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• Very realistic! *NM*
• That school bus is pretty neat! *NM*
• Now THAT is what I'm talkin' 'bout!!! *NM*
• Man, that little white and orange roadster is the coolest!! Love to have that. I'd find a way to run that on the street!! *NM*
• Love the "Rat Rod" "setup". Good show, Marty.(again). *NM*
• That is stinking awesome..... Great job. *NM*
• Delco 1 wire alternator wiring... *LINK*
• You can run one wire (black or red, take your pick) to the starter. or up under the dash...take your pick. *NM*
• Terry, what did you use for the "mud" on the wheels, please? *NM*
• Dave, I think your photo with 3 dragsters should read L to R. I might be wrong since I make a LOT OF MISTAKES!! *NM*
• Very nice! *NM*
• Oh MAN, is that cool. Love it! Now I'm going to hafta build another Fireball. 😁 *NM*
• Matt/Dawn, thank you, thank you. Ordered Wednesday, received it TODAY!! Eeeeeha! Oh, and my 12 lb. cat, Lulu, loved the treats! L.O.L. *NM*
  • What'd ya get Boomer? You keep sayng you're not a car guy. *NM*
    • I got a Monogram '39 Cheby S/D. Been wantin' one for about two years, after I saw a couple at a model car show on you tube. After about 1967, I couldn't tell, one year from another on ANY make or model.1:1. I build car models of the '20's,'30's, '40's, and a Revel '54
      • That's good, I remember you sayin' that you wanted one. Now you've got it!! *NM*
      • Now seeing that its a Monogram kit if you get enough putty & sheet plastic I'm sure that you can modify the kit to look like a 1/72 Monogram B-36.........lol...sorry, couldn't resist, my sick Oz humour...I'll go sit in the corner now.....lol. *NM*
• Looks nice.... isn't that a fun simple kit. Million ways to upgrade from the box contents. *NM*
• Euro mobile cranes, lots of axles and girders. *NM* *LINK*
• Videos of a truck and heavy equipment show from Switzerland - lots of Saurers. *LINK*
  • Video from same show, but more condensed. Would suggest checking it out first then if you're really into it dig into the others. *NM* *LINK*
    • I always find it amusing when men will work with construction equipment in their free time. I once went to a truck show held at a sand & gravel company west of Boston and IIRC it was rather dusty. :-) *NM*
• Just building a new profile, don’t mind me. *NM*
• They all look great Dave!! *NM*
• Re: On the other coast a hot 55 Chevy in 1962....
• MOVING ALONG... PIX and thanks for looking
  • Very cool start sir! *NM*
  • I agree, Frank. "Do whatcha can, with whatcha got". Keep on truckin'!! *NM*
  • Wow, cool! *NM*
  • I agree!! *NM*
  • Very cool! *NM*
  • Very cool Frank. Looks good, what's the name of the gold you used on the body? *NM*
    • Here ya go Chuck along with a pic of can.PIC
      • Thank you sir. *NM*
  • Wish the model car co. had gotten the rear bumper to look better. *NM*
• Who has the Fotki with Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland parts photos? Thanks *NM*
  • I believe Craig Stansfield does. Seems like someone else does as well. Drastic Plastics? *NM*
  • It's me. Link inside *NM* *LINK*
    • Craig, do you (or anyone) have a recent price list? *NM*
      • I have one Norm sent me about a month ago. Is your email the one in your profile? *NM*
        • yes it is... *NM*
• A 9 minute video of the street's of L.A. in the '40's. *LINK*
  • David, that made my morning coffee taste a whole lot better !! In fact, I'll be watchin' that, again and again, as I grew up in the '40's(born in '37). Thanks a bunch! *NM*
    • AGREEDED *NM*
  • The description of the film click describes all that's been done to it including colorizing... Truly enjoyable, loved the comments too... Kind of makes you wish for a Time Travel Machine... LOL *NM*
  • There are a BUNCH of those films out there........
• Attention administrator: I've sent you an email with 2 screen shots attached. *NM*
• The car that was rolled was not the TLB car. It was a reworked stunt car with a full roll cage.
• Salvinos Mustang
  • NASCAR hasn't used anything resembling a production engine in many years. The engines currently used are all so similar they are close to "spec" engines *NM*
  • Chevy took the best of Ford and Dodge Cup engines to create their own Cup engine.......unlike any production engine. *NM*
    • They may be purpose-built racing engines, but the Ford/GM/Toyota engines all look different. Not sure of the accuracy of Salvino's kits though. There should be appearance differences in the engines. *NM*
      • When I get my Mustang I'll check engines..... *NM*
        • Thanks everyone. If the engine was the same in the Mustang then I need to preplan what to do about it - -
          • On the model, you might not even be able to see a lot of the engine, due to all the ductwork and louvers mounted on top of it. Also, trying to find pictures of the Next Gen Ford/NASCAR engine is difficult.
          • Even the 70's era MPC NASCAR kits.......
          • If you want to see how the real engines looks like the Chevy engine is called R07 and the Ford Rousch-Yates engine is called FR9...
  • I have the new Mustang. I’m pretty sure the entire chassis is identical to the Camaro. I just painted the body and hopefully I’ll build the kit in the next week or two. *NM*
• A question please. I'm taking a model to enter in the show on Saturday and I need your guys help on what category to put it in. ...............*PIC* ........
  • IMO, enter in curbside. In box stock the judges may want to look at the engine and you have a non-opening hood. Light truck class will include models that are detailed. Your model has very good curb appeal to that's the class I would choose. IMO *NM*
  • I always thought curbside meant a model car with no engine. But then every show seems to have it's own rules. *NM*
    • Curbside entrants can have an engine or not. The judges should be looking at the model as it sits on the table without handling it to see the engine or the undercarriage. You are right, though, each contest has its own definition. *NM*
  • Clean build! *NM*
  • I would say curbside also. *NM*
  • Curbside if there is no engine. Otherwise, the light truck category. *NM*
  • What ever you decide, it is a good looking build. *NM*
• Gary, actually the engine is a 454, which wasn't available in '62 therefore you didn't see the motor in the movie. I used the one from the AMT '70 Impala for my build.. . . *PIC*
  • Looks like a small block, which is what the "movie" car was probably supposed to have in it. Or even an Olds or Cadillac. We will never know, because the engine wasn't mentioned in the script. For Hollywood props... they could have used anything and nobody would know. *NM*
    • The main ‘55 Chevy featured a 454 engine with aluminum heads, tunnel ram intake and dual Holley carburetors. The transmission was a rock crusher Muncie M-22 hooked to 4.88 gears. *NM* *LINK*
      • TLB version had the tunnel ram. AG version switched to a single four barrel so a smaller hood scoop could be used *NM*
        • Correct….
      • You have to decide whether you want a "should be" 1962 car, or an "actually was" movie car! *NM*
      • Personally I'd build the '55 as what was available to hop up that engine or what could have been used. A dual Quad Corvette mill perhaps and upgraded cam, etc. *NM*
        • A well built 370-389 Pontiac would not be out of place - but I'm seeing a 'roadsters in roto' SBC with multiple carbs and fender well headers. *NM*
  • Looks like you used SBC headers on a BBC. Still, it looks great! *NM*
  • There were three 55 Chevy's used in American Graffiti ......
    • Exactly correct. There used to be great Two Lane Blacktop page. Too bad it's gone now. *NM*
      • If it was hosted by Walt Bailey ( A previous owner of the rebuilt TLB 55) My in progress TLB 55 model was on there....
• Dave, is there a color you are aware of in Testors or Tamiya that comes close to matching the color on the '29 roadster?? Thanks. *NM*
  • It's Testors Boyd Dusty Rose Pearl. I haven't seen anything approximating it. But cans and bottles of it do show up on that auction site. *NM*
    • OK, thanks Dave. *NM*
      • Actually, depending on how accurate the cap is...
        • Thanks Dave...would that color be sold at a parts store, or a hobby/craft store?? Thanks. *NM*
          • Never mind...sorry. *NM*
• I have one of those kits - this is interesting to follow.
• A 409 or even a 327 would have been tough to get for a typical hot rodder in 1962. More readily available engines would include an Oldsmobile J-2, Chrysler 354 or 392, maybe a dual quad Cad Eldorado mill *NM*
• Interesting...Ertl's 1/18 Falfa car has a "straight" axle, and a flip front end...different from Revell's. . . . *NM*
  • Was probably issued as the TLB car also *NM*
• You could say the 409 was a bbc... *NM*
• Re: I am planning to build Bob Falfa's 55 Chev . . .
• A question about the new layout here. The 4 kits above and the descriptions are not centered in the blue fields, and some of the description is chopped off. That happening with anybody else?? *NM*
  • Yes, I see the same thing. *NM*
  • Ditto! *NM*
  • Same *NM*
  • This is what I see *PIC*
    • It looks like your computer can't contact the website at all (which is also why the board doesn't look right). What happens if you try to visit spotlighthobbies.com? *NM*
      • Re: It looks like your computer can't contact the website at all (which is also why the board doesn't look right). What happens if you try to visit spotlighthobbies.com?
        • Re: Re:
          • Thank you --
          • Hmm checking the certificate in the browser says LetsEncrypt - *NM* *PIC*
  • Thanks for saying something. I'm investigating what's causing this for some and not others. *NM*
  • Yep! *NM*
  • All visual issues with the board should fixed now. *NM*
    • Nope. The 4 kits in the blue box on top were displaying correctly an hour ago. Now they have shifted down and to the right... *NM*
    • Yup! It's fixed on my screen *NM*
    • Works for me. *NM*
      • X2 *NM*
• Mega trivia: '62 Imperial Coupe / Convert kit differences
  • There were a few differences between HT and conv annuals back then...
    • Mark....as you indicated your head has only so much space for the old kit info.......you need to write it down...lol....a book maybe?......lol....I'd buy at least 2 copies......o/k...I'll go back in my corner now, but thank you for your knowledge. *NM*
  • I think we need pics of those wheel covers, Bob. *NM*
    • I know I'd like to see 'em. *NM*
    • They're perfect. Modelhaus used to cast them, as did I. They pretty much sold themselves once people got a look at them *NM*
• And another one *NM* *LINK* *PIC*
• Its a snow day posting an old car show *NM* *LINK* *PIC*
  • Love this Studebaker pickup. My Boy Scout Troop leader had one that body style but it was a lightly weathered cream color. It was one of the vehicles we took on camping trips mainly for the gear, but sometimes a couple of us got to ride in the back. Mr. Wilkie was a great *PIC*
• Dave, your full fendered AMT '29 A Roadster (last image) just rocks in every possible way! TIM *NM*
  • AMEN!!! *NM*
  • That is the most 'aha' build I've seen in a while
  • Thanks Tim. That was one of those builds that took me a couple of decades to get dialed in the way I wanted. Your seal of approval means a great deal to me. *NM*
• Thanks a lot, Dave. You just made me "slobber" all over my keyboard!!! AND also,made me cry!!!! *NM*
• ATTENSION Jim Meehan: My emails to you are failing. I can make use of the Charger Kit you mentioned if you'll part with it. Please send me an email showing the mailing address you have for me & also your phone number if you don't mind. *NM*
  • Check your email, Rich. I just sent you one. *NM*
    • Boomer, if you mailed me I didn't get it. *NM*
      • I just checked my email and it said (in so many words) "FUBAR"!!! L.O.L. I just went by what was on the Message Board. *NM*
  • Email sent...I wonder what's going on with my emails. Lotta problems with guys from the board. *NM*
  • "ATTENTION" Jim Meehan: Received your email but your phone number is only 9 digits instead of 10. There was nothing else mentioned in your mail. Please resend. Thanks *NM*
    • Resent!!!!!!!!!!!! *NM*
      • Got it !!!! *NM*
• There is a model show / swap in Louisville, KY this Saturday Feb 18th. I lost all of the info that I had on it. Can someone post or email me the flyer or the name and address of the show or any other info that you may have? Thanks everyone. *NM*
  • Never mind, I found the info. *NM*
• Mark your calendar.... *NM* *PIC*
  • Seeing that Chevy Drag Van on the flyer makes me wish Round2 would bring that version out. *NM*
  • Did that, soon as I got home from Dekalb!! Can't wait. *NM*
• Do any of you know of a '70ish Plymouth Duster Automatic Trans console in 1:25 Scale?...
  • Maybe the recently reissued 75/76 Dart Sport kits? *NM*
    • There ya GO! The '76 Dart has the console I'm looking for... Thank you!!! *NM*
  • The mislabeled AMT 1975 “Duster” kit (it’s actually the Dart) interior bucket has a console molded in, I have one out of an old built up if it will help. Has a glue booger on part of the console top tho so will need a bit of finesse/cleanup work
• RIP Raquel Welch...my favorite "hottie" from back then. *NM*
  • I can't believe she's gone! My dream girl from the time I was old enough to LIKE girls!... *NM*
    • Just read that...... to bad *NM*
  • When I was growing up in Montreal, my friend's Mother gave us the basement of the house to use as a gathering place...1,000,000 BC poster was hanging on the wall... :) :) :)
• CCKW #1
  • Nice start, but how do you know that this is the last of military builds?? You might find something in future to build. Or have you built every mulitary truck ever produced?? *NM*
    • At least for now. I've built what I set out to build. Still got some fire apparatus waiting in the wings. *NM*
    • Here's a better answer to your question.
      • INCREDIBLY small world, isn't it? *NM*
        • Ya just never know! *NM*
  • Fish plate. Never heard of the term. Had to look it up for myself. Here's what I found for the reason to use fish plate.
    • Nice try, Jim but that's not the reason! 8^)) *NM*
      • Meant to say "Mike", not "Jim"! 8^( *NM*
        • To allow for different chassis configurations? *NM*
    • The use of fish plates on car/truck chassis is to cover joins but allow longer, angled & therefore stronger welds that are not just a vertical "butt" join, also strengthen the frame where crossmembers attach or where extra loads are located *NM*
  • Get the popcorn ready! Charlie's at it again. Always enjoy your in progress pix and appreciate the fact you invite all of us along for the adventure. Can't wait to see more, *NM*
    • LOL! Perfect! *NM*
    • Got the engine together and robbed the radiator brace and rear engine mount from the kit.
  • So, what are you doing with all those cabless '40s Chevy pickup kits? :-) *NM*
    • See above, Brian! 8^))) *NM*
  • Oh sure. Now I gotta go and find some more rocks to throw at my "Six by's. L.O.L. *NM*
• I need help finding a model car part......................
  • Competition Resins has what you need. *NM*
  • Barry, I sent you an email with the link to what you're looking for. *NM*
  • Thanks Mike!! *NM*
    • You're welcome. *NM*
• (PICS) Think 1/8 scale 'snap kit'......One that took 10 full days to complete
  • That is an amazing model... Won't even venture a guess at the cost... *NM*
  • I love it! Looks so real, must've been so much fun building! Excellent!!! *NM*
  • Very nice....that's my favorite Volvo, as I think it would make a nice street machine. In fact, I think I have seen at least one. *NM*
  • The first NS Volvo plant was a converted sugar factory on the Dartmouth side. Here's a pic from Sep, 1963.. *LINK* *PIC*
    • Here's what it looks like today... *LINK* *PIC*
      • Amazing sir, how does it sound when you start it up? *NM*
  • Wow! That is an incredible model! *NM*
  • Like a Pocher kit. *NM*
    • Except 10X nicer. *NM*
  • Wow! *NM*
  • Wasn't that also called the Volvo Canadian? Remember the tv ads...cough, cough, cough as it drove along a dirt road :) *NM*
  • Wow, I just looked that kit up and it's about $1200. Whew!! *NM*
    • Just think of it as almost 4 mint boxed mid ‘60’s Cadillac promos from Johan. *NM*
  • Very cool kit, just can't bring myself to drop the dimes *NM*
• 8 minutes of Trunk Monkey. *NM* *LINK*
  • Who doesn't LOVE Trunk Monkey?!! *NM*
    • I checked on them at the Auto Stereo Store but they were on backorder, something about supply chain. LOL! one of the funniest things I've seen. To get the full effect watch all of them. *NM*
      • I watched it thru and saw several I haven't seen before. Wow that's really funny. *NM*
  • To be honest, I HATE monkeys.....but this stuff is funny! *NM*
    • I’ll take a Gorilla over a monkey any day. *NM*
      • I hate 'em all...monkeys, gorillas, chimpanzees...all of 'em. *NM*
        • I quit being amused when I realized they can pull you apart like a chicken carcass or chew your face off. *NM*
          • Yes, they can be quite dangerous just like their other related primates called homo sapien. *NM*
• Picked up the reissue Space 1999/Amphicat kit, “tires” are two piece plastic so looking for recommendation of paint color (preferably in tamiya spray ) that best replicates the look of rubber vs just using a black spray *NM*
  • For tires I use Tamiya XF-85, rubber black, but I prefer to brush paint tires, it's not for a show car. These are hard resin, one-piece wheels and tire, sprayed white for the rims then brush painted tires: *NM* *PIC*
    • Thanks Dennis! *NM*
  • Since I paint things like that with a brush, I just keep trying colors 'til they look good to me.😎 *NM*
  • Might try using some dry pigments. *PICS* *LINK*
    • Whoops, here's the video link. *NM* *LINK*
      • Wouldn't be without my pastels. Just in case...PICS
        • I sometimes use water colors. *NM*
  • rubber black PIC
    • GOOD LORD, munchie!! Rubber black is NOT on the left, it's on the right! Time for a med check... *NM*
  • Thanks all, appreciate the info and pics/tips! My Uncle had one of these when I was a kid and we had a blast in it so when I saw it was being re issued knew Id have to build one for nostalgia *NM*
• QUESTION: Does the AMT Aqua Rod decal sheet have fender badges/scripts for the stock build? *NM*
  • From what I have seen; no it doesn’t. *NM*
  • It does NOT. the HPI guy kit review/buildup, the decal sheet is at about the 9:00 minute mark. *NM* *LINK*
  • Thanks, guys. (Guess I just saved some serious beer money...) *NM*
• Good Guy shout out to Marc Nellis....the decal came yesterday, thanks so much!! *NM*
• Wow - nice upgrade on the site *NM*
  • It looks good! *NM*
  • Well....uh....some of it is cut off on my computer. But I guess I can live with it. *NM*
    • This should be fixed now. Thanks for saying something. *NM*
  • What upgrade? Seems to be the same for me. *NM*
• I’m alive!
  • I forgot to Thank Dawn for helping me with my password problem. *NM*
  • Sounds like a great new location! Glad you are in the process of settling in successfully. Congrats! *NM*
  • John, enjoy your new home. My maternal grandfather was from Mabou, Cape Breton Island. He was a grumpy old Scotsman (what I remember when I was 11). *NM*
    • FWIW, I’m about three hours from Mabou and thus The Red Shoe.
      • The Red Shoe looks like a place I could spend some time *NM*
        • I’m a fan of The Rankins and I’m hoping to get up there to see Heather perform and I’ll gladly go where ever to see Jimmy preform. *NM*
  • Welcome to the east coast! *NM*
    • Thanks guys. *NM*
  • Thanks for dropping in John. Glad all is going good for you. *NM*
  • Great news! Hope you enjoy your new life chapter as a Bluenoser! That is a beautiful area of the province. *NM*
    • Thanks. I’ve spent all my life in a city of 25,000 and now I’m so rural it isn’t funny.
      • LOL... that sounds about right! Then they'd offer you a lift! *NM*
        • Exactly. *NM*
  • Good to see you made it to little paradise. I'm from Halifax but spent time in Wolfville where my not yet wife was going to school. She's from Toronto. I think ypu'll be very happy there. *NM*
  • Hi John, glad you like the Maritimes. Hope to see you at one of the shows. *NM*
    • Hope to see you and Craig too.. *NM*
  • Sounds like things are going well. Good for you! *NM*
• The new Silverado's will be with us soon, are there any resin guy's going to do the GMC Grille's .???? *NM*
  • The young car guys call these OBS or "Old Body Style", probably because that's the one they remember from when they were kids. It sure was new to me when it showed up. *PICS*
    • Forgot one... *PIC*
    • Wish they they would make a 94-98 Silverado grill! *NM*
  • Easiest 3D layup, ever - would be surprised if we didn't see it from one of the majors *NM*
  • I would like to see someone reproduce the bed cover, hood & grille from #8943. Round2 how 'bout digging up this tooling?.........PIC
    • #8943, that would be a nice one to see/get again, especially with the prostreet meats *NM*
    • They don't have the tooling, never actually owned it apparently so it can't be "dug up". *NM*
      • This I don’t quite understand. What would be the reason for Amt/ Ertl to just lease the tooling? Doesn’t make sense to me. *NM*
        • I will speculate: to get the business with GM, but not make a permanent capital investment
          • I’m surprised this was the only time a major model manufacturer decided to do something like this. This leaves the begging question, why hasn’t this been done again and who owns the OBS Chevy truck tooling? *NM*
            • Good question - my guess is they are holding down fishing nets
              • The interesting thing is….
      • So, they never owned the tooling? Glad I'm ignorant of most kit info. Only know enough to be dangerous, at times. My mind would really be crowded if I knew what some folks know. Like a friend told me once. "You can put whitewalls on a tractor but it's still a tractor". *NM*
        • Oh so true!! ;^) *NM*
• I finished this yesterday but it's not red. PIC I like the paint job but not the paint quality. I didn't use the right tape and just rushed the whole job. At 5 feet, it is perfect so it goes on the furthest shelf.
  • Looks good to me, no need to hide it on "the furthest shelf" in my estimation *NM*
    • Thank you. I am my own worst critic. *NM*
  • I like it!!! *NM* *PIC*
    • What he said!!! *NM*
    • Roadrunner and Superbird?
      • That image pops in there now and then......no logic to it........if I do not preview EVERY time......it pops in!!!! sorry *NM*
        • I'm glad it's there as I haven't seen them. They look real good, even if off topic. *NM*
        • BTW, there's no need to be sorry. It's all good! *NM*
          • Thanks Mike! *NM*
    • Thanks. *NM*
  • If it will make you feel better I could keep on my shelf and I'll send you pictures of it. *NM*
    • Sounds like a good offer. I'll keep it in mine. *NM*
  • No need for the "Shelf of Shame," that looks great! *NM*
    • I appreciate it. *NM*
  • It looks good. Cool kit *NM*
    • Thanks, I've built most of Tamiyas Group C cars and really like their kits. Next is the Nissan R390. *NM*
• Frank LuQue - I finally got a chance to mail out those parts for your '62 Mercury this past monday, so you should see them today or by friday at the latest. Enjoy, my friend. *NM*
  • Thank you very much. *NM*
    • Mail Lady just dropped them off.... and thanks for the engine as well. *NM*
      • It's not the Mail Lady frank, it's the fe-mial man! *NM*
        • Jeez, I mean fe-mail man! *NM*
      • You're welcome! I thought you would like that engine/ tranny. It's very lightly glued together as was the rest of that kit. *NM*
        • I was going to leave it alone. *NM*
• Charlie's Fire Chief Crown Vic reminded me it had been a while since I asked this: Has any kit company or resin caster done a mid '90s-early teens model Mercury or Crown Vic with the Mercury style roof and /or a conversion set to use with the Crown Vic kit? My dad's last car
  • Around here those Crown Vics are being cut up and turned into race cars at an alarming rate. I was at Anderson last year for a late model race and .....
    • There probably aren't too many rwd cars left to race. *NM*
• I started commenting on the first red posts but when I saw there was going to be a bunch I decided to wait until the end and thank every one that posted as a group since I knew they would all be good work, and I was right. Great stuff folks. Thanks for posting! *NM*
  • I didn't get a chance to go through all of them until today, as Valentine Day is Cindy and I's wedding anniversary (36 years and still going strong), so no Internet time for us.. LOL
    • Agreed and Happy Anniversary to you and Cindy. *NM*
    • Happy Anniversary to both of you! *NM*
• Other than the look has anything else changed on how we can use the message board? I see it still list the "janky old perl script"... I was hoping for the ability to correct typos or errors in posted messages... . *NM*
  • Re: No, the message board is not changing at this time. We're looking to make some upgrades later this year to address the very things you mention (in addition to others) but don't have a timeline on that yet. *NM*
    • It would be nice if the tiny little message box was bigger to write and edit message posts. *NM*
• Bad Bossa Nova just done...PICS
  • Just in time for St. Patrick's day! Luck of the Irish with that build. Looks great. *NM*
  • Oh heck yes! *NM*
  • I like and those decals look great on that color. *NM*
  • Looks great in green! *NM*
  • Nice job...... I've seen those decals before but never pulled the trigger. Who makes them I think it's time to build one. *NM*
    • Chuck Boerner- he's on FB and sometimes ebay *NM*
      • do you have his e-mail?
  • Great build! *NM*
• WIP D/Gas 1956 Chevy from Monogram hardtop kit.
  • Nice fix on the interior and headers, diggin that stance too....the "Flyin Banana"! *NM*
  • Like that interior conversion to seat-less, super clean and simple *NM*
  • Larry, can you fill me in a bit on the straight axle - I really like that idea
    • The front axle is from the AMT '55 Nomad or sedan kit. I stripped it and drilled it out. Thanks for the nice complements! *NM*
• The Unpainted One. Red for V Day *PIC*
  • The most gorgeous unpainted model I've ever seen.🤟🤟🤟 *NM*
    • I agree this is perfect. *NM*
  • Well, dangit! Super build - found the sweet spot! *NM*
  • I love the look of that one, so cool! *NM*
  • Dave, can. you walk us through the polishing steps on this one? They could apply to many Monogram kits....TX! *NM*
    • There may be an article in Model Cars Magazine down the road... *PIC*
  • Wow that shines up great... Liking that. *NM*
  • Amazing color! This is why I could never understand people saying negative things about kits molded in color. *NM*
  • Agreed. Wow. Just WOW!! *NM*
• ELO basically dissolved a snap kit Caddy Eldo after a few days. Never happened with dot 3. *NM*
  • I've seen Clorox, ELO, and brake fluid destroy styrene. I can think of even more chemicals that will destroy resin. Best bet id to experiment on some "throw-away" parts made of the same material you plan to strip. *NM*
    • A friend of mine had a plastic shoebox of Scalecoat paint remover for soaking models in. Only problem we had was occasionally parts would fall off and get lost in the gunk at the bottom for a few months only to randomly turn up again, completely unharmed. Except for resin...
  • Brake fluid, for me, never "dissolved" styrene. Just RUINED it. Never have used Dot 3. I have enough other chemicals to remove paint.� ️ *NM*
    • I've got a Jo-Han '65 Chrysler that someone stripped with brake fluid. It's fragile and unworkable, like an acid-dipped 1:1 car body that wasn't neutralized after dipping *NM*
      • So, the moral of the story is whenever you attempt to strip paint from old plastic, the possibility exists that it can damage the plastic material so user discretion is advised. Maybe soda blasting could work to ensure no damage is done. Anyone try soda blasting yet? *NM*
  • But were you soaking it in ELO? Because it specifically states on the container not to soak plastic in it. I've not heard of anyone damaging plastic parts with ELO if the directions are followed. *NM*
    • Never soaked anything in ELO. That is a very dangerous thing to do. *NM*
• We have done red in the past. A few of mine. All seen previously, but they are red! PICS
  • all are nice, but the Mustang Convert........WOW! *NM*
  • LOVE the Olds..... Really that style of mild custom really makes me have that feeling. *NM*
• Red for 2/14. I think I have some of those.....pics.....
  • All is GOOD! *NM*
• Got plenty of red!!
  • Terrific stuff, but I am shocked, Shocked I tell you, that you have plenty of red! ;^) *NM*
  • All I can say is WOW! But I mean it, so I'll say it again, WOW! *NM*
• Here's something odd.....I'm playing solitare on my computer just now, and I'm getting pop-up adds from Revell...in German!! *NM*
  • You probably looked a German Revell kit online recently, either a sales site or a blog or something. Lots of tracking and spying "to make ads more personalized for you". Borders on being a little creepy sometimes. *NM*
• RED for 2/14? I seem to remember we used to do this....
  • Quite a nice variety of cars under all that red paint! *NM*
• engine paint question: since Testors Model Master line has gone away, what do you guys use for Pontiac engine blue metallic? *NM*
  • MCW Finishes has that paint listed in their enamel line. *NM*
• Dot 3 would’ve worked much better. *NM*
  • Instructions are clear: DO NOT SOAK
    • I didn’t soak it in ELO. Didn’t have enough product to do that. I just applied liberally on all surfaces and let it sit in a plastic bag for a day or two. Dot 3 doesn’t give me those problems. No embrittlement, no crazing, no nothing. It works beautifully so far. *NM*
    • That kind of is soaking - my experience is that its better in hours, not days - but glad you get good results from the DOT 3 *NM*
• MOVING SEVERAL ALONG... PIX and thanks for looking
  • I'll take that yellow rolled pan off your hands Frank unless you have a use for it. *NM*
    • If your talking about just the roll pan I still have the one from the green one if you like and do you need the bumperettes'. *NM*
  • You are unstoppable Frank *NM*
• NOT A MODEL. Just a thought......PIC
  • What r ya waitin on, get to buildin it! : ) *NM*
    • I already built it 40 years ago. It was dismantled and parted out a long time ago. I can never have too many AMT '34 Pickup parts. I have a few. One of my all time favorites. Just recently bought the reissue with old parts restored. It's nostalgic, what else can I say? *NM*
      • Never ending projects........PICS
        • Boy ain't that the truth........... *NM*
• It looked like it to me when I went to the site - but see my message above *NM*
  • I'm pretty sure there's a modern version of ELO on the market. *NM*
• My question is, would they roll it out as a Craftsman Series kit or a full kit? *NM*
  • Wouldn’t matter to me. I’d take either one. *NM*
• From what I've been told. They cannot locate the tool. *NM*
  • They can always 3d scan an existing old kit or promo to make the tooling. *NM*
    • Clone that is. *NM*
• DONE....PIX and thanks for looking
  • That came out real nice. *NM*
• Automatic transmission ID guide for future refrence *NM* *PIC*
  • Thanks Steve for the great reference. *NM*
• The AMT[X-MPC] '84 GMC 4X4, '80 Monte Carlo and, IIRC, the '86 Elcamino also have autos in them. The Monte Carlo and Elcamino trannys should be TH350s like what would have came in a Camaro. *NM*
  • Actually, the '80 Monte Carlo and 86 El Camino had the 200 series metric transmissions not TH350’s. Pan shape was different. However, MPC never changed it from the ‘79 M/C annual TH350. *NM*
• Hmm no picture- let me try again *NM* *PIC*
  • It's a beauty. *NM*
• DONE.... Thank you Scott Liggett for the decals, it's been a little bit.Thanks PIX and thanks for looking.
  • Here is the only pic I have. There were only two built and this is the only one in existence so far.
    • Thanks very much.... I'm wondering if I should try to tackle that some day. *NM*
    • I’d sure love to have a kit of that. *NM*
      • X2!!! *NM*
    • I definitely would like to see some Rancho kits. 1979 maybe and late 60s 70s *NM*
• The last ones. , , Wide whitewalls don't belong on anything built after 1962. *NM*
  • I bow to your wisdom. Normally, I fight the man made rules when it comes to what should and should not be done to cars but I mocked up the 65 with thin whites and you are absolutely right. I liked them much better and now the wide whites just look wrong. *NM*
  • And that's being generous - I'd push that back a year or two, they were getting thinner every 6. months