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@jcarnutz I thought it looked familiar. Love me some WCPDs!
I'm flattered that you're interested, John. In some ways, wrecking is more difficult than building them but it's more forgiving too. To make realistic...
@pete-rovero Me too. Enlighten us, Galen. What brand of models are those?
Is that a WCPD?
I think the 1:1 SSR is destined to be collectable. I hear they're pretty quick too. I tried to get one to mess with me at a stop light one night, but ...
Hollis got his money's worth outa that series. I would have liked to have seen more of his modification process. I kept asking him to make the charact...
@david-green Tamia makes some really nice kits. I built a couple of them over the decades.
@marlowe-or-marty I totally agree. I couldn't afford any cool rims for my first cars, so I'd just take the wheel covers off. I even made my own red...
@pete-rovero Yes, I believe I bought it from him on eBay a while back, and he did a great job! Here's a couple more pics :
@carsman1958 Making a realistic-looking wreck ain't easy. Getting plastic to bend at sharp angles without warping or shrinking is difficult, as ...
@carsman1958 I hear ya John. I finally got glasses around age 45 that helped. Now, not so much, even with a LOT of lighting. I've got arthritis in ...
Very nice build. I'm closing in on 70 and have built hundreds so I appreciate your work!
Nice work, and an impressive collection. I've built hundreds of kits over the decades, but not so much anymore.d