ChrisBcritter

Brilliant idea! Looking forward to seeing more.

Good for some parts, and it's a '56, not a '55 (these auction houses are notorious for mislabeling cars). Might have been good to do a conversion with except somebody got the top frame already. I think even Cold War Motors would pass on it! And yes, that's a '60 Plymouth Fury convertible behind it.

wear a cup

try bribing judge

I do like the '74 Buick wagon in the suitable Seventies color - brown. Just wish the CAD files they used for it could be enlarged for 3-D printing in 1/25th - the demo derby guys would go nuts for 'em.

Must be this one: Another seller currently has a resin kit for $100 less than that - Don't know about the quality, but at least it's out there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Plymouth-Fury-Hardtop/401768473770?hash=item5d8b4464aa:g:WfsAAOSwrPZcn85r

Well, at least another '58 Plymouth wasn't sacrificed in the name of "art".

While you're at it, put the rear axle with the wheels in the freezer for a while and they may contract a little bit - just enough to help the heated tires to slip on easier.

I have three of his bodies (Econoline van, '58 Chevy sedan delivery, and '60 Chevy wagon) at the moment; my only issue with them is the very pebbly finish they all have. It'll take a LOT of sanding and priming to get them smooth. His prices are quite reasonable, however.

Lots of nice clean work here, especially the subtle shading on the interior.

To quote a line from Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry: "All I saw was a yellow flash!"

Huh. I built this '61 over 35 years ago and never noticed that. Roof fit was poor and the B-pillars were separate chrome pieces, so I slapped on a boot from the IMC '48 Ford and called it a day. It's a phantom as a 'vert, but now it's even more of a phantom. Wonder how the kit ended up being designed that way? Paging Tim Boyd...

need extra hands

Did the BMF and Molotow on the interior and dash last night, then the passenger side panel broke off where it joins the package shelf. I'm guessing the Testors ELO may have made it a bit brittle; I'll just have to pin the joint and be doubly careful assembling the whole interior.

Bought '66 Skylark?

Any word from the seller about who did the chrome plating?

down the drain

Thurston played Magoo

And an update on this one since I had the camera out. Here's where I am on the interior; I used embossing powder for the carpet and it worked well; sealed it with Dullcote. The heel pad was messed up by a pin mark so I cut it out and inserted a trimmed-down unit from a '66 El Camino. The same kit's door panels were copied to get window cranks, door handles and front armrests. Painted the seats and panels Fawn and added chrome trim to the sides of the buckets, cast the gas and brake pedals and made a parking brake handle. The instrument cluster was cast from the dash, then the bezel was opened up and the gauges painted and recessed into the panel. Just need to add BMF and Molotow and start assembling. The rolling stock and the '64 AMT Nova 327 engine and resin Powerglide (a long way to go yet on that). The front tires were some sort of 13" front drag units from an unknown MPC kit; had to remove the molded-in wheel backs and shave the tread down flatter after carving new grooves in. A bit of work but it beats using those same AMT compact tires again. Thanks for looking!

Oh hell yeah! Tuff and turquoise!

A little update. Got the wheelbase issue fixed by cutting the rear axle mounts out with an extra 1/8" or so on one side, and reversing them - didn't have to remove the wheels from the axle: That's better: Narrowed the rear bumper 3/32"by cutting it at the factory joint: Now it fits - and is a good 5/16" narrower than the bumper in the AMT '58 Impala, by the way Added some fillers to the screw holes to make them line up once attached: And got the glass to fit by cutting it behind the A-pillars and removing about 1/8" of material: The rear part is attached with Bondic; the windshield is next - had to add a flange to give it something to line up against. Now it no longer hangs down below the roof. And what did I have to do to the body and windshield to make it fit? Let's see if I can button it up soon.

That's at the LAPD Museum on York Boulevard near Figueroa in the Highland Park area. Went there once to meet James Ellroy at a book signing - they did it inside a jail cell. Interesting place to check out if you're in the area.

You may want to correct the thread title from "West" to "North", Ron. I worked just south of downtown L.A. at the time and followed the story on the radio - it filled up the TV news that Friday evening.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In a similar vein: "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"