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Wow! I just love it! Sets the bar higher for the rest of us....

Yeah, Ivo has already done it all - 2 engined, 4 engined, jet engine. What's left???

I'll have to try the Goodwill store - hadn't thought of that. My wife likes yardsales, and in particular, likes to go to the "World's Longest Yardsale" each year in late summer (the one that stretches from Michigan all the way down to Florida along old U.S. 127). She has scored a few nice kits for me, including an original 1967 issue of Monogram's '41 Lincoln Continental, unbuilt/pristine, $5.00...

Check out the build of this kit by our associate "Gluhead" for ideas on the suspension..... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=64897&hl= I really like how he was doing it on the Olds.

Bill: The Testors "Wimbledon White" was available at Villa Hobby when I was in there recently.... Mike

Yeah, love it! Use to have a 1:1 Mustang with the old inline 200. Nice to see on in scale. Please share more info about he build.

Yup, absolute sacrilege. However, since Fred & Augie built race cars, too, they might have liked the "look"....

Geez, Al, you're killing me with those one day builds! I can spends weeks working on a project and can't get it to look that good. I look forward to seeing you post new stuff!

Absolutely Gorgeous! Don't know which I like better - the boat or the car!

Can't speak for the other cars on the "clear hood" list, but I've known of several pre-1965 Corvairs that were so equipped. One of my friends in the local Corvair Club had one that he added to his '62 Monza Spyder. The clear unit had all the necessary hardware to attach and latch it just like the metal unit, and you could drive the car just fine with it in place. Made for quite a conversation piece at shows, especially with the Monza Spyder's turbocharged engine to view. Peter - didn't mean to hijack your thread. Great looking Olds model!!!

Great time capsule!

Got my LN8000 today. In the foreground of the photo is my original LN8000, which I built as a teenager around 40 years ago. Obviously, it's in pretty rough shape after all these years (but so am I!) .

Try the website for the Oldsmobile Club of America. Contact them and put in a request. Chances are that there is a member with the exact 1:1 you want to replicate, and he'll be glad to send pix of his "baby".

True, but necessary to pay for our hobby. ;-) Congrats, Johann!

Anyone know what model year this Ford truck is? I must admit that I'm not into trucks, so I have no idea. I still have this model that I built as a kid back in the 70s. It's in rough shape (but then again, so am I after all these years!). Really glad to see it reissued. I'm going to have to try to scrape up enough cash to buy one...

I've been looking around to get a kit of this car. Haven't seen any at any LHS or model swap meets. Is the Fujima stuff readily available in the USA? I am not familiar with that manufacturer....

"The Detailer" in black is what I use. Great stuff; no need to fiddle around with mixing it up, etc. In addition to using it on grilles or panel lines, it can give great results on dozens of surfaces to help accentuate the texture of various parts. I often use it on seats and interior panels, engines, wheels, etc. However, I *do* wipe it off after a minute or so. The trick is to let it seep into the crevasses of the parts to bring out the details, but not leave it on the part such that it overwhelms the original color (or chrome plating). Just my 2-cents worth....

Gene: Part of your problem is "Testors", especially Silver color. Some of my friends in our local modeling club joke around about having 50 year old models in their collection where the silver-painted trim still isn't dry! ;-) As other folks have mentioned, I get much better results with Tamiya. Mike

Really good point. I use cheap Ammonia (from the cleaning products aisle at the grocery store) to *strip* chrome parts when I want to paint them. Works great! If you're getting glass cleaner anywhere near your models, you're asking for trouble...

You might remember that AMT's recently reissued "Sock-It-To-Me" '62 Corvette was shipped *without* two (2) of its tires. I bought two (2) of the kits; same problem on both. Anyway, once AMT was informed of their goof-up, they offered to ship tires to their kit dealers for free, at the dealer's request. I made my LHS aware of this, and they got the tires for me ASAP. Just make AMT aware of the problem; they'll fix it....

I would LOVE to have enough "Uncertain T" kits in my stash that I could sfford to kitbash the motor from one, and not care!

I think we've already had a thread on this topic, but I'm too lazy to search for it. ;-) I was looking for a Nailhead for one of my projects last year, so I did some research. As mentioned above, it's available in the AMT '65/'66 Riviera, 1/25th scale; IIRC, one of the best detailed Nailheads in 1/25th was in the old AMT '40 Ford kit, offered as an option. Revell has the Nailhead in both the aforementioned Tony Nancy dragster kit, and also in their Tommy Ivo "Showboat" dragster kit. In 1/24th, you'll find it in Monogram's kit of Starbird's "Orange Hauler" showcar. Depending upon what you're building, the AMT versions can be annoying to work with, as they have a hole in the oil pan for the front axle to pass through. Hope this helps! Mike

This thread took me on a trip down memory lane. I dug into my stash and found some of my original AMT 1/43 models (see attached). Note the plastic display cases, which were included in the kit.

I agree with Chris - definitely the AMT 1/43rd. There were several in the series, and each one came with its own nifty clear plastic display case. I wouldn't classify them as "rare" (IMHO), but you don't usually see too many of them because most Modelers are into 1/25 or 1/24 scale, and didn't usually hang on to them. I still have some of them that I built as a kid back in the 70s. They were a popular item back then; more of a curiosity now.

I just bought a can of Krylon "Fusion" today, so I guess I'll have to test it first to see if it really is too "hot" for the styrene in my kit. I'm working on an older kit from he 1990s, so maybe it has "real" styrene in it instead of hat rubbery stuff we get in the newer kits. Should be interesting....