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Maybe he means he's looking for someone to do them for him as a favor? Personally, I'd rather have them done well then done cheap. , , but that's just me. 😉

I agree. How could they have pulled such a bonehead move. This makes the kit totally unbuildable. BTW, I just can't stand the fact that me feet get wet when I take a shower. I'm never gonna do that again until we have waterless sonic showers like on Star trek !! 🙄😉 , , ,OK, 12 hours later I think my little joke probably went a bit far, unfair to Chris. It's just that it looks to be such a nice kit for what it is. The number of ridges on a hubcap seems a bit trivial. I hope there's no hard feelings, none were meant.

A lot of the current Ford kits have hood lettering decals. The AMT '66 Mustang GT had 2 sets on the sheet. IIRC, all the Moebius Ford pickups have hood lettering decals etc. Also there are a lot of Model Car Garage PE sheets with the hood lettering. Doesn't have to be specifically for the '49 to have lettering that would work for that lettering.

Can anyone please explain to me what the big deal about the tires is? The kit isn't supposed to represent a factory stock truck so I'd imagine there's be thousands of Blazers equipped with tires that look very very similar to those kit tires. Just do what you'd do with a real truck if you didn't like the tires, get a different set. After all, it's a automotive model kit, not a jigsaw puzzle. You don't have to build it exactly like the picture on the box. 😉

Michael, you should keep in mind that Pontiac used several blues on their engines over the years and that may not be factory correct for whatever you're building. That Testors paint is only correct for '66 to '70. http://www.pontiacpower.org/enginecolor.htm

The current AMT 1/25 '66 Mustang GT also has a set. That kit actually comes with 4 different wheel options so you wouldn't have to worry about having a kit with no wheels.😉

I'm certainly no expert on those cars but it does look like the Fujimi kit has the longer wheelbase. incorrect for an R. I doubt anyone but true Porsche-files would be able to tell the difference. I didn't know there were two wheelbases until I read this thread.

Grade 7? We had to learn them in grade 5.

I think what they're talking about, Jeff, is for a time they had every back issue of the magazine right back to the first issue on the site and you could go through then page by page. That was taken down a while ago.

https://stsdecals.com/

Might be helpful to know exactly which kits you're talking about here.

Mark, do you know if the hood parts in the last reissue are the same as the original or the 5 window kits? I'm working on a sedan right now with the Jimmy Flintstone body. It's designed to use the older 3 window hood but I started with the 5 window kit. I was going to just modify the 5W hood but I do have an old re-builder roadster kit molded in yellow I could cannibalize for the hood. But it's already painted and I didn't want to go to the extra work of stripping it right now. I guess what it comes down to is which hood is in the current kits will determine how I proceed.

Hi Keith. I'd suggest copying this pic, shrink it down and print it on waterslide decal paper. Then you can print as many as you need and trim them to fit your seats. You just need to get the decal paper compatible with your printer, ink jet or laser.

So, the only thing changing is the name and web address? Everything will be exactly the same except for that for now? If so, would have been easier to just say that. 🤔

Those were in the '49 Ford coupe, Misha, not the Merc. The Merc had Caddy caps in it. T think they were only in the first issue of the Ford.

Some f those 1/32 MPC snap kits go way back. Here's a couple pages from the '78 catalogue,, The ones on the bottom page were released earlier. They're in the '77 catalogue also. , , , and a few pages from the '82 catalogue,, and a couple more from '84. I don't remember ever seeing the 4 door Monaco police car on the shelves, possibly a "phantom kit"

Just airbrushed, nothing fancy.

Kurt, the one Jesse posted has the Syclone AWD running gear and turbo V6, the one in the original pic should have the regular front suspension, if that matters to you.

Wrong generation. The '79-'85s were down-sized front wheel drives.

It's 1/25.

Chuck, I'm thinking the drip rails were an option on the 3rd gen F-bodies, at least it's listed as an option on the SPID sheet for my '85 T/A. I think the Revell its looked pretty good for the time aside from the engine. The engine bay definitely looks good compared to the MPC kits and is pretty accurate looking compared to my car.

D, maybe you should contact STS and see how much he's charge you to re-create the sheet. No idea what they'd charge but it's probably worth loking into. I've had them do some custom work for me and they do great work.

All's good J. , , Gil and I have PMed earlier today and I think we understand there's no ill will on either side of the conversation.