Harry P.

I didn't even know that Dodge ever built the big guys! Cool!

I can see why it made it into the magazine!

I never give out compliments unless they're deserved...

But if Future works so well (and I'll bet is a heck of a lot cheaper than that sealer stuff)... why mess with success? Just wondering, given as how you are one of the master builders here.

I like the color scheme... blue body, white roof, white interior. Very nice and classy looking.

After seeing this thread I checked out that kit online... wow! It's an incredibly detailed kit.

There's a new pinned topic regarding the revised/updated rules... please take a moment to click on it and read it.

That's exactly my point! While it's technically true that Indy always has had its share of foreign drivers, many people equated Indy with American racing, not international racing, especially in the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. Guys like you mentioned, plus of course the Foyts, Unsers and Andrettis, etc. Indy was as all-American as apple pie (at least, with the vast majority of drivers being American in that era, it felt that way). But that's no longer the case. Again, I'm not suggesting that the dominance of foreign drivers in Indy today is necessarily a bad thing, but it does make the Indy 500 something a bit different than it had traditionally been, in the eyes of many people. Not all, of course... but many. Myself included.

I replaced the stock rear view mirrors with Agent 47 mirrors after these pix were taken.

"Unfollow" this topic?

Overall, your model looks very good; clean and crisp, nice paint. Since this is only your second build, I don't mean to sound like I'm piling on... but for your next one, make sure you sand off those "nubs" on the wheel rims where they were connected to the sprue, and then touch up the bare spots with a bit of silver paint. It's a learning experience, and we all get better with each model we build. You deserve a lot of credit for asking for advice and trying to become a better modeler. You are using this forum exactly the way it should be used.

Ladies and Gentlemen... the winner of this weeks "Back from the Crypt" Award for oldest post brought back to life...

Also, that strip at the forward edge of the rear side windows needs to be foiled.

Other people are having the same problem. Yet another forum glitch that needs to be fixed.

Try to refresh your browser, or log out, delete your cookies and log in fresh.

I found a person who wants to do it, but I don't know if he would be ok with me publicly telling everyone that he'll do the same for you. I'll PM him and see what he says.

Did you get my PM?

Sounds like we're just about back to normal... except for the thing where we can't see who's on a particular thread, instead of their screen names we see <<<, <<<, <<<

Baseball player.

You're about 45 years too late...

I didn't know it was even possible to stive for modhood. And it would be foolhardy to even try...

The trick is getting Terry Jessee to say "I'm in"...

I think that's exactly it. The Indy 500 used to have that vibe as a uniquely American race. Today it's just one in a whole series of international races. Maybe that loss of "uniqueness" is why some people just began to tune out. And of course the ridiculous breakup into two pieces didn't help. (I know they're all back together again and making nice, but the split couldn't have been a good thing).

They never release attendance figures.