ChrisBcritter

to high heaven

Hmm. Wonder what they'll do with all those parts (Oh geez, just tie me to a chair...).

Anyone go to the big sale at Model Empire this past Sunday? Didn't go this time but they usually have some good deals on projects and parts.

Let's peer through the rust holes in the Iron Curtain, comrades: (YouTube's greatest Russian dashcam compiler "John Connor" pointed out this one to his viewers)

Last weekend there was an auction of the contents of an old service station in Desert Center, CA. This one caught my eye; it was the second-highest bid vehicle at $9500: Very interesting body; I'm guessing it was set up to carry fuel in bulk and in drums? Last licensed in 1967. Here's the rest of the auction; you could get a Master's degree in Desert Patina from all the photos. The '32 White rigging truck is my favorite. https://bid.bidfastandlast.com/ui/auctions/41842

Might be better if they used a new rendering of a stock Ford in the original surrounding artwork, like the new box art for the '63 Impala (cribbed from the '64). Wonder if Round2 would be so kind as to put the "G A L A X I E" lettering back on the trunk lid?

'Bout time! Now how about digging that '40 sedan out of your kangaroo's pouch, Round2?

Hi David - just spotted these '68 Pontiac bits on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-25-ORIGINAL-MPC-1968-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CONVERTIBLE-NOS-REAR-BUMPER-KIT-1068/254403410388?hash=item3b3b9ff9d4:g:TtgAAOSwP9Vdih0u https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-25-ORIGINAL-MPC-1968-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CONVERTIBLE-NOS-TAILLIGHTS-KIT-1068/362795381270?hash=item54784a3216:g:lXQAAOSwrQtdihpr https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-25-ORIGINAL-MPC-1968-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CONVERTIBLE-NOS-FRONT-BUMPER-KIT-1068/362795374473?hash=item54784a1789:g:h1UAAOSwUeBdihyC Hope they're of some help; I've bought from him many times with no trouble.

paws for refreshment

Nice big images from the original Esquire article (the Packard was b&w for some reason): Only four cars were done for the article; note there are some differences between these and the final box art.

Bravo Gerry!

Original issue AMT '57 Chevy; the roof had to be cut front to rear, side to side then glued to the glass unit and pillars trimmed. Delightful fun for all.

Third place for that stunner of a VW? Demand a recount!

into your memory

Picked up some good stuff in the last couple days. First off, a friend of mine from my car club in SoCal is thinning out his collection, so I got these from him: The TC is one of those kits I've always wanted but never got around to; I built the non-motorized version of the T long long ago. The El Camino is a bit rough but excellent Kustom fodder if I can patch the quarter panel. The rest of my friend's stuff is going up on eBay; his seller name is Packratius_Maximus (which would describe many of us ). Then, I got these from Tom Piagari's widow: The Ghia is a Hong Kong friction in (I think) slightly under 1/25; I'll have to polish out some box rash on the roof. The '57 Buick Roadmaster is an Argentine toy cribbed directly from the AMT promo but in styrene; it was a project Tom and I were both discussing doing (just got a '58 Buick chassis for it). Finally, the Renault stash was another project; I believe he wanted to build a stock R8 from the Gordini and a full-detail Dauphine from parts of three Record kits and a Hubley body. These are part of Tom's legacy; just hope I can do justice to them.

Not just gassers - my uncle ran his '57 Fairlane Town Sedan in B/MP with a 406 after yanking the 312. Poor Tulio; hope he's OK.

I've got the Flintstone body; whoever made the master must have put quite a bit of work into combining a wagon promo (which would need to be straightened and widened) with an Impala front clip and changing the body from four-door to two-door. I'll be fixing the side panels (they're indented way too deep) and cutting a jamb line at the bottom of the tailgate. Greg, did you have to do a bunch of sanding on the body to get rid of the pebbly finish?

at Palisades Park

Sharp, sharp, sharp! Could we see a photo of the chassis?

Man, that is somethin' else! Another part ID, please: Where did the side exhausts come from?

A man after my own heart! Love how you fixed the hood and trunk edge moldings - a royal pain but a big improvement. Are you going to tighten up the gaps on those front fender spears as well?

What else? The one and only: Once I get the current projects out of the way I want to get back to building a few more Kustoms.

Their execution is a little less sharp than AMT or Jo-Han, but a good builder should do well with them - I'd love to see what, for example, Steven Guthmiller could do with that Imperial!

In retrospect, most fitting name for a custom car ever.

Some Evergreen plastic for the window frames, a scribing tool and putty is most of what you need - the roof is the same for the hardtop and the four-door sedan on the '62 Galaxie.