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We had our club meeting last night and we went over finances, etc. Of course the show venue came up, we plan things out even this early in the year. This is the way to make sure things go smoothly. We have had the rec-center date saved since our first show there, the 2nd Saturday in November to it is easy to remember. We are going with a all-in-one registration fee that should make most entrants happy. We discussed trophy packages, vendor tables too. We are keeping the table fee the same and last year we did sell all of them. I may take 2 this year. It takes time to get the venue information out to the modeling community, the sooner you pick a place the more people will be attending.

Super slick, I like it. What did you do for the X pipe, is that a kit item? It really adds to the pro-street vibe.

I use 5-minute epoxy for most of my glass installation. Mix it up, wait 3 minutes and go for it, that way it is less runny. I tape the glass in place so it doesn't move while the epoxy sets up. I have had luck with masking off the rest of the car and using something ike Tamiya TS-30 Silver Leaf to do window chrome.

Thanks, MM Extreme Lacquer Bronze. The cans spray quite well and I went over it with their clear, the last ones I have done required no polishing. Good enough for a stock car.

I think that Hobby Lobby may have that kit, I will grab one soon. Iceman makes a couple of dropped front axles for the Revell '32 that will likely fit the '30. I have a long-stalled '32 Coupe that I chopped probably 10 years ago that I have to dig out.

I like that orange. I recently did a '32 coupe using a Black Gold orange (Nova Orange IIRC) that came out great. The Model Master Lacquer line has a great orange in it.

I used to have a screened porch off my kitchen that was 10' x 16'. It was old and drafty to say the least. This was around 2004 and I was doing a Craftsman truck and I planned on painting it with Tamiya metallic blue. As luck would have it, it was about 30 and snowing. Also snowing a little inside the porch, but I went for it. Lighting was poor, I had more light coming from the kitchen window than the porch light. I did the 1st coat, it was acceptable. Gave it 45 minutes in the dehydrator and went out for the 2nd coat, which I somehow managed to la down successfully.

Personally I would scuff it up to make sure the old finish is smooth, then give it a coat of primer. Followed by a top coat of choice.

Thanks. The weight on the Colorado title was 3460, at the NY DMV, the Witches of Eastwick vanished behind closed doors for about a 1/2 hour with the title. They came back and said it should weigh 3550 and the color of the car is white and gray. With the aluminum heads, intake, 4-speed and aluminum radiator I figure it should come in at closer to 3400 lbs. The engine builder estimated it at 425 HP. It is a pretty fast car.

I was at a show some years back and Revell was there with test shots of the '49 Mercury. I looked it over and told them, that they had screwed the pooch by not coming out with a '51 Mercury. They were not pleased with me. Granted it is a great kit that we needed. The AMT version still builds up well. I built my first one in 1963.

With all the great parts we now have, these are fun to build

1959 Ford Custom 300. The 223 6 is long gone. Now it has a 355 SBC that was in my Nova stock car. M20 Muncie 4 speed, 3.89 posi rear.

I changed the hood at the last minute to the one with the hole in it. I opened the hole to .687" on my mill.

The factory '41 to the '46-'48 post-war cars were quite similar in the 1:1 world. I would consider doing one. Now if someone would make up a 3D printed '42 grille...

I did a wheel alignment on a Grand Am back in my car fixing days. It was a '74 or '75 with the 455 H.O. and a 4-speed. Needless to say, the alignment required a longer-than-usual test ride before and after. It had the shaker scoop and was FAST.