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It could be Commander or a Champion and still be a Starlight. The designations Starlight and Starliner were for body styles not model lines. I'm not sure what designation a convertible would have had in 1950. In the case of the '53 (a very popular kit), Starlight meant the 2 door "post" and Starliner meant the "hardtop" (no post) and, yes, they could have been either Champions or Commanders. In '53, Champions had six-cylinders and Commanders had V-8's. In 1950 Studebaker didn't offer a V-8 yet so I'm not really sure how to tell them apart.

WOW!!!! That's a LOOKER! Great job!

I had seen that site before and it's very interesting but I'm not sure it answers the primer question. They are using spray-on bed liner material on the undercarriage.

Replicas & Miniatures doesn't have a web presence. You'll have to use snail mail but they're worth the extra effort. Their catalog is extensive and full of really great stuff. I haven't checked in with them lately but if they said they have the correct valve covers then they probably do. Replicas & Miniatures Co of Maryland 317 Roosevelt Avenue S.W, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 410-768-3648 As far as 300C references, well, I'm no expert but you might want to register with these folks: http://www.allpar.com/forums/ I did that to get some info when I was building a '64 Belvedere and these guys will know about the 300C and whatever other Mopars you might want to know about.

Bulls eye!! You got me! I love it! That's a great looking build of a favorite old Mopar and it really looks like the kind of mild custom that you might see out on the street or in somebody's driveway. Keep it up!

My best source for engine detailing items is the jewelry section of Hobby Lobby. Tryy there or at similar craft stores like Michael's or whatever is in your area. I've also bought some fine wire at Radio Shack in the past.

I'm very interested in a Sky Top!! I was going to make my own from an old JoHan promo if I had to. BTW, somebody is selling '62 GT Hawks on Ebay from time to time. They are VERY BAD!!! Don't even think about it! It's the one that comes with a black chassis/underbody molding. On very rare occasions an old AAM GT Hawk will show up and that's a different story!!

If you make your own decals and like to use authentic plates this site is a gold mine! http://www.plateshack.com/ They have images of plates from all the states as well Canada, Mexico and Australia going back many years. There's no info on who uses two plates and who doesn't, unfortunately.

I'm sure it makes a difference if it's one-part Bondo (spot putty) or two-part Bondo. The spot putty is dissolved easily by all the usual model car paint removers. If you don't know what you've got just try Super Clean and see if it works. I don't know if the two-part is harder to remove.

If you got your MicroSet at the LHS they might also carry its companion product, MicroSol. MicroSol is definitely stronger and might work for you. I hear that it's not as strong as Solvaset but I haven't used that so I don't know.

Lookin' GREAT! You're makin' it hard for me to look at my pitiful attempts at bodywork. I love every bit of what you're doing there!

That is SWEET! Box art or not box art doesn't matter - it's just plain sweet! I have a real soft spot for '32 Vickies and that's one of the nicest I've seen.

That's great! It could have been lifted straight out of an old, old issue of National Dragster!

I'm agreeing with everybody else! Great work, a super look with a real sense of style and the color combo is beautiful. Somebody has to ask so it might as well be me...what are the colors and type of paint?

Louvers? What louvers? Those are stairs!

Can we see a tutorial on that grease rack??

Here's a little bit of progress on the old Imperial. BTW, back in the day any Kustom Kar worth looking at had a kool name (think Predicta, Mysterion). If anybody has any good suggestions for this beast, I'm all ears. Anyway, there's a spot for a molded in antenna on the rear deck now. Here's how it happened. First I drilled a 1/8" hole in the deck at a slight angle and installed a plug of 1/8 plastic rod for some good firm support for the future antenna. Formed a little wire loop for shape and super glued it to the deck: Next it was blended in with putty (Acryl Blue) and Mr. Surfacer: Drill a hole for the antenna to go into and it's done. I usually make antennas out of straight pins (look for the ones with extra small heads) or pieces of guitar string. That can wait 'til final assembly or it'll get lost!!

Here's a really simple tool I made for myself a couple years ago and it just now ocurred to me that maybe other folks could use this idea. It's just a rectangle of foam rubber with a hole cut in the middle but it makes it SO much nicer to work on the underside of a model or the inside of the body before assembly.

Thanks guys! Some good suggestions there. It sounds like I need to go hunting around in craft and fabric stores and see what some of these items look like in person. Thanks again!

Hi! Does anybody know of a source for any good material (from an aftermarket hobby supplier, craft store or whatever) that would look like a 60's style Kustom Kar shag carpet. You know, kinda like the fuzzy slippers look! I've used flocking and it's okay but not at all the look that I want. I picture something that has a light weight fabric backing that could be cut to size like real carpet. Any ideas?

If I'm seeing right (and I don't do that too often!), this looks like an upgrade from Lindberg's Petty kit. I think I see more undercarriage detail than that kit had - dual shocks, differential cooler, etc.

Sweet and clean!! I love the look like a real world custom daily driver! Nice Stuff!

Yeah, I've done that and it wasn't a problem but you can take it off with Super Clean just to be sure. Easy Off removes almost anything but I think it can also remove your sinuses and lungs so I don't recommend it to anybody!

Mr. Surfacer is definitely lacquer based. If it gets thick on me (as it WILL do) I thin it down with lacquer thinner. I think some enamels these days can tolerate having Mr. Surfacer applied over them BUT don't try it without testing first!!!

Livin' large, Dude, livin' large!!