Message Index

• '75 Olds Cutlass......PIX. .......
  • Roger, you do THE cleanest "BMF-ing" on the planet! *NM*
  • Look like GM studio shots! *NM*
• Harvest Time.... lots of pics
  • WOW!!! Very realistic vegetation. *NM*
  • Great work.......for some strange reason I like combines..... *PIC*
• Maybe it is just me, but I'm not seeing any pics - just icons taunting me *NM*
• This may have been discussed before, but I don't stop in very often. Do the taillights from the Revell 69 Chevelle fit the AMT kit? *NM*
• WOW! MIss a few months and someone rearranges the furniture! *NM*
• With all the automotive magazines dying I was glad to find some new ones starting up... *PIC*
  • I saw those advertised but was afraid they would fail like all the rest have. *NM*
    • Hope not - maybe a good sign
  • Thanks.....gonna try the Rodding mag..... *NM*
• Test to see if I can now post.
  • Yup! I see a Golden Oldsie! *NM*
• Everyones 1960-61 builds look awesome! Thanks for posing, you all do fantastic work. *NM*
• More 61's
  • Fotki failure, no pics *NM*
• My 1961's .......... *PICS* ..........
  • Love them Bubble Tops! *NM*
  • 61 is one of mine and was one of Alberts favorite year and I know he would love that 61 Invicta just like me, geat builds Scott! *NM*
• Here is my 1961 Line up.....
  • I especially like the Ranchero. *NM*
• My 61's for 6-1
  • I like those Fords (see above)... *NM*
  • I don't like Fords but those GT wheels look great on that wagon! Nice builds sir! *NM*
  • Where did those Wire Wheels come from.??? *NM*
• Man, what a drag. I gently washed my original Flip Out Mustang body and as soon as the water touched it, the decals started flaking off. There're some left, but too far gone to build it as a "barn find" for my liking. ..........*PICS* ..........
• I've been working on a project to show what I think is the future of our hobby. What I've learned is that my future involves some time woodshedding to relearn Paint & Body 101!
• Looking for some 1961 or so Space Age seats without seat belt detail. For a 57 Chev show/go project I dug out from the 90's! *NM*
  • Any suggestions? *NM*
  • What do mean by Space Age seats? *NM*
    • The early 60's were the space age, Googie styling (look it up), I mean that Seattle Worlds Fair, Space Age cool at the time style of far out stuff.
      • The style started in the late 40's with the 1st Googie's Coffee Shop opening in 1949. The same year the 1st Norm's opened and I spend 20 years eating at them and the Chicken Pie Shop in Anaheim.. By the *PIC*
        • I like that style! *NM*
  • From my memory the AMT 1949 Ford Coupe and the AMT 58 Impala both have a pair of seats that may work. *NM*
    • Thanks! I'll take a look! *NM*
  • AMT's '63 and '64 Impala kits each have unusual custom seats. *NM*
• A pair of 61 Fords *PIC*
  • Nice!! *NM*
  • Ford's understated styling in the 60's is so good. I wish more kits of the Ford full size line up to be available. *NM*
• Off the bench. And as Albert used to say "An in between projects, project."......pics.....
  • Looking good, David. *NM*
  • Very nice David! I'm so happy the Olds is a hit, might get model companies to dig out more old stuff ! *NM*
  • Just curious. Are the last 3 in or outdoors? I prefer the 1st 2. *NM*
    • Outdoors. Real color is in between the two sets of photos. *NM*
  • Very sharp !! *NM*
  • Looks great David! I just finished up my coupe. *NM*
  • Very Smooove Dave! *NM*
  • Nice mild 60's vibe. Thanks for the axle tip *NM*
• Another '61. (Pics)
  • Good work! *NM*
  • That looks fantastic Peter!! *NM*
• (PICS) for 6,1: My modified Moebius '61 Pontiac Ventura, and a couple of '1960 survivors
  • Red a go go! Each a great Model. I hold off on the 61 , heard too many issues. Would you build it again? *NM*
  • Great builds Cliff!! *NM*
  • I've seen the '61 Pontiac Ventura in person and it is better than photos. *NM*
  • You always impress me with your work. Love it *NM*
  • Cliff, where do you get stainless wire? Did you cut a groove and inset it, or what? *NM*
    • Re: Stainless wire and plated wire in various gages are available in craft stores (Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc.) in the jewelry sections. In the case of my Moebius Pontiac, .......
• '61. (PIcs)
  • Nice! *NM*
  • Very cool! *NM*
  • Well done! *NM*
  • Looking good Peter!! *NM*
  • Love it. I like the way you think! ;^) *NM*
• No '61's but a few '60s PICS
  • NICE!! *NM*
  • Wild cars and cool models *NM*
• WELL HERE ARE...... my 60's PICS and thanks for looking
  • How do you do it ? Great skills and imagination Frank! *NM*
  • Love the 6 in a row *NM*
  • Re:Man I really like both of those *NM*
• A glad I'm back here a little more post with a race car *PIC*
  • How kool is that! *NM*
  • Thanks for posting those builds. Always enjoyed the vintage stockers on the Board years ago, really gave me an appreciation for them, 1/1 and in scale *NM*
  • Reminds me of a car that ran Sportsman at Metrolina in the 70's when it was paved. *NM*
    • Re:Bill Johnson won a ton of races in the six cylinder division on dirt at Concord and Metrolina in this car, don't know if he ran on the asphalt or not. *NM*
  • I agree Gary, met you and the Sims boys on here and been friends ever since! Really miss Jackie, when we met I was doing some vacuforming for my modified stuff because back then you couldn't get anything for them!
• Looks like Boomer is MIA and having trouble getting back on board. *NM*
  • I just sent you an email about this, did you receive it? *NM*
• A few more '61's and a '60.....pics.....
  • Re: A few more '61's and a '60.....pics.....
  • Neat stuff *NM*
    • HERE's MY REAL 61...... And a belated 58 of my bestest friend of 40 yrs...............AND NO I'M NOT SELLING MY HAT. My mother in law use to wear it in the garden we shared.
  • Real style! *NM*
  • Great builds David!! *NM*
  • Re: Nice stuff. *NM*
  • I REALLY LIKE the Lincoln look! *NM*
• It's 6/1 so post your '61's (and '60's while you're at it).....pics....
  • I like those shape skirts that flow with the side crease. Good stance, too. *NM*
    • Wish I knew where they came from. They were a parts box find. *NM*
• a google search has left me confused as to the proper color of the 6cylinder in the AMT 41 Plymouth.....
  • I'd say silver but I'm often wrong. *NM*
    • The majority seem to be silver. But it could be a case of different factories using different colors. *NM*
  • The V8 is supposed to be a 318/340 small block Mopar. A very poor representation of one. *NM*
  • Silver seems to be the right answer, though I have to say I'm not an expert on these cars. See the link below. *NM* *LINK*
  • Thanks for all the responses, seems of all the colors I thought it might be, none were correct. : ) *NM*
  • I solved the 'generic V8; problem by doing this. *PIC*
  • Plymouth side valve 6's were silver,I had a 1:1 scale 41 Plymouth Coupe with the folding rear seats,have had my 1940 Dodge since 1971 so you could say I have a passing interest in 40/41 Dodges & Plymouths,ask away..lol. the kit V8 is supposed to be a 340. *NM*
  • Crime Dog....just sent an email with a few pics of the car I had. *NM*
• A Model a Day. *PICS*
  • WOW! What a build! I've always overlooked the classic models as they don't really appeal to me, but that is beautiful! *NM*
  • Those Monogram Classic cars were all very beautiful models...great build. *NM*
  • Classics always appealed to me. *NM*
  • Great kits often overlooked...... *PIC*
  • That's beautiful. Too bad they never did the Auburn Speedster which I understand to have been the next one planned. Talking with their New Product Manager at a HIAA show years ago he told me that as long as he had a say they would never do another one since the return on
  • Looks great Terry!! *NM*
• 1966 Impala
  • Re:Just the front, no rear glass. *NM*
    • Not positive but the current issue doesn't have the glass, but rather a piece of clear flat stock with a printed "safety net" pattern on it *NM*
      • Re: You are correct, I forgot about that *NM*
  • Thank you, I needed glass for an original AMT 1965 impala. I will continue my search. *NM*
    • Try the glass from the AMT '65 Bonneville and '66 Wildcat. Same glass in 1/1 so should be a good fit. *NM*
  • I pulled out the sanding sticks and the polish. All the glue marks are gone and the window is usable. *NM*
• Better late than never, a couple red/white/blue racecars. *PICS*
  • Re:Nice work! *NM*
  • Two very nice looking models! *NM*
  • Those are beautiful. Really like that Buick. *NM*
  • VERY KOOL *NM*
  • That Buick in my opinion was the best of the Monogram Stock car kits, your build of it ranks among the best I've seen of it, stance is perfect. The Modified is very nice as well, good job getting the tread pattern off of those Goodyears by the way. : ) *NM*
  • Are those wide fives on the modified aftermarket wheels? *NM*
    • The wide-5 wheels came in the (now rare) Revell ASA stock car kits. *NM*
      • Got several of those, but hate to dig through the kits for the wheels, good thing is the basset 9 holes are also in those kits. *NM*
  • Very nice builds! *NM*
• Scale Auto magazine 2002 contest annual issue! Alright! Thanks to everyone who participated in helping to identify the Scale Auto issue that I need. Thanks Casassa! . May I ask: ...................
  • Here ya go. Two pics....
    • Ooooohhhh David! Thank you SO, SO much! I'm tickled pink seeing those pics. I'm still going to look for the actual magazine, but the large pics you posted are even better than having the magazine. Thanks again!!!!!!!! *NM*
      • Glad to help. BTW.....nice build. *NM*
    • Very cool. I remember that pic now. Didn't know it was "The" Scott Liggett at the time... ;-) *NM*
  • Don't know if you are still in the Cincinnati area or not. I'm in Indiana and it seems like at almost every swap meet I go to someone has a stack of SA contest annuals for sale. *NM*
    • Yeah, I'm still in Cincinnati. Been here since I was 1 year old (born in Louisville, KY when my dad was on a job there.) I never go to shows, it's difficult for me to go out. I'll keep looking on ebay for a while. Where are you in Indiana? Just curious. *NM*
      • Noblesville, just north of Indy. I see the CARS show (Cincinnati Challenge) is coming back in November. Maybe I'll travel to Owensville for that. *NM*
  • If you had asked 2 weeks ago I'd have sent ya mine, alas, I no longer have it. Timing is everything as the saying goes. *NM*
  • nothing there right now but just save a search on ebay and one will turn up, probably sooner than later. *NM*
• Memorial Day Honor...Boeing B-17G Bomber "The Fox" *PIC*
  • Beautiful work! *NM*
  • Re: Awesome! *NM*
  • Re: Well done. *NM*
  • Looks good! Dad was a navigator on one of those in WW II. *NM*
  • Cool build of a very large model! *NM*
• A build from the early '70's. I have no idea where this is and this is the only pic I have of it. *NM* *PIC*
  • Congrats! *NM*
  • Yes dig it *NM*
  • David, how can you lose such a beautiful model, lol. *NM*
• Red, White, and Blue. *PICS*
  • Sah...LUTE! *NM*
  • Some kind of nice. *NM*
• On, and under the bench this evening *PICS*
  • Great sidekicks!! *NM*
  • Oliver says nice to meet you Sasha and Wally... PICS
  • One of your helpers a Russian Blue?? *NM*
    • Nope he's just a grey and white mixed breed. *NM*
      • Nothing wrong there......
  • We had cats for 45 years. *PIC*
    • Lucky for me neither my nor my wife have any issues with such alergies! *NM*
  • I'm at about the same place on mine (convertible) as you are. Tell me.....
    • No sir, no problems there for me. *NM*
  • Did you make the paint stand or is it commercially available? Oh Yeah, good looking Olds BTW *NM*
    • Thank you! It was something I found on Amazon from "Gamecraft miniatures", about $25 *NM*
• Remember the NFL team vans Monogram issued quite a while ago? Were they a flop? *PIC*
  • I'd bet licensing would be a deal killer now *NM*
  • The fact that they haven’t been updated and reissued speaks volumes about how much of a success they were and what the chances of it being repeated, LOL. *NM*
  • They sat on the shelf at the hobby shop I worked at....I even passed on them when we marked them down. *NM*
  • In additon to the NFL licensing, there is another aspect that could prevent Monogram from reissuing that exact kit--team "Official Car" deals. Dallas Cowboys have been "Ford" for the last several years...
• Anyone built/have the Monogram Ultimates 1/43 scale '67 Corvette? Where's the windshield frame?... *PIC*
  • Maybe molded as a unit: vent panes, windshield glass, and frame? *NM*
  • I don't see a windscreen...maybe its molded to that? *NM*
  • It's molded as part of the windshield, or actually scribed. *NM*
• Red, White, and Blue for today.....................................................................PIC
  • Here's mine too.............PIC
    • Re: VERY nice! *NM*
  • OK, here's a couple...PICS
    • Re: Lookin' good. *NM*
      • Re: Here's mine *NM* *PIC*
        • Fantastic Gary *NM*
        • Kudos on the "scuffing" *NM*
        • Cool! Details on this build? Decals, kit? *NM*
          • Re: Kit decals, built out of the box except for the rims and homemade window net from sheetrock patch *NM*
    • Really nice stuff Dave.... especially love the Vette *NM*
    • Decals or paint for the All American '57? *NM*
    • Very nice looking builds, Dave. Which '57 Chevy kit is that? *NM*
    • Decals on the '57 MPC Flip nose Chevy *NM*
  • NICE... All the drag cars I have I've never built one of those. *NM*
  • Re: Red, White, and Blue dirt cars.......PIC
  • Here are some of mine!...........................PICS
  • My contribution. *NM* *PIC*
  • Lotta NICE ones, folks! Thanks for posting! *NM*
• To all the So. Cal. modelers.... Don't forget that this Saturday is the San Diego Model Expo at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. 9-3. I've got a table there so drop on by and say 'HI'! *NM*
  • If I lived closer I would!! *NM*
  • Im going to try to swing by ;^) *NM*
  • Planning to be there. *NM*
    • Bring some flyers for your show. *NM*
• Re: 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner owners, past and present, ARISE!....A friend/co-worker/classmate ordered..
• OK. I need everyones help in identifying an issue of Scale Auto (Enthusiast?) magazine. .............
  • Sorry. I sounded rude and demanding above. I should have said.......I'm looking for help from anyone who is willing to help me locate the magazine issue. Sorry guys. Being autistic has some downfalls. *NM*
    • No you didn't. Wish I could help but can't. *NM*
  • I looked in my Scale Auto first 35 years CD and found Cincinnati Challenge, but not the one with your model...
  • There are 4 articles in past Scale Auto starting in 2004 on the Cincinnati Challenge and there is no such vehicle shown in the photos *NM*
    • Do you think it was in a Contest Annual? *NM*
      • No, definatly not a contest annual. It was a monthly issue. It was just a small article about the contest with a few pictures of models from the show. Mine was just one picture among several, nothing special. I won 3rd place. They wanted a pic cause it was something diff. *NM*
  • Found it! SA 2002 Contest Annual, page 20. My '34 Ford pickup is on the next page. The photos were taken by Mike Napoleon. Johny' s Toys was a neat store. Hated to see it close. *NM*
    • In the words of Spicoli, "Awesome! Totally awesome! Alright Casassa!" Yeah, Johnnys was great. I used to have a good friend who worked there and he let me use his employee discount. *NM*
• Random pics......
  • Didn't realize Frank had done the Lakey's Speed Shop Metropolitan--cool! *NM*
    • Thanks Chipster *NM*
  • Don't see that rarely seen sunroof often if at all in scale. That is very nice. *NM*
• I've received a handful of reports about some people not receiving emails from us. Is there anyone who has been in the situation who would be willing to help us test/diagnose the issue? You don't need to be tech savvy to help. *NM*
  • Just what is it you need done .???? *NM*
  • I consider myself technical and would be happy to help :) *NM*
• Picnic in the Bruce... diorama *PIC*
  • Nice display Carl. You should show some of your big stuff :) *NM*
  • Looking good Carl!! *NM*
  • Nice little diorama! *NM*
  • Very realistic. Those Internationals used to be on every farm you went past! *NM*
  • I like it! Just enough dirt and dust on things. *NM*
  • Really like that. Wish Tomy would reissue those. *NM*
    • Wayne, excuse my inability to translate (Tomy). Are you referring to Tamiya Campus Friends? Since we're wishing, I wish Ertl plows, barge wagons, M-F, and IHC tractors would hit the market again.
      • Tomy is a toy company that owns Ertl and holds the rights to the all the farm equipment tooling. I guess since farm toys is a big market for them when they sold the rest of the Ertl tooling to R2 they decided to hang on to them. *NM*
        • Oops! Yeah, I know of Tomy the toy company. Didn't associate with Ertl. Sorry for the misunderstanding. *NM*
  • I dig dioramas and you hit the bulls eye with this one! *NM*
  • Thanks Guys for all the kind words. I have always thought that models looked better in a diorama. Another plus is that you can divert the viewers eyes away from flaws in my builds ;) *NM*
  • Great Builds and the overall Poject is Fantastic.... I don't understad the Picnic in the Bruce thing? Never heard that term before.... *NM*
    • Sorry for the confusion. That is the title I put on it when I built the dio. I live in Bruce County, a rural area in Western Ontario.
• A shoutout to all vets, past and present for your service to the USA! *NM*
  • Re: A shoutout to all vets, past and present for your service to the USA!
    • No, I didn't get it mixed up with Veterans' Day but I do appreciate your response. *NM*
    • Well said Jim, couldn't agree more. *NM*
• Never seen this Corvair....... *PIC*
  • Kind of wish i hadnt now lol. *NM*
    • Embrace the 'Dare to be different'!!!! *NM*
    • Took the words right out of my mouth Richard... *NM*
  • Call me crazy, but i would love to own that odd ball. How many great conversations and new friends you would have. *NM*
    • I agree!!! *NM*
  • Yes, it is different looking but...
  • WOW!! *NM*
  • More about the WAIMEA from Rik Hoving and a link *LINK*
    • Thanks for that! *NM*
      • You're welcome. Can't resist wandering around the internet. *NM*
  • I like it! *NM*
  • Weirdest COrvair I've seen this weekend, and I was looking at a book on modifying Corvairs in a used bookstore, that had a photo of a GM-built V8-powered '66 coupe--GM STRETCHED the wheelbase!..
    • My buddy built a 350 powered Corvair mid engine car.....
• All, looking for a source for some mid 40s style wire wheels in 1:43 scale for an Indy 500 car. Wheels were around 17” on the 1:1, in scale they measure at 10mm diameter , I’ve found some scale 16” but they are a bit too small so need slightly larger , any leads? *NM*
  • Google is your friend my friend... A quick Google IMAGE Search for "1/43 wire wheels brought up tons of stuff to sift through... *LINK* *PIC*
    • Forgot to mention, Duesenberg wheel is in 1/43rd *NM*
    • Thanks Raymond, because its a pet peeve of mine (asking stuff thats easily searched via google) I actually did that first, as well as ebay etc. Asked here as looking for more first hand experience/knowledge from folks who know or may have found some and can point me to ones
• *PIC*
  • "Honey, I shrunk the kids!!!" *NM*
  • Two thumbs up Terry!! *NM*
  • Both turned out nice *NM*
• Cousin of the Son of Ford *PIC*
  • Cool! Nice job! *NM*
  • "Watch that speed bump!!!" *NM*
  • Nice build Gary! *NM*
  • Nice save on the decals *NM*
  • Very nice, one of my nostalgic favorites because my gran gave me one for my birthday. *NM*
• Trucks on the workbench
  • WOW, Some really great scratch building there, nice trucks! *NM*
  • Nice work Tim !! *NM*
  • You scratch build guys amaze me. *NM*
  • That is some great work! Very impressive! *NM*
  • Amazing as always Tim! *NM*
  • That's some find building, Tim! Awesome! I love it! *NM*
  • WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
  • Superb work, Tim. Thanks for the PIX. *NM*
  • Was wondering what you'd been up to! *NM*
  • great job of scratch building on the Comms trailer. I like your bronze/ brown colour choices *NM*
• Some of us still do it old school *PIC*
  • You calling me old...... LOL I remember those days riding my bike to the LHS not affording paint. Looks great Gary. *NM*
    • When I was young I shared a room with 3 younger brothers. Could only afford a couple kits and a couple bottles of paint. No spraying allowed. The "Golden Age" of modeling. *NM*
      • Almost forgot. Didn't see my first hobby til I was 17.
        • That should be hobby SHOP. *NM*
  • Sure turned out nice. *NM*
  • Been there, done that! *NM*
  • Re: Lookin' good. *NM*
  • You're the MAN Gary!! *NM*
  • Nice to have an early stocker on the board. Somewhere, Luke57 is smiling! *NM*
    • Re: Jerry was one of the ones who introduced me to this site way back when. *NM*
  • Looks good Gary, done many that way! Ireally miss Luke57 and Jackie at the shows, be hard to find as much short track and Grand National knowlege that those 2 brothers had! Ran many laps bench racing with them! *NM*
    • Re:Miss them all the time, and Buford too. A lot of knowledge between those three. *NM*
• '62 Mercury 2 ton - Can this be kitbashed, or would it require a bunch of scratchbuilding? *LINK* *PIC*
  • A lot of the pieces out of a Ford C cab might work. *NM*
  • Way out of my league, but the big difference is the front fenders. *NM*
  • I think Scenes Unlimited and Ma's Resin have 5 lug 5 hole truck wheels, but do not know the sizes. Might search diecasts for stake bed trucks for wheels and some other parts, like chassis, etc. *NM*
  • are these the wheels? *LINK*
    • They look close but not quite there to be exact. Thanks! *NM*
  • There is a bit of scratch building required there but very doable. 5 lug wheels are available for sure. The Ford snowplow kit could provide the frame but the ALF kit would be needed for a single axle in the rear. *NM*
  • Thanks for the advice, all. Sounds like it might be more involved than I want to take on, but you never know... :-) *NM*
  • Any version of these 2 kits will provide a single rear axle chassis. May need to be shortened depending on model you build....PICS
    • Thanks. I wouldn't have thought that those chassis would have been the same as they looked like heavier duty trucks to me (but I am not a truck guy, so I'm just going by looks). *NM*
      • Mark, can't say how all those AMT Ford truck frames compare with each other since I'm not home at the moment. I have versions of each. *NM*
        • Here's what the short hauler frame instructions look like...PICS
          • Thanks! That gives me lots to think about! :) *NM*
  • Someone in eastern Europe cast some Ford cabs like that. Not cheap, but well-detailed from what I understand. He did other Fords of that vintage as well. *NM*
    • I meant to mention these were made prior to the release of the Moebius kits. They were mastered from the venerable AMT F100 kit. *NM*
    • I would probably try to do the conversion myself, as I don't mind that kind of challenge. The chassis and wheels and such are where my knowledge falls off. *NM*
    • Brian, I remembered the castings (Europe) you mentioned. Did some internet searching. Can't find any availability these days. *NM*
• Nice to see some activity here! PLEASE, keep it up.This board is what you make it! *NM*
• My favorite is that Tommy Ivo Dodge. All cool stuff. *NM*
• The Bronco really moves me. *NM*
  • Yeah that one got me too, crazy, but extremely cool! *NM*
• Sad new. May he R.I.P. *NM*
• WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
• Great PICS as usual Nick! *NM*
• Just saw that folk singer Patrick Sky passed. Saw him at the Second Fret in Philadelphia April 1967 was a good show. *NM*
  • Here's a video of him with Pete Seeger, he was an excellent finger picker guitarist. *NM* *LINK*
• Question on Chassis work ... Salvino's JR Monte Carlo
  • A better chassis can be made by .......
    • That makes sense. Thank you. *NM*
  • Not sure if this is helpful, but what about a 1:24 Monogram NASCAR chassis?
    • Thanks, Mark. I was hoping to work with just what is in the kit and some scrap styrene. :) *NM*
      • From what I've seen elsewhere (Randy Ayers NASCAR board), you can build a convincing looking model with the chassis in kit with a few mods. If you can live with the 'incorrect' aspects of the chassis. I haven't built one, so can't really comment. *NM*
  • Re: Question on Chassis work ... Salvino's JR Monte Carlo
    • That looks great to me! *NM*
      • Re: That looks great to me!
      • Re: That looks great to me!
    • Nice job! *NM*
  • Converting Salvino Monte to a '73
    • Wow! these are very helpful! Thank you. Beautiful work! *NM*
    • Nice work, always really liked Cale's Carling car! *NM*
• You can also setup a small weebly site - they offer a free website builder, and you can host pics there....
• Indy Museum...1995 *LINK*
  • Thanks, always wanted to go there but have just never been able to put it together. *NM*
    • Re: An awesome place. *NM*
  • Thanks Howard... Love the old Indy cars or the 60's - 70's *NM*
  • An amazing museum collection of incredible machines. I do not follow open wheel racing, although I have watched a few Indy 500s through the years. I had no idea that museum existed. Thanks for the pics. *NM*
• Always wondered what the 73/74 Plymouth FC looked like built. Pretty neat! *NM*
• A little story and a future project. Back in 1978, when I was 12 years old, ....................... *PICS* ..........
  • As one of the weirdos that actually likes that era of MPC graphics, I think you're on the right track. Just clean it up and get the chrome lookin' nice *NM*
  • Sounds like a pretty cool idea, Scott. Something a little different. *NM*
  • That's so neat! I was also transfixed by that kit when it came out, and got one... but didn't build it.
  • Looks like a perfect "weekend warrior" of the local track scene for a guy who spends his money and time on the mechanicals and just puts a number on the glass or the door, lol. Go for it! *NM*
  • Here's my opinion - It's your project. Build it the way you like it. Don't worry about impressing anyone else. In the end, it's going to sit on YOUR shelf. Build it for YOUR enjoyment.
    • Great advice Mike.......for everyone. *NM*
• A couple of old paper models that I've posted before. My 1st shot at one, Voisin C6 Laboratorie. Motor Racing Replicas (really miss that magazine) had an article on the car with a lot of detail drawings so would like to do another one someday with more detail. *PIC*
  • Cool. Some of the models I've seen in posts from Europe is just dazzling. *NM*
    • The 2 hot spots for card modeling are Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. Here's a few others I've saved photos of. *PIC*
  • What year was that Voisin C6? Looks like one of the early considerations of aerodynamics. From the name I would guess French? *NM*
    • 1923 and raced against the Bugatti Tank, another early attempt at streamlining. Voisin was a early French aviator who also got into automobiles. *PIC*
  • The Bond Bug and the Viosin V6 could be done in styrene. The Fire Vehicle is cool ! *NM*
    • They could be, although the Voisin is perfect for paper since there's no compound curves. *NM*
  • MRRN the best car model mag. I keep looking at those Voisin plans periodically but may be beyond my capabilities or ambition! *NM*
• Now that’s what I’m talking about. Loving all the new posts and thanks for all the great comments on my Ala Tub build. Here’s another Brad Leisure drawing brought to life. *PIX*
  • Good work man! I like! *NM*
  • Two thumbs up Ken!! *NM*
  • You nailed it and I like the subtle changes you did from the sketch. *NM*
  • Nice! I like your paint color better than the drawing. *NM*
• A tribute to the guy that brought us all together and put up with us. Keep this board going please! *NM* *PIC*
  • I don't mean to take over your post or to step on any toes, but I decided to enlarge your pic of Tom's car for a little better view. Thanks for posting that pic by the way. A lot of you guys know that I'm Olds fan. ..........*PIC* ..........
    • No problem Scott. I just cleaned out my lame Photobucket account before they locked everything and held them hostage. *NM*
  • Now we all know what MY favorite of Tom's cars is. *PIC*
    • Terry, is that the car they were towing when Tom was in the accident? *NM*
      • Re: Terry, is that the car they were towing when Tom was in the accident? Think so. The tow car was a 67 Impala wagon. It was totaled. *NM*
  • Indeed, well said! *NM*
• They are all great builds. Thanks for shring them as it encourges me. *NM*
• I want to see this board stay around and stay healthy, so here is a pic of what I'm working on. ..........*PIC* ..........
  • COOL! *NM*
  • That looks great. You do keep the board rolling with all your great builds *NM*
  • Love it Scott! AND thanks for participating. We ALWAYS enjoy your pics! *NM*
  • Nice Scott! *NM*
  • Scott, here is a replica of the '76 Cobra II that I owned.
    • Really cool, I love it. I hope that I can find some 5 slot wheels to put on mine someday. *NM*
    • Re: VERY nice! *NM*
  • Great project. I wanted to do a Cobra II as well, but think I missed the cutoff for the parts.
    • Actually, Missing Link has brought the conversion parts back. He has been selling them for the past couple of months on ebay. He regularly has them for sale there. In fact, he has the parts on ebay right now. BUT, remember, these parts only fit the MPC body, not the AMT. *NM*
      • Thanks muchly, Scott. I appreciate the heads up for MPC/AMT as well. I'll have to check which one I have before I go to ebay... :-) *NM*
• Nice save. *NM*
• Wow tht sure is a lot in the works but they all look great. *NM*
• My two oldest builds in my possession.....pics....
  • Very cool! Great that they survive *NM*
  • BMF was around in 1977? I first heard about it around 1985. *NM*
    • Wayne Moyer was using it on 1/43 scale cars in the mid-70s, and it had been around a couple of years by then. *NM*
  • I remember when you owned a 1:1 of that.'77 Volare!! *NM*
• Exceptional build Tim. I like the number plate on the rear as if you would drive it down the road! *NM*
• Well I tried the last build-off and failed but maybe I can do this one. So count me in. *NM*
• Enjoying the pics of old builds ! So many fun models from the past!
• Testing 3 2 1
  • That is a bright '56 Pickup! *NM*
  • Looks great!! *NM*
  • Great build! *NM*
• pic test, I hope it's a dirt model given to me by the late Jackie Sims who we lost this year! *NM* *PIC*
  • Man yall were right, postimages.org is easier and free! *NM*
  • You are right! I had to try *NM* *PIC*
• Simpler design, it's actually a keyhole saw! FINE blade . *NM*
• Indy 500 was a good race and feel good of the year.
  • yes it was best Indy 500 I have seen in years the ending was Fantastic *NM*
  • Was a pretty good race. They need to take a look at the brakes with the problems getting on pit road to see if its just overdriving or something with way the brakes are being set up. *NM*
    • Paul Tracy implied that.......
      • There are caliper piston seals that act like spring and pull the piston away from the rotor. They've been around a while and can be difficult to detect. *NM*
  • It was a very exciting race from beginning to end. *NM*
  • I forgot it was on. In between two NASCAR races I watched a strange new off-road racing series using purpose built electric cars. Never heard of it before. *NM*
    • Cup race was a nap fest..... *NM*
      • We need "Bg Bill France" to come back from the grave and tell these guys (Larson, Truex...) to "Stop stinking up my shows, or else!" *NM*
        • TRUE....after all it is 'Entertainment first' ......
          • I haven't followed it much in the past decade or so, but I do find the racing 'personalities' to be somewhat corporate and boring these days. Almost like someone is popping them out of a mould. *NM*
            • "Political corectness" unfortunately is the rule of the day. They kicked Kyle Larson out of NASCAR for a whole season for letting the "N-word" slip out accidentally. So they all watch what they say/do carefully. *NM*
              • Larson got the death sentence for a parking violation......
• Yes, always enjoy the old Indy cars. *NM*
• Which resin kit seller produced a 4 door 1965 Plymouth Belvedere body? Wasn't that Missing Link? If so what happened to their website and how can I contact them without Facebook or Twitter? *NM*
  • Hey, I just sent you an email of how to contact Kevin *NM*
• Awww all the junior high boys are disappointed *NM*
• Are the GSL contests still being held? Occasionally?, No more?, Pushed back? Something else? How is Mark Gustavson doing?
  • In answer to the question you didn't ask, Registration for dscV17 - The DESERT SCALE CLASSIC VIRTUAL VENUE (17th Annual) Model Car Championship ends tomorrow night . . . *LINK*
  • GSL was pushed back to 2023 I believe. *NM*
  • The mystery pictures were posted by Viper Dave McGaughey; He died several years ago. The old NASCAR pix were posted by Luke? (Can't remember his last name) AFAIK he is also gone. *NM*
    • Jerry Sims, also known as Luke57. Miss him. He did great stuff, and fun photographs. *NM*
    • Jerry passed long before Dave and I miss both of them, especially Dave. When my times comes, I look forward to chatting with them both. *NM*
• It’s been awfully quiet around here lately so while I’m not quite a lurker I don’t post often. So here’s one of my models to liven things up a bit. *PIX*
  • Very imaginative! *NM*
  • I don't post a frequently as I used to, cuz the vibe is gone, a couple of months ago I even got a mail which more or less stated my input was considered clutter, so there. *LINK*
    • Not meant to be a criticism Luc merely an observation that the board seems to be dying. I for one enjoyed your posts. *NM*
      • You may be right Ken. But in any case this board was once nearly the only game in town. Now the model car social media scene is much more diverse. Not to mention the deaths off some once high-profile members. But...
      • This board is what YOU GUYS make it! Particpate and it thrives, don't and it dies. Simple as that.
    • I like it and far from clutter. *NM*
    • Since I've been waiting for that one for what seems like 3 or 4 years. It looks great now just hope Spotlight will carry it. *NM*
      • We will do our best to get some when they become available (looks like midsummer?) *NM*
    • Thanks for the link Luc. Added to my models bookmark folder *NM*
    • Luc mon ami, you are far from clutter. *NM*
    • I understand that Rehberger got the same kind of malicious email. I don't know who is deliberately undermining the level of participation or why, but suspect it is someone with a beef against the board for some reason. If someone is posting pics that are not of specific
    • Well, Luc, I CARE! And I did go to the link AND I enjoyed the PIX. Don't have to know German to understand and enjoy another modeler's work... Sorry you feel this way... *NM*
  • Neat deal Ken, don't know if Ira still watches this board but he has built about all the different body styles with the Ala nose, his Vicky is really cool! *NM*
  • Nice results, I remember the SAE Sketchpad that appeared in. *NM*
  • That is such a cool build. Nicely executed. *NM*
  • Thanks Ken, That is a great take on the Ala Kart vibe *NM*
  • Krazy man! Really captures the look of the era! *NM*
  • Here's a link to the Ala Tub that was built about 20 years ago. https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0819-381068/1929-ford-phaeton-ala-tub/ *NM*
    • Re: Here's that link to the Ala Tub *NM* *LINK*
      • Wow. If the automatic roll view is going too fast, click the lower right corner Full Screen box to see them larger and individually with arrows to see the next pic when you are ready. Thanks for the link. *NM*
• Well, I wouldn't say goofy-looking, more like unusual (in a good way). *NM*
• Too cool, Tim, way too cool. Thanks for putting this batch together. *NM*
• Love the Indy PIX. Thanks. *NM*
• I'll take the black Cuda plez! *NM*
• Hopefully I'll have something for you to see in a couple of weeks. *NM*
• Very cool. I like how you are able ti capture 'the look' with your projects. Keep up the good work! *NM*
  • "to", not "ti"... *NM*
  • Thank you, I am planning on molding some AMT kustom scalloped scoops into the lower front sides to cover the cutout I made for the radius arms. Just have to find the appropriate ones. *NM*
• That was a great era for model building. Thanks Tim! *NM*
• Full circle story. Thanks for the daily post *NM*