Harry P.

The Diecast Master has spoken!

Cool! This is the first one I've seen as a WIP.

Yes sir! Think of the cars you could buy with $600,000. Why anyone would be willing to spend that kind of money on this one car is beyond me! But hey... to each his own.

Do you love it $600,000 worth? $600,000???!!!! Just the sales tax alone is enough to buy you a very nice car with $$$ left over.

First we had the million dollar Croatian electric car. Now we're getting a $600,000 Nissan Juke. Seriously. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/07/nissan-to-build-insane-50000-juke-r-cute-ute/?intcmp=features#content

I agree. Liquid cement is so much easier and faster. But if you like doing it this way, more power to you.

If anyone has questions about the chat room, PM Gregg.

How about it? Real or model? The answer: REAL!

Joe, I tried to back you here, but if all you want to do is keep on picking a fight, I'll close this thread down.

That's fine... just don't include the iceberg part of the trip!

Remember, guys... Joe clearly stated in his very first post that he used a kit as the basis of his model, so obviously he's not trying to hide or misrepresent anything. Yes, he called it "scratchbuilt," but that was only because his definition of the word is different than some other members. I don't think there was any intention of pulling a fast one here. The discussion of what is and what is not "scratchbuilt" is interesting, but let's keep things in perspective here.

The Freight Train that appeared in the magazine was almost completely scratchbuilt, except for a handful of kit parts. Plus, it was not based on an existing kit. Is it absolutely 100% scratchbuilt? No, technically not. But about 95% of it was, and since it was not a modified kit, I think it deserves the "scratchbuilt" title. The modified in this thread began life as a kit. Yes, it's heavily modified, but still began as a kit. I think that's the difference here. Yes, this topic can easily fall into the "splitting hairs" category. Just how much of a model has to be truly scratchbuilt to qualify as a "scratchbuilt" model? That depends on who you ask. But a model that begins as a kit, and is then modified, added to, and includes scratchbuilt components, can't really be considered scratchbuilt, IMO. "Scratchbashed," maybe. Gerald Wingrove builds truly scratchbuilt models. He starts with drawings and a pile of raw material... and he literally creates every piece of his models using those raw materials. "From scratch," as it were. No existing kit parts are used. Zero. His models are truly scratchbuilt, and the best example of the meaning of a "scratchbuilt" model.

You have the door handles on backwards.

That's what I do. It's amazing how little actual program time there is in an "hour long" program!

I do watch TV, but have noticed that they've added commercial time and cut back program time, pretty much all across all channels. A typical 1/2 hour show these days is almost half commercials...

You're a very bad boy...

Why would you leave it partway open like that for the photos?

He did mention something about that, I deleted it. It was in regards to him posting his last name, which he has done now... so case closed.

Let's see that engine!

Not especially. Where do you see a connection?

Now that there is just plain funny!

The chrome stickers are just for the side trim strips. But the bumpers? The windshield trim? The front and rear grille? Why paint over all the kit chrome with silver?

Man, I hear ya!

I love Pearl Jam!

Yes, a soaking would. But probably not just a quick dip.