ChrisBcritter

Good to see this one return - you see resin wagons all the time but not the Ranchero. Does it have a vacuform windshield? (And if so would you sell it separately? I could probably use three.)

Got an NOS '61 Ford convertible interior bucket to go in the car I got at Model Empire; the original had very tough black paint on it and when I got most of it off, I found a crack running from the back seat all the way to the rear . I'll probably separate the front seat and put a full floor under it.

Did you have any trouble gluing the rear section from the '61 Galaxie body, since it's (I assume, since it's warped) acetate plastic? What cement did you use?

I've seen pictures of these Novas built, and they all have that issue with the hood molding and grille alignment. We'll see if Moebius does better - AMT just molded it to the grille. So how did you manage to get those inner black rings to stay on the wheels (between the wheelcovers and the whitewalls)? They keep popping off the rims on the set I have.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" (My ancestral hometown, 1938; from "You know you're from Paducah, KY when..." on Facebook)

I've got two late-issue Aurora '34s in pieces, one a nearly-complete unbuilt kit: and the other a dismantled gluebomb with almost all the parts the good one is missing. I figure I have enough to build one stock and one hot rod. Some pieces, like the door handles, are rather thick while others are delicate (the front axle especially). Still I want to build it since it reminds me of what an AMT Trophy Series '34 would have been like. Question: How long did Aurora produce this kit? The instructions look like they were printed in the '70s. Neither one came with a correct box lid.

Excellent save, Dan! Thanks for showing the results of the airbrushed chrome ink.

^^^ Oooeee! Want me one of those. I was in the middle of putting a '49 roof on a '50 body to build the Turnupseed coupe, but lost much of it in the last move. What was left included a Carson top and two chopped hardtop roofs, so maybe I could build a couple more customs.

If it's not too late, you could try this image; it's a bit sharper: I used it for my '40 Ford pickup.

If you need a smaller one, look for an A-frame tow bar - a few kits have them including the '62 Bel Air "Northwind" and the '64 Ford Modified Stocker.

Boy, I hope these models were saved - they look like 1/3 or 1/4 scale, along with the gas station: The Mustang's a bit out of proportion, but the Fury and Caprice look spot-on!

Four lenses done. It's a slow process but it seems to work - and it should be a big help for models that have chrome taillights you want to replace with red ('65 Belvedere, '60 Ranchero). I also dabbed a couple Monogram '40 Ford pickup chrome taillights on their lens areas - two thin coats applied with a straight pin - and they came out nice. (I'll add photos soon.)

Good ones, Ellen - do you know where they were located?

After some more trial and error, late last night I came up with ONE perfect non-sticky, non-mushy little transparent red '58 Ford taillight lens. I did it by curing thin layers, a couple drops at a time, about a minute of UV light per layer. One down, three to go.

Got the flashlight today; seems to work a bit better - I'm giving the layers about 30 seconds each of steady light and it's solidifying harder. Trying to cast '58 Ford taillight units and each try comes out better. I think headlight lenses should work OK; still trying with the red-dyed stuff.

A step forward, a step back - it solidified fine clear, but I added two drops of red dye to a small amount (maybe 1/4 tsp.) of AlumiUV and it's a lot tougher getting it to harden. (One drop might have been OK.) Thin layers seem to work better; also I'm getting a multi-LED UV flashlight to see if that helps - but it's been bouncing around the USPS in Chicago for the last few days, and the eBay seller sent me this whiny email about why I haven't sent feedback yet...

Real pretty Caddy, Bob! From what I understand, putting one of these together was one step above scratchbuilding.

Thanks Aurf! They don't look much like the old IMC tires; the lettering is way larger and the tread is different. I have a Testors issue of this kit missing the tires; I should inventory it and see if anything else is missing.

That is really sharp, Gerald! Now I'm getting the urge to build mine... maybe with a Revell Orange Crate body to get the chopped top and opening doors?

Looking forward to seeing this one built! Will you be going with an injected nailhead Buick? The Jo-Han '61 and '62 Olds F-85 kits should have the firewall/radiator wall you need, if you have a junker available.

What tires come with this issue? I notice the Lindberg LRW doesn't use the old IMC Goodyears; does this have them?

Dodge Daytona, minus a hood (another hot day in Thousand Palms?) ETA: The McCormick auction in Palm Springs starts this Friday; this one isn't on the sale list but some very nice cars show up in town around that weekend.

And there we have it; the longbed pickup will be where I'll finally put that Open Road camper. As for the Nova, looking forward to seeing the finished product but I do wish the gasser was a '62-'63, since the Rat Packer was a '65 (and I've put a bunch of work into one taking it back to stock). As for other future versions: wagon, wagon, wagon!

The AlumiUV arrived today, so I dabbed some into a mold, hit it with the little UV light from the Bondic, and... and... (insert six minutes of commercials here ) ...Works like a charm! Solidified nice and clear in a few seconds. To me, it might have a slightly thicker viscosity than Bondic, but not by much. Looks like this may be just the ticket for casting up a lot of small parts for a way better price per ounce than Bondic or LazerBond. It should work with the Alumilite red and orange dye, since the Bondic did. Happy modeling!

AMT '63 Nova wagon Craftsman kit. Had a tan one as a kid, and two ivory ones now. Reegs, I met the guy in your avatar, Lou Cutell, and asked him about that movie (Mars Invades Puerto Rico). He said he was just glad the $600 check he was paid for it cleared the bank!