John Goschke

Actually got this yesterday... Candy apple red '60 Bonneville for a resto/rebuild. I love when the original builder actually follows the instruction to "use cement sparingly" and ignores the one to "scrape plating and paint from parts before cementing!" The result is that this beauty has very minor skirt rash. The fact that there are no antenna holes atop the quarter panels is even better! She's already been stripped and scrubbed and is ready to receive a roof from a rough hardtop in the stash. More here... http://public.fotki.com/Froghawk/smp-59-corvette-kit/candybonne3.html

There you go. The profit men are always looking for ways to expand the market! Nice to know that's a "Genuine Product!"

I remember when the "Battle Aces of the Road" series was issued and thought it was a really nutty idea. But Aurora was having a tough time then, so I guess they were trying to make their comparatively good car kits appeal to airplane builders (like I was at the time.) MPC was going the other way, selling Airfix 1/72 scale aircraft with chrome plated customizing parts and wild decals to get car builders to build planes!

Wow!

Maybe you could do it as one the rare cars with the three-speed stick shift.... Another one, in red..... https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/01/07/gentlemans-express-rare-option-code-281-chrysler-300g-to-cross-the-block/

What? Bill, I thought you were gonna take a break from fins and chrome for awhile after finishing the Impala... But, hey, what better way to jump back into the flames from the frying pan than contemplating a project like this! I didn't see it mentioned in the thread so far, but the engine in the 300-G was a 413, not a 383. Not that it matters much since they were externally identical, I think. Perhaps a serious Mopar Motorhead can verify or clarify this for the record. What is definitely worth noting if you're doing a high-effort build, is that the 300-G (and '60 300-F) were on the longer 126" wheelbase of the New Yorker versus the 122" Windsor/Newport wheelbase. The problem is Johan made their '60 and '61 New Yorkers to match the 122" wheelbase, probably to allow them to use the same basic pattern for the short-wheelbase '60 Desoto Adventurer and the Chrysler. I think one of the reasons the AAM resin kits command such big bucks is that this discrepancy was corrected for their model. I'm pretty sure the added length is all in front of the cowl, so that the fenders and hood need to be four scale inches longer. It's also worth noting that the '62 300-H and non-letter 300 were on the 122" wheelbase, so that Johan kit is correct in that respect.

Wish I had dollar for every kit that couldn't be built to look like the box art without tons of sweat equity! Good luck with the build – this is a nice kit! Since this is only your second build I've got to say you're makin' me nervous showing the body on the paint stand already – don't paint that thing before you do some prep and plenty of test-fitting. "Just sayin'."

Careful, one shouldn't go overboard with too many "Going Overboard" topics.

Outstanding work on that chop!

Beautiful job! Very attractive color combo.

Really sharp!

Great work! Sure captures the look of the original!

Scott, it says Cameo Stepside on the box.

What the heck is a "Cameo Stepside"?

This Monogram 1/20th '56 Cadillac molded in styrene (rather than warp-happy acetate like the '55s and early '56s) will probably never get built. Though I have since had the wheelcovers plated by Little Motor Kar Co. I love just having it like this, but you know what they say... "never say never!"

Oh, baby, that looks sweet!

Thanks, guys! Your comments are much appreciated. Bill, the tape I use to outline the scallops is 3M Scotch black opaque photographic tape. Cut in thin strips against a steel rule. I've had this roll since the '80s!

Thanks, guys! I'm glad I decided to do the top of the dash at the last minute, gives it more of that custom look.

Down to Tijuana for Some Tuck 'n Roll A lot of guys build customs in Southern California would take their cars to Tijuana for inexpensive, quality upholstery. So I thought I'd modify the original interior of this old kit to reflect that trend and add some eye-appeal to a not-very-detailed part of the model. I marked out the spacing then scribed lines for the "tucks," and carved the "rolls" with a #16 Xacto blade. I also did the usual paint detailing on the chassis. Tamiya Flat Black spray, with Liquitex Glossies black on the suspension with a touch of Aqua on the rear shocks. Engine and trans are One Shot Orange lettering enamel. Good old Testors Silver on the mufflers, and mixed with Flat Black for the rest of the exhaust.

Did this for Joe Sander, a fellow member of the Silent Traffic club. His uncle used to race a Kurtis/Offenhauser midget that has since been restored and is in a local museum. After I did a similar job on his large scale GMP diecast midget Joe asked me to do the same treatment on the 1/25 Revell kit. A bit more of a challenge, but it came out OK.

Beautiful work as always, Mr. Cruz!

Really well done model! Great representation of the classic "stinkbug stance." Those shackles had to be one of the more ridiculous modification fads of the late '60s-'70s. Cars like this were everywhere, but my favorite example is this '73 Fury featured in a crazy sequence in the movie "Thunderbolt & Lightfoot."

Ouch! Hope you recover quickly and completely! Great project!

Just picked up the kit over the weekend. Body looks reasonably close to the 1/1 to my eye. The frame in my kit is pretty twisted though. Anybody found this in theirs? Hoping it'll straighten out with some judicious tweaking...

Period perfect and beautifully done!