Message Index

• I need some prayers....and it has nothing to do with bears.....
  • One more thing.....
• Did some of the AMT kits (Trophy series maybe) have car plaques/Lic plates?
• It's Star Wars day! Post your Star Wars builds. I know many here build them. Closest I have is this.....pics
  • Cool! *NM*
  • ONE of very many SW builds...... *PIC*
  • Star Wars Models. *PICS*
• Rocketfin showing that the Stude FX Funny Car is coming back
  • Where? Can't find anything about it- can you give us a link? *NM*
    • Link that I saw on FB lonnnnnnng gone... as too often happens.
      • Camaro packaging was a tie-in to Motorhead (the band) *NM*
  • Not a Knock on those who are Jonesing for it, but I just never saw the appeal to that kit. Glad for those who do though.
    • The original was one of those desperation things...
• Just finished the Moebius 65 Chevy 2 Gasser, nice kit tho' surprised no driveshaft hoop,hood pins or cabin fire extinguisher & the wheeler bars needed some cross bracing....lol...yeh I'm being pedantic now, seriously tho' an enjoyable build...thank you Moebius. *NM*
  • Driveshaft hoops were a later safety measure, probably added by the late '70s, Not sure about the other items. *NM*
    • Hazy memory: Motor Trend wrote up the 1962 413 wedge drag car, and I want to say it came with a driveshaft hoop. But hazy, like I say. *NM*
      • Many racers used them. But you did not HAVE TO until the rules were made. *NM*
    • Yeh,so I've added a driveshaft hoop, hood pins & crossbraced the wheelie bars as they were very fragile,couldn't find a decent looking extinguisher in the parts pile,added drilled exhaust turnouts from the chromed sprue corners & painted Tamiya light Red rattle can colour. *NM*
• S'cool Bus windows
  • Re: S'cool Bus windows....I'm sure I saw a decal set for those years ago, don't remember who , maybe Billy Gooch?e *NM*
• For anyone with access to an unbuilt Monogram '26 Mack. I'm in need of some cab dimensions. DRAWING INSIDE. TIA
  • I can get the info Monday.......
    • dave.....we have Koala Bears around the area here .........are they similar?...........lol. *NM*
    • If Dave gets chased by a bear, I have a couple of them I can measure. MM or Inches?? 8^)) *NM*
      • Inches. *NM*
      • Will you plez get the info for Rich.....will explain in a bit......no bear involved.... *NM*
        • Bear with me Rich. Will get the kit out and measure it up. *NM*
  • Rich: Dimensions are below.
    • One more dimension. Width at the Radiator is 1.93" *NM*
• Re: For those who are interested, my 1973 Buick Century was painted 1973 GM code 42. Buick called it Jade Green. My camera didn't pick up the true color very well. Here is a pic that shows the true, actual color. .......... .....
• Congrats to Steve Liggett for the awards he won at the Cincinnati Challenge yesterday!! *NM*
  • Thanks Barry ! *NM*
  • Great job *NM*
• T Jessee's accident story got me to thinking to tell what happened to me to maybe help some people. ................
  • Good advice. I have AAA Plus too, and it paid for itself one year when the transmission blew up in my truck 101 miles from home. Only cost me like 10 bucks outta pocket for the tow. *NM*
  • Two items that I make sure are included as part of my car insurance policy are towing and glass replacement/repair. coverage *NM*
• I went to the Cincinnati Challenge model car show yesterday. 290+ entries. Some VERY high quality builds there. Congratulations to Barry Payne for winning the Johan Gold Cup Award ! *NM*
  • on Facebook Sven's World of Wheels posted some pics of the show *NM*
    • Thanks for letting us know. *NM*
• Stumbling into the 21St Century--sort of... *PICS*
  • Hate she was hurt and you lost a good car......
  • Prayers to your wife. Too bad that that is the hard way to get a new car and lose a beloved car. *NM*
  • Scary but glad she's alright....sort of. The new cars have WAY too many things you don't need. *NM*
  • Prayers for her speedy recovery, Terry! *NM*
  • At our age, there is no such thing as a "speedy recovery"!
    • Ah! But there can be, Dave! 8^)) *NM*
  • Great well soon Cynthia... *NM*
  • It's not my driving skill that worries me, it's the other driver
  • Here's to a fast healing. I'm glad she'll be ok. *NM*
  • Glad she is alright for the most part. Could have been a lot worse. Praying for a speedy recovery with no long term effects. *NM*
• I built a model that's a close match to one of those, the red '67 GTX
• Haven't posted in a while. Here's a new project, the AMT '69 Cougar Eliminator
  • Re: Looking good *NM*
  • Wow, great start! *NM*
  • Looks good. What paint did you use for the engine ? *NM*
    • I didn't have any Ford Blue but I had French Blue that looked pretty close. *NM*
  • A small piece of thin styrene sheet could serve as the fourth (bottom) side of the air cleaner snorkel, *NM*
  • Nice to see fan belt rubber black & pulleys gloss black. *NM*
  • Looks good from here in Illinois. Nice job *NM*
• Great job on covering the show! Thanks *NM*
• X2 on the Desoto!!! *NM*
• Seems like a slam dunk if it could be put together. Might be challenging if the tooling had to be shipped overseas in order to run it, though. Either way, I’d be up for a few. *NM*
• Just saw this morning that Alex Zanardi passed away yesterday at the age of 59 *NM*
  • Sad. Too young but he sure accomplished a lot with and without legs. *NM*
• That young lady standing in front of the Mr.Norm Challenger at the SEMA show in my former secretary whne I retired from Chrysler in 2006! *NM*
• As the NASCAR boys say, "one of them racin' deals..."
• Idle thought: R2 coming through with a third OBS Chevy ... extended cab, short bed 1500
  • Not that hard to do, Bob. All you'd need is a chassis, everything else is currently available. *NM* *PIC*
    • Steve, what did you do for the chassis? Was it Don's? Or did you do some surgery?
      • Mine is just a curbside so I stretched an old '72 chassis I had laying around. Quick & dirty. *NM*
  • Here's my build of one. *NM* *PIC*
  • And mine... *PICS*
• The first picture green 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T, upper right there is a Dodge 400 *NM*
• Super creative work going on at the West Coast modelign world these days! Recommend you all check these images out if you have the time. Thanks the pix, Scott. Cheers...TIM *NM*
• Shame they didn't include an injected Nailhead like the original pre FOMOCO version used rather than the Ford FE engine. *NM*
• Some fine work and great results on display! Thanks for sharing. *NM*
• John Teresi's 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, WOW... *NM* *PIC*
  • The model looks even more impressive in person. I helped John out with some 3D printed parts for the build like the engine, rear exhaust pieces, the Buick port holes and some interior stuff. It is fun helping him out with his amazing builds. *NM*
• Oh man, that black Cuda! *NM*
• I guess if you're a StarWars fan, it's a good video. *NM*
  • Never seen any of them, but I guess there's the anniversary of the first film's release coming up *NM*
    • Too, hopefully they'll sell a bunch of that stuff, make some money, and plow some of it into stuff we like! *NM*
      • Amen to that... *NM*
• Kit Books by Tim Boyd
  • I have the Muscle Car book and love it.........have read it through all the way once and then re-read much of it over and over again. It just puts a smile on your face recalling the familar kits from your youth and how normal the world seemed at that point in time. *NM*
  • I have both & thoroughly recommend them.....do yourself a favour if you havn't got them as they are great additions to our hobby. *NM*
  • Thanks Guys! TB *NM*
  • Indeed, great books! I might add that Terry Jesse also has some great books on model cars! *NM*
  • These are fantastic documents of our hobby - thank you Tim!
• Thanks Scott, there are a lot of cool customs in there. *NM*