StevenGuthmiller

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I personally can't imagine spending that much time, effort & money on something just for "looking at"! After watching some recent Mecum & Barrett Jackson auctions, it's evident to me that you could buy a pretty nice "real" car for that sort of money. Granted, it won't be a Ferrari, but then again, who really wants a car like this that you can't drive without being in complete fear the whole time anyway? As far as I'm concerned, a 1:1 vintage Ferrari is just another item that's only good for "looking at". Steve

The sheer bravery of the men who volunteered for the military at this point in our history has always amazed me. I just can't conceive of what it took to walk into a situation like that without completely losing it! The men who fought in the civil war were just that much more heroic! Men of a different breed! Steve

Tonight the wife & I finished our days at the same time, so before we headed back to the little hamlet of Hawley Minnesota, we stopped at the "Fargo Rib Fest" celebration & picked up some smoked goodness to bring home. Pulled pork & BBQ chicken. Both were delicious!! Steve

In Mexico, they think the same thing about the stuff they're eating in California. Steve

In America, we call that a soft shell taco. Steve

Top notch work on an entirely goofy little car! Steve

Sometimes I like to just take whatever I can find in the kitchen & try to make something borderline edible out of it. My wife was 300 miles away today visiting her mother & we will probably just throw some brats & hot dogs on the grille when she gets home around 8:00 PM. I figured that we should have something to go along with them, so here is my creation from a pretty depleted cupboard. I'll give it a fancy name & call it "Sriracha, Dill, Farfalle Salad". For the laymen, maybe "kicked up macaroni salad". Bowtie pasta, frozen peas, salad dressing, dijon mustard, Sriracha, dried dill, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Doesn't look like much, but it tastes pretty good. Might go well with your "Crown Burger" Tom! Steve

Stop!!!!! My wife won't be home for a few hours yet & now you have drooling! Steve

Well of course. You NEED the obligatory "paprika sprinkle"! I have used different mustards as well. I like Dijon myself, but the color is better using the yellow mustard. All about presentation you know. Steve

One easy way of using the clear sheet plastic is to make a template of the window opening, cut the plastic to fit leaving about a quarter of an inch around the perimeter for gluing & then tacking it in place with one of the UV setting glues like "Laser Bond". You can add one "tack" at a time & set it as you go around the perimeter of the glass until it's seated to your liking. You should be ale to get a good seat with possibly 6 or 8 tacks Once it's tacked, in position & secure, you can glue it permanently from the inside of the body all the way around the glass with epoxy. This will give you a nice secure windshield without the worry of getting glue all over everything as the glass moves & shifts as you try to glue it in. Use the same method to glue in separate vent windows if needed. Steve

I thought that I heard somewhere that Scale Motorsports is going out of business, if they haven't already. So you might want to check on that. Steve

I love deviled eggs!! My daughter could live on them! How do you make yours? My recipe is simply "Miracle Whip" salad dressing, yellow mustard, salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar & a dash of cayenne pepper. I don't make them often just because they're a little time consuming to make. I usually will just opt to use the exact same recipe to make some quick egg salad! Steve

Sounds like a great accompaniment to a cold beer! Steve

I agree completely! Steve

That would be my solution. Most cars from the 60s had pretty simple window shapes without any compound curves. In most cases, clear thin sheet plastic will look more realistic than kit glass anyway, so it's worth it to pick up some & try it out. I picked up something called .007 "Clear Lay Film" several years ago at Hobby Lobby & it works great for this and many other applications. I recently used it for the rear glass & windshield on a '67 Bonneville build. Steve

Yes, another very good price. Think of it this way. Most new kits sell in the vicinity of $30.00. I will gladly trade you a pair of Linberg/AMT '64 Dodge kits for an unopened Johan "flat box" kit of any kind! A total no brainer IMO. Steve

At least you're eating healthy! Steve

It was a lot easier doing the annual kit bodies back then. The kit manufacturers had full cooperation and plans from the auto companies. Now, any new models of older automobiles are basically worked up from photos & taking as many measurements as possible from an existing car. It's a whole different ball of wax now. A lot of the old annual kits were manufactured at the same time, or possibly even before the real car hit the showrooms. There is some evidence of this when you look at some of the mistakes made on some of those models. As an example, the AMT 1958 Pontiac Bonneville has the incorrect "Pontiac" script on the front of the hood instead of the correct "Bonneville" lettering. Also, there are five "vent moldings" on the lower front fender rather than the correct four. Just blunders? Possibly. But more likely is the probability that these were late changes to the real car that were too late to change on the model's molds. So, as you would guess, it's infinitely easier to get a correct rendition of an automobile when you have access to the auto manufacturers plans than it is to get everything absolutely correct when doing all of the measuring yourself. Steve

Sounds delicious! No photos? Steve

I've done more than nick myself. A few years ago, I almost took off the entire tip of a finger ahead of the finger nail. The doctor said that they could not stitch it and assured me that it would die & fall off. Doctors are not always correct. I still have all of my finger parts! Steve

Just to prove to you that I am not a total "food snob", my wife left town this morning to visit her mother, so tonight's fare included a ham & swiss sandwich on wheat bread with BBQ flavored potato chips & an ice cream sandwich for desert. Now that's nutrition! Steve

Thanks a bunch Bill! I really don't need any body or interior parts anyway so whatever you have would be appreciated. Not to worry about the hubcaps. I will most likely purchase a new Lawman kit at some point to harvest the parts, & I won't need the caps until I do my '63 Dodge. The '63 Plymouth will likely just have bare steelies & I'll likely go with full wheel covers or possibly some Torque Thrusts or similar on the '64 Fury & Polara. I will PM you with an address & a trade offer. Thank you! Steve

You really need to try one. It is surprisingly good! Steve