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ChrisBcritter

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  1. Here you go - August 1963, p.37: http://www.modelencyclopedia.com/magazines.php?MagId=77&PageNum=37
  2. You might try hunting down a Monogram '64 GTO body shell for the door/window frames.
  3. Very very clean build - and not only is the license number correct, but the font is more accurate than what they used in the movie! (from imcdb.org)
  4. I just got my daily dose of Vitamin C from looking at this car! Clean builds like this could make me question my loyalty to Jo-Han's '64, especially with that stance. Very sharp. One thing you might still be able to fix: The taillights are upside down.
  5. Oops - should have said '36 Plymouth. The body is cut out a bit but the rest looks pretty accurate (despite what's on the box top, the side windows aren't cut down).
  6. Yes, the '66 Thunderbird Town Coupe - I just got a black one; sanded down a ton of glue splotches and polished it up. Once I detail it out with some foil and paint I'll post it.
  7. If it's not too late, the AMT '35 Plymouth Coupe modified would be the same body as the '36 Dodge, I believe.
  8. The incredible sound of Tommy Ivo's Showboat in the movie Bikini Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B07ByoCKGso
  9. Or AMT with a coupe version of their '29 A roadster, or '28 A sedan.
  10. Clean build with clean details - love it! Question: What are the two little holes in the front of the hood for?
  11. I always look forward to your builds, Tulio, and this is no exception. Beautiful job so far and your photography adds so much.
  12. That color combo's gonna go nice with your '58 Pontiac. Are you going to make clear red taillights for it, or paint the molded-in ones?
  13. Maybe if they sold them like the Fonz motorcycle - but with a figure of Stompin' Tom Connors instead? (I'll let you Canadian modelers explain that one!)
  14. Not quite as nice close up when I opened the box, but it's mainly a few glue splotches. Worst part is the taillight lens has some glue warp. Interesting thing is that since it's the promo tool, the interior is correct for a coupe, with a package shelf that extends to the back window and has the little slots for the flow-through ventilation. The regular kit with the separate roof doesn't (it's really a convertible). One oddity: Two of the Craftsman's tires have whitewalls mistakenly printed on both sides - I've seen and owned AMT promos and Craftsman kits since the '60s and have never seen that happen on one tire, let alone two in the same kit!
  15. Found this little goodie at Hobby Lobby: http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/mesh-erasing-shield-282814/ Just the right pattern for a '58 Ford grille if you do it in pieces; not big enough for the '58 T-bird, however.
  16. So what will happen to the stock - off to eBay? I'm ashamed to admit I never heard of this place, but with Hobbytown USA being so close I haven't kept up.
  17. Got a couple built '66 T-birds, one a black Craftsman with the smooth top and the other a regular kit (probably reissue) with the vinyl top. They'd been up on eBay four times with no bids (and no description in the listing of what they were) so I kinda felt sorry for them, plus I have a thing for Craftsman kits: Also got a '69 442 parts lot with a complete front end setup, which will let me put steerable wheels in something else, and most of a '66 El Camino kit (minus the engine and mags) to donate the stock parts to my '66 wagon.
  18. Make it a diorama with the one guy daydreaming about himself driving the Dart, with him standing there and the "other" him in the Dart mounted in a thought balloon!
  19. Sleek and subtle. Only thing you need is a miniature guardrail on the edge of the deck railing - you'd have a great 1/25 scale causeway for your photos. And don't feel bad about the clouds - it adds to the mood.
  20. Another possibility would be a full detail Ford Maverick; the supply of reissues of the Jo-Han kit is drying up, and it had a simple chassis anyway. There should be enough variations to make it worthwhile, like street machine, Pro Stock, and especially Grabber. Would it be cheaper if a company could copy the dimensions of the Jo-Han body and tool up the rest with more detail?
  21. And he's smiling! (although his face looks a little more Sunfire than Superbird!)
  22. I wonder if AMT could pull off a '51 Ford based on their dated but decently accurate '49-'50 tooling? Particularly since a Victoria hardtop and convertible could use the same body, windshield and vent windows. Maybe Revell should take a crack at this, with detail like the '49 Olds coupe and a lot of period custom goodies. Shoebox Fords have never gone out of style; about the only limiting factor would be that they weren't too famous for racing.
  23. Very very good news. I bet everybody who has a reissue '64 Comet is tossing out their chassis and laying in a supply of new blades to cut open their hoods. I'll probably pick up a Ventura to upgrade my '61 Bonneville, and the Belvedere would be a start on the Chicago police car from the chase scene in Cooley High. (Note to AMT: maybe this would be a good time to make a '62 Grand Prix based on the Catalina tooling?)
  24. Good job and thanks for that info - I've seen that body and wondered how well it fit up with the AMT chassis.
  25. Even better in the sunlight - brings out all the subtle shadings and makes the chrome really stand out. I've really got to dig up a '59 one of these days.
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