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Na. I won't tell you that. ,, K.D. is now "Adult Contemporary" since she peeved off all the beef ranchers in Alberta. ??

All great entertainers Matt. But calling Leonard Cohen American is like if I called you Australian. ?

Both are fantastic Steve.

Paul has an excellent customer base and a reputation that's taken years for him to build. He is an excellent builder but there are builders on this forum who you can't deny would clean his clock in a regular contest. But most of them would never see numbers like that on an e-bay auction simply because they don't have the recognition Paul does there. Those bidders were bidding on "a Paul Hettick Model" ,, not just "a model of a '59 Desoto".

I really need to do up one of those '72 GTOs. ?

Nice paint! That's gonna look great.

silicone caulk.

Here's what my last batch looked like when I got it back.

From an e-mail he sent me,, "We only accept personal or bank checks, money orders, or cash." He let me pay with Paypal because he had a problem cashing my bank cheque and Canadian money order last time, he usually won't take Paypal.

I didn't use the forms when I sent mine. I just wrote down the pertinent info on a sheet of paper and put it in the zip-loc baggy with the parts tree.

No, it shouldn't be too hard. Remember to also swap out the rear wheel openings, tail lights and the dash, seats etc. The last reissue of the AMT Lightning pickup would give you everything you'd need, I'd suspect.

There doing stuff with prosthetic at U.N.B. here in Fredericton that will make the hand shown in that video look like a pirate's hook. https://www.unb.ca/difference/biomedical.html https://theasrj.com/articles/the-unb-hand

I have a tree of parts out with Dale right now. Should be back in the next week or two.

The faux IMSA package in that particular kit is actually pretty close to what GM offered on the Monza Mirage in '77. I'd LOVE to have one of these little beasties with the 305. BTW Adam ,, The "Spyder" name is an homage to the '60s turbocharged Corvair Monza Spyders

stunning !

Thanks Roger ,, but there's no Grand Prix in this group. You must mean the Bonneville?

Looks fantastic, as always Roger.

Actually finished a couple this year in spite of another flood last spring. , , and I'm really hoping to get the Thunderbird done before new years eve.

I painted this summer before last ,, does this count?

yea, they did a lot of TV show stuff. I understand that the Revell kit did actually have the GMC markings on the body. I don't know if it's true or if it might have just been on the decals, I never had that version of the kit.

NJ, First, nice T/A. The decals look good. Second, I went and looked at that red one on your site ,, it definitly is still a Trans Am. My '85 was repainted when I got it and didn't have any of it's decals but that didn't mean it wasn't a "real Trans Am" The Trans Am package is more than just the decals. The flares and shaker hood are also a very big part of it and IIRC, you had the option to delete the decals when you bought the car. In fact, the big hood decal was always an added on option, at over $200! They even have unique serial numbers that separate them from base Firebirds and Formulas. You could get the engine and suspension under a Formula but the hood was different [except for a few '74/'75 SD455s] and they didn't have the wheel spats and vents on the front fenders. Here's a link to a site that will cover the basics. https://tran-zam.com/index.html

Kind of ,,, similar. the actual van used on the show ,,, The kit itself was just another generic Revell custom Chevy van with a different decal sheet.

Looks just like the first one to me. Only difference is the angle the pic was taken on makes it look like a couple of the wires are in a straighter line. I'm pretty sure they're all in a loop like the middle two. As far as the coil wire goes ,, well, it looks like it almost doesn't go all the way. Looks like it's pulled so tight that engine vibration will pull off one end or the other eventually.

First convertible I can remember ever riding in was my father's '63 LeSabre. white with red interior. I remember he had painted black around the fender vente, similar to the paice of trim on a Wildcat. That was before I started school so I must have been about 4 at the time.

Got the basic engine assembled and plug wires done. I know it really should have an automatic tranny but this was supposed to be a relatively quick build . Also been working on the chassis. I cut the tie rod assembly away from the suspension arm piece, added small arms to the king pins and attached it all together so it would be poseable. Flipped the king pins over while I was at it to lower the front. Cut a couple coils off the back springs to lower the back. The bottom of the floor was just flat in these kits so I added dome shapes cut from thin sheet stock and molded them in a bit with red putty before painting. No where near "replica stock" but unless you have intimate knowledge of the floor pans of a late '60s Thunderbird I doubt you'd know the difference. LOL