Monty

I know it's easy to dunk on Walmart for any number of things, but I'll offer a great counterexample to the usual noise. When I first moved back to this tiny town, my contacts were in need of replacement. I asked around and was referred to a fairly expensive place, but I figured they're probably the best available. $600.00 later, I could see well out of one eye and hardly at all out the other. They claimed that was the best they could do for me and left it at that. I'm still not sure what happened there. Long story short, I ended up going to Walmart, encountered a great eye doctor, and got fantastic lenses for around $300.00. I'm headed in to Walmart right now for a vision test since these lenses are nearing the end of their prescription.

My second Dachshund was a table beggar too until we started noticing he was starting to gain weight (not a good thing for Dachshunds). He seemed to be working off the theory that people food is better than any dog food, so I made sure I had copious amounts of lettuce on the table and let him have some whenever we ate. I can't imagine a dog liking that stuff, be he seemed to.

Your car paint looks remarkable. Did you rattle-can it or airbrush it? Any polishing involved?

Heard some people in the break room saying it would now be virtually impossible for the average US citizen to be able to board a plane without “Real ID”. I assume this will require more bureaucratic hassle involving a birth certificate, background investigation etc. Anybody had to “upgrade” recently? If so, how much of a pain is it?

I have no doubt about the accuracy. Anyone who has seen your work knows you wouldn't do something like that without doing your due diligence via a ton of research. Just curious how something like that happens in the 1:1 world.

I wonder who gets to make the call on what kits are brought in. I waited forever for my local Hobby-RobMe* to get that Cougar. Still hasn't happened so I ended up buying one off eBay. My Walmart has an endcap with +/- 15 kits, all of which were originally designed over 50 years ago (all but one were AMT). No 2nd-gen Cougar but the re-released Mach Won kits I paid $35.00 apiece for are selling for $19.99. *Bring back the 40% off coupons.

I have dozens and dozens of model paint bottles, but am running into issues as far as keeping them organized. I'm currently using some units kinda like this with the paints grouped by color, then arranged from lightest to darkest (example: Tamiya LP-50 Bright Red to Humbrol #20 Crimson.) The problem first arose when the village idiots at Rustoleum decided to kill off the majority of the Model Master enamel line. Having been some of my favorite paints, I scouted eBay for hobby store clearance sales and bought multiples of old favorites or ones I anticipated using on future projects. But as you might suspect, new additions mean constant reorganizing of the bins. Long story short (too late, I know) I'm just wondering if someone has figured out a better way to organize multiple paints and still keep them readily accessible.

From Caterhams to...Caterpillars? We've seen your talents in a number of scales and automotive categories, but this was a surprise, at least to me. I know nothing about the subject matter but it looks like you nailed the details as usual. Nice work! I saw the "Kilroy" image (Kevin was here) on one of the hatches and went back to the WIP to learn the background. Great tribute! Question: why would a few external parts remain painted in Caterpillar yellow?

I'd never heard of this kit being problematic but you obviously overcame every obstacle you encountered. That is an amazing shade of red. Would you mind telling us which exact paint it was? (ex: Model Master #1619).

Over the years, each one of those manufacturers made kits that were top notch, but they also made kits that were lacking in quality. As stitchdup said above, sometimes only one mfr offered a kit of the car you wanted to build, so you bought it and made the best of it using your talents and whatever resources were available.

Kinda close, but I believe those were designed and made by Ronal.

OK, the original post has been fixed. Apologies for the mess.

I’m curious what “mess” you guys are seeing. I did steal the pic directly from the “Wheels” thread, but all I currently see is a little blue box with a question mark inside. And yes, they’re the wheels on the black Grand Prix.

Saw these in the Wheel thread and remembered seeing them when they first came out. I believe they were made by Enkei. Would love to have them in styrene or resin.

I've been a fan of MPC C3 kits since I first built one as a young teen, and I'd say yours turned out nicely, especially that MCW paint. If you get a chance, I'd love to see engine and chassis pics too.