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1971 Charger Daytona ?
goldfinger replied to Mike 1017's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
What-if 1971 Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird at auction | Hemmings These were done by a company in Massachusetts. I believe he is still in business. -
Do you also have 1:1 project cars?
goldfinger replied to ctruss53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
1968 Chevelle convertible . I have owned it since 1986. Finishing up a total restoration /pro touring build . It has a new 6.0 liter LS motor, many Global West suspension components and basically all the sheet metal has been replaced or repaired. -
Rob Ida has been posting progress reports of the actual build on Instagram. Its awesome.
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The first one I built with my older brothers help was the AMT High Sierra GMC pickup. I still have the bed and chassis along with a replacement cab( I do not know how I lost the cab). Second was the AMT 55 Nomad. We bought that at the hardware store in Rockland , Maine , along with some paint and glue, while we were on vacation. I guess that was around 1973 or so....
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Magnante has done quite a few episodes on his YT channel about various models from the past and also a few on his builds. He also posts on Instagram. Several years ago he did a piece on some show or another (or maybe it was an article) on the joys of building kits without painting any parts at all. After watching one of his episodes i was motivated to find a Johann Turbine car kit and ended up scoring two decent ones off Ebay.
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What hood is this? (Real car, two pics)
goldfinger replied to LDO's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The Monte hood is different, however the trunk lid is shared with 68-72 chevelles and 70-72 skylarks. -
When I saw this video it made me think of repairing plastic bumpers using a plastic welder. I remember buying that hot knife from Autoworld and being disappointed with it. However after seeing this i had a woodburning set so i dug it out and tried it on a junk body. It worked okay but a temperature control would help, I think mine was a little hot. However i could see it working well with a little practice .
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What did you learn to drive in?
goldfinger replied to slusher's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The Drivers Ed car at my high school was a an '81 Chevy Citation( donated by a local dealer and fittede with a passenger side brake pedal). That got me my license.Dad then taught me to drive stick on a Volkswagen Bus , then later taught me to drive fast on a fiat 124 . -
I forgot to take the engine pictures.! And I did put some cargo in the back . I will probably add a few more items.
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Thank you! There is an Instagram account for old Hudsons it was really helpful!
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I I finally finished one! I used a Jimmy Flinstone resin conversion for the Moebius 53 Hudson . Phantom Speed and Marine is a mythical speed shop I came up with for a future diorama. I will be adding more vehicles to the fleet, and they will all be "phantoms". A little backstory on the name, my brother rented a the end of a building from a garage called Canton Car Care, and the owner used to fool around answering the phone "Phantom Car Care, division of Midnight Auto, open twenty four hours , but not in a row!"
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Wow that was a new one on me! I could only remember the Olds Cutlass Calais.
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BMW Outlaws and Hot Rods
goldfinger replied to JollySipper's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Why does this remind of me of a Minion turned Transformer? -
Modeling vs. reality
goldfinger replied to El Roberto's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
A lot of times I want to build a model as a styling exercise, and there's no need for a drive train, but I cant bring myself to build a model without it! But that is the fun of modelling, you can build something in styrene or resin that would be impractical or impossible to build in 1:1 . If it doesn't work into the parts bin it goes! -
How to pronounce Porsche
goldfinger replied to afx's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
then there was the guy who hired the ( not so smart person) to paint his porsh, and she came back and told him it was done, but it wasn't a "porsh". it was a BMW....... pronunciation is everything! -
Kits they never issued- but should have
goldfinger replied to Paul Payne's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Modern Jeeps (unlimited,etc) Jeep Wagonneer\Grand Cherokee Late model Challenger -
I like to decant paint and use my airbrush. Usually i rig up a straw and tape to spray into a jar, but i did find a neater alternative. I recently bought a few cans of Internal frame treatment for the 1:1 project in my garage from Eastwood. The aerosol cans come fitted with a long plastic tube that terminates in a wide spray nozzle. The idea is you snake this down the framerails of your car and spray 360 degrees . I bought several cans and had some tubes left over. So I cut off the nozzle and tried it out on a few old Testors cans. It worked great! the tube cleans up with Lacquer thinner too. The tube is permanently fixed to the spray can nozzle. I dont know if you can buy these tubes individually but its a thought.
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That just messes with my head!
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1960 Ford F-100
goldfinger replied to Plowboy's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
beautiful! My first truck was a'59 followed by a '60 panel . I love the improvements you've made.