StevenGuthmiller

Looks like white, light green & coral were pretty popular colors on the '56 Chryslers! Steve

I was always kind of partial to the Buick Special myself. Wouldn't mind seeing one of these in kit form. Steve

The Mercury looks exceptionally nice! The Pontiac looks like a promo with the hood cut open to me. Check out my post in the "Trading Post" under the heading, "Vintage AMT & Johan kit bodies & parts". I have a couple of '62 Bonneville convertibles for trade with lots of parts to go with them. Steve

Had this a couple of nights ago. "Chicken Empanada Bowls". Shredded chicken in a Mexican spiced tomato sauce with jalapeno Chimichurri sauce, tortilla strips, cheese & sour cream served over cilantro rice. A lot better than I expected it to be. Steve

Looks pretty good to me! Kind of a kicked up version of "Potatoes O'Brian". Steve

Yeah, you could say that I fixate on one type of car. That "type of car" is any full sized American automobile between the years of 1955-1970. And of course they are built almost exclusively factory stock with a few mild variations. Now whether or not that is a Mopar, GM or Ford product is of little importance. As a matter of fact, I like to mix it up a bit, but I do occasionally fixate on a particular type of car. A while back, I really started getting into big mid 60s Pontiacs. Lately, it's been early 60s Mopars. Who knows what will grab me next, but you would be safe in guessing that it will be a large American car! Steve

Sorry Dan. I missed your post! Steve

Ferrari GTO, Pontiac GTO. Steve

Ok, I stand corrected........sort of. I usually don't take things like Palmer kits into consideration, & this looks a little like Palmer light. Steve

Must be a resin transkit. Or a complete resin kit. There was never a 1/25th scale plastic '51 Ford kit produced. My guess is that it's an AMT '50 Ford convertible body modified for the resin '51 parts. Seems to me that there were some '51 transkits available in recent years. Steve

I think that's a great idea. The only draw backs to these UV glues is that they don't adhere particularly well & the don't cure real hard. But I think in this instance, it may work quite well. Steve

Mine neither! 2 guys. One about 6 feet tall with bad hair & weird lips! The other was about 5 feet tall, bald & probably 275 lbs. A far cry from this photo. Steve

I fill in the grooves in the underside of the hood with some form or other of plastic strip & then some sort of filler to finish. Not only will it give you a solid base to work on, but it will help eliminate any ghosting in those areas from a hotter lacquer paint if you are using it. Steve

Here's a nice little adhesion story for you. A few days ago, I dug out an old Modelhaus 1956 Cadillac that had been painted with enamel & partially foiled possibly as long as 20 years ago. I decided that a fresh start was required so I dropped it in the purple pond for a few hours to strip it. Here's where the fun starts! All of the paint and primer just rinsed right off, except for where the foil was!! I had to get out the heavy artillery to scrape off the foil! It was literally fused to the paint & the body! Once I scraped off all of the foil, the paint underneath rinsed away after another half hour in the purple stuff. I don't think there were any adhesion issues there! The foil was stuck down tighter than the paint! Steve

Oh, well I guess I'll shut up then. Oooo, is "shut up" too harsh? Steve

Tonight, it was "Chicken with Basil, Pecorino Cream", along with roasted fingerling potatoes with bell peppers & shallots. A "Caprese Salad" on the side. Steve

Oh good! The political correctness police have arrived! You know what irks me? Having a new list of words every day that I am not allowed to use! Steve

That's exactly how I transported mine. Last on the truck, first off! Steve

Yes, but how many of the 700 kits are actually rare vintage kits? I had a lot of average, currently available & more easily replaceable kits that I really didn't care a lot about. The movers could have taken them without making me lose any sleep. But the rare stuff?? They may be insured, but how easily are they replaced? Steve

My biggest issue is that I do not trust someone else to move my prized possessions. We have all seen how packages can arrive in the mail or what kind of condition your luggage can be returned in when you just take a simple plane trip. Many times these guys are not particularly interested in keeping your possessions absolutely safe. They just want to get the job done so that they can make it to happy hour on time. Plus, as Bill stated, if you're worried about your priceless "plastic" models sitting somewhere in the 100 degree heat for 2 weeks as I would, you might want to take that possibility into consideration. I would advise that if at all possible, I would move them myself. Steve

Depends on where and how you are moving. I moved all of my stuff last year & I just carefully packed them in moving boxes & moved them via U-Haul truck myself. Moving the fragile built vintage gems is a much more hair raising experience! If you're not moving over seas & are planning on driving a vehicle at some point to your new location, (If you plan on having a vehicle at your new place, the answer should be obviously yes) then I would pack up the most valuable kits into small enough boxes to fit in my car & take them with me when I drive there. If the photos you posted are pretty much what you have that you're worried about, I could easily fit that in my 2007 Honda Civic Coupe. Steve

I can see the Marlin & the '68 300 for those kinds of prices on a good day, & maybe the Polara depending upon the year, but I'll tell you what, If you get another chance to buy a '66 300 for $45.00, jump on it! Steve

Agreed. Steve I only get notifications of a quote to a post on the forum itself. But what I do like is the e-mail notifications that I get when I get a PM. That way I know that I have a PM before I even log onto the forum. Steve

But when you start getting into things like a '66 Plymouth Fury, a '66 Chrysler 300 or a '63 Dodge Polara, it's a different game than a '64 Cadillac. I wish you luck, but a lot of the old Johan Mopars are scarce as hens teeth & the prices generally reflect that. Steve

Yes, just click on the text box & hit "backspace" to delete any photos or text that you want to omit. Steve