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• Can anybody post a pic of the tires and wheels that came with the trailer in the '68 Coronet kit. I have lost track of mine, and I will probably PIF the trailer. Thanks. *NM*
• NOTICE: David McGriff (aka Crime Dog) feels I have "bashed" him unfairly. That said, my apologies to David, and The Board, for creating a "Tempest in a Teapot." *NM*
• Here are some photos that Kenny Mansberger sent to me after he built the chopped '32 Ford Tudor sedan resin body he ordered. *PIC*
  • Sweeeet! *NM*
  • The sheen on that roof insert is perfect! Very nice car, too. *NM*
  • That's a fine looking hot rod. Nicely done. *NM*
  • Good stuff ... Diggin the buld, Ardun heads especially. *NM*
• I went to the HMCA show today also. Congratulations to Len Carsner for quite a few awards. I talked to the Revell Monogram guy who was there and...............
  • While I would buy a kit of it if one came out I don’t think the market is as big as you think. I think the people who want this car are older modelers and they are dying off unfortunately. *NM*
  • Yes, if it's not movie related or somehow in the public eye, chances are pretty slim. Revell and Round2 do new kits based on a wider appeal than us. Remember that Revell is now part of an international company. More world cars, less old American muscle. *NM*
    • Based on my personal observations, this mindset truly baffles me.... My local big box store only stocks models about once a year, with an assortment from R2, of 4 each of maybe 12 different kits....
      • Agree W/U Marty and with the guys (and you) I run with big or small seems the cut off is early 70's.... Don't set your hair on but always exception to the rule***INSIDE***
  • I think the Hemi '69 is high water for that bodystyle at Revell
  • Surprising there wasn't a promo back in the day...but then again, Chrysler was selling those cars as fast as they could crank them out, so no real need to promote them! *NM*
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• went to the HMCA show in Lebanon today. I couldn't stay long, here are some early arrivers on the tables. *LINK* *PIC*
  • Score! *NM*
  • Good deal on kits. The link doesnt work, its locked *NM*
  • Awesome deal on the kits! Like Lenny said, the link doesn't work *NM*
  • You crow about getting deals on a site that YOU DON'T PAY FOR which is a competitor. Adds a whole new flavor to the terms thick-headed, insensitive, callous. *NM*
    • You have mail. *NM*
    • Woww there Munchie, I don't think CD did anything wrong. We all buy kits at shows and brag about getting a good deal. If we only posted pics of kits we got from Spotlight, I don't think there would be nearly as much content here as there is now. *NM*
      • Not like he's "advertising" the seller; their name wasn't mentioned, and the show is over. Promoting another store (online or local) is another matter *NM*
        • Everybody back away from the keyboard... it's all good. I think sharing flea / show finds is important to support that part of the hobby
          • I don't know how to use emojis on a computer...but if I did, this would get the "thumbs up"! *NM*
  • Thanks for the pix!! *NM*
• Is there a printed list of Pegasus items for sale?
• Is the Moebius 1972 Ford tow truck coming out soon? *NM*
  • The test shot was featured on here not too long ago. One of the Youtubers posted a video, but I won't link to it because he is supported by a rival model retailer, It shouldn't be too difficult to find the review. Don't know how soon, but I think I heard 4th quarter. . *NM*
    • Google search said late September *NM*
      • That's even better! *NM*
  • i'd say, depending where you are at. IT is aready arriving. *NM*
• Anyone bash the Moby '65 Satellite with the ex-Lindy '64 Belvy #43 to get a USAC car... or... did the King run it with a wedge?
  • If you can still believe Google these days: "After dominating the races in 1964, Chrysler's 426 Hemi was not allowed to compete in NASCAR's 1965 season due to its unavailability in production vehicles that are sold to the general public." Sounds about right to me...
    • However, that picture I found of R. Petty's 1965 Daytona car can't be correct. He went drag racing in '65! He didn't run any NASCAR races tha year, AFAIK. *NM*
      • NASCAR did allow the Hemi very late in '65, once they were shown the Street Hemi production area...
        • Tom Mooty would need to weigh in here, but, Bill France's old friend Red Vogt built the two C-Body Hemis
• On a different search, I saw that our hosts had a kit I'd like to get. Revell VW Bug Lightning Rods. It would be nice to see this kit again. *NM* *PIC*
  • That's pretty cool, I'd get one for the hood and exhaust! *PIC*
    • The hood is in all the kits but the scoop is a separate part. Not sure if all the parts are included in any reissues. *NM*
    • At first glance I thought that was a TALL bright red vertical exhoust pipe from the engine of your model VW, but then realized what it really was. ;^) *NM* *PIC*
• Does/did anyone make a resin Austin pickup? Possibly to be used with the Revell Austin drag car kit? *NM*
  • See if this works.
• Prayers for you and the family. *NM*
• Looking good! *NM*
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  • Ooops...... Hit pot too soon!!!! LOL......Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY! *NM*
    • Re: I quit... I meant POST!!! *NM*
      • Re: Re: I quit... I meant POST!!! Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Sure. Good thing you called it a night. 🤣 🤣 🤣 *NM*
  • Great PICS Thanks Marty!! *NM*
  • Nice stuff. The junker truck out side the gas station, what make is that? Also that green firebird, it that a model car or real one? Thanks. *NM*
    • Truck looks like a Studebaker. As for the Firebird, it's easy to tell. *NM*
      • I thought it was a studebaker but wasn’t sure. I didn’t look close up for the firebird so the builder did a really good job on it, I did remember seeing that model posted here before *NM*
        • Almost positive Marty built that Firebird....and a fine job he did, too. *NM*
      • That chrome strip on the hood side reads Studebaker. *NM*
    • Look at the surface it's sitting on. Never saw pavement like that. *NM*
      • Also no seam for the front fascia and hood scoops are full of paint, are full of paint (for want of a better description) *NM*
        • Fiberglass front end probably… *NM*
          • LOL *NM*
        • An explanation about the molded fascia.... The front fascia on the kit (a Revell snap kit) didn't fit well at all and my attempts to correct the problem just made it worse, so I figured, screw it.... It's a custom anyway. I'll just mold it in.
          • It's a nice build, Marty. Very cool. THe way it's photographed makes it look real. I had to look twice. *NM*
  • I've shot pics of that old International semi before...
    • That's right.... U S. 52, about midway between ST. Donatus and Rockdale. *NM*
  • That's a nice shot of the Big Boy! I saw it 5 years ago in Wyoming and might get to see it again next month in northern Colorado. *NM*
  • Steam locos and Javelins.....whats not to like! *NM*
    • Stay tuned.... I plan to be posting more of both by the end of the weekend.😁 *NM*
  • as always a great show, thar orange mopar just refuels my hope that Moebius would retool 63 Mopars. craig cochran *NM*
  • That red Starliner... What a beauty. *NM*
    • Yeah I wanna take it home... *NM*
  • Great pics as always. So many more projects now. *NM*
  • MARTY: I sent you an email. *NM*
• Straight Line Friday...
  • Lotsa cool stuff this week. Thanks! *NM*
  • Great pics! What is this car? *PIC*
    • Re: it' a austin *NM*
    • I think it is an early 50's Austin A40 Somerset.. *NM*
    • It looks like the rear support for the roll bar. The far side of the roll bar is really fuzzy in the pic but you can just make out the downward part on the far side. *NM* *PIC*
  • I love looking at vintage drag car PICS! *NM*
  • another great group of cars from my formative yearsl love the cost breakdow of the dragster. craig cochran *NM*
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • Great set, Bill! My brother had a Demon exactly like this one. *PIC*
    • I don't get why anyone would delete the cool chrome oval exhaust tips. What he's got on there is just plain ugly! *NM*
  • This one gets my vote this week, Bill. Love the fat white letter tires and mags. *NM* *PIC*
  • Re: Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS* the 440 RR in the last picture looks just like Friday night at the local A&W! Love it!
    • 23rd Avenue, Moline for me.... Stuff like that was pretty common back when I was cruising the avenue around 1978-83, though toward the latter couple of years a few back-half pro streeters started popping up.
      • When I was in HS (early '70S) everyone had their cars jacked up like that. Had to make room for the L60-15s! *NM*
        • You're right! I had Hijackers. *NM*
          • I took the advice of our local hot rod shop, and put spacers in-between the coil springs and the axle. Gained around 2" on my '65 Galaxie. Still could only fit G-60s on the back, but it still looked cool. *NM*
        • I remember those days. Jacked up, tires sticking out of the wheelwells, sometimes with a wear stripe from the tire touching the wheel arch on bumps. Quarter windows full of decals, and the best ones had side pipes! *NM*
  • Thanks Bill!! *NM*
• Over the last two years, I posted a bunch of my old Hemmings mags for free on FB Marketplace and they were snagged pretty quickly. One of the neat things is a couple of them were for kids who liked cars. *NM*
• Donation and prayers sent Dave! God bless you guys! *NM*
• Thank you Dawn and Matt for the quick service on my order! I just received it yesterday! *NM*
• Re: Those are all fixed - legacy issues of former electricss. If it doesn't work, don't buy it, a lot of people who currently own do not go back
• Everyone, thank you very much for the comments and compliments on my Bullitt Charger build. They are all greatly and truly appreciated. *NM*
• When oh when. Oh when oh when oh when !!! Is someone going to make a 1970-1971 Dodge Dart kit?!?!? Revell has the 1968 and 1969. Round2 has the LA Dart, the Petty Dart and the Demon. C'mon !!! How difficult can it be to make one !!! Am I the only person dying for that kit? *NM*
  • I agree. *NM*
  • Make it a 4dr too. *NM*
  • Preaching to the choir. I still say given how popular those early 70s Darts and Scamps were in the '90s, if aftermarket-style parts of the era had been tossed in, it would have been a great kit *NM*
• I'm thinking it's about time to repop the 55 -57 Chevy Stepside pickup, maybe with a straight 6 to change it up, although the 265 V8 is certainly welcome again. *NM*
  • I would definitely get one but I'll probably build one before that! *NM*
  • I would think those kits would still be easy to find and not expensive at all. *NM*
  • Seems like it would have been easy to put the extra bits in the Cameo that was just out *NM*
• I have the silhouette show car kit. I would like to make a racer out of it with the bubble front fenders. Any tips or photos of this kit finished? I was thinking of cutting the bottom out to mold the body together. That trunk piece doesn’t fit for anything . *NM*
  • Re: I have the silhouette show car...This is what I did PIC
    • That is cool! *NM*
    • Very cool build Dave! *NM*
    • Very nice! *NM*
    • That looks nice. I will have to check out your fotki to see more of it *NM*
    • Can you post a link to the album? *NM*
      • If you click on the photo it should take you to the album. *NM*
        • Yes that works. Please disregard my email. Thanks. *NM*
        • Dave thanks for info, I don’t think I will modify mine as much but I will take some of your ideas for my build. I might need to find more fenders *NM*
          • You are welcome.My friend was going to do a out of box build so he gave me his fenders. *NM*
    • Way to thing outside of the box, Dave .... Looks like it could be a stablemate to Speed Racer's Mach Five! *NM*
    • Exceptional transformation. I would never have guessed the original source. Congrats! *NM*
    • Yours almost has a Scarab or Devin SS vibe to it, nice job *NM*
  • I added an Allison...built as a prototype...
• Those Daytona kits are pretty nice and detailed. They made the earlier version with the 4 headlights. Monogram made a 24th scale version as a snap kit which was pretty nice *NM*
  • MPC did such a good job with those kits, the Dodge Daytona, FWD Charger, Omni 024, but kinda dropped the ball with the ‘82+ Camaro/Firebird. The F-body kits were very crude compared to those Mopar kits. *NM*
    • I didn't think the early ones were bad, other than having a stick transmission which couldn't be had with the Cease-Fire Injection engine *NM*
      • The whole engine compartment was wrong. The shape of the wheel house where the top of the strut mounts is completely wrong. Front glass wasn’t flush and there was no torque arm or panhard bar.. The promo, interestingly, had those details molded in the chassis plate….
• Cool truck, but amazing model and great photography! I have to say I was having trouble picking out the real truck from the model pics. *NM*
• On the bench, finished or start over. PICs I really need to raise the engine about an 1/8 of an inch and do some other stuff but for now it's going to set on the shelf while I contemplate my naval or something, just to take my mine off of this build.
  • At least you're building AND finishing something (which is more than I can currently say for myself) and I'n diggin' the stance.... Though, in my opinion, chrome bumpers would do a lot to liven up the overall look of the car... Are those wheels slot car items?
    • I agree, I am not a fan of the monochromatic look and I may at least chrome the side trim later. I've had those rims and tires for years and I can't remember where I got them. I know they aren't for slot cars. I orginally had them on this build PIC
      • Look like old JPS aluminum wheels. *NM*
        • That sounds kinda familar. *NM*
        • I was going to say the same thing. Nice to see a set of JPS wheels again, they fit the build! *NM*
• That would be nice! *NM*
• Not sure if the engine runs backwards or if it has one speed forwards an four speeds backwards. *NM*
  • All you have to do is turn the rear diffential upside down. Of course it isn't quite that simple, but normally is the easiest solution for reverse rotation. *NM*
  • Corvair engine runs in reverse in its "normal" installation, turn it to face forward and it runs the same way as other Chevy engines...
    • You have a good point Mark. I guess neither myself or TSK realized that the Corvair engine was "backwards"! No need for weird driveline modifications. *NM*
• Looking good, Tim. Love the color! *NM*
  • Thanks Dave! I recall using original AMT Orchid Silk (?) for that one. I built all three of the 1965 reissue box art versions, IIRC, for a Modeler's Corner column on the AMT-Ertl reissue of the original kit (less the phone booth body) c. 1987 or so...TB *NM*
• Wow! Nice to see how well you finished that up *NM*
• One of my sons-in-law has a hybrid F-150 4x4 with Ecoboost. I had a chance to drive it this summer. GREAT truck and GREAT mileage. Hybrids have always made more sense to me. Much more versatile tha 100% EV. My unsolicited 2¢. *NM*
  • Ecoboost? Another undersize engine crutched up with a turbo...durability will be questionable at best. Hope it doesn't have a wet belt on top of that *NM*
    • Since it's his truck we don't need to concern ourselves. He's a "Ford Guy" and this isn't his first. He seems quite happy with it. *NM*
    • On a recent Consumer Reports podcast "Talking Cars", the addressed that by saying that their readers are not reporting major issues with the newer turbo 4s, like they did in the 'old days' of the '80s and '90s. *LINK*
      • YouTube has scads of videos of disassembled EcoBoost engines. Instead of three cylinders with a turbo, I'll stick to four without *NM*
        • Then, you still have D.I. which has its own set of problems like LSPI. However, some have went with port injection along with D.I. to help mitigate it. Still, it’s more complexity added to the engine. *NM*
    • If they are so bad, then, Ford will be out of business soon due to warranty claims. Those "Eco-Boosr" engines, in either 3 or 4 cylders, are now standard equipment in nearly every small(er) truck or SUV they sell. I bought a Maverick and the 2.0L EB
• Thanks, the small pinstrip was a bit of a challenge but it turned I out ok. *NM*
• Thak you very much! *NM*
• I have a question about 3D printing that I hope someone can explain or maybe tell us where to find an article to answer my question. I recently bought a 3D printed '42 Chrysler coupe with a top chop, and fender skirts. How are the shapes and curves captured, and ........
  • Most all subjects are created in a 3d modelling software and then sent to the printer as a stereolithography (stl) fule. *NM*
  • It is sort of like digital photography
  • Shapes are actually very small polygons. *NM*
    • With X-Y-Z coordinates. It's almost exactly like code for a CNC machine. *NM*