Monty

Thanks for the pic! I'm curious how almost everyone else can see what you posted. Here's how your pictures appear on my screen:

After years of viewing his content, I base a lot of my model products buying decisions on what Barbatos Rex says. He has reviewed a number of cheaper airbrushes, some of which performed admirably, especially given the low price. Others, not so much.* If money is the main thing stopping you from buying an airbrush, I'd recommend reviewing his videos on the cheaper ones and listen carefully for anything he tells you might be an issue. *He has tested at least one inexpensive Harbor Freight 'brush, and it worked well. OTOH, he wasn't able to get their grit sprayer (can't think of the correct term) to work at all.

I couldn't see them yesterday and wondered how everyone else was able to.

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.

Living in a small town in the heart of the Midwest, I've used eBay for most of my hobby purchases for years. Most sellers try to be very prompt when shipping your product, but since the USPS became the default delivery system, stupidity reigns supreme. Here's my latest example: In Transit to Next Facility April 27, 2025, 2:25 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 27, 2025, 5:28 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 26, 2025, 1:11 am In Transit to Next Facility April 25, 2025 Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility LAS VEGAS NV DISTRIBUTION CENTER April 22, 2025, 6:13 pm USPS picked up item LAS VEGAS, NV 89147 April 21, 2025, 2:48 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item LAS VEGAS, NV 89147 April 20, 2025, 1:54 pm Nevada to Florida, apparently bypassing the entire Midwest. I had another one that was at a hub three hours away, so knowing how things used to work, I anticipated delivery the next day. Nope. Went from Colorado to...Salt Lake City, Utah. Eventually it made it back here. Over the last few years, most of my other shipments have been complicated by ping-ponging between hubs in other states. I had one shipment bounce back and forth in Philadelphia for three days before someone allowed it to escape and actually hit the road. St Louis and Omaha are almost as bad. I've heard the USPS is begging for another raise in stamp prices. Sure, why not. While you're at it, chance your symbol to one of these: https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...f4ed8ea44a.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...0482d149e3.jpg

Kind of ironic that I'm answering this since I don't like silver as a car color, but based on responses to numerous past inquiries on this subject, Tamiya's gloss aluminum (TS-17) has been a consistent favorite.

As you can tell from the title, I've got an AMT '65 Galaxie convertible kit. My intent is to improve the look of the windshield and vent windows, as the kit's one-piece glass would look heavy and inaccurate when viewing the interior. I'm thinking of using trimmed pieces of acetate for the vent windows, but haven't come up with a good idea for anything that will match the natural curve of the windshield, nor do I have access to a Vac-u-form. TIA for all helpful ideas.

I'm amazed at the number of choices we have from aftermarket tire manufacturers (resin and 3D) but was curious which paint you guys would say is the best for replicating the shade of 1:1 tires. Years ago, my go-to paint for this kind of thing was Model Master Black Chrome Trim paint (#2735), but it's pretty scarce these days, so I'm curious what else is out there. If you can post pics showing tires painted with whatever you happened to recommend, along with the P/N of the paint, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, I'm trying to keep everything under the hood, hence the cross ram type intake I posted.

I've got the AMT Eckler's Corvette kit, which can look killer if done correctly, but it's a real letdown to pop the hood on a car like this only to find a completely stock Big Block Chevy in the engine bay (not even chrome valve covers!) For simplicity's sake I'll keep the big block, but I'd like to add a little "zing" to the top end by sticking something like this on it. I'm not all that familiar with current casters and their products, so any links to one of these for a 1/25 BBC would be appreciated.