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Y'all have fun, will be cool to see what you come up with I'll be building during the race w/about 7 other lunatic LeMans fanatics in a secret location in North Georgia. Either a Hasegawa Testa Rossa (Lucybelle) or Fujimi Ferrari P4.

Good eye! Whether real or model, the subject could simply have a different set of wheels and tires on one side vs. the other. I've seen it on both real cars and models, so anything is possible

Be very careful and aware of these Fujimi kits with resin body parts. Oftentimes the resin parts are much smaller than the parts they are replacing; conventional wisdom is that the molds used shrink over time, the resin parts might look good but will not fit w/o a lot of work.

Tamiya white does not need clearcoat. Tamiya TS clearcoat will not yellow. Testors products ruined so many modelers, paintjobs and models over the years to the point almost everyone is overly cautious and thinks clear over white is dangerous.

The thing that stood out as "model" was the tires, that kind of surface finish just doesn't look real, they look like oxidized model tires, and I spent last weekend looking at tons of vintage cars in person and no real tire looks quite like that. Add to that the cover over the top stack and a few other hints...I never could figure out what kind of car it was, thinking Isotta Fraschini but not sure.

I have a new personal rule that negates the new F1 rule. I won't watch F1 until they race again in N. America, and preferably after Bernie and Max are long gone. Hooray to whomever wins this year.

I've been using BMF since 1981, it's always had a tendency to lose adhesion (on the sheet, not after application) the older the sheet got. The sheets in the past few years (say, post-2000 or so) had the annoying tendency to not only lose adhesion, but crack. I was given a new sheet w/a few minor cracks, but as it aged the cracks became fissures, and almost invisible cracks would make it almost impossible to peel up w/o tearing. I bought a new sheet about a year ago and kept it in the 'fridge, and opened it recently, still perfect. In a few weeks it's seeming to get the very fine cracking starting. A couple weeks ago I bought a sheet of the "new, improved" BMF. We'll see how that goes. I'll be using the sheet I just opened until it's no longer any good. So far it's working fine, and peels up okay and sticks okay.

Here's a review of the film: Review

24 Hours of LeMans, or 24 hours of LeMons? Big difference The latter sounds like a blast. As for the former, been there, done that, got paint on the T-Shirt 2006 LeMans build 2007 LeMans build 2008 LeMans build Group photos: 2006 2007 2008 24 hour builds are fun! I'd hate to be building 1/4 milers in less than 8 seconds There's a group in Canada that also builds during the race. I wouldn't be surprised to see the W. VA guys try it; they have a 24 hour build in January.

We're having a Sebring-palooza, starting Friday night with the airing of "Truth in 24". I have no idea what I'll be working on. Perhaps preparing my 24 hours of LeMans model Still rooting for Audi. GT2 will certainly be interesting. Truth In 24

I have a Chinese niece. Your statement is about as ignorant, racist, and stupid as any I've seen on these forums.

I wonder if Juha reads this?

I'm with Andy, keep it in the family...V12 flathead from the '41 Lincoln a good start. Or maybe siamese two Yamaha SHO V6's from the AMT Taurus SHO...one of the coolest looking engines ever, imagine it as a V12, if you are thinking about a modern take on the concept. The modern Aston Martin V12's are an offshoot of the Ford modular engine program, so combining 1 1/2 Mustang engines to make a V12 wouldn't be out of the question. Of course robbing a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti or 599 GTB Fiorano (both Revell Germany) for modern V12 engines would be cool too.

As you have found, there are no kits of the Insight. You could easily spend $2-$3K on getting one professionally designed/built from scratch. Basically if you want it bad enough that's the kind of ballpark it would take for scale layouts and getting it built. You might try to start w/a Fujimi CRX and do a lot of cutting/hacking/modifying to get it in the ballpark. Would have to be a labor of love. Financially it would be a nightmare, as someone who would do a master for one would have to sell a lot of resin to recoup the up front costs, and this one is a very limited market. If you were thinking more like $100-$200 you'd end up more along the lines of an expensive soap carving that wouldn't look very good next to your other models.

I definitely approve! Nice work, very clean

Why do some of you guys insist on calling this model a curbside? It has an engine. This is on the box cover: "With a driver figure. Realistic engine room. Detachable hood. Complete interior. Scale undersurface detailing"

It's a good kit; it is full detail but the engine detail is partly molded to the chassis/body, not unlike what they're doing w/the new GTR. Don't pay too much for it, but if it's fairly priced it's a good model. I did a google search and found these examples: Tamiya Quattro Tamiya Quattro Tamiya Quattro Tamiya Quattro

Uh, no...I won't take a look. You only joined this forum to sell us something. Buy advertising in the magazine. Don't spam forums.

Great build, looks fantastic

It was a fantastic show, Kudos to the Birmingham gang! I had a great time yesterday, my voice departed on Friday night and late in the day Saturday I realized (and my friends agreed) that I sounded and awful lot like Marge Simpson There were some great deals in the vendor area, Norm came down from Replicas and Miniatures, and this may become an annual thing for him since this show and the NNL East aren't so close in the calendar anymore. There were tributes to departed modelers; in the past 6 months we've lost Dan Morgan, Chris Louden, and Lee Baker who were all a big part of the NNL's, especially in the south. Three of our ACME members won awards; Bill Cunningham won best in show, top fifteen, and "Tinman's Choice" for his incredible scratchbuilt Maserati Birdcage. Paul Grala won the Chris Louden memorial "Best Mopar" award for his '71 Barracuda, and Harrison Siegrist won Best Junior for his 427 Cobra. It was great to catch up with old friends, and Tommy May was taking photos for Model Cars Magazine, he shot my '57 Jaguar D Type LeMans winner. Next year's themes are "Shorties and Forties", which I assume are short track racers and cars from the '40's. Birmingham Classic 2009 photos by Bob Downie

Woohoo, got mine today. Will be reading it from the backseat of our Chrysler 300 carpool chariot tomorrow on the way to the B'ham NNL

Some details: Visitation Friday March 6th from 2-4 and 6-8 at Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel. 404 S Moore Rd Chattanooga, TN 37412 Phone: (423) 698-2541 Funeral 1PM Saturday at Brainerd Baptist Church Directions Burial will be a private ceremony.

Looks great; I'm hoping to be at B'ham Saturday but I may be getting sick and Lee Baker's funeral takes precedence and not sure when it will be

I just found out that legendary classic builder Lee Baker from Chattanooga has passed away. I was hoping to see him this weekend at the Birmingham show. See details below.

This is Revell; I think you may be reading far too much into that photograph of a real car w/kit wheels and tires spliced in. Maybe they'll prove me wrong?