ChrisBcritter

Just to clarify: Are you using baking powder or baking soda? I've heard of baking soda being used as filler but not baking powder. One smaller thing: The vertical lines on the left side below the trunk lid are for the fuel filler lid; the two on the right are just indentations in the panel to balance out the lid and shouldn't be deepened: (ignore the continental kit, it was the best closeup I could find)

It was actually Silver Mocha Poly (dark brown, like the Revell '57 Country Squire) and Doeskin Tan - my uncle called it the Brown Beast. He said he did most of his racing on the streets of Paducah, but when this was shot the markings were temporary for a trip to the dragstrip in Brookport, IL. He sold the car shortly afterward in 1965 when he went into the Air Force. Here's a closer but blurrier shot: P.S. Just noticed you're from Pass Christian - my mom's from Gulfport. Her cousin (whom I never got to meet) drove stock cars around there - "Tiger" Fillingim, #72. Here's a few photos: http://www.misschicken.com/72-Tiger%20Fillingim.htm

Nice job on this one - especially how you matched the markings. My uncle had a '57 Fairlane 500 four-door pillared sedan which he raced around Paducah, KY in the mid-60s: It ran a 406 four-speed with a single four-barrel (the tri-carb setup was on the 292 it had before). Since it was his daily driver, the markings were temporary. (Which will make it a lot easier for me someday when I build it - I can freehand them and it won't have to be too neat!)

Looks like the rear end is from the AMT '57 Ford, if those rear "shackles" are molded onto the springs.

Color chart: http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1961-Buick-pg01.jpg How about something subtle, like Desert Fawn Poly? Mary Tyler Moore's ride in the movie X-15. With matching outfit.

Leave one of them. Donut spare on the other side.

Turned out real sharp - especially in black. Well done! How did it go over at the meeting?

Just to clarify, what is the inside diameter of the new tires? MM or inches is fine.

Casting lenses to replace molded headlights?

If you really want to get detailed, you can remove a little of the foil next to the windshield and back window to simulate the rubber gaskets around the glass, since it's already black underneath. Your last photo reminded me that AMT made a mistake - five-lug wheels (should be four-lug).

Boy, I wish they'd sell the new parts as a conversion kit! How do the new wheels and tires measure up in size (inner and outer diameter) to the old AMT or Jo-Han compact car tires? They could be just the ticket for my '61 F-85 wagon.

Yes! Please show us the new grille and how well it hopefully fits. And the new wheels and dog dish hubcaps - plus what kind of tires they have.

Oh man - vandalized or just rifled through? It happened to me just before Christmas several years ago; thank God they didn't bust the models. And the cops caught the bastard as he was leaving.

And while we're at it, we might as well ask for clear red taillight lenses as well (which would have been nice for the '65 Ford reissue).

Oh, you absolutely bet I would - I'm doing it now whenever I can scrounge extra lenses.

Lesson learned: Burnish down your shipping labels! I'll put clear packing tape over them sometimes to make sure.

Hope one of you can get this: Here's the website with location and directions: http://cwsmarketing.com/lacounty.htm Good luck! (Some neat 1/1 cars there too.)

As I mentioned, here's my restored '60 sedan and phantom '61 convertible Corvairs: The phantom '61 also has a phantom column shift - back in the late '70s I didn't know the lever was on the dashboard.

Good luck with it! I also rebuilt an unpainted '60 gluebomb and painted it light metallic green; nice kit. Only problem is that the lower rear pan doesn't fit well at the sides, but a little scrap plastic and filing should fix that. Also remember the rear windows only roll down 3/4 of the way, so you'll need some clear acetate for them.

Back with more. From the 1959 classic The Giant Gila Monster, a rare sight: Promos that haven't begun to warp yet, especially the PMC '58 Ford wagon, AMT '59 Buick and Pontiac, a Hubley (?) diecast MGTD plus the ancient Monogram '32 Ford kit (note the seam running down the deck lid) with fenders, hood and exhaust modified to match the 1/1 car in the movie: And from one of MST3K's greatest short film subjects, Mr. B Natural, this AMT '56 Buick Roadmaster: What else can you find?

Oh, I can think of quite a few: Monogram 1/8 Jaguar and Vette in Superman (1978): Same movie, another Vette painted to match a '74 Firebird: More coming!

Those two astronauts seem quite surprised to see it!

That's interesting to know. Could we see some photos of the result?

I have three of these already; one will get the Jimmy Flintstone delivery body and be curbside, another will get the Shelby treatment under the hood plus I'll cut the doors and tailgate from the spare body, and the third I built stock back in the '70s from the "Baja" series reissue. Then I have a '61 Falcon coupe that I started to build as a contemporary street machine; it's about 75% done. Only thing is it's been sitting that way so long that it's now a nostalgic late '70s street machine... One bit of trivia about that kit: that '61 grille is different from the one in the '61 coupe kit. If you look at the original '61 issue part, the pattern is engraved more deeply than it is on the reissue - plus if you look very closely around the headlights on the reissue version, you can see a remnant of the '60 grille pattern (which must be why they now had to tool a new '60 grille).

Seeing if that's a gun in his pocket or if he's just glad to see him?