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Thanks guys! The handle of the one from Micro Mark looks identical to mine as well. Now I have some choices.

I'm having trouble locating a replacement 3 sided scraper for the one I've had for quite some time. Mine is still functional, but I'd really like to get another to have when the time comes that I need it. I found it on Model Craft Tools USA but they are out of stock and don't know when, or if, they'll get more. Not sure how many of you use this tool but it's one of my favorites. Anyone have any ideas where I can find one for sale? Thanks

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The pic may not show it very well but the filler panel is fully covered. Good tip about the clear over the foil. Thanks

BMF worked great to mask that tight area. Should peel off nice too

Never thought of BMF! In this case maybe easier than masking tape. Thanks

I was more worried about the tape pulling the chrome than pulling the cleared filler panel color. If the Alclad stays down that'd be great. I guess I could do a test piece with Spaz and Alclad and see. Just wondering if anyone had tried pulling tape off dried alclad or spaz. Thanks

I'm trying to figure out my next move in trying to finish the front bumper on my '60 Bonneville. I've shot the filler panel behind the bumper with the final body color and cleared it, so far so good. Now for the chrome. I had thought of masking the filler panel and then shooting preferably Spaz Stix chrome or Alclad II chrome, but masking it may be a nightmare. I'd also thought of using my Master Mask goopy film but it only works good when you can put it on rather thick. I began brushing it on but gave up when it seemed it was going to be hard to get it on thick enough. So, short of cutting the bumper off to give more room I was thinking I'd just go ahead and shoot the whole front end chrome, then after really dry go back and mask off the grille, headlights, and bumper and shoot the filler panel again with the body color. Will the tape pull off either the Spaz Stix or Alclad? I'm guessing it will pull the chrome off. I use Tamiya tape exclusively.

So, I was able to possibly source the seat(s) from a Trumpeter kit but they appear to be a pleat pattern that I can't find on the internet as being correct for a '60 Bonneville. Trumpeter's instructions (on the Fotki online site) for the HT show a pattern very similar to my AMT and being correct for the '60 Bonnie, but the instructions for the '60 vert show this pattern. So, unless I can find the rear (or both) seat from the Trumpeter HT I'll either try and widen the rear seat on my AMT tub or just go ahead and use it as is, even though it's incorrect for a HT.

.... Thanks JOE!

That's what I was hoping for when I bought the PE set, but wouldn't be sure till I actually saw them. Thanks Stan

I'll try and find just the seats for now and see where that leads. Like many of us here, I'm retired and every penny counts but I would buy the whole kit I guess for the right price if I found one. I did, however, spring for the PE detail set and hopefully will see it in the next few days. In restoring this Bonny I had a number of things to correct and one of the tougher ones is the PONTIAC script on the hood. The T is very faint, while the remainder of the script is decent. I'm trying to figure out how I'll go about getting that T raised up enough to chrome/foil. Thanks

That speaker would be a problem. I'd thought about the Trumpeter Bonneville but didn't know if it was a tub also. I see online (the Fotki instruction site) that the rear seat is indeed separate. Definitely be the easiest route if I could find one. I'll try and if not maybe I'd settle for just removing the sides and leaving the resulting gap as you did on the Fury. Would definitely look better than not. You're right about this kind of stuff being fun though. I've found that as I age my skill set building models has changed from being able to really detail engines and suspensions to one where I enjoy restoring early pre-built curbsides where you can sometimes get away with being ham-handed It's all about not losing the enjoyment and self satisfaction.

Steve, I actually just finished going through your entire Fury thread, especially the rear seat mods, when I now see your reply to my post. I can now see the issues a bit more clearly how I'd need to approach the rear seat of the Bonnie compared to how you did the Fury. The gaps you had on the sides of the Fury backrests didn't look too bad at all when you look at the shape of the seats themselves. I'm not sure the Bonneville's would look as good if I just filled in the resulting gap. I'm going to mull over a few ideas on how to solve this problem and include them in a new post in On The Workbench. Thanks guys

So, to make a HT rear out of the convertible would involve somehow widening the seat itself by making the center armrest space wider and the armrests narrower. Because the backrests seem about the same width on both. Here's a pic of a HT rear seat. My creative wheels are turning....

After spending quite some time trying to return an abused interior tub to a respectable state I noticed that the tub appears to be for a convertible, when it came installed in the pre-built AMT hardtop I'd bought. I know there was an SMP '60 Bonneville as well as the AMT hardtop. Were there two tubs or just one?

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I'm generally on the lookout for annual and/or promo restoration candidates. I like finding bargains and then spending the time and effort to restore. The only way my budget will support some of the long out of production kits.

Sounds good. Have you been to it before? Decent vendor attendance? Thanks Nick

Just wondering if anyone knows of any swap meets/shows in the last half of this year in WI, northern IL, eastern MN, or the UP? Rich

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That'd be great. I'll need to keep an eye out.

Edited my post (even though the Bonny is long it's probably not sixty feet) Thanks for posting the ebay pic. I see now that AMT just used the red lens without any chrome. Not terribly accurate, but not a biggie. I guess I'll either attempt my own (with more of a bullet type red lens) or see about the possibility of adapting the Trumpeter taillights (IF I could find them) Thanks