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Larry, how about approaching WHSmith, the UK's largest chain of newsagent, bookstore, stationers who have stores in just about every high street in the UK. They carry all the other popular model making magazines, so why not set up MCM?

Dave, thanks for the feedback about MCM regarding the UK. Local hobby shops are getting to be as rare as hens teeth over here. I guess it is the same in the US. Maybe MCM should approach WHSmith who are a large UK multi store newsagents, bookseller and stationery I guess similar to your Barnes and Noble chain who have outlets in just about every town and city.

I like Tom and Russell's light hearted bit of banter in the last two posts. Nothing like not taking ourselves too seriously!

I bought the Robustelli PE parts about 25 years ago. I expect Robustelli may no longer exist if you cannot find them.

We all buy kits with every good intention of building them 'someday'. Someday seems to slip away all too often when one does the maths equation; Too many kits plus too little time = having to sell off shed loads.

Thanks for the feedback Geoff. I don't hold out much hope about MCM being available here, in UK but asked the question anyway. A bit reluctant to subscribe at present, so I will just wait a bit and see how the revival pans out.

I have used C1 Polishing Powder over gloss black and found it to be quite durable.

Companies like Proxxon make variable speed control units. This may be an avenue worth pursuing.

A pity that social media appears to have become detrimental to various forums. Facebook for example seems to have become like Spectre from James Bond in some respects with its spreading tentacles becoming ever reaching into many different things.I Emotion symbols on this site or tick boxes for like or dislike I feel would not be a good idea on a site like this where proper replies should be encouraged.

Good to hear that MCM is back under new leadership. I read the dealer list. But nothing is listed for the UK. I have asked in an earlier thread if MCM will be distributed in the UK but the question unfortunately remains unanswered. We have a nationwide retailer named WHSmith newsagents and stationers who carry many different magazines. I would imagine that they are a UK equivalent to your Barnes and Noble chain.

Don't worry too much about the tarnished metal. Just give those parts a good scrub with some washing up liquid in water using an old tooth brush to get into the nooks and crannies. Once dry just prime as normal. I noticed that the plated parts have been stripped on your model. I guess that you will spray these with some form of chrome paint.

Will copies be going on sale in the UK via WHSmith (UK equivalent to Barnes&Noble I believe)?

John, unfortunately I never built the Valiant car from Duel. Forgot to mention in my last post some time ago MCM ran my Duel build article in the magazine.

This is looking more and more interesting1 What you are doing is replicating customers requests to coachbuilders as it was back in the day.

Duel was also one of my favourite movies. It inspired me to build this!

You guys are lucky in the States whilst MCM is sorting itself out, as Model Car Builder is another available magazine (as I do not think that they have overseas subscribers), and Scale Auto was also another alternative up until its recent closure. We have a magazine named Truck Model World published in the UK and as far as I know it is the only automotive magazine published this side of the pond. I believe there is also an American truck modelling magazine who's title I don't know.

I stand corrected Snake. Yes it was the Day of the Jackal from 1973 and yes it was Edward Fox His daughter Amelia plays a lead role in a UK TV series named 'Silent Witness' where she plays the part of Dr. Alexander, a Home Office Pathologist. Thanks for pointing out my errors. The original DOTJ is a brilliant film. I take it you have watched it.

Sam, the way I separated the hood side and top was by using a very thin abrasive disc mounted in a Dremel or similar tool.I The hinges were very small items sourced from dolls house suppliers,, cut to length and epoxy cemented into place. Bear in mind that the exposed ends and edges of the good parts you cut out will need to be thinned for a more realistic scale appearance. What I should have done for the top hinge on my model was cut a step on the inside of both sides to take the hood centre hinge. You can see on my model that the hood cannot fold back far enough on the top. By relieving the area where the hinge will go will allow it to cope back further when the hinge is fitted. The side of the hood that remains closed on the model is as per our as I did not intend it to open from both sides. Hope this info helps.

Those old Hubleys do have some potential. I built the SJ Phaeton some time ago and did a bit of extra detailing on it.

The original movie 'Day of the Jackal' that was produced in the 60's. Starring James Fox and based on Frederick Forsythe's novel about a professional British assassin hired to kill President De Gaulle. it really kept to the book storyline and was an excellent movie! There was another movie named 'Jackal' I think, that was loosely (and I mean loosely) based on the plot but in a different era. Americanised, and starring Bruce Willis. Unfortunately. many will have only seen this version and not the original.

Along with Elvis!

I expect you are right Michael. Photocopier do themselves no favours by watermarking as there are plenty of other photo hosting sites. Plus you can upload directly onto this one by drag and drop anyway.

More seasoned modellers may remember 'Gene Kelly" being referred to as the Irishman. LOL

The Photobucket habit of watermarking photos. Is this practice illegal as they are effectively altering images that are the photographers own copyright regardless of whether they pay photo bucket or not.

Twice as many replies on here compared to 'What pleased you today" Guess most of us are getting a bit more grumpy these days!