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No, thank Heavens. What a tragic waste of a nice '68 Javelin.

Only "class" that would have been legal in in 1965 would have been Altered. Gassers back then had to be based on a stock frame. Truth be known, most of the so-called "FX" cars of '65 and '66 weren't class legal for anything (except maybe Altered or Comp) and were match racers--run whatcha brung. That paid better than legal competition.

You would if you let it soak in the stuff. That's why I said just use some on a cloth or tissue and wipe everything off immediately.

Put Future under them. When it's dry, you can clean off excess Future with Windex or ammonia on a cloth or tissue. I know model airplane guys who use Future as a decal "setting solution," putting it under the decals at application time and they swear by the results. I've tried and it worked well.

Nothing wrong with flat white paint and a fine brush for that.

Best fit I can think of would be the AMT '67 Mustang and Shelby kits. Probably not 100% accurate for a '65-'66, but probably pretty close and almost certainly the best available. The Revell '69 Mach I and Shelby kits might work, too. The Trumpeter Falcon is expensive, and then what are you going to use as a chassis for that? Personally, I don't mind the one-piece chassis for most builds. The older I get, the more I build curbside style. I'd much rather have three or four or five curbsides on my shelf than one or two full-detail builds.

How would you know, you weren't even born yet.

The old MPC '60 isn't a bad kit. It was state-of-the-art in its day (as was its mate, the '57) and it can still be built into a fine-looking model. I'm thinking seriously of kitbashing mine with an AMT '62 to make a nice '61.

If somebody did an Opel Manta, you could put me down for at least one. They're kinda cool looking, and I'm sure I could do SOMETHING with it....

How appropriate for the season--colors remind me of one of those little candy pumpkin thingies. Very different and cool!

It looks like something Batman would drive to a pimp's wedding. I love it! Model on and keep us posted!

Can't be. Didn't have anything about a "dee-luxe apartment in the sky" in it.

Now that IS spooky, 'cause he died in 2007.

Very different, interesting, and cool!

Very cool! I always wanted to own one of these (real, I mean). I'll be watching your progress on this. Looks like a fun build!

My grandparents and mother grew up in coal mining country. That was practically the National Anthem of the Hollers. (To this day, watching Justified can sometimes get me a little misty-eyed.)

That was Jimmy Dean, before he went into the sausage bidness.

Look here. It's exactly the same kit. http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/imc/imc-ford-mustang-ii-109/

Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war With their fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees They killed to earn their living and to help out the Congolese Roland the Thompson gunner... His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head Roland the headless Thompson gunner Norway's bravest son Time, time, time For another peaceful war But time stands still for Roland 'Til he evens up the score They can still see his headless body stalking through the night In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg Roland the headless Thompson gunner... The eternal Thompson gunner still wandering through the night Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it --Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, Warren Zevon

All down the street they're standin' in line With white lipstick and one thing on their mind Hey little freak with the lunch pail purse Underneath the paint you're just a little girl Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo, dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Painted in a corner and all you wanna do Is dance down at the Zombie Zoo Cute little dropout, how come you pack a rod Is your mother in a clinic? has your father got no job? Sometimes you're so impulsive, You shaved off all your hair You look like Boris Karloff and you don't even care You're dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Dancin' at the Zombie Zoo Painted in a corner and all you wanna do is dance down at the Zombie Zoo She disappears at sunrise, I wonder where She goes until The night comes fallin' down again she shows Up with her friends half-alive You can make a big impression or Go through life unseen You might wind up restricted and over seventeen It's so hard to be careful, so easy to be led Somewhere beyond the pavement You'll find the living dead --Zombie Zoo, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walkin' through the streets of Soho in the rain He was lookin' for the place called Lee Ho Fooks Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Aaahoo! Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Aaahoo! Ya hear him howlin' around your kitchen door Ya better not let him in Little old lady got mutilated late last night Werewolves of London again Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Aaahoo! Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Aaahoo! He's the hairy, hairy gent, who ran amok in Kent Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair You better stay away from him He'll rip your lungs out Jim Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Aaahoo! Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Aaahoo! Well, I saw Lon Chaney walkin' with the queen Doin' the werewolves of London I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walkin' with the queen Doin' the werewolves of London I saw a werewolf drinkin' a pina colada at Trader Vic's And his hair was perfect Aaahoo! Werewolves of London Draw blood Aaahoo! Werewolves of London

Looking forward to this. I've never built this kit, and I've recently come down with a bad case of Hot Rod Fever and would like to build all available T kits. I bought one of the gold-tinted one some years ago, but I can't find the stupid thing!

Yup! In fact, there's FIVE of them in formation on the cover of the new issue of Air Classics magazine. On their way to Reno.

I understand that's not an easy kit to build. I've had one for years but don't have the guts to start it. Maybe after I get my XIV bubbletop done (1/48).