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The Melrose Missile. That sounds cool. What an icon. I remember Super Stock and Drag Illustrated had great Mopar full page color ads on the back cover. Like, this car idles at 45mph.! I think it was even the Missile.

Thanks Nick for posting those. I was kind of hoping to see some pics when a new topic is posted.

Thanks Sean, my mistake. I thought Elmers Glue was wood glue. I don't know about the other products from this company. My bad. Jeff, a good CA will join about anything imaginable.

OK Jeff, no problem. I read your original question differently, hence my reply. This though, has me wondering; "Again, my concern is around scraping thru the paint and primer to get to bare plastic (if that is really necessary? )." Maybe my browser is acting up again. Dang Notebooks.

I'm looking too. Good topic. Elmers has a penetrating effect to bind surfaces. Wood has a porous structure. Styrene does not, at least for our purposes. Therefore the bind is only superficial. It won't deal with stress. It's only a seal-and-deal joint. It will hold, just don't bend or stress the joint / connection too much. Since the glue doesn't enter the material in a molecular way, there is no further bonding possible. The stuff is great for mocking up our models. Binding plastics is another world, not necessary here. I haven't a clue to bind on a temporary basis parts that have already been painted, but have to agree that wood glue should work, Great tip!

Sean, Elmers, OK, wood glue. Tell us about the drying time? What about the thin brace parts for mirrors after paint? How do you flick the parts off? What kind of paint is already on the piece? Enamel, acrylic?

Those two show excellent building and painting skills. Great styling too, I like that you did you're thing. Compliments. You did good.

Jeff, I think you need different glue-types for the parts, or assemblies at hand. Like Dennis wrote, that stuff is real good my opinion. Nothing permanent and can be easily scraped off / separated. A good thing too in my opinion is wood glue, the quick drying sort (read 5 minutes, you can even dilute to with water, 3-1 is good). I'm not much of a big mock-up type of builder, but I think too it's better to do more mocking up.

Joe that's looks like a "workable-type" hobby room. I like. Hey, it's even next to the kitchen....read coffee and such. Now, if ya tell me the terrace is just off the kitchen (grilled steaks and chicken?) I'll puke. I'd realize I need another life to do as good. lol.

This kit has mold lines to deal with too. Looks excellent. I'm really a fan of this car and appreciate the 1:1 pic above, showing the transverse leafs up front. A cool car for sure. Good detailing Niko, easy to see you like the car too. That old 392 with the log ram manifold and 8 carbs is a hit. I like.

Clayton this is a build I'll like. Ripping the heck out of it come what may. Interesting too what a 1:1 trucker wants to do with a handful of parts. How is the JF body? I have had 3 stashed away, 1 is a maybe future build, 1 is done already (lots of work needed) and the other I can use as a source for panels or something. But a chopped truck has my interest. I'll just bet money this Pete will a big bumper up front, kinda shiny low to the ground, am I right?

Hi Niko, you are so right about the old kits. Good stuff you're doing, glad to see you're on it. Michael

Another fine model of yours, really a fine job. Someday I'd like some inside info on how to make such a clean paintjob. The way the trunk lid fits and the roof piece is just phenomenal, they look separate but yet they fit correctly, that's really a quality model. I think too the engine swap with details makes a nice entry for a real cool piece. I always look when I see 33 Willys written. I like pics of this car too when folks are standing around one in the pits, or the garage where it's being built. Amazing how small these cars actually are. When they're high off the ground the perspective appears to be over-sized. I have a pic of a couple of dudes pushing a chopped and slammed piece out of a garage, ready for the paint booth. The cars are not big. With powerful motors I can't imagine the feel of acceleration they relay. I know you realize it though. Very nice.

OK. Can we some of them here?

Tom, that's a real clean looking build, and beautifully presented too. Good stuff! The photo pros have always said cars look better when the road is wet like after a rain, your touch there is really fine.

Hey Ed, ....running barefoot, guess what I just learned while doing a search. PEP too. So I figured the tube might be a place to hear some CB's. Then I got to one that shows how truckers are being harassed by illegal immigrants in Calais. Not good. I like those 10 wheel straight trucks, I might like building one of them. I used to enjoy listening in while offshore, it was entertaining.

....crack me up. Funny stuff. It seems to me it would be fun as heck and break up the monotony of a long flat road drive, fooling around on CB. They actually had the movie Convoy on last night, but too late for me.

Good info, thanks guys! Thanks Jeff, that makes sense. About 2 yrs. ago while traveling about 60mph, something hit my car from the left front, ripped the outside mirror off! What a thunk! Scared the wits out of me, the noise was really loud. Then I thought to be real lucky, that projectile through the windshield may have caused some serious harm to the wife and me. I thought similar to the CB post above, when several trucks following each other at exactly the speed limit, better not pass them. I did once. State Trooper was leading the line and I was told I blew her doors in, how fast? I got a warning too. Turned out we went to grade school together. I remembered her name! Rich, the shelf problem is a valid reason for sure.

Beautiful models David!

Thanks Rich. I don't know exactly why I figured two trailers were not allowed, maybe because I haven't seen any models showing them. I'm sure having fun though learning more about trucks. I can't wait to get started with a new project.

What's up with these trucks. These are from Hanks Truck Pictures, the Trans Canada Highway. #1, flaps in front of the steers? #2, what kind of drive setup is this one? #3, tandem trailers. Allowed in the US too? Thanks guys. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas guys, and I hope you all have quality time with loved ones.

Thanks for the tip Sean. I have a mini-blaster with 3 different grains so I can play a little to see which one works the best. Great idea!

This is a real clean build and I like especially for the overall view your attention to the tires as they look real and not so shiny as directly from the box. Sean, could you offer some insight about your tire technique? Great model! Michael

Sharp looking models Rob. You have a touch with painting too. I hear you about getting a cold, I have one now that's really put me flat.