Jon Haigwood

thanks or the info on Model Car Encyclopedia. I couldn't find the 61 Custom Car Models I did find 1962 mag called Custom Kar also by George Barris ,only one issue. I will look somemore later

While searching thru the attic I came across a box of old Model car mags, dated from 1960 up to 1995. Lots good tips and reference pics.Found a small one dated 1961 "Custom Car Models" by George Barris,another from 1996 listing all the 32Ford model kit(not model A's). Also found some 1:1 Custom Car Mags, one doing a article on the"new" Mustang and the "new" Valiant Barracuda.Even found one with a fairly large article on the Attempt. I have got to get my scanner fixed and share some of these with you. Anybody else have some Old magazines with great info in them?

I will probably get a table at the next Pacific Northwest Model Car Fest and sell or trade a few. I might even have a couple done to enter

Looking at it from the other side.A few years back the Wife had a yard sale and I put out about 50 unbuilt kits @10 and sold one.

Not finding much at yard sales but the wife finds a few at Goodwill and Salvation Army. Bought me a 56 Ford P/U complete $5. At Fred Meyers yesterday she bought me two 65 1/2 Mustang Converts and a 1999 Mustang for $6 apiece One day she picked up an original 32 Ford V8 "the Deuce" for 50 cents but most of it was gone, did have a set decals and some other usable parts and the box was in great shape. Now she knows to look inside first and make sure most of it is there.

Just can't let go , can you?

Thanks for the heads up, I have never looked there but always google for reference pics Can't have enough reference pics

Welcome from another Oregonion

I never did much with the SparkleFlakes so I can say how well they work. I will do some test runs when I get my paint area set up. I don't paint motorcycle anymore.

I used Auto-air colors back when I was doing motorcycle tanks and have some left over Sparkle white and metallics when I get my painting area setup I will see how they look to scale.

If the Batmobile married Roseanne Barr this is what you would get

I don't get disappointed easily . It's not that I have low standards it just that I turn it into a opportunity. I just picked up a Lindberg 29 Ford Custom Rod for $9. Now when I got it home I realized it was not on the top ten list of great kits, more like the bottom ten. But I just looked at as a box of kit bash parts for only $9.. Sometimes model building is more of a challenge than you think.

I found these for my 66 build pic is small but they look like the 273 valve covers you are looking for. In 64, 65 were basically Valiants with a Sports roof, in 66 the removed the Valiant badging on the grill and replaced it with a Barracuda. http://www.madmodeling.com/store/ccp0-prodshow/Small+Block+Mopar+Peformance+Valve+Covers.html

that wold be great Thanks Jon

so thats how they make all the Hot Wheels I have

hard to believe a 63 split window Vette as a barn find

thanks, there are no instructions and this will help

I figured mostly as a box of kit bash parts

One of our local hobby shop is closing and I picked up a Lindberg 29 T Rod kit. I know it was not a great kit and has issues but for $9 I knew I could find some use for it or parts of it. It only has a fuel tank behind the body and I would rather have a bed or turtle deck if I can find one without buying another kit.

I am building a replica of my 1:1 66 Barracuda and plan on using the 340 from the AMT 340 Duster kit the"273, 318, 340 and 360 are all from the Chrysler LA engine group Not sure on a donor kit. A 69 Barracuda may be longer

Are there any 1/24th Resin "T" turtle deck or short pick up beds available ? Thanks

thanks

I wa sorting through my parts boxes for a future project (40 Ford Gasser) and I cam across remnants of a Attempt1 kit. I believe one of my sons was going to use the body for a slot car. There are no instructions but it appears that it came with two engines or maybe two 1/2 engines and could be a dragster or a land speed car. Whats a little puzzling is that there are two different sized blowers but all the rest of the engine parts appears to be the same. Can anyone shed a little light on this kit? Thanks Jon

congrats

The look is better than the Fox bodies and says Mustang but I trend more to something reminiscent to the 69/70 style