I've seen some pretty good builds of the various Mad Max Ford Falcon Interceptors. Many of them done quite well, some plastic, and many of them in resin. But if you want to see some incredible work (and a great many ideas if you plan on building your own one day), you want to check out the ones posted on this board.

A wealth of detail, both inside and out. He's built several versions, one new and one dirty. And from the first and second movie. (one is a die cast that has been detailed and weathered, but you get the idea).

Personally, I like the car from the first movie, I have never liked the second version with the tanks in the rear window. But that's just me.

Over at the Scale Auto Forum, there's a community build going on. Essentially, several members are building the cars from the movie The Wraith. Including a scratch built Dodge PPG Turbo Interceptor.

Be sure and check it out. Make sure you bookmark it too, because it's an ongoing build, and several of the models are starting to shape up. Including the Dodge Daytona, Augie's Firebird, and Skanks Barracuda.

.."Damn Gutterboy, this stuff's got some kick ! .."

Check out these LEGO cars and trucks. There are some pretty cool builds. From Customs to Drag Racing Subjects. Who new you could do so much with LEGO's ?

Hobbylink has updated their site with some information and photos from the 2008 Shizuoka Hobby Show. There looks to be some interesting items, notably the automotive kits. The ships, military, and others look a little slim on new offerings. This may be a sign of the times with the economy unfortunately.

Aoshima is releasing a 1:24 scale version of the KITT Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from Knight Rider. While a hair larger, it would make a good companion to AMT's older 1:25 kit.

Other highlights: Fujimi 1/24 Ferrari 250GTO, Studio 27 1/24 Chevrolet Corvette C6R LM, and a whole bunch of Nissan GT-R stuff.

It appears there may be other versions of the GT-R from Tamiya, even one with a full engine detail. Which is good news.

Let's start the month off with a few model galleries:

• Modelrama 2008 Model Show 2008
• Hobbytown Spring Model Contest 2008
• HMCA Model Show 2008
• MidAtlantic NNL 2008
• Mid Atlantic NNL 2008
• So-Cal NNL Canoga Park 2008
• So-Cal NNL Model Show 2008

With some patience and some Evergreen / Plastruct, you can make just about anything. How about a scratch built Forklift? In 1:25 Scale.

Pretty cool. Check out the build online, with step by step pictures of how it was made. At first a project like this would seem to be serious modeling task, but once broken down into basic shapes, you can see how it was constructed. Very nice work.

The excellent weathering and detail really makes the build stand out.

This new website Swapey allows Modelers of all kinds to post pictures online. Currently it is free. It appears to be a sort of museum, from Comic Books to Vintage Toys. I don't see any advertising yet, so it's hard to say what their business model is or how it will be used in the future.

Still, if you don't have a website, or a Fotki account, this may be a good place to post your latest works.

One thing positive about posting a model pictures is there is an area for information and a description about the model. Granted, browsing through 500 pictures in a Fotki account is ok, but wouldn't you like to know more about the actual model kits used, and how the build was done?

This new site Movie Replicars is sort of a collection of information on the various TV and Movie products made over the years. They started out with primarily die cast toys, cars and trucks, etc, but are now adding Model kits as well. It's a great idea for finding out if a kit was made or better yet, what the box art looked like.

A couple of people have asked me about lighting kits for the new Moebius Seaview Model kit. I don't know of any on the market yet. But Steve over at CultTVMan mentioned to me that there are a couple in the works, so I recommend you keep a close eye on his site for updates.

He will probably be one of the first companies to have one.

On a note, this is where I got my own Seaview kit from. They have great service! :-)

Tamiya has (or will soon) release their new tooling, the Nissan GT-R super car. Hobby Search will have the kit (and being overseas, should have them first), so if you want one, you are all set.

I am seriously disappointed that the kit is a curbside. The engine is what makes this car so nasty in the first place (the real GTR has a 480hp 3.8 liter 24-valve V6 twin-turbo engine, 430lbs of torque, top speed 193 mph. The car also has a hand polished paint coat with 3 clearcoats).

As you can see by the picture, the engine is just molded under the hood. Now, the fact that is has a removable hood at all gives me the idea that the insert can be cut out. Hopefully giving you room to somehow scratch build an engine of your own.

I'm on the fence as far as if I will get one. Maybe a resin engine will become available?

Hobby Search also carries this well done Bossk figure from Star wars (I think he was a bounty hunter?).

Anyway, it just looks cool. :-)

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