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Chrome+ does great work! Best aftermarket chrome I've experienced. However I rarely have a need to get anything near a whole tree of chrome done anymore, and can't plan ahead much because I'm constantly building what I just bought. That's why Spazstix and Alclad II are good for me-they're instant gratification. I've heard that Tamiya AS-12 spray has a similar appearance, I'm going to grab a can of it to find out if it does look as good.

Nice work! The new photos help a lot 8)

Sounds good. I'm building a Charger Daytona at the moment. Nice kit for the most part, incredible detail that rivals a Fujimi Enthusiast kit. Looking forward to the police cruiser; I've now seen fully marked Georgia and South Carolina Charger cruisers. They make Crown Vics look about as hip as Model T's

Aw ######. I always hated this model because it wasn't stock. Now I see this, and I have to have one too. It's gorgeous. It's all your fault

The definition of a good day. Finished a project, did errands on this warm January day w/the top down, and got my Cayman and 512BB 8) They're pretty nice. Fujimi's definitely upping their game; the only weird things about the Cayman are a red body but the rear spoiler, side gills, and mirrors are black :roll: The rest looks great. I'm planning to customize it a bit. The 512BB is amazingly good. Great engraving, nice parts breakdown and detail w/o going too far overboard; 126 pieces. The only weird thing are the tires in my kit seemed tiny; they're really nice vintage Pirellis but I had to stretch the living **** out of them to go over the wheels. They look fine, but I hope they don't end up splitting. Weird...makes me wonder if I got 365 tires that may be smaller?? This is THE Ferrari Boxer kit. All previous efforts are rendered obsolete by a huge margin

Cool model; nice use of wheels, color and graphics and the RHD conversion is a great idea 8)

My Fujimi 512 BB and Porsche Caymans arrived yesterday from Hobbylink Japan; I'll pick them up @ a friend's later today 8) The 512 BB was out right after Christmas in Japan. The 599 GTB is due later this month.

It seems all better now; earlier it was sloooooooow (intermittently for a few days), then one time it wouldn't open at all today, and then it was fixed 8)

I was around when the original '93-ish Fleetwood limousine was mastered for Art/AAM by David Crowe of Atlanta, using a bright lime green Caprice test shot that was supplied by Art. I did the seat pattern (a bit crude) using epoxy putty. Dave did a great job on the limousine; and Lee Baker then took the limousine and made the Fleetwood sedan from it. I have one in my stash, it's a neat kit that I'll have great fun with some day; still want to make it like a Fleetwood STS-V or something like that 8) Someone is repopping the Fleetwood somewhere, I've seen a few on Feebay. Popular subject w/the lowrider scene.

Great model, and by it's familiarity I think I looked at it back in Birmingham when you showed it. All the details work so well, you can stare at a model like this for a long time and keep finding more treasures 8)

Your options are very limited; most aftermarket wheels are designed with the polycap in the wheel, with the axle portion part of the model, vs. the Tamiya method w/the axle pin on the wheel. I don't think anyone has a list either. XS Tuning's wheels would work, but they seem to have mostly vanished from the face of the planet. Other than getting another Tamiya kit, I'd suggest learning how to modify other wheels to fit. Once you've done it once, it's not a big issue. Half thet time I have to do surgery on the mounting (even using stock wheels) because the ride height is off. Just look at a Tamiya rim and how it fits the hub, and look at how to make a pin fit the hub, and fit into the polycap of the aftermarket wheel. Due to that area being basically invisible when the kit is assembled, you can be pretty crude with the actual gluing of the wheel to the model. Study, measure, be relaxed, have Dremel and glue, and you can make any basic wheel fit any basic model :wink: Another hint: whatever wheel you use, attach the brake directly to the wheel. Then attach the wheel/brake assembly to the model. Set the model on "jack stands"; could be business cards, so that the wheels slip into place exactly where you want them to, exactly at the ride height. Then glue the assemblies to the model after making sure everything fits (you might have to do a snip, cut, or add a spacer). The car will then have the right look, both in custom rim and ride height. Again, I learned this a few years back and it makes a world of difference without being constrained by what the mfg's. give us.

Great work, very realistic 8)

Too cool! 8) Sure wish there were 19/20" modern Minilites in scale... :wink:

Before March: '06 Camaro, Porsche IROC #1 Donohue car from Daytona finale, secret project for "Wheelstanders" category at Birmingham NNL, hopefully the Tamiya FXX... After B'ham, '07 Mazda MX-5, '07 Magnum/300 SRT-8 Touring, '07 Charger, Ferrari 599 GTB, Porsche Cayman, '57 Chevy Black Widow, some '32's and '57's for our NNL themes, and whatever else I feel like

Generally I'll show a model once at a particular show, and always try to have new models for the show next year. I'll bring out an old favorite if I go to a new show, or there's an NNL theme where it fits.

I got rid of mine. It set very slowly, and bubbled when subjected to a bit of heat in my dehydrator. I prefer Evercoat products. Generally Tamiya products are great, but the polyester putty and I didn't get along well at all

Great looking model. Can't believe that the Z16 kit is that old already! Seems like it was a new kit just yesterday.

It's a really good kit. I've had the original version since it came out in the 90's. That window profile bugged me too. The side window detail is quite simple to fix. I'll take a picture soon when my new camera is up and running and I set my lightbox back up. It only takes about 10 minutes to carve/scrape w/an XActo and sand the upper window line to give it the correct arc. Just need to remove a bit of material, no material needs to be added. I did the work on my Monogram T/A back in November, with my original MPC 1/25 Trans Am by it's side for reference. Helps if you have a small French curve to draw the contour onto the plastic. The wheels are great; they're the only good rallys done in scale that depict the trim-ring-less stock wheels.

That is a great looking model, the blue really works perfectly on it 8)

Thanks Marc 8) With so much on my plate, who knows if/when I'd get to any of those conversions. I fully intend on building the widebody GTO Judge, but at the rate I'm going it could be a decade from now if I have to do the work myself. The thought that someone else might do it in resin would really save me some time :wink:

Is there any chance that RR is going to do a correct sport package fascia and grille for the GTO, instead of a repop of the PL '05 version which (while looking good) is only about half-baked? I say this not to try to cause a fuss, but because the Polar Lights '05 fascia and hood aren't quite accurate for the GTO. The upper grille surrounds weren't done, the lower grille pattern isn't correct, and I'd love to have seen the foglamp areas corrected (deep set instead of simply flush behind the lense). In buying resin aftermarket stuff, I look forward to seeing engineering improvements vs. a straight repop of parts that weren't done right in the first place. I know these parts vastly improve the look over the '04 GTO and I've already got enough '05's, but I would buy the parts if they were corrected. Kudos to filling the license plate holes Any chance RR is going to do the widebody GTO Judge show car? Seems like a perfect opportunity for someone like RR :wink:

Very nice! 8)

That's one of the coolest builds of this kit I've ever seen 8)

I've now seen a third Camaro kit in person w/wheels like the two I have; the sink marks are nothing like Ismael's. Since some examples are far better than others, the fix is at the factory-they need to adjust the the mold cycle. They're likely churning them out way too quickly. AMT needs to know of the problem, some how, some way. Sad that AMT's customer service isn't; you have to do the legwork to return the product to where you bought it and hope that you get a better replacement. Those wheels that have the deep sink marks should have been factory rejects and not sold to the customer. Yeah, some of us find it easier/less hassle to simply fill and sand vs. the hassle of driving/sending a kit for return, but reality is that parts that poor should not have been sold to a customer.

I simply call it "modeler's ADD". The grass is always greener...or something like that. One reason that I attempt to only seriously work on one project at a time. It takes little for a new kit to get attention over one that's already familiar. When I'm building I'm rather manic, as I don't want to lose steam. If it sits too long, it's often forgotten. I went to build a model during Thanksgiving. I ended up spending 2 solid days reorganizing my wheels/tires stash :oops: Haven't built anything since September.