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Very nice! But you know it's not a Chevy? Right? '67 Mercury 390 V8s were painted Ford Blue. Being that your "handle/nickname" here is "Hard 2 Handle 454", I thought you might be getting a little mixed up on that. Other than that it looks good. Scott

Just about any model painted with Testors' enamel paint in the last 30 or so years has been a disaster for me. I took a lot of ribbing, and a lot of advice from different members in my local model car club (Model Car Club of MN). No matter what I did, most of my paint jobs ended up with orange peel. Club members were joking about giving me the nickname of "Sunkist"! I tried everything! Nothing seemed to help. Other than using a food dehydrator. That help a bit. Finally I decided to quit being cheap, and started buying Tamiya paint. It cost more, but you know what they say, "you get what you pay for". So far my models using Tamiya paint are turning out great. And not to put down Testors completely, I've had pretty good luck with their One Coat Lacquers. For somethings like chassis and engines I'll still use Testors' enamel. But never again for the main body of a car or truck! Scott P.S. Now you know why I ask a lot questions about others paint jobs.

I agree! I'm always interested in finding out more about the history and shared toolings of AMT, MPC, and Jo-Han. Plus, wasn't Bud "the Cat" Anderson involved in someway with creation of IMC? And what ever happen to IMC? When did they close shop and sell their tools? Did their stuff first go to Testors or Lindberg? Or someone else in between? Back to the Tiger Shark. What was the rotating stand that came with this kit like? How did it work? And how well? And it reissued with later reissues of the kit itself? One last thing. Where does the Hot Wheels Python fit into this story? Scott

Chevrolet's Frost Blue is what looks good to me. That's why I'm asking. Dave Isle's suggestion is much more helpful. The next time I go to Hub Hobby or Scale Model Supply, I'll pick up a can of Testors Icy Blue. Being that it part of their One Coat Lacquer line it should work out OK. For painting White coves, I'll have to use a lacquer paint for that too. Does anybody know, are Tamiya paints a lacquer or an enamel? And how do they react to Testors One Coat Lacquers? Scott

The Frost Blue is color I'm thinking of. Does Tamiya or Testors make a color that's close? Tamiya's Light Blue Metallic, TS-54 is too dark. So that will not work. Any other suggestions? Scott

I'm still not totally understanding this. Can you guys explain in more detail about this. Why would I use this rather than something like Solvaset or some other commercial brand of decal setting solution? And I too remember reading or hearing something about this back in the early 1970's. Scott

All I know is I loved the old Revell '57 Nomad. Maybe not the kit itself. But, the subject. I would love to see a modern tooling of that kit. I know people say it's been done before, and there are other variations of tri-five Chevrolets that need to be done. But it would be sweet to have a nice looking, fairly easy to build '57 Nomad just once. Scott

Hi guys! Just picked up Revell's '58 Corvette on Saturday. My first impression after opening the box? Very positive! I like what I found. Started doing minor subassembly and test fitting of different parts. So far everything looks great. I like this kit a lot! Now the question. What color to paint this kit? I love blue. But, I do not like the blue color Chevrolet offered on the '58 Corvettes. I've seen pictures of '59 and '60 Corvettes in much more prettier shade of blue. Any ideas on matching this shade of blue using rattle cans? Doesn't have to be prefect. After all it wouldn't be correct on a '58 anyhow. Just want something close. Scott

By the way Brian, what color did you paint your kit? It matches the box art perfectly. Scott

Aren't Hudson's cool? I love the job you did on your Yuri. Very nice. Scott

Wow very nice Art. I like your reasons for building this kit in the manner you did. Didn't know a Willys could look so good in pink. It's looks great. Scott

Stunning build. Glad to see this getting attention it deserves. Bill, you did a beautiful job on this kit. Thanks for sharing it with us. Scott

Very punny guys. Scott

Very, very cool. Beautiful build in more ways that one. This one of those kits I've always wondered about. After see your build, I will be picking up a Cougar II kit in the future. Scott

No! No! Time for a little history. Detroit did not lobby for the tariff. The tariff came about because parties in Europe were upset with the price of cheap chickens coming over from the United States. So they started imposing a tariff on chickens brought in from the States. The Johnson administration counter by putting a tariff on several things brought in from overseas. One of the things was commercial trucks. That is part of the reason when Japanese started bring pickup trucks into this country, they came with the box separate, to be bolted on here. This tariff is still in affect. A couple of years ago when Ford started bring in their new Transit commercial van built in Turkey, they sent them here with extra bench seats, so they could be classified as a passenger vehicle. They seats were removed when the truck hit our shores, and the seats ground up. This is still known as the Johnson Chicken Tax. It effects more than just commercial vehicles. I can't remember what else. But there is plenty of info on the web and elsewhere about this crazy tariff. Scott

Above are some photos showing the real Bordinat Cobra and Cougar II together. Plus one of Gene Bordinat with the Bordinat Cobra. Gene Bordinat was head of Ford Styling when these cars were designed and built. And are both built on Shelby Cobra chassis. Hence forth the reason for calling the roaster version the Bordinat Cobra. Why they called the coupe version Cougar II I do not know? Scott

Always liked the looks of this car. Thank for sharing pictures of your magnificent model Jurgen. A beautiful job. And thanks for history lesson too. The car is cool, but so is the story that goes with it. Scott

Thank you Mr Boyd for your above comments. I bristle when I hear people accuse reviewers of being bias because an item has been sent to them to review for free. I have not written for any "regular" subscription paid magazines. But I wrote a regular column in the Minnesota Street Rod Association's (MSRA) magazine the LineChaser, for twenty years. During that time, I was given several books in particular to review for free. I was always honest in my assessments of what I reviewed. And that did not make every author or publisher pleased with me. But, I was never told to stop or change my reviews (or views) to please someone else. This is called integrity. Something I believe most reviewers have it. Whether they are paid or not (I was not paid). Or given an item for free. Or buy it with their own money (which I did from time to time also). I'm sure there are a few people out there without integrity. But, most I've dealt with seem to have it. And those who don't, you can sometimes tell. We have never met, Mr. Boyd. But, I do know people who know you. And I know others who have met you once. From what I've heard and read, I know you to be one of those reviewers with integrity. And just a nice guy besides. Scott

Yes Greg, that is one I was thinking about. Thanks again. After looking at the link for the instructions for the Nomad, there is no question in my mind that Bob Hall is right. The two Revell kits did share parts. With a lot of work, even as a kid, I was able to build the Nomad. The Roth '57 may not be the best kit in the world. If it's like its Nomad brother, it can be built into a fairly nice model. Scott

Very nice Alan. I like those old Jo-Han kits built stock like that. Scott

Thanks Greg, these links were very helpful. See both sets of instructions the kit feels familiar. I think Bob Hall maybe right, and this kit shares a lot of parts with Revell's old Nomad. I hate to say it, but after looking at the instructions, I'm tempted to pick one up. It maybe a pain to build. But, it also looks interesting. This is the kit with the quarter windows that go down. I've always thought that feature was kind of cool! I am going to wait on buying one, until I've see one build. I'd still like to see how it looks finished before I commit to buying one. Scott P.S. More than ever, after seeing the instructions for this kit, I'd love to see Revell's old '57 Nomad reissued! P.P.S. Love the photo on of the real '57 Nomad on the original release of that kit back in 1968.

The latest bunch of reviews are a lot more helpful. And I can now understand people's decisions for why they would buy and build this kit. Reminds me of Revell's old '57 Nomad kit released back in the late 60's. Everybody talks about how bad that kit was. And it was. But if Revell ever decides to reissue that kit again, I'll be in line to buy one. It's a very tough kit to build. I think I built at least two of them back in the day. And I remember them turning out OK. I would still love to see more photos. Both of the kit built and unbuilt. I'd like to see how out of proportion the car looks when it done. There is the reason why I'd buy Revell's old '57 Nomad over the Monogram '57 Nomad they keep on reissuing. The Monogram Nomad just looks wrong to me. The Revell one looked better from what I can remember. And AMT's '55 Nomad went together fairly well and looked right when it was done. The reason I built more AMT kits back in the day, rather than the others. Scott

Thanks Steve. I did not know that. I wasn't even awear Revell offered a '40 Ford coupe before this moment. I only knew of AMT's and Lindberg's. Scott

From what little we can see, it looks nice. I'd like to see more. Scott

Marcos what '40 Ford kit is this model based on? I'm a little surprised to kit you built is a "Standard" model rather than a "Deluxe". I don't know much about the '40 Ford coupe kits out there. I do know AMT's '40 Ford sedan delivery sports the Deluxe front end. So I'm a bit surprise to see the Standard front end on a coupe. Please tell me more about this build. By the way, like the others, I'm very impressed with the work you've done on the kit. I'm just curious about the story of why its a Standard and not a Deluxe? Scott