ChrisBcritter
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Interesting thought - the '60 Ranchero wouldn't require too much retooling to make a two-door wagon: modified body, an extension for the rear 2/3rds of the interior bucket, and rear windows. Still should have a stock six-banger. Hmm. Same deal for the '59 El Camino...? Wait a minute. When's the last time they issued the MPC '29 A Woody? Since they were investigating that tool anyway - reissue it with '60s chrome reverses, surfboards and new decals/box art. THAT sure sounds like a Round2 effort! What do you think? -
TV "Star"cars that never were kited
ChrisBcritter replied to ranma's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
That legendary, unforgettable car from the Batman TV series: '61-ish Humber Super Snipe - shows up in episode after episode for all three seasons
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Corvair Engine Colors?
ChrisBcritter replied to Snake45's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I've got my crew working on it...
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Plus JohnG on the Round2 forum told me the chassis and interior molds were missing, so even if the body were fixed...
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Corvair Engine Colors?
ChrisBcritter replied to Snake45's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Maybe this'll help:
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Seems like I stirred up a few hornets with that one - I 'shopped it with a shot of the original box and this image from the '66 Nova accessories brochure, since the artwork style was similar: (image via oldcarmanualproject.com) Took some tweaking to do, but I thought it came out decent except I forgot to reverse the wipers. Note I also tweaked the MSRP code
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Another gluebomb orphan of the storm; cheeep eBay BIN: '63 Riviera. The skis caught some sun and warped, but those delicate A-pillars look OK. Looking forward to cleaning it up! Even better, I have photos of my friend's 1/1 scale gluebomb for detailing: 65k-mile low-option car; crank windows, no A/C or power seats. Sat in a garage for over 25 years; cats kept the mice away but peed on it a lot; thus the surface rust...
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Who Needs Super Bowl Sunday? Happy Palindrome Day!
ChrisBcritter replied to SfanGoch's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Won't lovers revolt now?
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So many possibilities
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Wait a minute. What have we here?
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At least the commenters kept up the call for the '68 Coronet - repeatedly - and one guy was jonesing for a '60 Ford pickup reissue all the way to the end. So... shall we start wildly speculating about that station wagon?
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First time it's worked all day - would our mods care to chime in? Running Chrome on XP (Yeah, I know, I'm a dinosaur). This forum has had more crashes today than one of John Connor's Russian dashcam videos...
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Got the adapters today - they do fit the engraver but there's a slight wobble. If I use the adapter like a pin vise, I can start the hole enough to finish it with the engraver.
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I did too, but it was a sedan:
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Model Car Garage could have a field day with this one - grille, interior trim, scripts, etc. Hope it can happen!
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If I can get in before the chat crashes the site, I'll ask about progress on the restoration of the '28 Model A sedan and see if there's any hope for a restored '64 Cutlass from the existing tool. Oh - and maybe engraving the "Galaxie" lettering on the trunk of the '63 Ford.
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Filling Pinholes in Resin?
ChrisBcritter replied to Snake45's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
A tiny drop of CA on the tip of a straight pin and either a micro-chisel or a bit of sandpaper glued to a toothpick might save you there. BTW, did you get that '64 Chevelle body that had the hogged-out rear wheel openings that was on the Bay recently? -
Got the '66 Skylark taillight lenses from Acme Resin (eBay: acme_slot_carz); fast delivery and fine quality - and correct left and right units.
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It's a roof rack:
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^^^ Major cool on those - do they make a wagon? I had one 40 years ago:
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On order, from eBay, the complete chassis and engine from the current '60 Chevy pickup for five-and-change, plus a set of resin taillights for the '66 Skylark*. I want the chassis to extend the one I have to add the Open Road camper to it, or really extend it for the Racer's Wedge. Either way it'll get a 409 . (*The AAM kit has rectangular blobs molded into the bezels I'll have to drill out.)
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Sweet Camaro! I got its twin, and a Caprice, from the Chevy dealer in Glenview when we got our brand-new '73 Monte Carlo. Sold both to a dealer at one of the Old Town Escorts shows about eight years later for $9.00 each (facepalm).
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Thanks for the idea, Paul - I did some more looking and found this: I got the Micro Engraver for $10.20 at Michaels with the 40% coupon; the adapter's 2.35mm shaft should fit the 3/32" set-screw collet in the tool. Run it on only one battery and it'll take the speed down enough to drill a distributor.
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Wow. Just what you need for that Bonnie and Clyde death car diorama?
