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    And speaking of the '58, check out this detail: Export model speedometer marked in both KM and miles per hour.
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    Auction link (in French) if you want all the lot listings: https://www.interencheres.com/vehicules/vente-de-voitures-de-collection-243124/ Oh, those poor Continental Mark IIs - I sent the info to the Mark II Registry; they were last known as being in the USA in 1984 and 1989. What really gets me is that the banger racers will be crossing the channel (or coming in from Holland) to pick up many of the Yank tanks that don't otherwise have a following in Europe. Oh, and one other thing: "...and includes a 1961 Lincoln Continental Mark III convertible" ...which is correctly listed on the auction page as a '58. Way to go, Fox!
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    I thought for sure it was 1965-66 Buick Wildcat, but that kit's chassis has three small differences: the rear of the chassis is W-shaped to match the bumper, the tops of the wheel wells are open, and there's a middle U-joint just to the rear of the second crossmember. The rest looks identical. Hmmm...
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    ^^^ Nice! Checked the Deerfield HL yesterday for the '60 pickup, but none yet. Did get a heavy glass bowl to use with the vacuum pump - really hope this idea works and I can turn out some more rare parts. Got the Charger 440 today from from eBay seller topgaskz - good seller with fast delivery.
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    Having seen your models, I'm sure it will be built better than a real Fiero.
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    Wouldn't the open wheels in the AMT '49/'50 Ford and '49 Mercury be closest? The dog dish hubcaps from the ITC '51 Ford would work for the '52-54 but they're tough to find (If I spot any you can bet I'll start casting them).
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    So, not a VW-powered kit car like this one, I guess?
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    A friend of mine in my car club back in CA is selling off a bunch of his kits, and I'm getting a Monogram MG-TC from him. Always wanted to build one after reading the 1954 novel The Red Car by Don Stanford when I was a kid, and I doubt the kit will be reissued any time soon. Just ordered this goodie from eBay: Eisco hand operated vacuum pump; works with a bell jar and got it for a fraction of the cost of a new one. I'm going to experiment with it to see if it will pull bubbles out of my resin castings. Wish me luck...
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    How about a photo of those wheels when you get them, even if they're flawed, pleeeeze? I never knew they came that way.
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    Let me get a couple more good ones poured and I'll just send 'em to you. You're on your own for lenses but they're very simple.
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    For me it's mostly replacing promos that got played with to death. I've gotten my '65 Galaxie and Continental again, but the '63 Bonneville and '65 Plymouth pace car are a bit stratospheric now. Limiting it to kits: the '63 Nova wagon and the '61 Ford convertible are in my to-do queue, hopefully this time to be done with a lot more care and craftsmanship.
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    David, I'm afraid you have some work ahead of you. The '65 tail light lenses are smaller than the '62s, plus the '62 doesn't have the ribs that the '65 does. You can fix this by gluing a piece of clear red (I used a number tab from the red sprue) to the bottom of the lens, shape it to match, then file off the ribs and carefully polish it smooth. You'll have to reshape the back slightly at the top to fit the '62 bezels. I've done this a couple times with some kits I've rebuilt. Good luck!
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    Oh - I meant a prospective employee . I have taken a look online for used vacuum plating setups; the smallest so far are about the size of rwo refrigerators.
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    Hi Philip, Need some taillight bezels for this little gem? I've been casting up a few lately; let me know if you need a set.
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    Greg, I'm forwarding this to a very good prospect - let's see how it works out.
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    I think this game of variations has become a very safe bet for the resin casters; I would be much less surprised to see the aforementioned Rancheros done by the cottage industry. Just needs to be done with the care and talent that has gone into the Crown Vic and four-door Nova we're getting now.
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    Finally managed to be the only bidder on a Revell '68 Charger 440 engine/trans from a good parts seller: It'll be going into my '65 Monaco when I can scrounge or cast up a Torqueflite for it.
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    So now that Chrome Tech has shut down, that leaves us with The Little Motor Kar Co. and GT Kustom Krome. From your experience, which do you prefer and how do they compare for quality, pricing, turnaround time and whether you can mount your own parts? Three of us from the LMMCC want to put a pretty good-sized order together. Also, if you know of any other vacuum platers, let's hear about them too. Over to the experts. Thanks!
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    Went to Vernon Hills yesterday and it wasn't there yet; they did have some papers taped to the shelves that I think were for inventory. Will check Deerfield later this week.
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    Got a set of soft resin Modelhaus tires today - nice fast delivery and excellent quality! Of course, I imagine the demand for 13" wide whites for the Jo-Han '61 Olds F-85 wagon ain't exactly huge...
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    A little update: I managed to get a couple serviceable tires from the mold... Two down, two to go. A few pinholes, but they can be fixed; a little finessing on the tread and I should be good to go. Anyone have experience molding tires in flexible black resin?
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    NJ, your master for the '76 Illinois plate looks excellent! Only the font needs a bit of work. See if you can use this: I had to modify the R to match the original plate font, and the rest is as close as you can get. Great job on these and I hope I can help!
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    Le Simca est arrivé: And I'm very happy with it! Nice glossy cream-and-forest green paint job with a well-detailed interior that would benefit from some detail painting. Side trim and emblems are tampo-printed silver and gold. There's a delicately molded roof rack to which you could easily tie down miniature luggage (or in my case, surfboards). Chassis detail is relief-molded, except for the separate tailpipe. No opening features, which I don't mind in this case. If you were very ambitious, you could saw open the hood and hunt down an aftermarket Ford V8-60 flathead for it. All in all a very nice 1/24 diecast for a reasonable price. One odd thing: It's attached to the display base by four little screws with triangular slots . My friend Tom P. just got a 1964 Mitsubishi Debonaire (!) from the same company (Hachette) and he ground down an Allen wrench to fit them.
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    I'm surprised the Duel Valiant and Peterbilt haven't been done as 1/64 diecasts yet, considering that's how a lot of movie/TV cars are produced nowadays - wonder what Universal would want for a licensing fee?
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    Sometime around 2001-early '02 when I lived in Baldwin Park, CA, I got a great deal on a nearly-new king-size mattress and box springs, i.e. free. Of course, they were 35 miles away in a hangar at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, but I had my '77 Chevelle wagon with a roof rack so I figured on a quick freeway run home. So I tied the mattress to the rack and took off. Within a couple miles I had people pointing and hollering, so I pulled off and re-tightened it. Got back on the freeway, which resulted in more pointing and hollering, so I ended up taking surface streets home (at one point encountering a swarm of bees ). Finally got it home and unloaded, then couldn't get the mattress upstairs through the narrow stairs by myself, so I slept on the box springs until my roommate got back two days later... Sure was a comfortable bed after that. Oh. The reason it was free? The PO had died "but not in the bed", his friend assured me.
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