Harry P.

The answer: 1960 Borgward Isabella Who got it right: zoom zoom Junkman sjordan2 chillyb1 Jim Gibbons Badluck13 MikeMc Modelmartin draggon interceptor001 Mark Taylor Frank Thom

That's a very... ummmm... unique model!

That sums it up quite nicely.

BTW... some of you may notice that a few previous comments here have been deleted. They were mine and those of another member. We both have agreed that those particular comments weren't adding anything constructive to this thread, and per that member's suggestion, I deleted them. Just wanted to make that clear in case anyone wondered what happened. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Ed, since this topic was posted under New Kit Reviews, I figured that it would be ok to post an opinion here, but it seems that my opinion isn't too welcome. It wasn't my intent to be an "armchair engineer." If I offended anyone I apologize.

Just for the record... Judging from the photos I think that both the Hudson and the Chrysler (apart from the roofline), are going to be very good kits... for sure a cut above many other kits. The detail level looks to be top notch, and I'm sure these two kits are going to find their way onto a lot of contest tables.

I thought we were allowed to have opinions here. It's odd... you don't have a problem when certain other people point out a model's inaccuracies...

As I did for the Chrysler 300, I took the photo of the prototype model and overlaid it on a photo of the real deal. In this case, the profile is very close to correct... not dead on, but pretty close. The biggest goof: the door handle is way too low.

I doubt a car like that would have an onboard battery...

When I saw this, the first thing that I thought was that the model was a little too "fastback-y." Here is a real '55 300 with the prototype model overlaid and at 50% opacity. I used the chrome side spear as my reference point in lining up the two images. It's a little hard to see, but check out the roofline.

So is this some sort of test to see who can point out all the flaws? Or are you trying to make some sort of point?

Oh yeah baby! Beautiful build of a beautiful car!

I collect Danbury Mint...

That's exactly the point of painting the inside first.

BTW Skip... regarding your ADD avatar-a-rama, this new one is definitely the scariest one yet!

Only problem is the model he's talking about is 1/16...

Use a stick or a scrap piece of sprue or whatever and tape the hood to it on the outside. Spray the inside, let it dry, tape the stick or sprue to the inside and spray the outside.

Spray the inside, let it dry, spray the outside.

I guess you missed the joke...

I came... I saw... I posted. A lot.

The "My link" doesn't work... what was that supposed to link to?

Go to a home improvement store and find O rings that will fit inside the tires. Big stores like Home Depot and Lowes have huge plumbing aisles... you'll probably be able to find either O rings or rubber washers sized to do the trick. If you need to "shim" the kit wheels a bit for the O rings to fit concentrically, wrap a narrow strip of masking tape around the kit wheel to build up the circumference as needed, narrow enough to leave the wheel rims exposed, so the kit tires will seat properly on the wheels.

Oh yeah? Well, "I could care less"... :lol:

I'm reporting you to the mods...