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  1. ChrisBcritter
    Check the sold listings on eBay for a seller named blzzzfn - he's been selling off a lot of unboxed older kits over the last several months. He says he got hold a collection of several thousand models, and many of them had had their boxes thrown away and were put in bags to save space. You might find some matches in his sold lots.
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    On the way home this evening I passed a red '70 Impala convertible, top down, lowered in front, with big 'n' little drilled aluminum wheels. Paint was a little dull but otherwise a nice big cruiser.
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    I bare-metaled a Jo-Han reissue '58 Olds 98. I've recovered to the point where I see shadows, and can name three countries: Belgium, Belgium, and Kansas City.
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    My personal favorite :lol: : The whole phrase: "PLEASE COVER UP... BEFORE STRIKING LIGHT" I copied both sides onto a t-shirt once.
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    Somehow I keep thinking of a school bus when I look at it.
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    Brand new license plates, fresh out of the envelope!
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    At this point, I'm sticking with estate sales rather than garage sales - they seem to have more older stuff; plus the sale companies post photos online. And if I do spot some models ahead of time I don't need, I'll post about them here for my fellow Chicago-area model nuts.
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    Every little bit helps. That said, I've found out that Jo-Han messed up on a few things, probably due to working from early drawings? What this really turns out to be is an odd mix of Windsor (shorter wheelbase, flush grille, no front fender spears) and New Yorker (trim and emblems, grille bars). Luckily MCG has photoetch grille material that is a very close match for the Windsor, so that and the wheelbase make it an easy choice - it will be a mild custom Windsor.
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    Mel's Drive-in for $22.49??? Must... resist...
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    Don't forget to check their clearance area for paints. I was at the one in Mount Prospect today and noticed they had the AMT double T coupe and roadster on sale for 40% off. I thought about it but just got the razor saw blade I came for, with the 40% off coupon. Don't need to be buying a box of two new projects when I'm already working on seven or eight at once.
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    New vintage grille/bumper/headlights for the '60 Chrysler. With that, a new chassis and glass, and Satco tires with deep chrome reverse wheels from the Jo-Han Petty Plymouth, all mocked up it looks a lot better than when you last saw it: A set of Modelhaus taillights, some mods to the grille to inset the bars, and it will be time to do the final bodywork.
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    Good to know, Tom and Scott! Hmm. Maybe I should do the front clip in primer to make it look like a homebrewed crash repair? I just want to do it basically stock with a jacked up rear and a load of surfboards. I picked this unit instead of the new one since it was cheap, plus the grille has been said to have a more correct concave shape.
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    Got a real decent '60 Falcon bumper/grille for my sedan delivery. Maybe I'll indulge my masochistic streak and separate the two, and put the factory roll pan behind the bumper... or maybe I'll just drill out and replace the headlights.
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    Not that much; it mostly needs to moved forward to be flush with the bottom edge of the front bumper (I also trimmed off the backs of the bumper guards a bit). Yes, all three years.
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    Good luck with it, Erik! One thing I forgot, and so did AMT, on both kits: the top corners of the trunk lid should be rounded, not squared. Just in case you want to be Mr. Know-it-All at your next show.
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    Before Tim chimes in with his great work, here's my amateur-hour effort: Needs some finish sanding to even it up, but you get the idea. I cut down the top of the window opening to align straight across the door and carved out the little kickup. I also flattened the top of the quarter panel to keep it aligned with the window. Similar deal on this '61 Pontiac, a convertible body with a '61 Bel Air roof transplant: Again, this isn't finished, need to patch the rear molding; but the modification was the same. And finally here's the original '61 hardtop body; AMT didn't really get it right then either.
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    Sharp build on a sharp kit. Wonder why MCG - or anyone else - hasn't made a photoetch set for the '64 Plymouth? (With correct Sport Fury emblems, hint hint.)
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    I like the headlight treatment; are those from the '53 Ford?
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    Nice, simple, helpful post - thanks! Have you ever fixed the base of the C-pillar on the '62 Bel Air? Pretty much the same kind of process.
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    As I recall, fit of the bumper/grille to the body and fit of the lower front pan to the bumper is rather fiddly; needs a little filing here and there to fit neatly - just shave a little, test fit, shave a little... Also check photos of the real car when you install the rear bumper - it's very easy to get it upside down. Also, if you latch onto a Craftsman kit, it's a Town Coupe (no vinyl roof) rather than a Landau, and the interior is correct for a coupe with vent slots on the package shelf; the full kit is really a convertible with an optional add-on roof and not an accurate coupe.
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    I just hope I can make one of my '58s look that good. One question: Why did you use a '59 Ford chassis instead of a '57? Was it just handy?
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    There are certain exceptions for older stuff, as I found out personally last week. As I'm sure you're sick of hearing, I'm putting together a '61 Bonneville hardtop from pieces but I still needed a good hood, underhood items, and taillight bezels and lenses. Those goodies finally came up NOS on eBay - underhood stuff (firewall, radiator, washer bottle and battery) went for $13, taillights for $19, and the hood went for $33! So I repaired my damaged hood, scrounged a battery and salvaged the firewall and radiator, and ordered the taillights from Modelhaus. There are about seven or eight sellers that are my go-to guys for old stuff.
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    Update on the Continental: It had one '64 and one '61-63 taillight lens - '64 is smaller, in case you're scrounging . Had to glue the '64's bottom to a thick scrap of red sprue and reshape it to fit the '62 bezel. If you asked me what skill I use the most lately fixing up old AMT kits, I'd have to say "Whittling."
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    Great idea using the '34 wheels - one of the few things AMT got right on that kit. So how did you make your spark plug wire looms?
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    Now if only they can come up with a way to do chrome like this... :D
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