ChrisBcritter

I have a couple of these. The black "felt" is actually the peel-and-stick flocked paper like AMT put into several of their kits in the mid-'60s; I just used it to carpet my '64 Cadillac. I had to use some canopy cement to get the stuff to wrap around the trans tunnel. The vinyl is very very thin but I can't imagine using it on anything but a flat surface, like a simple door panel or possibly a headliner, with spray glue or foil cement to attach it (the vinyl isn't peel-and-stick).

I find myself scrounging for the old chrome reverses from the '60 Ford pickup; not as accurate as some but they have a nice shape. The wheels from the '58 and '59 AMT Chevies aren't too deep but look good for stockers, and there are some two-piece wheels AMT (I think) made for one of their mid-'60s kits that had the center detail inside the wheel backs, and the outer part was just the rim. I'll need to post photos of them to try to get them IDed. One of these days I'm going to convert some of the AMT compact 13" steelies to four-lug when I get one of those miniature chisels to pick off the lugs cleanly, and start casting them up...

One '61 Plymouth wheelcover, on loan so I can mold it and cast up a few sets. (Thanks Ronn P.!) Still need the taillights... ETA: Just poured part 1 of the two-part mold for the wheelcover, plus a couple '55 Lancer covers, plus the knockoffs for the 1/24 T-bird wire wheels. And now we wait...

Obsolete custom parts (like AMT Styline stuff that Round2 will never bring back), and vintage IMC compact Goodyear tires.

Had this in my back yard when I was living in Yucca Valley: I put it together from scrap that the widow of an old hot rodder let me have. Back half of it was '30 Dodge, wheels may have been Mopar, hubcaps were '49 Olds, steering wheel was late '50s Studebaker, radiator shell was from a WWII Army staff car, and the front bumper was from a Jordan. Still don't know what the cowl and fenders came from.

The 1/32 AMT All Stars '32 3-window got here yesterday afternoon. Mint kit and I'm happy! Now for the interesting part. Take a close look at the side view: Exactly like every AMT 1/25 scale '32, it has that pie-cut look to the lower body and cowl. Paging Art Anderson: Was this originally intended as a 1/25 scale Trophy Series kit and cancelled for some reason, and the wood master used for the All Stars kit instead? Note the crossover pipe below the oil pan; guess this was meant to be a V-8 although there's no emblem on the headlight bar.

Tried searching for this recent request but couldn't find it. Just in case someone is still looking: See my post under "Wanted" for info.

Dunkin' Donuts distracts

Tom P. and I were talking about this lately; according to a conversation he had with Don Holthaus, this is exactly how the Modelhaus '56 Cadillac was created. I wonder if a step could be skipped or minimized by putting wire in the mold as it's made and bending/stretching the mold into shape, then casting? And just for nostalgia's sake, look at all these perfectly straight little Jo-Han '57 Plymouths and sigh for their future: (source: the Hokey Ass Message Board's "Vintage Shots from Days Gone By" thread)

give it Nicorette

or somebody else's

Has anyone tried combining the original issue, more accurate '66 Fairlane body with the rest of the new kit? If so, how was the fit and was it worth the effort?

Yes, plus it doesn't seem to have that channeled/sectioned look to the body like every other AMT '32 Ford.

a mighty wind

Tell me about it. On the bright side, Round2 is now CERTAIN to re-release this kit, since I finally just got a near-mint original: Should build it stock, but then again I do have an unfinished All Stars '40 sedan I could cast up the wheels and hubcaps from... ETA: AMT goofed - Note that the box art calls it a V-8 - but there's no "V8" emblem on the headlight bar in the kit and the box art, plus the molded-in engine bottom looks more like a four-banger.

through haunted hills

and her delivery

without your love

Sure is - '60-'61 Super and Ambassador used this one. Always thought it odd the way they numbered it - of course if it's a show car, maybe 12 MPH is OK for a top speed?

litter box scoop

to keep her

or Prime steak

Anything that delicate would best be pinned at the joint to give it more strength; I've saved a couple frames that way.

In my case, the '50 Ford was something I'd been on the fence about since I couldn't decide which version to build. The clearance solved that problem quite well! Now to cast up those '55 Dodge rear quarters for the custom, and figure out how to scratchbuild a lowered top for the stock one... BTW, Deerfield was cleaned out last Friday when I looked.

Yeah, but that crust is awful chewy. I'll take coconut cream, please...