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• SHAMEFUL REQUEST.... I'm looking for IF someone has one in their stash just collecting dust a AMT 1967 Corvette interior. I would greatly appreciative. Has to be 67. ***INSIDE FOR STORY*** PIX and thanks for looking
• Video of a mind blowingly detailed model car. *NM* *LINK*
  • Amazing work! *NM*
  • I saw this build at the last GSL and it just blew me away!! It is AMAZING!! *NM*
  • Holy Moly!!! Those engine bays... *NM*
• This is really OT, but for those of you who appreciate stringed instruments, you really have to spend five minutes to watch this. *LINK*
  • Good stuff, really like her cover of Thunderstruck, but here's my favorite cover of that. More AC/DC fan the Eagles. *NM* *LINK*
  • Pretty cool, but I think there was a little trickery going on there. *NM*
    • ??? *NM*
  • That was a virtuoso in action. Really enjoyed that. ...but I think you found the end of the internet... Thank you. *NM*
  • Just WOW! what a talent... I recently discovered a violinist that will also rock your world her name is Lindsey Stirling and she describes herself as the dancing violinist. I could listen to both all day especially when driving long distance. *NM*
• I should know this but I don't... If I ever did know, I've forgotten... Can the Monogram '53 Chevy be built stock? More to the point, does the 6 cylinder have a stock valve cover??? *NM*
  • Ray, based upon the instruction sheet, can be built stock including engine. Excerpt inside....PIC
• It's been slow, but l am finally spending a little bit of time at workbench again. Making progress on the Yenko "Vette".... *PIC*
  • A Yenco Chevette! How cool is that! *NM*
  • Custom decals? *NM*
  • Well played brotherman Well played *NM*
• Peugeot 1938 race car... *LINK*
  • Great race car info.... wish I didn't have so many projects on the back burner. *NM*
  • Wish someone would do that one, You listening Heller, some vintage Peugeots. *NM*
  • I do love that Art Deco styling! *NM*
    • x2 *NM*
• Hey all. Paint color question. Anyone know what paint and color would be a good match for U-Haul Orange? TIA. *NM*
• Question: Does anyone have experience with Vintage Racing Miniature. I placed an order on the 3rd and asked for an update last Friday and no response. Are they just slow at communicating or have I just thrown away $24. *NM*
  • No idea about their scheduling, but minor aftermarket insight
    • All, I need is just a little communication. *NM*
  • I've ordered from him. It's been a few years, but, as I remember, it took a while. FWIW, his decals are very good, crisp, cleanly printed, AND fit perfectly. *NM*
    • Thanks, I just need to know if I should go to another supplier. *NM*
  • Re: Question: Don't really have an answer but their wwebsite says "Coming Fall 2021". Not what you'd call up to date. *NM*
• How I missed this I do not know, but Spotlight Hobbies now has parts packs and engine detailing stuff, wheels and tires, scale figures and garage diorama detailing stuff! Just happened to look at the categories in the left panel trying to find "All Kits" to search for a car
  • Thanks for the reminder. I just ordered something I hadn't known about.
• Probably the umpteenth time this has surfaced - but - got the SA DVD disc on sale. Installed on my MacBook Pro but won't open
  • Never mind - instructions clearly state at some point "Not compatible with 10.5 or later OS
    • Yeah, I know. I updated my iMac and lost use of that disc, too. *NM*
      • Yes, I bought it and have never been able to look at it due to this issue. Need to find an old laptop, I guess. *NM*
  • Kalmback should produce an updated disc now that they have "closed the covenant" on SA *NM*
• Part request please. I lost the air cleaner for my 1967 Cyclone. Can anyone spare one for me? Thanks. *NM*
  • R2 will send one *NM*
  • I have one from the plain ol' Comet, don't know if it's the same, round and chrome?? *NM*
    • That's just what I need Jim if you don"t mind giving it up. Thanks. *NM*
      • OK, send me your snail mail, and I'll get it out. *NM*
        • Email sent Jim. Thank you ! *NM*
• Chroming Fiasco
  • Wow! I'd be ashamed to put out a product like that. Guess some people aren't. *NM*
  • Since there is only one plating service left, you pretty much told us who it is. Those pics look bad. Since I was planning on sending some parts soon, but after seeing this, I guess not. *NM*
    • There’s another plating service I found on Facebook a while back that took model parts on a limited basis. Hopefully they still do that. *NM*
  • Have you talked to "the plater" about making it right? If it's who I assume it is, and there's really only the one plater left, I've talked to him on several occasions and he seems to be a good guy. Mistakes happen to everyone. *NM*
    • I’m sure he’s a good guy, and I know he probably would like to retire in the not too distant future. I’m not going to bother him, I just won’t go there again. I’m more upset about the work I put into mounting and arranging the parts than I am the money. *NM*
  • Hmmm... how were the parts prepared - did they all look like this? *NM*
    • All the racks look the same. I stripped all the parts clean of chrome and basecoat, and cleaned them grease/fingerprint free *NM*
  • They look great,.... if you're building a beater! Or maybe a junkyard scene.... *NM*
  • I'd be upset to say the least. Your hard earned money wasted. I would still contact the vendor. You should get a full refund. Those are down right hideous. If I were that person, I'd be ashamed to have let an "escape" get to the customer.
  • Don't dismount them from the frames until you talk to the plater. He may be able to put a "finish coat" on them as is if it is just the sheen and not misshaping the parts. Send him those pics. Worth a shot if he will cooperate. *NM*
    • There are some areas where it lookslike the plating wrinkled up in several spots on the parts. Those won’t go away with another top coat on the parts. *NM*
  • Do you happen to have any pictures showing the parts before you sent them, but after you prepared them? That might be helpful when you talk to the plater... *NM*
  • Yikes. *NM*
  • Why would they send it back like that if they cared about their work? *NM*
• So.... Best '70? Best '71-2?
  • Well, here’s my viewpoint on it……
    • MPC '72 was never reissued after the mid-Eighties version (red car on the box) *NM*
      • Thanks Mark! What was the AMT/ERTL version in the early 2000’s? Was it the AMT ‘70 changed into a ‘72 again? The box art showed the MPC ‘72, but that’s not what actually came in the box. *NM* *PIC*
        • AMT, changed back to '72 with (then) new bumpers front and rear, that are not very well done *NM*
• JUST A BIT OT.... Sort of but still related. About two months ago wifey's car got stolen out of our driveway during the night. Details INSIDE. PIX and thanks for looking
  • Definately and upgrade from a Kia..Nice ride.. *NM*
  • And they never found her car?? *NM*
    • No never did... What the police told me was that normally it's joy riders cause they are so easy to break in and steal.*** INSIDE***
      • I don't think that it was a joyride either. Probably on it's way to Mexico before you woke up next morning. I had a pick up stolen, and it was just a joyride, and they found it in 3 days. *NM*
        • I had a Mustang LX 5.0 stolen in the '90s. Cops found the car in the ftront door of a doctor's office.--only thing missing there was a gumball machine (or so the impound employee told me))
  • Re: JUST A BIT OT - Consider sticking an Air Pod into it? *NM*
    • Not sure what an Air Pod is but I will not another KIA (My Caddy was sitting right next to it) and I installed 4 camera's Front/Driveway- Sidewalk to front door- Side yard- and rear. *NM*
      • Sorry, I think it's an Air Tag. It connects to your phone's Bluetooth and will show you where your car is. *NM*
• Kinda OT, but not really that far - what box dimensions are best for packing kits to ship
  • My first question. How many kits do you need to move? Home Depot has various size shipping boxes. *NM*
    • All of them 1100+ *NM*
      • Now you're braggin' 😁. Most of the "Home Stores", like Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, show boxes on their websites with dimwensions and pricing. When I moved here I tried to get all the same size for loading in truck. *NM*
        • Was just.wondering what the OE kit companies do - they probably have it pretty well sorted *NM*
          • I'm sure they buy their boxes sized to what they want. Box companies can make dang near any size you want. *NM*
        • 1100? "A mere bag of shells..." *NM*
  • When i was selling stuff a while back, I used boxes from Home Depot as they were cheap but sturdy. I have one of those rotary wheel cutters to cut them down as needed if I didn't need the whole box. *NM*
• ebay changed again???
  • If that's the case, they are continuing their quest to get rid of the remaining people still using it *NM*
  • Was that Ebay's policy, or the sellers? I wouldn't do it that way regardless. Just wondering. *NM*
    • Gotta be a ebay change......I can't see how a seller could force that to work w/o ebay doing it.... *NM*
  • I may have something that you can by-pass that step... Do the Contact Seller first and make the offer there . If he replies he would then go from there. I wouldn't commit first and run the chance something goes wrong. *NM*
    • I've done this in the past so I don't know what kind of guards ebay has now. *NM*
  • Ebay snuck the change through on the sellers, but they can opt out of it if they jump through hoops *NM*
  • I want to know who in here paid over $200+ for that red polished Caddy with incorrect front wheels/tires. However, whoever snagged that ‘70 with a broken A-pillar got a pretty good deal. *NM*
  • I submitted 4 offers today for 4 different products and did not have to do any of that. *NM*
• Thanks Marty! *NM*
• Beautiful pictures of beautiful cars. Thank you! *NM*
• Excellent pictures! Makes me realize how bad at model building I am *NM*
• Can someone brush or spray clear acrylic (Future floor shine equivalent) to see if that solves the fragile handling issues *NM*
  • Brushed some Tamiya clear acrylic. [X-22] on some that's been drying for over a month and it immediately killed the chrome look. BUT, after it's dried for a few weeks it's not nearly as fragile as some would lead you to believe. *NM*
    • . You still have to be careful but it's not gonna rub off as soon as you touch it. No worse then Molotow or Alclad, probably better after it's completely cured. [which takes a long time] *NM*
    • I wonder if spraying the clear acrylic in thin coats would work better. *NM*
      • Applying any sort of coating will knock down the reflectivity turning it into bright silver. Just apply the stuff and minimize handling of it, and it should be fine *NM*
  • I sprayed a couple light coats of spaztix clear over it, it made a slight change to its appearance but nothing drastic, still looks shiny/reflective/glossy, look where the handle meets the bottom of the spoon bowl *NM* *PIC*
    • Wow, that looks great. Thanks! *NM*
    • and one more as compared to a kit chrome part *NM* *PIC*
      • Just to clarify…that is Revell Chrom spray with Spaztix clear airbrushed over it? *NM*
        • Yes *NM*
          • Well not “airbrushed” , the spaztix was aerosol can/sprayed *NM*
            • Is that the 90109 or 10909 ? From the looks of the pics, I'd be happy with that. Thanks Terry. *NM*
              • It’s the spaztix 10909 *NM*
                • Thanks Terry. *NM*
• Thanks for sharing the PICS! *NM*
• VERY nice! *NM*
• Beautiful work!!! *NM*
• I sent him a message on Facebook to let him know you're trying to contact him. *NM*
• Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work!!! *NM*
• Ummm, some really nice machinery there. Thanks, Howard. *NM*
• Tamiya new kit of the Gordon Murray Automotive T50, kit # 24364....anyone built it? found one yesterday, amazing detail....& is there a kit of the latest Corvette available yet? *NM*
  • I thought we were told that one is coming... *NM*
    • I think it’s within the next month or so unless Revell delayed it. Also, I think it’s 1/24th scale. *NM*
      • That would be good, the scale isn't an issue for me, I build anything between 1/8th & 1/32nd if it has 4 wheels & 1/32nd-1/48th or 1/72 if its got wings...if its plastic & I've got some glue it ain't safe....lol. *NM*
  • Did you get it? *NM*
    • Yep, theres a new toy shop 1hrs drive away, was down that way & they had it.....$109 Oz...about $70US so I won't be spending anything on models for a while.......lol...anything particular you want to know about the kit? *NM*
  • Tamiya donated a new kit of the Gordon Murray Automotive T50, to the raffle at the IPMS Nationals back in July, but I don't know who won it (raffle tickets were split by category--armor, aircraft, ships, and :miscellaneous). Haven't seen any since that I recall. *NM*
  • The only "T50" I know is a Bugatti. What is this thread about? *NM*
  • Tamiya Gordon Murray Automotive T50 *NM* *PIC*
  • Bob Downie has finished one. *NM*
• Awesome pictures Howard! *NM*
• Some cool stuff Marty! The one that sticks out for me is that white early Corvair Coupe! Clean! *NM*
• Gorgeous build, beautiful glossy paint, looks dynamite Scott! *NM*
• I'm in Fort Worth, too. *NM*
  • Jason, at your convenience, would you email me off the board?
• My wife gets REALLY hot when I do this. Luckily, it rarely happens anymore (and I don't tell her about the super glue--I cover it with a band aid) *NM*
  • Also, use the really thin CA--capillary action pulls it into the cut better--doesn't leave much of a scar, if any. *NM*
• What's the site to go to to find kit instructions? I can never remember. Thanks. *NM*
  • Drastic Plastic *NM*
    • Thanks Mark, found what I needed. *NM*
  • Both Round2 and revell have instructions on their site as well if it helps. *NM*
  • There is an instruction sheet source on the proboards as well... *NM* *LINK*
• Nice turnout of good builds. Thanks for posting your pics! *NM*
• Terrific set of pics! Thanks for sharing, especially the ones you braved the dark and the rain to get! *NM*
• I think it may actually be a Dodge. The ram hood ornament and the rounded ends of the grille design seem to be the different from the Plymouth sailing ship hood ornament and the rectangular ends of the grille design. *3 PICS*
  • The bodies and roof are essentially the same, though. Love its Hemi. *NM* *PIC*
• Delahaye wins 2023 Detroit Concours Best of Show. Somebody a few days ago mentioned they didn't know what a Delahaye was, here's one of the best with Fignoi et Falaschi coachwork. *NM* *LINK*
  • Go the Stahl's Museum :) *NM*
    • Just checked out their website. Impressive collection. Remember the Fatty Arbuckle Pierce from when it was at Cars of the Stars Gigantic car. *NM*
  • What a gorgeous design. *NM*
  • It's just another old car. *PIC*
• Thanks, the Peugeot darl'mat is fantastic. *NM*
  • The Peugeot is in the Stahl's Automotive Museum in Michigan. *NM*
• Cant say how it holds up to handling it but super impressed how glossy/reflective it is, this is over bare pastic *NM* *PIC*
• Another beautiful early Fall day, so another fresh batch of car show pics.... Images from Hot Roddin' For Scholars, at Blackhawk College, in Moline (IL).... *PICS* *LINK*
  • I think there are more AWB Mopars now, than there used to be back inna day!! *NM*
    • They used to say "Of the 36 Ferrari GTO's built, 75 still exist". *NM*
  • Lots of cool cars there. And my favorite Ferrari!* *NM*
    • If I’m not mistaken that is a 250 GTE 2+2 Series II. *NM*
  • Marty, for my way of thinkin', THAT is the best lookin' array of vehicles I've seen in a long time, BUT, the BEST "PIC" of all(my opinion)? MISS BELLE! When I got back from Wheaton, "Daddy's girl", Lu Lu would have nothing to do with me!! *NM*
  • That Fairlane is just how I would do it if I had another one. *NM*
  • Looks like a pretty good show to me. *NM*
    • It's a good show, but sadly only about 1/3 the size it was when the Vintage Rods put it on and far less of the "personality". *NM*
  • Now THAT's a car show! Thanks. *NM*
  • Sunshine and cool cars = a great day *NM*
• Thanks for sharing. I wish I could paint something like this truck as good as this is. *PIC*
• There was a 72 AMT made based off the backdated 70. The MPC was much better and the original AMT was better then the new issue. *NM*
  • The front grill/headlight area was much better on the backdated AMT ‘70 Chevelle compared to the original 1970 annual/promo. The cowl induction hood/fenders were better on the MPC ‘71-‘72 Chevelle. MPC never made a ‘70 IIRC. *NM*
    • MPC never made a stock '70. Some of the Hurtubise NASCAR kits came through with 1970 bodies and bumpers, as did all of the Super Stocker dirt track kits *NM*
      • Thanks Mark! Were the bodies actually different though? The ‘70 Super Stocker issued in ‘74(?) was based on the ‘71-‘72 with different bumpers, no? Maybe the front marker lights were filled in and then rescribed for the SS Slasher release in ‘80? *NM*
        • I have the Super Stocker kit, body and rear bumper are '70 (altered from the Hurtubise car...)
• Nice show. Some great pics. Thanks for sharing. *NM*
• Wonderful! Thanks for posting. *NM*
  • Thanks for so many great pics of so many great cars. Nice job. *NM*
• Something to think about. Please.
  • I have two "used" baseball caps, one each of FDNY & NYPD, given to me by (like he said) a New York cop!! Do I wear 'em? DAMN RIGHT!!! *NM*
  • To those who died and to all who serve our society to this day - Sah..lute! *NM*
  • This native New Yorker will NEVER Forget. NEVER! *NM*
  • I wish they built similar twin towers, but much taller instead of going with a single tall building. Whenever I see that single tall building, it reminds me there is another one missing from that skyline. *NM*
  • I have a FDNY 343 cap and I wore it proudly on September 11. *NM*
• What color plastic is the new/re issue Sweet Bippy 1966 Galaxie molded in please? Thanks. *NM*
  • White. If you check your he happy guys on you tube they show what’s in box and a build *NM*