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• So I'm working on the new Revell Boss 351 Mustang kit and I need a bit of help......
  • When it is all set up and good, you could try a coat of Future
• I GOOFED UP ON THIS.... Maybe some day I'll do it over again. BUT! in the mean time we are off to the races. PIX and thanks for looking
  • Wish my "goof ups" looked this good. Nice build! *NM*
  • Looks fine to me. Nice build. Good job. *NM*
    • The goof was that I was suppose to cut out the fender skirts... I didn't realize it until I was mating the body to chassis. It went on fine but should be off. *NM*
• I'm in need of wiindow "glass" from any version of this kit. If you can help please send me an email. Thanks i advance...PICS
  • I'll put in the mail tomorrow... *NM*
• The new Round2 video is out for this months highlights - *LINK* *PIC*
  • Isn't that the 1/20 Nissan?? *NM*
    • Yes it is... *NM*
      • Raymond is correct. I wish someone would do a Nissan Frontier like the one I drive, which came after the D21. *NM*
  • Clean, crisp build, Bruce. Did you mask off the black trim (or do you have VERY steady hands)? *NM*
    • My hands are not steady anymore - I cheated and used a black sharpie :-) *NM*
  • I can not wait to get my mitts on one of those Chevelle AWB kits! I wonder how many will get this kit to build with other bodies... *NM*
    • All those A/FX -Street Freak kits are great tho' I'd like RC2 add small sprue with a master cylinder,steering box & shaft, maybe an extra set of headers &/or intake,ie blower as well as injection or vice versa,sprue could be 3" square & plated & in each of the reissued kits. *NM*
• Fantastic! *NM*
• Terry l have a peek at these! *NM* *LINK*
  • Oops! wrong link *NM* *PIC*
    • Sweet, those look great!!! Shot you an email earlier today (the gmail address) *NM*
      • Hey Steve-Resent the email, had the wrong one, doh! *NM*
• So I bought the Rat Roaster kit, and the follow up roadster with the duval windshield (both of which have not been built) and I like the tires, but not the wheels. Can anybody recmmend any aftermarket 'steel' wheels that will work on these tires?? Or show a pic of .....
  • The Revell 32 Ford 5 window has steel wheels in it. *NM*
    • Thanks...saving those for that build. Needing more. *NM*
• QUESTION: Shocks--sometimes you see them mounted with the shock body up and the piston below (towards the ground). Other times I see them piston up and shock body below. Does it matter ? *NM*
  • I think it would depend on the type & brand of shock, most if not all hipo shocks, ie koni, etc have the reservoir on the bottom, tho' bike shocks are sometimes inverted depending on the brand etc, use & angle.. *NM*
  • Re: QUESTION: Shocks-
  • Thanks andy & Bruce. Just what I needed to know. *NM*
• Just received the "Swan Song" issue of Hot Rodding International"... What an issue!!! The "Gallery" with a 16 page spread on the Texas artist Chalie Smith. No less than two Salt Flats (Bonneville and the Dry Lakes Racers of Australia meet at Gairdner Lake), then a great... *PIC*
  • Yeh,cover pic is Ash Marshall's "Vandal" he imported into Oz around 1964/65 it was an ex USA car, out of date by then but the 1st proper AA/FD car in Oz, leaning on the tyre he eventually got it up to the high 190's b4 retiring it in the late 60's. *NM*
• Something like this? *NM* *PIC*
  • Yep! *NM*
    • I’ll put one on my next print bed and see if it works. I drew it up last night when I couldn’t sleep. Lol *NM*
      • any idea how big around the fan casing should be? Like 4mm? *NM*
      • Lol, and awesome ! Maybe 5 or 6mm, googled it and says amazon has one that’s 7” but think that (7mm) would be a bit too large in scale *NM*
• One could be designed and 3D printed. It would be a delicate little bugger, but it's not impossible..... *NM*
• You got two. I’d buy one. *NM*
• Like to see the MPC ‘79 Nova reissued again too. Round2 did a “Squad Rod” reissue just a few years ago, but it didn’t last long. As soon as it was released, it seems inventory was gone and prices shot up. This time, I hope they keep it in their catalog for awhile. *NM*
• Questions about the AMT 68 RR and 69 GTX....
  • I can't answer your specific questions but I know the 1970 Coronet Super Bee(non Pro Street Version) has both 440 wedge & 426 Hemi engines, 4 shifters, etc......the 1970 Pro Street only has the Hemi but extra shifters, headers, diffs etc, but no rear seat at all *NM*
    • Both versions of the Coronet use the stock interior with rear seat. The Pro Street Coronet also has a different chassis plate than the others, from the firewall back *NM*
      • Is the pro street Coronet chassis different than the pro street RR / GTX chassis? *NM*
        • Rear half, yes *NM*
          • Learned something new - again. Thanks! *NM*
  • Apart from the AMT 68 RR h/top and 69 GTX Convert & the 2versions(Stock & Pro Street) of the 70 Super Bee were there any others with the same linage, has there ever been a proper comparision of what these 4 kits offer, ideally in a magazine tat lazy me could read........lol. *NM*
  • Bodies are different between RR and GTX (taillights, side markers). Cross-ram was never offered on a Street Hemi, all of them had the inline setup *NM*
• I initially thought Packard, but found too many differences. *NM*
• Is the Cadillac the reissue of the old Ghostbusters Ectomobile? It's been renamed "Surf Shark". Basically the theme is an old ambulance turned into a surf wagon. *NM*
• Which V8 engine is represented in AMT's '41 Plymouth kit? Thanks. *NM*
  • MOPAR 340. *NM*
    • Well alrighty then! *NM*
      • Jim, I just finished a '41 Plymouth about two weeks ago. CURBSIDE, though, and a "ground hugger". Love it. Also, bought a "built kit" of same from Matt & Dawn. Left it alone and it's on a shelf with the one I built. Love that kit. Why? Have NO idea. L.O.L. *NM*
  • to improve the kit detail, paint the chrome grilles body colour then wipe the paint from the grille bars,the bars snap on to a body coloured sheet metal panel,also try to thin the side profile of the headlights, the kit pieces are too thick & cut the front metal
    • andyd, back in the day(waaaaay back-'60's), I use to go through all that "rigamarow"(rig-a-ma-row), and, since I'm "pushin' 86, so? CURBSIDE!! But, I can still put on a good lookin' "paint job" though. L.O.L. *NM*
      • Boomer..its all good, we all build to suit ourselves, so long as our model building makes us happy who is to say what the right or wrong way........just build......lol. *NM*
        • Yup, andyd, different strokes, for different folks. When it comes to model cars, I'm about a "half bubble off plumb", as they say. L.O.L. *NM*
      • "rigmarole". *NM*
        • Well, Rich, at least I was close, but no cigar. That's o k, as I quit smoking in '97. L.O.L. *NM*
          • I was glad you used (regardless of spelling) a word I haven't seen or heard used in DECADES. More power to ya Boomer. *NM*
        • Re: "rigamarole".8^)) *NM*
          • My brain works but sometimes not my keyboard.😁 *NM*
• Thanks Marty! *NM*
• I checked a '70 annual against an AMT/Ertl issue (latest one I have)...
  • Thanks Mark, I've always wondered about that. *NM*
• Got up to the Goodguys in Puyallup yesterday and got time to take a few photos *NM* *LINK* *PIC*
  • Some great shots! Thanks for sharing. *NM*
  • Some awesome looking vehicles there. Thanks for the pics. *NM*
  • GREAT PIX, Gerry. Thanks for posting. *NM*
  • Wow! Bunches and bunches of great pics! Thanks a lot. *NM*
• I would love to see any 4x4 Dodge Pickup. I always hoped that Round 2 would take the existing longbed Sweptline body and…
• Yesterday, in an antique store, I was given the remains of an Entex '37 Packard formal sedan. Not much major there, but lots of small pieces. So if anybody is missing some parts for this kit, might wanna give me a holler. Do have all the 'glass' in a plastic bag, and....
  • I've got the Entex 37 Packard Convertible that I built years ago, beautiful kit, always wanted that other version but could never find it when I could afford it........lol. *NM*
  • That's a neat kit Jim. I have an unbuilt one that I want to do a really nice build on it but I'm having a hard time finding good detail info online. *NM*
• Friday? More like a week. Totally digging the great Rambler Wagon build in there
  • Bob, that Rambler wagon was built by a friend Rob who is an awesome modeler. *NM*
• About 15 years ago, in a dead calm day, a neighbor's 75 year old oak tree split like a chicken wishbone
• Charlie, what gauge wire do you use for fuel lines, brake lines, etc., please? *NM*
  • 24 gauge brass craft wire. *NM*
  • Brake lines behind the front tires are metallic thread so that they flex. *NM*
    • Thanks for the prompt response, Charlie. *NM*
• Boneyards were full of that stuff in the day *NM*
• 2WD Squarebody Chevy Pickup that had a one-and-done chassis
• Like the fan on the dash of the Peterbilt in Duel... *NM*
  • ‘Zackly! The model I’m working on is from that same era *NM*
• Test it on a spoon, first. *NM*
• Might want to hit the R2 website - the disco Nova was out in the '00s, and not particularly good
• Your vehicles are simply masterful! *NM*
• Things I need to get back to.... *PIC*
  • Terry, Hasn't Car 54 been on your bench for about half-a-hundred years? You gotta finish that . . . or send it to me and it can sit on my bench for awhile! LOL. *NM*
    • "Ooh ooh," Toody might say. *NM*
  • I'd say take a vote, but I doubt a plurality, even - they are all very cool and deserving of added bench time to cross the finish line
    • And white steering wheels! *NM*
    • *PICS*
      • That's the car - or one of them. *NM*
      • So, what is the story behind the white CHP steering wheels? *NM*
        • Not as hot when the sun beats down on them *NM*
  • I would really like to see the Mopar “More Doors” get done…
  • Yup,Terry. Know the feeling. Thought I had app. 17 models to finish. WRONG. I counted them last night. TWENTY EIGHT!!! NOW, I started that "Shark Caddy" thing.!! DUH. The chassis's twisted, fins were bent, but, havin' a ball!!! *NM*
  • Sure know what you mean. Love that turquoise Ford. *NM*
• The warlock would sell. The MPC Pintos are usually a V8 I believe. *NM*
• I owned a 1:1 1968 Oz Dodge Phoenix 4dr h/top,had to get a new front screen which was different to the 4dr pillared sedan,so the kit 4dr sedan roof "should" be higher than the 2/4dr h/top,this feature was a common thing between 2 & 4dr sedans & the same year 2 & 4dr h/tops..
• Just wonderful work! *NM*
• Thanks for the info. *NM*