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Did AMT do a pink Duster in their prepainted Pro Shop line? *NM*
It's been a crazy week around here.... Wifey had shoulder surgery, this past Tuesday... But, somehow, I've managed to find a bit of time to throw together this week's edition of Friday Evening Randomness... ENJOY!!! *PICS*
- thanks for the pics Marty, hope your wife is doing OK after surgery *NM*
  - Mike Canoli's will really lift her spirits.... *NM*
- Thanks Marty, hope the wife is doing ok, is that vw station wagon in sycamore off of north ave? *NM*
  - Actually, that VW sits just east of Elburn, right along Illinois Rt. 38. *NM*
- Another great round of photos...the first one is why I love the JoHan kit...the last one may be a Riviera project for a lot of people :) Best wishes for your wife's recovery :) *NM*
- RI hope this took a trophy! *NM* *PIC*
- Re: Thanks Marty, and I hope that your better half has a speeeeedy recovery. *NM*
- Marty, can I post this amazing picture on the Martin Dragway racers’ Facebook page (with credit to you, of course)? If you aren’t already a member, let me know and I’ll get you accepted. (The only reason it’s private is to eliminate spam.) *PIC* *NM* *PIC*
  - Of course, Tom.... Feel free to post any of my pics, anytime you like. *NM*
- Oh I like the 66 Coronet 440.... My first car was a 66 Coronet 500, really like that car. *NM*
- That 41 Willy's belongs to a friend of mine... He scratch built the turbo's out of lead. *NM*
- Great Pix! Best wishes to your wife. *NM*
1952 Ford F7 Installment #2.. or 4 or 5 whatever it is.
- Looks great so far! Very neat work on the hood trim. As for the u-joints, do you notch the pieces where they cross before soldering? Same with the trim, and is the back side filed flat? *NM*
  - Re: Looks great so far! Very neat work on the hood trim. As for the u-joints, do you notch the pieces where they cross before soldering? Same with the trim, and is the back side filed flat?
- Very impressive modeling! Great subject, too, The Ford heavy duty trucks from this period have great proportions! *NM*
Over the past few months I have picked up some older kits...maybe they will remind you of your youth :)
- Every Superbird I've had was in Blue except the Sox and Martin was in white. *NM*
  - My friend has the same kit in Petty Blue, red and green :) I have 2 in Petty Blue. *NM*
    - My copy of that kit is off-white. *NM*
- You don't need any of those JoHan kits. I'll take them off your hands. Give you more room for other kits. *NM*
  - They take up less room built :) *NM*
- I can truthfully say that I never saw/had any of those as a kid. *NM*
- Hmmm..I own at least 1 of each of those. *NM*
- I have a few of them in my stash. I would like to get the Monogram cars.I had some Monogram 1/24 slot cars but not those. *NM*
  - I found the Monogram cars in the last few weeks, all mint in the box...I have a spare Monogram slot chassis to work with :) *NM*
    - My favorite Monogram slot car was a Daytona Cobra with steerable front suspension. I have most of the new Monogram 1/32 cars, I especially like the Ferraris. *NM*
- Cool! I remember most of those. *NM*
- Sold at least one of all those in the last few years. *NM*
  - Correction. Not the Superbird. Never had one. *NM*
- I feel younger already! *NM*
  - Then my work is done :) *NM*
- Love the Porsche. Fiddly kit but the last time I built it (years ago) it actually came out pretty well. *NM*
Anyone built the Revell Mini Cooper kit? Looking for input on painting the black borders on that one piece window unit, is there a masking template available? Usually just run a wide tip sharpie around the endges but thats not going to work on this one *NM* *PIC*
- I built mine years ago and I used a Sharpie followed by flat black paint. *1 IMAGE*
  - I love the Canadian flag on the roof John. Well played. *NM*
    - Thanks. *NM*
- The method I use is I put Frosted Scotch Tape on the inside of the window, and trace out the design with a pencil or fine Sharpie. Then I use a sharp #11 Xacto or scalpel remembering to not press too hard, and cut out the design. Then.. *PIC*
Just Finished - Resin AMC Hornet
- Too cool! *NM*
- Nice! *NM*
  - Re: Ditto! *NM*
- Very cool!!!! *NM*
- Nice build man!!! *NM*
- That is really sharp! *NM*
- A wonderful build of a class act car and team. Craig *NM*
- You did a great job Chuck!! *NM*
- I do like that one, cool! *NM*
- Really nice looking Hornet *NM*
- Very nice! *NM*
- Very nice Chuck. *NM*
- Nice AMC! *NM*
- very sharp *NM*
- Nice one Chuck. *NM*
- Very Nice ! *NM*
In the past few weeks someone post a pic of a 35 Ford Coupe. I've searched and can't find it. Anyone remember it? *NM*
- Shoot....I don't even know what one looks like. *NM* *PIC*
  - The one I'm remembering was a 3 window coupe. This one's nice though. *NM*
- Albert posted one in his weekly pics *LINK*
  - You're right that's a very nice traditional Hotrodded 35. However not the one I'm remembering. Thanks for pointing it out. *NM*
Trekkies and Trekkers--Leonard Nimoy has died, 83. *LINK* *PIC*
- RIP.......I knew he had been sick......Live long and prosper...... *NM*
- Sad to hear. *NM*
Leonard Nimoy has died. *NM*
- and at 1:04am on the 22nd of this month, so did my mother :-(
  - My condolances, I lost my mom in 1990, they were always supposed to be here for us, may she R.I.P. *NM*
OT: He lived long, and prospered, "Reports: Actor Leonard Nimoy dies at 83" *NM*
Who else here thinks Round2 ought to bring out the 84 GMC 4X4 (FallGuy truck)?
- I do, I do!! *NM*
- Yes, but also include the 2wd suspension out of the 78 annual stepside version. *NM*
  - That'd make it a winner, IMHO *NM*
- Last issue was a blue built on the box, AFAIK, unchanged.... *NM*
- Absolutely ! But please include 2 wheel drive suspension and the original stepside box ! Thank you ! :-) *NM*
  - AMT bought one of my '78s a few years ago to compare the parts. He told me they couldn't find the molds--at the time. Hard to say what might exist. *NM*
- Um, all of us. That would be a great reissue. *NM*
- Agreed with the others.... would live to see it with the 2wd option, the stepside box, and even with the older (1973-80) front end styling. *NM*
- I just bought one, so now's the time to do it! *NM*
- I'm always in favor of pickups, so I would say heck yeah!! I would like to see different rolling stock in it, though, those old Desert Dogs were fine in their day, and I think they were actually first issued in a 1/20 kit...
- How about the "snow patrol" with the snow mobile *NM*
  - Think you mean "Ice Patrol" ,,Revell kit, not MPC. *NM*
    - Thanks that's what I meant, ok we need that reissued too. *NM*
      - That would be nice. It could be updated too as there was a Canada only Chevy/GMC Skidoo pickup a few years ago. *NM*
So what do you all think of the 1996 release of the AMT 1957 Corvette in 1/25 scale? Good. Bad. Ugly? *NM*
- I thought it was and still is a good kit. I think with just a change of color, it can double as a 56 as well
  - For a '56, I think you'll need to replace the FI with either one or dual carburetors. *NM*
    - Yes, 56 did NOT have the Fuel injection system. If you do not paint the model silver or put a Black convertible top on any other color besides black or white (body color) then it would be a 56. At least this is all I can find out about external differences.
  - I built one as a '56 shortly after they first came out, sanded off the cove FI logos, made a few changes to the engine to make it a carb car and its a '56.........
- I think it's a great kit...... *PIC*
- Here's my AMT 57 Corvette *LINK* *PIC*
  - Nice. I've been thinking I need a red solid axle Corvette on my shelf. *NM*
  - That is so cool looking! Great job! *NM*
- FYI: Base engined 56 & 57 Corvettes had engine colored valve covers with "Chevrolet" script. (AKA stock 57 valve covers). Optional engines had the finned alum covers. *NM*
- To change it to a 56, I believe you also have to remove the chrome from the headlight bezels. *NM*
  - Only if it is early production from what I read. *NM*
- Re: So what do you all think of the 1996 release of the AMT 1957 Corvette in 1/25 scale? Good. Bad. Ugly?
Finished - '65 Riviera (pics)
- Good looking model Peter. *NM*
- Nice job *NM*
- Real nice, Farmer. I always liked the lines on those Rivieras. Don't know why I never got one of those kits. *NM*
- Came out great Peter. *NM*
- You need a figure of Spock leaning against the front of the car! *NM*
- Looks ready to be bought by a doctor! Very nice! *NM*
- I like the colour combo *NM*
- lookin' fine *NM*
- Ooohhh, that is nice! *NM*
Parts request: I'm looking for a couple sets of the shallow five slot chrome wheels that were in the 1965 Riviera kit. TIA *NM*
- I can help you out just send me your address *NM*
"Car Quiz" Day 5 *PIC*
- Whatever it is, it's white and gold. *NM*
Hopefully my solution to builders block
- Thats a great idea! simple builds can be fun and give you a chance to try out different techniques also. *NM*
- Re: Scoff? Build what YOU want as that's all that matters. *NM*
- I hope it works for you: I built a 2015 SnapTite Mustang with my 7 yr. old grandson and he was thrilled. It was just over an hour or so for the simple assembly and now he is thrilled beause he inally built a model with Pa- Pa! *NM*
- I have a few of those kits as well Richard and they do make great slump busters....build on and don't be afraid to show them *NM*
- They are great kits, a little more complicated than snap kits but you don't get yelled at for stinking up the house with paint. I like kits like this in the winter when I can't go out to paint them. *NM*
  - Re: My wife has asked me more than once if I'd been stinkin' up the house and painting. I just say that "I might have." *NM*
    - My girlfriend disliked Testors spray paint, but absolutely hated Tamiya! *NM*
      - Re: I tend to spray whatever brand I want to spray. *NM*
        
        I mostly use Testors One Coat Lacquer these days, but I use a lot of Tamiya as well. I used to paint outdoors as much as possible to avoid fumes in the house but it's too cold to paint in the winter so models that don't need paint tend to be winter projects. *NM*
  - I've got glue kits Iv'e polished and left in the molded color here's some *NM* *PIC*
    - That's why they mold.kits in different colors. Some of us think they do it to frustrate us.I paint very few snap kits, and once in awhile I skip the paint on bodies molded in color as well. *NM*
      - Meguire's no.7show car glaze polishes plastic and clear coats to a super fine surface *NM*
- Won't be any scoffing from this guy. I myself like those kits, especially when I've been in a building slump. *NM*
- I've got a few pre-painted die cast to build, with a little highlights and detail they look good also. *NM*
- This is a support group for those of us that have fallen off the model building wagon. *NM*
been too busy this winter with moving snow..LOL
- Not much different from my yard buddy. *NM*
- Re: WOW that's a lotta snow and more than we have here, but that's okay by me. *NM*
- Geeezzzz. *NM*
- Nice work, it's almost pretty! *NM*
- I think I heard Albert volunteer to help with the shoveling :) Okay, maybe in a managerial position from a great distance :) *NM*
  - A very great distance!!! *NM*
    - LOL, that's what I was gonna say! *NM*
      - C'Mon! It's just water. ;) *NM*
        
        .....which we truly need. But only in it's..liquid form...and not too much at once...and only at night...and..and...and. *NM*
        
        When exposed to heat, the solid form becomes liquid... ;) *NM*
        
        LOL...OK.."Science Guy" we just need the ...*rain* *NM*
        Always amenable to have as much as possible shipped this way..... *NM*
        
        Up here in NoCal, what we *really* need is snow up in the mountains, which will melt this summer and give us water then. Rain here now is good, but it mostly just flows into the Bay. *NM*
- I just love how the snow is carved into a decorative landscape.With that much snow and a little enthusiasm you should do a maze....yes I am a little crazeee!!! *NM*
- this suth'n boy could not handle that. We enjoyed our honeymoon in the Smokey mts. in Jan. '79 and that's my max snow experience *PIC*
- Here's what we have in Kodiak Alaska... *PIC*
  - Re: Nice shot, thanks. *NM*
- I have a similar view here curb !! Don't worry, that'll all be gone in June hahaha. Honestly I really think some of these snow piles around here will be around literally until June. *NM*
- Re: been too busy this winter with moving snow..LOL
Who'd a thunk....
- My faith in reality TV is crushed! *NM*
- I don't believe it. Next they'll try and tell us Amish Mafia is fake. *NM*
- Can't be fake. Brian Williams said it was real. *NM*
- No??? I am shocked!!! I am waiting for the return of that excellent professional wrestling :) *NM*
  - My girlfriend and I loved to watch wrestling even though we knew it was phony .John Wayne movies are fake and we enjoy those as well. *NM*
  - All the "reality shows are "shows with scripts", I'm convinced including the Gas Monkey guys and The Count.
    - All of the car shows are scripted. I can't even watch most of them. Chasing Classic Cars and Wheeler Deaslers I do watch.
- Well color me shocked with p-imp wheels and a big thumping stereo in the trunk. *NM*
- oh the travesty!,next thing you know they'll be saying all those type of shows are fake, then what am I going to watch ? Honey Boo Boo,the Kartrashians,Real Houswives of wherever there are real housewives...man ! *NM*
  - No they're fake too...the only reality you can see on TV is watch the turned off screen, which considering the amount of garbage on the tube is the best way to watch the set. *NM*
    - Andy and Barney were real, and so was Red Skelton- I wish TV-Land or another would run Red's old weekly show. *NM*
      - Carl - Check Hulu or Netflix, you may be able to watch them there *NM*
- I think I watched ONE episode *NM*
can someone with the availability,know-how make me 6 of these decals with the size being 1 1/2 " H x 3" W.I have gathered everything I need to do another diorama and that's what I want to name the shop.E-mail me please if you can help and we can workout payment there.Thanks *NM* *PIC*
- George, I sent you an email to see if I can help you out with this. *NM*
  - got it Steve *NM*
- Be careful, if that decal is copyrighted those copies could be very expensive. *NM*
  - I thought about that,but what would be the difference if I was able to copy and print them off myself and I'm not going to produce enough to sell on the market *NM*
    - Or just do it and not announce it to the world. some people are making this harder than what it is. *NM*
    - I guess it's okay if you don't try to sell them, but I'm not an expert. *NM*
  - You can copy anything you want in unlimited quantitites, just aslong as you don't attempt to sell the copies. And even then, it's a real grey area. *NM*
O/T RIP Ernie Hemmings 1926-2015, I've been a subscriber for half the existence of the publication which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year... *NM*
- A source of hours of entertainment. RIP *NM*
- One of my favorite reads and wish books, RIP Mr. Hemmings. *NM*
Dave Walker. received the roof rack today....thank you very much. *NM*
- Happy to hear that - love to see photos of how you use it *NM*
  - Ooookay....but it'll be awhile....I don't even have the kit I need yet. *NM*
Already hard at work on my next project. *2 IMAGES*
- Gotta be frank, they're all nice, flawlessly painted Mopars and Mustangs, but dare I say some of us would like to see you push the envelope and tackle the big stuff at the back of the bench. There's the wow factor! *NM*
  - Thanks. Just what do you mean by "big stuff"?
    - Maybe he means "big red and white stuff"....? *NM*
      - That's one of them...there are more *NM*
        
        Stuff that burns diesel. Anything goes when I get caught up on the promised projects. *NM*
    - Maybe you have a 1/12 scale Mustang? That's big. *NM*
      - I have one of those too. *NM*
  - YOU can't be Frank..only Frank can be Frank! LOL *NM*
Unique Seven - Finished (PICS)
- Mark you have outdone yourself on this build, It looks like the real thing. *NM*
- Man! I can't even cut a square piece of sheet plastic let alone scratch build anything! I am so jealous because that model is so beautiful! *NM*
- I love your work Mark, but my "beholder's eye" is just not getting that shape... Also love your progress pics. *NM*
- An amazing example of model building. You should be very proud. *NM*
- What craftsmanship. I really love the dashboard. It looks like you can hop in the drivers seat and start it. *NM*
- Re: Unique Seven - Here are some detail photos. And thanks guys!
  - Scale? It better be larger than 1/25 or I'm taking up knitting. Amazing work Mark. *NM*
    - You don't have to start knitting, it is 1/12. *NM*
  - Simply AMAZING! You can almost hear it run. *NM*
- You are a modeling magician Mark *NM*
Happiness is.....not expecting a SA(E)....and getting one in the mail. *NM*
- Got mine today, too :) *NM*
  - Re: Not me, I must be on the "B list." *NM*
- Mine came today also. *NM*
- Mine came yesterday ! I checked to make sure h*ll hadn't frozen over..........whatya know, it had ! ;-) *NM*
Finished my '34 Ford wrecker, duplicating another model my Dad built in the 1960's
- don't often see one painted in that color combo,like the skid plate idea and that '36 Ford is gorgeous *NM*
- I like that a lot, very nice build. *NM*
- All three are great, but that tow truck is sharp as a tack. Nice job. *NM*
- I really like that build!!!! and that kit....... *PIC*
  - You could call that truck "The Rat Rod Recker". *NM*
- Fantastic! A great idea for a vintage build, and very well done at that! *NM*
- I like that '36 convertible!!! *NM*
  - Ditto! I was gonna say that too! *NM*
- I'm pretty sure you have to bolt down the wrecking gear or it makes hauling away broken cars scary. *NM*
  - no its not bolted in, the driver sticks his hand out.....
    - =8^D> *NM*
    - He wouldn't be one of those Roth characters would he? *NM*
- Really nice, you don't see many early Fords in white! *NM*
- That was one of my first builds back in the day, early 60's. *NM*
Anybody on here that uses 3D Sketchup? I know there's a free trial version but how much does Sketchup Pro cost to purchase? *NM*
- Per Google $590 for full Pro version.... *NM*
  - Ouch! *NM*
- I thought you said 3D ketchup. My niece's kid is covered in it right now. *NM*
- There are alternatives: TinkerCad, FreeCad, and Designspark. All free and maybe one of them might fulfill your needs.
a WhAWhA pedal was old school guitar effects pedals resembling the accellerator pedal on a bus and I remember one being called the "Cry Baby" *NM*
Crower Style Fuel Injection *PIC*
- That's very well done, but you have the stacks on backwards. Start on the driver side tall, short, tall ,short. do the opposite on the passenger side. *NM*
  - You're absolutely right. I chose this set up to copy (link) the one on the far right. Thanks for pointing that out, and that's what I love about this board! *NM* *LINK*
    - Before clicking on the link about please know there's a comment on that site that doesn't belong on this board.. Sorry for the oversight. *NM*
So, is this a 60 or a 59 Vette? (5 PICS)
- '60 with '59 bumpers. '59 annual didn't have an engine or opening hood, and the seat upholstery is '60 *NM*
  - Looking at it again, does it have an engine? Regardless, the interior bucket is a '60 unit *NM*
    - Nope, it's a curbside. *NM*
      - Then it's a '59 with a '60 interior bucket *NM*
        
        so if one wanted to build a 60 Vette, what would provide the best starting point? The old MPC kit, and then the interior from the AMT 59? *NM*
        
        The AMT/SMP bucket is on the shallow side. You could probably fill and rescribe the seats in the MPC piece...
My cousin's tractor... I'm so fed up with this white stuff... Sheesh!!!
- Nice. All the ones I see around here use 4 wheel drive so this is refreshing. *NM*
- The other day it was so cold my sister's dog wouldn't go out to do his business! *NM*
- There was still an hour and a half of shoveling by hand... Don't let me win the lottery... Ffftttt! I'm outa here!!! *NM*
- Great weather for modeling! Go mess up that new model room! *NM*
- Could have used that baby this winter...113" of snow since January 26th... *NM*
  - That's a lot of modeling time - lucky you! *NM*
- Now that is a snowblower! After a brutal winter last year we are just enduring cold in Wisconsin this winter. Last year it was both. *NM*
So, what do you guys think of the Monogram 1/25 1959 Corvette Kit? Good, Bad, Ugly? *NM*
- Fantastic kit, in my opinion. *NM*
- I have a few, never built one but if it's anything close to their '59 Caddy, it has to be good. I do recall something about the seat pattern not being the right year... I may be wrong about that. *NM*
- One of the nicest kits Monogram ever released. It is very nicely detailed, highly accurate, and not hard to build. Same goes for the '58 based on the same tooling. You need at least one ! *NM*
- You need one each of their '58 and '59 kits. *NM*
- Thanks guys, seems like I should find me 1 of each! *NM*
  - Yeah, you need one of each - at least. (PIC)
    - Nice!!!!! *NM*
    - I was at a race car indoor show and saw a late 50's Vette road racer and it didn't have any seat belts! *NM*
      - I've seen both with and without seatbelts...don't know what was standard, though. *NM*
        
        I had to put seat belts in my Fairlane when I started drag racing it. Hard to believe a guy would spend that kind of money on a Vette and not opt for the seat belts but I guess in the 50's people thought they weren't necessary. *NM*
        
        Re: Ditto, when I started drag racin' in '64 I had to have a seat belt and remove the wheel covers. *NM*
        
        When I raced at Maple Grove I didn't have to remove the wheel covers or wear a helmet, but in New Jersey I had to do both. Funny thing was I had to have seat belts at all the tracks, Atco was the only place that ever checked to see if they were on the driver. *NM*
- Shake-the-box good.
Got bit by a Black Widow! no, not the spider
- Classy build of a classic model! *NM*
- Thank you for sharing. Beautiful build that brought back some great memories. *NM*
- Be careful if you start detailing it.Next you'll be cutting the electric motor compartment out, then you'll wanna detail the engine and pretty soon you'll have the whole thing apart on your bench. I say put an old Ford Tranny in and stop there. *NM*
I have an AC-130A in 1/72 and that's big enough for me. *NM*
In Progress - '65 Riviera (Pics)
- Most elegant! *NM*
- Great color Peter. Can't wait to see it finished. *NM*
  - Stay tuned. I'll do some more on it today.
Hey RC2,.....*PICS*
- Neat choices Albert. I vote for the 67/68 Cougar though. *NM*
- Of course, RC2 (I believe now known as "Learning Curve".....
  - Round2 owns the AMT/MPC/Ertl model kits and AutoWorld names. No connection between RC2 and Round2. *NM*
  - You know, it's very confusing to us dumb consumers, big change of ownership but slight change of name, meant to confuse, perhaps? *NM*
    - You know, my brother has always bought Chrysler products, not caring if they're owned by Mercedes or some holding company, whatever it was, or now Fiat. It makes no difference to the consumer! *NM*
      - Well, we knew the Crossfire was really a Benz. Got no problem with the new Hemi and my 2011 200 still runs great! *NM*
- Most of these are no Brainers, I don't think we can get them to do a four door 57 though. *NM*
- Good choices again Albert. I have the '68 Cutlass post in resin (Bandit), but I would like to see it in styrene as well. Not much chance to see a new tool '65 GTO but I would like to see it freshened up with a correct grill. *NM*
Who is going to scratch build this vintage auto ped. *PIC*
- That would be fun to do. Looks electric to me. You suppose that's a battery box? *NM*
"Car Quiz" Day 4 *PIC*
Now that's some set of pipes! Pic found on the web. *PIC*
- Re: Great photo, thanks! *NM*
Why wouldn't you... I remember you being respectful to all. *NM*
...said good-by to the work week and realized that it was time for the stream to get flowing. The Stream of Consciousness. It's your mid-weekly Margarita on the rocks with no salt of miscellany. *LINK*
- Re: Thanks for the photos Chuck, and I know the owner of the Wackee Wagon. *NM*
  - Re: Lovin' the Wackee Wagon, and the Comet wagon. *NM*
- great stuff, Chuck! Interesting aussie 'slick' there *NM*
- Love the Monaco wagon, and my favorite hot sauce. *NM*
- Really like all those old cop cars, especially the Fords and the Pontiac *NM*
- First pic: The officer is probably thinking with all the old '69's around they had to go & wreck the new '70..... *NM*
  - He's probably still doing the paperwork on the wreck. *NM*
1/25 scale 1985 Buick regal Diecast, anybody else seen this? *PIX*
- Can't help you there Jeff, That's a new one on me, maybe Albert has seen one in his travels. *NM*
  - Can't say as I have....Hmmmmm. *NM*
- Well, I have a DUB all pearlesecent(?) white lowrider...but it kinda looks like it's from a different tool. *NM*
  - Oops....mine says it's an '87 Grand National Regal. *NM*
- That actually looks pretty good, wonder if they make a Cutlass?? *NM*
- Motor Max does a 1/25 scale 1987 Buick Regal Grand National diecast. Only color I've ever seen is a dark metallic grey. May have to keep an eye out for 'yours'. *NM*
- Jeff, yours is from the Jada Homie Rollerz Car Wash series. (1/24) There's a red one too. *NM*
- Well, The mystery deepens, I figured out what this is. This is the car that Revell showed in the 2006 catalog as a 1987 Regal but was cancelled & never released, that`s why I`ve never seen this before *PIX*
- I have a diecast Turbo Regal... *NM*
1/48 scale? Monsterously large. We had a local mower shop that had a scratchbuilt Herc hanging from the ceiling. It was large enough to be R/C but he never even considered that. *NM*
Does anyone know anything about the new Lindberg 1/24 scale 38 Ford Van? *NM*
- The LHS mentioned it today, and I wasn't sure what it was, but I believe it is the old Vantastic kit that came out with the Boyd Smoothster and Coupster kits. An old 2009 Lindberg catalog online lists it as a 38 Ford Van. *NM*
  - Here is a pic from that 2009 catalog. *NM* *PIC*
    - That bottom photo looks like the one I saw online earlier today. I wonder if the chassis would fit a Monogram 39 Chevy? *NM*
      - yes it does,it falls just short of touching the backside of the front end of the '39,I'll take a pic of the underside tomorrow for ya *NM* *PIC*
        
        Except for color, that's exactly what I want to do. thanks. *NM*
        
        here's the underside John,with a little more work I think it can be done better than what I've done.
        
        It looks like it fits really nice, did you have to modify it very much? Also, is.the frame one piece or a bunch of pieces? *NM*
        
        it drops right in,as you can see in the pics you have to add some evergreen square tubing to reach the back and the frame is one piece *NM*
        
        I'm getting happier by the minute. I really need to add a Chevy to my hot rod collection. *NM*
  - Re: Sure wish it would've been "stock"!! *NM*
    - If you are referring to the 38 Ford that's too heavily modified to build stock. The Monogram 39 Chevy can be back dated to stock with a bit of parts swapping. *NM*
The last two weeks has stunk for me
- I too am stuck since I can't go out alone anymore in bad weather. The other day my niece and a friend showed up on snowmobiles. After telling her how jealous I was they dressed me up and took me for a ride. Most fun I've had in years, made me feel better. *NM*
- Re: Grenada, Ms. is the wife and my stop on our way to New Orleans. The Holiday Inn, off interstate 55, and across the highway is "Jake and Rips". BBQ at its best. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! *NM*
  - Re: Grenada, Ms. is the wife and my stop on our way to New Orleans. The Holiday Inn, off interstate 55, and across the highway is "Jake and Rips". BBQ at its best. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
  - And be sure to pronounce Grenada, as gren Ay da (long A otherwise the native Mississippians get confused. I learned this by pronouncing it with a short "a" as in the short invasion we had way back when on the Island of Grenada or the Ford automobile.
    - Re: Carl, Cairo, ILL. has kinda of a sordid history(gangsterwise in the '20's and '30's). Chicago got all the noteriaty though. Alfonso and company. *NM*
      - Re: Big Al also stayed in Fox Lake, Illinois at the Mineola Hotel. *NM*
        
        Also along the fox river in Elgin. *NM*
- Re: Better days are comin' Charlie. *NM*
I grew up with my parents speaking Cajun French in the house and out of survival had to learn a basic
- Carl, my ancestry is Acadian, i.e.: French, and when I visited New Orleans and Lafayette, I instantly recognized the accent of Cajuns (a derivative of "Acadian") as being my direct decendants... That was a fun trip for our 25 Anniversary (Pre-Katrina)... *NM*
  - One of my couins did research to trace our descendants back to being exiled fron France to Acadia
    - During that trip to Louisiana I visited Breau Village, my 109 year old grandmother was a breau. I found that the LA French accent was like the old Acadian French my grandmother spoke. Even using the old maritime words... I'm assuming that because of isolation, their...
My pleasure. I am glad you are able to use it. *NM*
'69 GTO , finished , , [PICS]
- Re: VEEERY nice! *NM*
- Wow! Beautiful! *NM*
- Gorgimous, Steve. Whose resin interior did you use? *NM*
  - Missing Link. It wasn't listed at the time but Kevin came through. *NM*
- WOW!!!! *NM*
- Here come Da Judge! Beautiful work, Steve. *NM*
- very nice Steve.....hope to see it in person in may!! *NM*
- Luv the colors and the wheels ! Great build . *NM*
- Very nice work, luv the color! *NM*
- Very nice Steve, where did you get those rims? *NM*
  - The rims are from the Monogram '91 [ish?] Corvette ZR1 turned backwards with the centers dremelled out. Used the wheels from the Monogram '69 GTO for the centers. *NM*
- SMOKIN!!!!!!!!! Goat without a filter *NM*
- Fantastic Steve! *NM*
- Best looking one of those I've seen! *NM*
- Looks great! *NM*
- Really sharp! *NM*
- OOOOHHHHH!!!!!!! *NM*
- That's GORGEOUS!!!! Love the color! *NM*
- Beautifully done! *NM*
- MOST Excellent... PMD Goodness. *NM*
- Beautiful! Great job, look at that thin foil around the windows, nice, and of course the color, wheels, stance, wow!!! *NM*
- Beautiful build! *NM*
- Oh yeah!!! *NM*
- Very cool! *NM*
- Re: We LIKE!!! *NM*
- This Judge rules. Outtasite. Can you send pics so we can put them on our site? Thanks! *NM*
  - you have mail Bob. *NM*
- You out did yourself this time Steve!! Very nice. *NM*
- LOVE it! *NM*
- Very nice ! *NM*
- Superb *NM*
Do French people ever get in Internet chat rooms? Afterall "chat" is the word for cat, LOL. *NM*
- Yes,but oddly, only chat rooms about cats. *NM*
- Chuck, the only other model message board I frequent on a regular basis is a French board in France... They really like American machines... Rods and Customs... There's also a very active segment on "air cooled" machines, of course including the popular VWs that you like... *NM*
Model T shifter..on top or beside the tranny? *NM*
- Stock, street rod? If a street rod, what sort of transmission? *NM*
  - Stock....sort of. but using the stock one on the 25 T engine block *NM*
- On top. *NM*
- If you're talking stock, the Model T did not have a shifter, the planetary transmission (low & high speeds) was actuated by foot pedals, one for forward movement and one for reverse... *NM*
  - As an addendum, you may have seen a stock "T" with what appears to be a shifter...it is a lever that actuates a two speed Ruxtell rear axle that was installed by some owners to increase top speed ( a scary thought in a car with rear brakes only)... *NM*
    - I never rode in a model T .That must be some ride for a person who's used to 21st Century cars. I think I'll put it on my bucket list right after helicopter ride. *NM*
      - You can be driven in one at Greenfield Village (next to the Henry Ford museum) in Dearborn, MI. *LINK*
        
        I would love to see the museum AND go for a ride in a Model T.I road in one of first Mustangs at 1964 Worlds Fair. I sat in Fred.Hendersons T Bolt, I sat in Sam Feinsteins Cobra (the one Revell modeled ) and I rode in a rumble seat My auto bucket list is in good shape. *NM*
      - John, You should really ride in one. Even better try to get somebody to teach you to drive one.
        
        I got to ride in a model T once in my late teens, a guy who lived near my sister was restoring a sedan and we wnt around the neighborhood, the hand trottle and apark controls combined with the pedals made for a very interesting ride, not to mention the suspension
        I watched an episode of Top Gear where they were driving a Model T and learning about it on the fly. They then parked it in front of a hotel and watched to see if anyone could park it. It was still in front of the hotel the next morning! *NM*
OT: Some modelers get all the dang luck. *2 IMAGES*
What's she up to? *NM*
- I'm only afraid of what I don't know. LOL. Kemps is 10 minutes from my house. Heck, I could drive my quad runner there. *NM*
Yes! *NM* *PIC*
That sure looks great John. Way better colour on that car than red. *NM*
Monty..it's the 2003 Car Modeler Annual...12 page article showing buildups of both the AMT/Ertl and Revell C3's, plus kitbashing info and even a full paint colors listing...TIM *NM*
I've seen one as a fire truck, that was pretty cool. *NM*
I remember the "essense" card from the game Mille Bornes. Haven't seen that for years. *NM*
Decal question...
- Sorry, I don't have those colored decal sheet, but an option if you can't find any, try painting some clear decal paper and just cut out what you need. *NM*
  - Thanks for responding and the tip Steve. *NM*
    - No problem, I try to help when I can. Did you have a specific design you are trying to make, or fit to a model? I just ask because I've done some simple decals to help other board members. *NM*
      - Steve, I will e-mail you when i get home. I'm at work right now. *NM*
- Fred Cady used to do solid sheets of colour. *NM*
  - RE: The model railroad department has solid color decal sheets also. *NM*
- Can't imagine what you could be doing with those decal colors Len lol *NM*
  - You get three guesses Rich. The first two don't count ;-) *NM*
- You can make your own--it's quite easy to do!
Spring show is Saturday, March 7 . Faith Baptist Church 10 560 Wolf Road , Geneseo, IL . 9am - til *NM*
- Counting the days!!!!!! *NM*
The Floridans actually wanted to vote for warm and sunny but got confused by the hanging chads. *NM*
I want to put the Chevy six out of the AMT 51 Chevy into a dragster. Could I pass it off as a GMC six? *NM*
- Re: I want to put the Chevy six out of the AMT 51 Chevy into a dragster. Could I pass it off as a GMC six?
  - Since my engine is plastic I only care about the outer appearance and I think I can pull it off. *NM*
- Re: I want to put the Chevy six out of the AMT 51 Chevy into a dragster. Could I pass it off as a GMC six?
  - There are some differences but the model engine is vague enough that I believe it can double as a GMC with the aftermarket parts installed. *NM*
    - Re: Here is the 6 from the 51 Chevy I used in my Anglia to build an H/Gas. It uses a Fisher 12 port cross flow head. These heads were also made for the GMC. All kit parts...2 PICS
      - Many years ago I was at a race at Atco, and there was a Henry J gasser.with a big Ford six in it. The engine was wedged back between the seats and the Hurst shifter.was mounted backwards so the driver could reach it. *NM*
  - So the GMC 6 uses the old style pre-1954 style rocker cover? You can get a nice custom one form the AMT 51 Chevy or 53 Corvette. *NM*
    - I'm using the chromed and finned valve cover from the kit. Does anyone know if there is an actual GMC six available? *NM*
      - Doesn't one of the military truck kits (GMC 6X6? Blitz ?) have one? It's a gaping hole in the Inline Universe!
        
        Pretty sure the Opels use the Chevy six, not the GMC...
- Here's mine *NM* *PIC*
  - That's nice, I am planning to use a Slingster, or possibly an AMT altered frame. *NM*
  - Is that cylinder head from the 37 Chevy? I'm sure I have one of those stuffed away in my stash. This quickie little project is starting to snowball. *NM*
It's actually much more complicated than that. Gas is the fume or air like substance that is used for fuels. Gasoline is the liquid substance that evaporates into gas.If you find an actual physicist he'll regale you for hours with wonderful facts about gas. *NM*
- Doesn't it seem odd that gas is a liquid! *NM*
  - Gasoline is a liquid and it doesn't burn, gas is the fume from evaporated gasoline and it burns so hot and fast it seems to be exploding.,but it's not. *NM*
Early in my working years with Chrysler Corp in the U.S., they were called "field cars."
- If you watch American Graffiti they have a very different meaning for field car. *NM*
  - Re: LOL! yes they do. *NM*
- Re: Consumer Reports once tested a car in the late '70s, that was a Volare on one side, and an Aspen on the other...
  - I bought a new '81 Dodge Charger 2.2 that had a Plymouth emblem stuck on it. Luckily it was just held on by 3M tape. Great QC back then. *NM*
Love the two-tone, she's a real beauty! *NM*
Detailing the backside of the hood for the Camaro...PIC...
- Great effect... *NM*
- Great detail but it looks to nice for the car... but I think I would leave it. *NM*
- All extra weight like that would be removed fron the car, neat build ..... Re: Detailing the backside of the hood for the Camaro...PIC... *NM*
  - I agree, but the molded in textured detail was already there . Sanding it away without losing the outline structure would have been tuff. Decided to enhance it instead. *NM*
  - Maybe not, I have seen fiberglass hoods that had an underside that looked stock. *NM*
- Looking good Billy, looks just like that crap I used to throw out first thing! Lol, Great build Billy, can't wait to see it one of these days. *NM*
She is "swanning"... *NM* *LINK*
Boosting Castrol Super Clean
- Hey ! *NM* *PIC*
- Good to know, sometimes time is of the essence. And, extending the life can be an issue too *NM*
- mANY YEARS AGO WHEN TRYINGTO REDO SOME
  - What happens if they're Mexican ants? *NM*
    - Mexican ants can take jalapeno pepper but not cayenne! *NM*
      - Besides, who'd wanna kill Mexican ants? They look so cool in their tiny ponchos and Sombreros. *NM*
- Re: Q10 law from Chemistry. Increase the reaction temp by 10 degrees and you double the rate of the reaction! *NM*
  - Like falling off a logarithm!
  - Oh, no! I gave up chemistry after my last college lab the summer I graduated,
My post below leads me to this post.... What materials, paints, and supplies do I need to take on a project like this?
Has anyone here ever bought or seen any of SMBC diorama buildings or figures? If you have pictures, please post.
- I have his two bay garage. I can post pics of the unassembled parts if you'd like. *NM*
- buy with confidence Mike,their buildings are straightforward building them.I have used both Testors glue and Loc-tite Super Gel glue also.Take note that at this time,Paul,who now runs SMBC is going through some health problems but the guys from Detroit resin are filling... *LINK* *PIC*
  - I would kill to have that much space for a Bordertown diorama. *NM*
  - Will you look at that spoon test rack!!! That has to be VERY useful for color selection... *NM*
    - thanks Raymond,I always do a look/see when I start on a new project.Still have some more to do to get the rack full *NM*
- Just buy it, you won't go wrong. I have a few of his pieces and they are all great! *NM*
Do you get a colour choice in jackets? *NM*
A Question for the collected wisdom on the board, what do you all think of the AMT 1960 Corvette kit? Good, Bad, Ugly? *NM*
- Not the best representation of a '60 Corvette, but it is one of the oldest surviving AMT/SMP annual kits...worth having one in the collection IMO *NM*
  - Of Course RC2?Ertl had to confuse things by re-releasing the MPC 1960 Corvette as an AMT kit.
- Both kits build into nice models but both have issues. The actual AMT kit is very simplified and easy to build but has terrible gouge marks where the chrome parts are cut from the tree. The MPC kit is very fussy but builds into a nice model. *NM*
- Thank you all for the feedback! So the AMT 59 & 60 are the same kit, and it's always been a 60. Interesting :-) *NM*
  - Actually, the AMT kit started as a 1959 (curbside), and was updated to a 1960 (with engine). It was re-issued in the 1970's as a 1959 in the Street Rods series, and was listed as a 59 for many years after that, until Tom corrected them. *LINK* *PIC*
    - This build is my all-time favorite C1 ... Dave this is out of the park. *NM*
    - Wow, that is a cool looking Vette! *NM*
My daughter says I'm not weird... but definitely a nerd... LOL *NM*
You have been painting without a mask again, haven't you, and the fumes are affecting your brain :)
- I have been painting without a mask but have a twin window fan at my airbrushing bench
They're starting to pop up around Central Florida, mostly in the higher populated areas. Nice stores, beats the heck out of a Circle K :) *NM*
- When I was a kid we were on vacation and I couldn't wait to go into a Circle K, I associated it with the wild west. *NM*
Cabin fever. *NM*
It's them glue fumes Raymond lol *NM*
Hmm. That’s one tall babe! If she were to lie down she’d stick out about two feet, making her like 8 feet tall! The Photoshopper should have reduced her a little and could have done a better job of concealing the board she’d been sitting on. Note where…
- Can't you just injoy the cake and ice cream like the rest of us and not worry about the calories. *NM*
  - I happen to like to hear the ingredients. Tom is a photographer and he notices the details. Not unlike the rest of us notice details on models. *NM*
    - I'm gonna injoy the cake and ice cream regardless of the calories. I have been accused of being a know it all myself, it stems from just wanting to talk all the time, I never mean anything bad.It's just that now I'm not sure I want a poster of that shot now. *NM*
      - deleted *NM*
        
        My so called "smart phone insists it's injoy, I had to fight with it now to type enjoy, it has threatened to hurt me if I don't comply.As for Tom I believe he is all knowing and all seeing, if Tom says it's so you can take that to the bank. But even Tom enjoys a joke. now
        
        Ha. Actually, I considered not interfering with the fun, but I just couldn’t help myself. *NM*
        
        So many guys here are so talented I totally understand their quest for perfection. But life doesn't have to be perfect. If you scale out the Piata the Mother Mary would be nine feet tall, still doesn't prevent it from being a work of art, so I guess an eight foot tall woman
- The funny thing is, I did examine the picture for obvious fakery before posting. Even if she was 8 feet tall I'd like her anyway. :-P *NM*
That would be a neat toy. I had no idea they made a roadster pickup. There was a regular roadster used to park around the corner from my house when I was a kid. Neat little car. *NM*
- I later found out that the Roadster Pickup was done in very small quantities... should've grabbed it! I was thinking of using it as a daily driver since it was basically a Pinto *NM*
  - Maybe you could build a model of it. Probably harder to find the Pinto engine than the roadster pickup in scale. *NM*
snow must be getting to you :) *NM*
Welcome back. *NM*
It creates 700 pounds of downforce at 200 mph! *NM*
- I think she should not stay there at 200 mph! *NM*
A guy I knew in college was a navigator on Fat Albert for a year. Had some wild stories about "transit incidents." *NM*
Doubtful that they were "built on Mustang II chassis". Maybe they used some suspension pieces. Mustang II had a unibody structure. *NM*
- The whole chassis and running gear was by ford. The frame was fabricated from steel tubing. Pinto engines, suspension from Granada or similar mid-size cars. *NM*
That's one of the excuses they are using. Again. *NM*
Yep. The Canadian versions are often referred to as "Plodges" and are a Dodge front clip on a Plymouth body, sold as low-line Dodges to keep costs down. *LINK* *PIC*
- hey they did it again in 70 with Coronet fenders on the Superbird as well as a modified Coronet hood *NM*
  - LOL... but not Canadian only... :-) *NM*
Both of those are even BETTER than denim! lol *NM*
We've got some of that while stuff comin' our way too. Oh boy, oh joy! *NM*
Look like the wire wheels from the 62 T-Bird kit *NM*
Yes, I have the 144th scale in my aircraft pile, but it was the Fat Albert I was referring to. Thanks. *NM*

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