Snake45

I've smoked since college, but I quit drinking in 1984. Does that count for anything? (I lost weight but my wallet got fatter, imagine that!) The Lovely Mrs. Snake started smoking about a year and a half ago. And she is definitely old enough to know better! Now she wants to quit and says she wishes she hadn't started, and all I can tell her is, "I TOLD you at the time not to start." That doesn't seem to help.

Well, that's almost cheating. EVERYBODY likes Stevie Wonder! Okay, I'll play. I'm not a big fan of modern pop or dance music, but I thought Gaga's first two albums were so amazing that I actually paid cash money for them. She hasn't done much for me in the last three or four years, though.

I've had one of those 3-Vette sets for a couple decades, but have never opened it. Thanks for the preview! I'm sorry to see that it didn't include all the original 1966-issue parts. Now THAT was a kit! But I'm sure you'll have fun with it and build a nice replica. Thanks again and model on!

Fabulous! Thanks so much for this! I WISH I could figure out what Micro Metal Foil Adhesive is, so I could buy it in quantity cheap. Also would like to find out what Model Master Metalizer Sealer is. Far and away the best clear I've ever used.

You've got the idea exactly. Don't mess with cleaning off BMF, just use cheap kitchen foil. A toothpick will work it into EVERY nook and cranny and get all the detail. Then back it with clay or silly putty and pull it off the car. For something like this, I'd just fill it with superglue or the carpenter's glue, I wouldn't mess with hot glue on something that small. TIP: Make several while you're at it--six or eight. Won't be that much more work once you're set up to do it. Then you can pick the best two to use on your model.

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. Looks like I'm not the only one who likes to take an occasional stroll down Memory Lane. Good Times....

I FINALLY finished that fifth--and almost certainly last--MPC '69 Camaro. Will have pics of it Under Glass very soon, I hope, and then pics of all five together at some point.

Yeah, I wasn't the least bit surprised.

120 degrees won't damage styrene. I have a bunch of kits that were stored in an attic that would get to that temp, and they're all fine. Also, the hot water in my house is at least 140 and I hold styrene under that when I'm trying to un-warp something, and it still takes a bit of effort to get any effect. Besides, I'm not going to put the hot glue on styrene, I would be putting it into either a silicone or a foil mold.

We never got the '30s either, though I did buy three '29s there.

That pic shows the body-length "crease" as well as anything I've ever seen, and much better than most. Thanks for posting it!

Right. I just used Elmer's (or maybe it was Tacky Glue) to install the spoiler on a '69 Camaro. Worked great!

I've had one "under construction" since it came out. I had to do a lot of sanding a puttying on the whole left side of the body but I don't remember exactly what I did and I don't have an unmolested one to compare it to. And yes there is a VERY subtle crease that runs almost the whole length of the body that's not on the AMT kit (the kit only has it on the rear quarters). There's no good or easy way to get that into or onto the body. I'm gonna try to fake it with paint, if/when I ever get back to that model again. Also, on the Fairlane, the bottom of the door line needs to be raised a bit. Compare the body pics above with the photo of the real car. No way you could get that rocker trim accurately on the kit body!

I did the same thing on the windshield of mine. Never noticed that the backlight needed it too--I'll take another look at that. The Comet body has its own problems, sadly. I'm giving serious thought to converting the funny car body back to stock and using that.

I've never had any problems. I put it on, let it cure 24 hours (or 24 hours per layer--sometimes I use two or more), and then just peel it right off. Get a tube and experiment with it yourself before committing to a rare body if you have doubts.

Very nice work indeed! I almost bought one of these kits not long ago. I'm not a fan of this generation of Mustang but thought this might be the best scale representation of it available today. Your nice build confirms my suspicion. Nicely done!

In my case, yes. Visitors seem to have an irresistible compulsion to flick a prop blade with a finger to see it spin. If it's glued solid, that prop blade will go flying across the room, possibly never to be seen again.

Excellent! This is EXACTLY the kind of information I'm looking for! Thanks so much!

Nothing to apologize for here; it looks fine. These simple slump-busters are fun, aren't they? Well done and model on!

Very nice indeed, and doesn't it feel great to bring one back from the dead!

Hence my original post.

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. I had a lot of fun with this mini-project and am glad that others seem to have enjoyed it, too.

Wow, that looks GREAT! Well done and model on!

I like my wheels turnable so I can position the spokes or tire lettering to suit myself, but otherwise, I don't care if they're freewheeling enough to "roll" or not. Would probably prefer that they didn't.

Sweet! Did you get one complete with box, instructions, and all the optional parts? That kit's a real blast from the past. Back in the day, it was right up there with the best of the AMT Trophy series. If the molds are in good shape, it would be a welcome reissue to this day.