StevenGuthmiller

I'll be there Wayne! I'm pretty certain that I met you there a couple of years ago, but I probably wouldn't recall your face anyway. The wife and I will be heading down to the cities on Saturday to attend the show on Sunday. Don't expect a lot from me this year. I didn't complete a lot in the past year, so I'm planning on mainly bringing the '67 Ford Galaxie XL 427 R Code that I finished a couple of months ago. Other than that, I thought that I might bring a line up of 1960 Mopars that I have completed. The '60 Dodge Dart Phoenix that I displayed there a couple of years ago, along with a '60 Plymouth Fury, '60 Chrysler New Yorker, and the '60 Imperial that I finished some months back. I thought that the 4 of them would make an interesting display. I just wish that I had my '60 Desoto re-built to make the line complete. Steve

They look great Bob! Thanks to Dan's generosity, I'll be able to use one on this project. I'll probably still be stuck with using the Lindberg block though. I don't have the Revell Charger, and I can't see spending the money on a kit just to part it out. I had a Revell '68 Charger engine, but already swiped the engine from it for another project. I guess that it doesn't really need to be 100% correct anyway. As far as I know, this engine was never available in the '65 Fury anyway. Steve

Woo Hoo!!! Barbie porn!! Steve

I agree. I believe that we should be more worried about what affect tariffs might have on "important" segments of the economy. A price of a model bothers me very little. The price of my groceries does. If my weekly grocery bill goes up 30%, there aren't going to be any model purchases. Steve

There are alternatives, but something makes me think that none of us want to go there. Steve

I guess I wouldn't turn them down Dan. Although, I can't say I have ever seen these parts. I ordered a set of Carter carbs from Chief Joseph, so I guess any extra detail under the hood would be good. Steve

I'm coming. Steve

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When you go to their website, click on "Automotive Colors". Next, find the particular make of car that you are looking for and click on it. You will see a list of years of that make, and under each year will be 2 boxes, each with a color and either "Base Coat" or "Gloss Enamel" behind each. The "Base Coat" box is the lacquer base coat paint. If you click on the arrow on the right hand side of the base coat box, a drop down menu will appear with all of the color names and codes available for that model year. Click on the color that you want and then click "Add to Cart". All set! Steve

If they are raised and pronounced, I start with a Dremel small reamer bit to remove the majority of the material. Next, I scrape with a curved X-acto blade, (not sure of the number) held perpendicular to the surface until the pin is almost imperceptible. Then sand with fine sand paper. If they are concave, they need to be filled. Steve

I humbly agree. I jest about the type of cars lost, but it is a tragedy none the less. Steve

Got ya Greg. I assumed, when I saw that the body was attached to a paint rack in the photo, that it had just been painted. Steve

I have not tried them yet, but I just picked up several 2 oz. jars of base coat lacquer from "Scale Finishes". The nice thing about Scale Finishes versus MCW is that Scale Finishes has all of their paints listed by year, make and code, with the correct color names. MCW lists their colors by one color for a particular year, ( ie, they may list only 1959 Chevrolet "Gothic Gold", but not other GM colors of the same code like Buick "Copper Glow" or Oldsmobile "Bronze Mist".) and some times it's a guessing game whether or not you're actually getting the color that you need. Plus Scale Finishes carries some colors that MCW does not, unless it is ordered special. I recently was able to order 1964 Pontiac "Sunfire Red" and '68 Oldsmobile "Cinnamon Bronze" From Scale finishes. Neither were available from MCW. Steve

Just plain old mineral spirits works for me. Steve

I grew up with the later generations as well.......which is why I like 50s and 60s cars. I know what 80s cars were like! Steve

It's kind of like looking at the elephant man's remains. Everybody is interested, but nobody really wants it to happen to them! Steve

One of the biggest styling failures in my opinion was the introduction of square and rectangular head lights. I feel like it was all down hill from there. Steve

I have a question. Who cares?! Every business/industry/job, has different terms for the same thing. When I was a drywall subcontractor, we called ourselves either "tapers" or "hangers", depending on what we were doing. Most people called us "drywallers". I liked to consider myself a "drywall installation technician". Hey, everyone should have a mile long title......right? Steve

Part of our Mother's Day tradition is for me to make dinner for my wife. One of her favorite dishes is inspired from one of her favorite restaurants that we visit every year in Cancun Mexico. "Jalisco Tequila Shrimp", made with garlic, tomato, white wine, tequila and cream. Accompanied by roasted carrots and Brussels sprouts. Steve

So I guess we just need to wait until he dies! It has become pretty obvious that he is never going to do anything with whatever Johan stuff that he has left. Steve

The first thing is, that you probably should have addressed it before paint. It's hard to tell, but it looks like it has a fairly mild twist, but a pretty pronounced bow. You could try putting it in a tub of hot water, putting enough weight on top to press it flat, and then let it cool like that. I haven't had a lot of luck fixing warped parts myself. I usually just try to "massage" them out with a little careful bending if they're mild, but something this pronounced will probably require some sort of heat solution. Steve

Wow! Now that's nice! Very well done!! Steve

Very cool! Whether it went together well or not, it's just great to see something really different occasionally. One can only take so many Dodge Chargers!! I have one of the Modelhaus '56 Dodges to build. A very nice kit, although the body needs considerable work to correct the flaws. Steve

Looks like another absolutely fabulous offering from Moebius, which will no doubt begin getting picked apart in, 5.....4.....3.....2.... Steve

It is an R/T. Not sure why it says "Super Bee" on the box, but the kit is 100% R/T. The Super Bee used the 440 grille with DODGE lettering and a slightly different rear panel, also with a Dodge script and Super Bee emblems all around. The MPC kit has the R/T grille, tail panel, and R/T badges on the front quarter panels as well as the interior door panels. No indication of Super Bee anywhere. Steve