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• Was '63 the only year GM put this trim on the side of the C10 like the truck in these pics? *PICS*
  • It was on 1960 thru 1966 Chevys. My search does not show it on the GMCs. My dad had a 65 lwb with the same side trim. *NM*
• Here's my very recently finished '59 Cadillac Ambulance.
• Good evening guys, I've gotten a couple models finished after a crazy busy summer. Here is a '64 Impala I finished last week.
  • Looks great! *NM*
• In addition to the pair of small town car shows that I went to this past Saturday, Atkinson also had a small antique tractor and equipment show , as part of their Heritage Days celebration.... *PICS* *LINK*
• Great buildsTim! *NM*
• Cobble Beach Concours, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada *LINK*
  • Thanks for sharing the PICS! *NM*
• Thanks...maybe, uh no. *LINK*
• Ever notice that there aren't many young'uns hanging around car shows? Wonder why? Maybe the only things that work are their thumbs! *NM*
  • I was at a local car show this past weekend, it was run in conjunction with a “family days” event, so, lots of kids there but few came to look at the cars, one group of three boys, maybe 12-14 , came toward me and my car, im thinking oh maybe they want look at it…one
  • Younger car folks tend to gather at their own events. *PIC*
    • I'm not that young, but I have very limited patience for parking a car and sitting in a lawn chair
      • LOL. Happens with many hobbies. *NM*
      • Car shows do not have the draw FOR ME they once did......CHANGE to only constant! *NM*
        • After I had my stoke in 1998 I've had no interest..Even sold my classic 64 Fury rag..Just lost interest..Now don't have mojo for models either but still check all my modelling sites frequently.. *NM*
        • Back in the middle of the last century, the car hobby centered around the brass era. Few would have expected we'd be considering the cars in the parking lots at those events to be worthy of collecting today. The hobby must keep evolving. *NM*
      • I don't go to that many outdoor shows anymore. Too many "used cars" to plow through to see anything decent *NM*
        • Another good point. Too much new stuff. *NM*
          • The younger folk like the newer stuff. *NM*
    • ^THIS^ The young guns around here don't do "shows" in the conventional sense. They have "meets", organized at the drop of a hat through social media, where they arrange to gather at one location and drive to another (much like the original concept of what rod runs once were)
      • DING! DING!! DING!!! You hit the nail on the head, Marty! *NM*
        • Around here if the cops even get a whif of something like this happening, they stop it before it can get organized. Too many times these things turn into street, or even town, "takeovers". Street racing, drifting, blocking roads have become problems. Almost everything now
      • Styles and taste change and Marty nailed it. I show up to car cruises in my 57 Chevy pickup that is trapped in the 70s vibe
      • You can add EV's to that list. I recall the whole "Ricer" think of 20+ years ago, driven by the American Muscle crowd. Nowadays there's a constant barrage of sneering memes on social media probably posted by the same American Muscle crowd.
  • Interests change. When I was a young'un I'm sure that there were comments about the lack of interest in coin collector shows, stamp shows, fixing up old radios...
    • Have to admit you're right. Remember when Radio Shack sold radio kits you could build? Even silver solder is a rarity now days. (You have to go looking for it) *NM*
    • I think that's a lot of it. We can point our fingers at ourselves all day, i.e. it's 'our' fault that young people aren't into our cars... but in reality, times have changed, cars have changed, and not as many people are into them as a hobby nowadays.
      • Very well stated and true..My grand kids or my kids who are now between 45 and 50 had NO interest in my 64 Fury convertible..Kids now a days are into technic stuff or sports as my grand kids are..Now with my grand kids it hockey,hockey baseball and football..Times change... *NM*
        • Does this mean we are ancient history?? *NM*
          • In a way I guess it does..Times change and time marches on.. *NM*
    • I think there still are people working on electronics, either fixing up old devices or making new ones. *NM*
    • On YouTube there are young people repairing model trains, completely disassembling, cleaning, soldering etc. so I'm wary of making generalizations regarding generations. *NM*
      • Great point. The generational thing is nonsense. It seems that “boomers” are called out online more than any other generation, yet the demographic is made up of individuals, just like all other demographics. It’s silly but online, especially, it’s a thing. *NM*
  • The local cars and coffee draws a very large crowd of people of all ages
  • I see younger folk, and women as well at shows in my area, immigrants as well. It seems to me hobbyists have been complaining about the graying of the hobby for a decade or more. *NM*
• Does anybody know what country an ebay seller called 3dscaleparts is located in? Thanks. *NM*
  • I've bought from him. Pretty sure he's in California. *NM*
  • 3dscaleparts is from California. He has long lead times on all his parts. *NM*
    • Just got an email from him telling me the parts I ordered are shipping....but will take a month to get here? *NM*
      • His lead times are sometimes kinda long, but his parts are spectacular! Worth the wait for this guy. 😁 *NM*
  • I've ordered a bunch of times, Jim. Superb quality always. Worth the wait. *NM*
• I have one i think was sold through testors at the time. It has a metal hood and the base sucks the fumes down. Is there a way to have the fumes get pulled into a drum verses outside? *NM*
• This is confusing. I just tried to respond to the ‘64 Plymouth post below and it wouldn’t work. But using the same log in and password, I’m able to post here. *NM*
• Thanks for all the kind words ! *NM*
• Cool to see the Moon dragster with its combo Ford pickup. Thanks. *NM*
• The cars were great and so are this spacecraft and aircraft! What scale is the plane? The bmf looks terrific on it.. *NM*
  • I don't remember what scale the plane is, or even the kit manufacturer. I think I built this 10 years ago? *NM*
• I agree. Hope they still have the tool. Quite a few are MIA. *NM*
• Small town car show photos.... From Erie, I drove 20 miles to another small farming community, for yet another car show... Images from the Heritage Days Car Show, in Atkinson (IL) *PICS* *LINK*
  • Great pics from both shows, Marty! Thanks for sharing them. *NM*
  • Great PIX, Marty. Thanks for posting as much as you do. That Shelby Dakota(?)--never seen one. *NM*
    • As I recall, they also made a roadster version of that truck. *NM*
• Small town car show photos... The town that I grew up in was soooo small, that the town square was a triangle... And I returned there today for the annual car show: Images from the Eris (IL) Car Show... *PICS* *LINK*
  • Love it. Thanks Marty! *NM*
  • You get to some great car shows! Thanks Marty! *NM*
  • Thanks Marty, some nice cars. I guess "wagon wheels" aren't going away any time soon. *NM*
• Agreed *NM*
• By Darwin *NM*
• GTX and most HP Mopars had heavy duty torsion bars *NM*
• We or the next gen may end up printing up our own kits at home one day. *NM*
  • Some already do that. Bill Geary for one. Amazing stuff, but no surprise since he has always gone beyond the norm in his modeling. *NM*
    • I don't see him building any of them though. *NM*
      • I'm thinking a lot of the "early" stuff will never get built. The separate doors and other parts look interesting, but when it comes time to figuring out how it all goes together, interest will drop like a lead balloon *NM*
  • Or there will be local printers who will knock out the stuff you want if you are not comfortable / proficent with the tech... *NM*
• PIX
  • "Why 16? Because they couldn't figure out how to make it 17.".... I just spit soda out of my nose because of that line!!!!! 😂
  • Amazing detail for such a small scale. Very nice *NM*
  • That is quite cool for such a small scale. Well done. *NM*
    • I did not read CD's post. I could've just posted X2. Oh well. *NM*
  • Know what? Just put a little dry brush wear along the edges of the doors where dirty hands would touch it getting in and out. Just a little black wash on the crane. It looks good just the way it is! BTW I did a Weaver crane in 1/25. In your scale? WOW! *NM*
  • My eyes can't work with something that small, let alone trying to get my fumbling hands to handle the parts. Great work. *NM*
  • When a kit becomes a puzzle *NM*
  • Wowee! *NM*
  • Thanks for your comments, folks. Wish this stuff came in 1/25th. I'm envious of COF Charlie's ability. *NM*
• So I started the new '65 Dodge Sedan kit.....
• I'm in for a 3-D, there's already the outstanding Allison V12 in scale *NM*
• IPMS Contest in Arlington, TX today. One PIC and a link. Not a good auto turnout but I tried to get all the cars and most of the other models. Alot of them are multiple models in one picture but hopefuflly you will enjoy. *LINK*
  • I did not know there was a kit for Professor Fate's car in The Great Race movie! What a contraption! ;^) *NM* *PIC*
    • I knew that was from a movie but l couldn't remember which on. I assume it's a kit otherwise a great job of scratchbuilding. *NM*
  • Some questions about two of the smaller military boats - especially if you were in 'Nam. *2 PICS*
    • In looking over my post I want to make it clear, I recognize the first as a kit for a boat that was in 'Nam, NOT that I recognise it by having been in 'Nam to see it. *NM*
    • I have no idea. Hopefully some will know. *NM*
    • The first one is definitely an accurate PPR. My dad had the civilian version of the same boat, built by Uniflite. His had twin 440 c.i. Chrysler Marine engines in it, while the Navy used diesels. It was supposedly "unsinkable" due to the fiberglas and foam construction. I'm
      • Thanks for the info. Sounds like your dad's boat moved right along with that pair! *NM*
        • Oh yeah, it was very cool! Never took too long to get to wherever the fish were biting out in L.I. Sound someplace. *NM*
    • Revell (or somebody) did a version of the Swift Boat as well. *NM*
      • Revell and Tamiya both made fairly accurate models of the PBR, which is 31'. The "Swift Boat" your talking about is around 50'. Neither one looks anything like the photo in question. *NM*
      • With that hint I was able to find that kit, which was 1-72 and 1-48. It also let me find the mystery boat, South Vietnam navy RAG patrol boat kit picture. Still not certain of just how it was operated, though. *NM*
• Not more model projects!! *NM*
• BTW, I had a set of mags like those polished, but they never looked that shiney. *NM*
  • Brother in law had a set on his '69 GTX too. He hated them. [uni-lugs] *NM*
  • People have chromed those slot mags. I think that's what we're looking at. *NM*
    • You are probably right. *NM*
• Thanks for the pick ups, Bill. *NM*
• Looks Great, Dave! *NM*
• I like that '67 GTX convertible! *NM* *PIC*
• Bumper Bolts
  • Almost forgot--trim pins before you install. Hard wire cutter can't get in that tight a space. *NM*
  • Very overlooked detail but really stands out . I have been doing this for years, especially on rusted or weathered bumpers . Most 1:1 will have stainless carriage bolts and these do not rust making them stand out . *NM*
  • Great 'how to'. I have one of those tools and it comes in handy. *NM*
    • I have one as well and it i quite useful. *NM*
  • I like the upgrade, and thank you for the plug of the Dead Center! *NM*
  • Glad to see others find this drill starter useful--just wish I'd found it years ago. Would have saved a lot of scratched parts & pricked fingertips. *NM*
• That black Satellite Sebring Plus is what I really wanted for my 1974 Mopar purchase...but you couldn't get the E58 360 hi=po in the SSP and comparably equipped the Road Runner was clearly less expensive. In the end, I made the right choice. Still, this car is sharp (note. *PIC*
• Great PIX, CD. Thanks for posting. *NM*
• Light duty or MD? *NM*
  • F100 IIRC. *NM*
• The rear chassis cut, and the two bed floor cuts, could be made right off of the ends...would save a bunch of work *NM*
• The black Magnum behind the magazine car is a Magnum GT.
• Complete with cab corner rust *NM*
  • Mind you, it's 75 years old! *NM*
    • Well, not quite. My '57 F100 is only 67 years old. *NM*
      • My math is off by about 10 years, isn't that within the "margin of error" ? LOL *NM*
    • It's all good! *NM*
• Was there rumors of the MPC SSlasher Chevelle possibly getting released? *NM*
  • Test shots have been shown earlier this year. It's coming *NM*
    • I can never remember, is that a '71, or '72? Thanks. *NM*
      • 1972 *NM*
  • Speaking of rumors, did someone say that Revell will do a '71 Elinor Mustang or was that someone's wishful thinking? *NM*
    • That has been said to be the third version, but I don’t recall seeing anything official. I, for one, am hoping Revell does it *NM*
• question about the Lindberg/Johan 64 Dodge/Plymouth kits.
  • Thoughts on the Lindber 64 Plymouth/Dodge....
    • The Lindberg Plymouth and Dodge look similar in many respects, but share no parts...
    • The longer wheelbase of the Dodge, compared to the Plymouth, didn't always mean the Dodgehad a longer frame. Former Chrysler engineer Patrick Bedard revealed in one of his columns in Car and Driver back in the '80s or '90s, that Chrysler would often use multiple holes...
• Orange Challenger to my garage post haste! *NM*