Richard Bartrop

I took a look at the Atlantis website, and the Mooneyes dragster is listed as discontinued, so you may want to grab them while you can. Even if you couldn't care less about vintage dragsters, It still comes with the roadster chassis and running gear.

Yeah, obviously, the early Hemi was long gone by the '66 model year. I know AMT's '49 Mercury has a later model Chrysler engine and transmission as an option, but I can't really vouch for how good it is. Of course, when it's your model, and your time, what you want to do is entirely up to you. . Now the "real" Green Hornet, as opposed to the TV prop, is supposed to be chock full of bleeding edge tech, so what's under there would be entirely up to your imagination. Maybe Kato managed to shoehorn a 426 Hemi into it, with a set of the experimental four cam heads you sometimes hear about for some extra oomph. It's entirely up to the builder.

It shows how times have changed that following professional football was considered the mark of an oddball back then.

So the chassis under AMT's Chrysler 300C would get you close?

It turns out that they actually built 14 Super sports like that with the copper plating everywhere. https://www.conceptcarz.com/z24322/rickenbacker-eight-super-sport.aspx

That was done at the factory, but it was a special model. Most Rickenbackers were less flshy.

I think you're out of luck, though depending on your scratchbuilding skills, you might be able to modify MPC's 1927 Lincoln to look like one. Too bad that there isn't a model. The Rickenbacker Sport in particular would be an interesting subject.

These arrived today. Judging by the number of sites I had to search t find them, this represents 2/3rds of the Humbrol #20 Crimson enamel left in Canada, but I use a lot of it, so it seemed prudent to stock up.

It's good to see another kit manufacturer, but really, what's in a name? The kits are the important thing. Me, when I think about the best of Jo-han, it's their classic kits and their Turbine car that come to mind, and as much as I'd like to see something like that come back, I'm not holding my breath. Some of the USA Oldies were nice, but for others, all I can say is, nostalgia is a heckuva drug. If they aren't doing the Jo-han kits, does it really matter what they call themselves?

It looks like you could transfer most of the patterns to sheet styrene.

Still miffed about them burning down the White House?

Just some good ol' blokes...

I love print, and one of my favourite things is to browse through used bookstores, but the last time I picked up a car magazine at a news stand it was something like 10 bucks for something the size of a largish pamphlet, and mostly ads, so I can see why they're going away.

Truth be told, box art doesn't sway me all that much. If anything too much emphasis on the box art makes me wonder what they're trying to hide.

Right now, the 'Revel '40 and '48 Ford kits, Revel's '29 pickup, and Roadster, and any of the model T and Model A kits, mostly for their kitbashing potential, and when you're making hot rods and customs, there are so many variations you can build. Same with the Monogram and Jo-Han classic kits, because even after you've done a box stock version, there are so many custom bodies you could do

That is some nice art, especially the Corvette.

One thing you can try to get a feathered edge is to make a mask, and hold it away from the surface you want to spray. This will also take some practice, but it's something to try if you're not feeling brave enough to freehand it.

Of course, the Franklin was air cooled, so it wasn't really a radiator.

The car looks like an 1907-09 Franklin, maybe a Model D?

Nice colour. Those Revell/Monogram T-Birds do build up nice.

I think you're right. MPC also sold several Airfix kits over here. Also not seeing the photos here.

Yes, thank you for responding, and letting us know how things get decided. Count me among the people who hopes you can somehow make the numbers work for a Plymouth Fury or Belvedere. I like the vintage stuff, and I am one of the few people who purchased the Gangbusters '32 Imperial.

The more I look at this, the more I think the windshield needs a trim.

It's not like this stuff is brain surgery. If you think the existing parts are wrong, then presumably you have some idea of what's supposed to be there, and it's not like there aren't plenty of resources online. Atlantis does show you how the parts go together, and figuring out that a rear axle goes some place in the rear is not that big an intellectual feat. If you can figure out which end of an X-acto knife to hold, it's not that big a deal.

Nicely done, and a coat of paint makes a world of difference on those wheels