ChrisBcritter

8k miles, one owner, not for sale ever, says the boss: Windshield detail:

Hi Jeff, could we see the wire wheels you aren't using? I've been casting up some hard-to-find hubcaps lately - like the ITC '40 Mercury, AMT '60 Ford pickup, and Monogram '40 Ford pickup stock caps - let me know if one of these tickles your fancy.

I put in my two yen worth: 1. 1973 Toyota Celica GT notchback (LHD US edition) 2. Reissue the 1966 Cadillac Coupe deVille with correct interior and chassis About the same chance as finding a Wonka Golden Ticket, but hey, they asked...

From an old Craigslist ad. Cute as a bug's ear and almost as spacious : Break-in instructions: Hopefully some help for intrepid scratchbuilders! One of the prewar Crosleys showed up in Cuba, of all places, a couple years ago on revolico.com, but the ad didn't have pictures.

Wonder if someone will do a resin conversion kit to make it back into the Dream Rod? I've been casting up the original wire wheels with some success, when I can get the bubbles out. I built the original kit with the turntable long ago; it spun the car right off! Luckily it didn't break anything and I gave up after a couple tries with other less delicate cars.

Several, but if I'm not careful I may finish a couple this year

With a lot of these obscure cars, we usually get a 1/24 diecast that can take up the slack. This is one case it hasn't happened - yet (hellooooo, Greenlight?).

When was the last time you checked? The '64-'66 Ford pickups in various versions are in progress, as are the '64 and '65 Novas; that should keep them busy for a while.

Yes, like the rest of the Modified Stockers, AMT wiped this one of all the trim and emblems (even the molded ridge on the center of the hood is gone ). This would be a good candidate for a resin repop as there's no way Round2 will change this one back, and I don't think anyone else ever recast it. I did speak to one local caster at the DuPage show who might be interested (I have two original builtups in the works that could be molded), so we'll see.

Just got back from the DuPage show and picked up a lot of miscellaneous stuff cheap: '60 Galaxie and '65 Comet kits minus bodies for $3 each from a slot car builder Three Trumpeter '60 Pontiac chrome trees for a dollar A junker '55 Dodge promo for $3 (had two good Royal Lancer wheelcovers for casting, plus I want to make molds of the side trim and the rear fenders/taillights to put on the '50 Ford convertible) '57 T-bird hood for $2 Bag of custom parts including a Styline rear end for the AMT '57 Chevy, a near-complete NOS trailer from the '63 Nova wagon, and a Revell custom interior pack for $10 Tamiya paint (mint pearl and medium green) for the '61 Comet project Sold off the '56 and '63 Olds and '61 Dodge I got recently.

I had the same thing, minus most of the problems - the only electronic fail was the tach: Morongo Indian Reservation, Banning, CA. Lots of room in the back when you need to help haul your friends' drums and headdresses, luckily: As you said, a fine road car (although not so great in the rare high desert snowstorms). It did have a weak point with the rocker panels; the plastic holddown clips broke easily and the panels fell off a couple times until I used nuts and bolts with lock washers.

At the Libertyville Hobby Lobby I lucked onto one of those six-packs (five paints, one mixing bottle) of Testor's Aztek paint in the clearance rack for $2.98 (about 90% off). At that price I should get some sorely needed airbrush practice...

Did a little reconnaissance at the Libertyville, IL HL this afternoon: $7.50 each (one each in stock unless noted) '69 Barracuda '75 Vette AMT '64 Impala Beetle Bus $6.75: '16 Vette $12.50: AMT Aero Chief (two in stock) Happy hunting! (Went to Deerfield the other day and the bargains were pretty well gone.)

sorry - double post

Just checked my stash - these tires are from early MPC kits (my set came from an original-issue '60 Vette gluebomb).

Love love love it, Steve - you're one of my biggest inspirations. The outdoor shots under the cloudy winter sky bring out the shine with a nice subtle effect.

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The one with the best memories, carrying me and my fellow Aztec dancers all over SoCal in the early '80s: my $500 '62 Imperial. Really gotta finish this model someday...

Tom P. asked me to pass this one along, from the wintry streets of Prospect Heights, IL: "A little new, but still something you don't see every day... 1988-93 Suzuki Alto twin turbo, right hand drive and all... Not sure if it breaks the 3 meter length or not..."

Is the "Buyer's Digest" referred to here a small booklet that came attached to a '60 issue of Reader's Digest? It had all the prices for the cars plus the prices for all the options; you could "build your own" and take the quote to the dealer. I found this in my high school library back in the '70s and remember pricing out a Tudor Ranch Wagon with every high-performance option...

Extra points for not writing "pour over".

Sad to report that forum member Jon Valadez (FordWagonNut) passed away on January 18, 2017. He was a member of the Lake Michigan Model Car Club; Rob Cantwell announced his death at the monthly meeting last Saturday. According to the report, he was working on one of his cars in his garage and was overcome by carbon monoxide from a space heater. He was only 38 years old and a good friend to me and many others. Ten days before he died, his AMT '68 Torino convertible won first in its class in the Model of the Month voting at our January meeting. While I try to get photos of that one, here are a couple shots of his other builds (he was very fond of fullsize American '60s and '70s cars, especially Ford wagons). R.I.P., Jonny - you will be missed.

Hope he went to a good home... (sorry, it was too easy...) Got three usable sets of wheels out of the molds today: Top to bottom: Car Craft Dream Rod T-bird wire wheels; same thing in 1/24 from the original Monogram '40 Ford pickup, and AMT '58 Impala steelies.

And you could use the Jo-Han kit to correct the windshield header when they mess it up .

Strange... they must have been retooled at some point. Here's what I was thinking of; it's an Advent issue similar to what I had: Same thing, previous '70s issue: