Snake45

I posted a newbie a few weeks ago and got zero interest in it.

It's YOUR model. Build it however makes YOU happy. It's just that simple.

The wheelbase is WAY too short for a stocker, and it's even IMHO too short for the typical 1965-66 funny Nova. When I build mine, I'm gonna lengthen it back out about 1/4" or so. Also, most of the funny Novas had the front wheels moved forward. Even if they didn't always move the wheel openings, they often trimmed the forward edge of the lip so that the front wheels could move up a few inches.

Hey, we all have our specialties.

Orbit Orange was a 1970 color. I've never seen any '68 or '69 GTO painted that color, real OR model. Perhaps you're thinking of Carousel Red (same as Chevy Hugger Orange), a color commonly seen on the '69 Judge. I don't believe any shade of orange was offered from the factory in '68.

Magnificent build of a classic--possibly the best looking Ford product until the birth of the Mustang fastback. Well done and model on!

I took it that that's the name of the car.

Yeah, that would work, as the GM '64-'67 A bodies had the same 115" wheelbase as the '55-'57 Chevs. Needless to say, the chassis will work under any 1/25 '64-'67 intermediate--GTO, 4-4-2, whatever. And all it would take to fit it under any '68-'72 GM A body would be to chop 3 scale inches out of it (112" wheelbase).

Very nice! Always nice to see the MPC '68 Goat, especially one redone by a master such as yourself.

Me too, and me neither. I'm embarrassed to even know that awful song.

Very nice, I like it a lot!

I'm not a huge Floyd fan, but I do own Dark Side on vinyl, primarily because the incredibly yummy Nancy L. told me that "Us and Them" got her hot. She was right. It was $4.59 (IIRC) very well spent. (Personally, I always thought Savoy Brown's Looking In and Traffic's John Barlycorn were the best make-out albums of all time. Nancy got to like those, too.)

I think it was my first year of college, one of the local "head" FM stations was playing both versions. This confused me for a while until I figured out yes, there really were two different versions of the song.

I built one years ago but don't remember how I handled what you're talking about. Another solution would be to attach the panels in question to the body with tape on the inside, paint, then remove them for assembly and reattach them later. I've done this on other builds.

I had a near-identical experience with MM enamels (including Clear Top Coat) airbrushed with lacquer thinner, on an MPC 3G Camaro. I just re-polished the clear coat and it's been fine ever since. Just as you did, I rushed the initial job, polishing it out after only 24 hours. Now I let such paint jobs dry AT LEAST 48 hours before polishing--and the longer than that, the better.

Believe it or not, I had that book out just last week and reread that very article!

Ron, does the conversion look like a copy of the old AMT or Revell parts, or does it seem to be original?

You forgot the P-39 and P-63....

He's got it raked the wrong way, but otherwise, I like that little hot mess a LOT!

Hmmmm. Can't speak for all cars, but I just looked at the option sheets for '67 Camaro and '67 Barracuda and they both had heater DELETE on the option lists, with credit prices. Sounds like they were standard, but you could special-order them WITHOUT and save a few bucks.

There's no such thing. There was a '69 Ford Cobra. It was built on the same body as the Fairlane and Torino, but it was NOT a Fairlane or Torino. It was just a Cobra.

PlastiKote has a retail locator on their website. Last time I checked it, a couple years ago, it pointed me to a place across town and I bought a couple cans. Just now checked it and the nearest location is in the next town, 25 miles away. Huh.

Plastikote T-235 is great stuff and will stand up to any auto paint I've thrown at it. However, it has to be sanded. (It wet-sands magnificently with #800 Wetordry, used wet.) I still have a few cans I save for "special" jobs. My standard primer these days is the cheap Walmart stuff. Light gray, goes on thin, dries smooth and fast, and stands up to ALMOST anything. Almost cheaper than Walmart Cola, too. What's not to like? It's one of the few genuine BARGAINS still available in Model Car World.

EVERY model car kit I've ever seen has flash and mold lines that have to be cleaned up. Some are worse (or more obvious) than others. It's just part of the fun.

1969.