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  1. Ray's Kits Decals (Europe) : Full Decal Sets – Rays Kits Ray's USA Distributor : (1) Facebook
  2. Pit Beef was featured in John Waters's Pecker from 1995
  3. Just to preface : I couldn't play an instrument if my life depended on it. Likewise, I know little to nothing about the technical aspects of instruments (let alone being able to read / understand music) , so I'll defer the nitty-gritty to the accompanying link. With that out of the way - here's one of the coolest guitars EVER : the White-Parsons B-Bender . I've seen countless videos of the late Clarence playing his invention (innovation ?) with The Byrds. Then I saw Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (fantastique band ! Forget about it !) on 15-4-2022. Now, Marty owns/curates the original B-Bender as owned by Clarence, purchased from White's widow in c.1980 by Stuart. B-Bender - Wikipedia
  4. I was wondering if the 385-Series (429 / 460) was an option for the 1973 Cougar - thanks for clarifying this. I'm planning on a 99% stock build of this kit ; I'll dig for a 351-C... unless someone offers an nice resin copy ? Would the transmission be an FMX , C-4, or C-6 ? My '70 Ranchero GT had a 351-C two barrel with an FMX.
  5. Which was last seen in the 1972 annual : MPC 7222 1972 Cougar | Scale Auto Model Kit Reviews & Reference (proboards.com)
  6. "Away with another wheel which goes Boeing ! when it hits something in its path"
  7. Time to fix the fence, now that the horse is out of the stable
  8. As @iamsuperdan mentioned : different shades of black and different finishes. I've used Tamiya's NATO Black and the same's Rubber : Black for various black tones/shades.
  9. On The Corner by Miles Davis is one of my favourite albums, and its cover art is splendid
  10. Psycho is the title of a great song by The Sonics
  11. 'Tuesday Afternoon' ( whose whole title is 'The Afternoon : Forever Afternoon ( Tuesday ?) ) by the Moody Blues is one of my all time favourites
  12. GA4 Light Gunmetal (same as Plymouth's Winchester Grey) is going to look dynamite on your build. I've been contemplating that colour for my next build - but with the orange / black interior (the only other factory correct option for the bucket seat interior) . Keep up the nice work !
  13. I believe that you're subjectively correct : IIRC, the Turbo Jet 400 (402) and the 454 weren't available with California emissions. The 350 four barrel was the top engine ; maybe the 400 Turbo Fire (SBC).
  14. Changed my mind half way through seppuku , now I'm half the man I used to be
  15. Hurst-Campbell finished the job. Cars left Hamtramck as 383 models with assembly instructions (seen at the bottom of the build sheet) which stated "BUILD LESS ENG. TRANS. CARB." So, yes, not a "true" factory build (the fender tags indicated the 383 engine code, but also had 'A12' conversion code, plus 'Y39' special order) , but were factory engineered.
  16. Quite likely - cold, definitely ( 30-40 degrees ) . But, it did polish nicely , regardless. Nice Cobra !
  17. I can't speak to the origins of that air cleaner, other than its presence in every issue of the MPC D-Series pickup from MPC. All that I know is that it's far from being stock ! Perhaps it's representative of an open-element , foam filtre setup ?
  18. Every time I've used Testors Wet Look Clear, it flashed (dried ?) in a dull - maybe semi-flat - finish. After colour sanding and polishing, it bore a nice gloss.
  19. Replying to @stitchdup, et alia : I'd neglected to mention that I had applied the kit-supplied Sizzler stripes to the bonnet, then painted the centre semi-gloss black. It turned out awful ! I've got Ray's Decals 1971-1972 Demon decals coming some day - those include the full Sizzler hood decal set... no mask-and-paint ! In the meantime, I had to get rid of the whole shebang. The Purple Power easily lifted the semi-gloss paint, but left the (super thick) decals intact, and didn't touch the yellow. I bought a quart of 91% IPA today, and put some in a small container. I dropped the hood in and let it soak. thus far, the decals are gone. Now I can simply scuff-and-shoot - and if the IPA loosened the paint, even better.
  20. Zero plating on Chief's items : Fireball Modelworks (fireballmodels.info)
  21. Typical Sunday morning at the local In-N-Out : LT. - RT. : - My 2004 Crown Victoria P71 (A/K/A "The Outlaw") - 1967 Grand Prix - 1974 Duster (originally 225/904 , now has a 340/ 4-speed) - 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (largely original ; 364 / Hydramatic) - 1970 Chevelle SS-454 (360hp/TH-400)
  22. Tom Hoover's Hoover's Mover 1969 Barracuda is exhibited as an illustration on the page in the 2nd photo. That car was powered by a worked 360 with W2 heads, LD-340 intake, etc., etc. It started life as a quite rare model : 1969 "M" Code (375hp 440 Super Commando) hardtop (the majority were the fast back).
  23. Songs by early Pink Floyd (Sound) are , IMO, much better than the more-revered works of 1973 & later
  24. 1972 was the last model year for that (crummy, stupid, unnecessary) small bolt pattern (5 retainers on a 4" pattern !) , so the Road Wheels (Chrysler's nomenclature) with their 5x4.5" bolt pattern wouldn't fit. That car's a sweet colour combo ! Looks like GB5 with matching interior (however incorrect the pattern is). Perhaps it was originally shod with the blue bench seat in vinyl-with-blue-houndstooth-pattern ? 3-spped manual ? Rubber mats ? I'd hafta see its fender tag to be sure.
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