Message Index

• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • Bill, you continuously grace us with fantastic pics. Thanks a bunch buddy. *NM*
  • That black Plymouth wagon is wonderful! *NM*
  • More great pics Bill..re the last pic, showing the rear of the blue 65 H/top...as these were never sold here in Oz.... is the tailight red plastic only the centre lens or is that red area around the lens also plastic or just a red reflective paint?. *NM*
    • Here ya go, Andy....I assume this will answer your question ;) *NM* *PIC*
  • Looks to me like an outer bent square frame with an inner bent narrow trim square with centered trim bits at top, bottom and sides laid over a red lens so the lens shows in the middle square and between it and the exterior square frame, but I am not a MOPAR guru. *NM* *PIC*
• Any one know if Moebius might re-release packets of their ww tires? I'm running low, and I really like those tires. Thanks. *NM*
  • Contact Pegasus Hobby, Moebius owner, and ask. *NM*
• Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY!!!! *PICS*
  • Thx Marty for including a picture of my Track Roadster....still to this day one of my very most favorite models....TIM *NM*
    • Always one of my favorites, as well as Tim.... That and your Tangerine Dream '51 Chevy both made huge impressions on me back in the early days of SAE. *NM*
    • Tim.......I was building a 1:1 track roadster in the late 70's using a twin cam Alfa /5speed,glass body & AI nose,sold it unfinished...have you any more pics/info of your model as I'd like to build one of my car as it would have been...yours has Tom Prufers influence...lol. *NM*
  • Cool the Lear steam powered Indy car! *NM*
  • Incredible! This has to be one of your best presentations yet. Great pics of 1:1's and model builds as well. Tim's build is swell also. *NM*
  • Thanks! *NM*
• Here is a cool '62 Thunderbird custom 1:1 site I ran across that looks terrific in the initial pics, but the underside and flaws detail pics in the latter part of the over 60 pics casts a big no no as far as purchasing goes. It is already sold but the pics are still up to *LINK*
  • That's an incredible website for reference material! Thanks for sharing!!! *NM*
• A rather odd body for this truck *LINK*
  • Side View *NM* *LINK*
  • After an old Conestoga wagon, no doubt. *NM*
  • Digging deeper, it was made by a Delware firm that made wagons and later truck bodies, link inside to more (and really neat photos of their other stuff) *NM* *LINK*
  • Cool stuff...I like the "bookmobile" in the Watson archives... *NM*
• Sure makes me wish I'd scored one of those or the hardtop when I had the chance. *NM*
• Someone posted just the other day about replacing a broken windshield by forming plastic over it with heat. Can't find it now. Any help? *NM*
  • I do not know how to form plastic over it with heat, but you may be thinking of gluing it together and using the inside face to make a plaster mold to use to make another with heated plastic sheet in a vacuuform (sp?) box. If you do not get more detailed info here
• Good article on Corvette show at the Zimmerman Driving Museum down in the LAX area. If you've never been there and in the area check it out. *NM* *LINK*
• Why is it so hard, as many say, to cast parts in clear resin? You know, for things like interior glass. If you have a good vacuum chamber to eliminate air bubbles, why would it still be a problem to cast parts in clear resin? *NM*
  • Because both male and female molds need to be perfect, free of waviness, free of defects, and have a mirror finish. Nearly impossible to accomplish with a silicone mold. *NM*
  • Modelhaus did a handful of cast clear windshields, but dropped them quickly. If they couldn't make a go of it... *NM*
• Very nice build my friend! *NM*
• HAPPY BIRTDAY Barry Payne!!! *NM*
  • Happy Birthday Barry!! 🎉🎉🎉 *NM*
    • Re: Happy B-Day buddy!! *NM*
  • Thanks guys!! I am still going strong at age 82! *NM*
  • Re: HAPPY BIRTDAY Barry Payne!!! Us ol' timers got to stick together! *NM*
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Barry!!! *NM*
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY Barry Payne! *NM*
  • Happy (Belated) Birthday Barry! *NM*
  • Hey, hey.... A belated Happy Birthday to Barry!!!!! *NM*
• Rust using superglue
  • I have used this, it's actually very simple, dab thick CA glue when you want penetrated/built rust... more..
• Well, after about 14 hours of filling, waiting, sanding, priming, filling, waiting, sanding, and priming... *PIC*
  • Cool! This is 1/25 (or 1/24) scale? *NM*
    • Yes. *NM*
  • At least you have some music to listen to while you're waiting, sanding and priming! What kind of primer? *NM*
    • Just Duplicolor Sandable. *NM*
  • That's a lot of sand... Please tell me the is part of you tools. *NM*
    • MASK *NM*
• When those tires get old they get about as hard as styrene, and shrink. The same thing happens to the tires that came in the MPC modified kits. Enough so that the shrunk ones make a good "pony tire" for the left front on those modifieds. *PIC*
  • The first issue of all those MPC modified kits did include a floater tire. The mold must have disappeared, as none of the reissues have it *NM*
    • These kits? I don't remember anything but 4 tires all the same size. *PIC*
      • The early modifieds may have had all four the same, the late models (GTO, Monte Carlo, Camaro, etc) definitely had the floater. I've got a few of them *NM*
• OT--We've had a couple of unseasonably warm days this week...*PIC*
  • They're meant to be driven, glad you're able to this time of year! *NM*
  • Well, we are getting ready for full on Summer which started last Friday, 1st Dec. here in Oz...40c this afternoon here in South Grafton...yuck. *NM*
  • Had our first snow of the season yesterday. Won't get past the freezing mark today. Warmer over the weekend, maybe! Tis the season! *NM*
  • I'm sure it puts a smile on your face along with the people that see it out and about *NM*
    • That's one of the things my wife has pointed out often--all the smiles and waves. *NM*
  • Way to go Terry! *NM*
  • Any excuse will do to get behind the wheel of a great looking car like that. Very mild winter here so far too; good weather to see the Christmas Train anyways. *PIC*
    • The closest the Christmas train got to me was about 2 hours north, and then it was around 3:00 AM. It popped up on Virtual Railfan (Elkhart) and there were quite a few people at the station. *NM*
      • It made a stop in Byron (IL) about two weeks ago.... Was feeling a bit under the weather, so I passed on going. I did get to see it when it stopped in Byron, back in 2018, and again in Clinton (IA) about a week later. *NM*
  • A really fine car, especially with its great back story. Glad you gave it an outing. I am sure you enjoyed it. *NM*
  • What a beautiful car. With the exception of salted roads, I don’t know why anyone would not drive an old car year round. The heat usually works. *NM*
    • I can't imagine why either, Dan. *NM* *PIC*
• I'm thinking there might be a couple individuals here that will dig this guy's projects. *VIDEO*
  • I like what he's doing and how he talks about them. It's as if Larry The Cable Guy was a model car builder. Thanks for posting it. *NM*
    • Funny, that is precisely what I dislike about his videos. *NM*
      • He is a bit different, but I thought his models might be something people might like to see. Especially his "flattops" and that Studebaker gasser. Also that Tbird dragster is quite interesting. His Tbird is heavily influenced by a real drag car. *PIC*
        • Haven't seen any of his models. Can't get past the nonsensical crap at the beginning. *NM*
          • Yeah, I was like Huh?! *NM*
  • Am I wrong or while he's going on about the plugs being in the wrong place on the Ford engine, he has the distributor glued down in the rad hose hole? I'm no expert on those engines but that's what it looks like to me comparing it to pics I see on the net of those engines. *NM*
    • Re:- while he's going on about the plugs being in the wrong place on the Ford engine, he has the distributor glued down in the rad hose hole? What engine are you referring to? *NM*
      • I think he's talking about the 427 in the Thunderbird. *NM*
        • Yes, exactly. *NM*
    • Re: Am I wrong or---In pics I'v viewed the dstributor and rad hose look very close to each other. I'm no expert--- *NM*
  • Mike L, if you had ever built anything, you wouldn't embarrass yourself now. *NM*
  • I don't know, I kinda liked the builds, the humor is OK, but I just fast forward through the silliness. It's all good, at least he's building something, which is more than I can say lately.
  • Stuff actually reminds me of some crazier 1960s buildups. Besides, he did mention ordering from Spotlight *NM*
• Could it be possible that the tire with the shallower marks is the copy of the original mpc tire made by polar lights? Just curious... *NM*
• Are GM short bed the same lenght I'm wanting to cut the 72 bed down to a short base bed down *NM*
  • Um, yes. *NM*
    • Thank you Steve *NM*
  • This is for the square body bed but if it's the same, here are the dimensions *NM* *PIC*
• I wish Round2 would bring that kit and the Chevy Van with the mid engine drag race version back out. *NM*
• I am reminded of a fellow MCMA member who sold off his car kits...MINUS the tires.
  • Jason, I must say, I've sold many kits minus tires. *NM*
• Scott, after you've been in this hobby 60 to 75 years you'll have acquired LOTS OF DIORAMA MATERIAL!!😮‍💨 *NM*
  • Actually, since my $ income is small, I either sell or trade away any parts that I figure that I'll never use. There have been plenty of times I've regreted not keeping some parts, but I need the income to continue to buy stuff that I need. *NM*
  • I know what you mean Rich... and these boxes are heavy... LOL (Pics)
    • Where did those trick 4x4 wheel sets come from??? *NM*
• Love the top treatment. Keep the PIX coming as you progress, please. *NM*
• Hahaha... He tried. That MM dates back a good number of years I was still working and I've been retired 10yrs anyway. *NM*
• Is that that older rear windowless issue? Whatever your thinking and I get the idea and that's out there.... I don't think I ever would have thought of that. More I think about it that is brilliant. *NM*
  • That's the new tool (1993) '67 kit *NM*
  • Yeah, it's the newer release. I just printed a soft top roll basck sunroof thing for it and cut a huge hole in the roof. I think it'll look pretty cool. *NM*
• Lots of different stuff... Nice showing *NM*
• It was me Scott and if your parting with them I'll take them I'll take the chance. I know the smaller ones are for sure smaller and shrinkage couldn't get them that small. You said you ordered those tires on line? Man I've got more oddball tires I could have sent your way. *NM*
  • How many of the smaller ones do you need? I think that I have at least 4. If I have more, do you want those too? LMK. *NM*
    • Send what you don't want.... A year from now if you ask I'll have them to send you. *NM*