StevenGuthmiller

There are several different Duplicolor clears. I use the one in the short can called "Perfect Match" "Protective Clear Coat Finish". It works very well for me as I polish all of my models, but it doesn't gloss all that well straight from the can. Just wanted to let you know that polishing will be very beneficial to the finish. Steve

All I see are lines upon lines of text. Steve

I use Duplicolor primer and clear, but you can use pretty much any good lacquer primer or clear coat that you wish. Steve

Yes, the basecoat is lacquer. 2 oz. should be more than enough. When I painted my '68 Olds 442, I used less than 1 oz. Steve

That's my point. We some times tend to take things far to seriously. Just let it roll off of your back. It's not worth the confrontation. By the way, this is the best that I could do. Steve

If you ever want to shed the '57 Olds, give me a shout. Steve

You're probably right, but in this case, it's not even close to a Paul Hettick creation. Steve

Oh, I don't know. I did pretty well with mine and traded it along with a few other parts and a glue bomb '64 GTO for a complete Johan 1968 Olds 442 kit. It's pretty much on line with every other Johan kit from that era. It was never really meant to be a kit with an opening hood and engine. Johan should have just left it as a curbside kit and it wouldn't have been any different that any of the other Johan kits from '59-'61. Steve

I can concede that point as long as everyone agrees to condemn anybody that refers to factory stock building as "boring", or any number of other more abrasive terms which I have often heard. In another recent thread, several members felt that they were being disrespected over the same wheel remarks, but nobody seemed to be bothered by the old geezer "get off my lawn" and "mobility scooter" statements about those of us that prefer stock. It is a two way street. Steve

I didn't know for sure if they did the '62 Ford sedan or not, but I knew that they did the wagon. Steve

Yeah, I've got a few Modelhaus kits that I will probably never build that I would let go in a heart beat for a tiny fraction of what this guy is asking. I believe that I still have a '58 Edsel, and a '56 Cadillac. I had a '59 Pontiac Bonneville at one point. Not sure if I still have it. And I have a Modelhaus '56 Dodge Custom Royal. I'm certain that I never paid more than $80.00 for any of them. Guess I should have bought more! By the way Mike, apparently the '62 Chrysler wagon that you speak of, which never existed in kit form, isn't worth nearly as much as the quite common '60 Plymouth wagon. This '62 Chrysler can be had right now on ebay for $187.50. Steve

This of course is not the first time this kind of thing has shown up on ebay, but it just kind of boggles the mind when it does. Why would you even waste your time putting it up on ebay? I suppose because, just by chance, there might be some brainless idiot that might buy it! For the record folks, all of my models are now for sale! All original kits at $3,000.00 each! Steve

Maybe it's time for all of us to consider selling some of our Modelhaus resin kits. Stumbled across this Modelhaus built '60 Plymouth wagon on ebay. Is there really any reason why a resin re-pop should be worth more than the original kit? What are these people thinking? You can either spend $1,899.95 for this not particularly stellar built Modelhaus model....... Or you can spend $99.00 on this completely pristine, unmolested original. I'll let you decide. Steve

Nice find Michael! Especially the '60 Fury! That one is getting more difficult to find every day. Steve

Right now I'm using mostly Scale Finishes "base coat" lacquers. I use MCW paints on occasion when they have the color that I am looking for. The trade off between the two is that Scale Finishes carries nearly every color for a huge number of cars, so most colors are readily available. My opinion is that MCW's metallic paints have a more "in scale" metallic finish than Scale Finishes, but their color palette is not as wide ranging. But both are excellent paints! The '64 Grand Prix above is "Sunfire Red" from Scale Finishes. The '67 Ford is "Lime Gold" from MCW. I didn't see 1971 Oldsmobile "Saturn Gold" on MCW's website, but Scale Finishes does carry it. Steve

Thank you David! Steve

I thought that this might be a tough one for anyone who is not an ardent Coen brothers fan. The movie was the 1984 directorial debut of the Coen brothers and the first feature film for Joel Coens wife, Francis McDormand. called "Blood Simple". If you haven't seen it, check it out. Steve

Kelly's Heroes. Steve

That's really all that you can do. Every builder has their own painting process. You'll just have to take what advice that you can and develop your own system. Steve

Here's one from probably the funniest scene in this movie. "Well, f*ck all y'all! I'm goin' home!" "Now, I watched my wife work all day gettin' 30 bags together for you ungrateful sons-o-b*tches, and all I can hear is criticize, criticize, criticize!" "From now on, don't ask me or mine for nothin'!" Steve

Yes sir! I'll wait for your guess on the second one. Steve

Here's an exchange from a movie by the same folks as the above quotes, but a little more obscure. I haven't seen this one in some time, but always liked it. I should probably offer a prize for this one! Let's see if anyone remembers it. "You know, a friend of mine a while back broke his hand and put it in a cast. The very next day, he falls, protects his bad hand, and he breaks his good one! So he breaks it too, you know. So, now he's got two busted flippers. So, I says to him, "Creighton" I says, "I hope your wife really loves you, because for the next five weeks, you can't even wipe your own God d*mn *ss!" "That's the test, ain't it? Test of true love." Steve

An exchange from another of my old favorites. Q: "Do you have any disgruntled employees?" A: "Hell, they're all disgruntled. I ain't runnin' no d*mn daisy farm! My motto is, do it my way or watch your butt!" Q: "Do you think any of them could've done it?" A: " Oh don't make me laugh! without my say so, they wouldn't p*ss with their pants on fire!" Steve

It seems that we have the same tastes in movies! Another one that I have seen multiple times. "Scarface". "look at the pelicans. Fly pelican!" Steve

Here's a couple of great lines from one that I just watched again this evening. "I have not yet begun to defile myself." "It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds." "I'm your huckleberry." Steve