Message Index

• Dead Forest Find (Land Rover Diorama)
  • Strangely beautiful to me. Great attention to detail. *NM*
• Alright.... Since Fotki is back working, I present to you, this belated and supersized edition of Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY!!!! *PICS* (LOTS of them!)
  • Thank you Marty. Great selection giving great ideas. I'm blaming you for my problems with not finishing projects. 🤣 *NM*
  • Oh man, your Turbine build WHOOSH. Really like that build! *NM*
  • I forgot about your staced Buick Reatta. Was that nail polish? *NM*
    • UGH! *STANCED Buick Reatta. *NM*
  • Well worth the wait! *NM*
  • Thank you, Marty! That was a treat! *NM*
  • So that's were my Stripes Kitty was hanging out yesterday. *NM*
  • Enjoy I did! As usual great bunch of pics. Thanks. *NM*
• Fotki appears to be back. Autocar Trailer #6
  • It's looking great! I would've been sweating bullets trying to slice those decals just right. *NM*
  • Wow, that looks cool, nice build! *NM*
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • I hope I'm not talkin' "outta line" here, but the black R/T with MSLECAR , ILL. license plate, wasn't that our late board member, "High octane's" car? *NM*
  • Hey! 67 Charger grill on a 67 Coronet. I've never seen that before. Looks really good! *NM*
    • Has anyone tried this with the Revell 67 Charger and Revell 67 GTX? The GTX would need the front fender sections of the Charger. I'm not sure about the hoods. Anyone? *NM*
      • I seem to recall someone working on that. But it was a very long time ago. *NM*
      • Mark Kawano, who has the "Wheels are Everything" blog has done one. , , [PICS]
• 34 Slammer
  • Very nice! *NM*
  • Does remind me of the old stock cars I saw "in action", in the late '40's/early '50's. *NM*
  • Great job! The weathering and details really stand out! *NM*
  • Really cool! Are you going to put the truck body on the Slammer chassis now? (Please say yes!) *NM*
  • That looks great! Nice work! *NM*
  • Nice job! That's a very creative way to "backdate" one of these modifieds! *NM*
  • What a cool look, esp. the engine. *NM*
  • Re: 34 Slammer - Absolutely steller. Very cool backdating and the weathering is the icing on the cake. I love it! *NM*
  • Takes the checker from me - looks really great *NM*
  • WOW! Very cool! *NM*
  • Very, nicely done, Dan--way cool build. *NM*
  • Thanks for comments and compliments gents. *NM*
  • Absolutely amazing ! That has to be the best flathead I ever saw in a model *NM*
• Trying to post 3 pics of a longroof from Marty's Fotki album "Scrap Drive 2023." Would love to have the $$ to restore this one! *PIC*
  • Are those wagon taillight housings (1:1) reproduced in the aftermarket? Because they fit '56 Fords and Thunderbirds beautifully. Originals go for amazingly high prices. *NM*
    • I was going to say that I love those custom tail lights, but wait................. they're factory stock! What a cool wagon that is, and those tail lights! Nice! *NM*
  • Re: Would love to have the $$ to restore this one! - I think it's pretty cool just like it is. *NM*
    • Yes it is *NM*
  • If I had the money, I would have snatched that one up in a heartbeat.... Very solid car, ran like a top.
• THIS WAS A DARE.... I had a few extra bodies so what's the worst that could happen. I have to admit this was having my doubts. PIX and thanks for looking
  • That is one SKINNY C3. *NM*
• I DECIDED WITH A NAME.... Just waiting for the decals (SHARKNADO), get it play on the Great White. PIX and thanks for looking
  • Looks cool! Who are you having make the decals? *NM*
    • Bruce @SMP *NM*
  • Definitely Cool. Nice work. Great concept, and follow through. *NM*
  • Turned out terrific! *NM*
  • Wow! *NM*
  • SHARKNADO is looking pretty cool! *NM*
  • Love the look with the Barn Door injectors! *NM*
• THIS IS PART OF THAT TRI-FIVE COMBO... It would include a Jr Stocker, Funny Car, and a Pro Mod Car. I had posted these in the beginning of the spring all basically all started but in the assembly line. PIX and thanks for looking
  • Cool looking Hot Rod for sure. Nice job. *NM*
• I HAVE A FEW POST.... so lets start with this. 65 Elky weekend warrior. PIX and thanks for looking
  • Nice looking ride. Good work. *NM*
• Let's see if mine is working. A few train things. *LINK* *PIC*
  • Looks lilke SmugMug is working. *NM*
  • Years ago(early '80's), I built a(eventually)HUGE model railroad. And since I was a "rookie" I had some of the local "pro's" help out. Found out, they did not like BNSF! They called it, "Big Nothing So Far"!! True story. *NM*
    • Considering my dad retired after 40+ years from the Santa Fe not a big BNSF fan either. *NM*
      • One of the "pro" model railroaders, was Strictly Santa Fe. Calenders, timetables, hats., pins, you name it, he had it. Hated BNSF!! *NM*
  • I caught 6 trains a day to & from work for 11yrs, not a train fan now...BUT...what does BNFS stand for & what is that black cylinder thing in pic # 3. *NM*
    • Burlington Northern Santa Fe (one of the big mergers). The black cylinder is a compressed air locomotive used in the mines. Low profile for the tunnels, no fire so no boom. *NM*
      • Wayne...many thanks...I wouldn't have guessed either answer....good to learn something new every day.....thanks. *NM*
      • Yep, you don't want boom. LOL. *NM*
        • Especially when you're 7 or 8 hundred feet underground. *NM*
  • Wayne, the 3rd PIC down, that black, barrel "thingie," what on earth!? *NM*
• Random Model photo
  • Well that didn't work.😏 *NM*
    • Re: Well that didn't work.😏 *NM* *PIC*
      • Seeing a pretty red T-Bird is it? *NM*
      • Thanks ... working now. That is a build from the nineties. Yikes!😂 *NM*
• Labour Day Weekend Sprints...Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, eh :) *LINK*
• No Miscellaneous Mopar Madness tonight ... Fotki problem! *NM*
• Problem with Fotki. Can't post pics anymore. They just come up as a small icon. Don't have a clue what happened. All was well yesterday. *NM*
  • Me, too. Fotki seems to be working so I don't know where the problem lies. *NM*
  • Likewise here :( *NM*
  • Same here.... l put together a huge sampling for this week's Friday Evening Randomness.... Did a test preview yesterday and everything was fine. Went to load it a few minutes ago, and just got the little icons as well....
    • I'm getting "502 Bad Gateway" error when trying to lik to my pictures. *NM*
      • When I click on the icon in the test post it opens the pic in the album, but on my older posts I get the 502 error. *NM*
        • Everyone needs to complain to Fotki customer service. I just did. *NM*
          • Agreed.... I notified them when I first encountered the issue, a couple of hours ago *NM*
            • Looks like the pictures linked to https://media.fotki.com/ are the ones not showing up. The pictures linked to https://images**.fotki.com/ are O.K. *NM*
• Round2 Sept. 2023 *NM* *LINK*
  • Bantam Blast! YES!!! *NM*
  • Granny's Hot Rod... Is this a work around of the Beverly Hillbillies licensing, or? *NM*
    • Pretty sure you are correct. Notice that he didn't even mention the Beverly Hillbilly's during the description of the kit. *NM*
      • There was mention of building the "familiy hauler" or the like on the box shown in the video. *NM*
  • The Granny Hotrod (or Jethros truck) was included with the BH truck. Here is mine - *PIC*
• What kit would have 14" tires and 4 bolt stock wheels ? *NM*
  • Didn't some Ford Mustangs have that setup? The 65-66 (and the Fox body cars). I'm not sure. *NM*
    • I think only the 6-cylinder early cars had 4 bolt wheels. *NM*
    • Mustang II had them as well. *NM*
  • Some possibles with 4 lug, not sure about the 14": Opel GT AMT, Datsun 510 BRE rally Revell, Mustang II AMT, Chevy 78 Monza Sportback MPC, Ford 77 Pinto AMT. I am not absolutely sure about all these, so verify before you buy. *NM*
• While thinking about future projects ,, I came across this pic of this wild custom '40 Willys. I've never seen one done up to this degree of customization before. , ,Pretty Wild !! *NM* *PIC*
  • That is wild! LOL A Willys without a hole in the hood! *NM*
    • And no fat tires! *NM*
    • I usually build "curbside"! Maybe, just maybe I can get out of my sliump. Hmmm. *NM*
  • Rarely seen optional wheels,tyres & stance.............standard factory built had that hood hole,.....lol. *NM*
  • Wonder how one of those would look if turned into a gasser??? ;^) *NM*
    • LOL. I think you're on to something here. *NM*
  • Hmmmmmmmm! Veeeery inteeresting! And I have an untouched Willys kit in my stash. *NM*
  • I love the unusual sponsor decals! *NM*
• Tamiya Mercedes McLaren SLR
  • That's a beauty! *NM*
  • Beauty indeed! *NM*
  • Exciting looking car. 1:1 and model. Nice job. *NM*
  • Wow thats nice............have had the kit since it came out.......lol....it just moved up 50places in the build queue....lol. *NM*
  • Beauty! Is that polished black plastic or paint? Looks good. *NM*
    • Thanks. It's painted with Testor's black enamel. It's molded in white plastic. *NM*
  • Very nice! I've been looking at mine lately with an eye on using my Hobby Design Roadster Conversion...*PIC*...
• So you say you like 'unusual' cars? Here's your museum. *NM* *LINK*
  • Been wanting to go there for years. Maybe some day. *NM*
  • Went there a few years ago. Learned about cars I never heard of. Well worth a visit. *NM*
  • I too have been there. Maybe once fotki works I'll post some photos. *NM*
• Article in the Dayton paper about Ohio George Montgomery. *NM* *LINK*
  • Thanks for posting that David. *NM*
  • As Wayne stated, thank you. Who hasn't been to Tipp City? I have.😎 *NM*
• While dusting some Hot Wheels this morning, I decided what we really need from a kit manufacturer is a '56 Mercury....and I believe AMT is halfway there. *NM*
  • I've thought that for years, already have the orange and white paint, but waiting for a kit! Love those Mercs and from a kit sales point, there are many variants, so it should appeal to a wide base of modellers! *NM*
  • It has been on a manufactures short list a few times......not sure it will ever make it. *NM*
  • i built a Modelhaus one but would love to see one from Round 2 or Revell. *NM*
  • Pretty sure Marty would buy at least one......hundred! *NM*
  • My all-time favorite "Factory Custom" since seeing my first '56 Montclair....PICS
  • I could go fot a couple of those. We had 2 really nice ones when I was in high school. My buddy had one of them, got to drive it several times. *NM*
  • Would love to have a styrene kit of my beloved Mercs.... If you're thinking that AMT is "half way there" with the 56 Ford kit, think again... Ford wheelbase is too short , overall length is too short, overall roof height is too tall.
    • Here's a comparison I put together a couple of years ago. *NM* *PIC*
    • Marty, I just knew you were going to tell us that. So I can put that dream to rest for ever!! *NM*
  • Here is a real one my wife and I had at one time - *NM* *PIC*
  • If you build it they will come. '56 Crown Montclair See LINK..... *LINK*
  • hmmmmph....just pulled my Modelhaus kit down to maybe take to Super September Showdown to sell...not sure what to ask for it *NM*
  • It wouldn't wurprise me if they do one they do a 55 instead of the more popular and better looking 56. *NM*
• A small show 2011-03-18 Cottonwood Flywheelers *LINK* *PIC*
  • A school mate AND his father each had an Indian motorcycle like that one. This was around 1954. *NM*
  • Thanks Wayne!! *NM*
  • Thanks Wayne... I dig that little Oliver crawler... And that guy standing next to the Economy looks like quite the character. *NM*
• Testing ... lost user name and/or password *NM*
  • Loks OK to me Bill *NM*
    • Re: Looks OK to me Bill *NM*
  • Yup! *NM*
    • Thanks guys. *NM*
• No, in 1/1 scale, lol! *NM*
  • I have 2 in 1/1 scal, one in the Dodge & one spare plus a couple in 1/25th scale that i mastered & had cast in resin after I saw the AMT 58 Plymouth....lol. *NM*
    • I worked in a Chrysler race shop, boss wasn't interested in polys, that happened later. No Lol. *NM*
• Lets go back a few years 2010-09-17 Murrary County OK Farm Show. *LINK* *PIC*
  • Thanks Wayne.... There was a guy not too far from me here, who had a whole barn full of General / Co-op / Ward tractors. Last I heard was that he had to go into a nursing home and his family sold off the collection... As for RC cola, yes, they still make it.
  • It's appropriate where the oil field engine was manufactured. Titusville was the birthplace of the American oil industry. *NM*
    • A man that was paying attention in his American History class. *NM*
• Absolutely love the Auburn Aero !!!! *NM*
  • Re: Absolutely love the Auburn Aero !!!!
• Post New Message *PICS*
  • Nice eclectic batch of models, Terry. You have been far more productive than I have over the past couple of years...
  • Nice variation in subject matter there! *NM*
  • Terry I love the diversity of your builds. *NM*
  • Today, starts month # 4, of my "slump". Opened up a kit half finished, took it out of the box, took a drink of my soda, put the kit back in the box and into the stash closet it went. Pulled out a Dragon kit of a U.S. halftrack, same thing! Oh well *NM*
  • Hmm! All I see are little icons. *NM*
    • It's saying something called 502 Bad Gateway. Fotki is up okay, so I don't know what the problem is. *NM*
    • All are still little icons 1:45 CT. *NM*
• I built the MPC '63 Corvette split window in 1/16, and dang was that an easy kit to get together, and looked great in the bargain
  • Would love to see them re-issue this kit with ALL the extra parts. *NM*
  • Re color combo: I am not generally a fan of white for cars, but this magazine ad I saw way back when is for a '64 coupe with a luxurious setting that really showed it as not just a sports car, but a stylish desirable beauty, too. *PIC*
    • Mitchell was firm in his decree: a Corvette had to look as good at the valet stand in front of the nightclub as it did at the drive in or dragstrip *LINK*
      • Bill Mitchell said that the C4 looked like a potato. In many ways, he is right. GM designs at the time were very conservative due to Irv Rybiki’s unwillingness to challenge the status quo at GM. The designs, although attractive, were very conservative under his tenure. *NM*
        • C4 was right for the times in '83...hung on a few years too long though. Not my thing, but they do have a following *NM*
          • It was great design for the time. I think with Mitchell in charge, we might’ve seen a little more fender curve. Even back then, I thought it should’ve had a tiny bit more swoop to the rear fender curve. Just a nitpick I suppose. *NM*
            • By the late '70s, he'd lost the touch. As someone noted, "He went to see 'The Great Gatsby' and never left."
• Opinion needed: Alligator clips on bamboo skeweres - teeth or no teeth?
  • I put unshrunk shrink tubing over the teeth, that way you can use the clips with or without the tubing. *NM*
    • Great idea! Although I don't seem to get noticeable "teeth marks". *NM*
  • Maybe you could try to sand/grind off the teeth from the clips? Just a thought. *NM*
  • Tiny wooden "clothes pin with springs" style can be glued to wooden skewers. Available in the crafts section of crafty stores at a couple of bucks for 50 or so. The gripping end of them or even the regular sized ones can be whittled to just about any shape you want. *PIC* *PIC*
    • Doh, just one pic - I moved it to the Optional Image URL box and forgot to delete the required note in the Text box. ;^) *NM*
  • I just slip a vinyl stirring straw over the teeth and trim to length...PIC
  • Bob, you shouldn't put anything that would melt or catch on fire on the teeth of the clip becau ,,, ,, Oh, never mind, different usage. ;-)) *NM*
  • MicroMark sells paint clips by Infini Models with silicon protective sleeves in packs of 20. *NM*
    • It's siliconE, and you don't want that anywhere near paint! *NM*
      • It is inert, but yes, that is a watchout. *NM*
• Donn Yost passing: On FB its reported that Donn Yost has passed away..It was mentioned a few weeks ago but was false..Does anybody know for sure one way or another? *NM*
  • It has been confirmed that Donn Yost has passed away sadly. *NM*
    • Can you show us anything? I'm not doubting you, I just can't find anything..."obit doesn't exist...site not found...etc., etc." *NM*
      • First thing he Is local to me and a friend. Secondly his best Friend confirmed it with his family.
        • I said I didn't doubt you- no need to be harsh about it. You were his friend, confirmed it with people who should know- that's good enough. Would have been nice if you had said that to begin with. We don't need a flame war. *NM*
        • To be fair a lot of us got burned passing this around a couple of weeks ago. It's natural to be reluctant to believe this news so soon after. Glad to hear it from someone who knows him personally so that we this time it is in fact true. R.I.P. Donn. *NM*
  • There's a Donald Yost from York, PA who passed away on May 26, but it's not the painter guy. D'ya s'pose that's causing some confusion? *NM*
    • He passed away this afternoon. No Obituary yet *NM*
  • Totally fair question - good to ask before sharing *NM*
  • Re: Donn Yost passing: On FB its reported that Donn Yost has passed away..It was mentioned a few weeks ago but was false..Does anybody know for sure one way or another?
    • Re: Donn Yost passing...posting to make the obit link active. RIP Donn... *NM* *LINK*
      • What a shame. Too young, too young. Be at peace, Donn. *NM*
  • R.I.P Donn Yost. The man offered much help to all. *NM*
• Concours events bring out some really unique vehicles of all shapes and sizes, each one more interesting than the last...
  • Still don't know what I think about the Loewy's Continental - if he messed up a really nice car or a interesting restyle? Would like to see it in person were I could just walk around and grok it a bit. *NM*
    • JMO, but I don't think it was an improvement. I first saw it in Special Interest Autos years ago, and still think the same. But to each their own! *NM*
      • That's the way I lean, but Lowery is one of my favorite industrial designers. Even have the $50 coffee table book on him. *NM*
        • His take on the '59 Cadillac wasn't an improvement either. I'm inclined to let those slide given everything else he and his people did *NM*
• Here is my thrift store story...
  • I have had quite a bit of success finding vintage model cars at thrift shops, rummage sales, antique malls and, especially estate sales. scoring many decent rebuilders and even a couple of complete unbuilt kits over that past few years......
• '63 Chevy Nova UTE Click on the small photo.
  • Interesting, GMH apparently imported a couple of 1962 Nova 4drs into Oz to test the waters re the possible Holden use. *NM*
  • Here's one from Argentina. Yours is fancier. *2 PICS* *LINK*
• Austin Healy Gasser
  • Well that only patyly worked *NM*
    • Click on the Small photo *NM*
  • Our friend Cliff Read did an Austin Healy gasser a while back, I hope he chimes in... *NM*
    • An Healey Drag car that says What a gas! Not to be mistaken for one of Cliffs builds not even in my dreams! PIC
      • I built one as well, probably around 25-30 years ago. Sold it while thinning the herd earlier this year..... Thinking that maybe I'll build another..... *PIC*
        • That's really cool Marty. One of my favorites of your builds. *NM*
        • Super cool build. Although I gotta say, I prefer your 49 Ford gasser "Class Bully." *NM*
    • Re:Here's the one Ray remembers from our college days in 1966: B / Modified Sports
      • Yep... That's the one, I had a few pics of it on my computer and just uploaded them to my Fotki to post them but you beat me to it... LOL *NM*
      • Hard to fathom that it's a 53 year old build... Still looks fabulous Cliff. *NM*
        • CORRECTION: That's a 57 year old build... *NM*
  • Oh heck yeah!!!!! I am diggin' where this is going!!!! *NM*
  • Here's mine....pics....
    • Very cool and smooth! *NM*
    • hmmmm...has me thinking here..... *NM*
    • VERY nice Dave!! *NM*
  • Totally geeking on this - have plans for my AH's...
  • Question for the AH gasser builders: are you keeping the stock frame, or, do you have other choices/plans
    • Good questions. The chassis looks to be structurally strong enough. I couldn't find the size of the frame nore the thickness of the metal. One could also beef up the frame rails. As for the foot wells, ....
    • Prior to 1967, an automotive frame was required in NHRA Gas classes. Those guys had to reinforce the stock piece; Anglia/Prefect, Austin, even Willys had thin-gauge frames compared to Fords and Chevies *NM*
• Got pics? *NM*
  • pic *NM* *PIC*
    • Looks like a custom wheel styled after a '61 Plymouth wheel cover *NM*
      • Just looked , they really do! *NM*
      • That would kinda make sense, as they are included in a Plymouth kit. *NM*
        • Depending, custom is custom. *NM*
• Did you take pics with your phone? May be the reason. *NM*
• What are those custom wheels supposed to be? , , My guess is disposable. *NM*
  • K-Mart specials? *NM*
    • DID K-Mart actually sell wheels back in the day ? I worked at there in Killeen back in '83-4, in the Automotive section, and we didn't sell them then. *NM*
      • I don’t remember that they did.. However, they did have a nice automotive department back in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. *NM*
        • I don't think they did. JC Penney did sell wheels, shifters, and some other items for a couple of years in the early Seventies *NM*
      • Not wheels but some had real cheap generic hubcaps. *NM*
• Major score! *NM*
• In all my years of hunting models in SoCal and AZ have never found a car model at a thrift store, did find a couple at a used book store in Tempe about 30 years ago. Antique malls out here will maybe have some diecasts and Mint stuff usually thrashed or overpriced *NM*
  • I spent the late ‘70’s, ‘80’s, ‘90’s and the early ‘00’s looking for old models thift stores and I never found a thing. It wasn’t until the internet got popular and that auction I began to acquire some good rebuilders. I did acquire a ‘73
    • I never looked for rebuilders that much - more unbuilt or barely started kits. The 2 I found at the used book store were 1962s with just a bit of water damage to the boxes. The one didn't look like it had even been opened which is what I want for factory stock. *NM*
• Anybody ever been to this museum in Alberta? *NM* *LINK*
  • Yessir ! Great place to spend a day. *NM*
    • Got any photos? *NM*
      • I'll dig some up... quite a facility on a large property. Every year until '20 they held an outdoor car show called 'history road' with cars arranged from the 'aughts' to the '70s all lined up. Aviation hall of fame also on the grounds along with a big ol' Bucyrus digger...
        • Was reading an article on the Bucyrus digger. in "Old Glory" was were I heard about the museum... *NM*
  • I was there in June of this year. An iinteresting place to visit. The aviation museum is moving to Calgary. The warehouse is only open to the public in July and August, so I missed it *PIC*
    • Thanks for the photos. *NM*
• Thanks for posting this Terry. I've got one on order. He has a 53 Studebaker as well. It's just a body & bumpers though, not a complete kit. Either way they are both models I've wanted for a long time. *NM*