Message Index
- When posting my car show pics from this past weekend, I mentioned that I had also gone to a small toy show and picked up some premium Hot Wheels... *PIC* (Diecast Warning)
- RED COURTESY PHONE... Scott and whomever on what I do and use to mate and bodywork parts. PIX and thanks for looking
- Johan 'Cuda
- Beautiful build of a great kit.... Johan totally nail the body on the one!!!! *NM*
- Wow! Very eye-catching color and nice paint job. Nice stance and great detail, Great job. *NM*
- Looks great! *NM*
- BEAUTIFUL!.......
- Nice build! Beautiful paint! *NM*
- X 2 all of the above. I also like the down low pictures. *NM*
- Thanks everyone for the comments and compliments on my Monogram builds posted below. They are much appreciated. *NM*
- Finished a Formula One Car in Red, White and Blue! PICS
- Just to add to the coloured plastic issue,I found the IMC Cougar 11 gluebomb I have,with its original box,its an original 1966 kit with the most highly polished metallic burgundy that I believe is original to this kit,the Linberg issue is just straight red tho' still nice. *NM*
- ...and now for something completely different...not really...just photographs from Watkins Glen Historic Races :) *LINK*
- Thanks for posting. *NM*
- Thanks for great pics! *NM*
- Howard’s “visitor from the past” in the past! My dad took this pic at the Glen a looong time ago! *NM* *PIC*
- So much cool stuff! But the "space age" dash on the LeSabre and the "Drink" button on the Ferrari dash caught my eye. Gin and tonic, please. *NM*
- Some nice shots. Thanks for sharing. *NM*
- Thanks! *NM*
- UPDATE: Checked my stash and the interior shells for '69 and '70 are a direct interchange
- Can the newish Revell Model A coupe be built by gluing top to body to paint, then completing build?? Thanks. *NM*
- Yes, Tim Boyd talked about it. I did that, and had to deal with filling the glue joint between the character lines--the seam shows if you don't (Tim also warned about this). Interior is harder to install, though (found that out the hard way...). *NM*
- Thanks, any tips on dealing with the interior?? *NM*
- Yes, Tim Boyd talked about it. I did that, and had to deal with filling the glue joint between the character lines--the seam shows if you don't (Tim also warned about this). Interior is harder to install, though (found that out the hard way...). *NM*
- New MCM issue is terrific! Just snagged from the LHS
- OT: My father's slides from the 1970s of the Rock Island RR in Illinois
- Brian, neat pics.....I still can't get over the fact that railway tracks run thru the centre of towns without any barriers or crossings..........I suppose its expected that you should be able to see something as big as a loco, stop & let it pass........lol. *NM*
- There are standard grade crossing warning signals with gates that pivot down to block traffic, as can be seen in the pictures. *NM*
- FYI, I just found one of my father's albums. The location of the yard by the Dodge dealership seen in a couple of the pictures above is either Ottawa, IL or closer to Peoria. *NM*
- I wonder if early robber barons who laid the track sat around to come up with names that would sound good in country songs?
- Some great stuff there!!!! RI is one ........ *PIC*
- Re: OT: My father's slides from the 1970s of the Rock Island RR in Illinois
- Neat pictures, I caught one of those blue GP-9s on a siding in Muncie Indiana in the early 80's. The N&W had purchased some in the liquidation and it was in MoW service.
- Cool pics.... Having grown up in the Quad City area, I remember seeing dozens of those Rock Island locos, in the Silvis yards every week when I would go shopping with my parents.
- Brian, neat pics.....I still can't get over the fact that railway tracks run thru the centre of towns without any barriers or crossings..........I suppose its expected that you should be able to see something as big as a loco, stop & let it pass........lol. *NM*
- I noticed a few threads now concerning colored plastic......well here is my twin penny thoughts....If it was not for "molded in Color" kits all my models I built as a kid would be white !!!!........
- Some Monogram models molded in color that I left in the colored plastic. ............... *PICS* .......
- I built the Outcast '57, way back when I was in the 8th grade..... Sure didn't turn out looking anywhere near that good.... VERY nice!!!! *NM*
- Nice builds there Scott, a couple I'd not seen by anyone.....thanks. *NM*
- Way to go Scott !!! They all look awesome !!! *NM*
- And they looked great straight out of the box, and your friends thought you were a master modeler! *NM*
- Very nice! I like that Chevy truck/Blazer. *NM*
- Colorful Monogram. *PICS*
- when building a car to show in box stock class, is it OK to use putty to fill the seams where 2 parts meet? Examples: rear end housings, engine blocks, transmissions, etc. I know that you can use putty/filler to fix body flaws like sink marks and ejector pin marks. Thanks. *NM*
- Frank LuQue. What brand and kind of putty or filler do you use on your car bodies when you cut them apart and re assemble them to hide the seams for those awesome race car bodies? Thanks. *NM*
- Watkins Glen Vintage Weekend... *LINK*
- Did the MPC Pro Street Camaro kit axed? I don't recall seeing it released yet. *NM*
- Re: Did the MPC Pro Street Camaro GET axed? I don't recall seeing it released yet... or am I just too impatient? *NM*
- Which kit? *NM*
- DITTO!!! There was a 83-85 Pro Street Camaro kit that is pretty rare and never reissued.........I'd buy a few of them! *NM*
- This one. You won’t be able to make a stock ‘80-‘81 Z28 because the hood is missing. Just the older style ‘78-‘79 hood is included. They must have lost the ‘80-‘81 hood insert because the original issue in the mid ‘80’s didn’t have it either.
- It's an '81 z-28 with a '78/'79 hood and some wide tires. Not what we would call "pro street" but it's rumored to come with stock '81 decals and the hood would look pretty close with the NACA scoop filled in. [resin '80/'81 hood is available] I'll be getting one of the kits *NM* *PIC*
- "Back it up...Slowly" - (Video Clip)
- A few "Mach Won" ideas/questions -
- Raises the issue of what to do about the wheels so they don't melt into blobs like the Revell tires used to do to the Keeler-era drag cars, tri fives, etc *NM*
- Bruce - thank you for posting that! - windshield alternatives available in a few places
- FINISHED UP ON MY COMBO... Just something I was killing time with for something for a club show event in October. PIX and thanks for looking.
- Got some new resin today. *PICs* and *LINK*
- It's the original AMT kit body, not the Polar Lights one...TB *NM*
- Great show! Really liked the various Packards - classics! Thanks for sharing your pics! *NM*
- Are all those rail cars and cars gathered up manually when rain is expected, or do they have access to a protective "garage" they can just be driven into? *NM*
- I have a project in the works, based on the Lindberg 1/32 kit.... *NM* *PIC*
- Got my new Model Cars magazine today.......
- Love it!! *NM*
- Very nice build! *NM*
- WOW!! *NM*
- Thanks again Marty! *NM*
- Thanks Marty! *NM*
- Great stance! Can almost hear the whine of that jimmy and rumbling pipes. *NM*
- How many different cars in coloured plastic did Monogram do....Red Chariot,Green Hornet,Blue Beetle,Black Widow,Yellow Jacket,Turquoise 40 P/up,Purple Lil Coffin,Red Little T, Orange Sizzler,Maroon 36 Coupe,Red/Blue Predicta...then there was the show rods...lol.. *NM*
- All the muscle cars they produced in the '80s were done in various colors. Some of the metallic ones were just beautiful. All the vintage cars from the '60s were molded in color as well. *NM*
- Yeh, 69yr old anal Andy would prefer plain white but his 12 or 13 year old self would jump for joy if all those mentioned & others were reissued as original in original coloured or metallic plastic, they just make me smile & bring back thoughts of simpler times. *NM*
- I don’t mind if it’s colored plastic as long as you can polish it out nicely. *NM*
- I'm told Monogram chrome plated the cavities that produced the bodies to get the gloss - Hey, Dave Darby can you drop in?
- The old Auto World catalog listings: "you don't have to paint it if you don't feel like"...
- I'm told Monogram chrome plated the cavities that produced the bodies to get the gloss - Hey, Dave Darby can you drop in?
- I don’t mind if it’s colored plastic as long as you can polish it out nicely. *NM*
- Yeh, 69yr old anal Andy would prefer plain white but his 12 or 13 year old self would jump for joy if all those mentioned & others were reissued as original in original coloured or metallic plastic, they just make me smile & bring back thoughts of simpler times. *NM*
- Most of their classic cars of the 1930s were done in coloured plastic...
- All or nearly all early Monogram car kits were molded in color. The Futurista's body was molded in yellow while the 1:1 car was pearl white *NM*
- All the muscle cars they produced in the '80s were done in various colors. Some of the metallic ones were just beautiful. All the vintage cars from the '60s were molded in color as well. *NM*
- I spent the weekend at Watkins Glen Historic Races and will post some photos when I can. Today on my way home, I visited the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY, a great place to visit if you like bicycles, motorcycles, aircraft or cars :) *LINK*
- Fortunately, the Mach Won comes with an extra... *PIC*
- I like that ‘69 Electra! *NM*
- Interesting... the instructions do show the '69 as having support posts at the back and the '70 without. Placing '69 and '70 bodies side by side shows them nearly identical in measurements... *NM* *PIC*
- Beautiful build! *NM*
- If you know model and car guy Steve Magnante......
- Fun vintage decal question--Which kit had white 'THE BOSS' decals in it? I acquired an AMT '66 Impala convertible with those decals on the doors, this weekend! Got other old kits, too.
- Always loved those three builds. *NM*
- Nice clean looking build. *NM*
- Nice build. *NM*
- Very sharp looking as well. Nice job. *NM*
- Sounds like a man with a plan. Like it so far. *NM*
- Love that kind of stuff. *NM*
- NEVER FORGET..........9/11
- Amen to that.
- God Bless America *NM*
- Re: NEVER FORGET..........9/11
- AMEN on that never FORGET *NM*
- I have never forgotten that day. It still is like it was yesterday! *NM*
- I remember watching a live news feed on T.V. when the first plane struck. I thought it was an accident, but then when the second plane hit, I knew something was very wrong. *NM*
- Had my two US flags in their brackets on the roof facia boards with the poles in the horizontal position for half staff yesterday. May all those who died rest in peace and may all those who lived remember and pass it on to the next generations. *NM*
- Thank you sir *NM*
- Off the bench...pics
- That mid '60's AMC wagon is cool! But I would have left the bumpers chrome. *NM*
- Real street cars = really cool. Those slot cars look fun too *NM*
- LOL... I had been planning to hit two more shows on Sunday, but decided to spend the day on the sofa with my wife instead.... Otherwise there would an even bigger batch of pics to share. *NM*
- I agree! *NM*
- Would someone be so kind
- Marty, not that anybody cares, but, Bollman's Grandpa was the Packard dealer back in the day. *NM*
- The dream team! *NM*
- That garden railroad looks more "scale" than "whimsical", unlike a lot of them. Very nice! *NM*
- LOTS of cool stuff!!!!! Thx
- I would have have been drawn to that line of 13 letter dodo spreaders also sir! LOL! *NM*
- That’s a great looking rear end. :) the space at the rear panel on the kit needs work. It’s too straight. Might have to incorporate some of that style. *NM*
- You mean this….
- What's the story on the Z061? That's a wild ride! Is that EFI on a 409? *NM*
- Re: Looks to me like the 348/409 valve covers are simply covering a modern Chevy LS motor *NM*
- Pretty crazy if you ask me. Anyone who knows anything will know that's not a "409", so why bother? *NM*
- Because it looks much more appealing than those ugly coil packs on modern engines. *NM*
- So, nobody makes modern coil covers for the modern engines? That would be more appropriate. *NM*
- Reall? Think about it, Bill. Those plastic covers are just as boring and ugly as the Coils. I mean what could be more appropriate than paying homage to the original 60's muscle car engine? *NM*
- So, nobody makes modern coil covers for the modern engines? That would be more appropriate. *NM*
- Because it looks much more appealing than those ugly coil packs on modern engines. *NM*
- Pretty crazy if you ask me. Anyone who knows anything will know that's not a "409", so why bother? *NM*
- What Cliff said... A late model LS, dressed up with 409 valve covers. The whole car is absolutely incredible. *NM*
- Re: Looks to me like the 348/409 valve covers are simply covering a modern Chevy LS motor *NM*
- Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing! *NM*