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  2. Very nice Pontiac there Tim, your end result was well worth the extra effort. Outstanding and well done.
  3. Cans of PB Blaster is what I keep on hand because it works better than any other penetrating oil in helping me break stuck rusty nuts loose.
  4. That is an enamel (in the same family as the old Testors PLA enamels), so yes, I'm not surprised that it dries to a very glossy surface. Hardener makes it even better. Unfortunately (according to my local sign and pinstriping guy), probably due to environmental regulations, it is getting harder to find, especially in smallest size cans. With all the computer printed vinyl signs, sign painting and pin-striping is a dying trade.
  5. Wow - we need a double build - the natives are restless -
  6. Open recessed areas was what I was describing. Anything below the wheel's surface. As for the color (black, gray, blue, red, etc.), my painting technique applies to any color used for the recessed areas (even if they are open). I just used a generic description for the technique. Yes, I know I can paint the wheels shiny aluminum using organic solvent paint, then use water-based paints for my technique, but having the wheels plated makes my technique easier (and I like plated parts). Judging by all the parts located on that tree (like the door mirror faces, etc), it was designed to be plated and Revell for some reason decided not to do it.
  7. Will foil work on very small parts like door handles? I don't have much hardly experience with BMF except around windows and didn't do very well with that. I will certainly try that as Molotow has been a hard go with me. I have gotten it on the paint in many places and ruined a good to me paint job. So foil will stick and work on very small pieces then??
  8. Wow - no A pillar ! thats definitely unique - can’t imagine how expensive that little production feature was !
  9. Big ol' fat 4th of July burger. Too many skeeters outside because I've been negligent in my control program this year, so I just pan-fried it. Sliced tomatoes, deli potato salad, and a slab of cherry pie for desert. Plain old 'Murcun food. And at least a 5 mile hike tomorrow to burn it off.
  10. Thanks it’s one of my favorite builds.
  11. Jeff Bezos of course. He'll get a new one on the way from China immediately and pay all your medical or funeral expenses, and hire a crack legal team to defend you or your family from the civil suits brought by lawyers for the people you injured or killed in the crash. Oh wait...that might cut into his $50 million dollar wedding to the queen of implants and botox. Never mind. EDIT: Same goes for all the purveyors of cheap offshore junk that's made to get as much money for as little real value as possible. Have a problem with the stuff? Nobody's answering the customer service line, if there even is one. You're on your own, sucker.
  12. Any Aussies here? More specifically, any Aussies here that can help me source some parts from an older Holden? Actual vehicle parts, not model parts!
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  15. That's some fantastic surgery you did here, the finished product speaks for itself. Beautiful pontiac. 👍👍
  16. Thanks Pat.
  17. You guys will probably think I'm nuts but , , Yes, a Bricklin. A later built, white or green one with the Ford 351 to be more specific. These things were made in my home province. Final assemble was about an hour from here and the bodies were made in my home town. Pretty awesome for a 10 year old car nut. Of corse, there would have to be some , , "upgrades" 😈
  18. I’ve never been much of a sports car fan. Most of them are ridiculously expensive, and I’m not much into stuff that is completely unobtainable by the average human being. That said, I do enjoy my 2005 Honda S-2000. If I had to pick a favorite, it certainly wouldn’t be anything modern. I don’t find most of them particularly good looking. Probably a 1956-1967 Corvette, a baby bird, or possibly a early 60s Jag. The rest of them you can have. Steve
  19. Greetings all, here’s my update on my 32 Tudor: I did a mock up of everything this morning as you can see from the first photo and after all the work I did on the frame, I still had the rear end sitting too high. So I got it adjusted down better in the second photo. The third photo shows what I did to the rear end to get it to sit down more, I am using the kit 9 inch Ford rear end. The last photo shows the modifications I had to make to the grill shell. The radiator shell on the left is the stock one. The modified radiator shell is on the right. it looks like I am now just about ready to start priming and painting. Keep smiling and thanks for looking.
  20. The rear worked out great, and you don't have to build new arms. I'm going for mild hot rod version. The front is best lowered by moving the spindle up towards the control arm, the channeling doesn't gain a whole lot. I "pin" any connections like that for strength.
  21. Wow…one awesome build, it even looks like there is glass between the doors and the interior.
  22. My wife's family is in town for the holiday and she spent the day with her sisters, so it's been quiet around here. She just called and wants to go to the Fourth of July fireworks if the weather clears up. Since the rain put off painting any future projects, I started on parts for the Rally Van. Though not the best at casting, I managed to get a few decent sets of lights out of the open mold I made. The square lights look like they may have come from a Monogram F-350 kit and the round ones I have no idea. The only problem is over the last year I've developed an allergy to either the silicone or more likely the casting resin. Either way, I have a stuffy nose and headache. The bumper and winch are from an old Monogram Hummer kit. It should fit on the the front of the van as a sort of push bar. If the guys are going to be out digging up new project cars, they'll need a good winch to drag them out of the dirt. I scratched up a skid plate for the front underside of the van. Since the Tigres toy I started with doesn't have much chassis detail, a skid plate should help hide the lack of detail a little. I stole a decent set of offroad truck tires off a diecast truck that should make the van look tougher. I bought a bunch of cheap Jada, Maisto and M2 1/24th diecasts last year when our Walmart was clearing them for out for a reset. Some of them make good parts donors. The decals are from a project I made and printed for a failed Porsche and Volkswagen combo idea a few years ago. I found a free font generator and used a Porsche style which looks pretty good. The bottom letters are a grunge font style that's supposed to look distressed. I tested the decals and they're still good plus the blue should work well with the Citrus Green paint. It'll sure stand out at least! No picture, but I dug out a car trailer I started building years ago and got bored with. It should fit well behind the van or any other truck I come up with. On a personal note, I mentioned the rain and you may have heard that Texas has been hit by some heavy weather the last few days. Our town has been touched by it a little, but we've only had minor flooding. Nowhere near as bad as San Angelo, Kerrville and the rest of the Hill Country a couple hours south of us. If it's your sort of thing, spare a thought for those lost or injured.
  23. Man, that was BRUTAL to watch. My teeth flew outta my skull just from watching that impact. I'll be certain to upgrade the braking system on my kit, thanks.
  24. My daughter is putting Mustang 5-spokers (Cobra logo center cap) on her '57 Ford 'shorty' business coupe restomod, and I'm making a kit of it for a surprise*. Already found a pal who will supply a 5.0 V-8 to make it realistic, and need some rims like described; think they from approximately '09 Mustang. I have a lot of very old misc stuff to trade, or whatever works. *I'm also doing the body/paint on it, and am making progress -- at age 80! The new thing: battleship gray, but maybe pinstriped? My wife of 55 years has finished the seat upholstery, and working on visors, etc. with her walking-foot Singer. The kids are learning this stuff, as they'll inherit all the tools, eveuntally. Thanks!! Wick
  25. Oh yeah...this one is right up my alley. Im really diggin it. Nice build man.
  26. I seem to remember that that fiasco was due to the aftermarket Wilwood brakes not being properly setup... I'll have to watch that video again. EDIT Combination of a sticky throttle and undersized-for-the-engine-power brakes.
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