Harry P.

If you have a French curve you can just fake it. Otherwise, geometrically speaking, there's no way. The radius of the circle (or the arc–the part of the circle you want) is what it is.

I agree. Sprue attachment points are a real pain. The kitmakers could pay attention to that, but too many times they don't.

Yeah, there's nothing like a union "job"... No wonder all the union people are screaming about giving up some of their perks and goodies. They have it made!

I think the gasoline-fueled internal combustion-powered auto is definitely on the way out, in the overall "big picture" scheme of things. As technologies develop and mature, we'll eventually be driving cars powered by a different source... electricity, natural gas, nuclear, solar... but I don't think we'll see a major shift to alt-fuel vehicles in our lifetimes. It's coming... but it'll take a while.

If they do, they sure are keeping a low profile. I haven't seen a DHL truck on the road in years. And being bright yellow, they'd be hard to miss.

Foil can make an acceptable "chrome" on long, straight things like side spears and window surrounds, but trying to "chrome" something like a bumper is going to be a problem, because foil won't really go around compound curves very well. You'll inevitably get wrinkles. Like the guys say, if you want a real "chrome" look, the only way to get it is to have the part plated. There is really no paint available that looks like chrome plating. Alclad is probably the closest, but requires an airbrush and also a fair amount of skill to apply. And even then, it looks more like polished aluminum than "chrome," IMO.

I don't think DHL operates in North America anymore...

So... have you been living in a cave the past ten years or so? Last time a stamp was 37¢ was 2002...

And it usually does go across the nation just to get across the street!

My thanks go out to all those who did (and still do) the things that I am too scared to do.

No–way too easy!

Remember, don't post the answer here; PM me with year, make and model. The answer: 1936 Steyr 50 "Baby"

Yesterday I was behind a yellow Murcielago. Now that's a car you don't see on the street every day!

I still say they should have made the headlights the "eyes." The way they did it is weird... the cars have two faces! I see the headlights as the eyes, the eyes in the windshield looks weird...

All are very cool models... but I have to wonder about the "armored car" with the spindly wheels and tires out there with no protection whatsoever!!! They really didn't think the "armored" theory through very well, did they?

Right! So the slots in the bumper are NOT needed for engine breathing, like I said in the first place.

If they can't get enough airflow going through the grille and they need to add holes in the bumper, then they have a basic design flaw to begin with. And explain to me how those "heavy breathing" diesels work in the winter when the truckers cover up the grille!

Isn't the big honkin' grille on that thing enough for the engine to breathe??? I think the bumper slots are more cosmetic than functional.

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What??? The hockey season is still going on??? In less than a week it'll be June, fer cryin' out loud!

We only have to keep certain members of the MCM family in line...

More than I have!

Right... but not everyone knows that. They click on the link and they're gone from here.

The problem is the link takes you away from this site, and you can't click "back."

I also like 'em both... and I love the black wheels on the red one.