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• If you know model and car guy Steve Magnante......
  • Sad news. I enjoy his Junkyard Crawl videos. *NM*
  • Yeah thats really sad news. He lives only a few towns over from me and got to meet him last year. Hope he fully recovers. *NM*
  • Sure do hope he gets better.....have not spoken to him in a number of years but Steve will always be a friend.... *NM*
• 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.
  • Two or more AMT '66 annuals (Fairlane, Barracuda) *NM*
• Nice build. *NM*
• NEVER FORGET..........9/11
  • Amen to that.
  • God Bless America *NM*
  • Re: NEVER FORGET..........9/11
  • AMEN on that never FORGET *NM*
• Off the bench...pics
  • Very nice and very cleanly done. *NM*
  • Nicely detailed build. Good job. *NM*
  • Love it! *NM*
  • Clean! *NM*
• Would someone be so kind
  • Re: Would someone be so kind
• Well surprise, surprise.... The Xfinity tech stopped by a day early and fixed my internet problems... So who wants to see pics from my weekend travels... First up, om Friday evening I went to a nice little cruise nite, at Bollman Motors, in Rock Falls (IL)... *PICS* *LINK*
  • Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing! *NM*
  • I would have have been drawn to that line of 13 letter dodo spreaders also sir! LOL! *NM*
  • Marty, not that anybody cares, but, Bollman's Grandpa was the Packard dealer back in the day. *NM*
    • I did not know that... Thanks for the info Boom! *NM*
      • You are entirely welcome, Marty. *NM*
  • Real street cars = really cool. Those slot cars look fun too *NM*
  • That mid '60's AMC wagon is cool! But I would have left the bumpers chrome. *NM*
  • Thank you sir *NM*
  • I like that ‘69 Electra! *NM*
• Saturday was a busy one.. I started off at a nice little toy (more on that later)... After that I was off to Geneseo (IL) for the annual Trains, Plane & Automobiles show.... *PICS* *LINK*
  • Marty....Huppmobile, Pierce Arrow, Packard, Auburn .....what a boring life you lead...lol....3 shows in a weekend...........thanks for the great pics. *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*
  • 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*
    • What Cliff said... A late model LS, dressed up with 409 valve covers. The whole car is absolutely incredible. *NM*
      • Incredible is absolutely right... Right smack in my wheel house. *NM*
• My final stop on Saturday was at a Garden Railroad Open House, in Albany (IL).... *PICS* *LINK*
  • LOTS of cool stuff!!!!! Thx
  • That garden railroad looks more "scale" than "whimsical", unlike a lot of them. Very nice! *NM*
  • Love that kind of stuff. *NM*
• Rail fans: WM Shay at Cass WV Saturday *LINK*
  • Awesome, Thanks!! *NM*
  • A great place to visit! *NM*
• Lets throw some more photos out while waiting them to fire the engines at Laguna Seca. 2012-10-13 Cruise On Central Phoenix AZ *LINK* *PIC*
  • Great pics, nice cars, thanks for posting. *NM*
  • What is the year and full name of this Pontiac with the spear nose and sloped front grilles? LeMans? Is there a kit like this? I like it much better than the similar model with flat faced grilles. *NM* *PIC*
    • I believe that's a '75 Pontiac Grand Am. I think Lindberg made a 1/32.... anyone confirm the kit? *NM*
      • Pretty close. It's a '73. 3 slots on each side. The '74 and '75s both had 6 on each side. *NM*
      • You mean this….
    • Never mind... I forgot Wayne captions his pics. Once I opened the link I saw the pic's caption and other views of it, too. Thanks! *NM*
      • I should have refreshed the board before posting. Thanks for the replies, though. *NM*
    • Did some looking after learning the details and ran across this Video of a modernized Pro Touring '73 Grand Am. Nicely done. A little squirrely driving at one point but not too crazy. Good looking fun ride. *NM* *LINK*
• Blown '77 Volare Road Runner done. [PICS]
  • That is seriously kool. Love it. *NM*
  • Magazine worthy! *NM*
  • What a wicked street machine! I really like how the stripe package looks custom yet it was a factory style. 10/10!!! *NM*
  • You nailed that one - perfect ! *NM*
  • very cool idea and really nicely executed. Big congrats, Steve! TIM *NM*
  • NOT my cup of coffee, but very well done and cleanly built..Lots of time and planning went into the build I think... *NM*
  • Very cool! *NM*
  • Ummm, nasty looking.Well done. *NM*
  • Neat, is the distributor a pre wired one?...any info please.. *NM*
    • No, I do mine up myself, Andy. It only takes me a few minutes to cut square and square up a piece of sprue, drill out the holes with a battery Dremel and glue in some wires. The Supercoil is from MAD resin. *NM*
  • Suddenly it's the summer of 1983 and I'm hanging out at the Steak 'N Shake, on 23rd Avenue, Moline, on a Saturday night.... SO COOL!!! *NM*
  • Right dead smack in the early 80's Car Craft Street Machine. Seriously LOVING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *NM*
  • Absolutely cool! Definitely an '80s street machine. Did you happen to build this for the Blue Ox Model Shop Street Machine Group Build on YouTube? *NM*
    • No, I'm not on YouTube, Mike. *NM*
  • No malaise left in that model. Nice *NM*
  • Wicked cool! *NM*
  • Nice work! Watched this one come along, very well engineered and thought out! Colors are really right on also! *NM*
• Jekyll and Hyde , , Together again!. *NM* *PIC*
  • That is a really cool pair of Mopars, Steve! *NM*
  • very nice pair Steve *NM*
  • You know I'm digging them! *NM*
  • The dream team! *NM*
• Chevy Fleetline I'm working on..... *PIC*
  • Interesting! The Corvette quarters flow nicely, IMHO! *NM*
  • NICE! Not a Fleetline but I put ModelHaus resin Caddy fenders on my '51. *NM* *PIC*
    • Oh man I LOVE that! *NM*
    • Both Steve's & your versions are great, I've got a similar chopped 51 Bel Air that I must finish...you guys have inspired me to get back to it, thanks. *NM*
    • Very sharp looking as well. Nice job. *NM*
  • Looking very good...nice! *NM*
  • Great concept ideas. Very promising custom. *NM*
  • Seriously looking fantastic. Body mods are right on the money. Your metal to fiberglass mating would have worked for a short while but I'm sure your fabricator that works wonders with metal could do it. *NM*
    • Had a friend of mine mate Corvette flares to a 69 Nova (LOTS OF SHAPING) and it looked great for about 3 months hitting these mid-west streets. *NM*
    • Steve-0 probably could do it himself, Frank. He runs 2 bodyshops here in Federicton. *NM*
      • I didn't know that so he has no problems... We are talking about model cars here right? *NM*
  • Looks great. Reminds me of the Corvette Corvair show car in the 1954 Motorama *NM* *PIC*
    • 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*
  • Artistic and classic custom style *NM*
  • Sounds like a man with a plan. Like it so far. *NM*
• Looks like Marty is off line to Monday so how about this one 2011-06-25 Antique & Steam Show Vista CA *LINK* *PIC*
  • My grandson-in-law, gave me a ride in one of those big Army trucks last year. First thing I did, was to remove my hearing aids!! L.O.L. Fun ride though. *NM*
• Busy, busy, busy day.... Went to a toy show this morning (picked up a couple of kits that were on my want and three very cool special edition Hot Wheels), then on to an awesome car show, and finished the day a Garden Railroad open house...
• The live steam hobby has been around for several decades itself. In the US some have built operating miniature replicas of CASE steam tractors, etc. *NM*
  • The few I've seen out here were done from British kits. Would love to see a Case. Don't see much steam here in the southwest (desert) except at the museum in Vista, CA Also at the museum in Brooks.OR (northwest, a bit more up there since they have water and trees). *NM*
• (PICS) Three mid '50s stock GM sedan delivery projects from the last few years
  • Talent, personified, X's 2 (gotta include your brother) *NM*
  • I've always loved this trio Cliff... *NM*
  • Wow! What absolutely beautiful work. Such nice paint and excellent detailing on all. Great modeling! Thanks for posting. *NM*
    • X2 !! Stunning in every way on all 3 of those. The yellow Pontiac has always been my favorite of them. *NM*
  • You maximize the diecast base kits to their fullest! *NM*
  • Cliff,you are a craftsman,I that I had one of the 682 '57 Poncho Sedan Deliveries made,I know you don't but if ever you decide to sell that yellow 57 Pontiac or make another...let me know......seriously. *NM*
  • Very cool! Nice group mix. *NM*
  • In-freakin-credible... Each and every one of them!!! If I had to pick a favorite, it would be the 55 Pontiac. *NM*
  • Down to the bottlecap wheel covers (!) amazing! *NM*
  • Always loved those three builds. *NM*
• Autocar Trailer #7 complete.
  • TA DA!!! Now, curious minds want to know. What's next on the agenda? Huh? Huh? L.O.L. *NM*
    • A breather?? *NM*
    • At the moment Boomer? Don't really know. I've thought about a couple of things but nothing is saying "You need to build that!!"..........YET! *NM*
      • A donk Super Beetle with a twin supercharged big block? *NM*
        • Whhhaaaaaaaattt??????????? Don't think so!!! 8^)) *NM*
  • Re: Autocar Trailer #7 complete.
  • Stunning !! Your skills are second to none. *NM*
  • Congratulations! Fantastic work. That's gotta go in a show, right.?! Are those smudge marks from the driver's dirty hands slamming the door? You're an artist and genius. Thank You Sir. *NM*
  • Fabulous finish! The weathering is done perfectly *NM*
  • Re: Autocar Trailer #7 complete.
    • Sorry about the double post *NM*
  • Amazing work. Thanks for posting. *NM*
  • Once again, Charlie..... I am absolutely speechless! *NM*
  • You know, if you're working on a Red Ball (or other) Express series, you need one of these (in 1/24 scale). *PICS*
    • Thanks for the memory. A good friend of mine was an extra in that movie while he was stationed in England. He was in one scene as an MP guiding traffic at night. *NM*
    • The Ertl PW would be a good start, but I do have this in the meantime.
  • Another fabulous model from your workbench....Charlie, when I look up Artist/Craftsman in the dictionary, there's a picture of you. *NM*
  • Another masterpiece *NM*
• I'm calling this Buick finished! *PIC*
  • NIcely done! Neat and clean!! *NM*
  • Sweet !!! *NM*
  • That is REEELY nice looking!! Looks real, actually. *NM*
  • Gorgeous !! *NM*
  • Very pretty. Nice job. *NM*
  • Neat-O! *NM*
  • That's just right. *NM*
  • Beauty! Love it. *NM*
  • In a word.... Tasty!!!!! *NM*
  • Sleek! *NM*
  • Nothing but net. Terrifiic! *NM*
  • Wow, that looks great! *NM*
  • Nice clean looking build. *NM*
  • Beautiful build! *NM*
• I think Big Daddy Ed Roth would like this. *NM* *LINK*
  • I agree! *NM*
• PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT....model related.....
• Love those early Darts! *NM*
• Those are the same things that grabbed my attention the first time that I saw it in traffic, many years ago. *NM*
• The '39 Cheby, to me would be the "cream in my coffee"!! LOVE that "pic". *NM*
• Hey Terry Jessee: Starting to get out of my 4 month "slump". Saw a diorama with an L.R.D.G. 30 CWT Cheby truck and a S.A.S. jeep. Stay tuned. L.O.L. *NM*
• T Jessee, esq., did you decide and start your project (39 Chevy or sedan delivery junior stocker)? *NM*
  • Looks like this now. *PIC*
• Never get tired of Barbara. *NM*
  • Ditto that!!!! *NM*
    • X's 3 *NM*
• I'm used to different drying times for both enamels and lacquers; never used Duplicolor- how fast do the primer and paint dry, ready for decals or clear coat? And what kind of clear can I use? *NM*
  • Whatever it says on the can, adjust up or down for temp and humidity
  • I spray color over Duplicolor primer after 30 minutes. Done this for years with no issue. *NM*
  • Both the primer and color dry quickly. Use it all the time. As for clear coat I don't do any. Polish out the color and it looks fine. My opinion only: with Duplicolor you don't need to clear coat over it. *NM*
• Mopars I like. **WARNING** for those that don't like "wagon wheels" or donks or big wheel vehicles, DON'T LOOK! *PIC*
  • If I get a choice, I'll take the silver/grey one, with the red(?) upholstery, and stripe in the back. Does it have a Hemi? L.O.L. As you guys know, I'm no "car guy", by any stretch of the imagination. *NM*
  • I don't like the majority of them. But the 'cudas/Challengers with the large road racing wheels (orange 'cuda for example) look pretty good. The rest, well... for each his own! *NM*
  • Great looking batch of Mopar, built for today's world. *NM*
    • OUTSTANDING STUFF............. *NM*
  • That ain't no donks. Those look good...
    • Nope, I don't see any Impalas in any of those pics. *NM*
      • I had to jump out quick Steve and get to my bench where I have a few Chebbies waiting in wings. *NM*
        • What I was refering to Frank is that a "donk" usually refers to a square body Impala '77- '85. It's short for donkey, which the Impala emblem kinda looks like. *NM*
          • Also I thought donks had an up in the air stance, like a 4X4 truck. These look like 'pro touring' to me. *NM*
            • Yes, exactly. Wheels so big they have to be jacked up to fit them. *NM*
  • All beautiful cars but just Don't like the big wheels and no big tires..Like the old style ways better.. *NM*
  • Beautiful bunch of cars to me. The wheels just touch off all the great paint schemes. Nice posting. *NM*
  • Most of those wheels look pretty good. The low profile rubberband tires probably make it ride like a dump truck - but they look good. *NM*
  • Some wicked rides in there bud. I dig it. *NM*
• Just seen on the other big board that Round2 will be reissuing the "Mach Won" '70 Mustang funnycar. , ,Remember that kit had a bone stock body and was the only '70 Mustang in 1/25 even close to being accurate. , , Would have been a big help to me earlier this year. *NM* *PIC*
  • I wonder how hard it would be to make a ‘69 using parts from the MPC kit. *NM*
    • The mpc body is slightly shorter than the amt body but the width and headlight area details are very close... *NM* *PIC*
    • What would be the point? *NM*
      • So we can make a ‘69 out of the ‘70 using the AMT body. *NM*
        • I get that but why would you want to? It's be easier to just splice 2 MPC kits together to the right length , , or better yet, just fix the 1/4 window opening on the Revell '69. *NM*
          • Front end clip and side vents are easier than lengthening bodys. The Revell version is nice, but I like the original AMT better. *NM*
            • Cool, understandable. *NM*
    • Fortunately, the Mach Won comes with an extra... *PIC*
  • Round2 will be reissuing the "Mach Won" '70 Mustang funnycar. *NM* *PIC*
    • That roll at set up looks terrible. Is it accurate? *NM*
    • Yessssssss!!!!!!!! How to exploit this incredible find by R2
      • To clarify: a stock conversion will need the '70 interior bucket - no others interchange
        • 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*
          • Another pic... *NM* *PIC*
  • Are we sure it's not the Polar Lights kit? *NM*
    • All I'm seeing is the listing and kit # from one of this board's competitors. Could be but why would they use the old AMT name on it ? *NM*
      • Round 2 has not "cross branded" kits, except for the ex-Lindberg items (it appears that brand won't be used on car/truck kits any more) *NM*
        • Funny thing about the 007 AMT 1971 Mustang kit -
          • Bruce, I still can't see any of your pics in any post, no problem with any other members post except your ones.....lol.......oh well.. *NM*
          • The 007 Mustang was probably sold as AMT to be consistent with the already-issued '70 Galaxie. That probably affected the non-007 Mustang also *NM*
    • No, it’s the AMT kit body. *NM*
• Tough choice, I vote 1939 because no graphics. *NM*
• Here's what landed on my front porch a couple days ago... *PIC*
  • Happiness is building models of what you like :-) *NM*
    • In my house, happiness is completing something. I haven't been happy for awhile.... *NM*
      • Happiness for me is just working on something. Completing something would be nice, but I don’t put myself under that kind of pressure. If I was building for commission like some here, perhaps. I build for fun because it’s a hobby that I like. *NM*
• Face it, MCRC has been dead for a while. I have a 3-year-old unfilled order. *NM*
• Yes. As a Torino GT. *NM*
• Are you going to the Hoosier 43 rd show in Lebanon, IN tomorrow ? I hope to see you there. *NM*
• NEW! An extended visit with Tom Woodruff... *LINK* *PIC*
  • Thanks for the info and the pics. That diorama building with a Pierce Arrow trailer and the steampunk items items really stood out to me, but it was all nice work. Cool that you got to get a pic of one of your hot rods in that diorama. It fit right in. *NM*
  • Thanks for posting Tim. *NM*
  • Thanks Tim... Am I remembering correctly that it was Tom's wife who used to make the traditional NNL lemon bars? *NM*
    • YES she did! I have the recipe! LOL She always laughed when I came in and came over to them to get one cuz she KNEW I Was gonna ask for that recipe! haha *NM*
• Not the Pro issue - but I didn't know there were two versions. --
  • This is the original issue, the GT version. Picture from our host. *NM* *PIC*
    • Other than the box and name what are the differences between the two kit versions? (GT and Cobra) Extra parts? *NM*
      • Grille and tail lights and hood are completely different and IIRC, the inner door panels are different . That's the most obvious stuff and there's probably more. IIRC, only the first GT issue had the drag parts but not sure about that. *NM*