ChrisBcritter

The General and his evil twin!

I can see some influence for the '33 Ford here, especially in the side view - the shape of the door openings and hood louvers.

A lot of the engines in use there now are Hyundai, Mercedes, Ford, and Toyota diesels - are there any kits that have them? Of course, Revolico is a great source of photos: http://www.revolico.com/autos/carros/search.html?q=&min_price=&max_price=&images=on A hint: Don't bother searching it by car names - the spelling in Revolico ads is usually just as bad as it is in Craigslist ads!

Maybe start with a Revell Thunderbolt roof since it's more readily available?

I did a little "photoshop modeling" the other day to try out an idea. This started out as a couple photos of a stock '77 Matador on an eBay listing; the result I like to call tongue-in-cheek "the Bertone Matador": Just might build this someday.

I'll go from left field and suggest a vintage travel trailer, like a Shasta or small Airstream - or maybe even a 2-in-1 version of the Open Road camper that could be also built as a trailer.

Just for esses and giggles, since we're showing off our '58 Fords, here's my hardtop so far: Lost the focus on this one, but you can see the '57 engine compartment and the modified back seat (cut out the 'vert bolsters and widened it): And this is sort of the look I'm going for: Before the purists chime in, this was a combination of a passable convertible with a lot of stuff glued to it and a really hopeless hardtop - its roof was the only good panel left and even then three of the pillars were broken.

Don't think it's the same guy - the seller is in New York, not Poland, and the box in the eBay listing is damaged.

OK. Reversed the top image (but kept the quarter panel emblem as it was) and lined them up. What do you think? Maybe the top of the rear wheel opening could be slightly flatter and aligned more with the body crease, but that's it for me. I'm assuming the windshield will be molded with the trim around it. And again, will the rectangular trim on the grille be a separate part?

Oh boy. I emailed them just after they reopened asking about the rear bumper for the Cox 1/20 Riviera. That and a '56 Plymouth interior are all I need now. Knew I should have ordered them immediately... Hope I can get those items before the end.

I really could use one several like that. Was this a one-off deal or someone who has an eBay business selling them?

But it wouldn't be an original Hettick! A friend of mine owns a charcoal line drawing of Mickey Mouse. I could probably do as good a sketch but since his is by Andy Warhol, well...

Even better, Studebaker wanted to import the Facel-Vega and rebrand it as a new Packard; Mercedes said "Nein" and that was the end of that. Too bad; that big Excellence sedan would have made a sweet '59 Patrician; just imagine the vertical louvered Packard grille added and the hexagons on the wheelcovers in red:

Rule #6: There is NO rule #6! (Someone had to say it eventually.)

And his bidders really know how to spend money.

OK, just finished doing the rest of the '58 Ford trim for the driver's side of the Plymouth and snapped a quick shot of it laid out for position. Of course some adjustments will be made to fit the overall length and the new cut line for the door (changing it to a two-door sedan). I decided to keep the ribbed insert as well.

Not phone books, but Classmates (.com) has thousands of yearbooks online; many of them have ads in the back like this one (from Libertyville, IL): So look up some old West Virginia yearbooks and you might find some good stuff.

Toyota effing Echo. It just plain depresses me to look at that thing. (However good it may be otherwise.)

That may be a problem, Peter - IIRC, the body is painted with metalflake at the factory over a solid color plastic; if you dunk it in the purple pond everything might come off. Maybe if you sealed off the rest of the body by covering it with rubber cement and put it in a shallow tray of stripper (just enough to immerse the roof), or used a few drops of brake fluid at a time? Anyone else have an idea?

Here's a good one. The 1954 Mexican film Yo No Creo en los Hombres was filmed on location in and around Havana, Cuba. This scene was shot in front of a very eclectic dealer... Packard: Hillman (on the left): Mack trucks (sign on the wall): And just for good measure, Sikorsky helicopters!

Aw, man... you lucky dog. I'd better check my local store; last I looked the ones on special (for $2.99 instead of $5.99) were all shades of pink!

Hi Christian - I really like this '59 Ford truck and trailer! Is it die cast? What scale and manufacturer? Never saw one like it before.

I've been using the Tamiya PE blades for a while; you do have to be careful not to put too much pressure on them because they will bend (although they can be straightened pretty well). To me they're indispensible for fine work; I've removed well-glued windshields without damaging the trim.

To expand on this, as I posted in the Tips section: The interior bucket is a modified '64 Dodge promo interior; the '62 Plymouth uses the '64 Plymouth promo interior. The package shelf was altered to fit the more rounded back window, and a small piecut wedge was added on the side panels where the dashboard mounts. Both are not too hard to fix. Good news if you want to do a correct bench seat '64, bad news if you want to do a correct '62. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/107174-stock-64-dodge-polara-interior-non-500-update/

I'm starting to get more serious about detailing as a personal challenge; never got much into engine detailing but that will be next. I've been doing little improvements to the one-piece chassis on my '61 Comet, and cut up the interior on the '60 Chrysler to deepen it and redo the seats, then add custom upholstery, cranks and handles. Carving all those little parts is what I seem to like best, along with repairing old builtups (spent last night redoing the windshield frame of the '59 Edsel, drilling tiny holes and making tiny reinforcement pins to fix the split and take the sag out). Still, engines don't excite me that much, but I'll get there eventually.