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- Have that new Jag roadster kit handy? *PIC*
- Ultra Violet *NM* *PIC*
- What are those racing vans in Japan called? Here's some inspiration for a project *NM* *PIC*
- Doug Whyte has a new video on his Model Car Muse YouTube channel featuring Irv Arter. *NM*
- Well, I really screwed up today. PICs I was putting decals on the Revell Ferrari 250 GTO and I was heating the decal to conform to the buldge on the hood and the decal laid down just great as the hood wrinkled into a ball.
- Hey did anyone on here go to the Wings and Wheels show in Chicopee, MA last Sunday and have pics to show? Is anyone going to the Granite Modelers show this Sunday in Manchester, NH? I would love to go. I have not been to a show in who knows how long! TIA. *NM*
- PIX
- Dont want to hijack the below thread, but also in the SoCal region tomorrow, if youre a Hemi Under Glass/Bob Riggle fan, friend of mine is having a book signing with Bob for his newly released book covering the Hemi Under Glass-they'll be at Autobook Aerobook in Burbank *LINK* *PIC*
- Ready or not, its time for this week's of Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY!!!! *PICS*
- Great selection, thanks *NM*
- Love that souvenir trailer! *NM*
- Thanks Marty!! *NM*
- Thanks Marty. Jessica Rabbit is "Red Hot" on that Willy's ! *NM*
- Speaking of Gene Winfield, anyone going to be near Mojave, California tomorrow? I wish I was........ *NM* *LINK*
- That is way to far out to the middle of no where for me.....but I have been to his shop a couple of years ago, when returning from the Fall Colors car show in Bishop. *NM*
- If I was in So Cal I'd have to go!!!! *NM*
- Gene Winfield is amazing. He was at the Iola show in 2019 riding a UTV through the swap meet *NM*
- From hemmings.com: a change to own a real life 1/1 Piranha, built by Gene Winfield! *LINK*
- Someone mentioned the FF9 Charger the other day - Jada has released one now in 1/24 if that helps. *NM*
- Is there a magazine called Scale Modeler, or Scale Models or some such with those words in it ? Thanks ! *NM*
- FineScale Modeler? *NM* *LINK*
- Model magazines I know of - maybe -
- Forgot - Scale Model Life. *NM*
- Scale Modeler was a magazine out of California that ran for several years. No longer in publication. *NM*
- There is or was a magazine Scale Models. I believe published in Europe. Possibly England. *NM*
- Re: Scale Modeler was done by Challenge Publications our of Canoga Park, CA back in the '70s and '80s. It's dead, along with Auto Modeler ('74-6??), Military Modeler (R.I.P. a few few years ago), and Scale R/C Modeler. Only their non-model mags survive today...
- here in Oz we had Plastic Modeller Magazine which became ModelArt Australia & ceased publication Sept last year after 35yrs and a short lived Toy & Model Magazine in the 1990s for 3-4 years. *NM*
- Don't forget Bill Coulters Automotive Trends in Scale (ATS) magazine. *NM*
- Are there model magazines that don't publish anymore because they put their content online ? Is that, or is there, such a thing as that ? *NM*
- I use Bondo Brand body filler to fill and fix imperfections. But when I restified a real car, there was something that I used to fill like small nicks in the paint to level things out. What's that stuff called? Can we use it successfully for body work on a model ? *NM*
- It's called spot putty and yes you can use it on model cars. It's like really thick primer in a tube. *NM*
- I highly recommend two part polyester glazing putty. Doesn't shrink like regular spot putty *NM*
- INSPIRIED BY.... Steve Milbury, KKIM gang, Irv Alter, spare parts, and I haven't done a custom in some time. PIX and thanks for looking
- The Red Beetle- A Faux-Vivor *LINK* *PIC*
- WOW! How in depth that was... Boy you hardy ever hear processes from A-Z. That my friend is dedication to our craft. GREAT WORK. *NM*
- Great how to-s in this must read for flatbox fans! *NM*
- Nice work, great save, love the step by step reporting. *NM*
- Creative deception *NM*
- Outstanding ! *NM*
- Great work, I built the Bandito last year with just polishing the plastic, no paint & its a kit that should be reissued again. *NM*
- WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
- I discovered this article about a year late. Still, it's about NNL WEST 2020 *NM* *LINK*
- I SHOULD GET BACK TO THESE....Everyone of these has been in that thing we modelers call a "Black Hole". The Cyclone I recently found again. PIX and thanks for looking
- They’re all great but I’m excited about those Corvairs! *NM*
- Hmmmmm.... I don't recall having seen the Comet before..... Bet you started it to mess with Sparky, though.... Pretty sure you started the Piranah Corvair to counter me when I started this project... *NM* *PIC*
- Love them all, esp the Cyclone and blue Corvair! *NM*
- That Cyclone is my favorite. And you do great bodywork!! *NM*
- Blue Corvair is siiiiiick!
- All good but the Cyclone is my pick *NM*
- Great stuff. Your bodywork always astonishes me ! I honestly have a hard time filling and sanding a sink mark ! Awesome stuff here. *NM*
- Is there by any change a 1/24-25 scale model of a 2021 F150? Preferably a Super Crew 4dr. shortbed. Resin, 3d, diecast? *NM*
- The WIP list... *PICS*
- Love the diverse subjects *NM*
- Neat ,,, who's resin is the '71 Impala? It looks really good. *NM*
- Your an equal opportunity builder.... great projects. *NM*
- Dig that '37 Chevy 4x4!!! *NM*
- Lot of interesting stuff there. I like the crew cab Dodge pickup *NM*
- Man, that Caddy long roof looks good. I've seen the auction on the-Bay, but passed because the windshield height turned me off. But that side profile is killer. May need to reconsider *NM*
- WOW!! *NM*
- Kit Engine Search: Anyone out there in styrene land have a Revell Surfite Austin (Mini Cooper) engine they're willing to part with?.........SCAN
- Last Sat's show in Portland, the Shutterbug show, a man named Ed, "DJ, Fast Eddie" was in put the show on. I've been trying to call him since last Sunday using the phone nu. on the flyer. "Number not avail, message box is full" is what I get every time I call. Can some one
- Need painting issue troubleshooting advice
- can someone please email me George Hernandez email address please? I saw him last Saturday and said he had some parts I needed. He gave me his business card with his email addy. He's not responding. Can someone email me his email addy please? Thanks. *NM*
- This is one cool longroof!
- I do my own graphics and print decals
- Update on the C.A.R.B.S. Fall Fest..........
- Custom '6 Impala update,,, [PICS]
- Love the paint job Steve, superb work as expected from your workbench. Very Richard Zocchi style... *NM*
- NICE!! *NM*
- Nice job on the paint! *NM*
- The front end styling is very GM like and suits the overall design. Nice work *NM*
- I like the curved cowl grille. Very clean solution. Gonna be a nice custom! *NM*
- `You made it look like something from one of the big stylists. A real beauty. *NM*
- Cool, keep up the good work! *NM*
- The bodywork is spectacular... I wish I could lay down that painting like that. DANG that's nice. *NM*
- Jason, there are a number of things I dislike about Facebook, and other things on the wweb and elsewhere, but I'm still the one who controls my thoughts and actions. *NM*
- Just had a thought…on the new movie car, what about Marty McFly’s Toyota pickup? That would be a great kit! *NM*
- It's a 39 Standard Grille. *NM*
- Thanks for the kind words, Terry. We have a good number of industry insiders who share back stories, illustrations and box art models there, including...
- At this point, I'm liking where the cars are here ............... *PICS* ..........
- Grabber Blue / Testors *NM*
- Marty called me and asked me if I need a massage.... go forward now I didn't read thru the word now I have the gravity of the sentence. LOL I even mis-spell in my in my eyes. *NM*
- Another found photo....... *PIC*
- Nice! I got an '84 Z28 without the Ttops and despite the low power of the H.O. (high output, lol) V8 it did have the manual trans and was a lot of fun. The hatch made it MUCH more practical for my one car at a time life. It had the chamois color fabric with thin *PICS*
- Low power? The L69 H.O. was rated at 190hp. Not too shabby since the Corvette only had 205hp back then. Good enough for 7.2 0-60’s and low 15.x sec 1/4 mile times. Pretty good for the era. 14’s with a simple carb mod. *NM*
- While my '84 Z28 with 190 hp was good for the early years of automotive pollution control systems, it was not the very conservatively factory rated 360 hp of the '70 Z28 I had before it. It also had all the pollution stuff removed, a Mallory dual point distributor and
- Points in '84? 300+hp with cam, intake, carb, and headers on a 305. Didn't usually stand up to 6500+ for too long though.
- The L69 was actually downrated as well. It really put out around 205hp, but that number was too close to the Corvette back then. So, they lowered the rating slightly. However, it was in no comparison to the solid lifter high compression LT-1 in the early ‘70’s Camaro *NM*
- While my '84 Z28 with 190 hp was good for the early years of automotive pollution control systems, it was not the very conservatively factory rated 360 hp of the '70 Z28 I had before it. It also had all the pollution stuff removed, a Mallory dual point distributor and
- Low power? The L69 H.O. was rated at 190hp. Not too shabby since the Corvette only had 205hp back then. Good enough for 7.2 0-60’s and low 15.x sec 1/4 mile times. Pretty good for the era. 14’s with a simple carb mod. *NM*
- They were hot! A friend bought an almost identical car new and still has it with 18,000 miles on the clock. *NM*
- Beautiful! Since it didn’t have C.F.I. call out on the rear bumper, I’m guessing it had the 145 hp LG4. Nice cars. *NM*
- Thirdgens are becoming very collectible now, especially the turbomullet versions
- Nice! I got an '84 Z28 without the Ttops and despite the low power of the H.O. (high output, lol) V8 it did have the manual trans and was a lot of fun. The hatch made it MUCH more practical for my one car at a time life. It had the chamois color fabric with thin *PICS*
- Who'd have thought after taking photos, in Las Vegas, I'd see photos of the same rod 8 years later taken 2400 miles away in Syracuse, N.Y.......PICS
- Isn’t it better to have someone correct an incorrect statement about a color than telling someone, who may be on the verge of suicide, that “prayers” don’t work? *NM*
- I don’t know. However, I’ve been seeing quite a few original built-ups and unbuilt kits on the ‘Bay since the reissue came out. *NM*
- Is Motor City Resin still in bussiness *NM*
- Seems like this is going way beyond what the text I received about a 62 Corvette... am I missing something. *NM*
- Hebmuller VW Resin Kit *PIC*
- Tim, I spoke to John this morning. He doesn't recall entering anything in the MPC contests, but he did participate in the Hot Rod Magazine contests back in the day *NM*
- I've had this idea for a long time. Here're some pics of a Rough generalization of what I'm working on. There is a very important element that needs to be put on, but I'm finding it very difficult. It has to be there. If I can't do it, this idea will be scrapped.......*PICS*
- Not sure what the element is but in looking at it is the car into the roll or did the roll just start? That is a great start and idea... very involved I might add. *NM*
- It's in the middle of a roll. The front end is going to be wrecked and bent from contacting the track.. I have an idea of how to dent the roof and break the windshield. Smoke coming from the car is the element that I'm referring to. I'm looking at Google pics for
- OK on the damage... For the rod using white loosely wrap it with the smoke w/ Elmer's maybe pepper some gray's and tan-ish painted smoke inside the white smoke and that should camo the rod. Maybe camo the rod as well w/ the smoke. Just my 2 cents. *NM*
- You might try clear acrylic rod to "suspend" the rolling car, rather than white.... It may be easier to camouflage. *NM*
- If instead of the front being contact with the track, if it is from another car that knocked it sideways it can be in the beginning of the roll and the roof would still be intact. Some side damage to each car could indicate a sideswipe that played a roll in the flip and
- It's in the middle of a roll. The front end is going to be wrecked and bent from contacting the track.. I have an idea of how to dent the roof and break the windshield. Smoke coming from the car is the element that I'm referring to. I'm looking at Google pics for
- A suggestion
- I'm concerned about all of the open space of track in front of the flipping car. I think that I'll try to move it forward a lot. But, that just complicates the smoke trail more. The orange car will probably change position too.......hhhmmm ......... *NM*
- If the car is flipping wouldn't their be some loose parts that would have been forced forward of the car. The roll would be throwing those forward. *NM*
- Also, maybe some evidence of contact between the two cars that initiated the roll would be good too. *NM*
- You're right, that's what happens. But there wouldn't be any smoke ahead of the car for me to put parts "hanging" in the smoke. Putting the parts in the smoke is the only way I can have the parts above the track. *NM*
- If the car is flipping wouldn't their be some loose parts that would have been forced forward of the car. The roll would be throwing those forward. *NM*
- Not sure what the element is but in looking at it is the car into the roll or did the roll just start? That is a great start and idea... very involved I might add. *NM*
- Yes, I've just exchanged emails with Michael Hanson and he's just reworked his molds. Should be available real soon. His email is inside.
- Thank you, Terry. Gonna have to give that one a try. *NM*
- Glad to be of help to you, Jim. PE is expensive. Kinking a piece is just as frustrating as having it fly off the bench into never-never land. *NM*
- Looks like something one of the members of a '60s British rock band would have owned! Cool. *NM*
- Still not available. It is a commerce listing so it may have sold and been taken down. *NM*
- Yep, I assume so. Which is why I put a ;^) after my price question. I did not call because I did not want to waste the guys time answering questions from another of what I am sure have been a lot of "Lookie Loos". It would be nice to be able to afford something along those
- Interesting. *NM* *LINK*
- So Keeler is how old now? Hope it makes it a while at Atlantis. *NM*
- Atlantis Fiat Box Art *NM* *LINK*
- As I said when I first saw this. I hope all of these releases aren't race cars and some actual Kustoms are included... *NM*
- It's all old Revell molds. What are you expecting?? *NM*
- Well, for one thing I would expect them not to call it "Kustoms" If there aren't any Kustoms involved...just for a play on words. *NM*
- Mostly, if not all, dragsters, rods, Miss Deal Stude, and infamous '55/'57 Chevys (probably including the '57 Nomad). Using various parts packs. Just basing this on what I saw at IPMS Nats. My 2¢ *NM*
- Looks like, again, another series of kits I don't need to buy, sadly. *NM*
- Mostly, if not all, dragsters, rods, Miss Deal Stude, and infamous '55/'57 Chevys (probably including the '57 Nomad). Using various parts packs. Just basing this on what I saw at IPMS Nats. My 2¢ *NM*
- Well, for one thing I would expect them not to call it "Kustoms" If there aren't any Kustoms involved...just for a play on words. *NM*
- It's all old Revell molds. What are you expecting?? *NM*
- O/T: Great to see Captain Kirk really go to space, exciting and a little scary. *NM*
- Yes, indeed. Thank goodness it all went well. I think he was genuinely awestruck. What a ride. *NM*
- Someoen now and then will ask me what my favorite song it --
- Amazing.... even if he is just sitting and not doing anything the G-Forces involved on take off and just the courage of going out of the spacecraft at that age WOW!. *NM*
- He’s in amazing condition, both mentally and physically, for 90. I think his record for being the oldest person sent into suborbital flight will stand for quite awhile. *NM*
- Canadian, eh :) *NM*
- TJ Hooker! :-) *NM*
- Alas, the 427 did not get the second holley and the LR 2X4 intake
- "This isn't personal, it's business."
- video from the 1920s. The first automobile inventions Perhaps some inspiration. *NM* *LINK*
- I don't do my own design decals but AFAIK inkjet is water soluble, whereas laser printers are colour fast,ie,non water soluble & any local print shop that can do a pic on a coffee cup uses decal paper & thats where I used to get any extras I wanted done, but its a few yrs
- Random science question: How does a laser beam print colors? Keep answers simple, please... *NM*
- The short version is that it's powder coating, just like how you'd powder coat a car part, except that the laser is part of the magic that makes the powder only stick to the paper where you want it printed.
- I've done a couple simple decals on inkjet. Inside is one example and how it was done....PIC
- Random science question: How does a laser beam print colors? Keep answers simple, please... *NM*
- Also LOL. *NM*
- Car show *PICS* The Gathering at the Roc, Bartlesville, OK *LINK*
- Great pics! I'm digging that Ranchero! *NM*
- Super PIX, Eric, thanks. Love that '36 3-window--don't see many of them... *NM*
- Do you think Henry Ford ever imagined how many of his earliest cars would still be around in 2021?? Boggles the mind. *NM*
- A lot of nice old style hot rods.... thanks for the pics! *NM*
- Wonderful stuff! The chopped Deuce coupe is my favorite. *NM*
- Really nice pics of some fine cars, Thanks! *NM*
- Thank you so much for the pics.... Scott Baldauf and I were discussing this show at the KKIM meet Saturday..... Looks like it was every bit as awesome as we'd imagined!!! *NM*
- If I was a marketer with the cash. yeah. That's how Moebius did it. *NM*
- Oh, so cars haven't downsized since the sixties. *NM*
- Wow, you can get anything on Grub Hub these days. *NM*
- Those resin wheels were in the bag Les gave me, not sure of the source. He may have cast them himself *PIC*