TarheelRick

Two excellent builds of some mighty fine Fords. Any year of the Tri-fives appeals to me. Those two are beautiful.

Over the past three or four days I have been getting the "404" message on almost every website I open. It is in a small banner across the top of the page. I can click it and it will disappear. I thought maybe I was having some problem with my computer, may I am. Just thought I would mention it here since "404" seems to be the topic.

I agree with all the above. That is one beautiful Olds, you really pulled it off well. The rear license plate is a nice touch, thanks for your service.

Also a USAF vet (21 years, 2 months, 18 days - but who's counting?). Got my first kit for Christmas 1959, it was an AMT 40 Ford Coupe. Good LORD willing I will turn 69 next month. Took a hiatus about the middle of my USAF career and sold every kit I had, lots of early 60's annuals ; have kicked myself in the - well you can figure that part out.

Definitely agree with all the positive comments. For a first model in many years that one came out really well. As far as the craft paints they do work quite well and can be cleared with several different glosses to get the shine you want. I will usually use the brand offered by the same company the paint is from, but I have used DuPont acrylic clear and it also works quite well. Experiment a bit on scrap pieces or the infamous plastic spoon test.

This is about as organized as it gets for me. I do have some of the roll around four/five drawer plastic drawer thingies I keep clear plastic pieces, and larger stuff in.

Just completed another trade with Dave Branson, as always a great trader. Will be glad to trade again.

Can't give you any real instructions, but you will have to section the bed and frame in front of and behind the wheel wells to get the correct wheelbase and look.

I agree with all that has been said about this build. That is one fine looking Galaxie. I also have a couple in my stash and really need to build one of them; this may be the inspiration I need.

Not really sure what is happening with Revell, since I have no business sense. That being said I worked for Pony Express Delivery (anyone remember them) back in the late 90's. They were struggling, poor leadership, etc, strong competition from UPS, FEDEX, and a new upstart DHL. Borg-Warner (the gear people) bought out Pony Express, issued us all new uniforms, poured some money into the operation, then closed it down six months later and wrote it off on their taxes. Just hope this is not what is happening with REvell. But as others have said I have enough kits to last me until my 175th birthday.

I got this '61 Impala from a friend on another forum to participate in a Glue-bomb CBP, he furnished all the glue-bombs.

The WalMart "craft" section has a fair choice of sizes of braided wrapping string (for lack of a better name - see picture). Also Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and A. C. Moore has some different size braided wires in their jewelry section. Those two spools of braid are quite small and makes excellent NOS, brake, or fuel lines

What irked me today was a call from my bank's Credit Card Fraud Division. You probably already know where I am going with this. Some low-life scum sucker got my numbers and placed an internet order with Best Buy for $170. Luckily the bank held the approval until they contacted me. Now I am going to be getting a new card, will have to go into every account where I may buy on-line and change my password and credit card numbers. Why can't these stinking piles of recycled groceries get a job and spend their own money instead of trying to steal mine? Can you tell I am a bit perturbed?

For thinning acrylic paints I have used distilled water, Windex window cleaner, or rubbing alcohol. All have worked quite well. I have found a good primer base is a prerequisite to give the acrylic something to hold on to rather than smooth plastic.

Just finished a trade with Toner283 (Chris Tone), exceptionally pleased. He included much more in the parts than expected. Will be willing to trade again. Thanks Chris for a good trade.

Really nice, cleanly built Camaro, looks ready to rumble. Just hope the trips are not too long or it is going to run hot without a fan.

Great looking hot rod. Some high school kid back in the late 50's or early 60's would have been the BMOC driving that to and from school. And as Partsmarty said, leftover/parts builds are some of the best.

When building roll cages and frames I like to fishmouth the ends of the rods and tubes for a cleaner fit and a better glue joint. However I have a difficult time getting the fishmouths centered in the ends of the tube (.080 and .100 size). I also have a difficult time getting each end fishmouthed on the same plane, in other words they are quite often a few degrees off from being parallel with each other. I use a small round jewelers file for this work. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get better, more even fishmouths?

The only benefit I can think of is that if the item does not sell, the seller may relist at a lower price. If you have been watching it, Ebay will notify you of the relisting.

OW, my eyes. You should have posted some kind of warning. Nice paint work, even down to the "orange spray tan" on the gentleman.

What the body is called does not really matter anymore. I have yet to go to my dealer and find a Camaro or Mustang with a "B" pillar and a four door sedan roof line, nor can I find a V-8 rear-wheel drive Camry or Fusion. NASCAR is unfortunately on its last legs. Just saw yesterday where Lowes is pulling its sponsorship of Jimmy Johnson after this season. Most of the corporate 'giants' have moved away and took their money with them.

If I remember correctly they only lasted for a couple to three years. There was something to do about the safety of the vehicle and it went away for a few years, but resurfaced as the Samurai. Yeah, I owned two Datsuns, the first was a blue '74 and the second was a blue '78 King Cab, really loved those trucks.

Cool looking Samurai, really like that color. Back in '74 I was looking for a new vehicle, preferably something smaller and fuel efficient. Stopped by the Datsun dealer in Sedalia, MO to look at pickups. They had just got in a shipment of a brand new vehicles called the "Bobcat", which later became the Samurai. If that vehicle had a track record I may have bought one, after all an $1800 4X4 could have been a lot of fun. Instead I bought my first Datsun pick-up.

"Did I see someone mention a unicorn Cobra ? What the heck would that look like I wonder ? " With your creative skills, do you even have to ask the question? Love the boxed up snake idea, very unique.

Really cool old hauler. It was even "aerodynamic" before it became all the rage.