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• Why stretch the frame so much? Like on this rig? *NM* *PIC*
  • Ummmmmmmmmmmmm Maybe you because you can Afford it? *NM*
• A question please. I bought some Scale Finishes paint for my AB. It's orange. Can I spray it right onto a molded in white plastic body or do I need to primer the body first. If so, is Tamiya white primer OK? Thanks! *NM*
  • Possibly can, but primer is best and safest. Tamiya white would be good. *NM*
• Exhaust system fully finished and installed on the Bimota Tesi 1D
  • Very neat! *NM*
  • Did you burn your fingers putting it on? lol *NM*
• Some of the older Monogram 4x4 kits had solid Wranglers *NM*
• Here is another neat click bait series of pics. This one is old fire, ambulance/hearse, police, and delivery vehicles. Some are pretty cool. *NM* *LINK*
• Hey, my AB is great, but pouring paint and/or lacquer thinner out of the bottles into my waste jar or transferring from bottle to bottle is a drag. It runs down the side of the jars. I wrap a ..........
  • Scott, I'll return the help... I got one of
  • The kitchen section in a hardware store should have small aluminum funnels used for pouring salt or pepper from a large container into a shaker. They're easy to clean and stand up to every kind of paint. *NM*
  • Thanks guys for turning me onto the small funnels, I found suitable ones on Amazon. The problem now is, How do I keep the paint and lacquer thinner from running down the side of the bottle when I tip it to pour it out? That's the biggest drag. *NM*
    • Watch here from 3:45 to 3:50. Neat trick with a stick. *LINK*
      • Just watched it.......cool trick! Can't wait to try it. *NM*
    • Scott, make sure the whole bottom of the bottle sits inside the bottle into which you are pouring it. You'll still get some drippage, but not much. Then wipe the mouth/threads with paper towel soaked in lacquer thinner. Tops don't stick if there's no paint on them. *NM*
  • Google “model paint pipettes”. They are great for transferring paint, adding thinner, etc. *NM*
    • Yep, Testors even sold them in a multipack just for this purpose *NM*
• Will the Moebius '67 F100 grill pop right into the '70 F100?? *NM*
• Curiosity - Dont have the Moebius Ford F-100 early style long bed kit to check, but...
• I'm looking for a vendor that sells semi tires. *PIC*
  • Spotlight has the AMT truck tires parts pack listed. Is that what you need? *NM*
    • No. The AMT tires are all steer tires/ highway tread. I need a traction tire.
      • I just learned something *NM*
  • Scenes Unlimited has these.... *NM* *LINK*
    • He also has these... *NM* *LINK*
      • Thanks Rich
    • Great caster, great stuff, quick shipping, super guy. *NM*
      • Re: Ditto! *NM*
  • Related Question about wheels/tires sources: But first, are all 6 wheels on a 1:1 dually pickup the same except the fronts are face out and the back pairs are face to face? Grandpa had a late '40s Dodge pickup with the large 5 hole 5 lug wheels but not a dually and I wonder
• Thanks guys for all your comments on my scale difference question/comment. I know I have seen both scales side by side and the 1/25 build looks almost between 1/25th and 1/32nd. I guess for custom building it would not matter much but to build factory original the
• Air compressor?
  • Scott Liget just went through this. Hopefully he'll post as to what he did. *NM*
  • Hey Tim. I bought a Paasche D500SR because it comes with a moisture trap and regulator and is piston driven, not a diaphram so it's guiet. It's advertised at 47 DBA. I live in a ..........
    • Scott, thanks! The D500 and D3000 are...
      • It's probably not worth mentioning, but for some reason I have mine dialed in at 19 psi (I don't know why I didn't do 20). My psi stays consistent, I don't have any problems with it dropping. *NM*
        • that is worth mentioning! And thanks! *NM*
  • Re: Air compressor? How About one like this.....pic
    • Pete, which unit is that? *NM*
      • Re: Pete, which unit is that? Good question.........
  • Not gonna be much use to you, but I use an 80 gallon 5 horse twin cylinder shop compressor. It's in the garage, and my workshop is attached. On another note, a buddy once had a pancake style made by Badger, used a fridge compressor. It was very quiet, but it was the only...
    • Ronnie, thanks. Yeah, I could build one...
    • and 80 gallons...wow you could build models for a year between fills! *NM*
• What kit come with a nice big block chevy and a automatic transmission *NM*
  • 68 amt El Camino & Monte Carlo have a TH400 *NM*
    • Any kit come with a GM 700R4 overdrive transmission? *NM* *PIC*
      • Ray......all the Testors/Lindberg Smoothater/Coupester/Vantasic kits have a 700R, also maybe try the Foose Cadillac *NM*
  • Thanks for the help *NM*
• Larry...yeah, this is one of those kits that is a fast and easy build....please share images with us if you go ahead with one...TIM *NM*
• Dave...couldn't agree more with you on that dropped front axle....TIM *NM*
• Frank, while I often have my issues with many Tamiya kits (due to their lack of complete engine compartment detailing), their paints are absolutely first rate. Highly recommended....TIM *NM*
• Guys maybe I am not seeing something clearly, but the difference between 1/24 and 1/25 scale over a 10 foot span seems to be only 0.20 inches! Am I calculating something wrong? See calculations inside...
  • Your math is correct. *NM*
    • am of the "If it looks good, it is good" group. However, that .20" is 5" in scale. Roughly 10 scale inches in the length of a car. *NM*
  • My theory is a) kits labeled as scale "x" aren't always "x", ergo b) if you kitbash parts and they look right, run with it *NM*
    • The 1/24 kits I am used to (Monogram for example) seem more toy-like and not (sometimes) worried about scale fidelity. Of course the Japanese kits like Tamiya are different animals. *NM*
      • My experience also. *NM*
  • Put a 1/25 engine in the bay of a 1/24 car and it'll look lost in there. 1/24 wheels and tires always look oversize on 1/25 cars (if you're trying to make them look stock anyways). *NM*
    • Per a Monogram official... they always plussed up the engine size in whatever scale they were doing by 10%
      • Interesting . . . *NM*
      • I hate that. For example the Hemis in their old '80s Mopar kits look just awful. *NM*
    • Bill is spot on, Gabe. Don't be fooled by "mathematically there's little difference." Visually--esthetically--there's a h*ll of a lot of difference. *NM*
  • My formula for enjoying the hobby: If it looks good, it is good. Doesn't matter what the numbers say or the peanut gallery thinks. Your mileage may vary. :) *NM*
  • Yes if it looks ok go with it, but 1/24 chassis under 1/25 body, axles will be a little off in the wheel wells. the wheels /tires
    • Re: Yes if it looks ok go with it, The visual result is all that matters, the one problem that has never been reduced from 1:1 to 1/25th or other scale is metallic paint
      • Good point, and I've always thought that too. *NM*
      • Jacquard Pearl powders in clear can do a much better job of looking like scale metallics, imho. *NM*
  • 1/24th is 1mm bigger than 1/25 so a 7" long car in 1/24th is 7mm longer than the same car in 1/25,I can make up the difference in paint, lol, I've 1/72,1/48,1/32,1/25,1/24,1/22,1/20,1/18,1/16,1/12,1/10,1/9,1/8 &1/6...the scale police don't worry me, if I like it I build it. *NM*
  • Seem to me that the scale printed on the box is not always correct, compare..
• Off the bench! 1968 Bonneville convertible ...............................*PICS*
  • Another nice save. *NM*
  • Great save, beautiful build and I love it without the skirts. *NM*
  • Great save. The color of the interior is that olive drab you used? *NM*
    • Thanks! It's Testors "Dark Green" spray enamel with clear over it. *NM*
  • Love the rebuild *NM*
  • Re:Great save and resto,don't see to many of these built anymore. *NM*
  • Nice job! *NM*
  • I agree with all the others!!! *NM*
• You DID have a good year! Lots of cool stuff!! *NM*
• Gorgeous!! *NM*
• Now I have a question, I purchased a 49 Ford kit and it is missing the dash. Does anyone have an extra dash or know where I can get resin one. Thanks *NM*
• Actually, I have a couple that I am working on. PIcs
  • I like them both. Cool concept with the Flash! *NM*
    • Thanks, I just like to be different. *NM*
  • hey Terry nice builds on both and I also agree nice concept on the Flash build. *NM*
• First completion of the year. PIC Last year I had 4 or 5 done by this time
  • Cool! *NM*
    • Thank you. *NM*
• Hey guys, I don't believe I've posted this one here yet but this is completion #2 for 2021.
  • Looks like you made lemonade out of lemons Bob, looks good! I bet Dave Van will approve! *NM*
  • Nice save man! Looks great! *NM*
  • Re: Lookin' good. *NM*
  • Nice build. That interior came out nice with all the flocking! *NM*
  • Looking good Bob!! *NM*
• I KNOW, I KNOW.... But this THAT black 56 Jim M showed us. Watching Bat Masterson all day before the games and I wanted just to kill time and I found the wheels and tires for my NEW 56 Chevy. PICS and thanks for looking.
  • Making deeper rims for those ‘32 Ford tires is simple if you got one of those Revell ‘49 Merc kits. The wheel back rings for the chrome reverse wheels work perfectly to push your rim deeper into the tire. I’ve got two of those kits and all 8 chrome rings have been used *NM*
  • Looks good Frank, I agree on rear rims, I split the rims on the modifieds just like we used to do 1:1 rims, cut front lip off and put wider one on it! *NM*
  • Bat Masterson ??? You are OLD! lol *NM*
• Anyone know if there is a '32 Ford truck body available? P/up style. Resin, anything? *NM*
  • IIRC, the differences between a '32 and a '34 are subtle. Tim Boyd wrote a Modeler's Corner article about it, but I don't have a copy handy. *NM*
  • AFAIK the 32/33/34 cabs are basically the same tho' different door and rear cab moldings, closest would be the AMT/Lindberg 1934 Ford Pickup...but I could be wrong......lol. *NM*
    • Get an AMT/Lindberg '34 pickup cab, remove the panel I've indicated and you're well on your way to a '32....PICS
      • Bolt head spacing isn't exactly even is it. *NM*
        • These photos may show a little better. Also, it's been said the beds are different lengths. Not true. Same length just shorter wheelbase on '32...PICS
          • This may not be what people want to hear but to the average person looking at your well built and painted model I don't think they would know the difference if any..Maybe an IPMS rivet counter but not your average person here who is on the forum..Maybe I'am wrong but I don't
            • This is a forum of rivet counters though. ;) *NM*
            • I've thought that for a long time....I couldn't tell them apart. *NM*
            • I don't know that it's fair to categorize this instance as "rivet counting" The extra molding on a 34 vs a 32 is pretty prominent. It's not like we're saying, the 34 has 20 rivets on the back, but 32 only has 19 rivets. Original poster asked about a 32 cab. *NM*
              • Rivet counting? The '32 has 12 rivets on back of cab. The '33-'34s have 11.😀 *NM*
                • ...and there are more rivets/bolts down in the 3 flat panels to fasten inside wooden supports behind seat. OK, no more rivet counting. *NM*
                  • Interior Photo (34 cab)....PIC
          • Again, spot on from Rich. The conversion of the AMT '34 Ford PIckup to a '32 is one of the easiest and most rewarding projects out there....go for it! TIM *NM*
            • I second that. Furthermore, once the additional strengthening stamping is removed from the '34 cab, no one would notice the difference.
              • Danno, in response to question inside your post, on kit cab no rivets or the 3 recessed panels below beltline. *NM*
        • You should have seen my brother's Austin pickup, nothing was the same one side to the other *NM*
      • Rich's post is spot on. Also, just to further clarify, no changes in doors over the three years. TIM ri *NM*
        • Tim, thanks for the correction, I wasn't sure re the doors but pretty certain re the can rear, anyway its modelling so anything is fair game...........lol. *NM*
      • Good catch! Note that this is not a molding, it is pressed into the panel as are the ones below it, and accommodates a bolted-in reinforcing bar. Design of this and 3 verticals seen changed to give more room for seat *NM*
  • Re: I would check with Jimmy Flintstone. *NM*
  • Richard showed it perfectly. IT's easy to do and correct. GIT R DUN! *NM*
  • At one point, Norm at Replicas and Miniatures offered a Resin '32 Closed Cab pickup conversion, but I do not know if it is still available from him....TIM *NM*
  • Here is the Replicas and Miniatures of Md conversion(s) *PIC*
    • I have Norm's 2019 catalog. B-32A is no longer offered. *NM*
    • Craig, your p/u is simply gorgeous, BTY. *NM*
    • Wow, that's nice! Paint just glows! Nice wheel details too, different! *NM*
• Thanks for passing along the news. That's particularly sad; I don't think Steve was that old. I remember he replied to a message i posted here years and years ago, and introduced me to the local Silicon Valley club. And he did a lot of organizing things. He was a great guy.
• That's an excellent build, indeed. Anyone happen to recognize the wheels and tires? (I presume they're aftermarket.) *NM*
• It looks like it's missing, but it's not. The rear drive shaft attaches to the transfer case at the same height that the transmission tailshaft attaches (it's just a straight-through connection); the front driveshaft attaches much lower. *NM*
  • Thanks for the explanation. *NM*
• Wow, excellent! I'll be buying at least one of those, for sure. *NM*
• Here is a model related Archie comic book cover pic. With a lazy Sunday afternoon question (kind of like the Ginger or Mary Ann of Gilligan's Island question question)... Betty or Veronica?? ;^) *PIC*
  • Veronica because I like brunettes, but her daddy is rich so expect attitude. *NM*
  • Well considering they're drawn the same except for hair color, no matter who you picked its the same girl. *NM*
    • It's been a long time, but I seem to recall Betty as light-hearted and upbeat and Veronica a little snarky, like the comment she makes in the cover picture. Veronica also had a rich daddy and came across as a little spoiled and high maintenance. Still, a tough choice. ;^) *NM*
  • Always like the dark haired girls better but I married a blond so.... *NM*
  • I always thought Ginger was the girl you want to have fun with while bar hopping, but Mary Ann is the girl you bring to meet your parents... *NM*
• ....... Final PIF ....... 1 bottle of Model Car World 1971 GM Burnt Orange for airbrush use. The model body pictured is how the color looks when sprayed. First responder gets it. Please email me your address and mention which PIF you are getting.......... *PICS*..........
  • Re: ....... Final PIF ....... 1 bottle of Model Car World 1971 GM Burnt Orange for airbrush use. The model body pictured is how the color looks when sprayed. First responder gets it. Please email me your address and mention which PIF you are getting.......... *PICS*.........
    • Len, I got your email. It'll go out in tomorrows mail. *NM*
      • Thank you! *NM*
• Not to long ago someone posted a pic of a Mercury P/U model. I thought it was Ken Kitchen but I can't find it. Got a question for whomever built it. *NM*
  • It's inside Kelly Coons' "Class of 2020" post... *NM* *LINK*
    • Thank you! *NM*
• Sunday photos.................................................................................................PICS
  • Stool Bus from the province of Manitoba Canada..I recognised the 204 area code..Sandy lake is way up north..I think there is a reservation there too..Nice country to fish.. *NM*
    • Not while that truck's around, perhaps... Whew! *NM*
  • Re: Sunday photos.................................................................................................PICS
    • you know how they wave the checkered flags with great gusto when the winner crossed the finish line? Can you imagine how those "flags" would wave? LOL *NM*
      • With a face like hers, some plastic distraction has gotta be useful. *NM*
  • I have looked in every supplier catalogue for something to hold my hood like that !! and Farah STILL looks good *NM*
  • Thanks--great photos. Really like those traditional hot rods, especially that blue coupe. *NM*
    • I keep telling myself I have enough 'hobby' cars.......
  • That flat black Merc. Oh my yes. *NM*
  • Photo #8- - Why couldn't I have met her while I was doing the '62 B/A project? OY! *NM*
    • so she coulda held the hood up? *NM*
      • She could've held up a lot of things. *NM*
        • LOL *NM*
  • LOTTZA KOOL STUFF.... I really like that 65 Vette, maybe it brings back memories. *NM*
    • Little odd though, it has 65 Corvette script on the deck but I can't remember if the 427 was available in 65 memory tells me 66 was the first year for the 427. That's OK by me. It's a custom do as you will. *NM*
      • "425" h.p. in '65, so that means a 427 AFAIK. *NM* *PIC*
        • No, the 1965 425-horse engine was the 396. No 427 Corvette until 1966. *NM*
          • Well, I guess you can tell I'm no Chevy guy, huh? I thought the 427 was 425 horse. Must have been one gnarly 396! *NM*
            • The 1966 solid-lifter 427 was originally rated at 450 hp then downrated to 425 hp shortly after production began.
  • Nice selection this week! Are you reading my mind? I'm working on restoring a '59 Pontiac! *NM*
  • Yum, I love those 63-67 Vettes with no bumpers and road pipes, they just look cleaner! And about Gary Busey's twin sister with the big checkered flags, good thing she got them fun bags because she sure enuf ugly! *NM*
• Frank, the Monogram '55 Chevy top is 3 15/16" long, and the '56 Revell Chevy top is 4 1/8" long. Would that swap work OK?? *NM*
  • That to me seems longer than I remember but I didn't use the Monogram I went Revell to AMT. I remember Monogram came out with an odd 56 be4 this retool. How is the width. I'd try cutting long lay it on top and slide back until the sail panel and post land at the right spot. *NM*
    • I did a HT Revell and put it on the Sedan/post got it to primer but don't remember what happen to it. I ended up giving it to someone? Lester Gibbons reminded me of it this morning but he can't remember either where it ended up. *NM*
• .....PIF #6.....1969 Mopar recall wheels. Set of 4. First responder gets them. Please email me your address and mention which PIF you are getting. ..........*PIC* ..........
  • Re: .....PIF #6.....1969 Mopar recall wheels. Set of 4. First responder gets them. Please email me your address and mention which PIF you are getting. ..........*PIC* ..........
    • Yes sir. Email me your address please and mention the recall wheels. *NM*
      • Thank you, sir!! *NM*
• Unusual supposedly 1:24-1:25 scale plastic toy from Brazil: 1961 DKW Belcar *LINK* *PIC*
  • ...and here's a DKW station wagon *NM* *LINK* *PIC*
    • Anyone on here use Worthpoint? Can you use Paypal to pay? Does it cost to join? *NM*
      • I thought Worthpoint was items already sold? *NM*
      • Worthpoint is only an archive of inactive auctions ...
• Unusual supposedly 1:24-1:25 scale plastic toy from Brazil, 1961 DKW jeep *LINK* *PIC*
• PIF #5..........Unknown chromed 5 spoked wheels. Set of 4. First responder gets them. Please email me your address and mention which PIF you are getting. ..........*PIC* ..........
• PIF taken. It is no longer available. *NM*
• Re: Friday Evening Randomness..... That 'Asphalt Elephant' shows up here at the local track along with the Mopar posse from Texas *NM*
• Re: What David said!.....X3 *NM*
• Belated thanks for all of the comments on my Maverick build. Also, thanks for the kind words on the now red 1971 GTO. They're all much appreciated. *NM*
• Here is a very cool old one I just got! (PICS)
  • That is sweet, I hope your prediction is accurate and we appreciate your sacrifice! ;) *NM*
  • That's my luck........ Oh and thanks for taking the bullet on this one. LOL *NM*
  • Very nice!! *NM*
• In 1969, before the Charger Daytona, Chrysler created another for the big tracks in NASCAR (PICS)
  • Did Bullitt 1968 Charger kit have the stock wheel covers? *NM*
    • Remember them flying off? LOL. *NM*
      • All seven of them. *NM*
        • LOL. *NM*
    • Well.....sort of. The kit had a different wheel cover than the movie car. There were 3 diff wheel covers for 1968 shown in the pics below. The Revell 1/25 model had the 3rd one. The movie car had the 2nd one. Firebird Modelworks offers the first 2 pictured, so .....*PICS* ..
  • WOW!! How great is that!! *NM*
  • Nice Chargers! *NM*
  • I have a few Daytona's to build myself. Hope they come out half as good as yours. *NM*
• OFF the bench! #5 for the year, MPC 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (PICS)
  • That looks fantastic!! *NM*
  • Nice job!! I love the color! *NM*
  • Nice build. That blue looks great on it. *NM*
• the 4 PIF recipients. your packages are going out in Mondays mail. Enjoy! *NM*
• I built a very similar one way back with the Sizzler *NM* *PIC*
  • Thanks JB...a great blast from the past! TIM *NM*
• Wow, Marty, you make it to the best shows! *NM*
• Here's the heat stained exhaust system for the Tamiya Bimota Tesi 1D bike...
  • Looks real. *NM*
  • Agreed, very realistic! *NM*
  • Wow what they said for sure! *NM*
• Wouldn't something that travelled through a desert be called a "deserter"? :-P . Fun fact: there was an SUV marketed by a conversion company in Brazil called "Deserter". *NM*
• What a nice build. *NM*
• You know Pete I had thought of that kit but wanted the big tires. Do you really think it would make that much difference? Maybe I am having a brain fart! *NM*
• Jim M and Bill H here is the roof conversion I did adding the AMT 55 Chevy post car roof to the REVELL 55 Chevy hardtop. I did this oh about 12-15 yrs ago when the California Wheels car came out. PICS and thanks for looking
  • Just curious Frank. You did this conversion why? PIC
    • I'm testing my brain/memory... because I used the 55 HT with the window tray and the lowering stuff from the first 56 Chevy California Wheels so was that somewhere around 2007? The AMT has been around forever. I think that's right cause it was a KKIM club project *NM*
    • That one you are showing is an AMT kit which has been around. I wanted to use the Revell kit because of the lowered suspension and 100 times better kit. I also wanted to match the 56 and 57 Cali Wheels kits. I had a 56 done already but a friend of mine talked me out of it. *NM*
      • Look close at the side moldings the only thing I did to the kit molding I stripped the chrome off and painted it before I installed it into the groove. *NM*
        • Frank, you answered my question. Yes, my photo is an AMT. It's barely started and sitting on a Revell '65 Chevelle chassis, wheels, tires. That's how I'm replacing the AMT "modeled in" chassis......PIC
          • Never thought about using that... That seems to be a really nice fit. *NM*
            • That may be a new project using that kit. *NM*
            • The more I think about it using that chassis/stuff would be great for a straight axle car. *NM*
          • To clarify, any mods needed to line up the 65 chassis with the 55? *NM*
            • Historical ancedote: When the '64 Chevelle launched, Chevy went to great pains to show how close the package size was to the '55 Chevy
              • I know what BIOP is? but BOP? *NM*
                • Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac *NM*
                  • Thanks Phil! *NM*
          • In my earlier post the painted frame was the wrong frame. Here are photos of the correct Revell chassis. Other than removing what's shown no other alterations so far...PICS
            • That's smart... I was talking to Marty this afternoon about this whole switch and Marty told me he used the green ProStreet to do the same thing. And yes I %*&# both of you for making me think of that. I've been watching the games so I haven't been to the garage to start any *NM*
            • Clean as a whistle. Looks great. Dangit, there I go thinking again... *NM*
  • Nice work on both! *NM*
  • Nice pair of Chevy's! *NM*
• Will Tamiya bottled paint adhere to bare plastic or no, as my grandson wants to brush paint a body and I rather him not use enamel. TIA *NM*
  • My experience is not well. Better to prime. *NM*
  • I have some limited experience with this. I think it’s ok, and much easier for a new modeler. If it doesn’t work well this time, do it with primer next time. *NM*
  • Nick, I hand brush all of my 1/72nd aircraft models, AFTER, I primer them with rattle can Light Aircraft Grey. Just sayin'. *NM*
    • Re: Rattle cans are out right now so he would have to hand brush the primer as well. *NM*
  • Curious why you don't want him to use enamels? *NM*
    • Re: Takes too long to dry if I remember correctly. *NM*
  • Personally, I find Tamiya bottle acrylics don't brush well unless thinned with Tamiya thinner, and not that great even then. "Your mileage may vary". *NM*
  • I don't think there are any acrylics that adhere well to bare plastic. *NM*
  • If you're doing it over bare plastic, enamel is your answer, despite the drying time. Tamiya acrylics are frustrating on bare plastic (lots of recoating), MM acrylics are better, but either way, acrylics are more opaque, so "prime" with an analagous base coat *NM*
  • I brush painted Tamiya bottled paint directly to plastic for an old '57 Chevy short track car that I was building years ago and it seemed alright. *PIC*
  • It will, but you get better coverage and adhesion over primer. *NM*
    • Update - for a body, definitely prime.
  • Prime with Vallejo Liquid Silver. It adheres well to bare plastic, stops bleeding over bright colors, takes Tamiya paints well. Haven't done a whole body that way, but no reason it wouldn't work. *NM*
• WIP 49 Mercury Custom Wagon (PIX)
  • Wow love the color! *NM*
    • Re: Ditto! *NM*
      • What they said. *NM*
  • Looking great. With regard to your feeling the side trim chrome molding is too large, how about a body color orange or accent color stripe down the middle of it to reduce its visual weight? Maybe something along the lines of the '61 Chevy Bel Air? *NM* *PIC*
    • Have thought about it, but not sure the effect would be worth the effort or that I would not like it. I will try it on a dead on side photo and use Corel to see if I like it *NM*
  • Looking good!! *NM*
  • Love! I tried one of these a few years back. Never finished it. *NM*
• WIP - 1966 Pontiac GeeTO Tiger (PIX)
  • The driver side valve cover might be on backwards.
  • Great detailing on the dash. *NM*
  • Engine looks real--great job on the detailing! *NM*
  • Excellent detail on the tripower - looks awesome *NM*
  • Nice work so far! Looks like it will be an awesome build! *NM*
• Wow! How did you do those? *NM*
• Off the bench. This is a re-do of that metallic green 1971 GTO I did not too long ago. Every time I looked at it lately, I disliked the green more and more. So I dug out a new body to paint and switched out the green body for this one. ..... *PICS* .....
  • WOW X 2!!!! *NM*
    • Me too *NM*
  • That's the best looking version of that kit I've ever seen. *NM*
  • Nice clean build! *NM*
  • I agree with all the others!!! *NM*
  • Oh man I LOVE that. Nice job! *NM*
• Super! *NM*
• JMJ... wow. *NM*
• Anyone know if Missing Link is still doing a corrected 72 GTO rear bumper? TIA *NM*
  • I'd like to know also. I could use 6-7 of them to replace the incorrect ones on cars that I've already built. *NM*
  • Yes-
    • It's in the '70 GTO kit. Fits MUCH better. *NM*
  • Re: Anyone know if Missing Link is still doing a corrected 72 GTO rear bumper? TIA
• OFF THE BENCH.... FINALLY! I started this when Revell came out with the new 70 Camaro. Wanted to build the Gumball Rally car, knowing it really wasn't the right front end but this was better than the old Camaro. PICS and thanks for looking.
  • nice bbuild of my vey least favorite camaro(just me? It was the "Vega front end but your build in great.
    • When they do a "bumperless" conversion on the full bumper front end, it does look kinda funky. A poor man's "RS" back in the day. *NM*
      • For a poor man's RS (or just to change the looks) it was more common to replace just the full bumper with RS "split bumpers", the difference then being just the parking lights and the grille size and flexible surround. Three comparison *PICS*
    • Or was the Vega just a small Camaro? Lol. *NM*
  • Very nice Frank! *NM*
  • Another sharp,clean build from Illinois..Very nice Frank..Stay safe,healthy and wear your mask.. *NM*
  • Well the movie car was pieced together from 2 front ends, but your looks very nice. *NM*
  • WOW!! *NM*
  • It's an AMT, but the new tool, your build looks great *NM*
    • Dang you couldn't be more right! My error, I just had Revell on my mind lately sometimes my fingers type what my mind is not thinking. It must be the dirty deeds of Thing Addams. *NM*
  • Nailed it! Nice work! *NM*
• Round2 screwed me again. I bought this particular Cougar kit just for these wheels shown on the box. It had the other styled wheels in there, not these. 3rd time I've been taken in by their misrepresentation. Can someone spare a set of wheels shown .....*PICS* .....
  • Racing Champions, not Round 2 *NM*
    • Thanks for the correction. My mistake, I apologize to Round2. *NM*
  • AMT ERTL kit.....those were thrown together for big box retailers and they did not worry about box art. *NM*
  • I checked my completed model and one partially done plus a sealed inside one, none of thosewheels but other Ford factory qhewls I did not look in the Mustang Boss 302 box? *NM*
    • An auction ended recently on eBay for a set of the wheels that I'm looking for. The seller stated that they came from a 1971 Cougar kit. He may not be right about that. Do any Cougar kits of any years have these wheels? I didn't bid because I had my '69 kit coming. *NM*
      • Early issues of the '69 have those wheels, as does the AMT/Ertl CJ 428 issue (red car on the box). The '71 (kit or 1:1) didn't have those *NM*
  • I suggested they convert the XR-7 into the Eliminator in the early '90s, and provided details for them from my car. I told them the 428 CJ kit had to include the spoke-style wheels like you want because they were the only optional wheels until the Boss 302 was...*PIC*
    • It’s got buttons! Still the prettiest Cougar I’ve ever seen. *NM*
      • Ha ha, And thanks. *NM*
  • I have these seven. *PIC*
    • Duane, John S. is sending me a set of 4 resin ones, so I don't NEED these. If you find someone else that could use them, give them to that person. If you can't find anyone, I would like to have them for another project. I don't want to be greedy. *NM*
      • I'll never use them. You are welcome to them. *NM*
        • Duane, I sent you an email. *NM*
• DONE ON THE INTERIOR.... for that 69 Chevelle I'm building for a friend of mine of his real car. I have pics to compare. PICS and thanks for looking
  • Well done, right down to the aftermarket tach and gauges. What is the switch on the red mount for? Open exhausts? Nitrous? *NM*
    • Ejection seat? *NM*
    • I don't know what that is... I called my friend Larry and he said he would ask they guy that owns the car that Larry is having it built for. *NM*
      • Any chance that it's a shift light? Just a thought. *NM*
        • It appears to be more of a switch/button from the picture up close. I'll have to look again under a magnifying glass. *NM*
  • Nice detailing. *NM*
  • Nice work on the interior. Did you scratch build the bench seat? *NM*
    • Tom the bench seat came out of the AMT 62 Belaire which I sanded all the detail out and added the detail after it was a flat surface then making the inside part a little darker because of a different pattern. The rear is the kit seat with the same technique from front *NM*
  • Looks really good! *NM*
  • Nice clean work! *NM*
• Got my Nova wagon today from Spotlight.......
  • I need to order a couple from our hosts. If this sells well, who knows what they will do next *NM*
• Curious... Has anyone tried UV cured "glue" like this Bondic brand kit? Uses? Opinions?? *NM* *LINK*
  • That stuff was all the rage a couple of years ago. It does work, but IMO it doesn't do anything that CA glue doesn't do *NM*
  • Its expensive..I've used it to install w/shilds and is good..Also as filler..Dries good with UV light..Worth the money..In Canada it $30.00 for the glue.. *NM*
    • Same here, I use Bondic. I like it better than CA glue though. BUT, since it is so expensive, I use it sparingly. I use it as a filler for very small repairs and on windows too sometimes. *NM*
    • Often found on sale at Canadian Tire for half that, I bought a few last time *NM*
  • Says it works best on roughened surfaces, and the area must be accessible to the UV light. I use it as a gap filler glue and have made taillights, though must apply and cure in layers, not all at once. Good stuff! *NM*
    • It can be easily sanded and painted with clear red as well *NM*
• I love this kit.... Warts and all... It is a great place to start for all kinds of cool dragsters, competition coupes and roadsters... *PIC*
  • Marty...your T Altered has been a long time favorite of mine, but did not realize the chassis was Slingster based. Kinda makes me want to break out one of the (ten plus???) resin 1927 T Turtledeck bodies I have and get busy....TIM *NM*
• Second for 2021. *PIC*
  • Wife gave me the full detail version with resin figures........time is all I need!!!! *NM*
  • Really clean build of an iconic car. Nice. *NM*
  • Holy Batman, that is nice! *NM*
  • Nice buils, I was never so disappointed than one year t a Woeld of Wheels in New Orleana, there wa a"BTMOBILE, QITH A MNUCH LESS THAN "SHO FINISH ON IT? *NM*
  • You nailed it Terry!! *NM*
  • NICE! *NM*
• They take downsizing seriously. *NM*
• Nice job on the cowl hood, very subtle *NM*
• Magazine: ATS, Auto Trends in Scale, 2020 Vol. 1...*3 PICS*...
  • I'll be getting one of those to go with the other issues... Even more important now because SA is gone. *NM*
  • Thanks for the tip. *NM*
  • ATS is very good, also Model Car Builder from Roy Sorensen (Plastic Fanatic, then sold to Gregg and became MCM). Both are high quality, well written, great PIX, worth every penny. *NM*
    • A bit more than pennies Ken... I just paid $27.41 cdn for my order on Amazon.com but I do agree that it's a good read.. *NM*
      • That's not what i said, Raymond. Please don't twist my words... *NM*
      • and what did you get, Raymond? *NM*
    • Model Car Builder is a definite "gotta have it". *NM*
  • ONLY available from Amazon? *NM*
    • NO. I order both directly. Email me OTB if interested. *NM*
    • Try Magzter... *NM*
• Thanks Marty!! *NM*
• Roof color for the 64 Tasca Thunderbolt?
• So Frank, would you be able to whack the top off the Monogram '55 hardtop (1/25), and put it on the Revell '56 post car?? *NM*
  • Don't see why not as long as the scales are the same. *NM*
    • Remember that hardtop and sedan have different length roofs. But may be close enough. *NM*
      • Right, Just don't cut the whole roof off cut leaving the windshield back halfway, take the add-on roof lay it on top of HT roof scribe line cut at line and mate them together. *NM*
        • I see. Just one seam to fill. *NM*
      • Let take a pic of what I did and I'll post later *NM*
• It is a reverse thread lug? Meaning, like the Chrysler ones that thread one way and the other side the opposite way. My Sport Satelitte was that way. *NM*
  • Carl's link goes nowhere. But they made millions of LH lug nuts. There isn't much special about them. *NM*
  • Left hand tgread is not a big deal, my '70 Barracuda had LH threads on the left side and right hand ones on the right side, not an issue except for the idiot replacing my tires
• Gabe, I plan the same conversion. A board member suggested the AMT Chevy Blazer (says Crew Chief on the box). It's 1/25th & both axle widths are very, very close to those in the Suburban kit, FWIW. *NM*
  • Yeah Ken sounds good. I looked up both wheel bases and they are almost identical in real life. Im hoping they are the same in the kits. Will check soon. Keep us posted when you start and progress. *NM*
• Oh wow, Tom. I've not seen "painted-on" whitewalls done that well--ever. *NM*
• Tim, thanks for the review/build. Gonna have to get me some of these... *NM*
  • Ken...they don't seem to be floating around a lot...guess I should check our hosts' inventory to see if they have any available....TIM.;t seemen'JKe *NM*
• Frank, what do you use for seat belt material, please? *NM*
  • Ken I just use masking tape paint to what color I want ... Let it dry put your PE and it already has sticky on it so it will lay down on the seat follow the contours. Sometimes I gather it to create folds and stick it down *NM*
    • That's a really good tip, Frank. Thanks for responding so quickly. *NM*
    • Re: Ditto! *NM*
• Impeccable, Charlie... *NM*
• WOW Where's the Fire? Nice Job!!😁 *NM*
• that is a dumb name. *NM*
• Here's one I think Tamiya should work on... I LOVE this car... *PIC*
  • It's a well known fact that if I actually finish the XJ-6 on my bench, Tamiya WILL announce a full detail kit... LOL *NM*
    • Actually, a looong time ago Italeri had this in the catalog as an upcoming new kit offering... *PIC*
      • The same faith as the BMW 7series, only the brick Volvo 760 made it as a kit. *NM*
• It's a 1/1 scale show rod, actual performance is secondary, No one took baths in the Bathtub Buggy either. *NM*
  • Didn't that car have a toilet for a drivers seat? Unused, let's hope. *NM*
    • If someone says "pull my finger", ignore them! *NM*
• Kool stuff Kelly... The Resto-Mods are kickn it *NM*
• Amazing!!! *NM*
• Dang right *NM*
• Thanks, Tim. I remember building mine when the kit came out. It was a fun build. *NM*
  • Eh Tommy....any pix of yours? Thanks...TIM *NM*
    • Sorry, Tim, I don't. And we just downsized and it's still packed. *NM*
• Great Pics again Thanks Marty!!! *NM*
• All great as always, Marty, but I really love the old Model A Phaeton hot rod. *NM*
• Re: That '61 Chevy looks like my first car.....
  • Re: That '61 Chevy looks like my old one. Mine was light blue, same wheels, overload rear shocks to make rear slightly higher than the front. Great pics Marty!! *NM*
• Beautiful.... Absolutely beautiful!!!! *NM*
• Eons ago, I bought volume 1, #1 of Scale Model, with Ed Schnepf and Sydney P. Chivers as the two "head moguls". Yes, it was 99% WWII and a smiidgen of WWI, so, this old fart was in 7th Heaven. Still have a few of 'em left. *NM*
• Wow! *NM*
• Great stuff! (did you know the "Nine-O-Nine" was destroyed in an Oct. 2019 crash?) *NM*
  • Yes, I recall reading about that... Seven people killed... Tragic on so many levels. *NM*
    • Crash was at the airport about 15 miles from here. Tragic, and also entirely avoidable. The people that were supposed to be maintaining the plane were at fault. Many problems. *NM*
  • Back in 2011 one of the 909's tour stops was in Temple, Texas. Since my dad was a navigator on a B-17 during WW II I took my mother out to see it. It surprised me in being smaller than I expected from the movies. I got to go inside and except for the front of the pilots'
    • That's a moving story for me as I'm a WWII "student". You ever read the book Bomber by Len Deighton? It will give you an idea of life aboard the B-17s. *NM*
    • Yep, I had a relative who was a navigator on a B17 during WW II as well. I wish I could've asked him more about his experiences when he was still alive. *NM*
• Thank you, and beautiful Merc! *NM*
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • Nice Mopars Bill! like that road race valiant! *NM*
  • If that red FURY lll was white it could have been mine. *NM*
  • Thank you for sharing the PICS! *NM*
  • That black GTX.... Sexy!!!! *NM*
  • Re: Great pics today and thanks! *NM*
    • Re: Great pics today and thanks!.....Love that 68 Valiant and the 'B' body wagon *NM*
• I agree with Frank, my 2 faves! *NM*
• Looking good Frank, I like the cowl hood! *NM*
• Then it ended up together with the Ertl agricultural tooling, wherever that might be?
• Guessing game *PIC*
  • They still have the promo kit......so *NM*
    • has it been re-released since the Pro-Shop release? *NM*
      • Model King did a release on it *NM*
        • Didn't know, can you post a box-art pic Mark? *NM*
          • No, I haven't got that one *NM*
  • I've seen that Round2 will be issuing this combo in the future - *PIC*
    • The tow vehicles in most of the racing team kits were curbside versions, only a couple of sets included tow vehicles with engine detail or optional parts *NM*
    • I'm just nervous how much a kit like that will cost... *NM*
      • Probably the same price point as the Cobra/trailer/53 Ford set. Frankly, I'd rather have the dual-axle trailer solo as a "parts pack" or lower price-point kit. *NM*
        • I don't know if its the same but the Fireball 500 kit has a trailer in it. And those are still cheap sometimes. *NM*
          • The Fireball 500 trailer was used with smaller cars like the Cobra, the larger trailer (ex-Chevy pickup kits) was used for the drag team sets *NM*
            • The larger trailer's the one I'd like to see issued separately *NM*
  • I would really like them to do both the 1963½ and 1964 Galaxies because the ones we have today is not that good...
    • I agree completely! *NM*
    • Thanks for the info, and do like the way you think. *NM*
• The '90s gave us modelers some great new tires, not only by Amt/ertl but also Revell-Monogram, made some serious tire tool investments back then... *NM*
  • Oops forgot mention American Satco
  • Sadly, AMT/Ertl never did the 50 series "gatorback" tire correctly. The sidewall was totally incorrect with big raised outlined letters, but the tread pattern was pretty good. *NM*
• OMG
• I was always a GM guy until my current car but I really like the looks of the '63 Fury. There was a new 1:1 in my hometown back in the day that was FAST. I never found out what he had in it. But oh man... Your build looks terrific! *NM*
• AMT 1977 Pinto vs Pinto Popper, differences?
  • It's my understanding that they both have the same body and the Pintera front end won't fit without mods and that's why it's not shown on the box art. Wish it was a '76 as then I could use the front end to build a model of the '74 Bobcat wagon I had. *NM*
    • Yeah, my brother-in-law had a green woody Pinto wagon, bucket seats and console looked cool, how I loved driving that thing, had the big four, I guess, LOL! *NM*
    • Truth be told, those custom front end parts didn't fit the '76 all that well *NM*
  • Box side art is a '77. That's all I got. *NM*
  • Both are '77, the stock one is stock only...no optional parts at all *NM*
    • And both are the AMT kit? Why release them concurrently? *NM*
      • You'd have to ask someone at Round 2 *NM*
        • The coke one has a coke machine - if that's important. *NM*
          • It also has the custom parts and turbocharger. I bought a couple of the turbo engines from an eBay seller *NM*
      • If it is the same tool, it certainly makes sense, the more units ejected the cheaper it gets per shot. *NM*
• Spotlight Hobbies is out of the Grumpy Vega, AGAIN!! Must be a good seller. *NM*
  • It sure is a great seller. The problem has been being able to get as many as needed! The Nova's looking to be the same way. *NM*
    • The proof is in eating the pudding
      • Me too. Round2 is popping out kits faster than my wallet could ever hope to keep up with. LOL *NM*
  • I noticed earlier today, when I went to order a Vega and a Nova that the Vega was out of stock. Maybe the stars will align so I can get both at the same time! *NM*
  • Spotlight Hobbies/Matt and Dawn.... Any idea when you'll get more Grumpy Vega kits? *NM*
    • We have them on order from 2 different suppliers, but no one is giving a "for sure" date or if we will get all we ordered. Same thing goes for the Nova Wagon, we are currently sold out. *NM*