StevenGuthmiller

I just keep about a quarter of an ounce of a mixture of Pale Gold & Aluminum Alclad on hand for carbs & a few other detail parts that are generally that color & shoot them all at the same time for a particular kit. Steve

The setting for the movie is Halloween night, 1965. I believe American Graffiti was set in 1962 Steve

For those who have never seen the movie, check it out. It's kind of like a sophomoric version of American Graffiti. Here are a few of the movie cars. Steve

Enamel will strip right off after a short time soak in Super Clean. Steve

I don't much care what peoples political views are. I just prefer that they keep them to themselves and entertain us. Unfortunately, nearly all of these "hosts" today couldn't muster 3 minutes of material without feeling like it's necessary to try to cram their views down everyone's throats. I don't consider that good entertainment. I'm not entirely sure that I could even guess what someone like Johnny Carson's political views were, which is exactly the way it should be. As far as the original post & Letterman's beard goes, I understand that it was meant to be nothing more than a joke. Looks like half of the other famous mug shots that we've seen in recent years. Steve

I really appreciate all of the encouraging comments everyone! It always goes a long way to help motivate me to keep building. Thank you all!! Steve

Nice work Mike. I think it would be fun to do a bunch of the cars from that movie. There were a lot of nice ones. I built a '61 Ford Starliner a while back, that while not completely accurate, it was inspired by the one at the end of the movie. Steve

I use Testors #2949 "Transparent Black Window Tint" lacquer with very good results. Again, light coats are the key, & yes, just make sure that the parts are clean & dust free. I even usually shoot a coat of blue/green Testors clear acrylic across the top of the windshield to replicate whatever you call that darker colored strip across the top on older cars, before coating the entire glass in the window tint. Steve

John Stewart was at least funny. I don't agree with his politics, but then again, I don't agree with most entertainers politics these days. But I can see the difference between a talented entertainer & a lousy one. For the life of me, I can't figure out what schmuck thought that this Noah character had a single grain of talent to give him any kind of chance in show business & how in the hell he ever wound up with his own television show! I guess after John quit, the call must have went out for a talentless joke who wouldn't "show up" Mr. Stewart". I don't think there is any danger of that. Steve

Manual transmissions were available on nearly everything back then except for some of the very high end marques, (Lincoln, Caddy, etc.) I've done some research & while they might not have been particularly common, the four speed was available in the '67 Bonneville. At least it better have been! The interior is already finished & it went through several modifications to change it to a 4 speed. Steve

Honestly! Does anybody watch any of these late night shows anymore? Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, etc.......give me a break. And that guy, Trevor Noah over on Comedy Central!......BLECH!!!! Has there ever been anybody less funny than this waste of space. You would have to truly have no life whatsoever to waste even 5 minutes watching that bottom feeder!! Steve

I used to like him......probably 2 decades ago before him & every other Tom, Dick & Harry decided to turn everything they do into a political tirade! There is no bigger turn off, & I give very few of these guys any of my time anymore. Steve

What color? Steve

Who could forget! One of the nicest builds I've seen all year! Great work! Steve

I guess that I don't need glasses......yet! Steve

Since the business changed hands, they now offer to put any paint color that you want into a spray can, including custom mixed colors. The catch is that you have to order 2 cans of anything that they do not already carry in a spray can, & it's not particularly cheap. Steve

I've always been very happy with my transactions with Jack at Model Roundup. I've been patronizing them for many years. One of the few establishments that I keep in my tool bar. Steve

Yeah, but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who's not getting anything done! Steve

Paint & masking tape. I wish that I had a better photo of the interior, but unfortunately, this is about the best I have. Steve

I would be happy with that! With all of the work that still needs to be done on the new house, I'm not confident, but I will do my best! Steve

Nice group Geno! I especially like the '66. Is the Yenko a diecast? Something is giving me that impression. Possibly the door gaps? Steve

Thanks everyone! I'm just disappointed that my production was so low this year. I guess that I do have an excuse with a move & both the wife & I changing jobs this summer. If I would have waited a couple of days last December, I would have had at least 2 for this year. I finished my '62 Chrysler 300 convertible right around this time last year! Steve

I'm not much into most of the subject matter that you've finished this year, but the '60 Ford is exceptionally nice! Steve

Being as I'm going for a little higher level of detail on this project, I needed to address some engine bay issues. The Firewall on this old MPC kit was more or less devoid of a couple of vital details. There was no master cylinder of any kind, so I added the one from the '66 Goat kit. While I was at it, I also added the steering gear, washer bottle & the battery from the same kit. I also decided to grind the wiper motor detail from the GTO firewall & install that. I also got the engine color on. It's a custom mix, so it's probably not perfect, but it looks ok to me. Every step gets me just a little closer! Steve

That's the best part about their paints. The metallic particles are much closer to scale than most rattle can paints. Many of their metallics are so fine that it can be difficult to see without close inspection. The "Cay Coral" paint on this '58 Chevy is metallic, but it's hard to see the individual flakes, but the "sheen" makes it obvious that it is metallic. I basically only use MCW paints for all of my metallic paint jobs. Steve