Harry P.

Those Minicraft A's are nice. I have a few of the pickups, a stock roadster, and even a delivery van... all still waiting to be built.

Yeah, that's the most common look here.

Close enough. So when the pool temp sensor tells you it's 4... it's a safe bet to assume it's cold outside!

Perfect answer.

I detailed the headlights by painting the inside silver and black, per reference photos. I also added the acetylene burner nozzles, and drilled open the eight vent holes at the top of each headlight housing. The lenses were "glued" by putting them in place and flowing a little Future around their edges. The grille and "Buick" emblem got a Future/acrylic black wash to highlight the details:

Houdini was really into that, too...

And mirrors.

The firewall has the running lamp mounting flanges molded onto it, so I had to foil them. I also added some foil trim around the edge of the firewall.

I guess the cops where you live are a little flashier than the cops here. I don't remember ever seeing a police car (municipal, county or state) with either polished or chrome wheels like that.

Great idea! Recycle the box and the bags. Cost... zero!

So what is it measuring? The air temp? Obviously not water temp...

Around here the Arco brand disappeared many years ago. I remember when they were the "new kid" in town and replaced all the old Sinclair gas stations (with the green dinosaur logo).

The BPs around here are almost always the highest priced. I usually get gas at Thornton's.... generally the best price, and good coffee!

Pool temp?

Right now it's 8 degrees here.

Nice! But where is the obligatory MOPAR engine shot?

It's blue...

Works for me. It dries way faster than Testors enamels. Plus, these days I'm using a dehydrator for everything. Best model-building tool I ever bought.

It's a never ending job...

I know!

Obviously. But the question is why do you want to?

Very interesting question, and one that I would guess most people really don't have the answer to. Sure, they can say they build models because they like "working with their hands," or because "my dad did it, so I do it too," or "I just like cars" or whatever reason you can come up with.... but I have a feeling there is a psychological reason behind it. I once read that people who collect things (stamps, coins, dolls, matchbooks, beer steins, whatever) do so because they subconsciously crave the "control" they have over their collections. They are the ultimate lord over their collections, they control their collections, etc. Collecting is all about a psychological need for order and control in their lives. I'm no psychologist, but my common sense tells me that we model car builders (most of us, not necessarily all of us) probably also share a common psychological driving force behind our involvement in the hobby. And I'd be willing to bet that it's about control and order. That's not necessarily a bad thing... I'm not saying that we are wackos... but I do believe that there is a psychological "something" that brought us to building models.

Man, that is absolutely beautiful! What did you use for the mesh on the car's hood opening?

Only 10,000 posts? Amateur...

Beautiful! The paint is just absolutely flawless. I wish I could paint like that. And YES! You painted the windshield gasket flat black and didn't leave it clear, like 99% of everyone else does when they build a Willys! Big points for that!