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Have tried a few adhesives for windscreen attachment. Would be interesting to know what you guys most favour as your 'go to' for this application and why.

In response to Dan's post much earlier in this thread about decals. I think that white decal sheet is available for getting around not being able to print white.

That Crittendon Automotive Collection is a really good research source having looked at Tom's link.

Experimenting is a good thing in this hobby. It is surprising the number of materials destined for other uses that can be adapted. A friend of mine has been using air brushing metallic nail polishes on his custom car models for years.

Nice play on words there Bill!

Good to see the thread getting back onto just model car kit stashes.

You should be able to buy C1 Polishing Powder directly from the UK manufacturer. They have a website. They also make a very tasty range of Resin Trans Kits too.

Not before time a brand new JB DB5 kit was produced. Anyone remember the original Airfix one from back in the 60's when Goldfinger was a current film? There is a very comprehensive book published about a year ago devoted to the James Bond DB5. I have a copy and recommend it whole heartedly for anyone setting out to build the new Revell Kit.

I don't think anyone has mentioned the Beverly Hillbilly's Olds Truck on here. I came across a clipping I saved many years ago about building that kit to achieve that beat up look from an old Model Car Science Magazine. It was a good old series to watch back in the day. The character casting was good especially Granny and including the actress who played the straight laced adviser from the bank. I can remember one episode where Jethro arrived home and asked 'What's for dinner tonight Granny?'. To which she replied 'Possum Innards! He went on to say ' And what have we got tomorrow?' To which Granny replied 'Leftovers!'

Incredible eye for detail, and for sharing your techniques!

Lovely humorous well executed little vignette. The general model build is very good as well as the figure painting. The 2 guy's expressions say it all.

C1 Polishing Powder buffed onto Gloss Black does it for me. I like it because not only does it give a very nice polished chrome finish, but also it is very resistant to handling unlike the airbrush spray on chromes that need to be sealed and Molotow.

Gino, save yourself all the hassle of getting parts 're chromed. There are shed loads of spray chroming products out there like Alclad and AK etc. My favourite is C1 Polishing Powder. Prime your parts, spray gloss black and when dry use the polishing powder. Buffing it gives a really nice realistic chrome finish and is less susceptible to handling afterwards. A tub of it will last for ages. For other polished metal finishes I also have some S&J Aluminium Polishing Powder that can be used in a similar way, and also Graphite Powder is also worth experimenting with, but works better on a matt finish, and most hardware stores should stock it.

Looking at some of the stashes on this thread there cannot be many American cars that have not been kit subjects in some form or other down the years. Not much doing this side of the pond unless really into Porsches, Ferraris and Lamborghinis getting done to death as kits down the years. But it is getting a bit better of late.

Nice classic car with lovely lines. A very good model is taking shape here.

A drunk staggered up to a motorist that had broken down. He said 'Whasshup friend?' The motorist replied 'Piston broke.' The drunk then said ' Yea, shhho am I!'

With the demise of local model shops and the probability of impulse buying whilst in them, in theory our stashed kits pile should be gradually getting smaller as we bulld. Not so I fear! The heavily discounted kit or EBay bargain still beckons! In most cases our stashed kits far outweigh the available time to build them, even when retired. The fact is that as our modelling skills improve, each build takes longer as we seek perfection, super detailing and converting etc. I only buy kits that I know that I will build now and ruthlessly dispose of any others in the stash. My stash is down to about 20 kits maximum now, that I feel will be manageable. If I buy a new kit now it is because I really want to build it, or it is of a subject that really interests me that has not been kitted before. I then select the kit that becomes lowest in the pecking order in my stash and offload it.

My job back in the sixties was servicing fire extinguishers over here in the UK, and you guessed it, my vehicle was a Mini Van. Would be nice to build a model of my old workhorse from way back! I guess the models featured must be using Trans Kits? I have heard of a ready built die cast Mini Van in 1/18th scale I think possibly by Maisto, but never seen one. Also I would imagine that there may be one of two die casts in 1/43rd scale from someone like Dinky, Corgi or Vanguard models. The featured models are very nice builds of a vehicle unusual in any kit form.

Nice model of VW T2. Adding the trailer and scooter was a nice touch. For anyone looking for a motor scooter kit, there is one included in the first issue Tamiya Campus Friends Figure Set.

Sending precision measuring tools and gauges to be refurbished and calibrated from established precision tool.manufacturers is a very good way to obtain top quality items as Pete testifies. Besides the established UK and USA establishments there is a Japanese company Mitsutoyo who also make high quality measuring tools for engineering.

You are absolutely right there Mattias. There is an old saying in the UK that ' the person who never made a mistake never made anything. ' Your build is very impressive. You are off to a flying start in this hobby and I am sure that we will be seeing many more of your projects in the future.

The Starrett company like Brown and Sharpe in the USA make very good quality engineering tools that will last a lifetime. I still have a Brown and Sharpe combination set that I bought as an apprentice back in the sixties Still as good as new after constant use. Only added a supplementary metric rule to it back in the 70's when the UK went metric. I think that Starrett may have had a factory in the UK as well as in the states. In the UK we have Moore and Wright and Rabone Chesterman being established precision tool manufacturers off similar status. Another tool I bought as an apprentice was a Vernier Caliper made by a Swedish company Eskilstuna that I have constantly used since and still do. Not sure if that Swedish tool company still exists but that tool was a brilliant investment for me.

Newbie to the hobby maybe, but I would guess that perhaps there might be an engineer with artistic tendencies taking up the hobby here and absorbing techniques from forums like this one and auto modelling publications. The fact that there is the confidence to cut a kit about accurately suggests skills already acquired doing something else in the past entailing good hand and painting skills that have been adapted.

Nice looking truck model, and interesting thread. A refreshing change from all the Chevys and Fords. Even stock it looks stylish.

Surprised at no contributions to this thread so far?????