Ace-Garageguy

THANK YOU for those. There actually is a lot of information in them that I needed, like the apparent hard seam at the junction of the cockpit fairing and the rear bodywork (unlike the softly molded-in version on at least one restored car), and a better idea of the relationship between the windshield frame and the perspex, and how much thicker and heavier it is at the base than I'd thought previously. MUCH appreciated.

EDIT: Humorous comment deleted to avoid offending delicate sensibilities or being newly branded as another kind of "-ist".

"Manchu" is what an adult human male wears on his foot.

There are a couple hardtops for that generation Corvette body in earlier kits from other manufacturers, but I don't know right off hand how well they fit your Revell body and windshield frame. Somebody probably does.

"It Never Rains in Southern California".

"Be" always makes me think of "be de be de be de" (or "bidi bidi bidi"), which always makes me think of Erin Gray.

I think this is pretty cool too: a sealed early release, molded in red, Monogram Predicta showcar, signed by Darryl Starbird, its designer (and one of my younger-days heroes).

"With your shield, or on it" is supposedly part of a quote admonishing Spartan soldiers to return victorious, or dead.

Couple more Fernando Pinto kits of historic subjects 1936 Auto Union type C, a 620HP, mid-engined GP car, pretty spectacular for the period And a 1955 Bugatti Type 251 GP car, a fascinating piece of engineering with its mid-transverse-mounted straight-8 engine designed by Gioacchino Columbo, well known for his work at Ferrari. It only ran once, at the 1956 French GP, and was not successful.

Common-core, though a seemingly admirable idea on the surface, has been failing in its stated goal of ensuring every American child becomes proficient in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

It does look kinda tail heavy, now that you mention it...

Older isn't so bad if it's accompanied by wiser.

Dinnertime is my and my cat's favorite time of day.

Some folks suggest storing your cans upside down, too. As the paint sits, solids will settle out, and can make a thick, gooey mass in the bottom of the can The thinking is that, though prolonged shaking will get everything back in suspension, random unmixed chunks might still possibly clog the dip-tube or valve inside the can more easily if the solids have accumulated on the bottom. I have no proof or experimental data to back this idea up, but it kinda makes sense...and once a dip-tube is clogged, the odds aren't good that anything you can do will save the paint...other than decanting it for airbrush use. I had a very old can just the other day that sprayed fine after several minutes of shaking, but quit when something clogged inside. If I can't clear it, I'll have to decant it, 'cause they don't make that particular paint anymore, and there's nothing else that works like it.

Looks really good.

Interesting shot of a real one shows shows the relationship between the windshield and side window frames, and the clear plexiglass. If I can hold the thickness of my f'glass frames to less than .010" (about a scale 1/4 inch), I believe I can get very close to this look, and the slight oversize of the PET screen shouldn't be a problem at all, due to the simple curvature allowing a tiny amount of material to be shaved from the edges to compensate. Another interesting feature in this shot is the apparent seam between the wing or cockpit fairing or whatever they called it on this car, and the rear body shell. Some restored cars show the two parts smoothly molded together, some with a visible seam like this. Time for more research. Another thing that differs from the Monogram kit parts is the relatively narrow outside-laced front wire wheels shown here, much deeper and inside laced on the rear. All the Monogram kit wheels represent the wide, inside laced design.

[BACK TO THE GAME] Steam comes out of my ears when really really simple rules are apparently too hard to follow.

I guess I missed the rule where it said "...unless you somehow miss the actual last post, in which case, just respond to anything randomly".

Agreed. These ancient monogram kits, essentially slot-car "hardboldies", were well designed from a "faithful to the lines and proportions of the original" standpoint. Minor upgrades have the potential to turn them into stunning models.

Do you intentionally refuse to play by the rules? Just curious, 'cause if rules are continually ignored, it ceases to be a game.

Last word was "seem".

VERY attractive model.

"Means to an end, it is" is often part of the rationalization process that precedes doing horribly wrong things.

Say...did you hear the one about two (redacted) who walked into a (redacted)?

Man...that is some serious slice-n-dice.