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  1. ChrisBcritter
    OK, thanks - put in my request to Revell and we'll see what happens. Worse comes to worst, I'll see how the chassis fits under my '65 Monaco so I can add further needless complexity more detail to it.
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    So... bad one? Still possible to get a replacement?
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    Search eBay for Eduard mesh - you'll turn up plenty; seller "a-modeler" (BNA Model World) out of Australia has been good for me: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=a-modeler&_armrs=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1312.R1.TR0.TRC4.A0.H0.TRS5&_nkw=eduard+mesh&_sacat=0
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    Lucky night at the LMMCC meeting - picked up a '91 Chevy shortbed stepside promo in charcoal with a red interior for $5, and then won this at the raffle: Is this the "good" one (no roof problems, etc.)?
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    My boss is there right now; said no money to buy this year but still worth it for the show. I'll agree with that; it was worth the price of admission to have seen (1) Reggie Jackson get booed by the audience when he started to gripe about his cars not hitting reserve, and (2) Jay Leno getting pissed off at the bidders when a charity car he was guest-auctioneering wasn't getting bid up enough. Checked the Automobilia docket and there aren't any great models; about all they have is a case of new-in-the-box '82 Corvette promos. They did have a duplicate of my childhood pedal car:
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    '61 Dodge and '60/'61 Plymouth should be a match; they used the same roof and Jo-Han likely wouldn't have tooled them up differently. There's a '61 Plymouth glass unit on eBay right now, but it's pricey... I think the '60 DeSoto and '60-'62 Chrysler windshields (only) may fit; let me check the ones I have to verify that. ETA: Checked a '62 Chrysler windshield in the '61 Plymouth; height may be OK but it's a bit too wide.
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    That's a surprise; I would have guessed a VW Vanagon like Dean Milano did. Hoping to get a Rampside soon!
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    It can be improved: (Photoshop by me on a couple eBay shots of a stock kit)
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    Sell it as a kit for $100 and you've got a deal.
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    Got a set of '64 GTO wire wheels to use on the '65 Olds - thanks GMCMAN52! They're a bit big for the original AMT tires but will fit the AMT aftermarket narrow whites OK, or the rare Satco narrow whites I got recently (if I can figure out where I put them...).
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    Let's see. Molded in black, Vector wheels... just needs a duck on the hood and CA blue plate 938 DAN...
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    The kit has a lot of little issues, but it's a car I've loved ever since I checked one out in the showroom of Ferris Rambler in Glenview. Someday I'll tackle it again; my first got El Camino-ized and then parted out (kept the rear axle and seats).
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    Finished at last - Congratulations on a magnificent build, Shawn! Have you had much interest from other folks wanting you to put this kit into production?
  14. ChrisBcritter
    Note the artist depicted Quicksilver with a stock '60 Chevy quad-headlight grille; something it's never had.
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    I had the Riviera as well, in metallic medium blue. The lights actually work on the same principle as fiber optics; the panel in the dash links to the taillights while the entire rear window links to the headlights. Thus the lights work best when the car is lit from the opposite end - learned a little science from that one!
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    Bright Aqua? You guys are killin' me - this was my '71: 20k miles. Pictured here after being pulled from the garage it had occupied since new in Pacific Palisades. Long story short - got it running, went broke, sold it to a friend who still has it. Must be a fairly rare color - the Marti report said there were around 115 built in aqua and white. Too bad AMT's '69 Mk III kit was canceled.
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    Huge improvement - the body must have started with the old 4-door promo, all of which have that bent-upward front end and sagging rockers. Now and then I look at mine and think about trying to chop it up to make an accurate-ish car out of it, but you've proven it can be done!
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    There's not a lot of trim to begin with; I should have been clearer - AMT failed to add those side moldings to the body on both the kit and the promo. The Modified Stockers aren't too hard to find or expensive; there are a couple on eBay right now for $24 and change.
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    Are the wheel openings OK? Maybe you could graft them into a Modified Stocker body. Note that both are missing the side trim that runs along the lower crease and over the wheel wells.
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    Almost forgot - picked up a Reynolds vacuum seal bag and pump setup - thought I'd try it as a mini-vacuum chamber for some of the small stuff I've been casting lately. For $3.98 at the Salvation Army store I thought it was worth a shot... also got a confetti hole punch which makes circles in several different sizes; gonna try to make some whitewall stickers.
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    Crossed another endangered specie off my list - Thanks to Tom P., I'm now the proud owner of a '65 Olds 88: This was a partly finished restoration that doesn't have too far to go. It's nearly complete except for three of the four taillight lenses; it came with a set of Modelhaus factory alloy wheels, but I found out they were only offered on the Starfire and Jetfire I. The standard wheel covers were never kitted, so I'm going to post on the Wanted section for some Polar Lights GTO wire wheel covers - close enough to the Olds optional spokers. I'll save the alloys for when I find a gluebomb I can combine with a '65 Grand Prix roof to make a Jetfire I.
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    Rich, unfortunately the '62 Dodge reissues (USA Oldies series) came with a '64 Dodge interior bucket and a '63 Dodge dash. Keep your eyes on eBay; original issues pop up now and then. Here's what the correct one looks like (ignore the rear speaker):
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    Thanks Joe!
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    Maybe your typical WWII staff car, a '42 Ford four-door sedan? Or a general's limo, like MacArthur's Packard or Patton's Cadillac? Maybe one of those old Army/Navy ambulances that went on to haul surfboards, rock bands and tow race cars when they were surplused?
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    Rick, take another look at that chassis - Jo-Han/X-El was using nylon push pins to attach the chassis at that time; shouldn't be too much trouble prying them out. The interior would be heat-swaged on, but it looks like the PO dismantled it to paint the interior, so you may get lucky. If you give it a bath in the purple pond, the silver paint will be the first thing to go. I got one of these way back when and did the trim in Bare-Metal; a challenge to my sanity talents but it turned out pretty nice: Good luck with it!
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