[SKUNKY]

Thanks, Cappy.....You just may be right.

[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by Captain Eddie

I don't know, Skunky.........with your new, snazzier self, as seen in you latest avatar, you MIGHT be able to pull it off!

Thanks, Cappy...Ya know, you just may be right about that...

[Black 6]

Originally Posted by Captain Eddie

I don't know, Skunky.........with your new, snazzier self, as seen in you latest avatar, you MIGHT be able to pull it off!

You're right, CE, Skunky does appear to be a little more suwave and de-boner <sic>. I wonder if he had a makeover a la Queer Eye?

[Black 6]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

Remember, even the best diecast out there today still can't rival a professionally-built, quality styrene kit (although it's getting much closer). To put one of these ultra-detailed cockpits inside of a diecast would be sort of like me wearing a Rolex. Even if ya pulled it off, the contrast would be just too bizarre. People would just wonder why the rest of the model didn't look as good....

This is a good point as the contrast could be quite noticeable to anyone with an eye toward such details. But if you went to the time and expense of doing the cockpit would you just stop there? The catalog that brought this thread up also contained a lot of laser etched parts to add to the external parts of the plane too. I fully realize that this is marketed for plastic scale modelers, but theoretically, it could also be used in die cast couldn't it? It wouldn't be easy, but some of you are darn good modelers and this would be an interesting challenge to your skills.

I have gone on record as saying my modeling skills are pedestrian at best (arrested development - age 10) - thank Heavens for die cast! But from Harry's point I would agree that, based on my experience in owning them, the two best models to try this on would be from Marushin and Franklin / Armour. But owing to the intrinsic collectible value of Marushins I would not try anything with them unless I was a master modeler. That would leave Franklin / Armour to play with and I would think you could do some great work here (I won't try it, but will leave that for you professionals).