Snake45

Started the foil trim work on NovaQuit. I thought I'd get it all done in one day but I spent the whole morning session on just one side. Hope to get it finished up tomorrow or Friday, that should be the last major impediment to completion of the thing.

I don't care if it says " '69 429 Corvette" on the box as long as that cool old Fiat is inside!

Thanks! I think I still have a PP body somewhere. I'll pull a mold off the hood so I can do fill-ins on the new kit.

Agree on the front tires. Look like something that should be on a '50s sports car. I could have sworn that the original Revell body didn't have the hole already cut in the hood--you had to cut it out yourself. Or was that just on the Parts Pack body?

NOTE: This thread is intended primarily for COMPLETED models, but WIPs, glue bombs, etc are certainly WELCOME if that's all you have to show at this time.

Not a real one, but probably a fairly well done clone.

I was wrong--Chief was 1 and 1 last week. After last night, Monza--of all people--is 4 and 0! Looks like there's a big crash next week--at first I thought it was the new white Camaro, but now it's looking like it's Jeff Lutz.

I'll be pre-ordering at least two of these. Already know exactly how I'm gonna build one of them.

Glad to hear and see that this works--I'm planning to do exactly that with the glue bomb convertible body shown above. Meanwhile, I dug out that other glue bomb '62 HT and started repairing the glue damage from the goofy fender skirts. I'd really love to get both those '62 HTs done before the Moebius kit appears.

Very cool, we'll be expecting some GREAT projects from you soon! Model on!

Yeah. It's getting REALLY annoying. But hey, on another forum I frequent, the ads have learned to make themselves look just like thread topcs.

Jon, AFX has one up for trade, if you can come up with something he wants:

I like where you're going with this! Drive on! Also like the phantom '75 model. Would love to build one of those myself.

In about six to eight weeks (if we're lucky), we're going to start seeing a flood of great builds of the new Moebius '64 and '65 Nova kits. Before they get moved to the Back Shelf of Modeling History, let's see all your existing AMT and Trumpeter First Gen (1962-1965) Chevy IIs and Novas. Hardtops, convertibles, wagons, resins, stock, custom, street, drag, AWB, completed, WIP, even glue bombs and projects--drag 'em all out for one last moment of glory in the spotlight! I don't have a completed 1G Nova on the shelf yet, but I do have two projects in the works. AMT '62 HT, acquired as a bare painted body on eBay, active on my workbench now, and hope to have it done in the next couple weeks: Another AMT '62 HT from eBay, a glue bomb former custom I hope to rebuild as a High School Hot Rod in the very near future: AMT '62 and '63 convertible bodies from a "project box" I bought a couple months ago (the chassis and interior are going into the orange HT above): Oh, and I have a fairly nice 1/24 '64 HT diecast that's also about to become obsolete: Let's see yours!

Very cool stuff--pick one and drive on! Personally I'd like to see what you do with the old Lindberg truck.

Watched that last night. Some pretty cool stuff there!

You are inspiring me! I picked up this glue bomb '62 at the local toy show last year and you are making me want to drag it out and shove it to the top of the Build List. Drive on!

To be honest, these days I do most of my plastic polishing with fingernail polishing sticks. They're faster, cleaner, and do at least as good a job. Walmart used to sell a great set called Trim, but hasn't had them for a few years now. I now go to Sally Beauty and buy a brand called Tropical, which costs a lot more and isn't quite as good as the Trims, but do a satisfactory job. It all depends on the shape of the model--some jobs I can do entirely with the nail sticks, others are better handled with the Wright's, or a combination of the two depending on the area. Experience is key here, just like everything else in modeling. The nail sticks are useless on paint, though. But they're great on plastic, including clear plastic.

Drop me an email, maybe we can work something out: SnakeACP45 at AOL dot com Thanks!

Thanks for posting that! Good to see them--they seem to be in good spirits and I hope we'll see them back on the street very soon. What great people--God bless them!

SWEET find, can't wait to see what you do with it! If you have no use for the hood lump, I have the perfect project in mind for it.

He meant me, of course. The PM system here hasn't worked for me for years.

Is the lower edge of your rear fenders a deliberate style choice?

I'm using Wright's Silver Cream, I guess you could call it a paste. It's in a white tub with a blue top and I get it at Walmart. Been using it for about 30 years now. Works great on both paint and plastic. No chemicals in it to affect plastic or paint. Residue washes off with warm running water and a toothbrush. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wright-s-Silver-Cream-8-oz/27139572?athbdg=L1200

Re-watched The Minority Report yesterday, after so many years. It was much better than I remembered, and actually pretty timely. Last week I re-watched Memento, a VERY strange and original movie. Very interesting and engaging. It's a mystery told backwards and from the point of view of a man who has no short term memory. Spoiler alert: It does not have a happy ending.