Shardik

Wow, I've seen so many of these chopped and chanelled and slammed to the ground that it almost looks wrong with the body sitting on the frame . What you've got so far does look good though.

^Don't worry, this is a common mallady on this site. Some of us have it worse than others Welcome back to the hobby. I think we'll all be enjoying your return, based on what I see here.

Thanks, Bill. I got lucky with the colors. The small size made it the perfect target for my left-overs. I learned a little something from this build: I get better results if I dial down the intensity and just relax. (Not as easy as it sounds ) I really admire your builds, so I sincerely appreciate your input - Not a sycophant, I just know good craftsmanship when I see it.

Doh! I've got some of that on my paint rack! I'll give it a try. Thanks, Chuck.

I've got an old Revell "Street 'T'" with "gold" chrome plating on about 40% of the parts. The problem is there's massive anounts of flash and the sprue attachments are in all the wrong places. Naturally, all the plating will have to be stripped, but I love the look of the box art and want that gold-tone plating. Most of the parts are too complex for the BMF gold, so I'm looking for a paint type solution. Has anybody done this, or have any ideas?

Yaay! A future without an apocalypse! I agree with Lee that some of your predictions are possibly a bit optimistic, ie. battery technology has a long way to go to get to consumer replaceable battery packs, and I can't see most people giving up their autonomy behind the wheel. Then again, the future will not be built by pessimists. And now you've got me thinking of alternatives to your design, darn you!

Matt, the polish on that paint is goreous! Also, your careful detail painting has realy brought out the best in this outstanding kit. I'm anxious to see the "final act".

Well don't just tease us! Pictures!!!!

Slow going right now, but I should have more to show in a day or so. Thanks for your interest. Thanks, Ken. You have no idea how satisfying it is to read this, considering the number of failed attepts to get to this point

Hey, that actually looks pretty cool without all the thematic garbage tacked on. Nice reinterpretation.

Wow! My luck is incredible. Two beautiful examples of this kit right after I picked one up at the LHS. Dominik, your build is incredible, but the diorama realy puts the icing on the cake.

Nice build. the subtle underhood, "used but not abused", weathering realy brings it up the reality scale. The interior looks pretty impressive, too. I could go on...

A nice pair of builds. I understand that the white hoods may be a local styling trend, in fact I've seen that another current European style is rusted hoods paired with large roof racks. No accounting for taste as they say . Actually, I think the cameo looks fine this way but the 'vette is another story. Also, the panel lines on the Corvette are a little heavy. Maybe you could touch them up with some thinned down body color paint to make it a little more subtle without losing the effect entirely.

Mike, your detail painting skills are most impressive and the overall build quality seems to follow the same pattern. Bravo! Too bad about the fit of the body panels. I guess there's only so much detail that can be practically wedged in at this scale.

Nice job. The decals definately help with the ambiguous paint termination for the two tone. Also, I'm impressed by the creative problem solving for getting the wheels to fit. Proof that there are valuable lessons to be learned from this hobby. Congratulations on making this a "family affair".

Check this thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8964 It even has pictures of the latest packaging.

Impressive detail for 1:32 scale. Heck, it looks nice regardless of scale. I never saw the SNL skit, but could this be the inspiration for the burgundy interior?

Great build. Great project. Great fun! I think the hood is my favorite part. I had the pleasure of building a couple of models with my daughter when she was younger, and I will forever treasure the experience.

Bill....oh, Bi-ill....HEY BILL! Where'd this go? It's looking so cool, so far, and you've got half a dozen people turning blue from holding their breath. Please, oh please bring it back.

Great build and creative save. Re.: weathering the wood, there is a great product called "Weather-it" which is intended for this very purpose. It imparts a very natural looking weathered appearance with very little (if any) warpage, as long as you apply it to both sides of the wood. I used it on the bed of my '37 Ford 4x4 conversion, and was very pleased with the results.

Nice weathering work, overall. The swapped out door and torn headliner are really nice touches that give it more character and realism. A couple of tips (since you asked): Try varying the rust color; particularly on large areas of rust, such as the roof. rust is almost never uniform. Also, when depicting rusted-through holes, thin the panel out from the back side 'till it's almost paper thin, then tear the holes with an Exacto knife to give a more jagged appearance. .

Peter, That is definitely "refined", regardless of anyones attitude towards promos. Thanks for sharing your techniques with BMF. They obviousy work quite well.

Oh! That's pretty! You do very nice work. (see previous General thread regarding swoopy cars. This is exactly what I'm talking about)

Nice build with alot of clever details. Just a little tip when applying decals to interior surfaces: Decals applied over flat or semigloss paint will often exhibit "silvering". This is when the carrier film becomes visible as a shiny, semi-opaque film. To combat this, either use gloss paint overlaid with flat or semi-gloss clear after the decals are applied, or brush on some Future where the decal is to be placed then touch up with the appropriate clear coat. I mention this only because it's the only thing I see that falls short of excellence.

I followed the same aproach with "Seamus McKinney's Truck". Start with the story then use the model to "flesh it out".