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Snake45

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  1. I see what you did there!
  2. This isn't Model Airplane World, where 99.9% of us build for ACCURACY-ACCURACY-ACCURACY all day every day all the time, this is Model Car World, where we do exactly as we please. If you can dream it up, build it up!
  3. That's not half bad looking. Certainly a big step up from their circa 1966 kits!
  4. And here, with the Greenlight Supernatural '67 Impala (not yet Snake-slapped).
  5. Here it is with another of my Snakified diecasts, a cheap '65 Chevelle.
  6. And here's the little beauty after a standard Snake-Fu workout. Wheels hit with rattlecan clear satin; grille and taillights detailed, body trim "chrome" removed/cleaned up with nail polish remover; window trim and other body "chrome" done with Silver Sharpie, and so forth. Doesn't look half bad for $20 and a few hours of time.
  7. Sounds like an incompatibility with your particular program. I've posted this on five different boards and no one else has complained about malware, or even said that they couldn't see it.
  8. Beautiful paint and finish! Drive on!
  9. I owned a real '69 SS350/RS two-tone for about 7 years and you pretty much nailed this, right down to Testor Dark Red being a good match for '69 Chevy Garnet Red. Mine had a single-snorkel air cleaner (Tonawanda-built engine), and I've never been able to authenticate Super Sport wheels on a '69 Camaro, though I have seen them on a couple of factory photos with "1970" license plates as late/extension builds. But it's obvious that you know your Camaros (or did your research) and your skill level is high. Well done and model on!
  10. I tried again in another browser (Chrome). Same thing.
  11. I can't see a thing but some lines of random letters and numbers.
  12. Or: Takeoffs are optional. Landings are mandatory.
  13. Looks like you could almost scratchbuild that body out of sheet styrene. Who'll take the challenge?
  14. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
  15. Friend of mine on another board--might be a neighbor of yours--says the airplane is in fact based at that field. Another friend commented that he has his hands in his pockets to help support the weight of big brass ones.
  16. Been thinking, he must have been a local. He flew around for more than an hour burning off gas. If that weren't his home base, he could have possibly made it home to crash. Or, if not home, he should have been able to get to Hagerstown, where there's a first-class A&P shop, which would be a good place to prang, if you have to. I'd lay an even-money bet that St. Mary's is his homedrome.
  17. Not bad for a 5-spot! Ya done good!
  18. If you absolutely HAVE to land a classic Piper twin gear-up, I doubt you could do any better than this guy. I don't think I could ride my bicycle down the runway centerline any straighter than he held it. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Small-Airplane-Landing-Gear-Problems-St-Marys-County-Regional-Airport-458899813.html
  19. This might be a good job for the big chisel-point "Professional" black Sharpie discussed in another thread--the one that seems to have black paint, not dark purple ink, in it.
  20. This might or might not be of help. https://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/amm1068.htm
  21. That doesn't look bad at all. Drive on! I have one of these kits, except the convertible. Since I don't care for convertibles, I've been trying to figure out how to graft a Rat Packer top on. There seems to be several ways to do it, none particularly easy. Which is why mine is still in the box. Looking forward to seeing yours finished!
  22. This might be the car I was thinking of. If so, it was a Barris joint, not Alexander Brothers. But somewhere I have an original 1966 car rag with BW pics of this car (or the one I'm thinking of), showing the wrist twist steering. It was the first time I'd ever seen or heard of that. https://www.favcars.com/mercury-comet-cyclone-x-roadster-barris-kustom-1966-images-353786.htm
  23. Very nice!
  24. Put me down for the McMullen roadster, too, circa 1966-68.
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