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• It was explained to me that you can mark 'copyright' with the logo if you have a registered business relating to photography or some such business ...
• What is the best brush paint silver... Not chrome, just silver... I recall silver paint that NEVER dried. *NM*
  • IIRMC that was Testors that did not dry
  • If you can get it, try One-Shot...opaque and covers well (you can't do pinstriping in two coats!) *NM*
  • One of the oil-based paint markers might work. Just a thought. *NM*
  • HUMBROL(the little tins) My opinion, Raymond. *NM*
  • cturner is right, it was Testors silver in the bottle that never dried. Their spray always dried for me, though. Maybe decant the spray and brush it? I *think* I’ve done that with good results, but I’m not sure. *NM*
• Boomer, got your note. I have that article. You're right. Thanks. *NM*
  • No, thank you , Terry. No harm, no foul. L.O.L. *NM*
• ATTENTION BOOMER:: FYI, Atlantis has a B-36 listed for preorder. *NM*
  • I still have my Monogram 1/72 I haven't built yet, and the XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter intended to deploy from it, never deployed. PICS
    • Looks more like a Hasegawa "eggplane". LOL. *NM*
    • Dave, when you build the Mono B36 make sure to install lots of lead to counter the tailsitting, I did but it doesn't take much to flip back, lol.....also what is the reissued 1/96(?) kit like compared to the Mono 1/72 which has been reissued at least 3 or 4 times AFAIK. *NM*
      • Counterweights ?? I did not know that was a thing !! I guess back in the day I built all my planes with the wheels up (so I could play with them !!) LOL !!! *NM*
        • So did we, the Spitfires etc "flew" much better when attached to a skyrocket each Cracker Night,extended undercarriage created a drag so always retracted, unfortunately this was a one way flight.......lol. *NM*
  • Thanks, Rich. I'll check it out. *NM*
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • Some nice pics Bill, esp. the 58/59(?) DeSoto...also re the black Dodge Daytona, was that specific rear window used on any other mopars apart from the Daytona, Charger 500 & Superbirds?. *NM*
    • As far as I know it was only on the Superbird / Daytona / Charger 500 as part of the Aero package. *NM*
      • I'll agree. *NM*
      • The two Dodges used one rear glass, the Plymouth used another. Few parts are shared between the two wing cars *NM*
  • Thanks Bill. That Ramchargers Duster is one of the coolest race cars I've seen in a while. Wonder if anybody makes the decals for that particular car. *NM*
    • Don't know, but that's a strange one. Plymouth Duster-looking grille, with a Dodge nameplate on the hood! *NM*
      • Nobody made a Demon funny car body, all of the "Demons" back in the day used Duster bodies with airbrushed Dodge grilles *NM*
        • Yeah but Dodge never made a Demon that looked like that in the front, to the best of my knowledge. Or maybe it's just a very poor representation of a '70? *NM*
          • That does look like a '70 Duster grille. The car pictured might be a restoration, I remember it having '72 style Demon grille graphics back in the day *NM*
  • The Cudas, especially that dark green and white one, really look sharp. Thanks for posting. *NM*
  • Thanks Bill!! *NM*
  • Thanks Bill !!! I swear for just one moment I "smelled" them....
    • I know what you mean KT! *NM*
• Now that is just plain Kool!!
• Your pictures are your property. I stamp mine with my name. You might want to contact the magazine about your picture. Some years ago Dean Milano had people steal pictures from his website, only to claim them as their own and post on eBay (IIRC). *NM*
• Got a message from David Dale just now not being to post from his phone so he wanted me to relay the message about the fantastic builds in the last few days and to keep them coming. FANTASTIC *NM*
• Paint question...a mate has shot Tamiya TS41 Coral Blue on an AMT 60 Ford Starliner with great results except for the hood which has had 3 coats & still shows small "bubbles" or scratches, its been primed without issue but still shows marks, anyone have issues like this? *NM*
  • Most likely it is either a reaction or contamination issue....
    • Yeh, thats what I am thinking but he lives an hour away but will be calling in on Tuesday with the body which is fine & the hood which ain't.....lol......so we shall see. *NM*
      • I think KT is right. However, "scratches" sounds like when you have it stripped and cleaned you might go over it with some VERY fine sandpaper. Scratches affect the plastic below the surface effect, too, and can ghost on you. Final cleaning, good primer, etc. Good luck. *NM*
      • Thanks for the responses, he is a very good painter in both 1:1 scale & models so will be interesting to see, I'll report back on Tuesday....lol. *NM*
        • Keep us updated !!! *NM*
  • If the paint has bubbles, he's holding the nozzle too close and injecting air into the paint. If the paint has scratches, he simply didn't get the primer smooth enough. *NM*
• 50s cars...just a few
  • All beautiful, but those T-birds! *NM*
  • All great and love the idea of the Bird sitting on a map! *NM*
  • I agree with all the others!! *NM*
• I have 2 1950's builds, both 1959. ............... *PICS* .......
  • And what beauties they are. *NM*
    • Oh my yes! *NM*
  • I love big boats and those came out great. *NM*
  • Those are both cool and rare kits too! Nice builds. *NM*
  • Great builds Scott!! *NM*
• Are you ready for some Friday Evening Randomness???? I sure hope so...... ENJOY!!!!! *PICS*
  • Thats Friday evening Awesomeness !!!! *NM*
  • Thank you Marty, that's a great selection of pics. Who built the green Sunliner? *NM* *PIC*
    • That would be Chuck Darnell, he's a member of KKIM. *NM*
      • Btw, that Starliner is narrowed to better fit the dragster chassis. It's pretty awesome. *NM*
  • Love the engine in the first pic...Thanks :) *NM*
    • X-2 on that beautiful nailhead, Howard! The rest of that roadster looks pretty good too! *NM*
  • Really like that BIG green bug. *NM*
  • Good stuff Marty! So nice to lead off with some of the late great Tom Piagari's builds! After marveling at his builds for years I finally met him shortly before he died. At least I got to tell him how much I enjoyed his work. *NM*
  • "Lead Sled"--I love it! *NM*
  • Nice looking 275 GTB clone. *NM*
    • I'm no Ferrari expert but I thought it was a 275GTB........so how do you know its a clone? *NM*
      • It does look odd but it seems to have some real Ferrari bits, so it COULD be real, there were many subtle differences on some of them. *NM*
        • The telltale is probably in the side gills ?? I know there are usually certain things on a replicar / kit car that are different enough to keep the original manufacturer from suing them. *NM*
          • I have never seen a 275 GTB with those side gills, but the windshield looks like the real thing, and that isn't cheap!!! Oh well, real or not, it isn't mine, so let it be! LOL *NM*
            • I hear you Dennis ! Back in the day I actually owned a '72 Dino 246 GTS for a short period of time and the windshield got broken......
              • Wow, I had a '71 246GT, and did have a windshield replaced, but insurance covered it, AFTER I showed them an appraisal as they wanted to write off that foreign car for the cost of the windshield, not knowing the true value, which was a joke then, compared to today's value!! *NM*
                • As the story goes on my Dino.......
                  • Wow. So your wiring diagram was the word "red" written on a sheet of paper. LOL. *NM*
                    • Actually Bill the correct word is "Rosso". It was an Italian car after all !! LOL !!! *NM*
                      • Got it! *NM*
  • Thanks Marty!! *NM*
  • the yellow Willys...never seen one...thanks, Marty... *NM*
• There've been plenty of '50s era models on my workbench over the years. I think you've probably seen them before but here they are.....
  • I never get tired of seeing your builds. Really digging those customs! *NM*
  • Great looking builds Cliff!! *NM*
  • You are so talented! *NM*
  • I love your builds. *NM*
  • Great styling on the customs *NM*
• A few '50's, seen before...pics
  • Two thumbs up Bob!! *NM*
    • Thanks Barry *NM*
  • Those look spectacular. The 3rd one down, is that resin? *NM*
    • The '58 Ford is one of Modelhaus' original "kits". The bumpers weren't chromed at that time so had to use BMF on them. Always meant to have the chrome re-done, but then figured why mess with it. *NM*
      • Re: "Always meant to have the chrome re-done, but then figured why mess with it." Especially when it looks so good! *NM*
  • All beautiful! *NM*
  • Nice builds and a Patriotic flair to boot! *NM*
• My latest Gasser build.......................PICS!
  • Barry, um.... are you feeling ok? It's sparkly, not white. 😁🤣 It looks great! *NM*
    • It is my wife's fault! She asked me if I would ever paint any models that were not white! *NM*
      • 🤣🤣 Under the bus she goes! 🤣🤣 Don't worry, your secret is safe with us. Just as long...
  • I like it and cool paint work. *NM*
  • Thanks for all the nice comments!! *NM*
• Some '50s. Seen before.... *PICS*
  • Great builds Terry!! *NM*
    • Thank you, Barry. *NM*
  • Quite the variety of builds, and they look great. *NM*
    • Ditto! *NM*
  • Always enjoy seeing these beautiful models! *NM*
  • Nice deverse group of builds. Love them all but the patina ones are great. *NM*
• Hypothetical question...
  • Re: Hypothetical question...
    • Barry, your club info sheet is interesting & gives a good range of info, I've run & attended a few model shows over the yrs & its good to see how others do things, after 30yrs you guys would seem to have it sorted out then, lol. *NM*
  • Contest? What city is this hypothetical contest proposed to be held at? *NM*
    • The location is on the first page! *NM*
      • I was referring to Len's hypothetical contest. *NM*
        • It's in a hypothetical town... *NM*
          • LOL! I walked into that one! 🤣🤣 *NM*
            • yeah...yuh did...LOL *NM*
  • Here is my Two Pennies worth Len.....
  • I prefer general classes
• Shout out to Ken Wachel. Two sets of tires arrived and one set is ready to be mounted with wheels to their new home. Again, Thanks, Ken!!! *NM*
  • You are very welcome, Terry. Post PIX please... *NM*
• Small town cruise night photos.... Last evening I drove over to Sam's Drive-In, in Byron, to check out the cars at their little monthly cruise..... *PICS* *LINK*
  • Thanks Marty!! *NM*
  • Oh man, talk about rare... '50s Studebaker 2door wagon! And a side note: That some had already left before the sun was down makes me recall the drive-in spots of my youth when things did not start to get really busy until 8 or 9, then last until closing, which in my little
    • I agree Bill !! Here there was 2 crowds - one during the day and then the night shift !! BTW did you see those wheel on the Stude wagon !! I have never seen those before !! *NM*
      • Those are Kelsey-Hayes "Strippers" or "20 Spokes". AMT '66 Mercury and '53 Corvette kits (among others) have them *NM*
        • Thanks for the info Mark !! *NM*
  • Great pics Marty, #3 the 4dr 1960 Plymouth Valiant is interesting, here in Oz the 1st Valiant was indeed the 1960 4dr sedan sold as the Chrysler Valiant, RHD with a stock floor shift as they were all manuals & the RHD column shift setup hadn't been designed before release. *NM*
    • Valiant was a separate brand for '60 and '61 here, no Plymouth ID on the car. Comet was the same deal, no Mercury emblems or ID until '62 *NM*
• I have been really fixated lately on the different color plastic AMT used in the past on their kits. For instance, I have never seen their '40 Ford coupe in this shade of gray, and I'd like to track one down. Does anybody have any idea what box art..... *PIC*
  • Jim I might be wrong but I don't think the color of the styrene is in any way related to the box art... Just what they had on hand to put through the injection machines. I have that fender unit in grey, black, blue, tan and even yellow. *NM*
    • I'm thinking you're probably right, but I was hoping somebody might remember a connection. *NM*
      • No connection. That part is from a first issue kit. I've seen them in gray, black, and light blue *NM*
        • Jim, if you see box like this you may have a 1-in-3 chance to find that color....PIC
          • OK thanks Rich....that's good enough for me. *NM*
  • Jim, 40 Coupe kit # H823-10DO with a yellow Coca Cola liveried Coupe from 1997 is molded in that grey, also the 1997 40 Sedan Delivery # 8215 cream with black & red flashes box art & 1999 Millenium issue 39/40 Tudor # 30262 Maroon box art also are in that grey colour. *NM*
  • I also have 2 that I built AMT 40 Coupes from the 1960's & both are in that grey plastic plus an unbuilt 1983 AMT/ERTL 40 Coupe ,# 6581 dark blue boxart molded in a creamy white plastic. *NM*
• 1970 Bonneville Diorama Circa 2005-2006........ *LINK* *PIC*
  • Interesting club project. Sure came up with some fine quality and variety! *NM*
    • Thanks Bill ! I just wish I had better pictures of it to post (All were lost to the internet abyss) This pic was taken through a display case !! *NM*
• A video of the prototype of the new Cadillac GTP Hypercar. A prototype of a prototype. Not your uncle's Caddy unless he's Renger van der Zande. *NM* *LINK*
  • They should have had the Batman theme playing in the background... *NM*
  • What's the significance of the 9 lit up on the side of body? *NM*
    • Race cars have numbers. In many series now, they light up. *NM*
  • Looks like a Corvette rebodied by Cadillac. GM has done that before. Remember the Allante? It looked like a squished downsized Cadillac and did not sell all that well. But this looks pretty desirable if you are in that tax bracket. ;^) *NM*
• Here are some of my '50's, seen before!
  • Nice work, Barry. Love the '57 Chevy. *NM*
    • Thanks Charlie! *NM*
• Let's finish out the week with favorite 50s build. PICs
  • Looking good!! *NM*
    • Thanks *NM*
  • That's a cool build, and I sure wish Steve was on this board, as he builds some fantastic stuff. Maybe you could persuade him to join. *NM*
    • I think he checks in every once in a while but just doesn't post much. He is on Facebook and posts there occasionally. *NM*
  • Did that start out as a '50 Olds? *NM*
    • Yes, it did. *NM*
• My 6/9.... *PIC*
  • Whoops..i guess according to the time stamp I am late to the party !! *NM*
    • Depends on where you are. I still wish they would put the time zone on the time stamp. I think it is EDT this summer, but not 100% certain. *NM*
      • Yea...Being in Colorado I am a few hours behind ! *NM*
  • Here was my sons '69 Camaro..... *PIC*
• I heard about this 1969 Charger 500 very roughly about 30 years ago. The '69 500 is my favorite Mopar. The '68 Coronet grill and flush rear window look gret on that car to me. It's one of 392 made. ................ *PICS* .......
  • Man that was a hard hit !!! Cool pics of a rare and cool car though !!!....
  • BTW have you ever checked out this website...... *LINK*
  • Regarding the previous thread about these pics, I like your labeling effort to own them. Really sad subject matter, though. Front crush and airbags probably did not save the driver, but stranger things have happened. *NM*
    • Just a word, 1969 cars did not have air bags. Maybe a simple crush zone. *NM*
      • I did not remember that. Funny how so many things we take for granted about cars now days. Yeah, the driver almost certainly died in that wreck. *NM*
        • On the flip side look at how well the main body survived with just a small wrinkle in the roof. If you took a modern Charger and did the same thing you would most likely survive but it would be bent from front to rear !! *NM*
  • Graveyard Cars can buff that out!! LOL *NM*
• '40s. *PICS*
• Thanks Marty. *NM*
• 69 4 6/9....pic
  • Great Bronco build but the rear wheel arches still make me giggle a bit....
• I recently acquired either the orginal issue, or a very early issue of AMT's '36 Ford, and there are tooling changes that are not due to tooling wear. For instance.....
  • It is not all that uncommon to see modifications from the original tooling....
  • Check the stock wheels for spoke detail. Originals had it and it was removed at some later time. *NM*
    • Yes thanks, mine have that, and I neglected to mention that as another change in the tooling. *NM*
• Oh maaaaan... there's that killer '32 again. Love it. *NM*
• '69s for 6/9......PIX. .....
  • Man, that Impy is SHARP.....time to turn in my glue and modeling tools!! *NM*
• Thank you to everyone who gave me some advice on how to post pics of the wrecked and rusted muscle car that I took pictures of very roughly 30 years ago. I'll be posting the pics soon. *NM*
• Oh, man! He was a cool, friendly guy. Here is my photo of him at the 2019 GSL. *PIC*
• Maybe someone should make some castings of the amt 61-63 grills. Filler above grill is fairly easy to fill and smooth.
  • The '61-'64 F-100s have four slots in the header panel. You can't just fill and smooth it. *NM*
    • True dat, but you can engrave the slots and flow a tad of black paint into them . *NM*
      • ... or just cast a copy of the upper panel from an amt unibody. *NM*
        • Still, you can't turn a '65 or '66 into a '62. The roofs are different. The '64-'66 had a taller roof skin with a depression in the center. The '61-'63 had a lower smooth roof skin. It's not a simple grille and header panel swap. *NM*
          • If it's that important to someone, the roof could be altered. I believe you're familiar with the procedure :) Howsoever, knowing that we're unlikely to see a reissue of the earlier cab, I think most of the guys tackling this would be happy to achieve the basic 'look'
            • We know the reality; most people don't see details like we do... occasionally even those paid to replicate things in scale can't handle it right. *NM*
• Precision work *NM*
• Great fresh take on a classic *NM*
• Your OBS looks great. Wish they would reissue it *NM*
• Kit Review! 1966 Chevrolet Corvette by MPC!
  • Thank you for the review! I remember seeing this kit on the shelves, but never what was inside the box! *NM*
  • Thanks for the kit review! *NM*
  • Thanks for this! I had the kit as a boy and it was too much for me. I remember the metal Coil springs! I also remember the gray plastic. I’d like to tackle it again! *NM*
  • Good review, I built the 1963 or 64 version back in the 1960's, whilst it was an Airfix issue it was identical AFAIK to the MPC original even down to the included open parachute & "Cowabunga" decals,whatever that meant...lol,those plastic front springs didn't last long tho'. *NM*
• EVEN MORE...'69 FER 6/9
• For 6/9 -1969 was a very good year *PICS*
  • All of those are stunning ! Great job on all. *NM*
  • Like that little Dodge! *NM*
    • X2 !! *NM*
• MORE STILL..'69 FER 6/9...
  • Now you really got my attention! *NM*
• Yet Another '69 fer 6/9.......
  • I like and what a dark blue it is. *NM*
• Another 69 fer 6/9.....
  • Wow, he sure took advantage of you ! :) *NM*
• '69 fer 6/9......
  • That sure is nice. *NM*
• Interesting product detail on Tamiya tape, 1mm and 2mm...(pics)
  • Great stuff !!! They also make it in all kinds of widths up to like 40mm. *NM*
• This is so funny Marc !!!!....
• Thanks Raymond. *NM*
• Thanks Cliff for that info. Your paint jobs really are awesome. *NM*
• Never good to hear.....R.I.P. Pat.... *NM*
• I feel you Scott.......
  • First time I have seen the Bonneville and ski boat combo kit in a diorama with both in a state of disrepair. Fun variation, well done. If you want to post it, just put the URL (the image address you put in the text above) in the "Optional Image URL" box down below the
  • Thanks for the advice. That is a really cool diorama that you built. I'll post the pictures of the car that I have in a little while. *NM*
    • Great as it would be really neat to see Scott !!! I will give this link thing a shot Bill...... *PIC*
      • WOW !!! It made a picture !!!!! *NM*
• Love the color on the first one. *NM*
• A '69 for today, plus one just off the bench..pics
  • Both are nice builds but that Charger is so pretty in blue and white. *NM*
  • Ditto!! *NM*
• A couple of '40's builds, seen before...pics
  • Nice builds. I like the color choices on the first one. *NM*
  • Nice ones! *NM*
• In my trifecta of kits I believed would never be (re)issued, this one is now number 1. Unless some seriously negative issue occurs, I will at least get one copy. *NM*
  • Lots of great kits there. I built an old T&T Green Hornet car *PIC*
• (PICS) '40s builds....done a bunch over the years but here are my favs
  • Definitely my favorites too Cliff... All great examples of 40's based hot rods. *NM*
  • That is gorgeous work, Cliff. Colors are splendiferous!! *NM*
  • Love the 4 scale 40 Ford Deluxe display. The others are awesome as well. *NM*
  • Man if you put them outside with a background you would think they were 1:1 cars. Again your paint work is so upscale! *NM*
  • Beautiful models by a master! *NM*
• 69 oh what a year. PICs
  • By far my favorite year Mustang...can I assume that both of those started as Boss 302 kits ??? *NM*
    • Yes, they are both the new Revell kit. *NM*
  • Terry they are all great builds, but love those Mustangs and Torino's. *NM*
    • Agreed, I love my 69 Stang! *NM*
  • 69, oh, what a year! Riiiiiight! Woodstock!! Eeeeeeeha! *NM*
    • That wasn't exactly what I was referring to but I'm ok with that. *NM*
• Keep the theme going, favorite 40s build. PICs
  • Both are great but love that Willy's. *NM*
    • Thanks, it has been my favorite for years and years. *NM*
• Very cool! You need to modify the trailer to carry it! *NM*
• Happy anniversary!! *NM*
• Brand new, still in the crate, LOL! Cool ride! *NM*
• Nice! Man, I must really be old... I know what Palooka means. ;^) *NM* *PIC*
• All it needs now is a license plate and some popup headlights to scare the pants off the general motoring public, LOL! But I love it as it is. ;^) *NM*
• Remember '68, back when everything under the hood was functional and not some overlaid cosmetic plastic "dress up" junk? *PIC*
• If someone is claiming to own it and it is for sale you might check with who owned it then to let him know about the possible fraud. But if he sold it and the current owner is using your pic I would not worry it. Otherwise...let the true owner sue. *NM*
• BLEND IN ? ;^) I guess SUBTLE was taken already? ;^) *NM* *PIC*
  • What do you mean? Is it maybe too loud? Or to much rubber? Well maybe, but I like it that way! *NM*
    • So do I. ;^) *NM*
• Neat idea for an air scoop at the trailing edge of the the roof for the rear engine Corvair. *NM* *PIC*
• I can see why. How about a couple more pics? *NM*
  • Well, I generally only take two pictures of my models, and while trying to post the other one, it 'mysteriously' disappeared. I just don't think computers are here to stay. *NM*
    • A couple of times that has happened to me. Turns out I had accidently hit delete and they were in my Recycle Bin (or trash can, whatever your system calls it.) Might be worth a look. *NM*
  • OK, I found it. Looks just like the other pic, except from the other end.... *NM* *PIC*
• I have noticed you use metal quite a bit, but as far as plastic and resin goes what kind of primer do you use with the automotive paints? *NM*
  • Hi Bill, I usually just use rattle can spray primers, but my favorite brand, if available, is 'Rust Check'. It dries quickly and isn't too 'hot' when sprayed on the plastic parts in light coats *NM*
    • Thanks! *NM*
• Looking good. Was this the ZZ Top kit release? Are there non-ZZ Top releases? *NM* *PIC*
  • It's the Revell Snap Kit from several years ago, with tires and wheels from a '32 kit. *NM*
• Sharp! *NM*
• We had lots of fun with Pat and friends in Calgary a few years ago. Great guy and lots of fun. RIP. *NM*
• I don't make a habit... *PIC*
  • Not a truck modeler either but that will make a cool display. Keep at it looking forward to seeing it completed. *NM*
  • If you do not have the trailer sides in kit or done yet you might find some buildings model standing seam roofing sheets. *NM*
  • Terry, if you're starting with the AMT Freightliner single drive/day cab I liked to see what you do to convert to single headlights when you get to it. TIA. *NM*
    • I won't. Like I said, it won't be 100%. *NM*
      • OK, thanks. *NM*
    • Here's my fix to convert the WF cab to single headlamps
      • Tim, thanks for the details. Funny, when I think of you, I think Peterbilt. Never thought to ask about Freightliner. *NM*
        • Ha. One can not live on the Red Oval alone. *NM*
• I just improved on a previous build. I discovered that the two color eyebrow stripes that came on the 1971 GT-37 in the first half of the year were available on any 2 door T-37, Lemans and GTO (excluding the Judge. It had its own 3 color stripe standard). The 2 color stripes
  • Scott.thats a nice clean build........BTW, check your emails please...lol. *NM*
    • Responded *NM*
  • That is gorgeous! I love it in that color! *NM*
  • That looks great with those stripes. *NM*
• Marty, I sent you an email. Thanks. *NM*
  • Nothing here. *NM*
    • I tried again, maybe this time. *NM*
• Message sent *NM*