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  1. Wow! I didn't check in for a while, and I got a lot of catching up to do! So:

    Thanks, Craig!

    Thanks, Mike!

    Thanks, Eric!

    Thanks, Bob!

    Thanks, Tom!

    Thanks, Scott!

    Thanks, Tom!

    Thanks, David!

    Thanks, Paul!

    Thanks, Larry!

     

  2. 1 hour ago, espo said:

    Great looking paint finish and the color reminds me of one they offered called Marina Blue and was really popular.  Clean looking engine and chassis. Like the wood steering wheel. 

    Thanks, David! Marina Blue was what I was shooting for, but I'm not sure how close I got, since all I had were internet photos.

     

    48 minutes ago, Zippi said:

    That's a good looking Chevelle.  That blue looks nice.  Really like those red line tires.

    Thanks, Bob! The red lines are the only gripe I have with the kit. They're shown on the box art, but not included in the kit. I stole them from the AMT "Polyglas Gasser", and they fit with some minor adjustment of the wheel backs.

  3. This is the old Lindberg kit. I wanted to build it because I had heard so many good things about it. It lived up to it's reputation, a very nice kit. It is OOB except plug wires and the red line tires. The paint is a mix of AutoAir "Blizzard Blue" and "Nightmare Blue". It's not perfect but it's OK for me.

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  4. When I did that kit, I painted body color, masked and painted the black, then put on the decals. As you mentioned, the trick is knowing where to mask. I cut out one of the decals very closely, and used it for a template for masking. (In the process, I cut the pinstripe off the decal. Big mistake! Doh!). It might be better to use tracing paper to make a template of the decal, then mask so that the wide stripe of the decal laps over onto the black paint. I wanted a semi-gloss finish for the black, so I did not clear. I used Testors Semi Gloss Black, and with the decals, it's pretty seamless.

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  5. 12 hours ago, rsmodels said:

    Hugh, nice job on the Valiant. That shift lever is great! I love unusual looking cars and 4 doors so you got me on this one!

    Thanks, Rich!

     

    10 hours ago, satterwhite78 said:

    That pair of Vice Grips might have been the first car theft prevention device Invention, only second to removing the ignition key...lol!  Great build, Love it!

    Thanks, Chuck! I'm not sure a lot of folks would want to steal this car anyway, it's not exactly Eleanor.😁

     

    10 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

    Really cool. Love the shifter, and the story behind it.  :D

    Thanks, Bill!

     

    9 hours ago, bbowser said:

    Buddy of mine had one of those in high school he painted with a brush, looked great!  Nice model.

    Thanks, Bruce!

  6. 4 hours ago, espo said:

    I think the guy's last name was Tolerton or something that sounded like that. We were spending summers in northern Wisconsin, but he was from somewhere in the south, but I just don't remember where since this was the summer of 1960. 

    Wow! Two different guys with red '60 Valiant 3 speeds. That resin kit looks exactly like the one I built, except for the RHD, and mine was plastic. FWIW, I found it on the 'bay for way less than 100 bucks, in pretty good shape. Never painted, glass in pretty good shape, no parts missing. It did need re-chroming (SpazStix). If you keep looking, there may be another one.

  7. 10 hours ago, ChrisR said:

    COOL!!

    Thanks, Chris!

     

    8 hours ago, espo said:

    Great looking Valiant. This is a kit that I would like to see come back. I had a friend who had a red 1960 with the three-speed floor shift way back when. The chrome lug nuts would only last one winter I would think. 

    Thanks, David! This is just a basic screw bottom kit, but I think it came out OK. Your friend and my buddy, are you sure we're not talking about the same guy? How many can there be?😁

  8. 7 hours ago, Kah puts said:

    Kowabunga Shazam and push button automatics, fantastic. I did see the the hybrid floor shift, neat-oh. 

    Thanks Glen, you've got the early '60s lingo down.😊

     

    7 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

    I like these cars, nice job

    Thanks, Scott!

  9. This one is for a buddy for Christmas. His story is that he took a date to the drag races in this car. As he was getting ready to leave after the races, the shifter broke off. Fortunately, he had some buddies who were racing, and one loaned him some vise grips so he could get home. He says he never dated that girl again. He also said the chrome lug nuts made him really cool in Iowa in the early '60s.

    Many thanks to "MisterNNL" who provided the vise grips. Thanks, Tom! Is this a great forum or what?

    P.S. Sorry about the six lug wheels, they were the only ones I had that fit the tires. They came from the Revell '64 Fairlane kit. What's up with that?

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  10. 6 hours ago, stitchdup said:

    There's an even bigger problem with the ev switchover that seems to have been forgotten. Farmers use their tractors every possible hour, and the same tractor powers the machines they are pulling around.

    Farmers! PFFFFT! They're just a drag on the economy. All they do is pollute the air with all that diesel they burn! Everybody knows that food comes from the grocery store.

    (Sarcasm)

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