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How true. We all learn at some point that paint will not cover mistakes or unfinished bodywork/sanding. Nice work on the 996!

Those look good, also if you ever find a Maisto Mercedes Benz SLK in 1/24, the later version has 5 spoke wheels that are nearly a perfect match for the 18" versions of the '06/'07 TT style rims. I've got a pic somewhere but can't locate it...

I built one of these when they were new; it's a very nice model.

As for the Challenger and Foose kits, Revell would be a far more suitable manufacturer for them anyway. I just hope they think so too, or more importantly, Wal Mart wants 'em :roll: :wink:

Very nice 8)

Thanks, the Futura was built by ACME member Ken Mosezar.

We had a great meeting yesterday. ACME has a very diverse range of model car fanatics, so we get quite a variety of subjects on the table. Hope you enjoy them! http://public.fotki.com/ACME-IPMS/meeting_...os/february-07/

Thanks! Yes, it's a black line drawing done in a drawing program w/a .005" line width. You can see the baggie w/the decals in it below the Charger in this picture: I'm going to print up four more sets of door handles, two of which are spoken for (Khart and Bluebaja). If anyone else wants 'em PM me w/your address.

I hear you! I sure hope they have some great modern gear. That Impala is kind of disappointing, partly because of the generic gear, and partly because it was of a car that had a complete restyling by the time the kit hit the shelves. Lindberg pulled the same trick w/their '97 Crown Vic, a kit that hit the shelves right about the time Ford updated the car for '98 with the Grand Marquis square roof and restyled front end. Sheesh, the timing of models getting on the market is such you'd think someone would plan ahead... :roll:

You have to have a mild compound suitable for model paint, you have to have a very soft cloth, and be careful going over decals. It's better to buff before putting on decals. I suggest reading up on techniques at Scale Wiki, which can answer many of your basic questions. There are FAQ's, tutorials, and other things covered there that are of great help. http://www.scalewiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Looks great 8) I'm anxiously awaiting that one myself; I've seen SC and GA highway patrol Chargers and a Doraville GA Magnum cruiser (could be a good kitbash). I've built the Testors Daytona and the SRT-8, I see you had to resort to the same trick as I did for the backup lights :wink: I have a feeling that Chargers police cars will be a very common sight in the near future. Glad that Testors has 'em covered. Wonder what kind of goodies will be in the box?

Have you already contacted Jack @ the Model Roundup to see if he accepts Paypal? I'm pretty sure he does, as he also sells on Ebay and sells to a lot of European customers.

Thanks for the comments 8) I really like the look of the Charger SRT-8, something about the combo of the fascia, hood scoop, 20" wheels, spoiler takes it far beyond the other Chargers which don't do much for me (base versions look pretty bland). What can I say, I tend to like a lot of cars that have very polarizing style. I thought about making one into a coupe (including tunneled rear glass), just didn't think I could pull it off convincingly. The front end is too short/stubby for a coupe, and changing that is much more difficult and time-consuming.

These are Revell's Uptown STS-V and Charger SRT-8 kits. Get past the horrid boxart and the dumb oversized rims and they're fairly respectable curbside kits. Lots of custom options that can be used w/other models. I cut off the scissor door hinges on both models, shimmed the door edges as necessary w/sheet plastic, sanded to fit, and glued the doors in place. Interiors have nice detail. Lots of good decals for these kits, including all stock emblems. I used Revell Magnum SRT-8 wheels on the Charger, and Aoshima 19" Racing Hart Type CR's on the Caddy. The Charger ends up looking stock, the Caddy w/it's two-tone and custom rims like a mild whip. Brakes are resin repops made by GTMike. I added half-round styrene strips to the Caddy to make door handles (they're smoothed on the kits), sanded them a bit, and after it was painted I added dark gray and white washes above/below to give them 3D appearance. The Charger got it's doorhandles via my drawing program and custom decals, also helped w/some paint to give them 3D effect. These were quick and dirty fun, far from perfect but enjoyable to build and display.

Greetings Good to see you here.

It's probably happening when a photograph posted is larger than his screen, once someone posts a large photo it screws up the rest of the page, happens on every forum like this. Someone here has/had a ginormous signature photo that screwed up every page they posted on :roll:

Can't say there is any one bit of advice that really opened my eyes, but in the early 90's I took to heart the "treat every part like it's a model itself" and the IPMS "pay attention to the basics" mantra. Helping to judge model contests was a great way for me to get an up-close look at the best ways to build/detail model cars, with lots of cross-discussion between the people on the judging teams, some of whom are very well-known.

Darin Bastedo showed pics of a Charger Daytona chassis for reference and it was almost all gray w/some yellow overspray; and less overspray than I expected. Here's the link: http://public.fotki.com/ashevillemodeler/r..._dodge_charger/

I would imagine it's like a Charger; light gray semigloss primer w/a touch of overspray from the body color.

That's similar to a Cayman I want to build, but w/the tunneled rear window. Fujimi red plastic doesn't seem to bleed, I've painted over it many times w/Cobra Colors etc. and I think it's mostly a problem w/older Revell/Monogram/AMT/MPC kits.

Lots of aftermarket rims look good on it. I've got some Aoshima 19's going on mine. The body is pretty nice looking; the wheel openings seem completely stock. Great decals for emblems etc. This weekend I shimmed the leading edge and bottom of the front doors w/.015" styrene strips, shaved/sanded the excess and glued them in place. Added some strip styrene door handles. It will be a fun, simple build.

Looks good so far 8) About a year before the C6 debuted, I found phony spy shots of a C6 that looked great, and better than the actual C6. Wish I saved the picture-it had a front end that was heavily influenced by the C3; a split lower grille like you are fleshing out, and exposed headlight units that were shaped like the C3's rectangular hidden lamps (or the racing versions w/exposed headlights). I have also thought about doing a nose job on the model that emulates that picture (and screams CORVETTE!) instead of a semi-sort-of Ferrari 360 or Dodge Viper look.

That's really cool! TheToyota looks like it's a nanosecond away from being centerpunched by the Honda :shock: and he's not even giving 'er some opposite lock yet

Looks nice in that color! Is this for for Jose? Box stock 612's look good when they've had a serious lowering. Okay, that won't be box stock anymore but it helps immensely!

Great build! 8) Where did the wheels come from? My Corolla had steelies but I put some vintage custom rims on mine.