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That looks like some of the cars I used to drive on the roads in Cranston back in the '80s

Thanks, Lenny, good save ☺️

They're all alike ?.

Coil springs and A-frames up front, Len. Should be fun, though. ? maybe you could splice the front half....well, you know.

Oh yes. The '55 is pure magic. It looks like you've been in a few salvage yards, David. ?. The rear plate bracket is pretty special. For an Ohio car, I think maybe you were a little bit too kind though. She actually looks like she might still have floors . I dunno, I might try to find out how much they want for it. ? Now that other beast...The Road Warrior is one of my all-time faves....are those snow tires? Where'd you get those? I love snow tires! Especially the ones with the studs ?. I can still hear them grinding down West Shore road in mid-March. But I digress....those are both gems, Dave. Got any more? Not much going on here right now so feel free! After seeing that awesome ?-box Nova WIP, I'm chomping at the bit. The '57 I just got is a prime candidate for a job like that. And I won't be kind ?. EDIT: just looked at the link, Dave. I got a few ideas from it. Really super weathering and general flavor. How many of f these 1:1s have we seen like this a half century ago. I remember trying to talk my dad into one like this....well, it was a little nicer ? but I wanted a '55 Chevy and I never got one.?

If you found something easy, Len, you'd find a way to to turn it into another '41 Plymouth woody. ? By the way, it might be time for some new clothes pins. ? Very cool project, Len. Gotta watch this one.

Allow me to be the first to congratulate you on two jobs well done. I hope you learned your lesson but if you ever are tempted to grab another of these '41 Plymouth kits because it's a cheap score, I will not be sympathetic. Seriously, though, they both look great, Len! Now you can marry the Ford nose to the Plymouth body. THAT would be something ?.

Chain yanking is always allowed on my threads, Greg. It's a nice break from all that model car nonsense. Today I received another '57 Chevy. Same as the "Pepper Shaker", an ebay prize for like $13. Open box, missing a few things. Brown ?. I bought a Pepper Shaker a while back in the same condition and the blown 409 was not there. I open today's prize and the chrome trees were still sealed ?. Then I pull out some trees and ....wait....I only see three engine block halves. Natually, half of my 409 is missing. No more five-sevens for me ( I knew a guy that talked like that.... "my 5-7 this", "my 5-7 that"...he had a nice '57 Bel Air hardtop and he was quite enamored with it. Probably why I'm not crazy about them.)..... I just decided to do it "High School Dropout Greeezuh from South Providence driven pigged-out rust-bucket ". And I'm going to borrow an idea from that '78 Nova beater thread that has me all inspired. Can't wait. ? On a lighter note... I managed to fashion a reasonable bumper/ grille thing today. As you may know, I cut the kit grille apart to shorten it and attach the upper trim where it belongs so that when the hood is open, it looks more like the 1:1. This necessitated modifying the fenders because now the bumper is a bit higher and well...anyway, I'm not quite done with the bondo work but here's what I've got so far. I had to use two kit grilles to do it. No big loss. And there you have it! It's a little off but (to me, at least) it looks better than the way Monogran did it. I'm keeping my options on the table, though, the bed trim thing looks like it won't work out because the trim is just too small and will be difficult to foil. I may have to abandon that and well.... I dunno. Thanks for listening to me talk to myself.

You can almost smell the "smoke" and gasoline. I miss it ?

Yeah, I know, I know....I just thought it was pertinent. It's my thread, Greg. ?.... no really, though, the point was the accuracy or lack thereof. I did wander off ( I do that occasionally) but this '55 really surprised me. I had been thinking about it, knowing it was malingering on my laundry room shelf (they're everywhere) and it bore the Monogram logo. It's clearly not a old Monogram kit (which was my memory of it) so in view of my current endeavors, I am greatly encouraged. I'll get back to "El Nomado" soon enough. I could get primer on it today, the weather should be perfect to get some paint done. The impulse to start this '55 is very powerful, though. It's a very good kit. The only thing that would make it better would be a separate frame.

Oh...and the spring shackles...a really nice touch. ☺️

You people are all crazy ?

Watch where you step, Bil, maybe Bulwinkle has been there too. ? ?

YES! THE PLASTIC AND DUCT TAPE ON THE QUARTER WINDOW HOLE! FREAKING BRILLIANT! ? I hope you don't mind if I use that ?

Yup, sorry. I need to stay out of this stuff.

Thanks, Greg, you just reminded me to check this one ? It says Monogram on the box but the instructions are clearly in a Revell format with the parts list. Look ? That Monogram logo had me fooled but this is a really nice full detail kit. Beyond that, who knows? Hey, maybe it's time has come. EDIT: I just went through this '55 kit and there is no flash, very little in the way of parting lines and the chrome is quite nice. The rear quarter side trim is cast separately and plated a la the Lindberg '53 Victoria. It has white wall inserts, decals for the scripts, wheel covers, engine, and dash guages as well as custom freehand pinstriping. This seems like a great kit to build OOB. Hopefully, there won't be any surprises. The mold is dated. I can't believe I didn't build this yet. ?

Wow, yeah. No escape out there ?

I've used the "hypodermic" double tube stuff and it's too difficult to handle for me and I promptly ?-canned it. I have found the Bob Smith "Quick Cure" stuff to be quite forgiving and I mix it on small paper plates. Never a problem (unless I forget what I'm doing and it hardens up before I make the assembly ☺️) Jes' tryin' ta hep ?

Back in the mid '70s, my sister drove up to RI from FL in a '70 Challenger she bought down there. The firewall was rusted out. THE FIREWALL! ? I guess she never opened the hood.

Yeah, I get it, Dave. 50/50 can be tricky. ?

Not done yet, Rob. Still need a grille. Gotta go talk to a caterpillar.

It does look pretty bad. If the frame could be separated from the glass without wrecking it, and the glue is CA, it can be scraped off with a sharp blade and the "glass" can be sanded out and micro-polished. If the glue was the thick melting type, your chances are much slimmer but unless you are using it as is, you have nothing to lose by trying, Mike. The glue is somewhat clear and if it's old and brittle it can be sanded down smooth and polished. I have repaired glue smears like this on clear parts because there was no other choice. Try it.

I love the '34 coupe (and the phaeton, and the tudor, and the roadster and the....well...all of them really) and this one is bad to the bone, Bil ! edit: did the bench squirrels chew the roof off that beige 5W?

I have not seen better weathering (even on a 1:1 !) - than this rust-bucket chevy ?,

Why not 5 minute epoxy for a glass install? It cures out absolutely clear....in 5 minutes ?