Message Index
- LITTLE UPDATE.... SMP Decals - Bruce Sadewater is still in the hospital doing so so he is hoping to be out of the hospital by the middle of next week barring issues. So bare with the tardiness of orders getting out. I'll keep you posted. *NM*
- Question for the F/C experts: Is the Mach Won chassis similar to the Russ Davis Longnose save for the wheelbase? Or is it a different relative? *NM*
- Anyone planning to try out the new 68 Coronet hardtop on an AMT 70 Super Bee or 69 GTX prostreet chassis? *NM*
- Got a few minutes of grokking in - the 90's tool chassis generally slides right into the body
- IMO the Coronet underbody is better, just needs more front suspension detail. Your mileage may vary, however *NM*
- Yep ! I have a chassis already in progress for the 70 that I will be switching to the 68. *NM*
- Trailer mounted concrete mixer *PIC*
- That is astounding work, Carl. I admire your tenacity seeing it through. *NM*
- This might just get Tim Ahlborn's attention. You did an amazing job. *NM*
- VERY nice work!!! *NM*
- What a great piece of scratch building/kit bashing to achieve this great result. Kudos to you, sir! *NM*
- AWESOME!!! *NM*
- Cool! *NM*
- Amazing model building! *NM*
- Great work! *NM*
- Nice job! *NM*
- Re: Trailer mounted concrete mixer WOW! Fantastic! *NM*
- That is impressive! Great scratch building and finishing. *NM*
- The 1:1 rig is quite impressive.... Your model is doublely so!!! Excellent combination of kit-bashing and scratch-building! *NM*
- Great build Carl. *NM*
- Question about the 66 Cuda ( I think its a 66) H.U.G. kit.....
- Aoshima stock DMC-12 *PIC*
- Quick screenshot - *PIC*
- Anybody pining over those old Revell 1962 annuals should find this video from Atlantis very interesting... *LINK*
- Yikes! '62 Plymouth and Dodge HT, and Chrysler ragtop. I'm in for some of those if they do it! *NM*
- HOT DANG!!! There goes more of my money. *NM*
- There isn't much for me to see. The video keeps lagging and skipping. *NM*
- Definitely - I'll gladly take a case of each if they're reissued! What's just as interesting is the Monogram "California Street 'Vette" box hiding in plain sight. Hopefully it's indicative of an upcoming reissue as all of the other vintage boxes in the stack are from kits...
- Someone get the smelling salts for Phil Patterson...
- BUT...are they test shots or just archive smaples from '62??? I'd buy them *NM*
- I'd bet on fresh test shots.. no way would archival stuff still be around from '62...
- They are a touch blunt around the edges. But - Atlantis has a good track record so far
- I was at the IPMS show in Indy today and there was a non-employee who was representing Atlantis, (Sorry didn't get his name , Jeff something) but when asked.......
- They are a touch blunt around the edges. But - Atlantis has a good track record so far
- I'd bet on fresh test shots.. no way would archival stuff still be around from '62...
- Finished the Mach Won Mustang Funny Car...................................PIC's
- Re: Looking good *NM*
- Craig, what didn't you like about the decals? You're familiar with the name Coulter, right? *NM*
- It looks good, especially in red. Were the chassis' on real funny cars that simplistic? Or is that just because it's a model? *NM*
- Looks good - I was looking at that chassis for an Eliminator II build... *NM*
- Very nice ! What paint did you use on the Chassis and Body? *NM*
- Nice clean build. *NM*
- Thanks Craig, Nice build I didn't realize it has full sized front tires. *NM*
- Nice build! I thought the body on those would be stock. I was hoping to make a stock ‘70 out of one. *NM*
- Here is a link to the original kit instructions. *NM* *LINK*
- My apologies to y'all.... I'm feeling a bit under the weather, so no Friday Evening Randomness for you this week... *NM*
- Hope you feel better over the weekend. Your health comes first. We'll manage. *NM*
- Make sure to take your vitamins. *NM*
- Marty no worries. I think we will all make it another week without our fix... You just take care of yourself. *NM*
- Feel better soon, Marty. We'll miss our weekly Friday Evening Randomness, but we'll last until next week... *NM*
- Thanks for the explanation but there is absolutely no reason for you to apologize. Your FER posts are a great gift to board and we appreciate every one. Just take care and feel better soon. *NM*
- This will be deducted from your big high paying salary, JK, miss your posts Marty, get well soon sir! *NM*
- Terrific! TB *NM*
- David....that is a very cool model! TB *NM*
- Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
- Thanks Bill!! *NM*
- The medium green 1970 Dart Swinger with Cragars appears to be the super-rare GT option upgrade (note badging on rear quarter.) If that's a true US based car (and not one of the overseas Darts), I believe this one may the first one I have ever actually seen. Cool! *NM*
- Love the black Duster with the HUGE meats on the rear. *NM*
- I'm curious as to why the 1970 Coronet R/T convertible has no rear marker kights on the rear quarter panels that are supposed to be in the stripe? *NM*
- I really like the black 1971 Charger with the 1970 Dodge ramcharger hood scoops and the straight red pinstripe down the side. That car looks really good to me. I might build a model like that. *NM*
- Oooo, that gold '74? Charger... *NM*
- Still wish Revell had done the early 70s Swinger hardtop. For a while seemed like everyone was wrenching on 1:1 Swingers and Scamps *NM*
- Early Cuda Fastback + Cragars = Heaven *NM*
- Straight Line Sat...Friday special edition... *PIC*
- Don't know for sure but the factory colors closest to the pic are either Ermin White or Capri Cream. *NM*
- The NHRA billboard and the Valvoline sticker to his left on the fender has a really white background so the pic is probably at least fairly close to true colors. The car does appear to have a slightly "cream" hue. *NM* *PIC*
- HEY TERRY JESSE: When you apply splattered mud, how far from the body do you hold the brush (yes, I know closer = larger)? But where's a good starting point? *NM*
- Also, you stated you have more control with a paint brush rather than a toothbrush...I'm thinkin' a wide flat, maybe? *NM*
- Practice... practice... *NM*
- Start at 16:24. I prefer a paintbrush because you have better control. And and inch or two off the surface. Experiment a little with some junk. Dot size depends on how much you thin the paint. *NM* *LINK*
- Just so it is not a COVID vacine!! *NM*
- (pics) For 4,5....a bunch of WWII military models
- If you have the AMT 1941 Ford woody laying around doing nothing ... *PIC*
- My military Jeep made more civilian: *NM* *PIC*
- I just want to say I enjoy the military trucks that everyone posts.
- Yep. Frames with 125 parts get tiresome, but I wanted one, so.... *PICS*
- I recently picked up the MPC "Sod Buster" 1981 Chevy pickup. I was wanting to make a stock version out of it, and possibly 2WD. Are aftermarket steelies and dog dish caps available somewhere? Also, if I want to convert to 2WD... *PIC*
- Seems like a logical opportunity for the resin community or 3D - but nothing I'm aware of yet
- What about MPC 1980 Monto Caelo? Front clip. *NM*
- Maybe a later or older model chevy pickup 2wd? Or the MPC Dodge D-series pickup that's out. -----
- I'm not a truck guy but Fireball Modelworks has a LOT of resin truck stuff. Something he has just might work for you. *NM*
- The '81 C K trucks have IFS..seems to me you could use the IFS from the '64C10. Probably close enough. *NM*
- Didn't the middle-generation GM Vans use the same chassis as Squarebody?
- Just did some grokking online - some of the parts in the front suspension of the '70-95 "G" Van will interchange with the '73-87 Squarebody pickup, so if there's one in the stack, go for it.
- Why, yes they did,, front suspension at least. , , I have used AMT van front suspension under one of those MPC pickups before , , , [PICS] I just looked up the control arms, same parts. same parts #.
- Thanks very much for all the replies, suggestions and advice, everyone! I now know a lot more than I did 24 hrs ago!!
- I remember when those were just average cars you’d see in parking lots. *NM*
- Marty, you certainly are keeping up with the times. A current Hot Wheels in stores now is a hot Chevett....but red, not blue. *NM*
- "FROM BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT" The long awaited 1968 Dodge Coronet Hardtops are on the way!
- Is there a way to preorder dodge Coronet? Albert would want me to. *NM*
- Looking through the back issues of SAE magazine available from Spotlight is quite the trip down memory lane.... This is particular issue changed my life as a modeler.... *PIC*
- For me, it was finding the June '92 issue at a newsstand, then anxiously waiting for the next few issues to arrive before I saved up for a subscription. Will never forget those first few issues I bought. *NM*
- My 1st issue of SAE would have been in the early 80's, changed my life to the extent that after leaving my 25 yrs public service job I opened & ran my own hobby shop specialising in plastic car, truck & plane kits plus resin conversions for 20yrs till 2016, was a fun time. *NM*
- Great news! Y'know... 10 years ago I wouldn't have dreamed that this would be possible. Many thanks to Steve G. and the other good people at Round2 for making it happen. *NM*
- Great to see those old SAEs available again. Issue 27 (shot on the east shoreline of Foster City, CA looking into the San Mateo bay) and issue #57, (shot on the deck of my then home in East Cobb, GA) are two of my all-time favorite covers...check 'em out. (see below)..
- Y'all have seen it many times before, but here is my war era Jeep.... WTH Motorsports style.... *PIC*
- One of my fav's *NM*
- Where'd you get the inspiration for this build? Really cool! Did you use a Winged Express chassis? *NM*
- That there is pretty awesome. I bet it would be a wild ride down the strip! Hit it and hang on!! *NM*
- I love everything about this! *NM*
- Cool, waging war on drag strips accross America! *NM*
- 1965, the dawn of the funnycar era. by 1966 it was on to the tube framed ones. *NM*
- Is it only me...or my computer settings but I am rarely able to see Bruce Kims pics, no issue seeing those posted by others just Bruces pics...is this happening to anyone else? *NM*
- Wow! This one's surely a great inspiration for a 1:1 somewhere. *NM*
- Speaking of Jeeps (well, we were, weren't we?)....in Vietnam, there were 3 types of 'jeeps'. The normal kind we all think of was sort of scarce where I was. But there was another kind, that seemed about the same size, but 'flatter' (lower?)......
- Just an observation. Seems many Jeep builders have used the Italeri 1/24 kit. Do any of you use other sources. My favorite Jeep kits are 1/24 Hasegawa & 1/25 MPC/AMT. *NM*
- For a nice civilian Jeep, what does everyone think of Monogram's kit? *NM*
- I'll answer this way. I have 55 Jeep kits (approx) and don't own any Monogram Jeep kits. *NM*
- I was wondering the same thing, and don’t care whether it’s 1:24 or 1:25. I want to build a replica of the CJ-7 my brother had back in the day, so I decided to buy the newly re-released Monogram kit, since the Round 2 kit is CJ-5ish. Don’t know if it’s the best…
- Twenty of my Jeep kits are 1/24 so that's not it. I'm just a discerning kit purchaser. By the way Mark C., do you have a photo of your brother's CJ-7? *NM*
- I don't have one at hand. I'll have to dig into my old photos or ask him if he has any. It was a medium metallic blue (Brilliant Blue?) with white soft top, 6 cyl, 3-speed manual, and nothing else. No stripe package or anything. *NM*
- I'm curious, what would your choice be for a mid-1970s civilian CJ-7 kit in 24th or 25th? I don't see much out there that isn't military. *NM*
- Oh, and I should have called it a Revell kit, but y'all knew what I meant... ;-) *NM*
- Twenty of my Jeep kits are 1/24 so that's not it. I'm just a discerning kit purchaser. By the way Mark C., do you have a photo of your brother's CJ-7? *NM*
- It's not a bad kit. I had a little fun with this one. *PIC*
- The only knock I have heard against MPC's kit is the lack of military style tires. But there are 1/32 scale 6 X 6 tires that will work for that. Hasegawa's kit is great, the Italeri one ain't bad either *NM*
- I wrote a whole book on model Jeeps *PIC*
- For a nice civilian Jeep, what does everyone think of Monogram's kit? *NM*
- Lol, I've heard something similar about being young and stupid and possibly old and wise but now I'm just old. Lol *NM*
- Ya know Dave, looking again at that pic of the jeep with the hood off, that G.I. in Korea was pretty talented to make that radiator to fit a flathead. *NM*
- Munchie.... Thank You for the offer. I just got back from my little COFFEE KLUTCH/KLATCH and Mike had one for me Thank You. *NM*
- Current 'future' project right now is a proposed "bullet train" from Dallas to Houston. Opponents questioned whether enough folks will 'need' to ride that train to make it worthy, and some people don't want their land to go to the project.
- I'll bet you're right, Dave.....and thinking about those staff cars, it would be neat if a GOOD resin caster put out a '41 Ford Fordor. *NM*
- OT ?...what is the "dark web"? *NM*
- In a nutshell, it's the very private part of the internet. The server addresses are not accessible by the public. At least that is my basic understanding. *NM*
- According to Wikipedia (so you know it has to be right): The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets: overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations, or authorization to access. *NM*
- Who uses that? Government spy networks? *NM*
- I have been told by Norton, that my email address has been found on the dark web. Is this a problem? They want to sell me more security. *NM*
- Do not reply to a notification online. That is a favorite way to get you to respond with your info. Go to the Norton address direct. If you do not have Norton, they are almost certainly someone trying to get into your system by getting you to respond and pay money. *NM*
- Your email is public - it's shown here on the board. Everybody on the planet already knows it. Nothing to worry about. *NM*
- Every couple days Norton is trying to upsell me on something. It's getting tiresome. When I klik on "don't ask me again" I expect to not be asked again, not asked again in a couple days. It's annoying. *NM*
- 44's for 4/4
- But in Korea? *NM*
- In trucks *NM*
- Seems to me,from what I've seen, the army used mostly GM stuff. *NM*
- Korea? I thought we were referring to WW II. *NM*
- The story was during the Korean war. But, as you know, Ford didn't phase out the flathead in passenger cars until '54. *NM*
- David's original post & photos referenced '41-'45. The "story" referenced Korea. My remark about TONS of primarily Ford V8 flatheads referenced '32 'til after Korean conflict. *NM*
- Korea? I thought we were referring to WW II. *NM*
- Seems to me,from what I've seen, the army used mostly GM stuff. *NM*
- In trucks *NM*
- '44 Express for 4-4. *PICS*
- Two thumbs up Frank!! *NM*
- They look great Scott! *NM*
- I have one Rich if you still need a second one. Send me an email with your address. *NM*
- You did good David!! *NM*
- That's going to be so cool, it already is! *NM*
- Oh that looks cool! *NM*
- Very cool Dave! Is the roof painted or vinyl? *NM*
- I'm surprised there isn't one. Him, and Wally Booth *NM*
- For 1941 since I am late ..seen before *PIC*
- Terry, you have mail. *NM*