Ace-Garageguy

Lotsa alignment shops around here can help you with that.

Yes, Merry-All-Inclusive-Consumer-Oriented-Without-a-Trace-of-Religoius-or-Spiritual-Reference-Late-December-Holiday. Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards (insert gender-neutral noun of choice here). Bah. Humbug.

How about Santa Claus Conquers The Martians from 1964...brought to you free on glorious YouTube:

Started this one back in 2016.

There's an OHV V-16 Cadillac in the Johan '31 kit. Vastly more sophisticated engine than Ford's flathead lump, and it could conceivably be fitted with modern internals to make a strong yet vintage-looking runner. I was going for just that in this chopped '39 Chevy, where a big ol' inline 6 used to live.

Depending on how much of a mommy-state Ohio is compared to some others, you might be able to get it at a True Value Hardware store. I paid less than $20 for a quart in Az. a while back. If you have Menards there, and if the state allows it, they show a gallon for about $25. https://www.menards.com/main/paint/solvents-cleaners-removers/thinners-solvents/sunnyside-reg-methyl-ethyl-ketone-thinner/847g1/p-1444444207120.htm

Thanks. Now that the edge of my anger has worn off, I'll probably just fix it and move on. The "claim" procedure really seems to be designed to discourage filing one, and to provide lotsa loopholes to deny one.

Just about as close to perfect as I've seen.

Yup. I recommend cutting the pillars like this, and the cut to lengthen the roof right across at the vent window frames, like so:

UPS. Careless and incompetent. I was here today when the UPS driver literally THREW a box containing an expensive diecast model on the front porch. Yes, THREW it, so it bounced. I unboxed it, and the RF suspension is sheered off. Fixable, but that's not the point. The model was reasonably packed, and would have survived intact had it not been mishandled. Going through the UPS "claim" filing site, they want as much documentation as a mortgage.

Luigi Colani's Miura-based concept car from 1970: Miura sidewinder V12 drivetrain, articulated chassis hinged in the middle for steering. Supposedly a functional prototype, though I've never seen it run. The remains were "lost" for a time, showed up again in 2010.

You certainly have an artist's eye for color and texture and surfaces, and remarkable skill for simulating same...which all adds up to perfect weathering, among the absolute best I've seen.

How 'bout a project idea for a Countach gluebomb?

Here's an Espada that still looks like an Espada. The hood bulge is functional, needed to clear the Weber down-drafts and carbon air-box on the Countach Quattrovalvole engine.

You're welcome. I'm sure you know his parts are beautiful, and if you haven't seen his carbs in person, you'll be blown away.

Carter = Edelbrock, especially in appearance in 1/25 scale. The Edelbrock carb is essentially a Carter AFB..

At 89AKurt's suggestion, I'll start. https://www.lambocars.com/miura-jota/ The first Lamborghini hot-rod I'm aware of was the one and only Jota (based on the exquisite sidewinder-V12-powered Miura) built by Lambo's own development wizard Bob Wallace, on his own time, while doing the 9-5 for the company. The factory sold the car off, as they didn't have enough cash to keep an expensive one-off toy hanging around...but it had already made its mark. Sadly, it was destroyed in a crash. The factory later built clones for clients.

I'll take up that gauntlet...

Like to see it just for ideas. The real one might have done a little better in the market if the catfish-lips-look hadn't been quite so pronounced. I know the nose (and probably the hood and deck too) was/were fiberglass to save on tooling, and I kinda think the front bumper just might have been a factory cut-down Stude production piece...again, cheaper to have one metal man modify bumpers to order than to spring for press tools on such a low-production car... Point being they maybe didn't HAVE to stay with the width of the original bumper. If you're going to have to modify a line piece anyway, it's no big deal to narrow it too.

Nice CAR. Now you've got me wanting to build a real one again (wanting to...not that I ever did). I've got about all the parts, except for the Vega. Time was you could buy 'em by the boxcar load for $100 each with bad engines, but those days are gone.

I have that problem.

You know, just about any scale 15 0r 16 inch steel wheels will give you the look you want, and it's easy to swap any wheel to any model. I know you want to use vintage parts, but sometimes you just gotta go with the flow. Right-click this link for some options: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=steel+wheels&_sacat=1188&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=wheels&_osacat=1188

Yeah, Dellortos are every bit as good as Webers. There's a pair of down-drafts on my 550 replica, and I have a pair of side-drafts looking for a home...maybe a 2.0 Neon? A smallblock-powered Vega was something I always kinda hankered for. Musta been quick. I actually rather liked the little cars, but both of mine met unhappy ends at the hands of other drivers before I could do much with 'em. Never had a Cosworth, but a couple of engineers at Lockheed here did.