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Funny, another friend (a talented graphic artist) and I were discussing these very decals the other day. That bird that Keith did looks like it was hand-drawn; it's not particularly good artwork, it's sufficient if you like a 5-footer. I've also seen some of his Z28 decals that were awful (a very well-regarded builder sent pics of a silver Monogram '79 Z28 he just built for a magazine article); jagged/pixelated edges, flaking pigment, the orange stripe was rendered as a series of stripes because ALPS decals don't blend "non-pure" colors very well. For the record, I have four sets of Keith's decals for other cars, and they're all very nice; crisp and the colors are pure, and I'm a happy customer too. Unfortunately they're not all to the same level of quality. I don't know if Keith's T/A name emblems are the right size/scale for a '70. I've already taken care of Eric in the form of some blue T/A decals he can use w/o needing to go to Keith. His model is stunning in person. It practically glows. It's gorgeous; pictures don't do it justice.

I got an aftermarket resin rider figure for my 'Busa; helmet/leathers/etc. Tamiya has made some kits w/riders, one was a Yamaha Virago that would probably have a rider figure most suitable for a chopper. Perhaps it's time Jimmy Flintstone did some PG-13 stuff for a change and make a chopper rider. Who knows, maybe one of the vendors on Satuday will have one of these Viragos cheap and there ya go... Here are pics I snagged from the 'net: http://i10.tinypic.com/4ddk21i.jpg http://users.teledisnet.be/web/fbo02001/images/virago.jpg

Lookin' killer! The wheelstander is a Hyabusa w/rider doing a stoppie, working headlight/taillight, compressed fork, yada yada. It wouldn't have been done in time regardless but it's a fun project that will get done

Looking awesome 8) Things are conspiring against me being able to go to the show :roll: :cry: I know y'all will have fun, and I hope to see lots of pics by sometime later in the weekend on the 'net to show off all the cool stuff that showed up.

This project will have to be a labor of love. I also have the decals, and a couple restorable Vegas that I want to make one into a Cosworth. Nobody makes the wheels; all the ones shown are good starts, but require a lot of fiddling/work/whatever to make into anything approaching "replica". I'd almost rather just throw vintage Panasports on it and pretend the owner of the 1:1 did so as well :wink: As for the engine, the R&D one isn't correct for the Vega; in fact I think it's a Ford engine. I can't say for sure. The Cosworth Vega is a 2.3 litre engine. Electronic fuel injection, stainless steel headers, production cast aluminum wheels, 16 valves in hemispherical combustion chambers, dual overhead belt driven camshafts, and pistons sliding directly on die-cast aluminum cylinder bores were all used and pioneered by the Cosworth Vega long before they became common on later cars. The intake/fuel injection on a Cosworth Vega is very unique looking, I see none of that detail in the photo on R&D's site, that mill looks like it has sidedraft carburetors instead of FI. You'll have to see pics of an actual Cosworth Vega engine to see what I mean. Visit the following website if you haven't already: http://www.cosworthvega.com/

"By the Donzer Lee Light" Gawd, I still remember that from grade school about 8 million years ago Here's "Daddy's Girl" *cough cough* : Little Miss "Dieter" aka Enzogate Stefan isn't quite the hot little fantasy teenage chicky in trouble :wink: Though that might change once incarcerated :shock:

Lovely color; it was tough for me to choose between a metallic red like this or the silver I chose when I built mine (using stock Magnum rims and gluing the doors in place). Silver won out as I see a silver SRT numerous times around town and it never fails to catch my eye 8) Should look great when finished. It should sit okay (lower than stock but not as low as these pics) w/o having to move the kit's stock axle location. I used the kit's big brakes (seems they borrowed the basic brake/axle design from Jada), ground down the calipers so they wouldn't contact my wheels, and then used the Magnum wheels w/some resin brake discs/calipers outboard of the kit brakes attached to the chassis. Gave it a nice slightly nose-down attitude that fits the aggressive look of the Charger.

Yeah I did, but it was a crumby day and I was a wreck afterwards

Shhhhh. :wink: I should have said "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him read"! Part of the problem of people asking the questions is because of the policy against pictures. Combine that with lazy readers and I'm left :roll: :evil: :x I've thought many a time about simply posting photos of a new build on forums where that is common (this is not one of them), and just answering questions if/when they get asked.

Nice 8) I love models of weird/obscure/rare cars and racers like this. Vintage racers especially

Beautiful. Who would have ever thought a diecast model would be so useful to a plastic builder :shock: :wink:

sweet. wut paint did u use? did u use kit decals?arent this car suposed to be black w,gold strips?looks nice tho i think it shuld be lowred and tha weelz r two small :shock: Sorry, I was at the three pictures only or you will die forum and got a bit punchy from reading comments by the clueless :wink: Beautiful model. I'll try to behave now :twisted:

Back when this was news Wrecked Exotics had an entire page dedicated to this crash which triggered the term "Enzogate". Google that term to find more on what happened. The page is gone from Wrecked Exotics, probably due to legal issues. The guy who wrecked the Enzo is a piece of work. Speaking of pieces of work, this really takes the cake!

If anyone wants to know what really happened to the Enzo just google "Stefan Eriksson Enzo" to get the real story. Whatever Zeb posted is pure, unadulterated fiction w/a capital "B". :twisted:

Looks great 8) Especially the stance :wink: Too bad Ferrari doesn't realize that :roll:

Tor Red was also an '06 color for the Daytona, I think it came last (I was scouring Ebay for Daytona pics when I was building mine). I haven't seen any '07's Daytonas yet, I did see a Superbee and it was a different yellow than the Daytona. It was eye-searing to say the least

Or "shower" I've actually ridden in one of their cars, but it was a Montcalm. I don't know what made me think of the name, other than the logo looked like what I thought it was, it wasn't, then I thought "oh, perhaps it's the one for that other market...". Once I got that right, the only model name other than "Montcalm" happened to be the right one. Whew.

24 is a doorhandle from an iconic roadster. 9 is tricky. Think "Acadian" and that might help solve your dilemma. I had a hard time calling a Nash an AMC but I figured it out... I got 100/100. Do I get a prize?

I like the front half, but not the back. Oh well :wink:

Yes, and it was a 6-cylinder 300 front end. Different headlights than the V8 version :roll:

Hey Dave, that 300C Touring is great, they also have it in SRT-8 trim, and I intend to build one when Revell's SRT-8 300C (Uptown kit) hits the shelves. We don't get that wagon here because they think Americans only want trucks :roll: And that may be true :roll: :x

Generally speaking you should always clearcoat metallics and pearls because polishing removes the outer layer of paint exposing the metallic/pearl pigments. Some will argue that older metallics weren't clearcoated from the factory, but I will argue that they never were buffed out the way we buff out model paint. You need to be buffing the clearcoat.

Neat model! Inspires me to build mine; I drove a Fiero back when they were new and really liked it. Nice detail work 8)

Sweet. Perfect color, perfect level of detail, perfect stance-you nailed it 8)

Tamiya clear. And I never have any problem shooting a light coat of their clear right after color coats to prevent any potential problems, and I never, ever wait a month to let it dry. Some people make it out to be this huge problem, I don't see much problem or bother getting some clear right over the color, I've been doing that w/lacquers and enamels ever since I started painting