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3 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Speaking of Sam I Am, thanks to him I got most of a '70 Buick GSX engine/trans to fix up the AMT '69 430 to look more like a 455 for my '70 Wildcat. Got the belts/pulleys/PS pump, alternator, and the one valve cover in the purple pond right now. :)

Glad you could use it, and even happier that I could finally send you something.  😃

2 hours ago, slusher said:

Sam, you have plenty to work on after that haul!

You ain't just whistling 😲

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AMT went to the non-warping plastic in '61 on a few models.  I have a yellow Starliner and a Falcon with no warp.  The only Falcon that really warped was the '60, so I bought the kit version in styrene.

I went to Hobby Lobby today and got a '66 Wiidcat to scratch build a correct interior with Evergreen plastic.  I also got the Schwinn 10-speed bike.

 

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I took advantage of the Hobby Lobby 40% off-kits deal right now too (before they take it away again) and grabbed a couple of kits that they’ve added to the selection at our local store.

Wanted to add a Willys to the collection for a while...I’d actually really like to do one of the more modern Revell 41 kits but I also like a vintage racecar, so this will be a fun one:

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And I’ve had an idea for a severely-lowered and airbagged 70s NYPD cop car build for a while - something a little trashy that some enterprising builder would’ve rescued and given a second life - need to do some research on era-correct paint colors and find some decals next!

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And finally, the mailman brought some acrylic rod that I ordered that I wanted to try machining to make custom brake lights and other cool clear stuff - looks like it’ll work great!

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Got the custom front end pieces for the AMT 65 Impala in a trade today.

3 minutes ago, CabDriver said:

And finally, the mailman brought some acrylic rod that I ordered that I wanted to try machining to make custom brake lights and other cool clear stuff - looks like it’ll work great!

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I.like that idea. I'll have to order some for myself  once I get my lathe and mill up and running.

Later-

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   Went to the local IPMS show and picked up 2 Grumpy's Vegas , a Polar Lights 69 Coke Cyclone , a Monogram 55 street machine (old Bad Man) , Early Irons 30 Ford Touring and 36 Ford convertible . I took my 5 year old grandson (his first show) and he had a great time , was fascinated with  all the different models , picked up a snap monster truck and a couple of die cast for him. 

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Local toy show day. Got three new glue bombs/rebuilders for $5 each. 

*VERY cleanly built, never painted, '65 Galaxie on bigs n littles with Cragars and a nice rake. Should be an easy Snake-Fu fixup. 

*Cleanly built and complete Monogram '71 GTX. Only problem is that the yellow paint is very thin on the front valence/skirt piece. Will have to try to match it. If I can't, not sure what I'll do with it. Maybe paint satin black below the body line, like the '69 GTX?

*Monogram '68 GTO, painted purple and fairly decent at first glance. But the roof is glue-roached (why do people think you need to use half a tube of glue on the windows?) , and the hole in the hood was poorly filled. Bought it just for the wheels and tires--some nice Torq-Thrusts on some nice tires. They're worth $5 to me all by themselves. 

No tempting Welly diecasts at the Rite-Aid. They had a blue '68 Firebird, but I alreay have one. 

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