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  1. Snake45
    I'd let it dry thoroughly and then carefully block-sand it off. You actually lucked out--better to have this happen now than after paint.
  2. Snake45
    Agree completely. And as I'm not that big into engine/chassis detailing, I rather enjoy the old kits, as long as the body shape is correct. They can look just as good sitting on the shelf as the latest SOTA superkit with 150+ parts.
  3. Snake45
    I've got some nice 1:1 scale guns--Walther P.38 and Smith & Wesson M29 .44 Magnum. There was a whole series of these from Japan 30 or 40 years ago. I wish I'd bought more of them when they were available.
  4. Snake45
    I've never built the PS version, just the stocker. I've managed to accumulate several copies of the PS kit but so far haven't built one. If/when I do, I'll be using a stock rearend setup because I don't care for Revell's "custom" treatment of that end at all.
  5. Snake45
    Sounds like a great idea. Let me know when we've got the list of eligible kits--I'm pretty sure I'd have SOMETHING that would qualify.
  6. Snake45
    I think I like Shelby Stenga's Swamp Buggy better.
  7. Snake45
    That dihedral looks pretty darn good!
  8. Snake45
    I built both when they were first issued, what, 20-25 years ago? I remember the Revell as a completely pain-free build, and the only glitch with the AMT was that there was no positive location for the grille/front bumper. And that was a VERY minor glitch/inconvenience.
  9. Snake45
    And imagine what an original annual '69 Cougar would cost if this kit had never been reissued. I'll bet $25-30 would seem positively CHEAP!
  10. Snake45
    Drift Away. Been covered by many. Bill Withers or Dobie Gray might have had the biggest hit with it.
  11. Snake45
    Um...no. The Revell is 1/25 and the Revell and AMT '67 Chevelle bodies are within a hair of each other in wheelbase, overall length, and front and rear widths. I just compared two unbuilt bodies to confirm this. What you say about the Monogram 1/24 GTO chassis might be true. They might have used the same masters to cut the molds for both kits, but scaling them to the two different sizes. You can see that they also did this with the 1/24 Monogram '70 Boss 429 Mustang and the 1/25 Revell '69 Shelby and '69 Mustang--the chassis and some other parts are VERY similar but two different sizes.
  12. Snake45
    Not a bad Pro Street, but the body isn't as accurate in shape as the Revell kit. I gather from the other thread that you're a chassis guy, so you might like it. I'm more of a body accuracy guy, so I prefer the Revell kit. But I'll eventually use this chassis under something.
  13. Snake45
    You just need to rig up a mirror in your back window to teach such people some manners.
  14. Snake45
    The Cougar dates back to 1969, with some parts dating back to 1967 (late 1966). The AMT '68 Camaro dates back to about 1983, at least one if not two whole generations of evolution later, and the '69 Olds dates to the '90s, another generation of evolution and improvement. Your '69 Chevelle, like the Cougar, dates to 1969, largely based on a 1968 kit.
  15. Snake45
    The AMT '69 Chevelle kits have a Crower-ish injection setup for BBC. Maybe not 100% accurate or very detailed but the port spacing is right at least.
  16. Snake45
    I've built both. They were both fun builds and went together without problems. The Revell kit's body is more accurate, and looks much more like a '67 Chevelle. If we didn't have the Revell kit, we'd all happily build the AMT one, but the Revell's shape is just more accurate.
  17. Snake45
    You mean a Revell kit? The engine might be better if you want a 428. The chassis would have to be stretched three scale inches.
  18. Snake45
    Very nice, very clean build of this old jewel. Well done and model on!
  19. Snake45
    Pinto wagon is kind of a cool little car. I wonder if this one could still be brought back from zombieland?
  20. Snake45
    +1 on all this. But if selling these cartoons turns a profit that ends up financing the restoration of better, cooler, more important old tools, hey, I'm all for it.
  21. Snake45
    Now THAT was interesting! Never heard of that before. This is one of my alltime favorite songs. I think the original is much better, but as I said, this is very, VERY interesting! Thanks for posting it!
  22. Snake45
    Agree completely, and that's a nice job you've done on it as well.
  23. Snake45
    Aw, don't sweat it, we've had lots of songs in "heavy rotation" around here.
  24. Snake45
    Yup, that's what it was called back on December 13. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=93082&page=125&#entry1315290
  25. Snake45
    I seem to recall that Buicks sell very, very well in China, of all places. In fact, that's the main reason GM still builds Buicks and not Pontiacs.
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