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• 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*
  • 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*
• 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*
• 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*
  • 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*
• 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*
• 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*
• 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*
• Thanks for the link, David! *NM*
• Add a quality sprue clipper, Tamiya trim tape and blue or green masking tape, small zip lock baggies to corral your loose tiny pieces and tools, a can of spray primer and sanding sticks and sheets, a glued in label with your name and contact information (just in case), and a
  • Also, for the item you are intending to work on have a sturdy appropriate sized box and a plastic bag to put it in for times when you need to leave a place and it is raining. ;^) *NM*
    • Check on all those boxes but the spray paint.... weather has been 80s and sunny since we got here, so no modeling
• AMT 1953 Studebaker kit question...apart from differences in tyres & decals is every issue essentially the same?, ie twin blown hemi, chopped top option, etc? & how many issues are there since 1998? are the metal lunch box issues still the same as the other issues?. *NM*
  • A couple of issues have two mag wheels replaced with much wider ones...drag version instead of Bonneville version
    • 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*
• Are maybe Danielle Haim from the band 'Haim' with her sisters here doing a cover of my favorite Fleetwood Mac tune "Oh Well" *NM* *LINK*
  • Ahh, the enthusiasm and stamina of youth... time does fly so speedily. *NM*
• Photos from yesterdays annual Concours d’Elegance at the Misselwood Estate in Beverly, Massachusetts...*3 PICS* and *LINK*
  • Some wonderful cars there. Really like the 1938 Steyr 220 roadster *NM*
  • John, you may have only taken pics of cars & details that caught your eye but your eye & yourself are to be commended for an XLNT selection, a truly great range that kept me enthralled from start to finish...many thanks for the effort. *NM*
    • Very well put, andy. Couldn't have said it better... *NM*
  • With the weather, the location, and the cars it must have been terrific to be there and we sure appreciate your letting us experience it vicariously! ;^) Thanks! *NM*
  • WOW! Nice stuff... Love the color on the MB 300 SL. Beautiful day and location for a car show. *NM*
  • Great pictures. Thanks for the Entertainment. Thanks for showing. *NM*
  • 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*
  • 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.
  • That Jaguar with the split wind screens is very interesting...
  • 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*
• ENQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW.... Bruce Kim and whomever want to know about my cuts. PIX and thanks for looking
  • This is going to be COOL!! *NM*
    • MAYBE RUN... the George's Corvette, Tony Nancy, and have to find another narrowed car down a 4 lane track. PIX
  • Liking it even better than the original! *NM*
  • WOW thank you! *NM*
• What's a good substitute for "Hemi Orange"? *NM*
  • Lemon Wedge ? *NM*
  • Are we talking engine paint or body paint? Body Hemi Orange is a metallic. Engine orange is not. And there are two engine oranges. Street and race, Here's a comparison pic. *NM* *PIC*
    • I'm looking for the engine color but haven't run across it so far. Would a 70s engine (440) be different too? *NM*
      • 95% of all Mopar production hi-po engines from '68-'71 were "Street Hemi Orange". It is so similar to good old Chevrolet orange engine paint that it's considered interchangeable. The oddball "Race Hemi Orange" was only used on hi-po stuff '62-'66 . See the chart I linked. *LINK*
        • Oh, I must add that the rarely seen "Chevy Engine Red" doesn't work on Mopars. It must be "Chevy Engine Orange" which they used on tons of engines. *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*
        • Thanks Bill. *NM*
• I can think of a few things. pair of scissors, some tweezers and small files. *NM*
• True. This pic shows the relationship between mustang and cougar chassis... *PIC*
• Airfix 1/32 scale Bond Bug unboxing video. *NM* *LINK*
  • I would have loved a 1/24th version but I'm sure Larry (Read) will make a super detailed version of his 1;1... *NM*
    • Well you could always start with the 1/24 paper version although I going to grabbing one of the Airfix ones also. *NM*
• Amazing craftsmanship! *NM*
• NICE! Squint at it and it looks like an old factory photo!!! *NM*
• Great video! A tribute to a tribute of a tribute! ;) I checked my decal stash, and it turns out that… *LINK*
• Who makes the shaker for the recip saw!!!! ???? !!!! Must have! *NM*
• Got the rear end hung on Louie's truck
  • Scott...apologies for my ignorance but what am I looking at...lol...I am impressed at what appears to be great detail & workmanship but I don't understand what it actually is, apart from an airride/4bar setup. ? *NM*
    • Good questions, Andy. This is the first assembly of a project I have been working on for 10 years. PICS
  • I love this kind of detail! *NM*
• Nice detailing Dave! *NM*
• How long has Fred Cady been OOB? Would his decals be any good to use, or would they be too old now? *NM*
  • I would think that if you hit them with a shot of Decal Bonder, or even Glosscote, they should be okay to use. *NM*
    • I agree with Marty. I've got some from 10+years ago. You can also shoot them with Tamiya clears (you have gloss, semi, and matt options). *NM*
  • Fred stopped advertising and doing shows maybe 10 years ago.....
• Looks really good. Is that frame metal? Sure looks it. *NM*
• I’ve brought kits with me to work away from home. I try to bring one of everything I normally use at home. It gets annoying if you want to get to work and don’t have the tool, glue, or paint you need…..
• UPDATE... Here is a little more showing what direction I'm going. Most of you were probably says "What the heck is he doing, makes no sense". PIX and thanks for looking
  • No PIX on this end, Frank! *NM*
    • SORRY, Here are the pictures. PIX
      • AH. More better. *NM*
      • What do you use to make those clean cuts? *NM*
      • That is wild! It reminds me of the George's Corvette Shop *NM* *PIC*
        • YOU mean this one Kopperkart.
          • PIX ABOVE *NM*
          • Yup! I love those wild and crazy early funny cars you build *NM*
• Love those kinds of stories. Have to admit I've never seen a Demon Sizzler in real life. The Mr. Norm Demon would be factory/ aftermarket like a Yenko is to Chevy. Especially when someone is telling me about a friend of his that has a 65 Split Window Corvette. *NM*
• It's Tony Nancy's Wedge II, built after the similar Wedge I wrecked. Lots of reference material online (it still exits), even if only to give you inspiration for your cool Vette dragster *NM*
  • Thank you sir... Just up until last night that I found a few more pictures of it and it being a Tony Nancy car but no real details. *NM*
• You picked up the Revell Mustang? Any ideas of how you might build it? Frank may want to know. *NM*
  • Probably just a "day 2" style build.... Basically factory fresh, but with some aftermarket wheels, like Cragar S/S, or American five spokes. *NM*
    • .... Or, perhaps, something a bit more contemporary, like this..... *NM* *PIC*
• I don't want to sound too gushy here, but I literally consider it an honour that you are willing to share your work with us. Thank you! *NM*
  • Ditto that!!!! *NM*
  • Honor's mine, Mark, thanks. It's a fun hobby to be able to build but just as much fun to share the process. *NM*
    • (Decency, humility...how refreshing from a superior modeler AND he helps others) Not like some who only post when they want strokes... *NM*
• 8 decals for the engine...how cool is that?? *NM*
• I'm inclined to agree with you, David. *NM*
• If there's any talent there, Boomer, it's on loan from God! *NM*
  • I'd go with a, GIFT, from God, Charlie. *NM*
• VW Please! *NM*
  • That is a cutie, isn't it.... 🥰
• Get a tube of 90-sec epoxy and a pack of stir sticks to mix/apply. Any plastic lids or coated paper will work as a mix surface *NM*
• Very informative. Thanks! *NM*
• Odds are you are right, but don't bet too heavy. You never know. She might be an up and coming new gal with a guitar like Bonnie Raitt or Lita Ford when they were young. ;^) *NM*