Message Index

• It's Showtime at Motorama... *LINK*
• The process used on most "chromed" plastic kit parts is vacuum metalizing *LINK*
• '39 *PICS*
  • That's a nice one. *NM*
• my 39 for 3/9.....
• Straight Line Saturday....early addition....
• Back like a bad penny.... I give you the return of Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY!!!! *PICS*
  • I know that Green Kaiser! *NM*
  • Welcome back, You did good! *NM*
  • That orange Colonnade-body GTO made me say "oh!!!". I think I saw a little silver hot rod that might have been by Victor Demeichi?? *NM*
• Looking for opinions..... What would be good interior colors be for a car painted pink or a raspberry-ish color? *NM*
  • Do a google image search on panther pink challenger ,shows black or white interiors , personally I think the white looks better *NM*
  • Well, many years ago I looked at buying a 1957 Caddy Eldo Seville, a nice pink with light GREEN interior, factory stock..I'd never seen this model in Oz & couldn't work out why it had a "corvette" style rear body styling....so passed on it...dumb me, it was 1 of 2700...duh! *NM*
  • Don't know what they call it, but a light creamy leather looking interior would work, I should think. *NM*
  • Buff, tan, or a nice pearl white. *NM*
  • I think it depends on the car. Red might look good. But black, or white, (or black & white) is a safe bet. *NM*
  • Depends on the era (i.e. factory stock 1950s vs 80s/early 90s street rods/machines). One option would be to go body color with gloss/satin/flat clearcoats with black, white, or gray accent colors *NM*
  • My opinion…
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • Great photos! Much appreciated! *NM*
  • Great pics Bill...re the MPC Mr Norms kit, did it have the same "adjustable" engine setup as the Colour Me Gone kit?....my 1st funny car kit was the CMG & I have fond memories of it, even came with a pot of the blue paint & a brush....young me was impressed....lol. *NM*
    • You know Andy, I don't recall ever having that kit. Someone else on here will certainly know the answer! *NM*
    • Mr Norm car had a regular logghe chassis with a fixed mounting point for the motor. This chassis was shared with the 68 version of the CMG, along with the 68-70 Coronet funny cars *NM*
  • Really liking that green GTX shot from behind, and also the one in the first pic. Thanks. *NM*
  • They're all Nice, but the 70 GTX with the Cragar SS wheels and the raised ride Height takes me right back to the A&W on Friday and Saturday nights in the town I grew up in!! Suddenly it's 1975 all over again! WOW!
• Finished my 1/24 Profil Aston Martin V8 Vantage
  • I'm always amazed at 1/43's built that nice. Cool model. *NM*
  • Very nice ! Very good detail on that small kit. *NM*
  • Beautiful! *NM*
• Hey Marty, hope your puter is working tonight as we missed your Friday night's randomness last week..Thanks in advance.. *NM*
• Has anyone painted the Revell '72 Hurst Olds Cutlass convertible black and used the gold stripe decals on it? Did the black come through the gold decal? Or, anyone know if the decals are too thin (translucent)? *NM*
  • Saved one of our Cutty Supreme coupes for that black/black build... watching to see the responses! *NM*
• 1500 and 3500 Chevy PU
  • Re: OBS Old body style *NM*
  • Z71 I believe is an off-road package so you would have to convert to 4x4 I think. *NM*
  • "Original Body Style" - but not sure how that is more original than squarebody or earlier... *NM*
    • I never quite understood the “OBS” description either. It seems it was coined by people who were born after the square body was in production brand new after 1987. *NM*
    • "Old Body Style" it started as a way to separate the '88-'98s from the '99s up. First time I ever heard the term is when the new kits were released last fall. *NM*
      • It's been in use in the full-sized trucks for a number of years. If you were a kid in the '90s, those were pretty popular. Now those "kids" are looking for the cars they grew up with. Sound familiar? *NM*
      • I think of the ‘88-‘98 as the new body style. The square body was in production for over 15+ years. So, for me, the “OBS” is the square body. *NM*
        • All you boomers ... get off my lawn! *NM*
• Motorama Custom Car & Motorsport Expo, Toronto,,, *LINK*
  • That green fastback has Cougar sides as well. *NM*
    • According to other websites that covered the recent Detroit Autorama, that is a Cougar with a Mustang roof. *NM*
  • I like the use of the '57 car grill insert in the pickup! *NM*
  • This Buick belongs to a friend of mine, Joe Savoie and was built for him in Miramichi NB by the Aube Brothers... They're on Facebook. The Buick is called "Bombshell"" *PIC*
    • Thanks for the info, Raymond. Even more impressive now. *NM*
  • Hey, love the shots, it's kinda like being there. But, one thing - can we please be cogniznant of image size with multiple pics?
  • Lordy, there is nothing more stunning than a pearl white job done well! Great PIX, Howard. *NM*
• So, what do you have planned for Sunday??? *NM* *PIC*
  • Well, since that's a long drive from SOCAL, I think I'll just stay home and spend some time at the bench. Things haven't been going so well lately. *NM*
  • Supposed to be a nice day here--think I'll get the wagon out and cruise down to Cars & Coffee. *PIC*
  • I'm going to Cedarville! Great show and swap meet! *NM*
    • Looking forward to seeing you there! *NM*
  • Hey Marty, I was thinking of going but it's 3 1/2 hour drive for me and I'm still getting over my cold so I'm thinking I might skip it, plus it'll blow my entire day. We'll see... *NM*
• '32 Chevy panel update , , [PICS]
  • The welled front fenders will create an optical illusion that the front end is higher than it actually is *NM*
  • Off to a good start. *NM*
  • To keep it somewhat "commercial" I'd only use one tire well, most likely the passenger side. *NM*
  • Personally, I vote for no side mount, especially if you are building a street rod. *NM*
    • Unless he wanted to build a "Resto Rod". They've got just about everything on 'em. *NM*
  • Coming along nicely! Esp. considering the starting point *NM*
• Yo Cliff... Just saw that 2 of your '32s have made the cover of Model Cars # 223... *NM* *PIC*
  • Picked up my copy a couple days ago. The stories on Cliff's deuces , as well as Scott Colmer's Model T, make for a great issue.... I do miss Dave's vintage workbench stories though. *NM*
    • I also miss the Vintage Workbench. Made me remember all the kits I forgot about long ago... *NM*
• What are these Engines ?
  • I'll take a stab at it -
  • Re: What are these Engines ? *NM*
  • Re: What are these Engines ?
    • The more I look at #11, it looks like a mix mash with Ford valve covers. #10 might be a Pontiac of Revell origin. *NM*
    • And the Y-blocks in #1 and 2 could be Revell.
• My '37 for 3/7.....pics.....
  • Interesting induction set up. I like it! *NM*
  • The color and graphics look like something from the 90's. :) JIM *NM*
  • Re: My '37 for 3/7.....pics..... I like the build if not the colors. Period correct though!
• My only '37 and a couple of '36's...pics
  • They're all cool, but the grey plastic '36... yeah. *NM*
    • Yeah....I can dig it too!! *NM*
  • too Kool! *NM*
• '37 Chevys. *PICS*
  • Love the camper. Was that based on a 1:1 that you saw? *NM*
  • Re: '37 Chevys. *PICS* Diggin the Stovebolt! *NM*
• 37 Ford for 3/7....straight line version..... *PIC*
  • Really digging this. *NM*
  • Really cool build. Nice to see it built other than the usual street rod. *NM*
  • Cool! *NM*
• 37 for 3/7..... *PIC*
  • Really digging this too. *NM*
  • Great color, CD. That body style "wears" it well. *NM*
  • Cool Ford. Like the color, and the stance is just right. *NM*
• Hey, Dave Darby, did you post the bare plastic build of your '36 Ford? I think it is outstanding. Maybe someone saved the pics?
  • Here is Dave's build. Not only did I save the pic, but I built a copy of his build, also in bare plastic. *NM* *PIC*
    • WOW! I love everything about that one! *NM*
      • Ain't it just [censored] awesome? Simple as can be, looks like a million *NM*
    • Correct me if I'm wrong please (I'd love to find another source)... But I think those Fiesta hubcaps were only available in the first issue of AMT's 1949 Ford... *NM*
      • The Skip's Drive-in issue of the old multi-piece body '59 retractable kit had them *NM*
        • Fitty eight T-Bird from Monogram had them too, have hoarded a set to cast one of these days *NM*
        • I’d like to see Revell reissue that retractable again. *NM*
• This has been a very busy week. Final club meeting on the 3rd, the last one before our contest on the 23rd. Then was my 57 anniversary on the 4thand yesterday was my wifes birthday. So I have missed all the 30's so far. I'll just post some of my favorites. PICs
  • Great selection of builds. That orange one, is that an Allison V-12? *NM*
    • I was thinking is was a Jaguar engine? Not sure. But it looks good. *NM*
      • If you look a little closer there is a name on the cam cover : FERRARI. :) *NM*
• International Harvester Scout II, a second try, con't. *PICS*
  • That looks great! *NM*
    • Thank you! *NM*
  • Looks good. I would be OK with it if they just changed the way the tires mount. as I recall, the back side of the tires and wheel backs are one piece. Limiting you to using the kit wheels or major surgery to use something else. *NM*
    • Yes - the tires are horrible in terms of the mounting design. Really odd. *NM*
  • Nicely done, Jonathan. Crisp, clean, excellent BMF job. Keep PIX coming, please. *NM*
    • Thank you. It's always the final assembly that gets me. We'll see how this goes :) *NM*
  • All those fine details really make it pop. *NM*
  • Tasty.... Very, very tasty! *NM*
• For 3-7 day, sorry no model, but a question: Does the current version of the AMT '37 Chevy coupe contain the parts to build it stock (6 cyl engine, stock wheels and hubcaps, etc)? Thanks in advance! *NM*
  • It has the parts, but you'll have to get an earlier instruction sheet *NM*
  • Check out Drastic Plastics for the stock engine instructions.... *NM*
  • Round2 offers a link to the earlier instruction sheet, too. It refers to that in the new kit instruction sheet. *NM*
  • Thanks guys! I’ll have to pick one up! *NM*
• For 3,7......Again, I think I only have these two 1937 models (PICS)
  • Man that big Packard looks great. *NM*
    • Cliff has done the kit proud....my build isn't nearly as nice.....lol. *NM*
• AMT left theirs stock so builders could copy cars they saw locally...MPC probably did the same *NM*
• OT!!! Sorry, but I am going crazy. I use Google Chrome but lately I find Microsoft Edge has submarined it somehow. I have to use Edge to see PDF files and sometimes I can print an envelope and sometimes not. Anyone else experiencing this kind of thing? Solutions? Email me? *NM*
  • Maybe - set Chrome as your default browser. Set PDF files to open (in the software of your choice). Those are settings. Just a guess. *NM*
• Got one of mine there! WOOHOO !!!! *NM*
• Not sure anyone ever got them 100% correct, the ones in the Baldwin Motion Camaro are pretty good as were the aftermarket ones....can't for the life of me remember who made them, They did Keystones too with big and little tires...anyone remember? *NM*
  • I think they were bu MRC *NM*
    • Are these the MRC Cragars--I thought they were. *PIC*
      • I don't know why they stopped making them. I think they were perfect, and a nice depth. *NM* *PIC*
        • There were complaints about the tires that came with them: "too blocky", "sidewalls too flat" *NM*
          • Some truth to tire issues, but not enough to stop using them IMHO! *NM*
          • The biggest issue I had with them relates to the original post, the offset of the front wheels was way too deep.
          • The tires that came with the Cragars were perfect, The tires that came with the Keystones were horrible. *NM*
    • They are MRC. Larry Greenberg panned the tires as being flat-sidewalled. Site down the tire--tread is a 90 degree angle from the sidewall. Real clunky looking, I think. Use AMT tampo-printed tires instead. *NM*
  • MRC - Here is one set *NM* *PIC*
  • My opinion....the resin Cragars from Fireball Modelworks. Love them! *NM*
  • YES! MRC, that's the one. They were kinda pricey as I remember it. *NM*
    • The retail when I purchased new was $9.98 a set. I have 5 examples of the sets (5 variations with tires). Cragar and Keystone wheels were sold with Goodyear, Firestone, or Mickey Thompson tires. *NM*
  • The Keystone Classics are may favorite wheel of all time. *PIC*
• Thank you all... *NM*
• Take one step forward, one backward and here's what happens.
  • Jeez, I love seeing your in-progress photos. It's like going to modeling school. *NM*
    • Yeah, he's doing post -Graduate work, and I'm stuck in the 3rd grade.
  • Wow *NM*
  • How do you get away with one forward, one backward. I'm lucky if it's only 2 backwards. Most of the time it's 3. *NM*
    • I have short legs! 8^)) *NM*
• they would also work on a JR Stocker on all 4 corners. *NM*
• Re: My two 34's for 3/4. .......... *PICS* ..... I always liked that Torino body style. I vividly remember the AMT box art of the car sliding on a high banked race track *NM*
• Nicely Done Terry! *NM*
  • Thank you! *NM*
• Good to know, tell him I said hi! *NM*
• Re: What are the differences between the '33 and '34 Fords? In looking at Cliff Read's post below of both kinds the only differences I see offhand are that some have one horizontal bar in the grill and some have two and there may be a difference in the headlights. The top p
• Testors use to have a teal metallic spray paint. It's there another equivalent rattle can? *NM*
  • Re: Testors use to have a teal metallic spray paint. It's there another equivalent rattle can? *LINK*
• All my favorites in one place! *NM*
• ....one more, forgot to post this one on the 3rd or 4th......never did know what year this one is.....
  • The "Albert signature shot". Yeah, I miss his presence here, too. RIP, Albert. *NM*
  • Monos Coupe/Cabriolet was originally a 1934 when issued in 1965, & reissued but a 33 grille was added when it was released as the ZZTop & subsequent versions ...thats as far as I know.....lol. *NM*
• The Revell 36 Ford for 3/6... *PIC*
  • Wish that kit had had an optional chopped top like the AMT kit. I tried chopping the top without much luck, and then found a resin body with the top already chopped. I went that route. *NM*
    • I had hoped that Revell would do new '34 and '36 just like they did with their '32 Fords. New tool, different body styles and engines. But we all know that will never happen.. *NM*
      • I wished for the very same thing a few days ago... Never say never... I never thought I'd see a nice '32 and now I have over 35 of them in my stash... *NM*
        • Ray...over 35?........just a passing fad, eh?......lol.....no wonder they are getting hard to find......lol.......& yep, I've got more than one as well...lol....we are pathetic aren't we....lol.. *NM*
  • The custom version in the "Car Show" series has some cool pieces in the box
    • Yep, just checked, its got a nice 4-5" dropped axle, a nice version of the always nice Mono 36 Ford. *NM*
      • That's what I was remembering... thanks for the confirmation
• a 36 for 3/6.... *PIC*
  • Nicely done, a realistic looking build. *NM*
• fun with a snap kit...... *PIC*
  • I can hear yah smile'n! ;^) *NM*
  • That's really Cool! Snap and even some of the simpler glue kits can be a blast to build! *NM*
• A guy in my area stuffed a Buick Grand National V6 into one *NM*
• A big THANK YOU to Matt & Dawn! I placed an order and they came through with a '60 Ford Truck kit for me. You 2 rock! Thank you so much. The package arrived today safe and sound. *NM*
  • Me,too! Got a Revell '57 Chevy Bel Air sedan. I really don't understand how they get things to me so quickly. This package was almost overnight. Many thanks!! *NM*
• Re: Fortunately for hot rod builders in the day, the relative interchangability of '33/'34s allowed for a simplifying of body part scrounging. The '34 three-window coupes had a small web of sheetmetal at the rear of the side windows...
  • That web of sheet metal had to do with the way the window came down in the door... *PIC*
• Chevrolet built a concept Chevette show car with a turbo V6 back in '79. *NM*
• It's a day early, but I just finished a 37 Ford. *PIC*
  • What's not to like! Nice rod. *NM*
  • Re: It's a day early, but I just finished a 37 Ford.
  • Beautiful! *NM*
  • Nice work, extremely clean build. *NM*
  • Really nice! More ZFMW wheels/tires? *NM*
    • Yes they are. I'm hooked! *NM*
      • I need to get over the first time yet with my printer. I have a couple of his files myself. Just need to try it out. *NM*
  • Another winner, Steve-o.... You DEFINITELY have an outstanding eye for stance and color! *NM*
• In addition, the grille surround is thinner on the 33 Fords.
  • The skirtless fenders did appear on some early '33s...
    • Here's a pic of a coupe that showed up on the hamb.... I thought they were all just tudors too, but apparently other bodies in the first few hundred '33s produced had the early fenders *NM* *PIC*
      • And the roadster, restored by Paul Gommi, that won him a Dearborn award... *PIC*
• 26 pages of coolness, wow, thanks for putting that "Greatest Hits" album together! *NM*
  • There are some duplicates and even a real car or truck or two, but an album that size it's almost impossible to prevent.
• Now that's a radical update to the Scout. Very cool! *NM*
• Nice compilation CD... I recognized models by Blue Moose even before reading the caption... 3,000 pictures, Wow!!! I'll be putting these on "Full Screen View" and just let them scroll and amaze me... Thanks *NM*
  • Yeah, his builds standout among some outstanding models, for sure! *NM*
• Not sure what brand the car is, but if you still have the owner's manual, there is Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 (for GM cars/trucks, at least)
  • Thanks for the info, It is indeed a GM product, I'll look at the owners manual tomorrow.
    • Flat / Dolly tow was a deal with our GMC clients - the last-gen Colorado/Canyon could do it easily *NM*
• (PICS) For 3,6....Just two '36 Fords
  • Re: (PICS) For 3,6....Just two '36 Fords....I'll wait a while to post mine, they'd look awful...well. awful posted near these 2 Beauties! Nice work! *NM*
  • Absolutely beautiful *NM*
• Thanks, that what I was going for. *NM*
• I could do that with my gal of 57 yrs today. *NM*
• No, it is British Green from Tamiya. *NM*
• Based on what I’ve heard over the years before I moved to the Canadian Maritimes, Chrome + is long gone and never to return. Louis Bernier. *NM*
  • John I think most of us knew that Chrome-+ was long gone... Just wanted to relate my recollection of the events that led up to Chrome-+... *NM*
    • I used them a couple of times. Heck, I used them all: Herb Jackson, Chrome+, Chrome-Tech, and LMK *NM*
      • Louis was the best at Chrome + there were others that were quite good but none better
        • Chrome-Tech for me, I had thousands of parts done by them. Fast turnaround, great quality *NM*
      • Herb Jackson... There's a name I haven't heard in a while... When going to Toledo with Larry Read we'd always stop in to see Herb... *NM*
• That’s funny!! LOL! *NM*
• Another one? He was the last one. Say goodbye to getting your parts replated. Now, it’ll have to be the Revell Chrom spray for best results. *NM*
  • The cost probably just went up on Revell Chrom with this announcement! : ) *NM*
    • I left the E off too, thought you knew something I didn't! *NM*
      • Nope, the more I think I know something the more I realize what I don’t know. I wish they made a DIY vacuum plating kit. $1k-2k for the initial investment is a lot more palatable than the $10k+ some here have suggested, *NM*
• It would be great if Round 2 or a major model company could offer this service. *NM*
  • Biggest problem with that is that it's all in China now. Atlantis or JR Salvino's are the only ones doing stuff in the U.S. now. Or am I missing something? *NM*
    • If someone wanted to get into it, contacting Dale would be the logical first step. He'd know about equipment and supplies (cost, where to get, and so on) *NM*
• That motor option would make as much sense as anything else! *NM*