StevenGuthmiller

Or use a conical swab dampened with a little bit of lacquer thinner to clean up the remainder on the fender script. Just use a lighted magnifier and a light touch and you’ll be golden. Steve

I would be surprised if PE scripts were not available for the ‘67 Chevelle as well. Steve

I've only done it once to date and it just involved shaving a little off of the bottom of the tire. This technique is called "flat spotting" and is frequently used in aviation modeling. I imagine that it will not work well on a hollow tire, but it's relatively simple on a solid tire. As far as getting a realistic looking bulge, your guess is as good as mine. Steve

This subject has been discussed on the forum many times. If you are not aware, there is a technique that is referred to as "Foil Under Paint". Basically, it's an operation involving covering the script with foil, painting over it, and then using either a solvent or sand paper to remove the paint from the script. It produces very satisfactory and realistic results. There is really no tip for painting the scripts other than dry brushing, replacing with decals or PE, or just having an extremely steady hand. Examples of Foil Under Paint on some very fine scripts. Steve

Oddly enough, the copy that I ordered on ebay that arrived today came from Burbank's House of Hobbies. Steve

I don't have subscriptions so I ordered MCM #208 and a copy of the May 2021 FSM on ebay. I ordered them both on Wednesday of last week and just checked the tracking on both this afternoon. The MCM #208 is "out for delivery" today. 3 days is pretty good, especially coming from California! The FSM mag should be here the middle of next week. Steve

You can buy PE examples of the door sill trim as well. Steve

Thanks Bill! That will be very helpful! There are always little details that are difficult to find photos of. I will absolutely take you up on that offer. Steve

Issue #208 is out now and is the issue that has my '65 Plymouth on the cover. I'm assuming issue #209 will be the one with my Olds in it. Steve

I’m not sure about that. I’m assuming that once a photo is in the public domain and has not been copyrighted, it’s fair game. Although I was contacted and asked for permission to use images of my ‘68 Olds in an upcoming issue of MCM. Steve

Yup. I’m okay with it. Steve

Well, that would explain it. Steve

There are elitists in every corner of society. Steve

Hmmm, Now I have a general idea of where that might have come from. Those are photos that I took, and the write up sounds quite familiar. I believe that's very close to exactly what I had written as a description when I submitted this model on an online NNL show that I participated in last fall. So I'm guessing now that it might be someone involved with that particular NNL that submitted them. Doesn't bother me at all. I'm just happy to see them in print. By the way, the plain background on the top photo appears to have been altered a little. Here is the original photo. Steve

I had a similar experience when I moved out of the house. My father decided to clean the basement one day, and everything that was left there was pitched. I don't miss 98% of what was there, but there were a couple of things that it pains me to think about today, such as a Johan '69 Roadrunner and an X-EL '58 Olds 98. Steve

Well, a lot depends on the scarcity of the parts. If you're throwing away an interior tub from an AMT '49 Ford, it's not a big infraction that I would lose any sleep over. Steve

Let me guess. The prices of these are starting to come down a little? Steve

Baby steps. Working on trying yo get the plug boots on the valve covers a little bit better. Also removed and replaced the cover mounted looms. Steve

I'm just as much in the dark as you are on this. Photographs of this model are all over the place, so your guess is as good as mine as to who submitted them. I'm just hoping that when I get a copy of the magazine, I don't see someone else's name under the photos. Steve

And I can't thank you and your colleagues enough for the recognition Danno! It's always such a great honor to have fellow hobbyists recognize and appreciate the effort that you have put into a project. I've already entered the fray with a couple of projects for the "dscV17" show, and I'm considering adding something to the "Curbside" category as I have a ton of curbside builds that I have completed over the years. I might just have to pick one out to enter. Steve

Lots of kids build military and aviation models too. I suppose there are probably a lot of modelers from these genres that think that model car builders are just taking what's in the box and throwing it together. While this might be a pretty common practice in their world, I don't think that they realize how much customization, kit bashing and scratch building a good portion of us car modelers do. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like there's only so much room for those practices, outside of paint and decals when you're building a P-51 Mustang. In short, I think a lot of the military, aviation and nautical modelers are pretty ignorant of the variety of techniques and skills that are involved with what some of us do. Steve

I didn't submit anything. Apparently someone else submitted the photos. Steve

I couldn't say, but there's no indication that would happen. I don't subscribe to the magazine, so they don't know me from Adam. Steve

Yes, I believe your ‘57 was mentioned in Geoff’s build thread. Steve

Thanks folks. I have to say that it's kind of cool seeing some of your projects in print, and something that I never would have expected, or even dreamed of, just a few years ago. And I need to thank those of you that have brought these developments to my attention. Without you I wouldn't have known about any of them. Steve