Harry P.

The only 1/24/25 scale plastic kit I've ever built with a multi-piece body is the '59 Skyliner, and I had no problem at all. After all, all of the parts of a model kit have to be glued together. So why should a body that has to be glued together be such a big deal? And like John said... the top really works!

Also... I'm a guy! I have no idea if L'eggs still come in those egg thingies...

Thanks, Carl... PM sent.

Yeah, maybe this should have gone in "Wanted," but it's not a model part I'm looking for. I need one of those hollow plastic Easter eggs... you know, the kind that is in two halves and you put candy inside it for the kiddies on Easter. Or one of those plastic "L'eggs" pantyhose eggs. Anyone? Edit: would something like that be found at Hobby Lobby or Michael's?

BTW... all along, I've been thinking about how I was going to form the metal parts of the fuselage... the cowling over the engine and the cone shaped piece between the front of the engine and the propeller cone. For the cowling, I'm thinking sheet brass or aluminum. Should be straightforward enough. If Gerald Wingrove can make body panels out of brass, by god, so can I! But the conically-shaped piece up front... I wonder. I'm talking about the piece in red on the plane on the top, between the propeller cone and where the wooden panels begin (and actually, the propeller cone itself, I guess): I'm thinking that a section of a L'eggs pantyhose egg could be just what I'm looking for. Does anyone know if they still come in those plastic eggs? Or is that a thing of the past?

Not exactly... It would have been if I was an actual model airplane builder and knew what I was doing! Actually cheap cotton cloth (leftover sail material from a ship kit!) and Future.

My next Pocher will probably be the brand new Aventador (is that how you spell it?). Due out this October.

It's not ready to fly... but it's ready to taxi! The landing gear struts, axle, wheels, hubcaps, etc. are all cast metal parts. The reinforcing cables are silver thread supplied with the kit, and the turnbuckles are also kit supplied (cast metal). I painted the landing gear with Model Master paint. Since this model is meant to be built as a "skeleton," with the structure exposed and no skin, all of the outer detail parts on the fuselage do not come in the kit. I used my reference photos to create the small fuselage surface details, like the small squarish plates near the cockpit, the round flaps near the nose (made of the "pupil" of "googly eyes!!! and a "hinge" of styrene rod) and the vents that I made of strips of thin aluminum, bent to shape, and glued onto "flanges" made of this sheet styrene: Also finished up the tail skid:

Oh, ok. Well, in that case I'm all for it!

"Real" photography? As opposed to digital photography, which is just a figment of the imagination? Maybe a better description would be "photography using obsolete methods!"

To make it look eve better, paint the filter part with translucent yellow (so it looks like it's full of gas).

Chrome-plated sun visors?

If you can't find fresh, frozen babies work just as well.

Which is why it looks so realistic!

PM sent your way.

One question: How would the top work? A lift-off hard top?

Nice work on those two!

Oh, I like that bike!

Now that's a car I've never seen anywhere close to a drag strip!

Beautiful!

I really like your color choices. Very unusual, but very tasteful and elegant. Nice!

BTW... Chilly, your Beetle is also beautifully done. I love the silver paint with the white wheels and tan interior. Perfect!

Jonathan... the paint job turned out beautiful! And a perfect complement to the interior color you picked. Nice work!

Just an FYI... you drink champagne. Champaign is a city in Illinois.

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