ChrisBcritter

San Diego's own Cascades, "Rhythm of the Rain."

Was fun to see that Pasadena and Chicago had the same weather today: 32°, no snow, and sunny (so the Hawaiian bands' conch shell blowers in the Rose Parade were wearing more than loincloths this year ). Where I used to live in Yucca Valley was at the 3200' level, so snow was usually a once-a-year deal, and melted within a day, but it made the desert very pretty: And sometimes you'd spot something interesting on the road:

Same melody, two different sets of lyrics: 1.There was a time when the world was fickle And it may have been hard to succeed But times have changed now, and school and training Is all you really need... 2. There she goes, she ran in her room She'll prob'ly stay in there the rest of the day It sounds like it must have been something you said You know she's awfully used to getting her way... Hints: #1 was recorded by at least three big groups. #2 was recorded by another big group, whose leader also played piano on #1.

"Drive", the Cars.

OK, I used the URL of the first photo to find the others. Looks pretty sharp! Yes, the ends of the grille will need some finessing where they meet the fenders, but it's getting there. Nice job so far.

please pm me too - I looked at what I think is the other site (rhymes with "jail motto snoozefest"?) and couldn't find it.

Don't know why they keep calling it a '70; it's a '69.

Think I posted about this, but it got lost in the forum sinkhole. '60 Falcon promo from Australia, RHD 4-door sedan which warped almost as well as the American version! Sure looks like the AMT promo. Anyone have info on this?

I was thinking along similar lines (I already have a '64 Coupe deVille ):

O/T here, but a 1/72 C-54? Oh boy...

Another possible one (haven't got the parts to confirm): AMT 1/43 '57 Chevy and MPC '57 Chevy Zinger - I had the Zinger a long time ago and remember the body being much more detailed and accurately shaped than the others in that series.

eBay is a better friend: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1960-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CRAFTSMAN-BUILT-/121455432390?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1c474ed2c6 http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1960-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CRAFTSMAN-BUILT-/121455811380?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1c47549b34 Two different red builtup Craftsman kits; second listing has a side view.

1. Re-learn how to use an airbrush. 2. Finish the models waiting for paint jobs (see #1). 3. Send a load of parts to Chrome-Tech. 4. Finish the models waiting for chrome (see #3). 5. Get a bunch of parts from the Modelhaus. 6. Finish the... you get the picture.

Got the '51 Chevy hardtop body for the '50 Olds conversion; it'll be on the back burner for a while as I seem to be concentrating on the '60 Chrysler at the moment (modeler's ADD and all that).

Hoo boy! Congrats on picking up this one - it's the only car that I would have traded my Magnum for. How many miles does it have on the odometer? And what's the triangle sticker on the rear?

I've got two variable speed Dremels, one much older than the other. I use the old one more often since its slowest speed is 5000 RPM, which won't melt plastic as easily. I've looked into the Mini Mite but its slow speed is 6500 RPM so I'll stick with what I have. The most off-the-wall rotary tool I ever had was one I made from a battery powered lollipop rotator ; thing ran about 10 RPM and I had it rigged up like a powered pin vise. Wish I still had it...

Allen Funt did it first: :lol: :lol: Start with a Heller Renault 4CV and a razor saw...

Slick, slick, slick! Love it!

Best schooling you can get is at kustomrama.com: http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Jack_Stewart%27s_1950_Oldsmobile Nice thing is you can see where the body cuts were made.

One notable difference between the '60 and '61 coupe kit bodies: the '61 has a trim molding that runs around the outer edge of the body cove from front to rear and around the taillights (interrupted only by the front wheel opening). It wasn't used to delineate a two-tone scheme on the real cars; the second color was still only on the roof. Other than that: '60: "Falcon" in script on front fenders and right side of the panel betwen the taillights '61: "Falcon" in script on front fenders plus a "winged" trim piece ahead of it; "FALCON" in block letters spread across taillight panel To be accurate, both should show a separation between the front fender and rocker panel plus a seam line running straight back from the bottom of the door to the rear wheel well:

Thank you Roger! It looks pretty straightforward to me. Somebody ambitious would be able to build the Polynesian from this combo (I'm shooting for street/strip circa 1960 with mine).

And with the two Michael's coupons, got the hose for the airbrush (which Hobby Lobby didn't have ) and some silicone rubber molding putty. Now I can make the clear backup light lenses for that '64 Chevelle; I'm going to try the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic for that and let you all know if it works.

Got an Iwata Neo siphon feed airbrush (chosen mainly for the larger nozzle) for Christmas, a '51 Chevy hardtop body to do the '50 Olds conversion, and two half-off Michael's coupons for today and tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure the double-to-single hood grilles were a running change on the '70. This was a one-owner original paint car when my boss got it; it had a build date of April 16, 1970: One scoop. The broken grille was in the trunk, along with a good small cowl grille off a blue car (owner bought it to replace the broken one but got the wrong part): I have more shots of this one if you need 'em. Don't worry about hood alignment too much; most of the real cars I've seen aren't lined up either. One other difference: '71s had a bigger ring in the center grille "bullseye" (although the '71 MPC kit grille was not corrected).

That time of year when kids are just thrilled to meet Santa! A very merry Christmas to every one of you from every one of me. :lol: :lol: