Snake45

My copy has the cover. If you don't turn up a good copy, I'll be glad to scan mine for you, provided of course that my cranky scanner cooperates and decides to work. Meanwhile, I received the Malco Gasser and the Henry the 8th Mustangs in the mail today. They're in better shape than I thought--should clean up nicely. The Henry one only has the original body, hood, and interior. No glass, and the chassis and wheels/tires have been replaced but that's not a big deal. Dunno what the chassis is but it's molded in beige and has a separate rear axle assembly, so it's not an original AMT chassis. Interestingly, there are NO photos or details of the engine in the original CM article, other than mention that the headers from the Fairlane kit (presumably the '65) were used. No clue as to induction so I guess it's Restorer's Choice on that. The article mentions using the traction bars from the Fairlane kit, too, but those look easy enough to scratchbuild. Looking forward to restoring these. Gotta get my BOYD Build '57 Corvette done first, though.

Sweet! Your previously posted pics of this model are what convinced me that I NEEDED to own a Welly Firebird!

Fabulous! I think you're #6 of this round! GOTTER DONE! Straightliner, we will withdraw you with honor. Don't want you to screw something up or produce substandard work just to GITTER DONE; I consider it a success that this thread has inspired you to make great progress on your model. Maybe you can GITTER DONE for Round 3, if we have one. YOU GO, Disconovaman! GITTER DONE!

My alltime favorite was a double-page spread in the '69 Camaro showroom brochure. The headline screamed "Not a Piece of Tacky Gingerbread Anywhere." The car was an SS that had those hideous FAKE hood vents, chrome trim on the FAKE brake cooling vents on the rear quarters, ugly "hockey stick" stripes, and I don't remember what all else. That particular Camaro could have been called "Tacky Gingerbread."

What's really interesting on that one is the micro-mini '67 Stinger scoop. Never seen that before!

You might need to thin the edges of both door and body to make it work. But it works in 1:1 scale, so it should work on a model.

Very, VERY nice! I have two of the M2 '69 Camaros--a Hugger Orange Z/28 and a black Rally Sport. The orange Z/28 is on my shelf at work this month, displayed with the orange '69 Camaro on the Camaro 2019 Calendar March page. (Next month I'll display something else there.) Are your engine, wheels/tires and decals from the Revell kit?

Let's go ahead and have this discussion now: What color exactly was this car? In all the pics I've seen, it just looks like a bright red, like Testor #3 or Model Master Guards Red, but was it something more specific, like Ford Poppy Red or something of the kind?

The principles are exactly the same. Just mount the hinge backward. Think about it: Now the body "swings outside the door," instead of the door swinging outside the body.

I have Part 1 on Mark's Dodge, but I don't think I have Part 2. I don't know if I have the Merc article or not--I wasn't looking for that when I went through my mags last night looking for the articles on my two Mustangs. I also have the Car Model Custom Annual that has the "contest model" Mark spoke of--a couple color pics, and a complete B&W how-to writeup. I don't know if that one ever appeared in the regular magazine, or just the Custom Annual.

AMT '63 Corvette reissues might be close....

Not this long after Valentine's Day.

Few things in life are more beautiful to me than AMT's 1966 annual kit boxes. I have maybe a half-dozen originals, and have been VERY happy with Round 2's modern tributes to them. I've bought several of these just for the boxes. They are gorgeous.

I too used one with some seepage ick on it and it worked. I hope the others do, too.

Mark, you would not BELIEVE how HAPPY I am that YOU won that auction. I didn't even really want it that much, but I didn't want it to go to someone who would re-do and "ruin" it--I HOPED that it would go to someone who knew what it was and would honor its history and I am very confident that YOU are that guy. THANK YOU! I'm pretty sure I know the other two models you got. One of them has two different names painted on the sides, doesn't it? I didn't even try to bid on that one as it's a fairly rare kit and I thought the bidding would be stiff--and that it would go to someone who wanted to rebuild it. Again, I'm happy YOU got it (and the other one, too). Meanwhile, I did win on two other models from that seller--both Mustangs (maybe you saw them), both featured in Car Model. One was the subject of an extremely detailed EIGHT (!) page how-to/construction article in Car Model exactly 50 years ago this very month. It needs some repair but hell, I have "the manual" on how the thing was built originally--what could be better? I'm going to try to restore it, and then see if maybe Gustavson wants it for the National Model Car Museum. (When I get it, I'll be taking pics of it and the other Mustang and posting them in General--watch for it in about a week or so). Ironically, that very same issue of Car Model had a model of mine in it--as a winner in the Meyers Manx Dune buggy contest. I couldn't be more proud right now. Drop me a note if you want to talk about some of this stuff: SnakeACP45 at AOL dot com.

Very cool!

Fabulous concept, and I'm sure Motion would have built such a thing if anyone had stepped up with the $$$. Drive on!

Mark's right. You probably didn't lose it by just $1, the high bidder probably bid a lot more. The other night I lost a heartbreaker. It was at $57 to the last ten seconds. I bid $89 and it went for $106. This meant there were at least THREE of us trying to snipe it off, and the second-highest bidder bid $105. BTW, it was for a model that had been featured in the old Car Model magazine of 50 years ago, or so. Would have been cool to own it, but ah shucks oh well. I hope the high bidder appreciates it for what it is.

Looks like some scratchbuilding is in your future. Fortunately, it doesn't look too difficult or elaborate to achieve. Or, if you want to do it easy: Just print the picture above at the exact size you need, and paste IT on the model. I've seen guys pull this trick with amazing success.

Looks like a sweet Barn Find!

No I am not. Model Master Classic White, 1/2 oz bottles, is a completely different product. I think it was introduced in the '90s.

Very nice! I have a couple of 1/48 floatplanes to build. I might have to get one of these for the collection.

Very, VERY nice! This is a great kit, and you did a nice job with it. Kudos for doing the central grille bar in body paint, a detail many overlook. Well done and model on!

Model Master Classic White, airbrushed, hands down. It needs to go over a good white primer. My alltime favorite is Floquil Reefer White, now long OOP, though I stocked up with a few bottles in its dying days. Walmart cheap Flat White Primer is also good, but hard to get--I scored some a few months ago but had to special order it through my store, and had to watch their website for a while until they showed it in stock. Model Master Header Flat White is my third choice for a primer.

Sorry to put it bluntly, but this is a terrible idea. And I'm sure others will back me up on that.