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• Did you ever buy a modeling tool just because you might need it for a future project. Or, just because it was hanging there waiting for a buyer😎......PIC
  • LOL! My workshop is filled with stuff "I might need someday"! Like the coffee cans filled with leftover screws/bolts/nuts that will take too long to go through...so I buy the ones I need and add the leftovers to the can! 😜 *NM*
  • Yes! This cutting board has made paint masking so much easier. *NM* *PIC*
• Decisions, decisions, decisions...which 57 to build and then to finish the 55... :) :)
  • You're a brave man.😊 I'd rather hit myself with a stick than start with any of those. Build on!!!! *NM*
    • Hence the last line...even if they don't... :) *NM*
• Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY!!!! *PICS*
  • Excellent! Thanks :) *NM*
  • Fun stuff! I really appreciate all the work you go to in putting these together every week! *NM*
  • After my big Saline Solution post I know how much work Marty does for us! Thanks. *NM*
  • I enjoy always! Another big Thank You for the great collection you give us all on Fridays. I can't get over how they keep getting better! *NM*
  • Hey Javelin!!!!! *NM*
  • Great selection this week! Thank you Marty. This blue Dodge picture, is it an indication of how you're going to build your 3d printed Dodge truck? *NM* *PIC*
    • Very much what I have in mind. *NM*
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • What year is this red Dodge truck with the black cab visor? This truck should've been kitted a long time ago. Man, this truck is too kewl! *NM* *PIC*
    • Found it. 1956. Anyone else like to see this year truck be kitted? *NM*
      • It would be nice. *NM*
      • Most definitely!!! *NM*
  • Thanks Bill!! *NM*
  • As usual an excellent group of Mopars. Thanks a lot for the great pics. *NM*
• RE: Chuck Doan diorama down the board: AK Interactive published 3 books dedicated to "diorama" & weathering. I have "Extreme Weathered Vehicles/Reality #2". It has 250 pages from 13 builders with weathering details.....PIC
• You guys have probably seen Steve Boutte's amazing modeling skills if you've seen his models... Well look at this mottled leather effect he's achieved on styrene seats!!! *PIC*
  • Incredible *NM*
  • Wow! *NM*
• I see R2 is doing a 1/64 AMC Marlin.......could they be looking at AMC kits???? *NM*
  • If they were to do an AMC in 1/25, what would you wish for them to do first? *NM*
    • '68-'70 Javelin, first, Then, the AMX.... *NM*
    • My choice? I have a few I'd like, but this one tops the list for me. *PIC*
      • X2 *NM*
      • Yeah, those Rebels were pretty cool. Someone at AMC must have seen Chrysler's '68 B-body drawings and sort of "copied" them. What do you think? *NM* *PIC*
        • I always thought that but who copied who? *PIC*
        • As an AMC guy thats always been a peeve of mine - that iteration of the Rebel came out in 67, whereas the satellite/road runner was in 1968. Same with the Marlin Vs first gen Charger, the Marlin (Tarpon design study) was before the Charger *NM*
• Been working on the cab of the '57 Chevy Cameo pickup , , [PICS]
  • Nice work, Steve! It's the little things that add up to a super build! *NM*
  • That’s shaping up nicely! *NM*
  • Wow, that's a fantastic improvement! Nice work! *NM*
  • Love both those fixes Steve... Printed out this post for future reference. *NM*
  • Nice progress on your build. I'm currently plodding along on a 55 Cameo. No doubt I will use your tips and advice to help my build. Thanks. *NM*
• R2 DEC 2023 *LINK*
  • Oh those Ford trucks......they can't get here soon enough.....LOL *NM*
  • December is shaping up to be a Wallet Drainer...LOL. *NM*
    • How is January for you? I probably won't see some of the kits until then (haven't seen some of the "older" R2 releases yet...)
  • 1960 Ford pickup is a good one. *NM*
  • Looks like 64 Impy has convertible boot in it and hope the 66 442 comes with Tri-Power! Weren't many of them ordered with it but it really brought those cars to life! They would eat a GTO with same! *NM*
    • The hardtop always had the tri-power setup and ,IIRC, the convertible had the 4 bbl. doubt they'd change it now. *NM*
    • An up top would be nice and maybe the option of working headlights like the original annual. *NM*
      • That is, to make a convertible out of it…convertible boot and up top. *NM*
• O/T: I don't know much about flathead Fords. What is the red cannister above the cylinder head in this picture? *PIC*
  • looks like a add on oil filter *NM*
  • It's for the oil filter *NM*
    • Add-on oil filter. Many early engines didn't have oil filters. *NM*
      • Another exapmle in later years was the '55 Chevy V8 which didn't come standard with an oil filter. *NM*
        • Duh! Should be example. But you all knew that, right? *NM*
• Just because I like it..... *NM* *PIC*
  • Nice!! *NM*
  • BUILD IT!! *NM*
• Interesting wheel design. *NM* *LINK*
• Speaking of "Chuck"s... Here is the work of Chuck Doan and amazing diorama modeler, see Link inside for pictures on his Groveland Garage diorama... *NM* *LINK* *PIC*
  • Ray, that garage diorama is amazing, seriously impressive work. *NM*
  • Can't get much more realistic than that. *NM*
  • Incredible diorama!! The weathering - peeling paint down to the tiniest of details in so many different things for an overall realism in a composition among the best I have ever seen. Wow! *NM*
  • What an amazing artist! *NM*
• Could someone tell me who is the "Chuck" who does the Youtube channel "Rides by Chuck"? thanks. *NM*
  • Chuck Derer. Never hreard of him before. *NM*
• OFF THE BENCH... Tired of moving this cute little car around on my bench about a month ago I decided to just build it PIX and thanks for looking
  • Love that little Falcon, Frank! *NM*
  • What chrome paint, Frank? Looks good! *NM*
    • Revell... kind of pricey but worth it. I believe Matt and Dawn have it now ready to be ordered. *NM*
      • Still comes up "Out of stock." *NM*
        • They may be sold out now. I remember it was hard to get a few months ago. *NM*
  • Nice build Frank. I like the seat upholstery looks good with the color choices and love the wide whites. *NM*
  • Those mod top decals look great in the interior, especially with the color. *NM*
  • Looks great, but I think you forgot the taillights. *NM*
    • No, as I said I found a set after I took the pictures that will work just fine. I didn't want to bother my friend that sends the pictures to my email. Haven't figured out what my problem is with downloading from my camera. *NM*
      • Sorry, I must learn how to read better! *NM*
  • Very nice! *NM*
  • Frank, "Mod Top" decals..is that the source or the pattern, please? *NM*
    • I'm thinking pattern. If you zoom in on the seats, you can see the Mopar Mod Top pattern. *NM*
    • Pattern..... SMP Decals has the decals and they also have the Yellow and the Blue. *NM*
  • The color combo works really good. Nice build. *NM*
  • Nice little build. Good job. *NM*
  • Very nice build Frank! *NM*
  • Vey nice. I am a big fan of wide whites and dog dish hubcaps. NMRe: OFF THE BENCH... Tired of moving this cute little car around on my bench about a month ago I decided to just build it PIX and thanks for looking *NM*
  • What's the "E" stand for Frank? *NM*
    • Since I know that Frank is otherwise occupied this evening, I will answer for him.... Frank's actual first name is Efrain, thus the E... Frank is actually a nickname that he has had since he was a teen. *NM*
  • Neat little Bird Frank! *NM*
    • You're making me want to drag out one of my Falcons and work on one! *NM*
      • LOL... That is exactly what I told him, when he texted pics of it the other day. *NM*
        • lol! *NM*
• OT but here are Harvey Lembeck quotations as Eric Von Zipper *NM* *LINK*
  • I'm speaking of the original Von Zipper, an early board fixture from the old Hobby Heaven days. And the "from the (insert part name here) store" was his tag line. It originated with the missing spare tire in the Hogan's Heroes Jeep kit posts. *NM*
    • As was I. *NM*
• Oil Depot part TWO *PIC*
  • Nice *NM*
  • Yes, Nice! *NM*
    • VERY NICE *NM*
  • Nice bit of scratch building there, Dave! *NM*
  • That is just too cool, Dave. More PIX, please. *NM*
    • Thanks all!!! one more *PIC*
      • Looks like your railroad is coming together very nicely.... Please, keep the updates coming! *NM*
      • That's some really nice work. Looks great. Going to make a nice addition. *NM*
• Anyone besides me wondering why we can't get a new kit of the 1963 Dodge 330 or Polara..........PICS?
  • I agree!! *NM*
  • X3! *NM*
  • Too much danger. Because when people saw how cool they were, their minds would be blown! *NM*
    • I've never gotten over letting my ONLY JO-HAN '63 DODGE go to a fellow club member back in th'80s!!! *NM*
  • Count me in!!!!! *PIC*
  • No, but I wonder if we could get a kit of a Tatra T77 or T87. *NM* *PIC*
    • And if we did get a kit of a Tatra it would be 1/35th, multipiece body, plastic tyres and a Curbside.........lol. *NM*
      • I could live with everything except the curbside. Its got to have tha air-cooled, aluminum hemi V-8. *NM* *PIC*
    • Strange enough that I would probably have to grab one to add to the stash. *NM*
    • As far as I know there isn't even a 3d printed Tatra. I would get one for sure. *NM*
    • Was messing around with one, but only got this far before I got side tracked. Was based off a paper model kit.. *LINK* *PIC*
      • RIP Shane MacGowan I guessed you would know his music. *NM*
  • Count me in, the 63 Dodge has been a rare one for decades. *NM*
• Production Demon unbox on Youtube now!! *NM*
  • Just watched it. Gonna make the wait even harder now! *NM*
  • I've a question if someone can answer, Will the Demon body fit on the AMT Duster chassis? I'm more of a fan of the Duster chassis details. Thanks guys. *NM*
    • Bobby, interesting that you ask this, I also don't understand the liking of the limited detail MPC kit when compared to a more detailed, more recent AMT kit which used the same chassis etc ....but as I'm a mopar moron of 50+ yrs its all good......lol. *NM*
      • The original kit is super rare as it was only out for a very short time [only a few months, I believe] before MPC pulled it and altered the tooling into the '71 Plymouth Duster. *NM*
        • Steve, it still doesn't make a lot of sense to me that they didn't use the more recent AMT Duster kit but swap in the Demon body shell, drag parts etc thus making a more detailed version with the feel of the old kit,the MPC kit suspension etc is showing its age tho'. *NM*
        • '71 Duster was first, Demon was mid-year along with the GTX and Pontiac Trans-Am *NM*
          • Re: '71 Duster was first, Demon was mid-year along with the GTX and Pontiac Trans-Am
          • Humm, Interesting. I've always thought the Demon came first then the Duster as the following year kits were Dusters up to '74 or '75. Good to know. *NM*
          • The 1/1 production '71 Duster was first, The Demon was "created" to placate Dodge dealers whop wanted a piece of the super-selling Duster's "pie"!
    • That is probably the first thing I'll try with the new Demon. I'm hoping it's as easy as fitting the AMT '68 Road Runner chassis into the JoHan '69 Road Runner body. *NM*
  • What do you think of the diveshaft and tail of the transmission being molded in the chassis pan? *NM*
  • Nice kit, I'm looking forward to it. But what do you guys think of those optional "Cragar S/S" 5 spoke wheels? *NM*
    • They don't look like "Cragar S/S" wheels to me. Something generic. *NM*
    • Can't see them. *NM*
    • I would use those mag wheels if I was building that model car. *NM*
      • No problem using them, they'll look good on almost anything. I think they might be Appliace mags, or some other Cragar wanna-bees. That's not a big deal, there were a dozen of brands back then. These just don't have the Cragar spoke contour. *NM*
        • I don't care for the look of those ones but I have lots of good looking Cragar S/S wheels and just restocked on Smooth-On resin and mold rubber so I'm good *NM*
• Very nice build Bob! *NM*
• Also, they can be brittle due to their age which can be a problem. *NM*
• They decided to do the Monte Carlo, El Camino and Monza (‘75+) instead. I guess they didn’t think the full sized cars would be popular with kids. *NM*
• A decal request. Long shot because of the age of the kits. pic
  • Fred Cady Decals might've done a Ford GT sheet or two 30 or so years ago. *NM*
  • Indycals offers a decal sheet for that car. I've bought a few of their decals, and they are nice. *NM* *LINK*
    • Bought from Indycals over the past few. Excellent quality decals & resin. Michael is a nice guy--excellent service. *NM*
    • As a decal manufacture....I buy from Indycals...... *PIC*
      • SWEET MUSTANG GTP!! *NM*
  • I have used Indycals for the blue lines on my Daytona tires. Definitely top quality. I'm working on an order now! Thanks, everyone, for the info and memory jog!
• Lordy, does it ever!! *NM*
• Is the MPC Warlock Dodge pickup 4wd ? *NM* *PIC*
  • yes *NM*
  • And you can swap the Warlock 4X4 pieces onto the D100 chassis. *NM*
    • Thanks folks! I was hoping I could do that swap. I have some parts to make the front end - -
  • This used to be a Warlock. *PIC*
• I meant to follow up about the airbrush cleaning pot. Couple ?s. Where do you dispose the thinner once you're done cleaning? Could you run thinner through the airbrush simply spraying into a rag, then dispose the rag *NM*
  • Yeah, but you should probably let it dry out outside, then dispose in the trash. I usually collect thinner in an old oil jug, then dispose of it on the hazard material colection day(s) that my town has. *NM*
  • I line the inside of my booth with puppy pads--don't have paint build-up to remove & shoot lacquer thinner when cleaning onto the sides/bottom. *NM*
  • In both liquid form and soaked into something, thinner's flamable and will spontaneous combust. Save the liquid safely for hazmat collection, dry and air out the rest of the stuff and toss it as the last minute--trash bags can catch fire! *NM*
    • Save the environment…Stop building models! Lol. *NM*
      • How dare you speak such blasphemy! 🤣 *NM*
• Nothing, I don't have an airbrush, yet. (fingers crossed Mrs. Santa gifts me an airbrush this year 😁). How about yourself? *NM*
• the building is beautiful. Very creative way you created the siding too. My only comment is the signs look too new in relation to the building. Maybe add some weathering to them? *NM*
  • Yeah, I know what you mean about the signs. They are printed on photo paper and I'm not sure how to go about weathering them. *NM*
    • Run a black Sharpie around the cut edges that show white paper. Drybrush a little streaking with rust color craft paint *NM*
    • You might try looking into distressing inks, which can be used to age photos. They can be found at craft stores and online. *NM*
• Mine finally arrived today. *NM*