unclescott58

If you go into "All of the Rest" section and look for 50's Space Travel, the first model you'll see used the Testors putty. A month or two I also posted pictures of an AMT '55 Nomad kit where I built it as the "ElCamino" version. I used the same putty on the roof of that kit. Scott

I use what everybody tells me is junk. Testors Contour Putty in the gray tube. The stuff is dirt cheap, and works great if it's not too old. I've had no major problems with it. I've not noticed any shrinking. It dries fast enough you me. Sands well. And years later, the models I've used it on still look good. One of the few Testors products I've got no complaints about. Scott

You know, I've always said there are no dumb questions. Only dumb answers. I've been think about this ever since it was first posted. I've tried to ignore it. But, it keeps on gnawing at me. I'm sorry to say this, but this maybe the one dumb question! First braking a model building code? What code is that? It's model building. Anything goes. And second a Hemi in a '70 Road Runner? As noted, Plymouth themselves in the day thought it was okay. Option "code" E74 - 426 ci 8v engine. $841.05 extra in the '70 Road Runner. Like I say, I tried avoiding this posting. I really do not want to embarrass or put down the person who started it. But.... This maybe the one dumb question. There, that's off of my chest. I can now move on. Scott

When did PT Cruisers move over to the embarrassing car list? I thought they were cool when they first came out. And I still think they are today. Especially the convertibles. I'm disappointed that Chrysler didn't do a second gen Cruiser. Scott

Ah, the evils of inflation. Back when I was kid in the 1960's, model car kits sold for $2.00, and comic books sold for 12 cents. Today model car kits are about $20.00. Ten times more expensive than in the 1960's. The last time I bought a regular comic book 5 years ago, they were selling $2.99. Looking at that, the price of model kits doesn't look too bad. My buying power has changed a lot since I was kid back in the 60's. I can afford to buy more model kits now. My allowance back then was $1.00 per week. Out of that 50 cent went to savings. The rest I could spend as I wished. By the early 70's I started mowing lawns for extra cash. I got $2.00 per lawn. And I thought that was pretty good. My first real tax paying job was at a McDonalds in the summer of 1974. I don't remember exactly, but I got either $2.00 per hour, or $2.25, before taxes. In 1977 I had a job at the Pillsbury A mill, factory work, and I was making $6.94 per hour. That was good money. With it I bought my first new car, a 1977 Plymouth Volare Road Runner, loaded with most every option, for right around $6,000. The summer of 1973, just before the first gas crisis, regular grade gasoline was going for average of 32 cents per gallon. Today I filled up my car at $3.45 for regular unleaded. Hmm, it looks like model prices and gasoline have gone up at about the same rate. So, how much should model kits cost? That's a load question. I'm shocked when I see a new kit at $20.00 or more. But, that's because I grew up with $2.00 kits. The question is how many hours of work do I have to do to earn the money to buy that kit? Scott

First I've noticed a lot of people don't know how many "one (1)" is. Choosing one wagon is tough. But it would have to be this one: The 1973 Chevrolet Malibu SS station wagon. The only factory SS wagon ever offered. Scott

Never have heard of jewel nails. What exactly are they? Scott

Bubble top?????? What are you guys talking about? You've lost me on that one. Scott

I'm not sure I understand what your asking? Bubble roof on a '66 Chevy stepside? Easy chop top or not? What top are talking about in wanting to chop? We need more and clearer information before we can tell you what we think. Scott

Guess what the mailman just dropped off? Scott

Ah... The conspiracy deepens.

Is it? After all the Kombi is a box. Scott

Thanks Sven. But it's too late. The Decals I planed on using from both decal sets are ruined. The main regret is losing the engine displacement decals. Sponsorship decals I can and may get from other decals I have laying around. On a side note, I find it interesting that AMT chose all those years ago to do a Ford Thunderbird with an Allison engine. Allison was a General Motors division. But, I do like the naming pun of Allison Thunderland. Allison Rivieraland doesn't quite work as well. Scott

Interesting. I love thinking outside of the box. Scott

Art, a wonderful bit of history. Thank you. Scott

Very nice. Scott

Larry Tate drove Corvettes in a lot of episodes. Scott

Did Dave ever finish this kit? Scott

Here's my first use of them. AMT's old boat kit came with no taillights for its trailer. No problem now. I think they work perfectly in this application. Scott

Very cool. One of these days I've got to build mine. Scott

Wow! Is that nice. You guys did a great job on that. Scott

I went over to Dave Fletcher's build you put a link to. Very cool. But, it doesn't answer my question. Will the T parts pack body work with parts pack chassis? Since I already have a chassis I guess I can wait. But, it would be fun to know ahead of time. Or do I go out and buy another Double Dragster kit? Scott

Styrene Chaparral 2J? Who makes that? And can you show us photos? Scott

"A couple hundred thousand built"? Total production for 1969 Dodge Chargers, base, SE, 500, was about 69,100. On to that you can another 21,100 Charger R/Ts. They were not as common as you seem to think. The 2nd generation Chargers had a following from day one. They were becoming collectible by the time Dukes of Hazzard was on the air. There were many car guys like me, unhappy watching them wreck these Chargers on a regular basis. By the way, it was the 1st generation Charger that was slow take off in the collector market. The '66 and '67 Chargers were not big sellers when new. Dodge built right around 37,300 66's. And only 15,788 67's. '68 was the year Charger was redesigned and sales took off. That year they built approximately 96,100 Chargers. 3rd gen also did fairly well. But, it replaced both the Coronet 2 doors and previous Chargers. Scott

Very nice job. I like the complete package. With the matching bicycle and wagon. Scott