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  1. ChrisBcritter
    Frankly I miss the seller "floyd426rt" a lot more.
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    Trying to limit myself to the '64 Caddy and '58 Ford right now. If anyone else is building a '64, widening the track 5/16" is a big help with the stance... Ford's about ready for final assembly of the chassis.
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    The formal roof curbside hardtop - last seen as the Styline reissue of a few years ago.
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    Not gray - silver! Say what you like about the Flower Power series, the bottom line was it meant one last precious run of the '60 Merc, Pontiac and T-bird went through the molds for us to enjoy in the future (see also: '63 T-bird and '66 Skylark in the "Baja" series, and the '65 Olds 88 in the "Hijacker" series).
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    Pyro
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    Looking good! What's the length and width of your trailer? I wonder how it compares in size to the 1/24 Greenlights diecast.
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    Spotted three today in Northbrook: Sweet black '58 Coupe deVille at a body shop on Techny Road, a cleanly built fenderless maroon '29 A roadster turning north on Milwaukee Road, and a '76 Eldorado vert heading south on Pfingsten near Willow.
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    In progress: Dodge A-100 front end (lines right up with the Ford frame and gives poseable wheels) and '57 Ford 9-inch on '56 Ford rear springs (more arched) with extended shackles.
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    Why not? Promote it as a "Stephen Guthmiller build" with your excellent photos (very important), start with a low opening bid like $50 or $100 (even more important!) with a sub-$500 reserve if you like, and let the bids roll in. Quality sells itself. ETA: Probably skip the Buy it Now option - those high prices tend to scare off bidders from what I've seen.
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    Wow. Did Moebius have access to your friend's cars?
  11. ChrisBcritter
    My foot won't be loud enough, or make the pieces fly far enough.
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    Won a Revell Cobra 427S/C at the LMMCC meeting raffle last evening - interesting but probably trading material; also got a '66 Skylark Modified Stocker fairly reasonable on eBay - reliving one of my childhood builds (except I won't spray it with hot lacquer and craze the he out of the body this time). The '69 Chevy wire wheels came in as well; little jewels - should be working on casting them soon.
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    Well, now I'm interested: If I can use this to begin backdating the Revell kit to a '73...
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    Beautiful! I grew up reading about this car as it was built. Just needs one more detail: So here you go!
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    Guess what? http://www.fireballmodels.info/images/FMR-148 lg.JPG
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    Here they are, if you can't open the file: (And if anyone has a '71-74 parts car, I could use the headlights for my '65 Oldsmobile Jetstar conversion! )
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    Ad from the 1958 Galena Park, TX high school yearbook: I guess this was for carrying pipe or long ladders?
  18. ChrisBcritter
    Wonder if the chassis (which was sourced from a British Jowett Jupiter) would be useful for re-creating one of those homebuilt sports cars that were popular in the Fifties?
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    That was the one that blew up; the rollover stunt car was a 2-door post. It had an Olds rear end with those distinctive wheels that nobody makes in scale (hint hint Chief Joseph...) Stunt car: Burn car: My car:
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    The one time I tackled this kit, it was in the late '70s and I put a ton of work into kitbashing it with an AMT Nomad to build Bob Falfa's "'very wicked" '55 Chevy; got it about 3/4 done. The body panels fit together fairly well. Maybe I should finish it as the stunt car that was rolled...
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    ^^^The idea was to make it look like a Buick, if you're referring to the fadeaway fenders.
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    Per JohnG at Round2, they can't find the interior or chassis molds. http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/2224-whats-a-hanger-shot/ (Comment #43)
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    Just got these sharp wire wheels; they were custom parts from the AMT '69 Impala but had previously been offered in the '67 and '68 Continentals: I'll try to cast them up in resin; we'll see how it goes.
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    For me, El Matador is OK but not a huge favorite. The Aztec: they did everything but section it, which was the one thing it really needed. Dream Truck: Agree to disagree? To me it flows very well; maybe you'd like it better in a solid color without the scallops? (And while we're at it, what do you think of the Hirohata Mercury?)
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    Checked the Schaumburg store today and they still had several of the sale kits; picked up a 99-cent bottle of Testors semi-gloss tan and a can of metallic black for a buck fifty-seven.
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