TooOld

Can't remember where I saw these before but I'm glad you posted them here , they are great looking Manxes ! Maybe more people will post theirs .

Just took this photo 5 minutes ago . . . mid 70's today . And Harry's right , the humidity can be a killer most of the time but I haven't seen a bug bigger than 1/64th scale for quite a while ! Seriously . . . everybody take care and good luck .

The light plays tricks with photographs . I've seen a few originals in Viking Blue and you definetly want the lighter color .

Yeah , the Duplicolor is too light . This Metro is painted with the Nassau Blue . It's not really bright enough . . . have to keep looking . I also found this in my samples . It is Tamiya Clear Blue over silver ( top ) and over white .

I was going to suggest Model Master Nassau Blue , but that Duplicolor Light Blue might be closer .

Great looking builds ! I've always liked the Red Baron kits and you did a beautiful job on both ! I'm not going to pick a favorite because I love them both !

Really sharp looking ! Love the grille !

Yes , but with my luck I'd break it .

Beautiful car ! I also like the "top up" look ! Great color choice and very nicely done .

Yeah right . It took me days to figure this out . . . seems like someone would explain it to me and I'd get completely lost . I never could understand " Ctrl + x + shift \ F1A " . Maybe not too old but definetly slow !

Wow ! ! ! Beautiful work on the engine and radiator !

Go to your very first post ( where you started a new topic ) and click "edit" then click on "use full editor" . When that screen comes up you will be able to change the title of your thread .

You're right Kevin , only the street cars had a visible gap . My mistake .

I've sprayed the Clear Red over a black , a white , and a silver base coat with no problems . It goes on very smooth and easily . Your main concern is getting the gold on nice and smooth as you can't sand it before spraying the clear red . I'd test it first to make sure .

Looks good so far Jason ! I wish they had those conversion kits when I built my Daytona , I had to make my own pieces . I don't know how accurate you want to be but the nose on the real car was a bolt on piece , you can see a gap between it and the body that is filled with a rubber strip . Not a big deal , just FYI .

Really nice Jim ! The color and the custom touches are perfect !

Beautiful , great job !

I'm using the " New and Improved " photobucket now so maybe that's the problem . Here they are again .

I had lost interest in this build and it was in danger of being boxed up and forgotten forever , so I decided to make it a curbside and finish it quick ! So I glued the hood shut and sanded everthing smooth for paint . Here's the base coats . And here's the color . It's Duplicolor Chili Pepper Red . I should have it cleared later today , then after a couple of days I can do a little BMF and finish it up !

Thanks Jason ! It's different from what I normally build but was kinda fun . Glad you like it !

Thanks Derick !

Great looking chopper ! The shifter and black paint look sharp !

There is one like you describe on ebay now for $19.99 + shipping , do a search for " Magnifying Lamps " . But to be honest it doesn't look very useful , you'd be better off spending more to get a clamp on type with an adjustable arm .

Nice looking race hauler you have there ! Really clean and nicely detailed . I doubt too many people can tell what kind of engine that is .

Pretty cool James ! I wasn't around last year to see this so I'm glad it was brought up again . Great chopper with the coffin tank and your version of the Fire Truck looks cool in black !