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We've got a few updates in the works for the board. First things first: nothing is going away -
the board keeps the same look, the same layout, and works just like it always has. What's new:
built-in photo uploads, so you can put pictures right in your posts without fussing with an outside
photo site. And if you'd like a change of scenery, there's also a fresh new look for the board you
can try - one click to switch, one click to switch right back, and the classic board stays the
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What's changing on the board (and what isn't)
The board keeps the look you know
Same page, same layout, same everything — your daily routine here doesn't change one bit.
New: put pictures right in your post
When you write a message you'll see a new "Attach Photos" button. Pick the photos from your computer and they appear with your post — no outside photo site needed.
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Here's the new look, in case you're curious
Same threads, same people — just a fresher coat of paint, with reading and replying on one page. Totally optional: try it, or ignore it and nothing changes.
Message Index
- Good enough *PIC*
- I need some honest opinions. PIC I want to build a scene of a mountian road so I can take some pics of my models. This is about a 2 hour experiment of just using plaster of paris and getting a feel for making rocks. Opinions.
- Can your model do a wheelie...........PICS *LINK*
- Very cool... And he picked up the front wheels again when he hit second gear! 😁 *NM*
- Here's one of mine using a hidden prop *NM* *PIC*
- Here's one of mine using Photoshop and a real background *NM* *PIC*
- the rear tires have a small flat spot to stop on and lead weight in the trunk (fishing ones) to balance just right *NM*
- Pretty cool. Gotta say I like that black paint job on that clean build. Where'd the driver come from? *NM*
- New build. A phantom 1972 NASCAR Torino. .......... *PICS* ..........
- Auto Modeler Magazine #13 Sneak peek
- Gave up trying to post Friday Evening Randomness.... Fotki is acting a little too glitchy for me this evening. *NM*
- Test *NM*
- Anyone remember what issue of Scale Auto How To Make a Lindberg Sprue Trailer is in? *NM*
- I hate to ask....but...... *PIC*
- Friday PIF..... *PIC*
- Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
- Re: Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS* I'm not usually a big A/FX fan, but that Dart in the 1sr Picture....very Kool!
- That triple black '74 Satellite Sebring Plus is what I really wanted to order, but I couldn't get the E58 360 in that model, so I went with the '74 RR instead, and saved some money too. Still, great looking car in this post. *NM*
- Bill........nice selection, I haven't ordered much from you lately so there should be space in the container for that red 1968 Fury Convertible........lol..thanks mate. *NM*
- Keep them Sport Furys comin' please... *NM*
- Outstanding selection this week! *NM*
- Funny post on Facebook regarding hardware store spray paint…..
- Using hardware store paint isn't necessarily crazy...blasting it on a project you have a bunch of hours in, without testing on something else first, is! *NM*
- There are teo model car builders in my past, who swore by either Krylon or Rustoleum (forgot which they preferred). The joke on one of them was that a LOT of models would show up at contests...in the same rattlecan color!
- Krylon was good, especially their satin black. I assume the formula has been altered in some way, likely to meet EPA regs, the result being it's just as bad as Rustoleum IMHO. *NM*
- That is funny and accurate both! *NM*
- Believe it or not, this is Krylon Chrome Silver. Turned out okay, I think. *PIC*
- That's why I use Duplicolor. 8^)) *NM*
- Some "progress" pictures on my Pocher Alfa resto project.
- Another Camaro related post: Anyone hear any updated info on the MPC Camaro Prostreet kit? It's a childhood kit of mine I'd like to get of possession again. *NM*
- I wonder why Revell (Atlantis?) hasn't reissued the Toni Foti LAPD Super Comp Chevy Camaro. They could do a decal set similar to the Flashpoint Duster FC... or maybe it's not that simple? *NM*
- Off the bench. Another NASCAR build. 1972 Torino driven by Ray Williams A.K.A. "Captain America". Unfortunately, the decals wrinkled after I clear coated the body. I used what I always use. Tamiya Clear TS-13 spray. IDK what went wrong........... *PICS* ..........
- I've found that happens if I put a overly "wet" coat on the decals......1st coat should be a fine mist, wait a few hours then another mist coat, wait again, then a slightly heavier coat....still no guarantee tho'....lol. *NM*
- I do what I think is the same way you stated. Maybe my "mist" coat is too heavy, or I'm not waiting long enough between coats, or my last coat might be too heavy. I dunno. 🤷♂️ *NM*
- Too wet a coat is probably the reason. However, not all decals are the same. Some react differently. Nice job though! *NM*
- Sure is a colorful patriotic paint job. Regardless of the wrinkled decals, that's still a great build. Where did you find those decals? I have an Jo-han '72 Torino (molded in orange). That might be a cool build to try.
- Re: Off the bench. Another NASCAR build. 1972 Torino driven by Ray Williams A.K.A. "Captain America". Unfortunately, the decals wrinkled after I clear coated the body. I used what I always use. Tamiya Clear TS-13 spray. IDK what went wrong........... *PICS* .......... *NM*
- I think it looks great! *NM*
- Re: Off the bench. Another NASCAR build. 1972 Torino driven by Ray Williams A.K.A. "Captain America". Unfortunately, the decals wrinkled after I clear coated the body. I used what I always use. Tamiya Clear TS-13 spray. IDK what went wrong........... *PICS* ..........
- Looks great Scott!! *NM*
- I've found that happens if I put a overly "wet" coat on the decals......1st coat should be a fine mist, wait a few hours then another mist coat, wait again, then a slightly heavier coat....still no guarantee tho'....lol. *NM*
- Thank you ALL for the comments and compliments on my Richard Brooks #22 1971 roadrunner build. I appreciate them all ! *NM*
- Tim, I had a 79 Cordoba with the 360 E58 motor. Odd car, with a factory tach, 140MPH speedometer, high stall convertor, 3:21 gears in a 9 1/4 rear axle, and dual exhaust. To the best of my knowledge it was rated at 190 HP despite being mechanically identical to the earlier
- And yet another cool build from Frank.... I'm REALLY digging this one!!! *PICS*
- Pretty cool indeed. Hey Frank, is this a 3d printed body? *NM*
- beautiful Brute *NM*
- Pretty sweet Goat Frank! *NM*
- I told him, this thing is seriously tough looking. Another wonderful build. *NM*
- Re:Yeah that is wicked Kool! Frank sure does seem to have trouble keeping a ride, even for a hired shoe.....We may have to start calling him "suitcase Frank"!
- What a mean machine! *NM*
- Boy, Frank has really been cranking out some beautiful drag car builds lately.... Here is another one of curbside funny cars. *PICS *
- I'm diggin it *NM*
- That’s really cool! *NM*
- Re: Boy, Frank has really been cranking out some beautiful drag car builds lately.... Here is another one of curbside funny cars. *PICS *Most excellent! *NM*
- There was a photo of that car in an old Hot Rod pictorial. Great job Frank! *NM*
- Looks great!! *NM*
- At the request of Jim Meehan.... He wanted to share that this really "floats his boat".... *PIC*
- I had around 1,200-1,400 kits at one point with intentions of building almost all of them (unrealistic, right?! LOL!). I ended up selling around 400-600 off and then the collection grew again over the years. I sold nearly all of it off twice since that point and thinned down
- This is the Aurora XKE PICS
- Another new magazine: Automobilia #47, July/August '26...the LAST print issue!! NNL East coverage.
- New magazine alert: Wheels of Time has a 9-page cover story on the restoration of the '70 Mack RS7311LST
- long shot request for a friend....does anyone have a copy of Scale Auto Enthusiast #36 Mar/Apr 1985 and could scan the article on the 1964 Color Me Gone using brass
- Because the engine is enclosed except at the top, overall detail really doesn't matter. You could cheat the thing by sticking the Buick bits onto the Ford block already in the car *NM*
- Out of curiosity, why hardware store paint? I've tried so many brands with zero good results. *NM*
- My thoughts exactly... *NM*
- My wife and I just happened to be at Home Depot and I thought I'd grab one and try it. I bought my Triumph already restored and I have no idea what paint they used...more
- Every can is a crap shoot. You can't even count on any of cheap stuff being either enamel, lacquer, or something else. I think they mix and match solvents depending upon what's cheapest that day. *NM*
- They talk about Aurora like it was something really special. I only remember Aurora making less detailed and rougher kits *NM*
- Yep00he kits you got from your aunties because they liked the box art. But you knew that what was in the box... *NM*
- The only Aurora kit I've built in over 60yrs was the reissued Undertaker, Molotow chrome pens & Bare Metal Foil helped immensely......but I'd jump for joy if the Aurora 1/16th drag racing kits ever resurfaced(lots of luck, he says to himself). *NM*
- Aurora also made some very nice kits though... Their XKE Jaguars and Ferrari Berlinetta come to mind... Not to mention the 1/16 scale funny cars and diorama kits. *NM*
- Those 1/16 funny cars were similar to Tamiya quality of the era. *NM*
- Aurora dropped the ball by not offering a complete car right away, and not having "name" cars like Revell did. Revell had a "good enough" product at the right price...
- Agree - you hit the bullseye
- Story I heard was that the tooling was extremely complicated (multiple slides that had to be operated in the right order) and, even at Aurora, they didn't get the sequence right which wrecked everything...
- I talked to Tom at a contest years ago. He had some of the blueprints of those kits with him.....
- Agree - you hit the bullseye
- Aurora dropped the ball by not offering a complete car right away, and not having "name" cars like Revell did. Revell had a "good enough" product at the right price...
- Those 1/16 funny cars were similar to Tamiya quality of the era. *NM*
- With plane and ship kits, Aurora and Lindberg were all about getting the latest thing onto store shelves first. Revell and Monogram took longer but, overall, got them "more right" *NM*
- Save for the Demolition Derby car, never had an Aurora kit that failed to disappoint
- Aurora was the 'default' kit supplier to ''The Yound Model Builders Club'. After Aurora bit the dust, Monogram supplied the kits.
- There's a YouTube video by Barbatos Rex. My limited experience here also.
- interesting news regarding the message board...... *NM*
- THANK YOU for keeping the club house up and running *NM*
- Echoing MUCH gratitude to our hosts. Picture posting is going to explode in popularity with the new method... *NM*
- Yes! Muchly appreciated! *NM*
- Yeah I love posting pictures, but keep forgetting to renew my Fotki, and they just delete my account immediately, happened 3 times over the years, so I never renewed it. I'll be posting more now though! Cheers. *NM*
- Re: New build. 1971 Plymouth roadrunner driven by Richard Brooks in the 1973 season. Google says he drove a 1972, but my decal reference sheet shows a 1971 rear bumper and taillights. So I built it as a 1971. I'm not going to worry about the year. .......... *PICS* .........
- At the time the only nailhead I had was the AMT 40 Coupe NH, scratched a set of alloy injectors & it looks o/k.....lol. *NM*
- ReThanks for the feed back Mark and Bob! *NM*
- Re: Are you going to the melt down drags? *NM*
- My store had a scanner, as long as the sample was large enough, it could read and get a good formulation *NM*
- Saw a mockup of a stawag version running around Deerburn at one point innaday, would have brought down the house!
- He had a last gen for the 250 at some point - although now I have heard of export bans on some particularly good items
- Would be surprised if there is export bans on Oz engine parts,I've never heard of one,the main issue is that scrappers have taken the excess hipo Ford V8 stuff & whats left is going up in value,Barra's came out around 20yrs ago,up to 315kw ex factory, my 2014 Ute is 195kw. *NM*
- O.K. so it's officially Federal Standard 595a, color 13432. At least that's what A.I. is telling me.
- Nice! *NM*
- Bob, I've used a couple colors for an interior, not on a body. No problems, but as I'd test before using "just in case." *NM*
- That's a cool looking race car Scott! *NM*