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Interesting feedback Brian. Thanks for that information. It is generally believed that the model car scale 1/43rd is compatible with 'O' gauge. Until I read the last line of your post I was unaware that European 'O' gauge is actually 1/45th scale. What scale is 'O'gauge in America? Is that 1/43rd of something slightly different again?

Thanks for model scale chart link Pete. Very useful refetence.

Pyro. I liked their old classic ships kits too! Some quite unique to Pyro.

Thanks for the further feedback Mark and Jim. That explains the 1/22nd scale being chosen by Artesania Latina. It's just that I thought it strange not to have been 1/24th being more compatible with many car and truck kits. Occre, a Spanish company making wooden tram kits do theirs in 1/24th scale that also made me wonder why AL chose 1/22nd. Not being a rail modeller please excuse my ignorance, but what does LGB mean? I am well on with the model, but being mainly sold and metal has taken me out of my comfort zone and learning a number of new building and finishing techniques along the way.

I have had the Daytona Coupe in my stash for ages. Must get around to build it. Really looks nice in the box.

Mike. Why not just bring it to Dave Ambrose's attention by a PM? As he looks after this site he will probably be the best person to sort this out instead of relying on other posters advice.

Classical Gas. Another great! Thanks for reminding us of that one Pete. Something else comes to mind in the way of memorable themes. Nivram played by the Shadows on their very first album. Also Staccato's theme from the old Johnny Staccato TV series that starred John Cassavetes. Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene is an outstanding synthesizer composition that he played love at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. I quite like listening to many film themes and find programmes about the composers and how they write music scores for films fasconating. We are all familiar with the Star Wars and Jurassic Park compositions. Lalo Schiffrin's updated theme for the Mission Impossible films taken from the old TV series is a really notable piece. Horner's compositions for Titanic are well with listening to. Also Chariots of Fire by Vangelis is quite a haunting theme. Another favourite of mine in the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.

Kit boxes are designed to be bought off a shelf in a shop, not to survive the rigours of shipping. If we keep accepting i items in damaged boxes it will keep on happening. Maybe manufacturers should seriously look at the thickness of their own packaging in view of the way many sellers just either stick a label on the kit box for shipping or slip it info a flimsy bag.I If manufacturers don't want to do that, maybe placing a fragile, this item needs to be boxed for individual shipping warning as part of the printed box design.

Does anybody do a 4 door Plymouth Valiant for that period ?

Nice old classic British truck build.

Nothing wrong with reviving old threads. Burago die casts are relatively inexpensive compared to many others and could lend themselves to being detailed up. Not aware of anyone making transkits to improve Buragos. Their Bugatti Type 59 is a good example where the wheels are totally wrong. Laziness I guess on Burago's part by utilising the same wheels for other models. But they did however get the Dunlop Racing Tyres correct for it.

Dave Bruback Quartet's well recognised Take Five. Went to see them at the Royal Festival Hall, London back in the sixties. Their drummer Joe Morello a modern jazz icon. Also. Booker T and the MG's. Green Onions.

It's not a question of whether we could, but whether we should ! Genarro. Jurassic Park.

Not a lot !

Not a lot !

Bill said 'Read ! What's read ?' Isn't it what we do to understand the posts on here.? Lol. Well maybe understand some of them !

Hi Bruce. Like your friend now building the Miura, I have also been lucky enough to have achieved some gold and silver awards on my side of the pond at our IPMS UK SMW Telford over a number of years. The Agora model cars are really impressive and maybe one day if I get a little windfall will be able to obtain one. It would be very nice to build up one or two demo models for Agora UK having plenty of time now I am retired. I had thought about approaching them but am reluctant as I expect that they get loads of wannabe offers already, so it will have to remain just wishful thinking, and just take pleasure in reading about other model makers achievements like your own with them. However, since retiring I have had a go at doing a bit of scratch building The Nieuport Dubonnet Hispano Suiza, a Bugatti Type 59 and the Brooklands Napier Railton that have kept me out of mischief so far !

It anyone wants to hear some bread blues music. 'Blues Alive' album by Gary Moore. Another favourite album of mine, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'War of the Worlds'. Watched the stage show on TV recently with Liam Neeson's voice narrating the story. My CD is of the original recording with Richard Burton narrating.

Traditional British Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas Fish pieces are deep fried in batter. Chips sliced long pieces of potato deep fried in oil. Mushy peas mashed marrowfat processed peas. NB Chips in England are not what Americans understand them to be. We call them Crisps.

Shapeways went belly up some time ago. Don't know why or what the issues were with them, but obviously serious. Hopefully Maple will find another commercial 3D printing company soon

Does anyone know if any of the Motobitz moulds, 3D printing files etc have been acquired by another company ?

Bruce is well qualified to comment on large scale models having built quite a number of demos for Agora. I have followed some of his detailed builds of those 1/8th scale gems. I looked at some built up models on Agora's display stand at IPMS UK Scale Modelworld , Telford, England for the last two shows and must say how impressive those models are. I don't know if any of Bruce's work was amongst them, but the models were very good. I would love the opportunity to build just one. Perhaps one day. Who knows ? Or maybe a 1/12th scale MFH kit. ??

Lovely model of an attractive looking ra!ly car. I wonder if Belkits will ever make one of the Skoda Rapide Rear Engined Rally Cars? The old Skoda Company made a big thing about their rally successes back in the Commie days. Someone else did a kit of a Skoda Favorit some years ago now but not in 1/24th scale unfortunately.

Absolutely gorgeous classic racing car build. A refreshing change from all the modern F1 scale models.

Lovely model of this iconic show rod. Interesting timing as the real thing is being restored having been hidden away for many years.