StevenGuthmiller

Any self respecting Moroccan restaurant would have it.............Oh, you mean a glue bomb! Steve

I'm not much of a Vette fan. I probably would not have considered it in the first place. Steve

Thanks Gary! I've got a bunch of '60s Pontiacs to finish in the future. I'm particularly excited to get going on a '66 & a '67 Bonneville as well as a '64 Grand Prix. But I also have a '60, '62 & '64 Bonneville to do. Someday I'll squeeze in one of my '65s as well. Steve

Nice segue Snake! Nice goat too! But it doesn't look "toasted". Steve

Thank you guys! I really appreciate it! Steve

The one I posted looked delicious! This one looks a little closer to "road kill"! Steve

Uh, waiter........there's a goat in my rice! Steve

Mmmmm! toasted goat!! Steve

Picked up an original unbuilt Johan 1964 Plymouth Fury annual today. I was a little surprised to see one in this condition go for $70.00! Seems to be mostly there. Might be missing a few odd bits but all of the essentials seem to be there & in good shape. Looks as if the stock steering wheel is broken, but I can deal with that. Steve

I kind of agree. If the guy with the '61 Pontiac on ebay that I posted above, bought the kit for even $5.00 & is planning on a $150.00 profit in 3 years.........Well lets just say that I could have made that much picking change out of my sofa over that period of time! Steve

It's not just vendors at shows. I've been stumbling across this one on ebay for at least the last couple of years. You would think that by now the seller would get it through his head that he's not going to sell a "rebuilder" '61 Pontiac for $155.00! If he was holding his breath until he sold it, he would have been dead in 2014!! Steve

Thanks guys! I'm already getting the "DT's" thinking about the long weeks ahead with no building! It's going to be tough! Steve

True, but they will all inevitably wind up in a landfill at some point. Might as well enjoy them while they're here! Steve

There used to be a company called "MSC Model Products" that made them, as well as the braided wire to go with them. I have no clue as to whether or not they are still doing business, but I bought these probably more than 30 years ago when I was still in my "hyper detail" phase. Never used them & I have my doubts that I ever will. Steve

Thanks a bunch guys!! Steve

Believe it or not, it was, at one point, a '63 Mercury Marauder! Steve

Thanks Tommy! The nice thing is, the new house has an attached 3 stall garage & another detached 1 1/2 stall in the backyard! The Grand Prix will finally have it's own place after all of these years! Steve

I believe this may be classified as a glue bomb! But then again, there is the possibility that there could be a diamond hiding inside of this turd. Steve

If I didn't plan on building them, I wouldn't buy them. It would be a little like filling your freezer with lobsters & fillet mignon just so you could open it up & gaze upon their beauty occasionally. Completely pointless in my opinion. Steve

The main thing that I look for is what kind of condition the body is in. All of the other add-on's are meaningless in my opinion. If the body is relatively free from glue melt & not all busted up, I would consider it a re-builder. This one looks like the body is in fair shape aside from the cut out hood & the missing parts. But if you're planning on building it as a drag car or a custom it looks like a builder to me. Steve

I agree with that, but I think there's quite a difference between a rebuilder & a glue bomb. I won't spend two nickels on something that will obviously wind up in 35 pieces by the time you get it apart, but a nice restorable build is a different story. I'm just very careful of what I do buy when it comes to this type of kit. I look for something that was obviously painted with enamel without any serious body damage & try to be cautious about how the glass was installed. Most other things can be renewed with less effort. Steve

Stay way from it. They bleed like crazy. First hand experience. Steve

I wouldn't touch it either. I would much rather spend a few extra bucks on a good one & focus my attention on paint & detail rather than spending 3 weeks just bringing it back to usable. Especially on something like you pictured. There are so many of these out there that can be had for next to nothing in good condition, why waste the time on it. I've gotten to the point where I won't even purchase a body with broken roof pillars anymore. I hate fixing them, so why put myself through it. If I can afford a good one, I'll buy it. If I can't, I'll live without. Steve

Testors "Chrome Silver" enamel doesn't look much like chrome anyway, so I don't think I'd worry too much about that. I would never do it this way either. I apply all of my paint & clear and then foil. But the OP's question was whether or not he could put Testors clear lacquer over Testors enamel & the answer in my experience is yes. Steve

Not so much. More just my sense of aesthetics. That plus the fact that the track record of modern kits being accurate representations is not very good compared to most of the old annuals has me relatively confident that the AMT kit is probably closer to the real thing. I haven't done a comparison, but regardless, the AMT kit is the one that looks good to me. That's the one that I will build when the time comes. To me this looks much closer to the AMT kit. The point on the front & rear fender, the taper of the rear quarter panel, the thinner top, all seem evident. Steve