StevenGuthmiller

I spent way more time today than I expected opening up the cowl vents!! Steve

“Best Model Car Parts” makes a fairly large variety of very nice gauge face decals for many makes and models of vehicles, from modern kits to some obsolete vintage kits. Steve

I was thinking along this line. Steve

This short video shows how quickly your model can go from being displayed with the hood closed, and then open, and back to closed again with the addition of mini magnets. Actually I'm just kind of enjoying making videos! Steve

I have a line on getting a few cartridge labels printed. Steve

8-track tape? I'm not sure, but it doesn't look quite right. Maybe a little narrower? Steve

I don't know whether I should thank you or curse you John!! Steve

Call it a weakness of mine. It seems like any time someone makes a suggestion like this, pictures begin flashing through my head of possible ways to accomplish the task, and suddenly, like a scratch that needs itching, I find myself sitting at the bench working it out. It's really a happy affliction, but it does have a tendency to distract me from the work that I should be concentrating on. Oh well. It didn't take too long. Here is the finished player. Making a couple of tapes to throw on the seat should be pretty easy........that is if I knew someone who could make some cool 8-track decals for them. Steve

Fabulous Bob!!! Just goes to show that there are really no limits when it comes to things like this. If you can scratch build an interior for a '60 Dodge, the sky is the limit! Steve

Someone brought up an under dash 8-track player, and I became intrigued. I decided that it might be fun to try my hand at making one. Steve

Well, not to be the type that shies away from a challenge, I thought how hard could it be to make an under dash 8-track player. Then it occurred to me that it might be fun, so away we go. Steve

Okay. The kits that I have are the original issue stock versions. Steve

I'm assuming that you're referring to the 4 door kit? I have a couple of the SS sport coupes. No 8-track that I can see in that kit. Steve

My back yard is full of garter snakes. I have absolutely no problem with them as I see them as a benefit, but my wife won’t even walk across the back lawn! ? Steve

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I think I would if I could find one! ? Steve

I guess I’ve always looked at the concept of the “Like” button from the perspective that if all that I can muster in the form of enthusiasm for the approval of something is a single jab of an index finger, I probably don’t really “like” it all that much. ? Steve

You're correct, it is easier. It's also impersonal and lazy if you ask me. If I "like" something, I'll tell you so and then possibly offer a reason or two why I like it. In my opinion, "likes" don't carry a lot of value. Steve

Thanks fellas! I think that I've finally decided on the color for this project. Not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I've been contemplating this for a long time, and I've decided that I'm going with "J-Code Medium Gold" with a 2-tone gold and black interior, black bumblebee stripe and black vinyl top. Just ordered the paint from MCW today. Steve

Wouldn't it be just as easy to type something short, like "Nice" or "Cool" instead of goofing around with these Facebook style "likes"? I never put much weight in those things. I don't pay much attention to "likes" on Facebook and I never use them myself. If I have something to say, I'll say it. If not, I'll just leave it alone. I'm not interested in keeping score. Steve

I can watch Geico and Liberty Mutual Insurance commercials ALL DAY LONG compared to these things! I just cringe every 10 minutes when one of these STUPID drug commercials comes on!!!! Steve

Well, I didn't want to get into their entire line, but my point is, there was virtually a zero probability that you were ever going to see "any" of the type of subject matter from Revell that Moebius has brought us. Nothing wrong with that if these kinds of kits are your thing, but if you're waiting for a Henry J, Willys or Jeep pickup from Revell, I suggest that you don't waste your time dreaming. Moebius is likely your only hope for any of these kinds of obscure subjects, and even that prospect is pretty slim. Steve

I stretch mine right in my shop in my basement. If you do it the way I depicted above, there are no noticeable fumes whatsoever. If you watch the above video, you'll see that I only rotate the sprue in the flame for about 10 seconds. Not enough time or heat to produce much for fumes. You're only heating the plastic to the point of softening. If the sprue catches fire, you're too close the flame. That's when the smoke and fumes come into play. Steve

That's "tongue in cheek" for there was no '60 Polara kit. Unless you have a couple of Modelhaus creations. Steve

I don't really see any justification for giving Moebius any grief. They've consistently given us kits that the other manufacturers won't even consider! I mean c'mon, just in the past year or so, Moebius gave us 2 generations of Ford pickups! Where's Revell on this one?........Oh, that's right. It's not another Camaro or Mustang or '32 Ford, so forget it. Early 50s Hudsons, mid 50s Chryslers, '61 Pontiacs, and '65 Plymouths and Mercurys, as well as the Ford trucks, just i the past 6 or eight years is a pretty darn good record in my opinion when you compare it to what the other manufacturers have done. As far as the "never ending variants" go, I think that's been discussed ad nauseam on this forum. We know that it's pretty hard in today's environment to make any money on a mold without doing it. Steve