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The two family station wagons - 1960 Dodge Seneca (base trim level) wagon, 318 V-8 and three on the tree. (It's cool to see two 1960 Dodge threads currently on the forum!) 1965 Plymouth Belvedere II wagon, slant six and three on the tree.

The last issue that I received was #84 in October. It has the restored Kookie T on the cover. edit --- not complaining or concerned about the next issue being late... I've had enough magazines that It has happened before with this title when they started out 20 years ago and with other titles along the way as well. I've even had some close up shop after renewing a subscription. And I renewed this one two issues ago. I hope they pull it back together. It's a great magazine.

I like these - Mike's Decals

I have a dormant 1959 Dodge project going - Best fit for me was the Chrysler. It was easier to shorten the Chrysler than lengthen the Plymouth. Mother Chrysler must have interchanged a lot of parts from year to year across brands. The 1959 Doge rear bumper looks like it's the same as the Chrysler. If you have the Dodge chassis plate, it is a good guide for where and how much to cut.

not sure I would call Bonneville run what you brung... it's more like run what you brought if it meets the rules... Rightfully so, and even if you don't agree with them, the The tech Inspectors at Bonneville take their job very seriously - there is too much on the line where safety is concerned. The SCTA rule book for Bonneville and El Mirage has over 280 pages, and about 100 of them apply to four wheel vehicles. There are 18 pages of individual car and truck class records printed in the rule book. Fortunately, we can build a great model that looks the part but doesn't have to meet any of them. Although it would not technically meet the frame rules, a kit bash of the Custom Cab with a NASCAR chassis would certainly look the part for a truck running in one of the Modified Pickup Truck classes. Four classes, times 10 engine class breaks. The 358 cubic inch NASCAR engine would run in C/GMP against a 224 MPH record. I'm pretty sure that you can eliminate the radiator and use a twenty to thirty gallon coolant tank in the bed in this class so you can plate over the grill for aerodynamics. The coolant tank would also distribute more weight toward the rear for traction. A good source for technical information about land speed cars and trucks are the Tech Information section and the great build diaries in the forums at landracing.com --- Build Diaries (landracing.com) EDIT - one of Jesel's pickups - they have used several and pretty much dominated gas and blown gas modified pickup class records - website - Hot Rod Engine Tech Jesel Landspeed Team’s 241 MPH Blown Fuel Modified Pickup - Hot Rod Engine Tech

another pic after the wedge body - from www.fuelcurve.com/northwest-1970s-top-fuel/ still carrying some of Kenny Goodell's purple...

I agree... posted this elsewhere on the forum - with a little editing, it's probably more appropriate here. The paint department at the local hobby shop. Wow! somebody went crazy. A couple of new paint displays from Revell... the displays even included some glues and paint brushes from Revell. Revell has a bit of work to do to label things better and more clearly in the local language. Overall, the Revell display wasn't so impressive but I expect it will be expanded in the future. Over the last few months they have been adding other brands for models and gundam, some for the general hobby builder, some for rail - plus a lot of the new paints for weathering, land, sea, and air. More metal finish options. Humbrol, More Tamiya, More Mr. color, AK, Vallejo - too many brands to remember. Paint products are expanding into other parts of the store. They've been carrying lots of books on the new finishing techniques and materials. In general, Testors won't be missed.

Like it! don't even need the sharpest blade - Works great on brass, should be awesome on aluminum

While we're here, maybe we can mention some triple threat guys - 1:1, model cars, and magazine/media. We've seen Tim Boyd, Alan Barton and Marc Weller. Let's add Pat Ganahl and Steve Magnante. I've probably missed many more. I've been honored to meet a couple of these guys thru the years.

Ahh, I'm saved. I messed up a project on the bench. My cut and hack on the body didn't work out... I've been thinking a Model A pickup would be a better plan anyway. Any idea when we could see this kit?

I don't have a kit handy to confirm - I believe the front tires are narrower on the '55. The '55 has narrow and wide tires. The Tom Daniel Vette had medium and wide. And here's another kit to throw in the mix - one of the Monogram t-bucket kits that was derived from the Little T also has those wheels. The red t-bucket on the box with a trailer - wire spoke front wheels, wide rear tires, and medium tires on the trailer. hope this help

The paint department at the local hobby shop. Wow! somebody went crazy. A couple new displays from Revell... they even included some glues from Revell. Revell has a bit of work to do to label things better and more clearly in the local language. That wasn't so impressive but I see it being expanded in the future. Over the last few months they have been adding other brands, some for the general hobby builder, some for rail. and a lot of the new paints for weathering, land, sea, and air. Humbrol, More Tamiya, More Mr. color, AK - too many to remember. It's even spilling out into other parts of the store. They've been carrying lots of books on the new finishing techniques and materials. Testors won't be missed.

Way cool! Beautiful hot rod!

The first run of the 71's to the first three dealers will be without decals. It looks like decals will be available before the kit. I have to believe that there will be future runs of the kits with decals that will also be available at more dealers.. The initial run will help fund future releases. Somehow, the demand will be met.

mikesdecals.com - coming soon pre-orders start in March patience guys

One of the local model builders around here collects kits for donation to Wounded Warriors. There may be something like that near you.

Agree with the Dremel cutoff wheels - Dremel makes two different thicknesses - both work. The 0.020 thick cut faster but are more fragile. The .035 thick are more durable, but take longer to cut and generate heat in the wire - Heat isn't too much of problem, but makes the wire hard to hold onto.

Difficult to diagnose with photographs - I agree with all of the above. it appears the primer was not fully dry before the top coats were applied and the top coats dried first.

Many years ago, the company I worked for was exporting some products to Australia and they had to comply with the ADR for motor vehicles. Our corporate partner in Australia sent their guy that was in charge of certification to review the required paperwork. He stayed a couple of extra days and one of his missions was to find a reasonable deal on an air brush for his son. In addition to the paperwork I was also driving him around town. We stopped at Michaels and he found the right air brush. We got to the counter and the clerk pulled out the 40% coupon. I was newly single and Ross points to the coupon says to me "Steve, look at all the women in here... and they're all 40% off"

When fishmouthing tubing or rod, I start with a triangular file to mark the tubing deep enough to use the tapered end of a round hobby file to finish and file to fit.

I've found chain saw files down to 1/16 at a chain saw, yard equipment dealer. Not at the general home improvement/hardware stores. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edit - sorry, just went to double check and the chain saw file I have is also 1/8" - same size...

Well done - great looking model. Dale had Hank Parker Jr on his show - the Dale Jr Download. some crazy wild stories two hour audio - ‎The Dale Jr. Download - Dirty Mo Media: Hank Parker Jr.: Let the Feathers Fly! on Apple Podcasts 12 minute YouTube video - Dale Jr. Download: Reliving Tales with Hank Parker Jr. - YouTube

Looks like it might have been a temperature or humidity problem - I had that happen painting in a cold garage. Usual prep work - I had the model and paint in the house and took them out to the garage for painting. Best if paint, model, (air supply if air brush) and room temperature are the same temperature and are within the proper working temperature range.

kind of off the original topic here... but it looks like a good place. AMT engineered the stock and optional engines in the trophy series Fords with mounts in the some location so the that they could be swapped around between kits - more information here. Some of these kits also had the engine stand. What "Classic" AMT Kits Had Interchangeable Engines? - Model Building Questions and Answers - Model Cars Magazine Forum

Every time I see one of those 1978 Pace Car Corvettes at an auction on TV, I think about the story of a local guy who bought two in 1978 for $30K apiece. Astounding price for the time - at my pay level, even a sticker price on a base level Corvette was out of range. I believe Chevrolet built one for every dealer so that makes about 5,000 of them. Hardly rare...