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And this has what to do with our hobby?

There is a very rare/scarce 1/24 diecast DB7 Volante and coupe done by, I think, Guiloy. I scored one from Ebay a long time ago from a European vendor. It's only Maisto quality, will need some help to detail to the level I want. But at least I found one I have only ever seen one other, and that's a friend who bought it before me before I even knew the coupe existed. A few US vendors had the convertible.

I've been using lacquer thinner for enamels since the early '80's. Henry Gonzales, the guy that painted all the models for the Testors Model Master line and the car colors clued me into using it instead of Testors thinner, and he also clued me into using Flexigrit sandpaper and Bare Metal Foil polish to polish out enamels the same way I would polish out the automotive lacquers back then. Nowadays I rarely use enamels, but using lacquer thinner w/them and a dehydrator sure made them a lot easier to deal with. And did you know that you can usually thin Tamiya aqueous acrylics with lacquer thinner? It does work...usually. Jim Drew mentioned that one time. And it's also a good airbrush cleaner for everything.

Hey Dave, is this correct for the Kustom Kolor stuff? I thought that was a completely different animal than traditional (real) HOK paint. The Kustom Kolor stuff was Valspar "by the makers of HOK" paint with a strange formulation that some say was an acrylic enamel. The Kustom Kolor stuff was discontinued. I've heard a lot of horror stories over the stuff. I never bought any of them, except for a couple cans of both kinds of clear when Wally World used to sell it. Kustom Kolor Website

I've pretty much honed in on only building 1/24 (for import subjects) or 1/25 (for domestic subjects). I quit buying 1/43 and 1/18 scale stuff. The only diecast I buy is either 1/24 subjects that I can't get in plastic, or "Matchbox/Hot Wheels" scale just for fun. I really don't have any "other" scales. I don't have room to get obsessed with any other scales, especially large scale stuff.

Nobody makes that wheel; so you either scratchbuild, do a 3D CAD file and have it prototyped/cast, or use something "close". When I built mine, I liked the look of the AMT Corvette Mako Shark promo/snap kit wheels (the show car from the early 60's that AMT tooled up in the 90's), and used them. They give the feel of the original wheels, a similar look. I'm happy, but they aren't exact by any measure. If Revell were to reissue this kit w/the styled wheels from your car (and keep the lowrider parts), I think they'd see a rise in sales worth the investment.

Agreed 100%.

Jim replied this morning with a clarification and apology to anyone he may have mislead or offended with his editorial or replies; it wasn't locked or deleted or swept under any rug as many accused him of. I was surprised by all the uproar it caused, it seemed pretty clear to me the intention of the editorial, and it clearly was a good editorial because of the subject and discussions that took place...it provoked (mostly) healthy discussion over the use of magnifiers for building vs. judging. It also provoked less healthy discussion due to (I would hope) misunderstanding of the editorial...and wouldn't you know, when reading that thread today again I saw that the person with the biggest issue said right up front that he didn't read the editorial... Well then, okay...

Yeah Bill, there are a few spammers who have signed up and make these idiotic posts to attempt to get you to open their links. Not sure if they're bots or real...but they all need to be banned.

The mail? About a 30 second 1/4 mile? Sorry

Sure would be nice if the Bugatti and Mercedes were 1/24 and at Lindberg prices

What's F1? Who is Bernie? Who is Max?

"On their turf" could mean a letter to the editor. If you didn't know already, SA is very likely to print letters from people who have an opposing viewpoint. Jim didn't delete those threads as of this morning. And regardless of the "lock" or "delete" button that's used there, taking fights across borders remains uncool, no matter whose side you are on. One member here was so incensed with one of the moderators here he got banned from both forums on the same day, because he took his fight w/the MCM moderator over there and openly threatened their moderator. Troublemakers are troublemakers, and I tend to remember those of whom stir it up the most, and thankfully this board allows us to put people who we'd rather not deal with on our own personal "ban" list without the need to go crying to the teacher. I participate infrequently on the SA board. #1 reason I don't participate much there is because I dislike the forum interface/software. Posting here is much easier, first from a user perspective, and second because of the peer group. I'd love to share more there, but the frustration factor doesn't inspire me to make special effort to post there vs. elsewhere. I made my frustrations known all the way to the top, all without histrionics, bad blood, hurt feelings, or cross-border flame wars which seem to be so popular to some. This is a hobby, it's not a casting call for "Mean Girls II" or an 8th grade lunchroom food fight. All this fighting takes away a lot of the enjoyment of this hobby. With that said, I'm off to the workbench and a club meeting, gladly leaving the information superhighway behind for awhile because of the unnecessary wrecks, traffic, tie-ups, and frustration.

I have no issue with discussing the editorial rationally. It's your irrational approach that evoked my response. You specifically asked for it, and you continue with stubborn abandon. I've certainly had my share of irrational moments, and I'd like to think I've learned from them. I take issue when someone takes a skirmish started on another forum and spreads the cancer to other forums, like this. Especially this one, if you bother to think about it at all. Regardless of what the issue that sparked it is, the messenger ends up committing some level of "forum suicide" because they couldn't keep their emotions in check when lashing out. So you, as the messenger, have to accept the ultimate price of your wrath. Will it be worth all the fuss in a day? A week? A month? A year? A decade? At all? Jim and Gregg don't badmouth anyone from the opposite "side" on either of their forums, regardless of issue. How about keeping the pollution right where it started, please? Take the issue up with Jim and Kalmbach on their turf. In your grandstanding you want to be the center of attention and personalize it and it forces it into a "no win" conclusion for everyone. I read the editorial, Jim's replies and your replies and to me it seems pretty clear you are on a personal vendetta vs. thinking about Jim's opinion rationally. You seemed to jump to conclusions pretty irrationally, you started throwing out words like "lawsuit". While you were seeing red, you completely ignored Jim's replies, which were rational, and you let rationality go completely out the window when you brought the fight here and elsewhere and when you announced your "grand exit". You could have simply said "I strongly disagree with the editorial, what think you?" without all the personal anti-Jim, anti-Kalmbach, attempting to be politically-correct histrionics. You used Jim's editorial opinion as a vehicle to spread your discontent at issues far deeper to you personally than the true context of Jim's editorial and replies. I'd like to think that this entire skirmish wouldn't have happened at all had the points been brought out at a public in-person roundtable/debate, rather than via keyboards behind a screen. Many forum skirmishes, presented in person, would never happen in-person vs. behind the cloak of invisibility that communicating on forums or in print gives. It is because you are taking your fight and spreading it around, especially here, that I find your actions inappropriate. That is not how to deal with this situation. I understand you are mad, but you are not dealing with it in a rational or proper way. Period. I consider both you and Jim good friends and colleagues (otherwise I would have just sat back on the sidelines and said nothing), and you asked for our opinions on the matter, and I'm not picking sides, I'm acting as a mediator and pointing out how I see it. Others have rationally discussed the subject and attempted to put it in the proper context, while you have spread a personal vendetta in an over-the-top manner. You aren't putting your passion for the hobby to particularly good use by spreading the cancer. In this case it's others who may not have your name or stature in the hobby that have the real grasp of the issue, how it has been presented, and how to discuss it in a manner that evokes something positive for our hobby, rather than stirring up an unnecessary fight. You can disagree with someone without hitting the red "nuke at all costs" button that seemed so enticing at the time. Jim's editorial certainly has sparked a lot of thought, including controversy.

That looks positively evil Nice work.

Art, to be perfectly honest I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill, especially bringing your argument here. That's totally uncool. If you have problems w/Jim and Kalmbach, take it up with them. Taking your internet fights from one board to another is childish and unnecessary.

It's about time Mike! Welcome aboard.

Of all the Type 2's they could kit...yet another new tool of a kit that's been done twice before, once by Revell itself. To add insult to injury, I bought a Franklin Mint van like this...I think it's my favorite FM model ever. The fabric roof really works. I surely hope that Revell offers more variants later...singlecab PU, or doublecab, Kombi...stuff that Hasegawa hasn't already done. In my longterm "inbox" I'm making a resin singlecab (AAM model) into a rat PU, and was given some Hasegawa sides that are better than the resin. The Trabant is kind of cool, and the original kit is very hard to find and kind of crappy. Just like the real car! I really want a model of a VW Thing.

Not surprising at all. FOTA needs to tell Max and F1 to FOAD. Immediately. This is utter nonsense. F1 is DEAD. F1/Max are like Iran and Akkmydigitzgone. There will be no peace until the dictators are GONE. F1 is DEAD.

Absolutely not! Looks exactly like what it really is, a model. Look at those monstrous & inconsistent panel line gaps around hood/door...they scream "model". As does the photography.

I'm amazed at how slowly this news is making the rounds this morning. I would rather have seen the full FOTA split.

Looks like typical liberally retouched photography used by 1:1 car manufacturers for sales material. They employ the same kind of tricks at Playboy too Real or model? Yes.

Schumi is but one of many Stigs. There isn't just one. Here's a story that might help: Stigs to the left, Stigs to the right

Thanks, though the straw method was one that I had seen before somewhere, and then Tim Kolankiewicz showed how some straws fit Tamiya nozzles without any tape or other secondary attachment materials. There is no better way to decant paint than through it's own nozzle, if the can is working properly (has paint and pressure).

It's about time! I have no idea how they'd pull off having an entirely new series in 2010, but anything w/o Max or Bernie has to be 1000% better. This enema has been a long time coming.