Message Index

• COPD how do you paint your models? *NM*
• Is the IMC/Testors '48 ford the only kit to include a Carson top?? Thnks *NM*
• I've yet to get one, but is the Revell '69 Chevelle (or their '68 for that matter) a kit that goes together easily? Could you post your build? *NM*
  • Shake the box, add glue, voila!
• 40 years apart... *PIC*
  • Both high quality builds, too. *NM*
  • Cool builds. Now truth be told, which would you rather drive now if they were both brand new vehicles? *NM*
• Drove alongside a '53(?) Corvette covertable,earlier today. Pearl white. Gorgeous. Right out of the showroom!! *NM*
  • I am not a Corvette fan, so I'm kinda guessing on the year. *NM*
    • Isn't that the year they first came out? *NM*
      • It is. There were 300 built - all white with red interiors, no top. *NM*
        • Did you mean to say no roll-up side windows? Because they had soft tops. No factory hardtops yet, though. They came in '56. *NM*
  • This one is a NCRS gold certified 1953. #300 of 300 *LINK*
    • The one I drove alongside looked exactly like that, but the "white" looked more "pearlescent" (sp?). Soon as I saw it(from behind), I told the wife, "Now THERE, is some "tall money"!! Learned that expression from the prison inmates. *NM*
• Wow John, that Gullwing's color is gorgeous and unusual! Is that a light metallic purple or blue? It's hard to tell but that would be an awesome color to do a model in! *NM*
  • A little of both. My iPhone captured the color accurately. I did run these photos through Photoshop to crop and to use the 'Save For Web' feature. Any variation of the color between the car and my photo is slight. *NM*
• UPDATE.... I think I'm done with body modifications. The driver windscreen/collar I had to cut down to this and I may go a touch more but it's coming along. PIX and thanks for looking
  • Sweet! *NM*
  • The notch behind the front wheel is perfect. It really makes the whole thing flow. *NM*
  • Pretty cool looking. Any choice of color yet? Sorry if you already mentioned that earlier. *NM*
    • Not a clue as of now Gabe... Not even close to a clue. *NM*
  • Way cool Frank! *NM*
  • Pretty awesome looking build. IMHO needs some pipes. And lots of decals.(LoL) *NM*
  • I'm with BruceKim on the front end treatment. Flows really well. Great work Frank. *NM*
  • Lookin' really good, Frankie.... I retrieved your injector scoop from storage this afternoon..... Lets try getting together sometime this weekend, or early next week. *NM*
  • Way to go Frank! *NM*
  • That’s freakin’ crazy, Frank! And I mean that in the best possible way! *NM*
  • I think you nailed it, it's definitely got that vibe. May I recommend a brighter color to bring attention to the shape, as with the original *NM*
• More info on my 'New Chrome Pen' post below......
  • Well, David, that's still very useful. Not everything is chrome, anyway. A variety of metal finishes/sheens adds character, I think. *NM*
• On our way to the SRX race in VA tonight......I'll wave at y'all! *NM*
  • Have fun! I'll be watching. *NM*
  • It'll be a scorcher. 100° with a "feels like" temp of 112°. Yikes! *NM*
    • I see Radford is "cooler", at only 87° with a "feels like" temp of 92°. Better. *NM*
• Rumor mill report: Additional Round 2 releases
  • A real pipe dream but wish they'd modify yhe 64 body into a GN or even Sportsman body.........easy to make stock wheel wells larger than stock looking. *NM*
    • I was besseching Steve for the same thing but sounds like the kitty was empty
  • Great news! *NM*
  • Modelhaus '64 NASCAR Ford *PIC*
  • Re: Rumor mill report: Additional Round 2 releases
    • Well, we're just a few days away from a new Chad @ Round2 video, so fingers crossed! *NM*
• From the searching for a new project idea, I'm sure there's a few of you that might like this one. Not that I'm building it, just knew a few of you would like this one. *NM* *PIC*
  • Ah... The Ricky Nelson street rod... Really nice... *NM* *PIC*
    • Oh Lordy, that is one sweet rod... *NM*
      • Your RIGHT! I think my blood sugar just went 100 points. *NM*
• Would you say that Pegasus Chrome Shuey's are a close match to the wheels on this 5-window coupe? *PIC*
  • Look identical to me *NM*
  • Very close except the slots are kidney shaped instead of oval and have no ridge around them... But yes, they are close... *NM*
  • I believe the face of the Shuey is slightly dished too, but overall they're fairly close *NM*
  • Close enough for government work! *NM*
  • It looks to me like the wheels on the Monogram Stacy David Rat Roaster '32 are a good match. *NM*
  • Not really that close, the wheels on the pictured rod have 10 holes shaped like the Ford oval. Plus the lips around each hole are quite pronounced. They are most likely one-offs. *NM*
    • oh, and no lug nuts on that rod. Must be real knock-off hubs or some other trickery being used to hold the wheels on., *NM*
• Beyond actual engine paint, any recommendations for Ford Y-Block red? Thanks! *NM*
  • What is called "Chevrolet Engine Red" will pass for early Ford bright red. Otherwise, plain Testors 1203 Red *NM*
    • X2. It's really a normal red. Not orangey, not maroonish, not pinkish, just "red". *NM*
  • Perfect, as I have both 1203 and Chevy Engine Red *NM*
• New Chrome pen.....pics......
  • Email sent *NM*
  • Good to know, David. Get at craft store? *NM*
    • Yes. Just over $3. *NM*
  • What's the durability compared to Molotow? *NM*
    • Don't know yet. Only got it today and only used it once. *NM*
  • Looks good. *NM*
• Wagon Wednesday *PICS*
  • Pretty sure you've told us this already Terry but who made this one? *NM* *PIC*
    • GOT A FEW... for you Terry
      • Same question to you Frank... Who makes the Caddy wagon? *NM*
        • [email protected] makes the Caddy wagon? *NM*
          • No question mark *NM*
            • One of the best resins I've ever purchase. Clean up was virtually none just a really quick scuff for painting and it went on like a glove (not OJ's Glove) but a surgical glove. *NM*
      • What kit did the engine come from that's in the blue Nova wagon? *NM*
        • Revell Chevy SSR Truck *NM*
    • I can answer that because I have one too. Michael Hanson of Best Model Car Parts. It's an amazing piece. *NM*
    • Best Model Car Parts *NM*
• How about some random model pics....pics.....
  • Cool selection. Thanks for posting. *NM*
  • Nice showing. Thanks for posting. *NM*
• Here is one for you long roof guys. A 1:1 1963 Buick Special with a million miles on it for sale. I cannot vouch for it, but fact or bombast it is on Facebook Marketplace in Austin, Texas. See the LINK *LINK*
  • Rover Cars used the 215 nearly intact for decades, the engines are not hard to come by (and may have fuel injection) neat little car *NM*
    • And the Olds version is the basis for the Repco Brabham F1 engine that won the World Championship in 1966 & 67....then lived on in Rover, Land Rover & even bored out to 245 cubes for the Oz Leyland P76 in 1975, a very underrated engine. *NM*
    • Spindly front suspension, tiny brakes with four-lug wheels, so count on switching out all of that stuff *NM*
• I was there too! I arrived just to see that unusual green Jaguar with the exposed exhaust leave. The color of the MB 300SL Gullwing is interesting. I'm not sure how I'd describe it. *NM*
• O/T" FORTY years ago today, July 25th 1983, was my first day at the academy in Springfield, ILL. training to be a State of ILL Correctional Officer. Long ago, far away!! *NM*
  • Aw, you rookie. I graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in October of 1977. *NM*
    • And I graduated from the Colorado Law Enforcement Academy in January 1975! *NM*
    • Thing is,I had a job I HATED, got a phone call, WAH LA, Corrections!! OH, and I was 45 years old at the time! OLD rookie, if you please!! L.O.L. *NM*
    • T. Jessee & Danno, I've talked to police officers anywhere from Alaska,to Alabama from L.A. to New York, and NOT A ONE, would trade jobs with me!! WHY, All we had was a radio and a set of keys! True story. *NM*
      • WHY? (DUH) comma? Sheesh!! More coffee please!! *NM*
  • No wonder we have to be on our best behaviour............lol. *NM*
  • By the time you graduated from the IL academy, Boomer, I had been contributing long-term live-ins to the Colorado Department of Corrections, Collections, and Insurrections for a bunch of years! Congrats on your Anniversary! Hard to believe so many years/memories ago. *NM*
    • AND, 17 years of "Corrections" time, I was a State Licensed firearms instructor. WAY before Glock, Sig Sauer, and Tarus(SP?). *NM*
  • Congrats, Boomer! Lots of water under the bridge since then, eh? *NM*
• Re: What tools and adhesives (and anything else that makes sense) do you put in a travel. modeling toolbox?
• Aftermarket resin kit I bought. Super glue or Epoxy will not stick to it. How do I build it? *NM*
  • Need to clean it more *NM*
  • Wesley's Bleach White for 24 Hours *NM*
  • If you bought it from its maker, contact him with your question. Different resins and mold release types can vary what technique and solution are safe and effective for cleaning. Sometimes you need to clean the initial cleaner off, too. *NM*
  • Agreed. CA or epoxy should stick to it nicely. Must still be a lot of mold release on it. *NM*
  • I'd also sand w/2000 for some tooth. *NM*
    • Not until after the bleach bath. Otherwise, you'll just push the mold release into the surface as you sand. *NM*
      • I did not know that. THANK YOU, TERRY!! *NM*
      • Thanks. I didn’t know that either. *NM*
• OK Marty, I'll show you mine, if you show me yours.....again!! *PIC*
  • Jim Jim Jim...I TOLD you that you CAN'T talk like that here! lol *NM*
    • He just did! L.O.L. *NM*
      • I guess he DID didn't he? hahaha *NM*
        • I don't quite understand what you guys are talking about. *NM*
  • Nice, tho' it could do with a little off the top, say a scale 3" haircut.......and where is that resin Matangra Merc from thats hiding behind the Merc convertible? *NM*
    • JF *NM*
    • Our hosts have one. *NM*
  • I like the taildragger stance and full bumpers on your's better than the one that I bought..... *PIC*
    • Thanks. The wheel openings on the rear fenders seem to be smaller on mine, and I like that as well. They're both cool though. *NM*
    • Where are you going to get the Carson top?? *NM*
      • I'll probably modify one of the Carson tops from the old IMC/Testors '48 Ford convertible kit. *NM*
        • Forgot about that one. I'm saving one of those for a 'Weesner' build. *NM*
• Adding to that, the earliest issues had clear red taillight lenses, and some of the more recent issues had Minilite Mag wheels. *NM*
  • The 1998 Double Whammy #30107 has both the stock & custom Lee tailights in clear red with the ET111's & large rear tyres, the Minilites I think were again in the next issue, its always been a neat kit. *NM*
• That Jaguar with the split wind screens is very interesting...
• Thanks Bill. *NM*
• More on the development of the Revell Boss 351 kit....
  • Maybe we can hope for, 70 Chevelle, 70 GTO, 70 Dart Swinger.... *NM*
    • …..70 AMX, 70 Donohue Javelin :^) *NM*
      • I did a little consulting for one model company around a 70 Javelin......but seems the project has been dropped.....oh well *NM*
  • I'd prefer any 69-73 Mopar fuselage bodied car, ideally an Imperial 2dr.....tho' a 2dr Chrysler from those years would suffice....ha,ha....yep, wishful thinking Andy....lol....there goes those flock of flyin' pigs again........lol. *NM*
    • I do think they are missing a ton of police and municipal sales. *NM*
    • Me too . . . ME TOO! *NM*
  • How about some actual kudos for the Revell team which was the intent behind Tim post? Kudos Revell, and especially my friend Don Sikora II. *NM*
    • Agreed. Don Sikora II was behind many of Revell's best kits. He's also a great modeler, and all around good guy. *NM*
  • Tim, I've "been at" this hobby since 1948, and just lately have marveled at all the blood, sweat, and tears, that goes into the "creation" of a kit. It "fathoms" the imagination!! *NM*
  • Don't have one in my hands yet, but from what I've seen online this may very well be the nicest rendition of an American muscle car kit done in 1:25 to date. Hopefully a sign of things to come! Kudos to all involved!!! *NM*
  • I want to give my two 'Thumbs Up' to all who were involved with making this kit........
  • I've been looking through mine, making plans on how I'm gonna build it, and I have to say that the research and planning that went into the kit really shines through! *NM*
• Reverse Studebaker engineering: since the standard V8s are quite similar between both Avanti and Starliner... would the twin supercharged Hemi fit/work in the Avanti?
  • Or heads , blower and manifold on the Stude block? *NM*
  • Should drop in, chassis are pretty much the same. Avanti supercharged V8 fits the '53 chassis but the hood won't close over the intake tubes *NM*
    • Where is the interference - and would that have been the reason for the Hawk raised center 'grille' style hood that came along in '56-7? *NM*
      • Interference is right where you'd expect it, towards the front of the bulge. I don't think the Hawk hood was dictated by that; didn't it use the Packard V8 the first year? *NM*
        • Would be a coincidence - I know the Starliner intake was a near thing with the base engine due to low cowl clearance *NM*
• Check on all those boxes but the spray paint.... weather has been 80s and sunny since we got here, so no modeling
• AMT 1932 Ford engine question...
  • Only the roadster *NM*
    • I disagree as I had a good friend that owned an original 32 Tudor sedan with a 4 banger. *NM*
      • Sorry, Mark I misread the question. *NM*
        • All body styles were 4 or 8, some of the high-end bodies like the Victoria only had fours for export *NM*
    • Re: Only the roadster
  • 1932 Fords with the 4-cylinderengine were called Model B. *NM*
    • And the V8 was called Model 18. *NM*
• I,along with some of my fellow North Texas Mustang Club members, went to a couple of car museums in north-ish Texas this past weekend. The larger of two was almost all Fords, and the other had nothing newer than 1941 in the displayed collection.
• Really like that Frasure Manhattan, and that Packard as well, of course. I tend to prefer American cars, but there were several good looking 'furrin' cars as well. *NM*
• Very well put, andy. Couldn't have said it better... *NM*
• Great pictures. Thanks for the Entertainment. Thanks for showing. *NM*
• Yup! I love those wild and crazy early funny cars you build *NM*
• Thanks for the paint guide, Bill. Most helpful to us "non-Mopar" folks. *NM*
  • And don't forget, all the Mopar engine colors are still readily available in large spray cans. Just ask for the part number listed. I usually get it at Summit Racing. *NM*
    • So. does it spray kinda thick like other 1:1 engine enamels? Decant, maybe? *NM*
      • Yeah, you really will need to airbrush it. Comes out of the spray can like a firehose. Covers great. It does not seem to attack plastic, I think it's a slow-drying enamel. *NM*
        • That was my thinking. Thanks, Bill for your prompt help. *NM*