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Looks great 8) I really enjoyed building my S600 (non AMG) coupe. Loved how the engine fits together nicely w/o any glue when you're test-fitting. You can't get much better in a Tamiya kit than one of these. I miss you guys down in Atlanta. Can't wait to get back and back building.

Thanks for the sneak peak/review. I figured they'd fix those sink marks; I saw them on the test shot and would have assumed...oh, forget it :wink: I'll be looking at trying to make a Euro-spec 300C SRT8 Touring if I'm feeling inspired at the time and if it looks like the AMT front clip won't be too hard to splice in.

Love it! 8) 8) 8) 8)

The HL here in Greenville SC had two sets of the TE 37's and Kranze, so they did restock this week. I snagged a Road Warrior car and left the wheels, I've got plenty of those wheels and don't need to hoard any more :wink: This particular HL has always had a good selection, unlike the one(s) near home.

I'll have to check out the HL here (I'm still out of town while my Mom is in the hospital), last week I snagged the only set of Kranze LXZ's for 30% off, but I don't have a way right now to get a coupon. I'd snag the Interceptor if I can find it, and the HL here is pretty good compared to the one closest to my own home. Last year they had a 50% off sale between Xmas and New Year's, but they also had 50% off Fri/Sat after T'giving, which they didn't do this year. Not sure if we'll see 50% off on kits anymore.

Those both look really cool! Y'er killin' me, I started a "rat" pickup based on a resin body a couple months ago, and haven't had a chance to work on it...it's a '57, I have to do a few things to backdate it. The resin kit came out before Hasegawa did their pickup, and at least it depicts an earlier truck. I'm even using Hasegawa's gates (donated by a friend who built one w/o them 8) ) I found a great website, I think it's Samba.org or something that has given me a ton of inspiration for projects like these, and your models look fantastic.

Not sure if you mean "club" as in using this forum as an online 24/7 kind of club, or joining or forming a club in your area. From my perspective, a club really is a great way to meet other builders in your area to share techniques and make friendships that can last years/decades. I've been involved w/my local club that's seen several big changes over the years, made many great friends, and we have a blast putting on our show every year. Definitely benefits to that! The best thing is when someone new shows up and then before you know it they've become some of the best builders in the club; seeing other models and striking up friendships w/the others opens so many doors and their models really show the progression, which is sometimes amazing in a short amount of time. Yet there are always some builders that show up out of the blue w/amazing work that they accomplish all on their own, and they don't really seek involvement w/other builders, it's just their own personal artistic expression.

This may sound crazy from someone known for airbrushing, but if you don't airbrush that section it can be a real pain because a spray can is shooting a ton of paint on a really small area. Lots of chances for paint bleed through masking. Since you already have a good clearcoated surface and a narrow area needing paint, you might attempt brush painting that area with a gloss acrylic or enamel (like a sign painter or pinstriper does). If you have a steady hand (or a well-masked area) and can apply a smooth layer of paint (one layer at a time, let dry before recoating if necessary), nobody will know how you applied it, especially after you've foiled the trim bordering it. Testors Acryl brush paints pretty darned well, and One Shot sign painters enamels brush paint beautifully. Neither should harm what's underneath nor cause any color bleed. Normally I'd mask and shoot that area w/an airbrush. But if you're stuck w/only spray cans only you can choose what scares you the most, a spray can or brush painting that area. If you brush paint it w/acrylic you can always wipe it away while it's wet (or with Windex if you use Tamiya acrylic gloss, but it's not nearly as brush-friendly as Testors Acryl, and Acryl doesn't eat itself when you go over it a second/third time). Good luck!

Actually I have, and was quite disappointed w/the Killer Chrome; it sprayed poorly from the can, and airbrushed okay, but didn't have as good reflectivity as either Alclad II or Spazstix chrome which are very similar products, Spazstix actually was sligthly more reflective and unlike Alclad seemed to stick just fine to black lacquer (Tamiya TS spray). The MOST important thing for these "spray chromes" is having the shiniest base coat possible. Color is less important; I've tried white, gray, dark blue, and black and they all end up decent if the undercoat is smooth as glass. If not, it's much, much less reflective. When I have my wits back (I'm currently dealing w/a very sick Mom) I'll post my spoon test photos. Or shuffle through my Fotki album and you'll find them.

I dig it too. A lot 8) Obviously the doors are purely for show, I assume it's a clamshell hood and that it wouldn't make production, nor the windshield/roof glass. I think I could get used to the taillights, but the interior screamed "roadkill" to me instead of "Mustang hide" :shock: Very cool/unexpected design, who really knows how much of this will make it to the next iteration of the Mustang? Glad to see it looking a bit more forward than backward. I'd love to get it as a model, and it's relatively safe to assume someone in the industry must be looking at it very closely, as they do all popular American pony cars.

Picked up the kit on Wednesday. It looks like a pretty neat kit in person, I'm itching to get started on more than one. Detail level is pretty good.

As mentioned before, that website is very old news and not much of anything is happening with Johan. The owner shows up at shows selling off the same kits/parts that he has for years (and I've thankfully been able to snag some pieces and decals that I needed), yet most of the promises have been unmet. He's had many challenges to say the least, and I hate to say it but unless he gets a huge financial backer or wins the lottery, what you see from Johan today is likely all you'll ever get. Most of the tooling is either gone or useless. I wish Okey well, but honestly I'm not going to hold my breath that we'll ever see Johan "really" back at all.

I thought it was "sneaux" in Canada, eh? My first comment on the picture was "an ice box". The white ones sure look like it

Sounds good to me, if it can be properly proportioned. The Hasegawa base may not measure properly for The Thing. I don't care if the ball joints are mounted ahead or behind the muffler bearings :wink: but I do care if the model looks right or not. BTW, I'm surprised Jadadiecastfan hasn't peppered the board with pictures of The Thing that they're doing. Perhaps you should see that before venturing into a major conversion...

They'll be out soon; Model Roundup had theirs on Friday, I'll get a couple from them next week.

Thanks for the review and pics of the parts! I need to get one of these soon, one of my favorite new concepts in a long time.

I've used Testors dullcote over Tamiya acrylic flats on interiors w/o problems, I don't drown the surface though, it works in very light coats. As for mixing, Tamiya works best with their own thinner (other thinners will work), and I tend to use much less Tamiya thinner to thin acrylics vs. lacquers or enamels. Probably no more than 30% thinner. Best to mix it up and test it to see what works best for your setup.

Actually I've seen and held the kit; a friend of Guido's locally got one to send to a magazine for review. Nice kit. There were a few SK models I wanted but didn't get, but glad I did get the Phantom Corsair, the Alfa 2900 LeMans, and the BMW 3.0 CS transkit. He never did finish his Mangusta which I would have had to have. You win some, you lose some :roll: :wink:

Who ever knows? There's at least one person I know of who has bought some of the best masters from people/companies no longer casting, but not a single one of them has even been hinted at being available again. Basically if there's something in resin out there that you want, it behooves you to buy it when available and don't wait. The company can go bust, and there's no guarantee you'll ever see it again.

They're OOB. I did hear someone bought the masters/molds, but have not heard anything beyond that.

Welcome 8) Great VW! I like how you've done all the small details, including safari windows.

Yikes, this one's coming up fast, I wanted to build for it, haven't really started, and only a week left. Dunno if I can pull it off, but I have one victim in the form of a '57 Buick Roadmaster that might work :wink:

This may be my favorite Lyle Willits model of all time. Love it 8)

That's what I use if possible for prepainted plastic models, but for diecast w/o any plastic the heavy-duty stuff is incredible. And I like to wear gloves even w/the strong alcohol. The alcohol is also flammable. I have a stripping tub of 99% alcohol that I bought in a gallon jug from the grocery store. I found my pics of the Auto Strip process in my Fotki: This is what a diecast body looked like after a few minutes with Auto Strip: This is what it looked like 20 mins. after I started: Has anyone tried dunking a diecast in the alcohol bath? Does it really take that paint off as nicely as a prepainted plastic kit sheds it's paint?? I always assumed the diecast models were painted in a much stronger paint. Maybe this will be a good experiment from my graveyard of $6 Maisto models who sacrificed wheels/tires and LHD dashboards for their plastic brethren :wink:

This is looking most excellent! One of my favorite cars of all-time, a killer Tamiya kit, and someone building it to a really high standard Can't wait to see the progress and finish!