Message Index

• Question for the collective... Has anyone offered a "Big Oly" conversion for the Revell early Bronco kit?
• Does anyone know of any 14" low profile tires? Thinking of something like this Vega.
  • They look like normal 60-series tires to me. Nothing special. *NM*
    • Except that I'm looking for a smaller diameter, hence, 14" to fit smaller fender openings, like the Vega pictured. There's plenty of 15" low profile, wondering about smaller sizes. I don't build alot of street cars so my knowledge of available tires is limited. Special! *NM*
      • Do you have a specific wheel OD or tire ID in mind? *NM*
• does anyone know where I can find brake drums and wheel studs for our model cars? Thanks. *NM*
  • I had a package of resin brake drums a couple of years back. Sold them during the big purge... Want to say that they were from Scenes Unlimited? *NM*
    • Scenes Unlimted got bought out. I don't remember the new owners name off hand, but I can't find what I want from the new owner. *NM*
  • In 1/25th scale? You'll need to make your own studs from .020" rod. No need for threads, they're invisible at 1/25 scale. *NM*
    • yes, I need 1 drum in 1/25 scale. I guess that 1/24 would be OK too. *NM*
      • Will one of those AMT chrome plated finned Buick brake drums work? *NM*
• O/T : But gives me a whole new meaning to "Barreling down the highway"...
  • Very glad they are ok, Thank God! *NM*
    • Amen to that! Glad they are safe and sound. *NM*
  • As they say, "that'll buff out". From the looks of the car they're very lucky to have survived with minor injuries. *NM*
  • I’m glad they’re ok and FWIW, I’m no fan of the heavily grooved 100 series highways here in Nova Scotia.
  • Very frightening... So glad that they came through relatively unscathed.... Cars and phones can be replaced... Loved ones, not so much. *NM*
  • So glad they are OK, cars are easily replaced. *NM*
• Another step up the ladder. *IMAGES*
  • Looking very good, John! *NM*
  • The mis-alignment of the notches is easily fixed.
• Contest pics...... *LINK*
  • Thanks Dave...loved that flamed '49 coupe. That's thr first car I noticed when I walked into the room. Good to see you....and Rob....and Gary.....and the other Dave....and J R Rodriguez!! *NM*
    • Jim,if you mean this car, that was one of mine. I was at the table right across from it with my friend Curt Raitz & was selling some of my decals. *NM* *PIC*
  • Thanks Dave..... I would love to make it out there for that show one of these years! *NM*
  • Re: Great show thanks *NM*
  • Thanks for posting these, Dave. It was great to catch up with you. See at GNR or Santa Clara. *NM*
• It's not Orange & Black but just in time for Halloween. Ghostbuster's too?? *LINK*
  • Pix in above post. *NM*
  • Love it, kind of a Ghostbusters Prequel! *NM*
  • Cool beans...where'd the bumpers and grill come from?? *NM*
    • I'm guessing the Revell Foose 48 Caddy kit supplied those parts *NM*
    • Marty's right they came from the Foose Caddy kit. *NM*
  • Can I join in? *PICS*
    • Very cool. They look great together. *NM*
  • Cool beans! *NM*
  • Me too, please. Old and new
• Our restock of the "Time Machine" 1965 Chevelle AWB came in today! *NM* *LINK*
  • I'm thinking of getting one of those and stretching the chassis and building a non altered wheelbase A/FX version when the craftsman kit comes out. *NM*
• Nice Black Beauty Reference... *NM* *LINK*
  • Very cool. Thanks Terry *NM*
  • Great reference... I will try to polish mine out before trying to paint it. Thanks *NM*
• Happy Birthday Boomer, where ever you are.... *NM*
  • Happy Birthday Boomer and hang in there buddy. *NM*
  • Happy Birthday Boomer. *NM*
  • Happy Birthday! and at the risk of invading his privacy......where has he been lately? Hurry back old timer! *NM*
• I was busy for a while but then hit a slump. I should end the year with around 20. *NM*
• Thanks! *NM*
• In technical terms: No. *NM*
• NEED WIRING HELP: Mono '37 Ford, electronic ignition, how do I wire this? Google PIX no help *NM*
  • The cars or pickups? Don't all the car kits have the small block Chevy with the distributor molded to the manifold and the pickup have the stock flathead ignition? *NM*
    • yep *NM*
    • (Monogram issued the cars, Revell/Monogram issued the trucks) *NM*
  • When I built both the Convertible & Tudor I ran the module wiring underneath the firewall so it is out of sight...........lol, same with all the other parts of the harness & I use clear plug leads that are made from "Clearview 2000" that well known product.......lol. *NM*
    • And this answers my question how? *NM*
      • Munchie..the plug leads would be as others have said, standard SBC firing order, as for the module I think its an MSD or ACCEL module & would have a plug on the side or bottom, my apologies for my previous comments. *NM*
      • I just did a search under "ignition boxes" & there are quite a few different types but all seem to be similar, also there is a wiring diagram there as well, the harnesses generally attach on the end of the box, MSD ones are mostly red. *NM*
    • Re: "Clearview 2000" Dude! I ran out of mine a while back and my supplier no longer carries it. Could you pass along your supplier info? *NM*
  • Electronic ignition? I will go check my kits to see what engines there are in them *NM*
    • Okay. Can I assume you have the Revell 37 Ford Coupe or some varaint of it with the SBC chevy that can be carbureted or EFI?
  • Going from memory here (yes the house is getting filled with smoke! 🤣 ). That kit comes with 2 intake options. One for a carburetor and another for TPI. I'm thinking that an ignition management system would be on a fenderwell. I'm not real sure though.
    • Maybe this diagram helps. Looks like the engine management system would be in the interior as shown how cables go to the foot well on the passenger side. *PIC*
• Just saw a video review of the new Green Hornet kit...... *LINK*
  • Thanks for posting the link! I am seriously stoked about this kit. *NM*
  • Not my thing but I hope they sell tons of them. *NM*
  • I believe it's a 1966 Chrysler LeBaron Imperial. I myself would've rathered the stock Chrysler.
    • Me too, but I won't go there again... Folks like to remind me that there's no way it will ever happen, and that's fine as there are already lots of 'long dead' kits in the pipeline, so I'm happy. *NM*
      • I think you'll see the price of stock '65 / '66 annuals come down some now that there's this new kit to satisfy the apatite for GH cars. A pretty nice ,unpainted rebuilder went on that auction place Sunday night for $51. Not bad for a piece of plastic almost 60 years old. *NM*
        • That’s fine as I have other kits at ‘new’ prices to save up for, including a ‘71 Dodge Demon, a ‘60 Ford pickup, a ‘63 Ford unibody, a ‘72 Petty Charger, a Dodge Warlock pickup, ‘59 Cadillac ambulance, ‘64 Malibu SS, ‘71 Boss Mustang, etc etc… *NM*
  • I received mine a few days ago and I was going to do "What's in the Box" but something is going on again with phone to email delivery... For what it is it will build up to a nice replica of the series. For customizers it may be a good start for some mines. *NM*
    • I tried polishing the plastic but it will take some real Herculean afford to get a nice shine... From what I remember I don't think the car shined all that much if any shine at all. *NM*
    • Has anyone done this as a Green Hornet Black Beauty diorama? *NM* *PIC*
      • Cool, What's the car on the flip side? *NM*
        • Re: Cool, What's the car on the flip side? it's the car they should have kitted.....just kidding, not trying to start anything! Well....mostly kidding. *NM*
          • LOL *NM*
        • It's a '66 300, Ken. *NM*
          • Thanks Steve, the flip was so quick I couldn't make it out. I always thought that was cooler than the Bat Cave myself. *NM*
• That's actually the "roadster chassis" parts pack; the "dragster chassis accessories" pack appears to have been parted out to create the Miss Deal/Scorpion kit *NM*
  • Thx: Is that available separately from Gofer? *NM*
    • I believe it is, from either Gofer or Atlantis...not sure which. I wish they'd run some of those through the plating equipment *NM*
• Wet look is still available. I want to say its called extreme clear lacquer (or something similar), but if you look at the label on the side it says Wet Look. *NM*
  • I tried looking for Enamel the other day search five of my sources and that is a hard find.... I'm glad I looked again in my stash the fifth time and I did find 4 full cans in a box, but if I can't find enamel I may as well get rid of all my enamel paints. *NM*
    • Too bad.... I left several cans of the clear enamel behind, when we moved out of the house last October. *NM*
• This is just fantastic ! Very cool. *NM*
• Big whites *NM*
• There were DeSoto AND Fargo trucks built in Turkey into the '80s *LINK* *PIC*
• IIRC, only TWELVE ( or was it ten?) Turbine Cars were saved. Chrysler kept three (on of which was later bought by Leno, IIRC). The others wound up in museums (think the Henry Ford museum wound up with one. Smithsonian may have another.) *NM*
  • The Petersen has one also, think it was the one that was at the LA County Science Museum just down the street. *NM*
• Being a Cheetah lover that did not come out bad at all. Still not a Cheetah but nice anyways. *NM*
• Isn't there a kit that has Mercury dog dishes that are separate from the wheels? Thanks. *NM*
  • Not that come to mind. seems like I remember one of the resin casters was doing a set. *NM*
  • What year and model Mercury? *NM*
    • '49 *NM*
      • Re: '49...those look like one piece wheels to me, you could probably carefully cut them away from the wheel with a razor saw.
• Finished the Predicta PICS
  • Darryl Starbird of course! *NM*
  • That top does work well. Nice! *NM*
    • Boy, does it ever. *NM*
      • 2X *NM*
  • Great build and that color is really nice. *NM*
  • Cool looking car. Great color. *NM*
  • Has that look of a concept car from the 50's. Cool! *NM*
  • I like this a lot..... With that roof it looks like it could be a design study from Ghia, or something like that *NM*
  • I am totally digging this! Awesome build. *NM*
  • Lovely color and the roof really sets it apart from the Predicta. Well done. *NM*
• O/T: well.....made it to the NASCAR Martinsville race...... *LINK*
  • video link gives me an error message......did you go to Saturdays debacle too......
    • Watched Sat in hotel......try this vid *NM* *LINK*
      • Re: Watched Sat in hotel......try this vid....guess you feel the breeze from the cars?! *NM*
        • Feel, smell and tatse it all!!!!!
  • LOL, 3 Martinsville Hot Dogs, they're world famous!
    • Mustard chili onions!!!! Funny thing about the dogs.....
      • Also slaw. I'd love to know how they make that stuff. Love that place, been there a lot. Did you get to see the Modified race? That's usually the best one! *NM*
• Thanks for all the comments on my Squad 51 down the board. I appreciate them all! *NM*
  • Accolades were well deserved. Outstanding build! *NM*
  • I tried commenting on the original post, but kept getting the a naughty word warning, so I'll try here.... It's a fantastic build of a model that MPC should have offered back in the day! *NM*
    • Maybe they will someday, I'd buy one. *NM*
• Gorgeous!! *NM*
• Looks like a good idea to me. It has an internal combustion engine on it so you don't have to worry about it dying while pumping. *NM*
• Boy, that is COOL!! Nice work!! *NM*
• Congrats! Whatever you do with it, it's a cool project. *NM*
• I'm thinking Powerpoint would be the better software for this purpose? (if MS Office is the package at hand) *NM*
  • No, I have WordPerfect X-9. I used to be able to do this with my printer software but that was a different printer years ago. *NM*
    • Powerpoint, Word... they are both Microsoft and work almost exactly the same. *NM*
• Cool concept. It reminds me of an Argentine special *NM* *PIC*
  • Thank You all for viewing, comments and compliments as well. *NM*
• Homemade vacuum form can be found in Scale Auto Best of Volume I. It was in the May/June 1980 issue as well. *NM*
• What a visionary.... Would have never have thunk that, Nice job. *NM*
• T-Bucket with whitewalls... *PIC*
  • Which kit is that, Terry?? *NM*
    • Looks like the Monogram kit. *NM*
  • I like the whitewalls! *NM*
• Love the imagination and the execution. Great work, and thanks for sharing! *NM*
• Fantastic build Ron!! *NM*
• I see more model projects Bill!! *NM*
• Congrats to both of you!! *NM*
• Thanks Marty! *NM*
• I always wondered who built that, It was one of my favorite builds of that kit, always made me grin when I saw it. *NM*
• Re: Corvette/Cheetah What a clever build, nice execution! Great build. *NM*
• Cool idea and nice execution. *NM*
• Cannot remember what issue it was but I am pretty sure it was in Model Cars Magazine. *NM*
  • K.T. Thanks for the tip. I found the article I was looking for. It's in the Dec. 2004 of Model Cars Magazine. Much appreciated. *NM*
• Agree - and it's not that expensive. Just have to get the hang of annealing it then making a bending die - and you would still need all the attachments *NM*
  • Annealing aluminum (at least the cheap stuff) isn't hard. Throw it in your kitchen oven at 550° or whatver the highest temp is, for an hour. Turn the oven off while leaving the aluminum in it. Cool to room temperature. It'll be softer. How much softer kinda depends.
• Broken record: Always test - the spoons up the post tell the story
• Yep - the crusher had a heck of an appetite
  • Do you have the book on Kar Kraft? Within the pages is a photo of an actual inventory of what was on the premises when Ford pulled the plug back in 1970. The Mach 3 showcar was on it, IIRC. and so was a lot of prototypes, including some the AWD cars converted by Ferguson
    • Tampa Bay Auto Museum has a 65 Mustang converted by Ferguson. Great museum to visit, BTW. *NM* *LINK*
  • I didn’t know those Panteras were that problem prone with buybacks. *NM*
• A stock Imperial would be nice. *NM*
  • If the tool survived the scrap drive, it would exist as the final iteration. In case it did, there would be some hope. If it didn't, I doubt it would be a clone candidate
    • I'm sure you're right. My thought process included the assumption that there would be reasonable parts sharing with Green Hornet. If not, then fuggeddaboutit... *NM*
      • Finding the complete tool changes the economics a lot - no one would cut a new '59 Imperial, but if there's one in the warehouse...
      • From what I've seen of the new GH kit, the only thing that could be shared with a stock kit is the chassis and maybe the glass. *NM*
        • I retract my suggestion, then. Looking forward to the Demon and two Ford pickups coming along next month. *NM*
          • I already have a '63 pickup but definitely also looking forward to the other two. *NM*
• What tires came in Revell's 1/25 scale VW Street Machine 85 - 7143 *NM*
  • I think these came with the old Monogram Michelin TRX’s. *NM*
    • I have the original (1987 or thereabouts) release and it HAS the Michelin TRX's *NM*
• Thanks for viewing and commenting. I like that concept car designation. Was a fun build. *NM*
• Very impressive, Dan. I don't have the fortitude to see a project like this to completion. *NM*
• Really nice conversion work. Great build!!! *NM*
• Later when he's finished... *NM* *PIC*
  • LOL!!!! *NM*
• Nicely done! I like it 👍 *NM*
• All of those ‘50’s Cadillacs (up to ‘57) would be great to have. *NM*
• I'm impressed! Nice conversion. *NM*
• A very ambitious and cool build indeed!!! I like Bill's suggestion of calling it a concept for a Cheetah II. *NM*
• No doubt Rich! Lol *NM*
  • I thought Boomer was the oldest one here? *NM*
    • I'm maybe10 years younger than Boomer. *NM*
• I visited the St Louis Museum of Transportation back in 2002...
• I wonder if his addiction problem caused this. I enjoyed his acting very much. Sad. Too young. *NM*
  • Almost certainly contributed. I can think of something else, based on one of his Twitter/ X posts, but I won't mention it here. Some might call it "political". *NM*
    • Alcohol and drugs will definitely do it. Probably drinking in the hot tub which can be deadly. *NM*
      • The only thing worse than high blood pressure is no blood pressure
        • It looks like he had a white tent erected over the hot tub as well. That would make it hot as a steam room inside that thing. Even if he didn’t have any alcohol before he went in, that could make you pass out due to the heat. Also….
          • Maybe he just liked living there. *NM*
          • RPacific Palisades is a "neighborhood like that"???? *NM*
      • Nobody knows now - but there will be a coroner's report... *NM*
        • Yes, could be just a major heart attack (widow maker) that he had. *NM*
• Happy 57th Wedding Anniversary to our friend Rich/NV... All the best wishes to you and your wife... Have you planned anything special for the day? *NM*
  • Wow! 57 years, very nice, congratulations! *NM*
  • Happy aniversary, to you both! May God bless you today! *NM*
    • Happy Anniversary to both of you guys *NM*
  • Really?! It's his anniversary......You should be able to figure out what the plan is....: ) *NM*
  • Happy Anniversary Rich to you and your wife, 57 years is quite an accomplishment. *NM*