Harry P.

Seeing as how the last time he posted anything on this forum was in April of 2008, more than 4 1/2 years ago, I doubt you're going to get an answer.

Bad: Pocher. They leave out a lot of things, make you guess at a lot of things, completely leave out entire sequences and assemblies... and if you actually do try and follow the instructions step by step, you'll wind up having to disassemble things you already assembled in order to get later assemblies to go where they're supposed to go! For kits that have anywhere between 800 and 2600+ parts depending on which kit you're talking about, you'd assume that a complete, accurate and detailed assembly manual would be a given, but no! I would think that the absolutely horrible instruction books are the main reason so many people start one of these kits and just give up in frustration, and sell the thing on ebay halfway built.

Aren't all internal combustion engines air suckers?

Unmarked bills please.

You have a PM.

I take bribes...

Looks like this one was too hard for you... only 8 correct answers. The car is a 1959 DB (Deutsch-Bonnet) HBR5. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_HBR_5 Who got it right: ChrisR Badluck13 G Holding Chillyb1 Thom mr moto Foxer otherunicorn

Some good photos of a cowl-steer setup here (scroll down a bit): http://www.nsra.org....?TOPIC_ID=42985

Except for the clear wipers ... I love it!

That looks really good! I love the way you did the colors... especially the wheels. Very good looking rig!

The race car in the photo has a license plate on it. Was that car street driven?

That's an obvious Photoshop job. The stuff you see through the windshield doesn't match the background.

And you can clearly see that the "8" is backwards...

Where? Post a link to one that'w working like that.

Good point.

I have a coupon right here in front of me. It clearly says you can only used it on one regular-priced item. If you've been getting 40% off on an item that's already on sale anyway, the cashier was wrong to give it to you. Not that it's a bad thing... , but it's not how the coupon is supposed to work.

Right. Coupon is only good on one regular-priced item; it can't be used on top of something that's already on sale.

Didn't your mother ever warn you about what happens if you do that too often?

If anyone out there really doesn't know how to send a PM, it's very easy. Just hover your mouse over the screen name of the person you want to PM, and a little window pops up. Click on "Send Message" and PM your heart out.

God, she is so wise...

If you want to contact another forum member or a mod for whatever reason, do not start a thread here telling the person you want to talk to that they should send you a PM. Instead of posting a thread here telling them to PM you, doesn't it make sense for you to send them a PM directly in the first place? Is that not obvious? Apparently we have at least one member who wants to quit the forum because I told him to do it that way. Once again my "heavy-handed" moderating is to blame...

If you have something you need to talk to another member or mod about, do not make a public post like this... it's just silly. PM the person! Why post a notice here asking him to PM you when you could have PM'd him directly in the first place?

Remember... do not post any hints or answers here! PM me with specific year, make and model. The answer: 1959 Deutsch-Bonnet HBR5

Wrong! Scratchbuilding means building from scratch... from raw materials, not buying parts that someone else already made. Scratchbuilding is the way Gerald Wingrove builds models. No kit, no aftermarket... he makes the model from scratch... sheet brass, tubing, rod and channel, chunks of metal and plastic, etc. Not that there's anything "wrong" with buying aftermarket parts; it's just not scratchbuilding in the true sense.

If you're exploring "the differences between modellers interested in reproducing existing objects and those interested in kitbashing etc. for the purposes of creating something new out of their imaginations," I suggest you left out the most basic question of all, and that would be scratchbuilding vs. kit building. Someone who is truly creating something out of their imagination doesn't necessarily need a kit at all.