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    Snagged these wheels from a '61 Ford pickup; I'll be casting up some of these sharp-looking cone wheelcovers when they get here (fingers crossed I can pop all four out cleanly!). Now I'll have three different styles of cones I can make. Seems to be little if any tire melt; luck of the draw I guess?
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    Update: Got a new '68 Charger body shell and glass from Revell today, so now I can do the roof swap on the '69. A bit of work, but since I've already done three roof swaps lately ('61 Bonneville, '58 Fairlane, '65 Continental) - and have been planning a fourth ('59 Pontiac), what's one more?
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    Add '58 Edsel to that - I made my own by using the original '58 kit/promo bumpers; they're thick enough to cut off the guards without having to backfill them: You could salvage the '58 Plymouth bumpers from a junked Jo-Han promo; Modelhaus used to make wingless '58 bumpers if you can find a set. '53 Ford bumpers would be another good candidate; again Modelhaus made those before they closed.
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    Please tell us more about that when you start using it - lucky guy! Just finding the Land Rover would be amazing enough.
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    Quickie photoshop I did while getting ideas for a '58 T-bird flower car/Ranchero, basically to see how a single-light setup looked:
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    Tom Piagari and I were discussing your cars today - he says he might scratchbuild a 1/25 Publica starting with a Revell Trabant!
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    I have that issue, too - that chopped and sectioned '40 Ford Standard ambulance is my favorite. A lot of work, but easier than paying through the ears, nose and throat for the Aurora Meat Wagon!
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    Pulled this still from the live feed:
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    My response exactly on that one... but I'll just be a patient grasshopper.
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    Great job on both little Porsches! Did you use '58 Impala taillights on the 356?
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    Now? I remember reading about what an outrage it was that you had to pull the front wheels off to get at the rear plugs in a big-block Cougar. Fifty years ago.
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    They look fine to me - if you can't see them, here you go (I took screenshots and directly uploaded them here):
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    eBay, from one of the usual sources. I ought to start casting all these parts I buy and reselling the originals! That said, it's about time I tried a two-piece mold - let's see if I can do you a copy.
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    Just got a '65 Falcon hood for my '64 Falcon - because in one of AMT's rare goofs, the '64 kit hood is missing the ridge that runs down the center. Funny thing is they got it right on the '64 promo...
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    Remember it well - this was where we lived in Glenview: Mom's '56 Chevy 210 out front; Dad's '61 Dodge Dart Seneca was snowbound in the garage... Side view with our neighbors' '65 Ford Custom sedan... Hi Mom! My brother Dan, age 3 (left) and me, age 6½ - our other brother Jared stayed inside since he was only two weeks old and had more sense than we did.
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    Seriously, what's wrong here? Site was down for over an hour and it still won't let me edit posts. Anyway plans for the '50 convertibles are one full custom and one stock to re-create Barbara Stanwyck's car from the 1953 movie Jeopardy: Later in the film it acquired some dents and bullet holes in the windshield after a chase with the Mexican police. I'm guessing it was light green from the way it looks in black and white.
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    Picked up a couple '50 Ford convertibles at HL plus some mold rubber (been casting a lot of rare wheels and hubcaps lately), also some Evergreen strip to make vinyl top seams on the Cooley High '64 Caddy.
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    Or just scatter a few more junk engines around it. Maybe someone has an AMT or Revell '56/'57 Ford car or truck engine they're not using?
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    ...Who needs Bergdorf, who needs Saks? (Allan Sherman, 1962 ) Just got back from the Deerfield HL and noted these specials; your store may vary: $7.50 each: AMT '50 Ford convertible (bought both of them!) AMT '58 Impala AMT '64 Impala AMT '52 Chevy convertible AMT Der Beetle Bus AMT '15 Camaro AMT/Lindberg '67 Olds 442 MPC '75 Vette Revell '57 Ford Wagon Gasser * * * * * $6.75 each: Revell '80 Ramcharger * * * * * $6.00 each: AMT '10 Challenger Happy hunting!
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    Yes - Alumilite makes a UV resin that sells for about $20 for a 4-oz. bottle. A UV flashlight will work with it; however I use a small LED UV plug-in light since it tends to cure a little slower than Bondic (it's a bit more viscous). Makes great headlight lenses! Alumilite's resin dye works OK with it for casting taillight lenses but it really slows down the cure time and you have to use thin layers. Bondic may work a little better for those.
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    Thanks Bill! Question: Can I use enamel on the floor for a slower drying time if I already painted the whole interior bucket ('64 Caddy) with Tamiya lacquer?
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    Bingo. Chad comes off as a very nice guy, but he's being let down by the crew.
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    Or a '61/'62 Buick Special wagon...
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    That looks excellent - and no worries about burying the details under the paint! Got a Monogram '40 Ford pickup I'm doing the same way. One thing I'll have to deal with is smoothing out the roof; the molded pleated headliner seems to have left some slight ridges on the outside.
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