ChrisBcritter

Stopped at Deerfield today for more casting rubber; a few more people in there than usual. Nothing new or on sale in the model aisle; checked the clearance rack and found a lot of acrylic craft paints. Nothing else model-related but did get a two-pack of black Sharpie Extreme UV-resistant markers at a buck twenty-nine. There was an Iwata Neo siphon-fed airbrush still marked down to $59.95 from last year, if anyone wants to snag it.

Picked up more casting rubber at HL today; now to master some corrected '62 Chrysler wheelcovers...

Wait, there's more!

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Two. The old man driving the '49 Plymouth was "Jim" - or as his wife pronounced it, "Jeeyum!"

The stores in the NW suburbs are open again. I shouldn't have much trouble social distancing in HL - even before the pandemic the stores weren't very busy.

The weirdo Torq-Thrusts are from the AMT '63 Bonneville, and bravo to you for having found an actual use for the darn things! The ones in the Metalflake version of the Revell '62 Chrysler are very similar.

Got similar plans for a '65 Olds, with a '65 Grand Prix roof and glass to make a Jetstar I (measure 50 times, cut hopefully once).

Just wish Jo-Han had hung on long enough to do one of these, even if only as a promo. Peteski, have you done any of the mods to the bottom end of the 4100 to strengthen it?

Congrats! Great deal on a great find! I'm just thankful the only car I'd want from that batch would be the '59 Buick (although I'd enjoy the challenge of turning that '62 Fleetwood into a Coupe deVille using a '62 Buick roof and glass). Got most of the others. If the '60 Buick has its valve covers I'd like to borrow them to cast - they're the closest to correct stock early nailhead covers AMT ever made. Looking forward to a couple dozen build threads!

Dead thread revival time. Found on Facebook (Automobiles and Dealerships of the Past and the Modern Era). Are these Ideal 1/20 models built up? Note they all have tan interiors, and four of them are two-toned (rare in real life; only 64 were done that way per what I've found online).

Began dismantling the '62 Newport; a lot of gentle photoetch sawing to get the hood off and more to get the chassis loose at the front. Two of the wheelcovers are in good enough shape to fix up and cast. Then pulled the new mold for the '58 Ford top boot out of the mold box and poured the first resin copy; into the pressure pot it went and we'll see what happens.

A pleasant half hour of grinding and drilling will fix that .

The AMT Boss Nova had them; IIRC they were sized to fit the compact tires.

Last night I finished detail painting/weathering the '65 Nova's chassis. I used both Testor's acrylic and enamel paints, and some areas ended up semi-gloss rather than flat. If I give the chassis a coat of Dullcote to even it out, will I get any weird reactions from the acrylic paint? Thanks!

Nice work Roger!

I don't care for it either - just as a means to an end of getting a Country Squire .

Just laid down a coat of Testor's Steel on the '65 Nova's exhaust system and fuel tank; this time happily I won't have to do so many flat black touchups. Also a couple days ago succeeded in grinding out the taillight buckets on the AAM '66 Skylark and installing the Acme Resin Casting taillight lenses. (Acme does nice work on these; their eBay name is acme_slot_carz.)

Really enjoying watching this come together, Steve!

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Make it a 2-in-1 (stock Country Squire/Family Truckster) and we'll talk.

Grabbed one the first chance I got, and I'm glad I did. I'm surprised no more have been produced in the past 20-some years. Biggest difference between original and repro is the vacuformed glass with closed side windows.

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JFK himself wanted Warren Beatty to play the role; at least he was closer to the right age.