Message Index

• Seeing all these great Mustangs makes me realize how much I wish the 79 Pace Car and 78 Cobra would be reissued. *NM*
• 60th Anniversary Mustang *NM* *LINK*
• Seeing Scott's and Barry's Cobra II's, I wonder if Round 2 could easily do it again? *NM*
• Mustang...hmmm...
• LET ME THROW IN A FEW MORE.... Hope you enjoy. PIX and thanks for looking.
• WOW! What a collection of Mustang's from all.... All colors, shapes, styles, and just FANTASTIC FROM ALL................... Thanks ALL great builds. Now that I'm looking I didn't realize I had so many myself. *NM*
• I have a few Mustangs!
  • All beautiful Barry! I'm planning to build a blue w/ white stripe Cobra II to go with my other 2 Cobra II's. I like that you built a Mustang with Edgewater on the sides. I used to race at that track in the 1980's and early 1990's. I still live just a few miles away from it. *NM*
    • I blt the Edgwater Mustang for Ed Crowder when he was track manager there. I ran at that track one time. I usually ran at Kil-Kare in the '60's. *NM*
  • All are nice but the Cobra II's are my fave! *NM*
• I have 3 built Mustangs. ............ *PICS* ......
  • Great looking builds Scott!! *NM*
  • Re: nice *NM*
  • Lovin' the Cobra II's! *NM*
• My two mustangs
  • Looking good! *NM*
  • Lovin' the Falcon with the Mustang roof. *NM*
    • X2 !! *NM*
    • X3! *NM*
    • That Falcon is so cool! *NM*
• Scale Auto (Enthusiast) Magazine doesn't exist anymore
• Fresh off the bench. Built ny my brother Jim Birky. Pics
  • Great build!! *NM*
• My only Mustang
  • Nice! Still one of my favorite car chase movies despite the horrible acting. *NM*
  • Looking good! *NM*
• I built the MPC Chevelle kit back when it came out and really enjoyed the cool twin-turbo setup on the big block. *NM*
• Just my opinion, but this may well be the best effort ever from AMT/ERTL, nice to see it with updates! *LINK*
  • I'd agree that the 62 Poncho is a highpoint but I'd also add the 57 Chrysler, 60 Starliner & 58 Edsel to that list...67 Impala, 62 Belair, 66 Riviera, 71 Dodge & 71 Duster are all more than livable......lol. *NM*
• Hard to believe, as at one point I had over 100 Mustang kits in my stash, today I only have one built example to share.... *PIC*
  • Well, That's a beauty! Is that the Revell snap kit? *NM*
  • That is nice, really like the color. Aoshima wheels? *NM*
  • Nice build!! *NM*
  • Gosh, that's a pretty color, Marty. What is it please? *NM*
    • Dupli-color Hampstead Green, with am extremely small amount of gold pearl powder mixed into the clear coat.... In the right light it practically glows. *NM*
• Mustangs, seen before --
  • Re: Mustangs, seen before -- NICE! *NM*
  • Looking good! *NM*
• The only Mustang I've built *PICS*
  • Re: The only Mustang I've built *PICS* MR MOPAR owned a Mustang?! Would never have guessed that! *NM*
    • Well, if you wanted any kind of "muscle" car in 2001, the Mustang had the most to offer. Only competition was the Camaro and a bunch of foreign stuff. Actually, I haven't really been a big fan of Mopar's "late model" cars for quite a while. The old stuff, that's where my
  • You did good Bill! *NM*
  • Bill. you add a whole new flavor to the term "meticulous." *NM*
• First Mustang sold is still with it's original owner. *NM* *LINK*
  • What a cool story! *NM*
  • Wow! *NM*
• I saw the Mustang at the New York World's Fair in 1964. Been a fan ever since. pics
  • Re: I saw the Mustang at the New York World's Fair in 1964. Been a fan ever since. pics
    • That is actually the "new" AMT '67. I was trying to copy the look of the '68 Cobra Jet car. *NM*
      • Re: That is actually the "new" AMT '67. I was trying to copy the look of the '68 Cobra Jet car. LOL, well you fooled me at least.....guess that means there still hasn't been a Revell kit built with a straight front bumper! *NM*
        • 😁 *NM*
  • The ‘69-‘70 were my favorite. *NM*
    • Nicely done ! *NM*
  • How'd you like building the GT4? *NM*
    • It was a typical Tamiya - went together easily. An enjoyable build and it didn't take me six months like a lot of my projects! lol *NM*
  • Nice builds!! *NM*
• NEED WEATHERING HELP: copper scale chain needs blackening agent--Micro Mark has some--expensive for minimal use--vinegar work maybe? *NM*
  • Vinegar will just etch is slightly making it brighter copper *LINK*
  • Is it such that you could run a fat magic marker over it? *NM*
  • Liver of Sulfur is the classic darkening patina for bronze, brass, and copper. Depending on the surface, the strength of the solution, and the application method, it will produce a golden brown to a burgundy black patina. *NM*
• Mustang PIX
  • Very nice! *NM*
  • WOW!!! Very, very nice! Lot's of little extra details. *NM*
  • That's a beauty! *NM*
  • Re: Mustang PIX..WOW! the interior, under hood detail, paint......Just WOW! *NM*
  • Looks great!! *NM*
• Mustangs....pics....
  • Re: Mustangs....pics....OH WOW! Those are all beauties! *NM*
  • Nice ! That Boss 429 in the 65/66 - I'm surprised it would fit ! :-) *NM*
  • Looking good David!! *NM*
  • That Stark Hickey Ford I'm doing the same car and I have that set up but I don't remember where I got the intake setup... Do you remember? *NM*
    • One of the mid '60's Fords I think. *NM*
      • I bought two and it was resin. *NM*
• MY THROW IN... for Mustang day. Built this many years ago. PIX and thanks for looking
  • That's looking real good! Cool to see you included a driver. *NM*
  • Great Build! The Paint is flawless! I love the attention to the detail around the roll bar at the back glass and roof! ...and yes, the driver figure is a nice touch! *NM*
  • I'm not much for AWB cars but you made that one a gem ! :-) *NM*
  • Great build!! *NM*
• Mustang Birthday today? I think there was a posting day scheduled......either way here's one of mine. *PIC*
  • Re: Looking good *NM*
  • That sure is nice. *NM*
  • Very nice. *NM*
  • I LIKE IT!!! *NM*
  • Great build! *NM*
  • Mustang's 60th is kinda low key........ *PIC*
    • Nice Mustang Dave! *NM*
  • All the good stuff in that :-) *NM*
  • Two thumbs up!! *NM*
• The new Mustang was introduced today in 1964. We pedaled our bikes down to see it. For the next few years it seemed like every driveway had a Mustang in it. *NM*
  • I remember living in Bronx NY and my god parents bought one and they came by to show my mom and dad the new Mustang and took me for a ride. *NM*
    • Can't remember what I did yesterday but I remember that day like I was 9yrs old again. Yes it was red don't remember interior though. *NM*
      • I had a similar experience......
  • I had a bookshop for 20yrs till 2016 & collected adverts from National Geographics, the April 1964 issue had their 1st Mustang advert, a double page side view of a white Mustang Convertible......I have a few copies....lol. *NM*
• I'm sorry I don't have pics. It was so unrgent to get them to market as soon as possible I didn't document the mods. For the stock height I just eyeballed it, and whatever was left made up the chopped body *NM*
• Thank you. Grab the saw and DO IT! *NM*
• Didn't realize you used the Altered States tops on both of those. I'm honored. I did offer up the masters to another caster a couple years ago but they passed. *NM*
• Calling it done..... '30 Model A Victoria Gasser. *PICS*
  • Definitely cool lookin' Gasser. Nice work. *NM*
  • It looks like the real thing, and the 55's engine looks like it was designed for this application! *NM*
  • I LIKE IT!!! *NM*
  • Way cool! *NM*
  • Well done! Now I see how to get clearance for my Frod engine/firewall. *NM*
  • It has your signature look which is always cool! *NM*
  • Great to see you back to the bench Marty. Cool build. *NM*
  • Great to see it finished, Marty! Really like the idea of omitting the running boards....and your overall chassis layout too. Sounds like you had great fun putting this one together; isn't that what this hobby is all about anyway? Big congrats...TIM *NM*
    • Yes, it was quite the fun build, Tim... And, as I said in my post, your coupe build article in Model Cars really kicked this project into high gear.... Thank you so much for all the projects you have inspired through the years!!! *NM*
  • Cool little Vicky gasser, Marty! *NM*
  • Well done Marty!..Well done in deed! If I squint my eyes I'm pretty sure the calendar says 1967! you and Tim and Frank continue to raise the bar for drag car models! *NM*
  • Very well done *NM*
  • Nice build and love the name. *NM*
  • #2!? Already!? Looks great, and it's just as great to see you having fun at the bench. *NM*
  • Good job Marty! Looking forward to seeing it in person at the Milwaukee NNL! *NM*
  • WOW!! *NM*
• Did anyone else get the text message saying TRJ #86 is on its way to subscribers and they're working on #87? *NM*
  • Received an email stating the same... *NM*
    • I got an e-mail also *NM*
  • I'm not a subscriber but have every issue incl. # 85, all from the Oz distributors who went belly up, so am interested in any positive news....thanks. *NM*
  • YES!!! You just sent me to my email and there it was.... Hooray... *NM*
    • Ray, can you forward that email to me at [email protected] ?............thanks, andyd *NM*
  • Not I. *NM*
  • I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, it was the Mercedes of automotive mags, but I wouldn't hold my breath...they've been stringing everyone along for a long time, and nothing ever happens. *NM*
• DON'T WANT TO.... be a thunder sealer so is my own post. From one extreme to the other extreme. Same color but different extremes. PICS and thanks for looking
  • Don't know if you noticed it Frank, but that model (along with your wide body Comet) was in last Friday's randomness selection. *NM*
    • Oh! sometimes not all the pictures open for me but I did just go back and a new group of pictures showed up and a few that did didn't. Thanks *NM*
  • Cool looking custom. Nice job. *NM*
  • It would be neat to see them side-by-side, similar to an old 50s magazine (Mechanix Ilustrated?) that showed a stock shoebox Ford next to a custom one *NM*
  • Another one I'd like to see in 1to1. Very cool! *NM*
• Replicas and Miniatures
  • Somebody has some PIX on Fotki, but not everything. Even his catalog doesn't. Email Norm for catalog at [email protected]. Super guy, outstanding quality. *NM*
    • Thanks Munchie, I've bought from Norm before
• Ranchero *PICS*
  • Re: Nice Ranchero *NM*
  • Took my driver's test with a '61 Falcon station wagon in 1963. *NM*
  • Clean and to the point... *NM*
  • Clean, looks good with those wheels *NM*
  • Super clean little falcon. Nice job. *NM*
  • Nice build. Real clean. *NM*
  • Great build!! *NM*
• That’s interesting as I’ve got mine. *NM*
  • From Scott? yea, he didn't have one for me. I really believe in suppoering your local shop but that's gotta go both ways, I think. *NM*
• Kalmbach/Fine Scale publishes the contest issues. *NM*
  • So, no more bi monthly magazine, just the contest annuals? *NM*
    • Yep, the bi monthly mags stopped a couple of years ago, now only the Contest Cars/Annual around Oct/Nov each year. *NM*
• Couldn't resist posting this. Talk about yankee ingenuity, how 'bout this custom build?----------MILITARY CUSTOM
  • Looks like the guys at the airfield had a few surplus belly tanks and some time on their hands... *NM*
  • Got military tread on the tires though! *NM*
  • Wow! A customized "Nellybelle". *NM*
    • Good one!! *NM*
• Speaking of car shows (?). I'll be attending this one Thursday and Friday.------SAMPLES
  • A Mercury sittin' on the ground....I love it. Wish I lived closer. *NM*
    • I'm diggin' the channeled A coupe in the background of the red roadster pic! *NM*
      • Marty, I may have more photos of that one. If so, I'll post. *NM*
        • More photos of the coupe.--------INSIDE
          • That's what I'm talking about. *NM*
  • Would you happen to have any pics of the black 5W in the background? *NM* *PIC*
    • Oops! I see your post with the pics. *NM*
• Ever hear of a resin company called Design Detail, out of Seattle? I acquired some of it product line last night at an IPMS club meeting.
  • That "company". like so many, was actually one guy named Morris Johnson. RnD ended up with many of the patterns and such when he decided not to continue, but we never issued any of his product line. *NM*
  • Bought one of his Texaco stations about twenty years ago. Traded it off before I built it but it would have been a really cool project. *NM*
• Totally O/T: If you got an email from my redchief66 account, delete it and dump your trash, I got hacked
  • And I just got an email from the Central Bank of Nigeria. I wonder how many millions are now mine for just a small processing fee? *NM*
    • I guess we are going to split it, I just got an email too and I live in Canada.. *NM*
  • The big issue is to find out how it happened so it doesn't happen again. :-( *NM*
  • I got one too Bob, deleted it. *NM*
  • Some of the guys I know who have been hacked or cloned often play online games and they open up their profiles and emails and then, poof :( *NM*
  • Thanks for the heads up, Bob. I deleted the one I got. *NM*
• Anyone have the '73 Cougar yet? Was it in Black or (puhllleeze!) white styrene? Thanks! *NM*
  • Says right on the side of the box, molded in white. *NM*
    • Thanks! *NM*
  • Nah. I have a 71 and a few 72s. *NM*
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5gSN_AqI8Q *NM*
    • here is curb's link inside that you don't have to copy and paste but just click to see the un-boxing and build *NM* *LINK*
• Frank, I'm with you on this,but to me each his own. I see rat rods as the progeny of past fads like over-customized cars of the early 60's, undriveable thingies like the bathtub car, and prostreet cars. Cars built to follow the laltest fad reach a point where theyh are no
• Tone down that impractical chin splitter, get rid of the ugly blocky bench top rear spoiler and tuck in those rubber cooler lines and it would look a lot better. *NM*
• Got my head snapping around with lots of new ideas. *NM*
• Off the bench......PICS......
  • Very nice! You don’t usually see these built like this!…
  • Wow love the combo... said it once and I'll say it again BEAU-TI-FUL. *NM*
  • The aftermarket upgrades really add to the overall lokk. Nice work! *NM*
  • That is SWEET, David! Nice job. *NM*
  • Sharp! Those carbs are fantastic. *NM*
  • Very very very cool build! *NM*
  • Very, very nice, David!!! I'm gonna need to get me some of those wheels. The lug nut/center cap detail is incredible! *NM*
    • They are nice. I suggest you get his tires too so there are no fit issues. Also his wheelbacks. *NM*
• Mike, in real-life you never try to make hose like that take anything close to a 90 degree bend. You use the correct fitting to keep the hose straighter. Tight bends in any type of pressurized hose are a good failure point. I don't think this Superbird looks too bad, but the
  • Except that this is just a 3-D rendering and not a real car. I wonder whether on actual 1:1 cars done in this style, if the cooler actually has fluid flowing through it, or if it's just hung out there (with hoses not attached to anything functional) to achieve 'the look'... *NM*
• Dave, I will email you a flyer for the next show in Indy. JIM *NM*
  • thx *NM*
• Frank, I found a couple interior shots from another show.-----------PICS
  • Thanks Rich.... Now you probably know what is on my mind. I can have STS make the decals for me. *NM*
    • Don't know if it helps but here's one more photo.------PIC INSIDE
• I have a couple of AMT '68 Mustang (built-ups), and a couple of "68 Shelbys. I ought to build one of the regular Mustangs. *NM*
• Mike Siegman *LINK*
  • Sorry to hear that. "Sieggy" was a co-founder, if not an early member of the Metroplex Car Modelers Association in Dallas, Texas. *NM*
  • Sad, sad news. I've talked with Mike at many events and used his photo etch on several builds. *NM*
    • Very sorry to hear this. Still got S & S Specialties PE stuff--still use it--as good as any PE on the market today. *NM*
• NAH! Ruined an otherwise nice car. *NM*
• Aurora Undertaker...
  • Re: Aurora Undertaker...Got the recent Polar Lights reissue, one of the toughest model I ever built, so much chrome, and confusing instructions *NM*
    • It's not really a reissue. It's a clone. Not having an original on hand, I'm not certain as to parts interchangeability, but they should be close. *NM*
• Again, tone down the goofy stuff and I see lots of potential! *NM*
• Tone down the over the top chin spoiler.... Lose the towel rack rear spoiler and demo derby exhaust, and your on your way to something with a lot of potential. *NM*
• I remember hanging out in the Ivo pit at Cordova (1977?) and just soaking in the beauty of that Charger funny car.... It was just so different from anything else at that time!!! *NM*
  • Always thought that body was sharp... Was he the only one that ran it? *NM*
    • I believe Norm Kraus (Mr. Norm) had one also *NM*
      • Some great photos of Ivo Charger at LINK below. *NM* *LINK*
    • Kenny Safford in the Mr. Norm's Car, there was another one out of division 5, I'll see if I can find the pic, until then.... *NM* *PIC*
• Has anyone offered to send parts yet? I have a bunch of extra grilles and headlights. *NM*
  • I sent you an e-mail. *NM*
• Seeing the MPC 1973 Cougar reappearing at the top of the page makes me wonder if the roof could be combined with one of the great new Revell Mustangs to make a Mustang coupe. *PIC*
  • Easily. A local caster did it and it looked quite good
    • That's encouraging. Gives me more ideas to noodle. Going to wait for the Eleanor version anyhow, for the flat hood... and then it's still down on the 'to do' list a little. *NM*
  • Sounds like a job for our own plastic surgeon Frank! *NM*
    • I agree! Then I can replicate the cuts he makes and do one for myself! :-D *NM*
    • If anybody can do it good, that would be Frank. *NM*
      • It takes a lot of finesse to know just how and where to make the cuts
        • Honestly, what would be very cool is if somebody could offer a hardtop/coupe body and interior based off the new Revell kit. Then one could be spared the aggravation of making improper cuts and a Cougar kit could live to see another day... ;-) *NM*
        • I think we know someone who could easily do it, Bob. ;-) *NM*
  • Gerry Chevalier casts a couple body in resin. *NM*
    • Probably based off the AMT Mustang? *NM*
      • No. He made this to work with the Revell kit. *NM*