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    How about a link for the ad? My friend the collector was just looking at a low-mile clean '85 Chevette in Oregon - for $4600...
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    Cold pancakes yuck
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    OK I understand. Is it still on for a December release?
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    Thanks again - Any more test shots you can share?
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    Got outbid as usual for a '60 Ford pickup hood emblem, so I ordered a full set from Rookie Resins - which works out cheaper for all three . Also picked up a '59 Continental steering wheel; with a few mods to the center it will be correct for the '59 Century Coronado boat.
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    Just now put in my order - even with postage, it's still cheaper than what just a hood emblem sold for on eBay today. Thanks Bill! By the way, have you thought about my suggestion for '60s Econoline emblems?
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    About a year ago, Revell announced a lot of new products that were coming soon - mostly paints, but also a two-part acrylic filler. Haven't seen anything on it since; anyone know more?
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    Another fine '58 from your workbench!
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    How about just putting a nice big 1/25 scale padlock on it? Nice weathering!
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    Peteski, how about a build thread on that drill? I bet a lot of us would like to see it - sounds like just the ticket for drilling out distributor caps for plug wires.
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    Don't Pickett scabs
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    I also had a friend in high school named Bill Gudmundson - really admired him because he made his own stop-motion kaiju movies shot on 16mm. I worked with him on one of them, building miniature sets like a collapsing parking garage. I also rebodied the back half of a Jo-Han '72 Torino with aluminum foil so it would be crushed realistically by a falling sign, and did the same with the front of a '74 AMX, dropping it vertically through a billboard. Also set off a firecracker under my '70 LTD, which I salvaged but the chassis still has a hole in it. The movie turned out well - it helped get him into the Columbia College film program. I've lost touch with him over the years, but apparently he's still in the business, producing resin kaiju monsters.
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    My dad visited New York on business in April 1956 and took some pictures. Guess what's playing at Loew's State?
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    Let's do an A/B comparison: This bodes well for a full detail kit! Note the mounting points for a separate radiator, battery, master cylinder, and possibly heater blower motor, and (Nova experts please chime in) what looks like a more accurate treatment on the shape of the inner fenders and shock towers. Chassis: (Sorry about the red clay - it was a dam for making a mold of the crossmember) This sure looks like they scanned an original chassis; it's a very close match. Those front stabilizer arms shouldn't have an S-curve, though, and the lower control arms are as simplified as they always were. The front motor mounts are a bit more substantial. Bravo, Round2 - Looking forward to more!
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    Picked up two more sets of '66/'67 Corvair 13" five-lug steelies. I should have enough now to attempt a four-lug conversion I can cast up; a lot of early '60s compacts need them along with six-cylinder early Mustangs and Pintos.
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    I picked up the reissue of the AMT '70 Wildcat a few years ago; I keep thinking dangerous thoughts like "Why not put an engine in it like the '69 had?" I gotta stop listening to those voices... So I picked these bits up today - '69 engine and firewall (with an interior attached): Still need the radiator wall if anyone has one, but it's a pretty simple part if I have to scratchbuild it. I would like to get the drive belts and accessories from an original '66 Riviera to add all the power accessories this car should have. Bet I'll have hours of delightful fun separating that firewall from the interior
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    Hi Rich - I recently got some NOS underhood parts from a '68 Toronado; I probably won't need the front inner fenders so PM me if you can use them. See if these match the one you have:
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    caught in teeth
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    Picked up this poor ol' heap from Joe Wheat over the weekend: Lots of parts to play with here; wheels, bumpers, taillights and glass are all good. I wonder if I could use the glass for the AMT '58 as a template to correct the roof? Or maybe I could turn it into a post-crash version of Sheriff Roy's ride from The California Kid?
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    Still working the learning curve with the UV resin taillights. The first experimental batch came out very dark and had the issue of not curing all the way through. This time I tried three drops of dye (instead of five) per about 1/2 tsp of resin, and pouring about a 1/16" layer at a time, then 15 seconds per layer with the UV light, then 30 seconds for the last layer. I think I'm finding a sweet spot here; the lenses are coming out more clear red and solid and the dye is fading less. Note the thinner lenses are a bit lighter:
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    Yep - the Fireball 500 has them, too. (Another chrome headlight I should cast in clear.) As to the Ami, the export version (Canada?) looked like this:
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    The Mack is back! As well as that headache-inducing '57 Nomad. Might be fun to build it as a more detailed version of the Kenner Smash-up Derby car...
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    Mine is molded in green and brown, just like on the box.
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    Another barn find my friend picked up a year ago from an estate auction in the CA high desert; 1916 Reo M-6 7-passenger touring, one of maybe six known to exist: Bid up to about $7k; the graceful body was inspired by a Vanden Plas design.
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