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Moving it wouldn't be in the spirit of harmony IMO, combining it with other venues like this is a thought. There may be people that aren't as flexible as you or I on that idea. A separate and different event here of it's own merit and idea would be just fine, though I'd think it's best to look at a time when it won't conflict with something else.

The ability to spell "clique" means you are in one

Although I wouldn't necessarily call it obscure, Ronin was one of the best car chase movies of all time IMO and a lot of people haven't seen it. It was thrilling w/o being too "Hollywood" and the cars that they used were spot-on in believability.

Wow, that's really nice! Mainstreaming at it's very best.

We found the Rendezvous DVD a couple years ago @ the local Ferrari dealership in the parts aka toy department right after it was released again. They previously had VHS tapes for $100 :shock: It's insane! But after playing NFSU a bit too much :roll: it was almost tame :wink:

Cool. Quickie hijack. I see that the Ferrari P4/5 Pininfarina (December pics) are now public. Zoweeeee! I want it in 1/24. Photo copyright goes to James Glickenhouse, not Ultimatecarpage. Yada yada.

Dan, you'll be happy that is my plan. Just can't say when, but it will happen and I'd like to get to it soon. A friend of mine restored a '67 Jeep CJ a few years back; recreating one he remembered from childhood. It was fun to drive and ride around in, and got lots of attention, but it wasn't too practical to use for it's intended purposes and he sold it to help finance his passionate hobby of flying, and buying an old Cessna 180. Traitor :roll: :wink:

Tony, point taken. I have come to really love this forum as well. I'm glad you feel enough ownership in the experience to feel comfortable speaking your mind so that your experience here isn't spoiled by others. That speaks worlds of your character. I found this forum early on and immediately felt at home. I quickly signed up and joined in. Because I liked this forum, not because of any outside influences. It's a good feeling when you get in on the ground floor of something you believe to be so good and getting better every day. This isn't the first time I've gone to a new forum and had similar feelings, and it may not be the last. I'm greatful for the friendships I've made on the boards, some of whom turned out to be in my own backyard and now we're friends in our own home club. Communities like this and model clubs and shows and the related friendships do a lot to keep our hobby alive in the face of adversities. As for my previous statements, my soapbox is back in storage and I'm looking ahead. I'm proud that everything discussed here has remained rational, civil, and friendly, and protective of a positive attitude. Things are going to be fine 8)

Gee, all that gossip over "there" where many of my friends still hang out. The usual cross section of replies from rational to rude. As I've said many times to many people including the proprietor personally, I'd still be "there" if there were mandatory registration. I hang out on a handful boards, it is the most basic and accepted standard for posting on public message boards. It effectively deals with the majority of troubles. I'm a moderator on one and it's rare that I have to be the bad guy in the first place. I know I'd be in "heaven" if "there" ran modern board software that I've come to love. Dave McGowan knows exactly my sentiments about that End of comment. Back to reading the gossip :wink: EDIT: Just read Bill's reply. I too get bothered by the censorship and especially the extreme example he pointed out, but I would live with it if my one simple wish above were implemented. Greener pastures had already been found long before I ever disappeared from "there". It happens!

Worked like a charm. Welcome, welcome, welcome!

I love it; though I'd never heard of this particular vehicle. Jeep models lend themselves so well to modifications and scratchbuilding. I've been a Jeep nut my entire life. My uncle had a 62 Willys Jeep PU that I remember well; and I've just gotten some vintage photos from my cousin of it to recreate in scale. I have the AAM body and donor kit, proper resin wheels/tires, I just need to scratch build the missing rear fenders (which made the kit purchase a literal steal and those fenders will take no time to make :wink: ). It's going to be really fun, as I love weathering...just never get a chance to do it much w/all the sports cars and exotics and shiny stuff that I'm most interested in.

Cool; what's the story behind it? Should look great with the weathering all finished.

Ditto. I have to wonder if any kit purists screamed when they saw this hard-to-find kit modified like this? Time seems ripe for some kind of 2-in-1 reissue.

Tony, the rules here are pretty darned simple, I think there is no problem posting where you have found good things. However if you were to link to the forum of another magazine you might get some grief Your description of the Mustang suspension was like deja vu all over again :wink: I fit 19" Aoshima rims on mine and I was not going to let them sit outside the fenders nor sit up like an SUV. I almost used these same Pegasus rims on a Ferrari; I like the 2-piece design so you can easily paint the centers. Glad I'm not the only one who has stretched 18's over 20's My Mustang chassis isn't pretty, I only went far enough to get the job done. I was nearly embarrassed when it's chassis was photographed for another magazine and then I saw it in print :oops: For repstock guys the Maisto '06 Mustang metal kit has some of the later 18" wheels that would look great on the Revell kit. Seems Revell chose the most boring IMHO rolling stock for the kit. And I really wish they'd at least make an attempt to decorate sidewalls in this age of not paying royalties :roll:

Cool. I have a very derelict built original that's reaaaaly nasty that will now donate it's dash to my reissue. I looked at it for years and wondered what the heck was I thinking when I bought it...even I can't fix that turd :shock:

Hemi 'n whitewalls. Cool 8) I need some Keith Marks decals for my reissue.

Love that Mustang 8) Nice job getting the wheels into the wheelwells, I know what it takes to get wider rolling stock in the Mustang's ultra-narrow wheelwells. I had mine built w/in 36 hours of getting it when it hit. Call it pent-up demand :wink: Did you grind like crazy or narrow the wheels/tires? Please, by all means feel free to join in and share more! Great stuff. "C'mon in, the water is just fine".

John, I think Dan's screenname should be BIOP Dan, glad you mastered the double-secret handshake so you could come in and join the fun :wink:

I'm far from being an Alclad expert, I haven't used it enough to get good at it. You all know what I build most often, so you will realize that I'm not in need of fresh chrome with any regularity :wink: I have an unfinished resin '70 AMX that I "Alcladded" the bumpers as prescribed, and they aren't to my satisfaction yet. They look okay, but I may need to actually go over them w/a polishing cloth and just barely mist another coat on; in the right light there's still a bit of black "speckling" noticeable. So close, but so far..and on another car I restored the Alclad didn't hold up to my handling as I built it, it rubbed off like bad '70's AMT chrome but careful work w/BMF worked very well in conjunction w/the Alclad. How wet do you guys spray Alclad? I mist it on delicately, almost like I'm sneaking up on it, I'm afraid to spray it wet as it seems to lose that killer reflectivity in a nanosecond when you spray it too long. Maybe I'm spraying it too carefully?? Guess I need to heed my own advice...practice, practice, and then more practice. And then clean the airbrush :wink:

Alclad has never worked well for me; even over gloss black enamel it just doesn't have any durability. Maybe I do need Humbrol and not Testors. I've gotten a wonderful look to it but can't touch it! And contrary to what some have said, mild clears like Future do affect the reflectivity. I've tried it. Actually I like a similar chrome by Spaz Stix even better than Alclad II chrome, but still haven't really put it to the test. It seems to be able to take Future w/o affecting the shine, but I don't use chrome that often and haven't had time to mess with it more. Spaz Stix is in the R/C section of Hobbytown. Alsacorp's Mirrachrome looks very promising, because it's also highly reflective, perhaps better than Alclad, and it is meant to be clearcoated with "a clear with few solvents" as they said on the phone. They recommend 2-component urethane. I'm hoping not to have to use that, my lungs are already compromised and I don't feel like using a space suit to paint There's a $60 hobby kit that gives you 2 oz. of it, enough to do 1 square foot. Also included is gloss black base and 2-component urethane clear. But there is a new line of spray cans coming from them in early August called Killer Chrome; and the Killer Chrome is Mirrachrome in a spray can, and it's enough to coat 25 square feet, and the can is $30. They said that you don't have to use any special gloss black, but did say that the clear needs to be as solvent-free as possible. I'm going in w/3 others to test it when it comes out. We'll try Future, clear Acryl, and maybe 2-component urethane clear. But we want to see if any of the acrylic hobby clears will mess w/the reflectivity. There's hope...I find replated chrome to look a bit too bright; and I admire Steve Boutte's Alclad work as it looks very nice and in scale. I simply have not been able to get it to work for me. More on this in August...

Nice work. Restorations like this are some of the most rewarding kind of modeling I've experienced. Can't say I've done one this involved, but I've taken some pitifully damaged promos in my life (of cars that are hard enough to find in kit form) and brought them back w/a modeler's touch. They were too far gone for anything other than parts, and I don't worry over potential paper value as they're my models and not intended for resale.

Preachin' to the choir! At once it's frustrating that they don't seem to listen, and it also must be just as frustrating on the inside w/the way sales have been; so they take the high road and avoid all semblance of risk. One can only hope that we'll eventually end up w/a nice kit of the Cobra Daytona w/o spending lotto winnings to get it.

Hallelujah Seeing the pink photoshopped "Hello Kitty" 512 TR was bad enough. http://images.google.com/images?q=hello+ki...rrari&hl=en

Probably just a sliver or two off the top edge of the door panel. You can do a dry-fit of the body/chassis/interior and side panels/glass to see how much interference you run into. I had no problems, but a couple of friends mentioned it being a minor issue. Other than that it's pretty much a shake 'n bake. I'll email Brian Venable to see if he remembers his fix for it.