Harry P.

Yep, you have it figured out. But I can't tell you who's next... you'll have to wait and see.

Yeah, making these song title puns is a hard habit to break...

The last time I had any contact from him was last October. His last post on this site was November 19, 2012.

It's hard to top what the others have said. All I can do is repeat it. WOW! That is simply amazing work.

At the rate styrene decomposes, your models will outlast you by a long way!

That's so painfully logical, you have to wonder why it's not S.O.P. already.

Like Bill says... bigger pix would be nice. But from what I can see, beautiful work! One question, though: to my eye the interior and exterior colors are an odd combination. Were those colors available together from the factory?

I know what you meant. I was just messin' with ya!

Just a guess here... but I'm pretty sure that would be covered in the camera's instruction manual. (Macro means the close-up setting). Also, a little foil on all that blue "chrome" trim and a black wash to define that grille would make a big difference. And finally... try clicking on any of the photos you posted and see what happens...

Dang! Not only well stated, but cleverly stated, too. If I had a "thumbs up" emoticon handy, I'd throw it up there.

Now that is an excellent idea that makes perfect sense. If you model is supposed to depict a real car out there somewhere, photo documentation would be a huge help in educating judges who may not be familiar with your subject.

Applying a clear coat where one isn't accurate isn't "going the extra mile." My comments are based on what Jantrix said earlier, and I think he is correct... "shiny" catches most judge's eyes, and many (not all) judges favor the miles-thick shine over a model that may be less shiny, but actually correct. So if it's true that most judges like the shiny stuff, and they base their awards to a large extent on that (as Jantrix pointed out, not me!)... if that is actually true, then it's a fact that many judges are doing their job poorly.

That may be true for most people, but like I said, the way contests are judged can be very frustrating for a builder who does the research and sweats the details, only to get beat by "shiny," especially when "shiny" isn't necessarily correct for the subject.

If building model cars is stressful, you need to pick a new hobby!

You're comparing apples and oranges here. A model contest and a Concours are two completely different types of events. A model car, theoretically, at least (if it represents a real 1:1 car) should be judged at least party on accuracy and realism. In the Concours, the cars are not representing anything, they are the real cars, so "accuracy" or "realism" doesn't apply... all they're judged on is physical appearance (and correctness of restoration).

Good point. Everything has to be "dumbed down" (no offense meant, just a figure of speech). Which is why contests could be a very frustrating thing for a serious modeler who enters a thoroughly researched, highly accurate and well-done factory stock model and gets beat out by a model that looks like it was dipped in pancake syrup because the judges don't know better and are attracted to "shiny" like crows.

Didn't know that!

A few observations that hit me right off... missing radiator cap, and headers with 3 tubes. What am I not getting here? Are the two center cylinders siamesed somehow, like a flathead?

If what you're saying is true, and I have no reason to doubt you, that means model cars are very poorly judged... or at the least, incorrectly judged. Judged not on how accurate a representation of the real thing they are... but on, "ooooh, look! shiny!"

I see it right now!

Radio-delete with a radio antenna? Must be a very rare factory option...

Broken tie rod?

That looks very good! All your hard work paid off, it's a great looking model.

Here ya go...

Crown Burgers? Must be a California reference. Like In and Out Burger?