ChrisBcritter

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o***w did it again! Just for esses and giggles, here are some recent results:

You may have an issue fitting a kit body to a promo chassis - it may not look warped but it will have shrunk a bit. Overall length of the kit chassis is 6 11/16", and the distance from the front to the rear screw hole center to center is 6 5/16" (I just now measured it). You may want to check that. Of course the good news is all the chrome, taillights and glass should fit fine - maybe the interior if you're lucky, with a bit of adjustment. There have been a few resin bodies on eBay - good luck with it!

One of the last great Jo-Han kits - you've done it proud! You said you just got your Modelhaus parts - when did you order them? I got my order in May 15th - no chrome parts - hopefully I'll get it soon!

It's not just what someone would pay for it, it's how many affluent folks are willing to fight over it to say "I have a Paul Hettick original". It's fun if you make a game out of it - There are about six bidders who go for the big money (I root for the underdog "r***u" - he's always in there plugging, and he's won a couple, but keeps getting outdistanced ). At the very least, it shows what a well-mastered resin kit that is. I wonder if they'll do a '79 Chrysler 300 someday?

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I used it on a prepainted AMT '62 Catalina to two-tone the roof. I covered all the silver paint on the window trim, let it dry, and trimmed the excess with a new blade. It worked very well; there are only a couple small spots that need touchups and none of the silver paint peeled up.

Chris - here's another one ending later today, also with the uptop but not painted AND cheaper: http://www.ebay.com/itm/johan-vintage-model-/252528782179?hash=item3acbe36b63:g:HP0AAOSwOdpXzztX Good luck! If you get either or both of them, you can put the kit you have up with a reasonable opening bid and make back at least part of your money.

Actually, Carl, that's a tough question; seems to be a lot of info out there about the movie cars except what was under the hood! The only shot that shows the engine intact appears to depict a Wedge with dual quads and Siamesed air cleaners; maybe you could contact Martin Sanchez and ask him what was in his car and in the wrecks he saw in the junkyard?

This was the standard box art for the USA Oldies reissue, the last time it was issued. At that time the mold for the interior had been lost, so the '63 Dodge dash/steering wheel and '64 Plymouth promo interior bucket were substituted. This eBay completed listing shows a built kit with the correct original interior and a raised top: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-Plymouth-Fury-convt-TOP-UP-or-TOP-DOWN-promo-car-style-built-kit-/191953644690?hash=item2cb1542c92%3Ag%3AYxYAAOSw9NdXs1JT&nma=true&si=MY1zxLWW6WoqAJ6JTDGeoTLHVi0%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 This listing shows an original 1962 box plus the partly assembled kit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jo-Han-1962-Plymouth-Fury-Convertible-Model-Kit-1-25-Scale-5362-E-149-/162153722003?hash=item25c11d7093%3Ag%3AWFUAAOSwaB5XkswC&nma=true&si=MY1zxLWW6WoqAJ6JTDGeoTLHVi0%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 You may want to save the photos to ID the original parts.

From Past Time Hobbies' site: I'll be there for sure!

If you wanted to take it beyond curbside, here's the engine to use: MPC '32 Chevy six-banger. http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1-25-1932-CHEVROLET-CABRIOLET-STOCK-ENGINE-AND-RELATED-PARTS-/302062055442?hash=item46544d3012:g:Lt0AAOSw9IpXzJIN

No particular order (and some may be obscure), but I'll check out any movie/tv show that has them: Tonantzin Carmelo Humphrey Bogart Michael Rennie Ralph Meeker Cliff Robertson Joan Crawford Bette Davis Lizabeth Scott John Cassavetes Lee Marvin Richard Loo Judy Garland Tony Randall Dolores Hart Jimmy Stewart Dorothy Malone Glynn Turman Orson Welles Tyrone Power Paul LeMat Walter Matthau Sheree North Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe Tippi Hedren Kim Novak Martin Balsam William Devane Robin Padilla Diane Baker Tatsuya Mihashi Mamie Van Doren John Gilbert Miroslava Stern Barbara Harris The Marx Brothers Jack Benny The Three Stooges And Jerry Mathers as the Beaver. (I could name many more...)

Aha! That reverse angle roof + Ranchero modification just gave me a great idea for the two parts car Monogram '58s I have: Shorten/cut back the roof, stretch the wheelbase, modify the rear end similar to yours, add a stainless steel bed with a bunch of scale floral arrangements, and paint it jet black: T-Bird flower car!

Did it have good headlights? I could use a set if you want to trade...

Love, love, love vintage movies and TV - thank goodness for TCM, the only outfit that cares about trying to dig up vintage stuff I've never heard of. I'd be as enthusiastic about MeTV and its imitators if they didn't speed up the old shows so much to jam in more commercials for reverse mortgages, stair lifts and attorneys trying to get clients to sue drug companies ("If you died from taking Nebulexa, call us!"). The dialog gets clipped off and the music speeds up and slows down at various times, boy I tell ya what... Sorry. Back on topic. Love the old game shows on Buzzr late at night; I used to watch "To Tell the Truth" and when the three contestants came on, I'd Google the person's name to see if I could beat the panel. "What's My Line" is fun, although I'd keep hoping John Daly would finally snap and tell that I'm-too-smart-for-this-room Bennett Cerf to go (censored) himself, Arlene Francis to please try to come in sober, and Dorothy Kilgallen to go grow a chin and stop acting so snippy. Movies: I enjoy film noir, particularly those with lots of vintage L.A. location footage. Anything with lots of cars is a treat, like Panic in Year Zero! starring Ray Milland and Frankie Avalon, Drive a Crooked Road starring Mickey Rooney (I posted the IMCDb page for that one) and Cell 2455, Death Row starring William Campbell (posted that one as well). And I gotta confess I like those campy, trashy '60s thrillers starring Joan Crawford at the tail end of her career: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Strait-Jacket, I Saw What You Did, and Berserk! ("We're running a circus - not a charm school! ).

"Born to Wander", Rare Earth. Fun fact: This song was playing on L.A. radio (either KRLA or KHJ, can't remember which) at 6:00 AM on February 9, 1971 when buildings, freeway overpasses, and anything not nailed down started wandering around - the Sylmar earthquake. ETA: It was KHJ; the DJ was Charlie Tuna. On the aircheck, he says "I'm a little shaky this morning." Forty seconds later... You can hear it here: http://www.radiohof.org/charlie_tuna.htm

I remember someone mentioning the tow boom in that Datsun is accurate for a '40s-early '50s type unit; I see a trade in my future... now which truck should I put it in?

Sorry to tell you it may be the beginning of the metal rot that is happening on some of these cars: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/84143-what-the-heck-is-happening-here/

I once had a fried worm taco from a stand at a Mexico City bullring. Tasted kinda crunchy and meaty. I basically did it so I could tell people I once had a fried worm taco.

They've got us on the run With guns And knives We're fighting for our lives... Hint: From a movie; better known as an instrumental in the USA (hit #27 Pop, #1 Adult Contemporary) but at least two different English artists recorded vocal versions.

Pretty eyes, shinin' big and bright A bundle of joy, she's outta sight Long black hair and fancy clothes She's got a reputation that everybody knows Hint: Motown. Big with the Northern Soul crowd.

You thought you could sneak these in without us noticing?

Yep - the Chevy's body held up. If there were anybody inside it, however... remember those old UCLA-ITTE crash tests?

Internet Archive is your friend (with the caveat that some photos won't be there; check different snapshot dates and you might get lucky): https://web.archive.org/web/20150401152644/http://www.aa-fuelaltered.com/