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• Sorta OT I guess, but I live in SOCAL, and it is curious when I get a post card inviting me to join the Tri-State Scale Model Car Club. *NM*
  • I think it's intended as an invitation to NNL East. I also received one. *NM*
    • It is an invitation to NNL East, one of the premier NNL's. Some people will travel across country to attend model events so makes sense to send the invite out to all! *NM*
      • I have been to NNL East twice and hope to return someday.... I recommend to every model builder, if you ever do get the chance, GO!!! *NM*
  • How come I don't get one?........................err....thats right I'm in Australia............rats........I knew there was a reason I got left out of all the fun....lol. *NM*
    • Andy, you have mail.😎 *NM*
  • It's a great show to go to. Puts So. Cal. shows to shame. But if you go I suggest you hire a local guide. Driving in New Jersey is 'different'. *NM*
• So you did. Nice pics!!! *NM*
• The Uncertain T has come out of hibernation *LINK*
  • Lol. Welp never mind! *NM*
  • I know there have been rumours of it coming back to public eye for years, glad to see it happening, and with the financial backing to have it done right *NM*
  • Now wouldn't it be cool for Revell or Round2 to be able to use the car to get measurements to reproduce it in scale. *NM*
• Full kit buldup review of all-new AMT 1963 F100 PIckup *LINK*
  • And in case anyone needs to know, if you click on the pic a bigger one pops up. *NM*
  • Thanks for the review. Nice to see a real modeler getting their hands on this one before one of those youtube slap happy gluehogs! Nice review. *NM*
    • "slap happy gluehogs"? Tell us how you really feel. *NM*
      • LOL!! *NM*
  • Thank you, Tim. This is "must have!" *NM*
• Surer would like to see the Buick 2024 Avista come to fruition.....but it probably never will. *NM*
• Hey, Bob... I have tried emailing you a couple of times, but It keeps bouncing back as "undeliverable". *NM*
• Uncertain T found *NM* *LINK*
  • If this is legit (and if the Boeckmanns are truly involved, it probably is), this is HUGE news...TB *NM*
  • That is SO cool! What happened to the Monogram tooling? This would be a perfect time to resurface.....if it still exhists. *NM*
  • Interesting that its finally resurfaced, I wonder if the NZ built clones appearance had anything to do with this reappearance, either way its nice to see, now all we need is the Monogram kit.....lol. *NM*
    • When I first saw Steve's headline, I thought that was going to be what he was talking about... I'm actually a little disappointed that it turned out to be the real car and not the Monogram tooling. 😏 *NM*
  • Interesting and it looks legit to me. I found a nicely built one at a local hobby shop several years ago and eventually sold it as I'm not really into showrods, though I would certainly welcome a reissue of the old kit.
    • Pics in above post. *NM*
    • That was indeed a nicely built Uncertain T, whoever built it took the time to make the display, I'd be proud to have it, only ever saw one built in the late 60's, never saw an actual kit in person tho'. *NM*
  • I guess I'm the odd man out on this, I've never understood the fascination with that one. Just another nailhead powered T bucket with an incredibly ugly body. *NM*
    • No, you are not the only one, I never got it either....To me it is among the goofiest hot rods I have ever seen! *NM*
    • I'd describe it as an early show rod that was "momentarily cool" in its time *NM*
    • Me, neither. *NM*
• Up on all four... *PIC*
  • Looking good Terry! *NM*
• Another one finished! PICs I must have mounted the radiator and overflow tank wrong because I can't get the hood open enough to see the engine. I may work on that later when I install the windshield end pieces.
  • Cool Cobra! *NM*
    • Thank you. *NM*
  • Which kit is this? I don't remember a Cobra kit with an up top... *NM*
    • One of the Monogram kits has it...the one with the (incorrect) wire spoke wheels, I believe *NM*
      • You nailed it. *NM*
    • It's the Monogram with the funky wire wheels. PIC
  • Looking good! Sorry about the hood issue. It looks a bit low in the front and high at the back. Is it supposed to be built hinged? Which way does it open? If it is not a radiator issue maybe it is a firewall or engine height issue? Good luck. *NM*
    • It hinges in the front. I think I just miss located the overflow tank. *NM*
  • That is cool Terry!! *NM*
    • Thanks! *NM*
  • Love those cars and yours looks fantastic. *NM*
    • I appreciate that. *NM*
• Nice Frank! Maybe someone else will do some of those other decal sets... *NM*
  • I've got them already.... so be looking for them at a theater near you. *NM*
• Thank you Matt and Dawn, I got my '71 Mach 1 Mustang kit today.......more......
  • David is the 429 engine just the 351 but re-badged to look like a 429 or new tooled too *NM*
    • Good question. I haven't taken it out of the bag yet so I don't know. *NM*
    • More....
      • thanks, maybe someone else will tell us *NM*
      • My understanding is that they are completely different tooling and parts...TB *NM*
        • The Boss 351 kit includes a second fan shroud, which I would assume to be for the 429 engine. What color is this one molded in>? *NM*
          • Correctamundo what Mark says here...TB *NM*
          • White. *NM*
            • Guess I "need" one then, on top of the Boss 351, the AMT annual, the MPC annual... *NM*
        • Tim, might be instructive to compare the scale 351-C and 429 CJ between Mustangs for an A-B
          • They have to be different molds, because the engines are quite different in real life. Dimensionally...
  • Thanks David for the heads-up. Just ordered two from our hosts here...TB *NM*
• NEWS TO ME...JUST found out Jim Keeler has taken a bad fall....HIS OWN WORDS INSIDE
  • BUMMER!!! Hope he heals quickly. *NM*
  • Wow. I am a bit surprised at the delay in getting an MRI since the extent of injuries was so extensive. Not totally, though, as it was three days before I got an MRI when I fell and broke my collar bone recently. Just finished up rehab physical therapy last week. Please
  • Jim, I sure hope that you heal some. Prayers that you do. *NM*
• French blue is closest I have found. The online color chart is off a little. *NM*
  • Agreed. It's almost exactly the same shade as Testors Grabber Blue in the bottle. *NM* *PIC*
• DOes your neighbor still own that Cougar? *NM*
  • No. He sold it long ago. *NM*
• That Magnum was in Hemmings Muscle Machines. Forgot which isue, but it was within the last four years. *NM*
• NEED ASSEMBLY HELP: Mono '37 Ford Sedan side panels. Only references--bottom of side glass/top of panel & curve of rear wheel well. Thoughts? *NM*
  • How are the panels assembled in the instructions: to the inside of the body, or to the interior floor? *NM*
    • Instructions look like this....PIC
      • That's goofy. I'd set the body onto the fenders, then stick a sharp pencil through the window openings on each side, and mark the opposite body side where it meets the floor. That would locate the lower edge of the interior panel *NM*
        • That's where I'm headed. But then, I still have to fit the dash and rear seat based on how/where the side panels adhere. *NM*
  • Munchie,just looked at my 37 Tudor & its1987 issue instructions,I built mine without the door windows but the rear side ones,built it approx 2yrs ago,I don't remember any fit issues & the body shell fits properly against the rear fenders/running boards & front fenders,I did
    • 1987 instructions are where my excerpt above came from. *NM*
      • That's what I've got. Thanks, Rich---PIX always help. *NM*
  • Munchie...check your email, I just sent a couple of pics. *NM*
    • Will do, andyd. Thanks for the shove in the appropriate direction. *NM*
• Two VERY NICE Mustang II's for sale. *NM* *LINK*
  • Indeed, very nice! Not a fan of the extreme shaved bumpers. *NM*
    • Those shaved bumpers almost kill those Mustangs. Maybe if they weren't shaved so much... *PICS*
      • The shaved front bumper makes it look worse. The thick front and rear fenders and Pinto-like short wheelbase killed the proportions on those cars. *NM*
  • I'd put my 78 II up against those....... *PIC*
• Correcotmundo - but the execution of the STP/Dyno Cougars shows a lighter hand, worth a second look now that we are talking about it. *NM*
  • I might agree, if MPC had done chassis side rails for each kit in which the chassis was used...
• ;^) *NM*
• Part request please. Can anyone spare 4 matching round headlight covers for a 1960's -1970's stock car? Thanks ! *NM*
  • The smaller ones, for a 4 headlight car. *NM*
  • I make them with a paper hole puncher and some .010 plastic or aluminum sheet. *NM*
    • Are there different sized hole punchers, or are they all the same size? If they're all the same, are they the correct size? Thanks for the idea. *NM*
      • They're different sizes. For some reason I had several hole punchers at a previous employer, one day I took a few scraps of .020" sheet styrene to work and punched a bunch of each size *NM*
    • For making disks I choose the appropriate size of brass tube and "sharpen" one end with a hobby knife. Press it onto the plastic then carefully rotate and you'll have it. *NM*
      • Sharpening brass with a hobby knife? Wouldn’t using a file be easier and safer? *NM*
        • Chuck the tubing in an electric drill and sharpen ID and OD with a fine file. You can even hone it if you want it really sharp. *NM*
    • That’s what I do as well. Works like a charm! *NM*
      • The hole punch method, that is. *NM*
  • If your town has a small printer who still does offset jobs with ink and a press....
  • I use a hole punch also and it works great! just get a small hand held, about $6.00. with the number of stock cars you build it'll be worth it. *NM*
• Formal roof? :-) *NM*
• Yes! We need more Dodge trucks and 50s Mopars! *NM*
• Finished up the interior of the '67 Riviera annual today. Kept it simple, just paint and a little black flocking , , *PIC*
  • Looks great.... I can almost smell the fresh leather! *NM*
    • Corinthian Leather....... Nice detail *NM*
      • 100% genuine Madrid grain automotive grade vinyl. Real leather wasn't an option on those cars at the time. *NM*
        • What, no naughers were harmed to upholster this car?..........lol. *NM*
          • Heaven forbid, Andy. They went on the endangered species list back in the very early '60s right after the last harvest season, which you will remember all went to GM for the 1959 and '60 Cadillacs. *NM*
            • Well, here in Oz we didn't get any Caddys but the 59 & 60 Chev Bel Air 4drs we got had full leather seats as the local naughers had died out due to the kangaroos outgrazing them.......geeze I'm full of it today......lol. *NM*
              • It was the Roos? I heard it was the cane toads. LOL *NM*
      • I thought you could only get that, as Ricardo Montalban would say, in the Cordoba? *NM*
  • Nice and clean *NM*
  • Simple works well *NM*
  • Really like the woodgrain...how do you do it, please? *NM*
    • Just 2 colors of brown and tan Testors enamel brushed together wet so it streaks. Very easy. *NM*
      • Great tip. Thanks, Steve. The streaking has always given me fits. *NM*
  • YOU are an artist! *NM*
  • Very nice Steve. How did you bring out the detail on the dash and instrument panel? *NM*
    • Just good old dry brushing, Bob. *NM*
      • Very nice work sir. *NM*
  • Very Nice! *NM*
• Came across this online from a 3D file site - Dodge L700 *PIC*
  • That's gorgeous! *NM*
• OT maybe question for Dave Van. Where are you getting your T bucket parts from, Speedway, or someone else? Thanks. *NM*
  • A number of different suppliers..... *PIC*
    • Where are you planning to stick the master cylinder? Have you picked up the body yet? *NM*
      • Master is under the seat area facing rear.......body is still TBA!!! *NM*
        • Will you have to run a proportioning valve with the brake system, Dave? *NM*
          • Yes......using a Speedway unit.......
• Great PIX! Thanks, David. That slant-6... *NM*
• Or this one.... PIX
• Nothing official I don't think just rumors my understanding. I could only wish. *NM*
  • Ok thanks! Hopefully Moebius will note the enthusiasm and make it happen! *NM*
    • My understanding is that it is more than a rumor. *NM*
      • Sounds good! I hope we hear something soon… I really want one of these. *NM*
        • I remember stacks of them for $2.00 - $2.50 a pop. Could have filled the trunk with them, but whattaya going to do with all those?
• Wow hadn't had that out in a long time... Piranha chassis, reshaped the kit engine block for BBC, and moved the rear openings back to where I needed using the AMT 70 Baldwin Camaro. Lucas decals for the lace. *NM*
  • Wow! Great paint, btw. *NM*
  • I also did an extra LA Dart body in the same manor. Idea came from my Studebaker (Mr. Speed) *NM*
    • Don't forget your entry into the Piranah/Ford funny car build-off, between me, you, and Sparky.... *PIC*
      • Oh Dang I forgot about that one. Thanks *NM*
• That's pretty cool. Great ideas there. I love that you added the headers, btw. *NM*
  • 2x *NM*
• Here's the one I built as a kid, untouched after sitting in storage for decades *PICS*
  • A couple others built as a kid - same deal, untouched out of storage. *PICs*
    • Pretty good builds as a kid. I like them. Really want that Camaro. *NM*
      • Thanks. These were pretty much my favourite kits back then, which I suppose is why I seem to overparticipate in discussions about them... lol. My enthusiasm is genuine, though. *NM*
        • Thanks for this! I'm looking to replicate something generally like what would have run on the dirt track near where I grew up in the 70's and 80's
          • Sounds doable for sure! Our hosts have some available (see link)... *LINK* *PIC*
            • Sorry, I made a mistake. I just double checked my reissue GTO Super Stocker kit and it actually has dirt tires with what looks like the same tread pattern as the originals, but the new ones have Good Year tampo printed in white on the sidewalls.
              • That's all great information - thank you! *NM*
                • Glad to help! *NM*
• I haven't checked but I'd venture to say yes as the Mobius kit is the donor. *NM*
• The 55s and 57 hardtop are available now - the 57 Nomad I have never seen myself. I didn't even know they made one till recently. *NM*
  • The 55 convertible and nomad have been reissued not long ago, the 57 convertible is out and the 55 hardtop just came back out. I think 57 nomad has only been out once *NM*
• Oh man, that slant six is one rare bird. Love it! *NM*