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I'm nuts about the stuff! Like Kris wrote, dries fast. I have 4 shades, polished aluminum, flat aluminum, a middle gray, and black. I put a couple of drops in a tin lid, and mix them however you want. I polish with a soft brush mounted on a wheel using a small dental hand piece. Stuff looks just like metal! Michael PS: I think the shades are as I mentioned, there is no color written on the tin. They just look that way to me.

WHEELS! Along with other wheel tips, I notice this one a lot; Guys, make the wheels fit in the tires better. Michael

Thanks Bill for posting these time capsules. Is the leather strap inside the driver's door something added, or was it really there? Good stuff! Michael

I'm with Jake, No Fast Food. It's junk. Junk food, why eat it? Not nutritiuos, full of corn starch, full of chemicals that make food taste like real food, overpriced and often prepared / served in a filthy environment. "Modern" food processing is not for me. Lots of folks are getting fatter by the day eating the stuff. I'll pass. Michael

About the rebel flag, over here in Germany theres often a discussion about showing a Swastika on a WW2 model, as some think it may be offensive to others. So, I don't really think theres a problem anywhere with the rebel flag. I think if the real thing had a flag on it, whichever flag it happened to be, then the model should have the same one too. The Bismarck had a big flag on it, the model should too. Anyway, sunk is sunk. Michael

Cameron, you mentioned above working in a granite shop. So, I suppose theres some cutting and polishing going on, and I'm sure the abrasive materials are water cooled, as well as having the fine dust reduced. So, using this type of water system to reduce dust would be the way to go, or not? When i see the environment you live and work in, I can't readily imagine that filteringalone is going to produce the best results. Some kind of thicker plastic sheet in conjunction with water running down the sides would perhaps be a good thing. No? Air and filters, ain't gonna get it. Water. Don't paint shops work with water running down the walls? I know Mercedes Benz in Stuttgart does, that would be good enough for me. Michael

That's some serious dust. All other dusty places are just wimpy. Maybe spraying models is not that important. I'd be worried about breathing in a place like that. Michael

Thanks Jesse for showing these pics. Also, since I'm building a 32 Ford model now, what's cooler than a 32 Ford with more than one carb! A must in my book! Michael

Guys, look at pic #1 and #2 !! That's a big motor. Michael

Just a tip from my side, this site is international. I have no problem buying in Britain. Germany, or France either. Buy where you choose, but let your horizon shine, and not be dimmed by whatever criteria you think rules. Paying attention though, to where things are made can be a plus point, for many of us. Michael

Hello Lee, Your 32 looks just fine to me. I'm like you, I'm working on my second build after many years, it just so happens to be the same 32 Revell (I think?) Ford that you've done. I like the model, and I have the feeling it's a perfect one to get some gluing time in and some practice skills built up. Your model seems to be solid and cleanly built, the paint scheme used is different than the instructions, very good! The car looks just right, and I think you did good! A very good choice, and well done. Michael

...."fixed it with a tire iron". Gotta love it, spoken like a true wrench. Reminds me of a cool uncle I loved to be around with as a kid. He was in to boats, some bigger and some were smaller. He thought everyone on earth should have a big ball peen hammer, it could help fix about anything. I still have one. Michael

Not too shabby! Did he stop and check in with you afterwards? He's probably sick his new ride can't hold up to old school precision. But I know the old A Body 340 Mopars embarrassed a lot of guys! But he has a nice car too. Michael

What a beauty! That Barracuda sits perfect. Very nice John. Michael

Hi Jim, You are showing some fine model building detailing, I really like seeing these things, and I like seeing what can be done with the kits we buy. We're given lots of times a good start with a solid kit, but the detailing makes these models look right. Just like you're doing. Michael

Hey Niko, I checked out your YouTube vids! Excellent, a K Stocker pulling the wheels at green! I love it. Very healthy sounding, too. Good stuff. I think 12.20 is quick for the car. As a teenager back in the mid 60's, a buddy had a 55 Chevy that ran mid 13's, a very quick street machine back in the day. A thrill to ride in too. The bolts on models do make quite a difference in appearance. Michael

Guys, I've said it before. The Scandinavians are Hard Core car geeks. Fact. Amazing work. Michael

Geeez, look at the rear wheel on the 64 Stellings and Hampshire pic, the red Kent fuller dragster! Beautiful. American mags? Gorgeous. The Tommy Ivo dragster pic, why is the other car coming down the wrong way? Was he in lane 2 and had to change over? The dragsters of this era are my favorites. OK. You've cleared this up well, thanks. I haven't ever seen the white coloring on the circumference before, what a fantastic photo! The tire distortion, and they're not small tires, is amazing. Question about blower belts; am I mistaken, or were sometimes the belts run on the outside of the middle pulley? Thanks for the replies, Michael

Hi Ray, I've been wanting that model for a while now, and can't find one. Have you considered making a real cool hot rod with it? Look at the pic above this, what a neat car! Michael

I think a period correct seat would be a black, button and tucked job. Just about any pic of a 60's dragster show this kind of seat. Just flat black is a no-no, in my opinion. Satin, and maybe a little oil rubbed on there with a cotton swab, and the excess rubbed off. This makes a nice leathery patina too. Michael

Now there's a bunch of wires! I like building motors too. Michael

John, alias Old Coyote, I have a question please. In your second and third photo the slicks have a white line painted on them. I've seen this often, even with stockers the steelies were sometimes half one color, the other white. Were these markings there to show the pit crew how the tire was spinning, meaning how the traction was? Too much traction or too little? I've often seen these markings on tires and steel wheels. I can only imagine these would aid visibility. It looked cool, but I'm sure there's more to tell. With a big horsepower car, the tires would spin easily at the green light, how could the naked eye see what was positive or negative about spinning? Can you chime in and give us some insight please. Thanks for your input. Michael

OMG! Look at the Prentiss Cunningham dragster! What a beauty, the wheels, color, all brings back the way they looked. So cool! Excellent photos and time capsule inventory from the earlier days. The cars looked cooler back then, more than today's top cars, in my opinion. I guess it was the class, well maybe it was the class that makes the difference. How about the front of the picture with an injected dragster, with a different label on each stack? Time documents. Thank you sir for sharing these documents, and of course your knowledge. Guys, you know what? I've been going to Moparts Forum for years now, and I get better info from the past, on various subjects, from this website than I do from a top notch Mopar forum. Thanks to all. Michael

I went downtown today and bought a can of Tamiya Clear Red. Monday, after cleaning a plastic coffee cup the correct way, guess what I'm shooting? Yep, Humbrol copper enamel on a plain white and smooth plastic coffee cup. Another cup gets a real cool gold. I even have a silver I can try out. Then.....enter Tamiya Clear Red. Jeez, if it doesn't work out half way decent, I'll go nuts for sure. The Tamiya paint costed me $13 !! But I had it quick, no delivery/package/customs charges. No waiting either. Just hope it lasts for a couple of trial jobs and a small car model. Michael

Oh yeah, that Magneto is purdy! I like the build, and old Hemi's are jsus too cool anyway. The valve covers too. I agree with enlightening them if possible. Michael