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• A quick "how-to" of a recessed firewall for a hotrod , , , [PICS]
  • Cool "how-to." Thanks for sharing. *NM*
  • Nice!! *NM*
  • Nice x 2! *NM*
  • Great little project, and nice step by step, easy to understand description. We need more of this kind of stuff, sure most everything has been covered, but there are some newbies I'm sure who appreceiate any tips, like yours, thank you for posting.! *NM*
  • Slick! Cool "how-to". *NM*
• Is there a way to make dull white decals
  • Len, I could be wrong ,but I believe replacement is your only choice.I have had good results with Alps printed decals staying white. *NM*
  • I think a lot depends on what happened to the white decal & if a clearcoat has been sprayed over them.
    • Steve A, I know where I can find replacements.
• PLAYING AROUND WITH... For about a week since I received the pro street chassis I've been playing around with this not really sure where I was going with it until David Dale gifted me this LS7. I think this is the direction I'm going for. I will play w/ it on and off. PIX
  • Looks like you're having fun - that's what counts ! :-) *NM*
  • I'm liking it a lot. What frame is going under it the impala *NM*
    • I'm using a resin cast 70 chassis that was tubbed from something else *NM*
  • Those Nova rims look good on that car. *NM*
• Well Jim, your Images From the Past post just woke up a mystery *PIC*
  • Oh boy, do I EVER remember that '32 5 widow coupe. Cost me $1.25 EACH, back then. Used piano wire for axles, as I drilled through the frame(front), "dummied up" a dropped front axle from the '4o Ford kit, and everybody wanted to know how I got it so low.L.O.L.l *NM*
    • It is a heck of a cool kit. *PIC*
• Interesting: Goodguys announces they are moving their HQ from California to...TEXAS!?!
  • Anyone who lives in CA is not surprised at that. CA is very business unfriendly. *NM*
  • Lowering their tax bill to maximize profit? *NM*
    • Among thousands of other reasons........ *PIC*
      • I arrived at N.A.S. Miramar( San Diego) Nov. '56, when I left for overseas in'59 from Long Beach, wasn't as much fun(to me), as it was in '56,'57, &'58. The whole atmosphere seemed to change,to me anyway In fact, our ship ended up in Bremerton(Wash. ship yards, NOT Long
        • By the way. The '59 "cruise across the pond" was my third time(and last) to the Far East. *NM*
  • Re: Interesting: Goodguys announces they are moving their HQ from California to...TEXAS!?! *NM* *LINK*
    • " Fort Worth is welcoming another top-tier business from the west coast." At least they said Fort Worth. Usually the media calls everything in the MetroPlex "Dallas". When you land at DFW Airport, sometimes they say "Welcome to Dallas". On TV, football games at AT&T Stadium
  • Actually, back in the 80s or 90s, a lot of the smaller hot rod business were relocating from SOCAL to Lake Havasu. Took the bigger business' longer to figure things out. *NM*
• MPC 1978 Wish Book.
  • IIRC the 1/16 Chevy P/U never made it??? Think about the popularity of a kit now!! *NM*
    • I built a 1/16 pick up, but I don't recall if it was MPC or not. *NM*
      • Revell had one...or was it 1/12? I have one built. *NM*
  • 1/20 '56 Ford with off-road motorcycle? I don't think I've seen that one. Was it any good? I missed out when the 1/20 Ford Van came out. *NM*
    • That, the 1/16 scale Chevy pickup, and the '78 Monte Carlo never appeared. The Monte did eventually come out, but as a '79 *NM*
  • 1-3706 Vette Van, wonder what the odds are of that one being reissued? *NM*
  • Just one more.... 1-0769 Lil' Hustler. When I heard the Datsun pickup was being reissued (2016 & 2017), I was hoping it was this variant. *NM*
    • The Lil Hustler is being reissued this year or the next. MPC-982. *NM*
      • Good news to me! Thank you for the heads up! *NM*
  • 1/20 56 Ford pickup, and '28 Ford pickup wasn't kitted. *NM*
    • Closed cab '28 as pictured wasn't produced, but it did appear with the existing roadster pickup body *NM*
  • Re: MPC 1978 Wish Book. Yeah, the '28 Ford Pickup is a real kit. *PIC*
    • If you look, the one in the catalog is a closed cab, hard top. Like on the Waltons... *NM*
    • That's a rare duck in that version, used to see them all the time and pay no mind
    • It not only has a smallblack Chevy, but it also has Corvette IRS. *NM*
  • The recent AMT Pinto reissues only had a 4-cylinder. We need that MPC V8 Pinto kit ! *NM*
  • I wish I could find a 2 wheel drive square body Chevy truck *NM*
  • The 1:20 "Super Vette original '66 Sting Ray" picture is a '63 Vette coupe. Which was wrong, the text or the picture? *NM* *PIC*
• Watkins Glen Historic weekend...if you have never been and you get the chance, go. *LINK*
  • Thanks for posting. *NM*
  • Will go back through slower when I get a chance. One question, any more info on the black and yellow Bugatti T57 - coachbuilder, etc? By the way, THANK YOU!! *NM*
  • Thanks for the pics. They used to do one out here at Coronado (San Diego) but ended a few years back , was bummed to see it gone , besides watching and hearing them on the track was great to be able to see them up close walking through the paddock *NM*
• More workbench adventures: Whatever happened to chrome?
  • There’s a shelf life to those items. *NM*
  • I think the Molotow ink separates and requires a pretty vigorous shaking to get them working again. At least that's been my experience. Yours may vary. *NM*
  • The tips on the pens get "clogged" with pigment, requiring you to revive the tip *PIC*
    • I have the refill bottle - and will work out a cleaning strategy on the tips!
      • 91 percent ISO alcohol cuts Molotow very nicely. *NM*
        • Agree. Alcohol on a small q-tip for correcting little mistakes as you apply Molotow. *NM*
        • Have a jug of that purchased recently, will stop by the art supply store to see if they have nibs... *NM*
      • Tried lacquer thinner? Used to use the cheap kind to clean spray guns and stuff. *NM*
    • Craig, what yellow paint is that on the fender? *NM*
  • Some board member (not me) said to store them flat. Also you can get replacement tips--did that and got more life out of the pen. *NM*
  • You can revive the Molotow pen with a new tip, or take the tip out, turn it around and insert the tip end into the pen (if that makes sense). Worked for me. *NM*
• Thank you for all the kind words about my Nova Wagon! *NM*
• New tool....pics....
  • Hope you can let us know how well it works. *NM*
  • Looks really useful- I just bought the set. *NM*
  • I like that.... Might have to invest in one if the price is Dave-Friendly. *NM*
• They (Mr Hobby/GSI Creos) have an English language page on Facebook that has explained some of the line too....
  • Great tip, much appreciated! *NM*
• (PICS) This promo was a 'Holy Grail' of mine from age four when I saw them in a store window while shopping with my mother in 1950 : 1950 Plymouth Suburban
  • That needs to be cast...or printed *NM*
    • There are 3D printed versions of this wagon available. Sorry, but I don't have the link readily available. *NM*
      • Link here *NM* *LINK*
        • Thanks, but that windshield opening and roofline look terrible. I would really like one of those, but I'll pass on this one. *NM*
          • Here's a comparison. *PIC*
            • The light colored, gold roof, promo being shown looks to me like it was cast from a warped original. Just my 2¢. *NM*
            • Between that and the Racing Champions Lee Petty car, the 49-50 Plymouth just can't catch a break. *NM*
        • That's not the one I saw. The one I saw looked a lot better than that. His name is Kevin Ellis, his email is [email protected] *NM*
          • If you could, post the link. I can't find his yet. *NM*
            • Could it be this one? *NM* *LINK*
              • Yikes....I don't want it that bad. *NM*
            • Sorry, I don't have a link, but can request more info by sending him an email. JIM *NM*
  • Man that is so cool, but isn't it 1/20th scale? I sure would love to get one in 1/25th! That one you have does look perfect! *NM*
  • Think these PMC Suburbans were about 1/20 scale or so
  • WOW! Nice stuff *NM*
  • Cliff, thanks for jogging a memory cell, I remember 1958 or 59, I was in a second had store with my mom, and saw the wagon, as I recall it was missing the rear window and tailgate, but I had to have it. Around the same period, *PIC*
  • some "glass and minor detailing to really make it outstanding!
    • Dennis Ezmerlian did one a few years ago in a Maroon color..Really nicely done..Maybe he'll show it here.. *NM*
  • What a great start for an upgrade with some chrome and glass! *NM*
  • Seems like I remember Bill Stillwagon or someone doing one of those that was really cool, think it was resin! *NM*
    • Bill's model at the 2007 NNL Nationals....... *NM* *PIC*
  • An ad for it. *NM* *PIC*
• Fading images from the past.....enjoy
  • I remember when Terry's Plymouth in Charlotte...... *PIC*
  • R/S, YOU DA MAN!!!!! EVERY "pic" is a GEM!! Yup, I thank GOD, twice a day, first thing in the morning, and at night, just before I crawl in the sack. Oh, and the '50's(?) shop class? Well, let's just say, class of 1955!! L.O.L. Thanks again, R/S!! Ya did good! *NM*
    • P.S. Us kids back in the '40's that lived in the "Grove"(poor side of town) LIVED on Mulberry"s!! Now, I'm gonna look at all the "pics"(again) as I drink my coffee(2nd cup)!!! L.O.L. See ya! *NM*
  • To answer your question.... Not me..... I am most definitely NOT looking forward to autumn!!!!
    • LOL! That makes 2 of us, Marty. *NM*
      • X's 3 *NM*
    • I want the 80 and 90 degree days back already! *NM*
  • Still remember anytime you saw a bad paint job we'd say "Is that an Earl Scheib job?" *NM*
    • LOL! You could always tell an Earl Scheib paint job by the light blue paint overspray on the tires. *NM*
      • Or on the chrome moldings, or on the glass, or on weatherstrips, or on.... *NM*
      • Re: LOL! You could always tell an Earl Scheib paint job by the light blue paint overspray on the tires.
    • I got an Earl Scheib job.... All I can effort on my 63 4dr Catalina (back then 1972 I even stored my Duster for the winter). They painted over the emblems, the leaves in the rust holes. They did mask up the big stuff, paid $50 for the car. It did killr power brake burn-outs. *NM*
    • Springsteen even called it out in one of his famous soliloquies to introduce the song "Jungle Land"
    • The old National Lampoon's "Boy's First Model" parody had 'Earl Scheib--King of the Body Shops' paint tips on the fake instruction sheet. First thing you need, is a record player. Then a can of spray paint...
  • My VCR is still flashing 12:00..... That's how me and new tech get along. *NM*
    • I remember those VCR's. Boy, did we think we were hot stuff!! *NM*
    • Time change coming up in a month, so it'll need to be flashing 11:00. Just sayin'.... *NM*
  • Wonder when the dragstrip pits photo was taken--the '57 Ford convertible next to the drag car is showing rust! And the red Falcon in the junkyard stack--the rear fender opening has been radiused a bit... *NM*
    • That is probably at Detroit or Motor City Dragway - the race car is Al Bergler's "Aggravation" Competition Coupe
      • Warshawsky and JC Whitney were making patches for GM and X-frames were dropping rear bumpers in the Appalachians. *NM*
  • That shop class photo is so 1950's! Rolled up jeans with 3-4" cuffs was the thing! My! How things have changed! *NM*
  • I have a couple of inch rolled up cuffs because my wife won't hem mine anymore. *NM*
  • Is that Plymouth coupe racing a Mercury or a Lincoln? *NM*
    • Looks like a '51 Merc the way the rear quarters look. *NM*
    • Looks like a '51 Merc the way the rear querters look. *NM*
  • Oh, those VCRs.... I remember them well. Got really frustrated when someone would walk by and their feet would jerk the remote out of my hand. LOL. Then, a few years later, when I got one with the wireless remote, I thought I was in high cotton! *NM*
  • Thanks for sharing the PICS!! *NM*
• Who knew Larry Watson painted UFOs? Seriously, neat build! *NM*
• There are also numerous diecast car models in 1:36 scale, such as much of the CORGI line through the '70s and '80s. *NM*
• I saw one a few (several) years back at a show at Rt 66 drag way in Joliet, it was 2 sbc 350's called Sweet 16. *NM*
• Parts are washed with ISOAlcohol so any tacky is just needing a little more cure time. 5-10 minutes in the sun will work great plus a good wash with dish soap & they will be to prime & paint. *NM*
• 2022-09-10 Miami AZ Car Show - small show. Not much of my interests but found a few before I ran out of steam. *LINK* *PIC*
  • It's the '32 phaeton kit body that lacks the seams at the back, the 1:1 was imported by Dick Scritchfield *NM*
    • You're correct on that. It was actually Scritchfield that told me that at one of the early Knott's All Ford Show. He was there with his early Ford GPW which is when I found out that Ford had built Jeep's also. 50 year old memories get scrambled sometimes. *NM*
      • Ford probably built more GPWs than Willys did. From what I have heard, they got about $100 more apiece than Willys did, for an identical vehicle *NM*
        • Don't know about the price, but the build numbers were pretty close. Henry wanted no part of the deal so wouldn't be surprised that they got a dividend His was an earlier one that still had the actual Ford logo on parts not just the F. Here's a short article on the Ford GPW. *NM* *LINK*
    • Yep,Oz 32 Tourers didn't have that rear seam, Scritchfields 32 Tub came from Eddie Ford here in Oz, Eddie got a 32 3W Coupe as his part of the trade, we never got 3 or 5W 1932 coupes, Eddie is a long time Oz magazine editor/publisher of Restored Cars & Oz Custom Rodder *NM*
      • The rest of the story. I was more interested in the GPW at the time and that's mainly what we talked about. When I mentioned I was a model builder that's when he brought up the bit about the phaeton. *NM*
  • I'll take that GORGEOUS '52 Buick, and y'all can fight over the rest of 'em!! *NM*
    • Second that! Wow. *NM*
    • Figured that might ring a few you chimes. *NM*
      • When the wife and I were dating(November '61), I didn't have a car, BUT, she had her dad's "work" car. A '53 Buick! L.O.L. Two tone green. Her Mother had a '54 Olds. Holiday(which I purchased later) *NM*
  • The Cougar headlight doors, are they actuated via vacuum? *NM*
    • Yes, and after a few years as the hoses dry out and get loose on fittings or crack, they stay open as the failsafe. *NM*
  • Really like that Cougar, sits about right. *NM*
  • Baskerville owned a '27 phaeton? Or was it the Scritchfield car everyone is talking about? *NM*
    • I had a memory fade with the 27 phaeton. Its the 32 phaeton that Scritchfield owned and the AMT kit was based off. *NM*
• I'm helping a friend do a more accurate decal sheet for the Milner dragster from More American Graffiti, and I found that the sponsor decals were different on each side of the body. I've tried looking online for a few days for a good Milodon decal like the one in the pic, *PIC*
  • When I built mine from the Ramcharger dragster, the best I could find was from Fremont Racing Specialties . *NM* *PIC*
    • I've got the MPC kit w/decals, 2 other sets I bought from somewhere & the ones my friend drew up, but all of them don't have all the sponsor decals & all of them aren't quite correct to the movie dragster. That's why I'm trying to work with him to make a more correct sheet. *NM*
  • Try to find a Revell LAPD Camaro decal set. It has that Milodon decal. *NM*
    • Thanks Mike, I'll try looking for it. I was hoping I could find a good image online somewhere to use for making some up if possible. *NM*
      • I looked online and found a scan of the decal sheet, but it has the newer yellow Milodon decal on it. Looks like I may have to try drawing one up since I haven't been able to find a good pic so far. *NM* *PIC*
        • Yeah, I was just going to tell you. I thought it was the white sticker. Sorry. *NM*
  • Steve, I did some artwork for this contingency and you are welcomed to use it. Drop me a email, JR *NM*
    • JR, thanks for the offer, I've sent you an email. *NM*
• They were not all that good of a kit. I love the AMT NASCAR kits from around 1990. *NM*
  • AMT 1989/90 T-Bird body was Horrible and hate they did it in 1/25.....
• RagtopMan, sent you an email OTB. *NM*
  • I will look for it! *NM*
    • Thanks to folks who reached out on the Mr. Color question
• Interesting question - maybe
  • May be some cost offsets but as mentioned above it’s really not an accurate representation of a 70 so if going through the effort would be best to tool an accurate one …..interior (beside dash) and engine aren’t correct nor is the engine bay area , hood and bu
  • Anyone in the model car industry should know from the 50+ years of history that 1/20 scale American road cars sell no where as well as if they're 1/25. *NM*
    • Agreed…an interesting side note to that particular model is the body was also used for the Kenner Light Beam remote control car , which was a kids toy so wondering if that may have played a part in the scale or was done in and then later multiple kit versions were done *NM*
      • 1/20 scale was because of George T. at MPC. Slightly bigger parts, bigger box, more space on store shelves pushing everything else into the background *NM*
        • And builders pay more for what is the same kit, only a little bigger
• Nice wagon! *NM*
• (PICS) A seldom seen, well molded plastic kit of an interesting vehicle: Lassen Project 1/24 Unimog
  • Hey Cliff I forget, did you also get their second version? Was the second version even released?? *NM* *PIC*
    • The second version was never released. *NM*
    • BTW If interested, Klaus Lassen has a Facebook page on truck modeling *NM*
    • Re: No, but I do Have a Schuco Diecast version of that Westfallia bodied Unimog (pics)
      • My perpetual scale question... Are those 1/18? *NM*
    • Jay Leno put one of those thru it's pace's on his show one episode and it really took what was thrown at it. *NM*
  • Cliff that is a really nice clean build. *NM*
  • Cliff, I've tried to get my hands on one of those for years (20+). No luck. Great to see yours.😎 *NM*
    • Same here RIch... if they were found at all they were made of unobtanium *NM*
  • Great kit, I went with wide rims and tires for a cool beach buggy: *NM* *PIC*
• GHOSTING QUESTION: Resin piece, caster's logo ghosting through the top, can also feel it. Sand & fill it? Don't think "painting" it with styrene cement will work... *NM*
  • I'd sand/grind away the logo, maybe put a coat of filler over that area, then take another swing at the top side *NM*
• Great resource, Luc. Thanks. *NM*
  • You're welcome, Ken. *NM*
• Engine is a bit too simplified, the 8-3/4" rear axle looks a bit large too *NM*
• Re: Note the price? $144.99!!!!! It is high. But the street price of the kit will probably fall to a bit less than $100.00 before long. *NM*
• Fun space ship. Gene Winfield style fade makes it a hot rod *NM*
• Heard bad things and needed special instructions to get ride height and fitment right. Yours looks great! *NM*
• Very nice and sharp! *NM*
• Thank you! Look forward to exploring and reporting *NM*
• Something about AMT and the A-Series engines... they always looked undersize. But the kit is slap on the money otherwise, long overdue to track one down as a basis for a hardbody slot car
• "If I can tell the manager you're taking it today, Mr. Kremer, then I think we can throw in the floor mats and undercoating"
  • Hahaha! *NM*
• The comic book... *NM* *PIC*
• Steve Magnante's Model Show on Oz pay TV...I'm trying to think positive thoughts about this show,its after all the 1st TV show I've seen with actual models being highlighted BUT,I'm finding it hard to be positive,maybe I'm too anal but talk about rough building.....lol. *NM*
  • His build style doesnt bother me. He seems to enjoy it very much. But when he pulls parts out of some rate old kit to kit-bash, I admit that gets my attention. *NM*
    • He builds like I did when I was 8 years old. Whatever floats your boat... *NM*
    • Yeh, I am really pleased that there is finally a TV show about model building & he has such a positive view of the hobby, its just that I found myself cringing at some of his techniques, lol, but its nice to see a TV show about my hobby. *NM*
  • He's a car guy that's chatting with us while he builds his models, and appears to be aimed at the average TV viewer. It is not intended to be a serious how-to. Also keep in mind...
  • If he brings more builders into the hobby, more power to him. *NM*
  • My take is that it's a reminder that this is just a hobby. There is no set way to do anything and in the end it's all about having fun, which he apparently does. Not the way most of us do it, but that's OK, as long as you're happy. Just enjoy yourself. *NM*
  • There is no wrong way to build a model. *NM*
• Re: Unusual sports car I saw this Sunday
  • Dang! As long as I have been on this board, I can not believe I forgot to put my text in the subject line. I guess I better see if I can get some sleep. Night, folks! *NM*
• Very nice build indeed and nice color choices. Your rear pic made me realize I forgot to paint the red/blue on the rear trim of my gasser build. *NM*
• Thanks for that info and great build of the real car. I did not even know you could buy a 1:1 kit of the real race car never mind a scale kit! *NM*
  • A few people raced them. Got a book on Modified racers from the east coast, and there are at least two in that book...built without front fenders! Then there is the legendary Dart Sport built for Car and Driver! magazine *NM*
  • Yep , was sold by Chrysler as a “kit car” , literally a 1:1 model of a race car you built, as a kid a few ran at my local tracks . If interested this is a fotki album I did a while back with pics and various mag articles of them *LINK*
    • My old I one rebuilt *NM* *PIC*
• Fun Time! Nice work. I love the model and the display. Is there a reason the left front corner of the base is covered? I think we can guess her part of the conversation, but is the name ATLANTIS with a funny S? ;^) *NM*
• And the '52 Fargo pickup... *NM*
• I flew my flag in the roof fascia board bracket with the staff in the horizontal position. September 11 is a day I will never forget. I just happened to turn on my tv shortly after the first plane hit and it was thought to be an accident. The truth was much worse. *NM*
• The "tin box" edition '53 Studebaker shown in Retired Soldier's recent post about the salt version includes one of the side panels that includes that custom grille/bumper option. *PIC*
• I started with your suggestion for this one, too. The '40 Cadillacs were very close except for the grille. So I tried another Cadillac brand, the LaSalle, and found it. It is a '40 LaSalle coupe. .This pic even has the front bumper removed, too. *PIC*
  • That's pretty cool! *NM*
• Very Cool Bob, all it needs is few bags of groceries in the back! *NM*
• That would be painful if blew out a diff! *NM*
• Thanks. I think you are right. With your comment in mind I did some google searching. The body and grille say '36 Ford, but its stalk headlights were replaced with '37 style headlights molded in low each side of the grille. Looks factory. Very cool. *NM*