StevenGuthmiller

Of course. There always seems to be a "legitimate reason". Steve

I'll go along with that! Steve

It's a cut throat world, but there we are. Steve

Thank you John! Steve

I live in Minnesota, close to the North Dakota border and within a couple hundred miles of the Canadian border, and I can certainly attest to that! It's not only been this year, but the past couple of summers. The US government should begin sanctioning Canada for polluting our air! Steve

Yeah, the discussion seems to me to be a little bit closer to investigation than hysteria. Topics like this are how things get hashed out and the truth gets discovered. Steve

In all honesty, it's not their job to be police men. They're a selling and auction site. Unless something they're selling is obviously or completely illegal, they're not going to waste time and resources trying to make sure that every item that goes through their system is a legitimate or genuine article. I've bought articles that were obvious knock offs through eBay, (I bought a very nice NFL jersey knock off from China a few years ago, that was every bit as nice as a domestic one for a third of the price) but I was completely aware of that fact. If you consider how many items come through their system on a daily basis, it would be a near impossibility to monitor who or where it comes from, and whether or not it's genuine or not, especially when it comes to something as inconsequential as a model part. Whether it's fair or not, it all boils down to the old adage, "buyer beware". We can't expect anyone else to do that work for us. Steve

If they did that, they would have no reason to exist. it’s their only purpose. Steve

I use one of those. Steve

My ‘64 Bonneville continues to do pretty well! I entered her a in the NordicCon show in Inver Grove Heights Minnesota yesterday and managed to bring home a couple more goodies for the trophy cabinet. Gold in the “Factory Stock” category, and a best in show for non-competition cars. All in all, this model has produced pretty well for me, picking up 6 awards in 4 different shows over the summer months. Steve

Playing in the kitchen, and it paid off! Pan Roasted Tilapia with Moroccan Tomato Sauce and Crispy Fried Shallots, Golden Potato Gratin with Farmhouse Cheddar and Parmigiano Reggiano, Sautéed Green Beans with Sweet, Sticky Sesame Glaze, and Olive Fougasse Bread, washed down with a cold Miller Highlife. ? Steve

So, I guess my question would be, if you've had good luck with so many other alternatives, why switch now? My guess would be that MCW has the exact same color in their line. If you're familiar with their product, why mess with a good thing? I guess the way that I see it is that it took me decades to find a reliable painting process that can net good results for me every time, virtually eliminating the "fun" of having to strip and repaint bodies. If I can find the color that I desire through one of the providers that I have experience with, I can't think of a good reason to deviate away from that. No offense to you personally Tom, but sometimes it appears that people are just looking for trouble. By the way, just looking at the photos, my guess is that the areas where the paint stayed wet for a longer time, somehow and for some unknown reason to me, the pigment drew away from the wet reducer before it could gas out properly and set. No science to back that up, but it certainly appears to have only happened where the paint would have a tendency to "pool". Steve

Unfortunately, if your work isn’t protected in any way, it’s going to be fair game. I don’t know why anybody would be surprised. There have been thieves and pirates since the dawn of humanity. You can complain, but it unfortunately isn’t going to get you anywhere. Steve

Tomorrow!!! Steve

Neither of them have been produced for many years, and my guess would be that they are relatively rare. The closest to recently produced kits from this series is the ‘56 Cadillac, ‘56 Chrysler, and the ‘56 Lincoln Continental. In spite of the fact that they are small scale, multi piece bodies, and don’t include glass, they’re actually very well detailed and really quite nice kits. The bodies are quite accurate, (except for some badge and script size issues) and fit together pretty well, the interiors are quite detailed, and there is a full engine and opening hood. I’ve often thought about building one of mine. Don’t be fooled, these 1/32 scale kits are in actuality much nicer and better detailed than the Revell ‘57 Eldorado Brougham kit. Steve

There are a couple of built ups available on eBay right now in the $50.00 range. not too terrible for a pretty clean rebuilder. Steve

This ‘63 body is available on eBay right now. $40.00 plus shipping. Too high if you ask me, but you could certainly contact him to see if he’ll bargain. Steve

I believe that they usually adhered pretty closely to at least the names of the colors, although I couldn’t tell you how closely the colors actually matched. As far as finding information on promo colors, I suppose there’s a possibility that there could be a Facebook group or some other forum or board dedicated to such subjects, but I couldn’t direct you to them. I suppose some Google searching might shed some light on that. Steve

Well, even a “goof” that slaps paint or drywall compound on walls, occasionally has some wisdom to offer. Luckily, I’m one step ahead of you. I haven’t done any drywall, (at least not for money) for close to 18 years. Don’t miss it one bit either! ? Steve

You’re probably correct. I just have noticed from time to time that some of the primers that I’ve used seem to have more of a sheen than others. Steve

No, I meant no disrespect at all! I was sincerely interested! After all, you certainly have more experience than any of us participating in this discussion so far. ? Steve

I’ve had some exhibit a glossier finish than dead flat. Steve

By all means, give us your take. This is just how I see it, and as I said, there my very well be deeper differences between an eggshell and a satin paint, but of course, I’m not a chemist and don’t know all of the ins and outs. I just said what I said based on what I see. By the way, I was a drywall subcontractor for 30 years as well, and while that doesn’t make me an expert on paint as much as it would drywall materials, we did do quite a bit of interior painting. That said, whenever I’ve bought interior paint for my personal projects, it’s generally been eggshell, and my reasoning was always the finish, (whether you’d call it a satin or semi gloss) and durability. Steve

In the paint world, "eggshell" refers to the sheen. "Orange Peel" refers to texture. Just as with interior house paint, an "egg shell" paint has a a very light gloss sheen to it, which for all intents and purposes, is pretty much the same as a "satin" finish. So, I suppose that you could say that a satin finish primer is roughly the same thing as an egg shell finish. It's basically just a variation of terminology, Although I suppose that there might be technical differences between the two, for our purposes, they're basically one and the same. Steve

I'm no Riviera expert, but there does appear to be subtle differences between the '63 and '64. There could quite possibly be interior differences that I'm not aware of, but as far as the body goes, there appears to be no differences in the front end or profile appearance that I can tell. The only details that I can see are in the rear of the car. The '63 has BUICK in block letters on the center of the trunk lid, as well as a Buick "tri-shield" emblem in the center of the tail light lens. For '64, the Buick lettering was replaced with a small "Riviera" script on the passengers side corner of the trunk lid, and the Buick shield in the tail light lens was replaced with the Riviera "R". 1963. 1964. 1963. 1964. Steve