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  1. StevenGuthmiller
    Nice score Bill! Steve
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    Nice stuff Tommy! The Olds is very interesting. Steve
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    I don't. I have a built up & an un-built that may be missing parts. Both are from the box with the pink custom on the lid. Steve
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    I hear you Sam. If I had known that you were "looking", I have a couple of those laying around somewhere that I would have let go for less than $24.00. Steve
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    That's fine I guess. Just thought that it's not a rare kit by any stretch, so starting with something fresh would be much easier. Steve
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    Got a lot done on this project over the weekend, & for all purposes, I'm calling it done! I'm still in the process of fashioning an antenna for it, & still need to add the radiator hose, rear quarter "R/T" badges & the mirror. The next time you see it will be "under glass". I figured I'll add the finishing touches over the next day or two while I wait for the opportunity to take some photos. If all else fails, I'll get some pics this weekend. Thanks to everyone who helped out with this one! Steve
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    There's really no need to sand the entire body. Just concentrate on mold lines & the like. Steve
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    That's one that I still have on my "to find" list also Bill. As a matter of fact, I'm looking for the convertible as well, but of course, mine will need the up top! Steve
  9. StevenGuthmiller
    I hate to be a downer Sam, but for a few dollars more you could have gotten a brand new sealed kit with a new bed cover & the custom grille. The recent release of this kit is the exact same one as the one from the '60s. Steve
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    Way more patience than I'll ever have! Steve
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    Sorry Peter. I thought he was asking me. I didn't even look at the quote. Steve
  12. StevenGuthmiller
    Did that for 25 years! Don't miss it even a little!! Steve
  13. StevenGuthmiller
    No reason you can't do both Tulio. But I would save the dio for outdoor shots. It would look more realistic in natural light. The white background makes it look clean & un-cluttered showing off the model without any distractions. The only thing I don't like about my photo booth is it seems to soften a little too much hiding the shine of the paint. Yours seems to look good. Steve
  14. StevenGuthmiller
    It was a physical virus & I'm still working through it. Now that I'm malnourished & dehydrated, I've got that to deal with. It's improving by the day. Steve
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    Thanks so much guys! Yeah, something must be going on with photobucket. The pictures @ the beginning of the thread were showing up earlier, & the pictures @ the end not. Now it seems to be the opposite. Photobucket really gives me fits sometimes! All of these pics are from the same folder in my bucket. Why some of the links are working & others are not is a mystery. Hopefully they'll get their mess straightened out. Steve
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    You did Bill, which is why I needed to mock it up that way to get a feel for it. You just absolutely never see these old Mopar B-bodies with white walls any more. It's pretty much red lines or go home. Personally, I've never been much of a fan of redlines. You, my friend, will be getting a lot of credit for many of the things done to this kit, & I thank you for all of the help! Steve
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    Thanks guys!! I've been stretched out on my back like a corpse, & feeling like one as well, with a nasty virus of some sort for the past few days, so not a lot is happening. I am now back at work & visions of modeling are beginning to dance through my head, so I hope to be back at it full force this weekend. There's really not that much left to do so I'm hoping I'll surprise myself & finish it up by the end of the weekend. I really need to! It's been entirely too long since I finished a project. Steve
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    I agree with all said here. Just be prepared to deal with a bunch of "incorrect color" statements when it goes "under glass". They will come. I think we all know that. Steve
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    Wow Bill! I'm surprised at how much closer it looks to the Maple Leaf color you were shooting for now that it's done. Your build thread photos made it look much farther away. Great job on this one Bill! Steve
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    I agree. This really has nothing to do with an intentional mis-alignment as with Steve's model. The ones that drive me nuts are the guys who spend hours perfecting a great paint job, adding all the detail "bells & whistles" & then just gluing the lenses in however they fall. Looks horribly sloppy to me. Steve
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    I will also do this occasionally. I recently bought a badly distorted '61 Olds promo just for the wheel covers. Of course, there are some other parts gained in the process that turned out to be valuable. The grille, tail lights & steering wheel will most likely be used on a resin build. I've also bought things like a complete, customized '61 Ford Sunliner just for the clean interior tub. The rest of the model was traded away. Steve
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    You can still drill them out even though the chrome has been redone. Just carefully hollow them out with a very tiny Dremel bit just deep enough to accept clear lenses. Yes, you do have to be very careful, but you have to be even before plating as well. I did this with my '69 Coronet build, & while it's not perfect, it's better than the ugly chrome lenses. Steve I see one of the lenses is loose & moved on me. I'll be re-gluing that.
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    You can buy Badger/ Iwata airbrush bottles on ebay by the case. I believe they run, on average, around $1.50-$2.00 a jar. Depending on the type of paint you're using, they have plastic bottles as well. You can get 200 of them for $150.00! Steve
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    Exactly! I don't begrudge the guy for getting he kind of money he gets for these models. More power to him. What I object to is the pro-built statement. I guess we shouldn't pick on this individual so much. He's not the only one. I see this pro-built trash on ebay all of the time & it's always irritated me. So when this thread came up, I just had to voice my opinion on the matter. Obviously, truth in advertising doesn't apply on ebay. Steve
  25. StevenGuthmiller
    I've heard that it's good stuff but haven't tried it myself. I hear it's very nasty! Steve
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