Message Index
- TRAIN GUYS: The 41st Annual Temple Model Train Show is tomorrow and Sunday here in central Texas.
- I received an email showing that the AMT '63 Ford pickup is set to be released in November. Is this true? *NM*
- Studebaker Stance is set. Engine compartment roughed in. *PIX*
- Buffalo NNL
- Hello this working
- Isee RoG Bond DB5 is coming in DEC......
- That is probably a UK (or EU) list price. *PIC*
- Also noted, it's 1/24th scale. *NM*
- Who was the company doing the static scale models of the '69 Boss 302 and Camaro Z28 slot cars in 1/32- I'm gapping on the brand name
- That is probably a UK (or EU) list price. *PIC*
- Can someone help me understand something about ebay?
- I've run across this before. They REALLY only want the stated price. I don't know if they don't know what they're doing when they fillout the auction form, or think it will draw more interest, or are just (pick your word). *NM*
- Their preference is the Buy it Now Price. If it nears the the end of the auction before selling they may then take a Make Offer. Never try to analyze an Ebay seller's motives. You're wasting your time. If you bid in $1.00 increments you're also wasting YOUR TIME! *NM*
- Been a while since I listed anything on eBay but if I recall the “make offer” was a default setting you have to turn off or uncheck and can sometimes be missed when you make the listing *NM*
- Make a offer is automatically put into a listing unless seller removes it.....some people do not know how to delete it from listings. *NM*
- ....and now a paint question....What primer do I need to use under this old Model Master Custom Lacquer paint? I don't have any of the primer in my stash, but have a few cans of useable Color left.
- Yet another question, did Monogram/Revell ever provide the GT Radial sidewall decals in any kit, or is painting the raised lettering the only option? *NM*
- Can anyone offer a suggestion on how to replicate the rear window defogger lines on the back window of this camaro? *PIC*
- Man, that’s a situation that begs for a decal , way too fine lines to be able to paint cleanly , the make thin line decals n varying widths , maybe look for some red or orange ones and hand lay line by line? *NM*
- Ultimate solution would be ALPS met gold on decal film. *NM*
- Already scribed? Maybe Tamiya Panel Line Accent in Brown or Gray. You might have to (carefully!) scribe them a little deeper. *NM*
- Yeah, problem is the lines are ribbed not scribed. That's why my first thought was to rub a pencil or marker over the ribs, but no such luck.. *NM*
- Nope. Stuff like this is better left as-molded. It's so tiny, whether you paint it or not it won't be too noticeable. And if you try to paint it and mess it up, it'll stick out like a sore thumb. *NM*
- 1/64" vinyl tape and a lot of patience, perhaps? *NM*
- Update on my 53 Studebaker resin. *PICs*
- That's gonna be nice. Do you know if that guy does the previous generation of Stude trucks?? *NM*
- Great idea, using the Foose chassis.... Is that body cast resin or 3D printed? I have one of the Star Models Studebakers that is 3D printed..... *NM* *PIC*
- Looking good! *NM*
- I have a soft spot for that gen Studebaker pickup. Our Boy Scout leader had one and it played a large role in our trips hauling stuff for camping, etc. Mr. Ernie Wilkie was a great guy and a fun leader. We were more focused on fun stuff than trying to rack up merit badges. *NM*
- Re: Update on my 53 Studebaker resin. *PICs*
- Seems like on Mopars with white interiors, someone told me the dash and package shelf would be black. Is this correct, and what about the carpet?? Thanks. *NM*
- My sources say yes to that unless it was a special order. *NM*
- Carpet would also be black. Also, most GM cars cars with white interiors would have black dash, package shelf and carpet. Just an FYI. *NM*
- My baby brother's '73 Charger had a white interior with a green dash and carpet. The car was green with a white vinyl top. *NM*
- My 1970 Coronet 440 was painted red and had a white interior with the dash, steering wheel, carpet and package being black. *NM*
- I also had a 1972 442 that was painted orange with a white interior. The dash, steering wheel, carpet and package shelf were black. .......... *PICS* .....
- Go straight to the original sources, the Hamtramck Registry website, which has a great set of the interior color and trim books for 1960s through late 1970s Mopars (link inside) *LINK*
- You'd have to be a lot more specific. It was different from year to year and model to model. *NM*
- Related matter: best glue to repair broken promo plastic, now that Ambroid pro weld is in Calipornia Regulatory Heaven? *NM*
- If you have a JoHan '65-6 Cadillac CDV in your stash - would you mind checking if the interior has the convertible doglegs? Thanks! *NM*
- I don't have 65-66s but do have 64 hardtops and convertibles and both have dog leg interior tub... Looks like it was a cost savings thing at JoHan. *NM*
- Yes it does...*PIC*...
- I think that virtually all kits that had both hardtop & convertible kits or promos available would have had the convertible doglegs, simpler to have just one interior tub. *NM*
- WIP - International Scout II *PICS*
- Love it! Color is a win. I'd almost buy a big can of yard paint to do one like this. Don't see many built. I've walked past the Scout a zillion times at the LHS but need to pick one up now *NM*
- That's looking great! Love the color combo! *NM*
- That roof rack, especially the brackets, is killer. *NM*
- Nice work!! *NM*
- Nice work! *NM*
- Wrapping up the summer building season Paul Bunyan style
- WOW.....What a BEAST!!!! Another fantastic build, Tim! *NM*
- Great build.... wonder how tire rotation day goes? Sorry I couldn't help myself. *NM*
- Great work! *NM*
- You must have a very large house to display all these trucks. Pretty amazing builds! *NM*
- I don't see a model there! Looks SO real, wow great build, IF that really is a model! Great job!! *NM*
- WOW! Just WOW! *NM*
- Wonder what the turning radius was for that rig!!! Great work, Tim!! *NM*
- That is a stunning build, a friend of my Dads work for someone who had a similar rig, they sent a post card, they had it for years on the office desk, I'll look around and see if I can find it.
- Absolutely stunning! *NM*
- Wow! That’s a lot of tires.lol! *NM*
- 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)
- Picked up the Duster Last Stand last weekend.
- Those are pretty cool, I saw a youtube video of the test shot of Moebius Altered wheelbase Coronet as well as the "mostly" un-altered wheelbase car. I'm really looking forward to the stock-ish version myself. *PIC*
- Not a Mopar man but would have purchased them in honor of Steve Magnante and hope he would feel little better! Good luck Steve! *NM*
- RED COURTESY PHONE... Scott and whomever on what I do and use to mate and bodywork parts. PIX and thanks for looking
- Thanks for posting Frank, my questions have been answerd. But, looking at the glue/filler (Zap) bottle that you have, isn't that just CA glue? *NM*
- I use the exact same process and glues when I do surgery on bodies. *NM*
- Cool! I like where you're heading with this one. *NM*
- This. Great tutorial, the reason Tom founded the board. *NM*
- Thanks Frank for the tutorial. *NM*
- Here’s one I did. I screwed up the rear cab panel on my ‘75 Datsun PU so I spliced in the flip nose issue rear cab panel into the ‘75 PU cab that I ruined. No filler or primer yet in these photos. *PIC*
- 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*
- Great build! *NM*
- A few thoughts about this build besides "great!"
- Killer 'Cuda *NM*
- Nice build and killer color. Would love to have it in real life! *NM*
- Bad Hot Rod! *NM*
- Looks good. Nice combo. Good job. *NM*
- I've got a '65 El Camino drag project in the planning stages, thanks for the inspiration *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*
- Good raw material *NM*
- New MCM issue is terrific! Just snagged from the LHS
- Ahhhh.... so - would "Mach Won" be a standard wheelbase version of the long nose chassis?
- That was it. I was star struck to meet him at a Dearborn Youth Center show a few years later - super nice guy and what a great asset to the hobby for these many years
- Can someone post a pic - that got right by me innaday while counting rivets and hoarding old Pontiac kits *NM*
- 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 !!!!........
- Looks like you have a couple of new projects to keep you busy in your retirement Ken !!!! Now get too work !! LOL !!! BTW it was good to see you up at GoodGuys !!! *NM*
- 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*
- I guess I'm just old. Or old-school. I'd rather see a real 409 between those fenders. It just seems a lot cooler to me... *NM*
- I had a mid 80's Airfix(MPC) 32 Chrysler that had the dreaded tyre pox, so never finished the model but was able to buy a full set of tyres & wheels from the reissued version a couple of yrs ago so was able to finish the model after 35yrs....thanks Round2. *NM*
- 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*
- I can't see any of your Image Titan pics, Mike. *NM*
- 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*
- Charles, attached graphic may help when posting LINKS to other SITES....PIC INSIDE