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Those roof vents make it a '63 (if that's his). And then of course you can just make out the split in the window. Seems to be a fuelie, though.

The first-gen Riv was one of the most influential styles of the '60s. Its front fender pods could still be seen as late as the '72 Nova. And they still looked good.

I'm in no hurry at all. Won't get around to this one for weeks or months. I can wait. I appreciate it.

I thought it looked familiar.

I just "rescued" a glue bomb GTO on which someone had put black paint sloppily on the spokes of Cragar wheels. I was able to take the black off with rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush, but it also took a good deal of the chrome off the spokes. I rechromed them with a Molotow and if I didn't tell you, you'd never know. I've seen kit chrome that didn't look as good.

One of the very best of Revell's "recent" kits, maybe THE best, and you've done a fine job with it. Well done and model on!

The single best pizza I've ever had in my life was a "Chicago-style" deep-dish, but it wasn't in Chicago. (I've never been to Chicago.)

The artwork is "adapted from" the '69 annual box. But I can't tell for sure that what's in the box is a '69. Every time I see Don Greer art, I like it even more!

I've bought a lot of glue bombs from him, and "rescued" quite a few of them. Took four recent "rescues" back to show him today--'69 Chevelle, '65 GTO, '72 GTO, and '34 Ford hot rod. Today I bought from him a Monogram Porsche just like the one Twokidsnosleep (Scott) is working on, and a '67 Impala kit missing the glass and engine but otherwise complete. Been wanting to try to do a '67 Biscayne 2DS and this one was so cheap I figure if I screw it up, at least I won't have ruined one of my complete kits. The wheels, tires and chassis alone are probably worth what I paid for it. I also (from another vendor) bought a VERY nice diecast 1/24 '57 Chevy 210 hardtop. Never seen one like it before. Body shape is very nice, it's in near-perfect condition, and seems to be WELL worth the $10 I paid for it. Yet another score for my Black Diecast Chevies collection. (I didn't set out to collect black ones, but a bunch of them seem to have followed me home--'63 Vette, '64 Nova, two different '65 Chevelles, '65 El Camino, '68 Chevelle, '68 El Camino, and '69 Camaro. That's a boo-coo of black Chevies!)

Your beautiful work on this rebuild inspired me to buy a glue bomb of this exact model at the local toy show this morning. You probably won't believe this, but mine is missing the engine cover and wing too! I see you have cast replacements for yours. Any chance you could do a set for me? I'd be more than happy to pay for materials, postage, and your time--whatever you think it's worth. Or let me know what you might need in trade--who knows, I might have something you're looking desperately for.

I built one of these when they first came out in the late '60s. It didn't have the big gun then, just a "sort of kinda" M2 .50. I'm not sure the recoilless rifle is accurate for a WWII Jeep. That might be more of a Korean War (or even later) thing. At any rate, I like where you're going with this. As someone else said, too bad they never put authentic GI type tires in this kit.

Hey Bill, I found out we have a mutual friend today. George, the guy who sells kits and glue bombs at the local toy show. He mentioned he had a friend they call "Mr. Obsessive" and my ears picked right up. When he said his friend "Mr. Obsessive" had completely reworked the whole rear end of an AMT '68 Roadrunner or '69 GTX, I knew we were talking about the same person. I told him to tell you next time he sees you that Snake said Hi.

I heard of one author asking a fan what he wanted inscribed in the book he was signing for him, and the guy said, "Dear High EBay Bidder."

There's a lot of that kind of thought going around these days, it seems.

Model Master enamels, and I like it for some jobs because it flows out better than lacquer thinner (dries slower) but dries slower than "paint thinners" so no running, and I can put two or three coats on at a time, same as I do with LT. If I lay it on just right, it looks almost like a factory car paint job--shiny but not "custom showcar glossy," with just a hint of scale orange peel. Only problem is the jelling. Oh, I used it to thin some hardware store Pactra Odds-N-Ends enamel once, and that model was sticky and smelled like paint for over a YEAR! It finally hardened, though, and polished right out. Never had that happen with Testors or MM.

If not for the headlight pods, I'd have never guessed the origin of that thing in 100 years. A rare case of customizing actually improving something.

Sounds like they were either very desperate or very, very nice.

I usually thin just before I paint. But not long ago I used (airbrushed) some Model Master Brit Green enamel that I thinned with lacquer thinner at least 8 and maybe more than 10 years ago. To my utter amazement, all I had to to was shake it up real good and it was as good to go as when I first thinned it. Most pleasant modeling surprise I'd had in years. On the other hand, I've learned that if you use naphtha as a thinner, your paint can start turning to Jello in as little as a couple days. And there's no bringing it back. It sure airbrushes nice while it's good, though!

There were no signs or stickers or anything. I only found out about it because I looked at the receipt.

Just got back from HL. MANY holes in the model car wall, but amazingly, they had three Airfix airplanes! P-40B and P-51D in 1/48, and P-40B in 1/72. Price on the P-51D was $29.99. Took it and my 40% off coupon up, and the total bill was under $16 with tax. THAT didn't seem right, so I looked at the receipt. They're having a 50% off sale on all "toys and hobbies." Too bad I couldn't think of one other car still on their shelves that I needed another one of $15 worth. Oh well, I'm still putting this in the "Good Day" column.

Line your headliner with white vinyl tape. If you want a white headliner, just leave it like that. If you want some other color, paint it; the white vinyl will still be backing up the yellow plastic.

I've only heard of four names on your list. I guess I'm getting old too.

Very clean build, and very cool story!

Believe it or not, I have one of those. It's the only original post-1969 car I bought back in the day (around 1970 I switched back to building model airplanes). I don't remember when I bought it, or where, or why. Even stranger, the only thing I don't have is the box. I have it stored in an original annual AMT '69 Chevelle box. I have no recollection of how or why that came about. If I ever get around to building mine, I'll almost certainly polish up the yellow plastic, too, though as I recall it's a bit translucent.

What he said. I'd be willing to lay a cash bet that one of the alcohols takes it right off. BTW, I often use alcohol to clean up Silver Sharpie "overruns" off enamel paint, no problem at all. Just another day in the Snakepit.