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Could not find any email contact details for the magazine editor on the staff list. How do you contact Larry Greenberg?

The greys are amusing to watch but unfortunately since being introduced to the UK from across the Atlantic our native red squirrels have been forced out of many of their habitats by the greys.

Nice model. Tamiya's kit makes a very good replica of this iconic British saloon. Back in the day it was always the British gangsters getaway car on TV and film.

This build is really getting busy now.

Thanks for the feedback guys. These things always look too good to be true. There was another indoor aerial device that was supposed to do the same over here in the UK. Apparently they were saying in their advert that all the streaming channels have to broadcast on air in the UK on a frequency or wavelength that is little known about by Joe public. According to the advertiser it is perfectly legal to watch in this way of you can access that frequency. Personally I do not believe any of it, and think it also sounds a bit hard to believe. The advertiser said that they pitched this device to four entrepreneurs on a UK tv programme named Dragons Den, who were very keen to invest in the company when they saw it. I did not see the programme but I guess that some UK readers of this forum might have and can remember it. Actually there is so much free to view stuff on TV in the UK that I find no reason to access any of the pay to view channels. Netflix and Disney are the only two that I could be tempted to as their monthly cost is reasonable. I do think that the sports pay to view channels are overly expensive!

Looks spot on as a replica, apart from those disc brakes already mentioned. Reminds me of the old Monogram kit I built many years ago.

Could be right Gary. We will see. In the meantime I will be interested in any other replies to this topic.

Saw an internet advertisement for the Evolution TV streaming device that it is claimed can access ALL streaming channels legally and for free. Apparently all you have to do is plug it into a USB port in the back of the TV, let it connect and away you go. Sounds really good, but is it? The device is priced in US dollars so possibly not available yet in the UK. Have any of you guys bought one and using it? Does it do all that is claimed, and simple to set up by just plugging it in? Opinions and user experiences please. Good device or just a con?

Phones I guess have their limitations but many allow quite close up photography. I try to compose an image at the taking stage to avoid cropping if I can. Phones with cameras these days are pretty good for taking pictures and very tempting because of their convenience and being a multi role device that you can stick in your pocket. My personal preference at shows is a prosumer compact camera as it gives me much more control at the taking stage and good quality images. Another thing about the camera is that it can be set for high of low resolution pictures. Low resolution is probably adequate to upload onto social media sites, but high resolution is the way to go for printing photos or for magazine publication. Very good prosumer cameras can be got for very reasonable prices second hand that are four of five years old and we'll worth a look.

Going off piste a bit here, but was there an organisation named the International Association of Automotive Modellers that I think was around in the 60's of 70's. Did they have a journal/newsletter? And what happened to them?

Alclad is like that, along with other 'plating' spray paints. Try Alclad's acrylic clear sealer on it after it has dried.

Hi Andrew I checked out that link. Rod and Ian's Lotus Cortina kit looks pretty good shape wise. Funnily enough I have bought that Esci/ Italeri Escort Rally car as a bits donor for my mark 2. My Mk 2 is a long way off even being started yet as I have a couple of other big projects on the go at present. Will be visiting Motobitz stand at Telford to order a set of wheels to store with it for now. Noel

Show rods are always intriguing by their concepts in design. This one looks really interesting to follow. It is a car so could have been placed in the normal auto WIP column.

Developing into a nice model of this good looking period Ferrari with your additional work Justin. Will you be replacing the kit wire wheels too?

Model Car Journal........Not heard of that one. When was it published? Was aware of the Model Car Science magazine that I think was published back in the 60's? Maybe some trans Atlantic old timers in the US could give us the low down on them and any other American Auto modelling magazines of the past. Scale Auto's demise is well known about, but what happened to Model Car Builder? I heard that Roy Sorenson just decided to call it a day and close the magazine. Ertl used to mail out a small news sheet called the Blueprinter every so often that I can remember.

Nice pair of Airfix oldies Matt. The figures reflect the 70's as you would expect from kits of that era. The Buggy driver's hairstyle moustache and neckerchief really look 'in period'.

As EMRE suggested, the Burago die cast has much to offer that does not stop at the interior. You could utilise the full underpinnings like chassis, floorpan, engine and wheels etc. Plus, all those parts are plastic, so should be easier to rework.

Andrew, is your Lotus Cortina kit the mark one made by Rod and Ian Knott from the Motor Museum in Miniature, or the one made in South Africa a number of years ago? Don't know the South African manufacturer's name unfortunately. Would like your opinion of your kit. I bought a Mk 2 Lotus Cortina body shell last year at IPMS UK SMW Telford, and would guess that the wheels Matt Bacon suggested would be good for that too, as I will be making a model of a car I once owned. Would need some hub caps to go with them. Now I have a Motobitz ref no for the wheels I can visit their stand at Telford this year and order a set and some hubcaps too.

My first cars did not have seat belts, but must admit feeling safer in later cars I had with belts fitted. From the outset UK seatbelts fitted across the lap and diagonally across the chest, even the pre inertia ones. I could never understand just lap belts being fitted and being expected to save anyone. Agreed they stopped one from being thrown through a windscreen, but not from being killed smacking your head against a steering wheel or metal dashboard back in the day. Oh well! The risk averse society we live in today makes me wonder how anything ever gets done!

Nice model! Looks a bit like a car from either the Munsters of the Addams Family.

Thanks for adding the Sand Draggin to my list Ken. I had a fee!ing that there was another kit. I seem to remember that Eldon's slogan was 'Just for the fun of it'. Also, weren't those kits re released under another maker's name a few years back?

Those old Indy front engined roadsters have been quite under represented in kit form down the years.

Very nice model. I can remember that nice little Eldon range. Besides the Invader... The Milk Truck, Bath Tub Buggy, Outhouse, Pink Panthermobile are the others I can remember.

Delightful model Louis. I have been following your Rolls Royce build too!

Very nice build. Fascinating following your techniques on this model Pierre.