Harry P.

Someone showed me that Mustang concept after I had done my version... I had never seen it before. Kind of scary how similar they are!

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Why did you strip the chrome plating off the parts that are supposed to be chrome plated on the real car (bumpers, wheel covers, etc.) and re-do the chrome with Alclad?

There is no quick and easy way to do this, the problem is how you cast the piece. If you had cast the taillight bezels and the backing plate as separate pieces it would have much easier... the backing plate could have been sprayed chrome silver, and you could have actually vacuum-plated the bezels. But too late for that. The easiest way to get those little squares black now would be to first paint the whole piece silver, then "flow" some thinned flat black into each square by getting a brushful of paint and carefully "plopping" the paint into the center of each square... and just letting the paint flow and fill each individual square to its edges. Slow, yes. But I don't see a faster or easier way.

Top half or bottom? oy vey...

Photos???

So you create the art, then send it out to have the transfers made, then rub them down onto decal paper, then apply the "dry transfer decal" to the model. Why not just make a decal in the first place and skip the whole hassle and expense of first creating a dry transfer??? I don't see any point in going first to dry transfer, then applying it to decal paper, when you could have made a decal in the first place for a tiny fraction of the cost!

That's probably a good thing! If it was exactly to scale it would be a very fragile and easily breakable area. If you compare the kit to Luc's photo, the rear wheel cutouts look right on... I don't see anything "horrible"...

Is it real? Or model? The answer: MODEL!!

Fairlane is a pretty good car name, but Fair Lady? For a sports car? Might as well have called it the Girly Wagon...

Like I said, a minor point. Overall your design/execution is just about perfect, right down to placement of body panel seams.

It looks great... the three donors blend together so perfectly you'd never know it was three different cars stitched together. Just one very minor "complaint:" I'd either make the "real" gas cap inconspicuous (body color door flush with the bodywork) or lose the Mustang's fake "gas cap"... because right now you have "dueling" gas caps (even though the rear one is fake).

Oh, sneaky!

Did you paint it silver first, then orange?

Yeah, I think it refers to enjoying yourself a little too much, if you know what I mean...

Pics don't look too bad, but of course if you want better results there's always rule #1: Read the instructions that came with your camera!

Hmmmmmm...let's see.....joined over two years ago and 13 posts. Yeah, I'd say you owe us a few more photos!

This is a late '70s Russian Chaika. Yes, '70s!!! Look familiar?

Just think what would happen to you if you drove a Yamaha Pantryboy and the "R" fell off...

Maybe not. From the Japan Times Online: Over the years, Japanese car names have been a source of unending comedy, frivolity and perplexity in international motoring circles. Let's face it, many of the names that surface only in Japan are simply hilarious. Note That's Century Life Zest Move Latte. Fit Cima Every Inspire Freed Naked President Crown Odyssey. No, that's not some new language from the back of beyond — but two sentences exclusively comprised of Japanese car names. One look at such names and you feel like you are watching a badly dubbed martial-arts movie. Remember those early Bruce Lee flicks such as "The Big Boss," in which the actors' mouths seemed to move at random as the English voice-over struggled to keep up. That's the way the vast majority of Japanese car names come across. A little bit weird. It's like you're in a parallel universe where all the rules of language have been thrown out the window and just about anything goes. So why do the Japanese use English or Latin-sounding words? One Japanese colleague, who wishes to remain anonymous, says that "they sound more exotic and culturally deeper than Japanese names, even if we don't understand the actual meaning of the word." He has a point, though I think the bottom line is this: The vast majority of Japanese involved in naming products just don't really give a hoot what a name means outside of Japan. As long as it looks cool, and captures the attention of domestic buyers, then that's all that matters. The problem is, however, that many of the words just don't make sense.

Could it be built using the new Camaro as the basic kit?

And you thought "Edsel" was weird? When it comes to weird names for cars, nobody comes close to the Japanese. A few examples: Daihatsu Rugged Field Sports Resin Top Honda Life Dunk Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard Mazda Autozam Carol MeLady Mazda Bongo Brawny Mazda Proceed Marvie Will Breeze Mitsubishi Canter Guts Mitsubishi Mini Active Urban Sandal Nissan Big Thumb Harmonised Truck Subaru Domingo Aladdin Subaru Gravel Express and Bistro Vivio Suzuki Alto Afternoon Tea Suzuki Every Joy Pop Turbo Toyota Estima Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy Yamaha Pantryboy Supreme Feel free to post your own (pictures would be good, too!)

Actually they're all the same design, just different colors. Yeah, it looks sorta like the Camaro... but better in front and back! I really like the rear view of the red one. It would also look pretty cool with AAR strobe stripes and side exhausts!

Here are a few renderings of a new Barracuda by Brazilian designer Rafael Reston. Too bad Chrysler killed off Plymouth!