Daddyfink

Oddly, i usually go in little collecting trends. Started with Drag Racing kits, then Van kits, then Combo kits, then odd kits, then 70's kits and so on.... So yes, I have a little bit, or a lot, of everything pretty much. And now I am starting to think of what needs to go, and early vintage type rods seems to come up for the chopping block at the moment. And yes, tons of resin, mostly Drag.

I highly suggest finding these displays and stocking up on anything you need while the prices are low. My local LHS has already started marking up kits! Most new releases are now in the mid 30's and up! Sure there is Hobby Lobby, but even they currently don't have much in stock or current kits.

From Dave's Show Rods This is from Ron Fortunato, who used to work with both Barris and Roth: I was at Barris Kustom when the "Travolta Fever" Firebird was built. Right next to it, George Barris built a duplicate Kustom Firebird at the same time, only with a high-rise hood scoop, and painted in kandy pearl gold and kandy brown pearl paint. This Barris Kustom was constructed for Steve Martin, for his use in the movie "The Jerk". All of this caused me to get excited and buy a brand new black '80 Firebird, that I wish I still owned! I gave that new car to my wife,and years later to my daughter, who finally sold it! I also built one of those John Travolta kits back then, later giving it to my little daughter, who not surprisingly used it for a toy, which has long since vanished also! I wish I had that back too! http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/travoltas_firebird.html

Barris schlockery at its finest! I am always baffled why people stuck to that "King of the Customizers" bit that he perpetrated himself!

I hope they find these weirdos in the vaults!

This kit was issued in 1978 and the Eckler Version in 1977

Pretty crazy when I pick up something like this at the LHS But, it is pretty cool

People have complained about the front tires, but it is the rear tires that matter the most since they are the ones that fall apart in the original kits. The Front Funny Car tires are decently sturdy, but the front Dragster tires are also on the brittle side when they get old. Both of these can be dealt with by using O Rings for the dragsters and other kit tires for the front. It is the slicks that matter the most here as both Dragsters and Funny Cars used the same ones. And from what I have seen, these slicks are pretty good. Sure, more correct resin ones are out there, but they are more than $10 bucks a set.

Ah! I did not think about that part! Maybe MENG will do them! LOL!

This is great! Lots of the original Revell kits have some seriously brittle tires by now, and this is a great fix! Just wish they would also issue the last rims made for the Hawaiian Thanks for the heads up!

Purple Power, it is easy to get and probably cheaper! And Denatured Alcohol works pretty good on Lacquer, like Tamiya

This thing is so out there, and that makes it cool to me! I definitely will be buying one!

Found another Walmart with kits! This time at the Walmart at the Fletcher Parkway mall

I like it! That is some serious creativity! And no real birds where hurt in the making of such a beast!

Oh yeah, it also happened to Skip! He decided to decant a whole can and it had some very colorful results! Luckily he did it outside and managed to keep it to one spot, a rather large spot! LOL! It is amazing how long that paint stays gassed up.

I have decanted Tamiya spray and shot it through the Air Brush with great results as well. This is a necessity with old cans that have bad nozzles, or if there is not much left in the can and you need that color. Using the airbrush will stretch out the paint pretty good. And I shoot it straight from the can as is, some will thin it out a bit more to suit taste, but out of the can as is works just fine. But, let it gas out a bit after decanting and don't decant too much at a time.

Makes you wonder...

Looks like a new future episode ahead.....

Tamiya rattle cans is what I mostly use, unless it is a strange color that has to be airbrushed on, other wise, warm up the can and shoot! Less airbrush cleaning is nice.

Just in Resin, as far as I know. http://www.rocketfin.com/resin_product.cfm?id=2502

I was lucky enough to score some from a fellow Club member and they are really nice paints. Brush on well and Air Brush even better! Hopefully they will get them into the U.S. somehow, but I still have not tried the Lacquer bottles yet. I need to grab a couple and try them out soon.

I look forward to seeing this restoration. And yes, NOTOX, what a frustrating glue to use when you are kid with little patience! LOL!