ChrisBcritter

"Twisted Lemon".

Aw, man... Gotta be some other tires they can put on it. Wonder whether they'd sell or lease the molds to someone else (Moebius, are you out there? Your Jo-Han '59 Dodge needs a garagemate). The kit is definitely of its time in the chassis but it was the next best thing to Jo-Han in looks.

Thanks for posting this one, Art - I wonder if there's been a full inventory of those molds, so we could get definitive answers as to what's gone? Wonder if there are any remnants of the '62 Mopar annuals? Maybe I should go sell a kidney and buy a '62 Lancer or Newport which would ensure those would turn up...

Possibly but IIRC you'd have to grind down the outer edges of the Skyliner's rims a bit; better measure them first.

Saw this pile of stuff amongst the photos for an estate sale in Westchester. One of those boxes intrigued me; it looked like a Cox gas-powered car: So I went over there at 5 AM to be fourth in line when they opened at 9; made a beeline for the basement, and sure enough: I'd forgotten Cox made a Riviera; in fact this is the first one I've ever seen. Luckily they weren't asking much for it. Ick. After cleanup and reassembly: Rear bumper's missing (and I scoured the basement to no avail; hello Modelhaus...?) but the taillights, dashboard and steering wheel were in the box. Parked it next to my '64 promo for size comparison, 1/25 vs. 1/20: I also got that old Tru-Scale International pickup since it was cheap and solid, and cheap... it cleaned up well. Now a heads-up: They also had a Mattel Vac-U-Form in the original box; they were asking $45.00 for it. I passed, but if any of you Chicago-area modelers need one, the sale starts again this morning at 9:00 AM and if it's still there you can probably get it cheaper. Here's the address: 11141 Shakespeare Westchester, IL 60154 (just off the NE corner of Cermak Road and Wolf Road). Good luck!

Congrats on finishing this one so cleanly - the fit of the doors and cab on mine wasn't easy; it took a lot of trimming and I ended up channeling the cab about 1/16" to make everything line up properly. Nice to see how well that works! This is the exact same thing I had planned to do on my '51 Chevy and '50 Olds, although it doesn't apply to this pickup since the truck windshield has no tabs or locators - you just have to finesse the shape of the opening to fit it in from behind.

The odd wheelcover is AMT 1961 Ford; the others are 1960 Ford fullsize (vintage AMT shallow ones). Correct wheelcovers are the same as on 1959 Ford and should be available through Modelhaus. Second, that's no gluebomb - it's got no fenderskirts, louvers, scoops or fins added!

Inspiration: "Wife told me to clean out the garage, but I didn't want to throw anything away, so we compromised."

Very impressed with this one! One question: In the early photos it looks like you left off the top of the cab roof. Was there a clearance issue with the camper's overhang?

I have the JF '61 Falcon Courier; looks accurate without too much flash, but the whole surface is slightly rough. I wonder if it's from the mold being dusted with talcum powder? When I build it I'll put it in a container of water and wet-sand it to avoid the resin dust.

No bites on this one, so... Ray Stevens - "Butch Bavarian" - retitled "Butch Barbarian" because of complaints from the folks who make Busch Bavarian beer. Plotline (becoming a human nest for endangered swallows) was used for FG episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows". And now in stereo!

Edsel-Dan - I've mentioned my '61 Bonneville project before, but briefly: it's composed of a rough builtup coupe, a decent unpainted convertible body I got cheap because it was missing the windshield frame, and the roof from a '62 Bel Air. I made the usual correction in the kickup at the rear quarter windows and it looks about as good as is possible; the Bel Air glass needed reshaping to fit because the roof of the Pontiac was about 3/32 narrower at the body. That said, the rest of the AMT Bonneville looks very accurate for a kit that's 53 years old. A couple issues on the Bonneville I have noticed: The front bumper/grille fit is very sloppy; I had to shim the tabs to get it to line up, and the hood doesn't align with the grille very well. On the driver's side it's molded too short and doesn't reach the grille. And of course the chrome moldings that are supposed to be on the hood are molded into the grille, so that needs correcting.

IIRC, according to the songwriter, the pretty blue lights were on the roof of a cop car.

Happy little package from Modelhaus - taillights for my '60 Chrysler, '61 F-85 wagon (which are for a 35-years-stalled '62 Cutlass El Camino project) and Hubley '61 Ford wagon, top boot for my '62 Chrysler, and windshield glass and frame for my '63 Falcon promo. Nice thing about the F-85 taillights: they're molded in clear red resin, then chromed, so I can scrape the chrome off just the lens and they'll be better than the originals!

Found out plenty - it's the 1937 Gougeon Streamliner: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/aerodynamic-whatzit-spotted-in-tampa-30s-ford-based.972799/ Should've known Geoffrey Hacker would be the owner.

"And there he'd stand and yodel-lady-ooin' all day And it would ring out for miles You could hear him in every chalet..." Hint: Big mostly novelty artist. Had a little trouble with the song's title because of objections from a beer company (which might have caused it to stall on the charts). Story in the song was partly copied for an episode of Family Guy.

There were at least two more: an Indy roadster and a '32 Ford 3-window coupe (which begs the question: why didn't AMT do this in 1/25??) Speaking of the Ranchero, check out this one from eBay: Neat vintage slot conversion using (I think) two All-Star Rancheros and parts of the Aurora Packard ambulance. Note also the 1/32 Ranchero has the three little ribs on the taillight bezels that AMT missed on all their 1/25 kits.

Check page 670 posts 13385 and 13386 of the "What did you get..." thread; member Jmaracing just got an early (Trophy series?) '65. Maybe he could post some photos?

I wonder if you could get the same results by putting the whole setup in the sink and pouring boiling water over it? I know that kind of plastic warps in the dishwasher.

Bien hecho Raymond! The wire wheels look like the ones from the AMT '65 Riviera.

Rob, is it OK if I post this on the Hokey Ass Message Board? Probably someone there can ID it. Back wheels look like '36-'38 Ford.

Enjoy: Whittling and sanding and polishing Cutting up and combining two or more junkers to make one good car Discovering new tools and building supplies Finding NOS parts on eBay Building vintage, rare kits that haven't been reissued twenty times Can't stand: Shelving projects because of parts that are unobtanium Engine wiring Tires that melt wheels or anything else they touch* Painting Getting outbid for NOS parts on eBay The cost of vintage, rare kits that haven't been reissued twenty times AMT butchering the '63 Nova wagon** body and losing the rest of the molds *Monogram tires seem to be an exception; I have 50-year-old Monogram builtups with no melt from the tires - what was their formula? **you can also replace "'63 Nova wagon" with any other kit that was changed into an AWB funny car, Modified Stocker, or the lousy stinkin' Barnabas Collins Van.