StevenGuthmiller

It's a no-brainer to me. MCW, # 5635, '56 Ford "Peacock Blue". All of their paints are automotive lacquer & they carry virtually any color you can imagine. If they don't have it, they'll mix it for you. The Peacock Blue is in their list. Steve

Were they advertised as 500 bodies, or did you just take a chance based on photos? If the seller advertised them incorrectly, I would demand a refund. Steve

Very cool Tommy! Who is the caster? Steve

Everybody has their own thing Tulio. I quit building for about 10 years because I got bored. I don't get excited about customs or race cars. Factory stock is what I love & before I was able to start finding some variety in kits from places like ebay, I totally lost interest in the available subject matter. Since that revelation, I've been more excited about building than I've ever been. I've got enough old annuals in my stash now to keep me busy for years to come. I think I'm back to stay! Carl's '65 reminds me that I have at least 7 Pontiac Bonneville's of different years and several Grand Prix's waiting in my stash, & I can't wait to get started on all of them! Steve

There were some '58 or '59 Chevy promos done. Don't know if they ever did any Fords. Steve

I remember them too. I just can't place which kits. I'm almost certain I have some kits that contain them. Some of the old '60s AMT kits had a "display" drum also. Steve

Thanks Peter! To anyone who wants a little bit of a challenge, finish one of these old tub interiors! The modern kit interiors are just way too easy! Steve

Thanks guys! Randy. If you go to the "Tips, Tricks & Tutorials" section and check out my post back in August with the heading "Transparent Steering Wheels" you'll see how I do them. It's not as complicated as you might think. Steve

I'm not much of a wagon fan, but I do love all things Johan! That's some very nice work Hans!! Steve

I've pretty much stopped using Photobucket. I got tired of all of the issues as well. Lately I've been using Fotki & it works so much better. No adds to deal with & it's quick. It got to the point that every time I wanted to do something on Photobucket, I was wasting another 20 minutes of my life! Steve

I usually pin most of mine now as well. But if you're worried about messing up the paint & the finished model will be kept where it won't get a lot of "abuse", you can just glue it on with a dab of "clear parts cement". It's water soluble so if you get it where you don't want it, you can wipe it off without harming the paint. I've used this glue for small parts many times, & while it my not be ideal for mirrors or antennas, if you keep your builds in cases, as I do, you won't have a problem. Steve

I concur with Art. I airbrush in a separate room in my basement without venting. It produces much less overspray, dust & fumes than a rattle can will, but it will still produce them. Steve

Right! If you consider wiping the newspaper covered folding table, that is my work bench, with a paper towel when I spill dirty brush cleaner on it...........ya, it's clean! Steve

Most of us can only dream. Steve

Well, The interior is done! The rear shelf will be installed at final assembly. Modifications include, transparent steering wheel, gauge cluster "bubble", resin window cranks & scratch made door lock buttons & rear view mirror. I also flocked the carpet, opened up the ash tray where the previous builder had glued a shift lever, & added a "300" emblem between the rear seats. Steve

Very nice! It looks great in that color! Steve

The Testors gray will cover the blue just fine. I would use a coat of Testors gray for coverage & then white over that for a base. I've done several kits molded in blue with a similar technique & have never had any bleed through issues. Steve

You should see my bench Mark! It looks like a hurricane went through it! It's pretty embarrassing, so I won't post any photos! I get limited time in the shop so when I do, I spend my time building. It gets a cleaning probably "biannually" whether it needs it or not! Steve

I agree! The old AMT mirrors are the worst! I still can't believe that someone like Fireball Modelworks doesn't offer a few different mirrors. They surely couldn't be any more difficult to do than the carbs or door handles they make. Steve

Amen, Amen, Amen!! Steve

The one thing that I kind of dread about building these early 60s Mopars is duplicating acceptable mirrors for them. I've done a couple before on other projects, but I must be getting the hang of it. This one only took me about a half an hour to make! Steve

I agree wholeheartedly! Last weekend, my wife, my daughter & I went to a Chinese buffet restaurant. Mind you, this is a cheap meal as compared to most restaurants. An hour later, we walked away $50.00 poorer. $50.00 for an hour of pleasure versus $30.00 for several weeks of pleasure. Sounds like a bargain to me. Steve

Well Casey, I did a test fit for you & I was quite surprised. The glass from the '70 Super Bee seems to fit my '68 better than it did the '69! There seems to be a slight issue with the windshield, but the back glass fits really quite nicely. The issue with the windshield seems to be that it's a little too wide at the bottom where it would be glued to the body. I think with a little careful thinning of the area at the base of the vent windows, it would fit quite well. I'm sure that this will be welcome news to you. It was a little unexpected for me as well! Steve

That would be the Johan glass Casey. It's obviously the glass from on old kit as evidenced by the "runners". The AMT GTX is far too new. Steve

Thanks Bill! I got a bid in on it! Steve