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A '41 is definitely on my "to do" list. Nice job so far.

I should be so fortunate. Nice deal.

Not necessarily, though it does help a lot with slack and tension issues later on as humidity and temperature levels change, plus it gets rid of some of the fuzziness and also helps prohibit dust accumulation as a result.

Thanks. I thought so, but wasn't quite 100% sure. It looks real good.

Thanks, Wayne. This certainly won't be my last Vicky, next one will be 100% period stock.

Airliners can be a lot of fun. I'll be starting a 1:144 767 on new years' eve, sort of an annual tradition with me, starting a new kit that night.

Perhaps a tad late, but are you running all the lines through beeswax?

I like this a lot,... very cool.

I'm not really all that up on early 109's, is this a D?

Agreed. I'm drooling over both a Revell 1:72 Type IXC/40 U-Boat and Hasegawa 1:350 Akagi right now, hope to have both next year sometime.

I've certainly considered it, trying as much as possible to recreate not only the model, but the scene as well, from the old AMT '59 El Camino w/camper shell.

OK, thanks for the explanation. The more I look at that second photo at top, the more that blue begins to appeal to me. The one I'll build as a tribute will be black, but I may also have to hunt down another for myself.

A few weeks back, I masked and painted the flat black areas, only to have the flat black come out glossy,... no idea what happened there. I then realized that I had no Dullcote here, and finally just picked up some this week, so this part is now finished. A few touch-ups here and there, and I believe it will be time for final assembly (I think). Not much of an update, but better than none at all I guess.

I'm not sure what you mean by "post", Skip.

You're absolutely right, Mark. I'd never noticed the "Trophy series" printed on the box in my first photo. I've had that particular box for a very, very long time.

It certainly was a decent looking car, though I personally much prefer the '66.

No doubt. I figure this would be the site to ask the question. The same kit from my first post, is on feebay right now for $170 and change,... just a bit steep for me.

OK, fellas, thanks for the info. Looks like I'll need to hold out for one of the earlier kits then, as I really want this to look as decent as possible.

I have a couple of stainless steel erasing shields here, from my old board drafting days. I find that many of my old drafting goodies (circle templates and such), come in very handy for some modeling "stuff".

I love those old spray paint cans, Roger,... just too cool.

Are either of these two kits basically the same? Since I'll be going stock, all the fancy bits from the annual are not really needed, nor desired. AMT 65 GTO Convertible AMT 65 GTO Convertible 2

I only have the box, not the kit, but thanks very much for the verification of year. We completely rebuilt the 389, and it ran strong. He was killed one night in his mother's car, while we were on our way to a bar, and I've never forgotten our deep friendship. I'll hunt down a kit, though that may take some time I guess. The car itself was black, but I don't seem to recall what color the interior was, though I think it too was black. I have no photos.

OK, fellas, I have this old AMT GTO box, but nowhere on the box does it state what year this car really is. I see that it can be done up as a convertible, and that really appeals to me, especially if it's a '65, as I had a good friend years ago that owned a '65 convertible, and I've wanted to do a tribute build of his car (he died in a car crash when he was 20). Any ideas?

I also built a companion bench, for a buddy that routinely visited on Saturday nights for some hobby goodness. I now live in the home of that friend, and had to downsize considerably in the process. My current construction area is the dining room table, but over this winter will be building an L-shaped bench approx. 10' x 12' for our use, complete with sufficient storage to house all of my tools and paints, with a separate paint booth, exhausting through a dryer duct.

Here's a portion of my old space,... too bad I never did finish it.