StevenGuthmiller

Harry & Richard pretty much said it all. Steve

When you're one of the people receiving the free health care & phone, (and that's just the tip of the iceberg) & not one of the people paying for it, you could care less where the money comes from. I once heard someone say, that when the day comes where there are more people feeding at the trough in this country than filling it, our country will cease to exist as we know it. If we haven't already reached that point, we're extremely close to it. Steve

As far as I can tell Scott, the Johan '62 was the only letter car Johan did. I know the '64 is a non letter car, & I'm pretty sure the '63 is the same. Steve

I think those homeowners associations were originally designed to deal with issues like this. But as with everything else, you give people a little power & it goes to their head. Steve

An increase of 20 times. That would make that 1968 house cost $180,000.00. I paid much more than that for the house I'm in now in 2001. So I guess we should consider ourselves lucky. That $2.00 kit should cost us $40.00 today. Steve

It's all relative gang. What did a loaf of bread cost in 1960? A gallon of milk? A gallon of gas? A brand new Buick started at under $3,000.00 in 1960! Try that one on for size! My parents bought their first house in 1968 for $9,000.00! Steve

I had forgotten about the MCG '57 set. That certainly should make life a bit easier. Steve

The '62- '64 300s could be had as either a letter car or not. The interior you mentioned for the '62 kit looks goofy because it's actually a tub swiped from the '65 promo. Evidently the correct interior tub mold was lost before Johan reissued it. This is what the original interior looks like as apposed to the later addition. The blue one is the correct original. The white is the '65 promo re-pop. Steve

Really shouldn't be too hard of a transformation on the outside. Not sure about the interior. My guess is that might be a little tougher. You could combine the grille surround of the New Yorker with the "cross" on the '62 300. The side spears might be a little fiddly, but there again you could probably cast the ones from the '62 & cut them down to fit. There seems to be very little difference in the rear styling between the two. Steve

The good old "Mod Tops". Steve

I guess I can go along with that Kevin. I build almost exclusively stock models so I like to keep them as close to factory colors as possible, but I'm not obsessive about it. This project is a good example. The color I used is actually a '61 Chevrolet color called "Fawn Beige", but it was what I had on hand & it's relatively close to '65 Plymouth "Medium Tan" or "Gold" & good enough for me. Steve

Not much Dan. I did finish up the clear coats, so now it just needs some cure time before the polishing can begin. I also started a little prep work & got the color mixed for the interior. I'm kind of working this in conjunction with my '62 Chrysler convertible project, so depending on how things progress, updates could be scarce. But I will definitely keep everyone posted as to how they're moving along. Steve

They look to be exactly 1 & 1/8 inches in diameter. Steve

Perfect example. Here we have one of those "boring" gray cars. But that splash of color, & a beautifully complimentary color, makes it look as classy as can be! Steve

Color just for the sake of color is not always a good thing, as evidenced by these photos. Sorry, but their both just "butt ugly"! I guess if you're going to spring the big bucks for a Mercedes, they should offer them in a wide variety of colors, but I think a bit more thought should have gone into these interiors! Steve

I can read it just fine, but I'm not sure that I get the point anyway. Steve

Very nice work Raoul! The color is interesting & the car does look good in it. Not terribly far away from 1959 Ford "Sherwood Green". Steve

Now if you could find an app to tell you why your cans are blowing up.......... Steve

This shouldn't happen @ 90 degrees. I heat my cans before painting too & I've never seen this happen. warming the cans definitely helps the paint lay down better. If you plan on cooling them, expect the paint to not perform as well. If I had to guess, I would say you've just had an "unlucky" streak of bad cans. I've had spray paint cans sit in my garage for years where the temperature can exceed 120 degrees in the summer & fall to 30 degrees below zero in the winter, & I've never had one pop like that. Steve

I've never, ever had a can bulge on me like that. I don't think shaking has anything to do with it. It has to be something with storage conditions. Temperature or possibly altitude? Steve

Now "that" is spot on!! Steve

I don't think I'd go through all that hassle. I was only wondering. with that strange looking "grille" on the drivers side, I thought it almost looked like it could be a dash board out of something. Just thought it would be interesting to find out what the source was. Regardless, it's a great looking model!! Steve

You can use the Testors clear lacquers over pretty much anything. They won't hurt enamel paint. Steve

Looks pretty good to me. But at least you had other options. Steve

Absolutely, build it! These USA Oldies kits are not all that rare.......yet. Steve