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Now that is cool! Nice diorama setting, too...

I think so. "Supernova" is a cool song, one of her best IMO, but I had to be careful with which song of hers I posted. She had quite a tendency to use "naughty" words in her lyrics... like in "Supernova," f'rinstance...

There is no way to quantify "good design." One man's masterpiece is another man's disaster. I'm sure there are some people at Pontiac who thought the Aztec ws a good design... otherwise how could it have gotten the green light? This is simply one of those unanswerable questions. No answers, only opinions.

This car is so small, even in "big scale' 1/16, it's tiny. The Packard I just finished (same scale) as almost twice as long!

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After building my Packard, which was a very detailed and involved kit, I decided to scale back this time and do a little quickie build. This is the Minicraft 1/16 scale 1948 MGTC. Here's the kit box… I used Krylon "Short Cuts" Bonnet Blue on the body, custom-mixed acrylic craft paints on the seat, up top, and convertible boot. This kit is very well detailed and has a ton of tiny, and I mean tiny parts, including four individual spark plugs, and even separate bulbs for the headlights on the clear sprue! So many of these tiny parts are so tiny I had a hard time even holding them. Quite a few times a door handle or some other tiny part went flying off my tweezers, which meant another search of the floor on my hands and knees, But ultimately none of the small parts were lost and I managed to install them all. PROS: Very nicely detailed, with a lot of small details parts (which could be considered a bad thing, depending on whether you like to fool with tiny detail parts or not. I happen to like it). Superb decal sheet by the Italian decal company Cartograph. The wood-grained dash decal looks terrific, as do all the gauge face decals. Also included in the kit is individual clear "glass" for each gauge. Both closed top and convertible boot included, so you have the option. Excellent wire wheels, with very close to in-scale spoke thickness and no flash or mold misalignment problems. CONS: Most of the parts' attachment points to the sprues are HUGE. That's a big problem with the chrome parts, as you are left with large "nubs" on all the chrome parts that need to be cleaned up. Doing so obviously ruins the chrome in that spot, which means lots of touch-ups with silver paint or tiny bits of foil. In fact, the nubs on the grille shell were so big that I had no choice but to redo the chrome altogether with Spaz Stix. Lots of flash on many parts, except strangely enough, not on the tree that holds the wire wheels (thankfully)! No matter how much I tried to finesse the thing, hood fit is poor. Here are the photos. Commentrs, critiques, and questions are welcome!

Are you the same Spencer that I know from the SA forum?

I know they aren't "rare," but still... I saw THREE Smart Cars today on one trip to the store. That's a lot of tiny cars in the span of 10-15 minutes. Maybe the circus is in town?

"You better watch your step girl, don't step on that banana peel. If your foot should ever hit it, you'll go up to the ceiling"...

One of the coolest big Fords,

Again... nobody? Liz Phair, Polyester Bride:

I also saw a Maserati today... silver, in the lane next to me at a red light on my way home after my doctor's appointment where I saw the Tesla. Beautiful car! So I saw a Tesla and a Maserati today. I'll take either one...

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The Band and Quicksilver Messenger Service were two completely different bands,

Not "rare," but for the price they sell for, you don't see a lot of them. Just like any other expensive car, there are only so many people who can afford them, so you just don't see them on the road all the time.

Agreed 100%. That "dipped in syrup" look might work for a show car, but looks ridiculous on a factory car, especially one from back in the day.

Sorry for the huge delay in answering you. I honestly don't remember the brand... I probably just grabbed whatever 5-minute epoxy I saw on the shelf. So far it's still clear.

Same has happened to me, more than once. It's a hassle to reconfigure all your on-line accounts... but it's better than having the bad guys run up huge tabs on your card. I'm glad my bank is vigilant in that regard.

A ruby red Tesla in the parking lot of my doctor's office. Must have been one of the doctor's cars... Man, what a beauty. I wish I had the $$$... I'd buy one tomorrow.

Beautiful!

Future isn't called Future anymore, For some reason that I don't get, they repackaged the stuff and renamed it. It's the same exact stuff in the bottle, just a new name and look: ' 'http://www.pledge.com/en-US/Products/Pages/floor-care-finish.aspx

Is there a McD's with good food anywhere? Just kidding! For the price, they do a good job. I wouldn't want to rely on McD for my daily diet but every once in a while...

That is super cool! And nice work opening and hinging all the body panels. That's some major league modeling. Beautiful...

Well, we got 6 inches of snow here last night and this morning. It finally stopped snowing around noon or so. And the funny thing is, the high on Wednesday is supposed to be in the 60s! Come on, Mother Nature... make up your mind! Is it still winter, or is it spring???