Message Index

• Where can I find a tear drop hood for a 64 ford Galaixe *NM*
• Has anyone received Model Cars Magazine Issue #222 yet? *NM*
  • Yes...subscription copy today and copy ordered from Spotlight Hobbies last Friday....TB *NM*
  • I just received an e-mail about it. Guess it's on it's way. *NM*
  • Got mine in the mail today. *NM*
• Well I'm bummed! Just heard from Round 2 customer service that the new Demon kit will be here after Christmas. Was hoping for sooner. *NM*
  • Given that I've waited 52 years since the last time, I can wait. : ) *NM*
  • The '60 Ford pickup is the one I'm waiting for! *NM*
    • I didn't ask about that one. *NM*
      • It's not like I'll run out of things to build of it doesn't drop until sometime next year! 😁 *NM*
  • Me too! I was hoping to get the much improved Dodge Demon kit for Christmas... *NM*
  • I am sure R2 wanted it out before Christmas too......but Modern Logistics strike again!! *NM*
• Perry's Resin did a 1/25 79-81 Chevy Malibu 2-door in resin years ago. I've seen a resin chassis, but not the body, at swap meets.
  • They did a wagon, too. It's pretty nice. *NM*
• O/T Cyber Monday must be Scammer Monday too.........
• New Project in the Shops
  • What material is the grille made of? Is it my screen, or is it pink? *NM*
    • Its pink on my screen 12,000 miles away too.....just when we thought we were safe to resume our feeble efforts.....lol..nice work already.. *NM*
    • It's pink Renshape. Just the shade of the material itself. *NM*
  • Looking a bit military or fire related so far. Very unusual interior seating arrangement. Nice crisp work. *NM*
  • Super! *NM*
  • That is going to be another amazing project....and I can't even get engine halves glued together! *NM*
  • WOW!! *NM*
  • Nothing short of mind blowing! *NM*
  • Must be the sporty package. Look at all those bucket seats. *NM*
• What do you think of buying a nice to decent promo to use in a project. Like a Thunderbird just to use the body for a project (ie. custom, drag, or lowrider)? *NM*
  • It's your money and your project. Do what you want with it. *NM*
    • Ditto:-) *NM*
  • Thunderbirds are not that rare, just don’t use an AMT ‘69 Mustang GT promo for a project. *NM*
  • Depends on the year.... *NM*
  • If you have not bought yet I would suggest instead of buying a promo, which are sought by collectors and limited in number, that since all you want is a body you find an incomplete or built, or just cheap Thunderbird kit. Probably cost less and help a promo survive. ;^) *NM*
    • I agree. I've picked up a few re-builder Thunderbirds over the last few years and don't think I've paid much more then a regular new AMT kit for any of them. Easier to work on then a promo too. , , ,[PICS]
  • I personally wouldn't do it, but there is nothing worse than someone telling you what you can do with your money or personal property.
  • If you find one cheap enough, I say cut it up! I have to wonder though, what year T-bird are you looking at?
  • People do do it, though be aware that older promos may be molded in warpy plastic which doesn't act like styrene. *NM*
• Per the decal on it, it's got Motor Wheel Spyders in the rear and MW Flys up front (LINK INSIDE to MW Catalog images)...
  • 1/24 scale Monogram '69 Camaro--one version has the MW Flys, but only TWO! The MW Spyders are often found in late '70s MPC Pontiac Firebird annuals. *NM*
  • Only one kit had a good set of Motor Wheel Flys (flies?). MPC Gapp & Roush Pinto. It had wide Spyders for the rear *NM*
• Yeah…I kinda figured that, but why didn’t GM/Chevrolet want the new Malibu made? It was still a good seller back then just like the El Camino. *NM*
  • Same goes for the downsized '77 Impala and Caprices. *NM*
• Finally, after a roughly 2 1/2 year dry spell, something new off the bench here at marty's Speed and Machine (A subsidiary of WTH Motorsports).... I put the finishing touches on the '50 Chevy shop truck.... *PICS*
  • Very nice Chebby Marty! Yay for you getting something finished as well! *NM*
  • When it looks that good who needs an engine. *NM*
  • Great build, totally could have been a real shop truck in the '50s. Shades of Winfield's '35 Ford shop truck *NM*
  • Beautiful truck!! *NM*
  • Nice work Marty, I could happily live with it......perfect colour choice......nice. *NM*
  • That’s one spiffy Chevy pickup, Marty! *NM*
  • Shes a beaut Marty, one of my favorites, I drove a hot rod 50 Chevy pick up back in the 70's for a daily driver, a 327 with a custom interior , those were the days.... *NM*
  • Nice clean machine, Marty! Love the color! *NM*
  • Sweeeet! *NM*
  • Nice!! *NM*
  • Bet it feels good to finish a project, especially one that looks so good!
    • Actually, we spent the day texting back and forth about his current project..... Meanwhile, I have to figure out my next victim. *NM*
  • Sharp clean work with a great color combo. Nice! *NM*
  • Nice paint! *NM*
  • Wide whites and gold metalflake always says "60's" to me! Cool truck. *NM*
  • Nice build! *NM*
  • Never tried that Duplicolor 1K clear. Thoughts, anybody?? *NM*
    • David Dale turned me on to this stuff.... Super easy to use. A bit slower to dry, than say Tamiya clear, but seems a bit more durable too. I highly recommend it! *NM*
    • The downside to this clear it you can not paint over it with either acrylic lacquer or Tamiya paint (don't know about other types). *PIC*
    • Thanks for the input guys, and thanks, Dave for the warning. Got "religion" after your PIC. *NM*
    • QUESTIONS: How many coats? Time between coats? Fully cured--a week? *NM*
      • I've only ever shot one coat. A couple of days (depending on humidity) should work. *NM*
      • I only shot the single coat. Dried enough for vigorous handling after about 36 hours. Took about a week until you could no longer smell it. *NM*
      • Thanks, guys. Gonna have to try it. *NM*
  • Pretty spiffy, Marty. *NM*
  • WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
  • That bad boy is big time rockin' in my book...CONGRATS Marty! TB *NM*
    • Thanks, Tim.... Amazing what a difference a little paint and stance can do for a vehicle.... lol *NM*
• My latest finished model. Monogram's old Chaparral kit.
  • VERY nice!!!! *NM*
  • I have three resin Chaparral kits underway but I should get one of those too. *NM*
    • Dave, in researching this car, I found a 2D coupe by Modelers and the Union reissue of the old IMC 2E kit. *NM*
      • Here is my IMC 2E made from a built up.
        • Dave, nice work, I've built the Union issue, have 3 of the 4 Ford Gt's built(no J Car) but never saw the Lola T70....have always liked IMC kits, for me they were the Tamiya(& then some) of those days. *NM*
  • Nice-looking build. Good work. *NM*
  • Nice and neat!! *NM* *PIC*
    • Forgive my random photo that will not go away *NM*
      • Dave, here is what to do to remove the unwanted recurring photo in your post...
  • neato, Bob. (Now I wish I'd have bought one.) *NM*
  • Looks great Bob!! *NM*
• Article showing a bunch of AEC Trucks. *NM* *LINK*
  • Sorry, but I just could not keep from laughing at the name on these two brawny trucks... *PIC*
    • In looking at the one on the left, it surprises me that the exhaust discharges directly below the driver's window and (in Britain) into the face of oncoming traffic. Seems it should exhaust to the other side and downward? *NM* *PIC*
    • Every time I see a photo of one of their trucks I get a hamburger craving. The one on the left was probably used primarily off road. Its a Leyland Bison that has had a recent restoration. *NM*
    • Here's some more shots of Wimpy trucks including a good chassis detail of a Leyland Bison (unless you were the driver). *NM* *LINK*
    • FWIW, "Wimpy" is a burger chain in the UK. :-) *NM*
• It's a couple days later but here are some black vehicles...
  • That black '32 is stunning, really has the vibe of a late 40s semi-lakes style *NM*
  • They all look very nice. Good work. *NM*
  • All nice black paint work. My favorites of them are the '65 Cutlass convertible and the seldom seen '61 Mercury hardtop. *NM*
• Got my new Contest Cars magazine yesterday and a big 'Congrats' to all the board members who made the cut! *NM*
  • What magazine is that please? Does Matt and Dawn have it? Thanks. *NM*
    • Fine Scale Modeler Contest Annual. It should be in the header at the top of the page. *NM*
      • As Marty stated, it's shown in Spotlight header at top of page...PIC
  • A few of the guys in our club showed up in there as well as myself. In case you guys want to get one, I found mine at Barnes & Noble. Matt and Dawn, I hope this is ok to post. *NM*
  • Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one from Spotlight. *NM*
• Question/poll time. For those of you that use an airbrush. Do you use an airbrush cleaning pot? *NM*
  • I have a jar of lacquer thinner that I soak the parts in so I guess you can call that a cleaning pot. *NM*
  • Here's what I do .....
  • Yes *NM*
  • And what do you use, Mike? *NM*
• Not in time for Black Friday - finished yesterday evening. pics
  • Very nice and very cleanly done. *NM*
  • Very nice little Model A street rod!!! Any chance you you could give us some details on the build? *NM*
    • Thanks for the compliments! I tried to replicate this '29 pic
      • Re: Looking good *NM*
      • Thanks, Bob... I was wondering if you used a Flintstone body. *NM*
  • Nice street rod! *NM*
  • Good-looking little coupe. Especially like the engine and proportional size plug wires. Nice job using black as well. *NM*
  • Nice Model A Bob. Do you have some rear shots as well? *NM*
    • Pic of the rear, the completed chassis and an in progress pic
      • The more pics you show, the more I like it. You've got me eyeballing the Flintstone A coupe body in my stash! *NM*
      • Looks very nice! *NM*
  • Well worth the time and effort to get something to turn out that nice. Congrats! *NM*
  • Nice build and well worth the wait. *NM*
• Nice truck Frank, I got a 94 Silverado OBS sits just like yours and I don't consider it a low rider! *NM*
  • This was built back in 2002 with the old technology so it rides hard and you can barely carry a brick........ Joking of course but you know what I mean. Hahaha it's the look that counts. *NM*
• That Deora concept...interesting take...think the original is prettier, though... *NM*
  • Yes it is................ *NM*
    • It's also an impossible concept. I want to know how you get in and out of it, and where does the driver sit? That tire/wheel is taking up all his room! It looks very cool though! *NM*
• I've looked at my back issues of CC . . .
  • Thanks, Gary. *NM*
    • I looked through some ...
• Matt & Dawn, have you ever offered coupons or codes? *NM*
• Marty asked me to post all the Saline Solutions so here you o! PICS
  • Very cool series of Saline Solutions, Dave! *NM*
  • I'm glad he did because I missed several of them. Nice lineup. *NM*
  • Thanks for posting them all, Dave.... So much imagination!!!! I don't recall ever seeing the El Camino or Studebaker before. Great stuff!!! *NM*
  • Some great models and fun to look at. *NM*
  • Looks fast sitting still applies here *NM*
  • Dave....great series and great creativity. Big kudos from this corner....TIM *NM*
  • Dang Dave, that's super cool man! I did the AMT '64 Cutlass as a land speed racer earlier this year.
    • Very nice. I did my engine like yours so the hood would close and I don't believe there was ever a setup like that. *NM*
  • Thanks, all nice builds. I really enjoy admiring the LSR cars. *NM*
• The Aussie ute pic was shot less than 1/2 block from where I now live, when Hot Rod Power Tour came through Dixon, back in 2017... As for the resin 32's. Unfortunately the caster only makes a few samples for himself
  • Thats a shame he doesn't sell them, they appear to be as good as plastic pieces.....at least in the pics. *NM*
• Very nice builds! *NM*
  • NICE! *NM*
• Thanks Bill!! *NM*
• Nice builds!! *NM*
• Thanks Marty! *NM*
• Looking good! *NM*
• WOW!! *NM*
  • Thanks. I must do black like you do white. :O)) *NM*
• This is a lowrider, but do you see how it could be possibly confused for a custom? *NM* *PIC*
  • Aren't those referred to as "Bombs"? Beautiful car. *NM*
    • Very beautiful... that would look great in my garage. *NM*
  • Honestly, no.... Having been to a few lowrider shows, that is what would be termed an old school Bomb. *NM*
  • Textbook example of a "bomb" lowrider. , , I know some people consider anything with aftermarket wheels, lowered and with a bunch of extra stuff tacked on to be a "custom" but apparently some also consider Dolly and Ol' Willy "rock" too so ??? *NM*
  • Sorry Steve but to me that's a Low Rider Bomber "Low Riders from the 40's 50's) because if you take the wheels off it it looks like a regular Chevy with no suspension. Their are no body mods that I can see so not custom... Like I said when you see one you just know. Yes No? *NM*
  • LOL. Yes, it's a bomb, however, a bomb is a type of lowrider. Pretty though huh? I'd prefer a set of caddy caps on it and wide whites, but those would work in the meantime. *NM*
• Thanks for the input. I'm starting a lowrider build on the first of the month, and I've been really pulled toward the "bombs"the issue I face there, is that a bomb or "bomba" could be built to look a lot like an early 50's mild custom. *NM*
• Thanks for the kind comments...I've never had to polish the Testors black, but layed it on just to the point before the paint would run. *NM*
• Great pics! You never disappoint! *NM*
• All are nice but that Chevy and Lincoln really spoke to me. *NM*
• I honestly think I could spot one of Kirby Hughes paint jobs from a mile away! *NM*
• Here is a story for you if you like trains and/or unusual cars: Two-headed 1953 Chrysler rail car pics and story. *LINK*
  • ODD duck for sure *NM*
  • Here's your link *NM* *LINK*
    • Did you use the Optional Link URL box? I cannot get it to work for me. I put it in as is, give it a title, but it does not include it in the preview or in the post when I have tried before. It has just started doing this. I do not know what I am doing differently. *NM*
      • Yes that's exactly how I did it. I copied the URL string that you entered and pasted it into the Optional Link box. *NM*
        • Thanks for the info. My Spectrum or Google or something else must have something in settings that is blocking it, I guess. Very annoying. I will see if I can find what may have changed in a recent "update" "to make things easier and more secure". Heavy sarcasm... *NM*
  • It's funny how this car has been appearing on FB and elsewhere lately. I've known about from a book I got in the '80s on unusual special-use railroad equipment. *NM*
• Finished another in my Salt Flats Series. PICS
  • I like this! *NM*
  • Love your series of salt racers! Any chance that you could post pics of all of them for those not familiar? *NM*
    • Thanks Marty. Will do a post of them later today. *NM*
  • Salty Dawg..........Well done *NM*
  • Neat concept, Dave. Color combo works well. *NM*
  • Very nice work. Looks real enough to be a replica. *NM*
• Chevrolet's will always make me high.... *LINK*
  • WOW.......just WOW!!!! *NM*
  • Hits home *NM*
  • Great commercial saw that yesterday for the first time. *NM*
  • Thanks for posting that even though it actually did bring tears to my eyes. Mother passed five years ago at the age of 93. Her last few years she was much like the elderly lady in the video. A little vague about some things, but gracious and beautiful at heart to the end. *NM*
• Some of you may dig this gentleman's builds. Watch this video. To me, quirky, but still cool models. Oh, and a plug for Spotlight Hobbies even!
  • How can you not love the Bat Gasser and the sense of humor?! Plus the plug for Spotlight!
• Love the '66 442 coupe! Looks good in black. *NM*
• Don't forget to make the four wheels' hydraulics independently remotely operated and the flame thrower tailpipes! Although I have no idea about the various combinations of terminology involved. Hoppers, dancers, sports stadium size/volume speakers...But hey, to each his own! *NM*
• Dave, if you have more pics, could you post more of the '61(?) Ford with the red roof? *NM*
  • Here you go. *NM* *LINK*
• X2!! *NM*
• Honestly Steve, thank you. I didn't know any of what you mentioned. I always took it that one major difference was that low riders HAD to have hydraulically manipulated suspension. *NM*
• Nice Ken. I purchased new a loaded '87 XLT (different front end). *NM*
  • Yeah, this grille is the 89 or so grille. I had an 85 Ranger which I'm in the process of creating using the Bronco II as the basis. *NM*
• A favorite Black car.......for Friday *PIC*
  • Nice! Tom is remembered mostly for his ghastly accident. He was able to do some good things in marginal equipment.
  • Dave, very nice build of a rare race car. *NM*