StevenGuthmiller

I also found some silver and black sprue that I can stretch to make valve stems and wheel weights for the olds...........and I won't have to paint them. Steve

Continued working on sanding mold lines from chassis parts and working on more engine details for my '68 442. Added the vacuum hose collar to the air cleaner and made a fuel filter for it. Steve

Sounds like you have most of the cars dialed in. Either of the '58 Impalas would work. I've seen several representations of this car from various builders. The Pharaoh's Merc was a '51, but the Revell '49 would be a better place to start than the AMT kit. The top is already chopped on the Revell kit. Cindy's '58 Edsel might be a little tougher. The car portrayed in the movie was a Corsair 4 door hard top which was based on the longer Mercury wheel base. The AMT kit, (both old and new) is a Pacer, which is on a shorter Ford chassis. Not only is the wheel base too short and a 4 door conversion have to be done, but the roof line is totally different on the Corsair and Citation models. The Thunderbird that Suzanne Somers made famous was a '56. AMT made a kit for that one. I suppose a representation of the '61 Ford police car might be fun. It made several appearances in the movie, including one of the most famous scenes. You could fashion one of them from the AMT Club Coupe without too much fuss. I think I would build this version. Can't help you much with the others. Steve

That works best! Unless it's a can of beer and you're "shot gunning"! Steve

No loom pictures, but here is a bracket that I just made from a Pepsi can for the throttle return spring on my '68 Olds project. Likewise, I use strips of aluminum can often for wire tie downs on engine bays. All of the tie downs on the fender wells and firewall on my '65 Plymouth were made from aluminum strips and painted. Steve

Yes, absolutely! The holes need to be drilled first. Steve

Any scissors at all will work. The aluminum is so thin that I cut it easily with a small sewing scissors. Steve

Just for experimental purposes, let's see who can guess which of these builds has clear over the foil, and which does not. Steve

Great!! That will come in handy for my '63 Riv build! That is if the '63 and '66 Rivieras were relatively close in engine and chassis configuration. Steve

You can certainly make your own looms from strips of aluminum soda cans drilled and cut to shape. Steve

It won't hurt it in the least. I do it to some degree on every build. Usually just over small emblems and badges. Although the clear will often reduce the brilliance of the foil a bit. Steve

That I didn't know. Thanks for the info. There still may be some hope for a better detailed AMT 1963 Buick Electra! Steve

I really think that the Packer's record is better than the team. I would be flabbergasted if they made it to the Super Bowl this year. Steve

I can only agree with that! The Vikings will never fail to disappoint! They have our hopes up after the Saints game. Now we will see "which team" shows up in San Francisco. Steve

There it is! Couldn't see that at all in the first shot. Steve

Correct. For the purposes of this discussion, the long wheel base vehicles from Buick, Olds and Pontiac, all went to perimeter frames in '61 as far as I know. Steve

I have to agree. This project could be easily done with one of the common AMT '69 GTX kits. Seems like a waste of precious vintage plastic to hack up a good Johan kit, if that's the case, when a modern kit will suffice. Steve

Thanks Barry! Steve

Thanks so much guys! I've still been spending the majority of my bench time prepping chassis parts for paint, as well as fabricating a few little detail parts. In this case, the brackets for the power steering pump and the alternator. Steve

Very nice example there Rob!! I picked up a complete built up several years ago, but it has a lot more glue rash than yours!! I also have a beat up '63 convertible that's ripe for "parts Picking". I noticed that your resin hood seems to be missing the small peak that runs from the front, to about a third of the way back. Steve

The '60 Bonneville still has the "X" frame. After 1960, GM went to a perimeter frame. Steve

And, as is par for the course, the media is now beginning to call the Vikings win illegitimate because of the perceived pass interference "no call" at the end of the game. Let the whining begin! Let's just face it, the Vikes have got the Saint's number! Steve

Here is the MPC '67 Bonneville dash. Steve

You're better off applying the ink with a brush anyway. It's much easier to control that way. Likewise, a lot of guys air brush it on for larger areas. I agree, I don't care at all for the tips either. Steve

I agree. The pens have a lot of great applications in our hobby, but for me, they will never replace foil or kit chrome. Steve