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Anybody need a radiacmeter? You're being fed a line of bulltwinkies, Brian. The sanctions don't affect small businesses. They're meant to to put a hurt on the Russian government. I ordered a pile of Masterclub resin nuts, bolts and rivets from Armor35.ru and received them within 10 days. Business as usual.

Read Bill's replies above.

If you cut out extraneous, non-productive activities, like sleeping, you'd have 6-8 hours more building time per day.

"Vintage" is the preferred catchword used to imply rarity and exclusivity of an item in order to get some sucker to overpay for it. This is especially true when it comes to clothing. "Used" is inelegant and "pre-owned" has become played out. So, calling something "vintage" gives it the "gotta have" status that the average clueless dope looks for when shopping for junk. Those sweat stained armpits on the VINTAGE Hawaiian print shirts you're interested in buying? Oh, they're also VINTAGE . They belong to the original owner.

I've seen this on ebay when checking for Johan kits. Johan 1959 Rambler Wagon

That would have been Wednesday, Oct. 17th, 1956, between 11: 48: 34 A.M. and 11: 49: 08 A.M.

As my cat is fond of saying, "Believe nothing you hear and one half that you see."

Thanks anyway, Steve. John (GMCMAN52) was able to square me away with some.

My mistake. I copied the wrong image. Yeah, it's the dog dish caps I need to build the 150s. The old Revell '55 Chevys also only have full covers. I went through my AMT '55 Bel Airs and Nomads; same deal. Only wheel covers. Correct image

PM sent. Thanks.

That's the kit(s) to be built as NYPD RMP's. This kit doesn't contain dog dish caps, only full sized wheel covers for the stock version, chrome reversed rims but no steel wheels.

The caps The wheel(s)

Thanks Steve; but, I was hoping to find resin versions. I can't justify laying out 80+ bucks for two kits just for the wheels and hubcaps.

I picked up a built Johan '64 Coupe deVille hardtop on eBay for dirt cheap. The most important thing is that the tailfin tips are intact. I had to fabricate new tips for my '64 ragtop and it was a royal pain.

I need a few sets to use on some '56 Chevys which I'll build as NYPD patrol cars. I've searched through the AM manufacturers and came up with nothing. Anybody know of a source?

Talk to anyone who was "on the job" during that time and, to a person, they'll tell you that's an accurate depiction of a typical day in a detective squad room. Oldtimers would say that "Naked City" nailed it as well.

You misunderstood the spurious rumors. Revell will only phase out production all Ford kits except for the Mustang and 1930 Woody.

It was mentioned here by someone else that any parts requests made during the bankruptcy will not be processed and any outstanding requests have been cancelled. You'll need to wait until the situation is clarified sometime in May before putting in another request.

Looking at all of the pseudo-grunge-post-apocalyptic-patina-rat-mod rolling wrecks, one thought comes into mind. Just because one can doesn't mean one should. I know everyone has their own aesthetic standards. Some just happen to be lower.

Get a 20 lb. CO2 tank. They can be had for as little as 60 bucks. You'll also need a regulator and adapter fittings to attach an air hose. Benefits: 1. No noise. 2. CO2 contains no water; so, you don't need a moisture trap. 3. It's far more economical than buying multiple cans of airbrush propellant. Getting a 20 lb. tank refilled will run you around 20 bucks. There are plenty of welding supply houses, beer distributors and even Home Depot in Jersey where you can get the tank refilled. A tankful of CO2 should last you for a few years. 4. It doesn't take up much space. You can store it in a corner or a closet. 5. It doesn't require any external power source.

It's not like I never built these Tri-Five kits before. I did state that I built plenty before. As to the four on hand, three are 1978 vintage H-1391's and one "Hot Rod" version 7133 in white from 1986. I checked all that when I got them and the doors, hood and trunk fit perfectly. Ditto with the windshields and back windows. There's also no warping of the chassis or bodies in any of the kits either. You don't have to take my word for it. I'm just telling you what I have. Since you're not satisfied with the quality, I'll be more than willing to take any off your hands if you have some laying around.

Rich, the old '55 and '56 Chevys aren't that bad.I've built plenty of them in the past; and, I have a '55 with working suspension right now that needs completing. You know, from your experiences, all it takes is a bit work to get a kit to look right. The ones I have don't suffer from flashitis, which makes things a lot easier.

The old "H" and "Hot Rod" series kits are a lot cheaper and easier to come by than the newer Del Ray. Plus, the older kits have separate side trim options allowing one to build A Bel Air, 210 or 150. I now have four of them, two of which will be built as NYPD RMP's. This was the only Chevy used by the NYPD during the 1950s.

Get a Mattel Vac-U-Form Machine if you don't want to bother with building one. Here's a complete set available on ebay. And, you won't need to get a heat gun either.

This was already cleared up by Rob Hall yesterday. The "other" IMC, which never produced anything except the Rambler wagon, was not a later incarnation of Industro-Motive Corporation. It was a distinctly unrelated entity which happened to, intentionally or otherwise, share the same initials.