ChrisBcritter

'50s pranksters: NOT a prank (our family slide, Colorado ca. 1956):

Is there any kind of glue that will bond Cycolac ('60s promo) plastic? I'm talking about solvent type rather than epoxy or CA glues.

My dog ate the fender unit for a chopped AMT '40 Ford coupe I was building, after I'd molded in the headlights and side grilles. That bitch.

Re the grille: Sorry to take so long to answer. You know how many words a picture is worth... In the words of Wolfman Jack: "...you've got the curves, baby, I've got the angles!" I can probably fix this, to a point, but it will take a lot of work. It's just been a pet peeve for me because (1) the '46 is my favorite Chevy grille, and (2) everything else in the kit looks so good.

1/1 wouldn't be a big deal if you started with one of the VW powered replicas - I'm surprised it hasn't been done already. Come to think of it, a VW Bugatti in scale would be fun to try...

Dave, sorry if this is a dumb question, but have you compared your Pontiac to the AMT '61 for dimensions? I have a '61 Bonneville hardtop that would greatly benefit from a lot of the more detailed parts (engine, chassis - lengthened of course - grille, bumpers, underhood stuff, etc.) yours will certainly have.

How about the engine in the AMT '66 Skylark Modified Stocker?

Congrats on the Toronado! Wish I had an extra tire for you. And I fully agree on eBay; there's one particular vendor ("blzzzfn") I check every Saturday night just to watch the bids hit the stratosphere - even on common items. It's like Barrett-Jackson in miniature. Unfortunately I got outbid on a wrecked '64 Dodge promo I need for the interior (Modelhaus told me they won't be making one ).

Thanks for posting that one - nice to see how the up top fits. You might want to check with Modelhaus about taillights as well; this is part of an email response I got: I don't think these pop up when you do a regular site search. I have two builtup '58 convertibles; I saw them on eBay at the same time and threw out low bids - ended up having to buy both . One body is marginally better so I may fix it up and get a resin hardtop body for the other.

From what I understand, there aren't any good 1/24th/1/25 kits of the 275GTB? Always wanted to build the one in that Ryan O'Neal TV movie. There's no Steve McQueen, Jr. - are you thinking of Chad McQueen? He's Steve's only son (and doesn't look much like him). As for the car, it'll probably go for $eleventy-two jillion.

And a 3" or 4" top chop plus either a narrowed rear axle or widened rear fenders? Looks like the custom work was fairly well done.

Here you go - August 1963, p.37: http://www.modelencyclopedia.com/magazines.php?MagId=77&PageNum=37

You might try hunting down a Monogram '64 GTO body shell for the door/window frames.

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)

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.

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).

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.

If it's not too late, the AMT '35 Plymouth Coupe modified would be the same body as the '36 Dodge, I believe.

The incredible sound of Tommy Ivo's Showboat in the movie Bikini Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B07ByoCKGso

Or AMT with a coupe version of their '29 A roadster, or '28 A sedan.

Clean build with clean details - love it! Question: What are the two little holes in the front of the hood for?

I always look forward to your builds, Tulio, and this is no exception. Beautiful job so far and your photography adds so much.

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?

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!)

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!