm looking forward to doing something interesting with. I did get a few other very cool things, like t-shirts, collectibles and art prints, as well as a coffee mug with with a structural diagram of a caffeine molecule printed on it.

I think this is a tough question, since it's hard to know if the people you choose would have anything in common musically, but picking people all from the same genre would just be boring. Throwing together a few names that are influential on me, I'd say: Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) on vocals and keys/programming Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) on bass and backing vocals Ty Tabor (KIng's X) on guitar Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) on guitar and Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) on drums.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Great photos, Ed, as usual. Thank you for sharing!

So would I, LOL! I've already had another Gundam kit sitting in my stash for about 5 years with similar intentions, nothing has come of it yet.

I built an original release of the kit way back when, I was never really satisfied with my work on it. I'd love to try again, and apply techniques I've learned since then. First thing, that chrome needs to come off, it's not at all accurate to the filming vehicle. Shades of dark metals would work much better, I think.

I find myself working on multiple projects lately, but not more than three at one time. Sometimes I get bored with a project and need to switch up, sometimes I get frustrated and need to switch up, sometimes I may be working within a particular theme or color scheme, sometimes I may work on multiple items with the intent to parts-swap and kitbash. On a couple of occasions I have started additional projects in the hopes of having more finished builds to bring to a show. I build models from multiple genres, sometimes that will lead me to start an additional project while one is already going.

Wow, that is really nicely done!

I really like what you've done with the model, Virgil. Very nice weathering work, as usual. What are your thought on the kit itself? I've had ideas of getting one to make into a 1/35 steampunk or dieselpunk mecha.

One would hope not!

Do they have OOP model kits and a wide selection of hobby paints at Riker's? I wouldn't know, since I've never had cause to be at Riker's.

There is also the Red Caboose on 45th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues. The place is small, cramped and hot, and the proprietor can be hard to deal with, but I have found some good stuff there.

That might be deliberate for the show. Within the narrative, they've both been through some hard stuff, especially if the events of the second feature film remain part of the official timeline. I'm glad to see the X-Files coming back, too. I'm a big science fiction fan, but I think the show had an appeal that went way beyond that genre. I also think it was a major inspiration for later sci-fi properties that have found their niche beyond the SF field.

Oh, no. I'm so sorry to hear this. I never got the chance to meet John in person, but he always seemed like a truly decent guy in my interactions with him here. My sincerest condolences to his family.

Congratulations!

This morning, I saw a clean Datsun 280Z in black, driving through midtown Manhattan. No photos, I was too busy ogling to get out my phone.

Excellent work, Doctor! I love the weathering.

John Dodd's Beast, powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine. http://www.spainvia.com/merlincar.htm

I'm not a big fan of the exhaust or the wheels, either. However, I love the colors (especially on the firewall), the engine, and the overall fit and finish.

I've got one of Johan's 1931 Cadillac kits that was packaged like that. Unfortunately, it didn't prevent them from packing the kit with a short-shot hood.

I don't have any pics handy, but I have used one of the opaque colors with good results. My model had already been primed with Krylon primer before I bought the paint, couldn't tell you how it works on bare plastic. I also used the clear gloss over my color coat, and felt it might be a little too thick. Future might be a better option for clear gloss over the Aztek paint.

That is extremely cool, and very well done.

I think this build will be getting put away for a while. I had decided on painting the car in a very non-descript shade of brown, mimicking a current trend among Japanese car customizers of painting wild street and track builds in boring colors like beige or solid grey. I ended up with a finish decent enough to represent something achieved in a private garage without aid of professional equipment. Things seemed to be going well with the build. Then, while dealing with one of the tiny "Z" badges that go on the hood and C pillars, the part popped out of my tweezers and went flying across my work room. I have no idea where it went, and I have little hope of recovering it. The kit's body has small holes molded into it for placement of the badges. Now, even if I still use the two remaining badges on the C pillars, the hole on the hood would need to be filled. The body is now soaking in a bucket of Purple Power. When the existing paint has been removed, I will eventually will fill in all three placement holes, and start from the beginning on paint. When the project will return to my bench, I can't say at this point.

It was the second thing I noticed, right after the fins. It had me wondering which end of the vehicle was supposed to be the front, until I noticed the orientation of the door.

I stumbled across a weird glitch, and a solution to it. I'm posting here in case it can help anybody (apologies if it was already brought up). I clicked "quote" on a post, and the Reply box populated with the post I was quoting, PLUS an earlier post I had quoted, but never followed up on actually replying to (I had hit the back button without hitting "Submit Reply"). I hit back and tried quoting the post again, and it still had the old quotes, plus the new quotes now showing up twice. In the reply box, I hit "ctrl+A" to select all, and then delete. This deleted the text, but left the Quote boxes. On a whim, I tried rapidly tapping the Backspace key twice, and this deleted the quote boxes too, and left me with a blank Reply box. I went back, and clicked quote on the post, and got a reply box with only the post I was trying to quote. The double backspace had cleared out the older quotes. This happened in Chrome, on Windows 8.