Harry P.

I think he was concerned about the part where you have to rinse the model under running water after it's been cleaned.

Question: Why did you paint all the chrome parts silver?

Well, "Sixties Sam"... somehow I had a feeling that was the case!

Very unique. It looks like a Chuck Most creation (and I mean that as a compliment... ).

Use a kitchen strainer (colander). The think you drain pasta in after it's cooked. Put it in the sink and hold the model over it while you're cleaning it. Any parts that fall off will fall into the strainer.

Or as they were called in Germany... wunderbar!

If you're talking about cars, my "good old days" was when everyone jacked up their car in the back and had big tires that stuck out past the wheelwells. Air shocks, traction bars and fat rear tires, that was the look when I was a kid, and back then, I thought it was so cool.

That's crazy. I know you're just making a point, but obviousy you don't really mean that words don't mean anything? If words don't mean anything, how else do we communicate with each other?

My 2¢ for what it's worth... The term "scratchbuilding" has a definite meaning. I know that some people throw around the term pretty loosely, and then there are some people who genuinely don't know what scratchbuidling really means, and use the term incorrectly... but not intentionally incorrectly. I think that's what we have here. The OP stated his model is "scratchbuilt" from a kit, which is obviously a contradiction in terms, as ScaleMaster pointed out. I'm pretty sure Joe (rudimen) didn't mean any harm... he just used the term "scratchbuilt" as he sees it. Some of you guys don't care what it's called, and that's fine for you. But other people do take words seriously, or at least take them to mean what they mean. The fact is, words do matter... and on an online forum, words is all we have, folks! Again... I'm sure Joe wasn't trying to pull a fast one by calling his model "scratchbuilt." And Mark (ScaleMaster) was not trying to slam Joe or his work by pointing out that this model is not really scratchbuilt. Neither did anything wrong, so let's stop jumping all over each other, trying to get the last word in and showing up the other guy.

If those windshield wipers are from the kit (I assume they are)... that really reinforces my previous post regarding molded-in wipers on new kits. If Fujimi can do a beautiful pair of wipers like this, why can't everyone else?

Oh, ok... I get it. I was wondering how he could possibly apply a sticker dry, in a perfect circle. Now I know how...

Ok, I see how the red stripes were cut on a plotter, but what do you mean, they're "technically" stickers but you floated them on like decals? Were they cut out of self-adhesive vinyl? I'm not sure how you handled self-adhesive stickers as "decals."

Outstanding conversion of the toy frontloader into a highly accurate and detailed scale model.

How did you cut the rings for the red stripes on the wheels? And how did you apply them? How did you keep them perfectly round?

Don't think of it as 3-4 hours wasted... think of it as 3-4 hours learning!

The car in the picture is a 1951 (I think) Toyota "Toyopet" Model SA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_SA This particular model was made from 1947 to 1952, and they all looked pretty much the same... so if you guessed the model year within that range you got credit. Who got it right: Badluck 13 sjordan Chris R mr moto trogdor Johnny Jon Cole Foxer Corvair Jim maltsr mr chips Bugace george53 62rebel Thom

If you want to win any of those weekend drag races I suggest you get rid of the passenger seat.

Can't help you on that, but I can tell you that it's a forum rule to have your full name in your signature. Where it says "Full name." I assume there's more to it than just "Larry."

... no, not a hint, just an observation.

I don't think anyone builds any cleaner than you do. Every detail is always so sharp and crisp. That shift diagram is almost surgically precise. And then when you realize how small it is... amazing.

No fumes. No clogged tips. Never run out of a color, unlimited colors always available. No need to buy frisket, etc. Pretty much no downside.

ok, now back to our regularly scheduled program. And let's keep comments focused on the Corvette, please.

The ScaleMaster issue is being resolved. I'll lock this for now. Mark, if you want to continue this build here, let me know.

Thanks! Yeah, I have a lot more. I love doing them. Back in the "old days" I used airbrush and illustration board, now I use Photoshop. So far, Photoshop has never clogged up on me!

Thank you, guys!