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• Marty, in the pics from the Freeport Show theres a few of a white road going Le Mans style car with the open drivers door.....what is it?..its exceptionally clean without extra doodads that seem to sprout on these type of car. *NM*
• Hey and suggestions on how to make a new chain look old & rusty? *NM*
  • Soak in saltwater and leave it outside for a week or two. *NM*
• A few photos from a cruise night that I briefly dropped in on while running errands the other evening.... Hooter Whips & Wings Cruise, in Rockford, IL.... *PIC*
  • Bet you'd like to have that truck, huh Marty? I sure would. Where was the Hooters girl's whip? *NM*
  • I like the 56 wagon, the Model A Tudor is unusual, 28/29 body witha 30/31 grille shell, don't think I've seen that before. *NM*
• 1/1 news: Pininfarina does a 1/1 concept car...for Bruce Wayne/Batman. *LINK* *PIC*
• Anyone out there live near Bryce Canyon?----FLY-IN & CAR SHOW
• Looks like someone got the Accurate Miniatures Grand Sport Vette tooling...... *PIC*
  • PS: Also has resin standing driver figure.......Penske??? *NM*
  • Dave....just did a search & is this real?....3D printed?.....I'd like to think its real but cynical me is not sure......lol. *NM*
    • Some retailers are taking pre-orders....but you never know! *NM*
  • Can we get them to search for the Italieri Ferrari tools - and while they are at it, the Mercedes 300 roadster and gullwing? *NM*
    • 275 GTB please! Long and short nose. *NM*
    • Agreed, I've always liked the Italeri Ferraris, well detailed & not overcomplicated....come on Ferrari stop being a spoil sport & let the model companies do models of your cars again....please..lol. *NM*
  • Revell supposedly has the GS tooling. Heck, it reissued the kit a few years ago. *LINK* *PIC*
    • Revell never had the tooling..........
• Question for those that use 3d printed parts: Do you use primer on the parts? Have you tried not using primer? Curious if the parts don't react with lacquer or acrylic paints. *NM*
  • FWIW, I use parts from a variety of 3D-printer folks. I swab them first with 91% alcohol & Q-tip. Use Gunze & Tamiya primers--no problems. Shoot Tamiya & RoG w/o primers--no problems here either. *NM*
• What's in Keeler's Kustoms Kent Fuller Dragster box
  • Are both engines supercharged? *NM*
  • Cadillac has four (or six) carbs, no supercharger *NM*
  • Both engines are the old Revell Parts Pack ones, no? *NM*
    • As well as all the other parts, except the tires! I do wish they'd run that suspension parts pack through the plating equipment though *NM*
      • I wouldn't be heartbroken if they also plated the engine trees too. *NM*
        • That frame pack was sold with plating also...heck, let's run all of the parts through the plating equipment! *NM*
          • Not for many, as stated above, but I prefer not plated. For those who know me, I don't build much but I do more stripping of plating than building with it. *NM*
  • The Engines were Plated when Revell issued them . They can still be found. I would rather see the Roadster Chassis Speed Equipment tree be Plated. I asked Jim Keeler about the Dragster Speed Equipment . He said the mold was missing.
    • Some of the dragster chassis parts ended up in the Studebaker funny car, as did the Chrysler engine, and the dream car chassis, as well as wheels from another wheel pack *NM*
      • Some of which makes the Scorpion an awesome parts source
• Vintage Workbench Update, Tim Boyd, Max Darby and Me *LINK*
  • Sorry to hear of your diagnosis/challenge, Dave. My prayers are with you. God Bless! *NM*
    • And not to diminish his accomplishments, Congratulations to Max!!! *NM*
  • Cool build by Max (and great job!), and prayers to you as you face this challenge *NM*
  • Dave, so sorry to hear this. Will add you to my prayer list. *NM*
  • Sending prayers for you guys Dave! God bless! *NM*
  • Prayers to you and entire family *NM*
  • Re:Thoughts and prayers for a swift and complete recovery!!! *NM*
  • Prayers going your way. *NM*
• From the "Floats my Boat" file... *NM* *PIC*
  • May I join you in that boat ?? *NM*
  • That is a nice smooth chop. Nicely sloped. *NM*
    • I like the way they didn't chop the rear window quite so much. *NM*
  • Meh... I don't like it.
  • I really like the "'34" louvers on the hood sides. I have built a '36 like that. *NM*
• This past Saturday, I went to a small model show. There were 136 entries. There was a guy there that brought 10 or 12 figures. The quality of his work blew my mind. .......... *PICS* ..........
  • What show was this? *NM*
    • Hoodlums in the Holler car and model show in Morehead, KY. *NM*
  • Quite an assortment! The elaborate set pieces for some of them are also outstanding builds. *NM*
  • Amazing build and paint work, but I can't figure out how he keeps the ice from melting in those Mason jars! LOL, very cool! *NM*
  • The clothes and accessory painting is what impressed me the most. *NM*
• Small Town Car Show Photos: Sunday Edition.... Images from the Orangeville (IL) FFA Car, Truck & Tractor show.... *PICS* *LINK*
  • That blue Bronco is righteous...and the Ford racer...way cool... *NM*
  • Great pics! That avocado green '70 SS Camaro with that engine looks pretty fierce. Should be a fun ride! *NM*
• Small town car show Saturday, Part Deux.... Images from the Freeport (IL) Downtown Cruise Night.... *PICS* *LINK*
  • That Henney Packard is gorgeous! That has to be my favourite from the show. *NM*
  • There was a lot of nice stuff there. Did people go to another area? I dont think people have money to attend or go to events like they once did. Could the area changed where they dont have the space they once did? Thanks for posting these *NM*
    • Nothing like that at all.... The event was taken over by by a group who didn't have a clue what made it such a fun great event. *NM*
      • I have seen 2 or 3 car shows ruined that way. *NM*
        • Same here. In fact the Temecula Spring Rod Run came close to shutting down......
• I’ve run into sellers that that think their Lemans Sport/T-37’s are worth a fortune. Though, it may depend on how serious they are in selling it. I wouldn’t pay GTO money for one, though. *NM*
• Very nice work Munchie! *NM*
• What's in 1K Clear? It obviously doesn't have the catalyst in it like the 2K. I've not tried the 2K but I've been pretty pleased with the Duplicolor 1K. *NM*
  • 2X - it laid down beautifully over some well aged lacquer
• Why don't you just shoot a couple light coats of Tamiya Rubber Black? *NM*
  • I didn't know they had that color. Thanks for the tip. *NM*
    • You're very welcome, Mike L. If it's good enough for COF Charlie, it's good enough for me. lol PIC inside
• Is there an aftermarket company for custom big rig parts in scale? *NM*
  • This guy does some truck stuff as well as construction stuff.
  • Whilst he is here in Oz, Nigle Lowe from Auslowe Model Productions has a huge range of truck stuff, thats all he does . *NM*
• Would anyone be interested in the AMT Kenworth T600A to get reissued? Can't remember when the last time that kit came out. *PIC*
  • There was also the Canepa version, both I think early 2000's(?) *NM*
  • The T600 kits....
  • I believe there are lots of resin stuff for trucks. Plastikits used to do a bunch of stuff but I don'y know if nhe's still in business. There are also Models By Dave but I think he does all or mostly emergency vehicles. *NM*
• Does anyone have a good email address for Dave Darby? TIA *NM*
  • You have mail. Not sure if the one I am sending is current or not. *NM*
    • Bill, Dave responded. You and I both had the correct address. *NM*
• In the recent past there were rumors of this (JoHan) and Powell Pickup in 1/25 scale. Anything new?-----PIC
  • I'd be happy to have any original JoHan reissue let alone new tooling but I think pigs will fly 1st. *NM*
    • They could clone them like Round2 has been recently doing with their old kits. It CAN be done. *NM*
      • But - you need to have production facilities, packaging, distribution, licensing, etc.
  • I spent two days with the new Jo-Han group........what you need to know??? *NM*
    • Re: I spent two days with the new Jo-Han group........what you need to know???
      • Resin and 3D for now..............thx *NM*
        • “For now”… does that mean their long term plan involves styrene kits? *NM*
          • My meeting with the Jo-Han guys.......
  • This was posted at the MCM forum last year. Never heard any update as far as I can remember. *NM* *PIC*
    • 3D print...one goes missing, you print another one. I'm not seeing why one going missing would have any effect in the long term *NM*
• Thanks for that, Tim. I’ll admit that I was one of the dummies thinking to myself that I should check out that paint when the pics were posted, and why not - it’s a beautiful thing. The subsequent conversation was a reminder to be more careful.
• It's me again! I need some recommendations for skirts. Not for me, for the Fleetline I'm building. Do you guys have a resource for the styling of them? I'd like to mimic the modified quarters I built for this project...... *PIC*
  • I used a pair of ModelHaus resin '49 Caddy rear fenders on this build. *NM* *PIC*
  • SteveO, I'd just allow the rear wheel arch to show thru, with a slight raised area at the bottom edge of the area where you have that piece of extra strip, otherwise any extra molding will be in conflict with the "Buick" styled molding,btw the Corvette rear clip is great. *NM*
  • As for a "resource",contact/search for Rik Hoving,hes a Dutch guy who has a custom car website/history site & worked with the late Pat Ganahl regarding custom cars,their styling & restoration,he may have some ideas or suggestions,but I'd be leaving it pretty much as is,lol. *NM*
  • A flush fender skirt would allow the clean lines you have created to be smooth. Just scribe the stock wheel opening line and remove the bar at the bottom edge to carry the lower line profile tof the skirt to blend with fender shape. Let the side trim piece and the paint be
  • Gil Ayala did skirts this way.-------SAMPLE INSiDE
• That 29 is absolutely perfect. It looks like you're used the big E string. I hope you used a tuner before settling it in. :) *NM*
• I need some help. I'm building the resin copy of Barris's Aztec, and the kit is less than perfect. *PIC*
  • How old is this resin and who made it? Looks like very poor quality *NM*
    • Probably an R&R casting from a few years back. *NM*
• You certainly can. I like the grey resin just because I'm used to it. The black has a bit of a weird effect to it due to the fact that all resins have a clearness to them. I just find grey to be easy. *NM*
• Small town car show Saturday, Part 1.... Images from the 35th edition of the Chamber Of Commerce Car Show, in Polo, Illinois....*PICS* *LINK*
  • I will post Small Town Saturday Car Shows, Part 2, later this evening. *NM*
  • What a gorgeous collection of photos. The 58 Impalas rule the roost in this collection as far as I'm concerned. Close second is the Studebaker, but the wheels have gotta go. *NM*
    • Yeah, those two '58 Impalas are incredible! *NM*
    • X3! *NM*
  • I'll take that Poncho-mino, thank you very much!! *NM*
    • That is one of two Pontiac "Palomino" concept vehicles ever built.... Pitty that it never made it to production. I think it looks even better than the El Camino. *NM* *PIC*
      • I agree! *NM*
  • Personally, I LOVE that '68 Tempest wagon!! You never see those restored or otherwise! *NM*
  • May be a small town show but it has some really fine rides. Thanks for sharing your pics. *NM*
• Finished PICs. Yes, the rear is setting to high and I am trying to decide if I want to take it apart to fix it or just call it done. This thing fought me the entire way. I wanted to do the Greenwood Vette but the decals disintegrated so I went with Corning.
  • Yes, I see the too-high back end, but this is a clean build nonetheless, Terry. You might try slicing through the decals (when dry) at the panel lines, then decal solution and they'll curl under quite nicely. Just a thought... *NM*
    • Your right! I forget to do that sometimes. I think when a build fights me I forget the simple stuff. *NM*
  • PIC I just noticed I forgot the side pipes.
    • I think yer a better builder than you think you are, friend... *NM*
      • Thank you very much. I needed that. *NM*
    • I can hear that L88 thumping now, cool build! *NM*
      • It sure sounds sweet doesn't it! *NM*
  • Other than the customary Revell 'farmall' stance in the back, I think it looks great - have one in the staaaaack to build and this is inspiring *NM*
    • Thanks! I would suggest putting a coat of clear on the decals and maybe that will help. *NM*
• DOH! I composed my answer in the Text Box in order to see the whole thing rather than scoot it around in the short Subject Box, then moved it up to the Subject Box but forgot to delete it from the Text Box. Sorry. *NM*
  • I wish the subject box was bigger. Also, I wish you could scoot around and edit mis-spellings easier. My corrective text feature doesn’t work on this site. Ugh! *NM*
• I want to thank all who offered suggestions on how to deal with my decal issue. I used them and something I came up with and things went fairly smoothly. I'll have pics in a few days. Again, thanks. *NM*
• I had to laugh, the article refers to the son thinking his regular outings to the "Train Club" was a cover for bigamy... If he has a railroad layout in his shed he has absolutely no money for a second woman in his live... LOL *NM*
  • Unless you’re Rod Stewart. I know he’s into trains, but the think the second, 3,4,5+ woman thing is probably long past. *NM*
• What size (or what ever) to ask for? *NM*
  • Jim, I use .019 " stainless steel mostly--a little bigger or smaller will look OK also--eyeball it. Detail Associates (HO stuff) or Albion Alloy Metals carries this stuff (no competitor of Dawn & Matt). *NM*
    • OK, thanks for the info...got some. *NM*
• Unless they cut a new tool or open a closed off gate, you've seen the last mods to existing tools
  • Well…I’d be all in for a corrected ‘70 Galaxie utilizing the modern method. However, if it was my money on the line, I’d rather see the ‘71-‘73 LTD 4dr. I think there would be a viable “business case” for that one. *NM*
    • Re: Well…I’d be in for a couple..... *PIC*
• I've never been a fan of the bass boat/barstool clear ... or for that matter, clear where it doesn't belong
  • That’s where I am on both 1:1 and 1:25 (etc.) paint for original/restored subjects. However on street rods, customs, etc., I still appreciate a miles deep clearcoat, even if I can’t personally achieve it (lol). *NM*
• Thank you for the reminder - I may have been exposed at a point in the past
• It should be noted that the Maker Movment and crafting are popular with Millennials and Gen Z. *NM*
  • That's good to hear. Going by the author's point of view, one would think the "side hustle" is the preferred 'hobby' of the generation. *NM*
  • Sci-Fi has no issues with age in the hobby... it's really the subject matter after all
• The article mentions the "doom and gloom" of the past year, that the model railway hobby (in the UK) was dying...
• Wow, those are both very nice and yes the guitar strings are a nice touch. *NM*