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unclescott58 replied to unclescott58's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I wonder what year the above comes from? And I hope if you find more, you'll post them here too. -
I can't add anything new to what others above have already said.
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A very nice tribute to one of the greats.
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I love Mutt IIs. A nice job on building one.
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Another one of Revell's wonderful '32 Ford builds. The second finished of four Revell '32s in my collection. You can see number one in the background in one of the photos.
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Another one of Revell's wonderful '32 Ford builds. The second finished of four Revell '32s in my collection. You can see number one in the background in one of the photos.
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A couple of years ago I picked this up at our MCCM swap meet fairy cheap. For the most part it was unpainted and unbuilt. It had a broke/missing vent wing post. And was missing several minor parts, that with the help of people here at this site I was able to replace. Replacement decals came from Firebird Designs. So I was pretty confident I could build a fairly nice '69 SC/Rambler out of it. Boy was I wrong. First, in general, this kit is dog do do. Not the best quality fitting kit I've ever worked with. I've seen worst, so I could work around that. The only major fit problems I found was with the plastic axles that hold the wheels on. They were way too big. The front one went in the chassis and engine okay, but I had to ream on the holes in the wheels to get them to mount. Getting the rear axle into the cars regular axle/differential? Forget it. It was not going to happen. I found that one of extra plastic axles that comes with AMT's '29 Mod Rod A would work. Other than the wheel mounting holes were too big for that. Not a major problem there. I really don't care if my wheels and tires are stationary as they now are on this kit. There were other fix issues with other parts of kit. But, for the most part there were easily worked around. Then there were the decals. The only consolation there, is that other members in the MCCM told me the original decals that came with this kit were worst! Wow! The Firebird Designs decals weren't bad, except for the big red ones for the sides. They were a little too long. No big deal. But they're also slightly translucent. And they do not like Mico Sol setting solution. (I've seen this problem with other Firebird Designs decals I've used in the past.) In general, I am not pleased. I really wish Keith Marks made replacement decals for this kit. I've had good results with everything I've purchased from him. The one problem I expected, but didn't find. Was the mounting of the working trunk lid. In test fits, I wasn't sure that was going to work all that well. I figured at some point I'd have to glue the trunk lid shut. I'm pleased to say this did not happen. In the end the trunk sits in the kit just fine. And opens and closes as it should.
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Testors brush paint
unclescott58 replied to junkyardjeff's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Another reason I switched to Tamiya brush paint too. Most Testor's paint, including all of their enamels, are just plain junk. -
RIP Dan Gurney, 1931-2018
unclescott58 replied to Rob Hall's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Gurney is gone? Another great one leaves us. -
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I'm with you on this one too. I build for for fun. Inaccurate or not, it also represents a time to me. I prefer me models to be fairly accurate. But, I'm also okay with the way they were designed at the time. It mainly needs to look good sitting on my shelf.
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Revell Olds Cutlass 442/ FE3-X kit review
unclescott58 replied to GMP440's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Please keep posting here. Even though I do subscribe to you on YouTube. As you know I love your reviews. They're great. The others are good too. But, you seem to look at, and sometimes see things in the same warped way I do. I love your sense of humor. Don't let the internet trolls scare you away. Your reviews belong here. -
What non-auto model did you get today?
unclescott58 replied to chunkypeanutbutter's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
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Hobbico - BANKRUPT!
unclescott58 replied to niteowl7710's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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missing versions in kits
unclescott58 replied to 62rebel's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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missing versions in kits
unclescott58 replied to 62rebel's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
When was this last reissued? I remember the Satellite kit issued back in the 80's. But, beyond that? Somehow I missed the '71 GTX. Now I've got to hunt one down. -
Hobbico - BANKRUPT!
unclescott58 replied to niteowl7710's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
We got a guy who sells kits and goes to our local model car club, the MCCM (Model Car Club of Minnesota). And latest meeting was last night, the second Wednesday of the month. -
1980 Jeep J10 Honcho
unclescott58 replied to bogger44's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
A great looking Jeep. You did a good job. -
Revell's "new" Jeep & Snowmachine kit
unclescott58 replied to stavanzer's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews