TarheelRick

Excellent looking body, can't wait to see the rest of it. Another one from the Glory Days of drag-racing, before electronics took over.

Same scenario with me and about the same day. My trade started on the 11th. Trader PM'ed me saying "The wifes got your cobra all boxed up. Should be in the mail in a couple hours" I also PMed pictures of the sealed inside kit and a copy of the USPS receipt with tracking number. I have sent three PM's and have not received a reply. He received the kit on the 15th. Probably should have been more careful since the trader has only been on the forum since September and the majority of his posts have been in the "Trade" section.

Hmmm, all I am seeing are small gray circles with white lines through them.

Actually I believe he put his hands in his pockets to shake everything down his pants legs - at least that is what I would have been doing. Definitely a proficient pilot, another Capt Scully.

My, my, my that is one beautiful pickup. Really love that era Ford and you have done an excellent job. Thanks for sharing it with us.

It has already been said but I am going to say it again - beautiful paint and the subtle changes you have made to the body just add to the overall beauty of the build. IMHO the '40 Coupe was one of the best looking Fords to roll out of Detroit. Nice custom.

Absolutely beautiful work on this iconic kit. I never had the Yellow Jacket, but did build the '30 Phaeton and the Black Widow. Those old Monogram kits were a blast to build. The subtle touches you have added to this build really set it above all the rest. Great job.

When running the jigsaw I also hold the bottle inside an empty coffee can I have in my model room. You can never be too careful when shaking paint.

Looking really good for a 20 year old build. I see it is heading toward the junkyard with that load.

There is a post, I believe on this forum, about converting a jigsaw into a paint shaker. It uses a cheap clamp from Harbor Freight and works quite well. Here is a picture of mine. The jigsaw cost $10 at a pawn shop and the clamp was around $2 at Harbor Freight. When I get the paint bottle clamped in place I will usually run some masking tape around the bottle and the clamp just as insurance.

My wife used to have a really small business selling beads and wires. She used these bags for the beads. She got them from a company called Darice, if you look at the beading section of Hobby Lobby and others similar stored you will see a variety of their products. Of course, they are a wholesaler and do not sell directly to the general public without a business license.

I think I figured it out: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tonka-Ford-Ranchero-Blue/322881256887?hash=item4b2d38fdb7:g:flgAAOSw3s1aCjrS

Picked this up at a show a few months back with hopes of using the Revell '70 Torino to build it into a Ranchero. However none of the parts want to fit. Is it possibly a Hubley or a promo?

Would love to fine one of these in good shape.

Super nice chop. Going to be one cool rod when she is finished. Just one minor thing I noticed, the doors will not open in this configuration. The top hinge is at an angle to the bottom hinge. Not really sure how to fix it, unless you move the top hinge down to where the door line becomes vertical.

If this is your first attempt since your childhood, I can't wait to see what you do next. Excellent work.

I am retired USAF for almost 30 years now and drive a school bus; keeps me out from under the wife's feet. I drive for the local Middle/High School. One of my students is a special needs child, although rather high functioning. My favorite hat is one stating that I am a USAF retired MSgt. Today this student asked if I had been in the military, then asked if I was a veteran. He then said he could tell by the way I walked and acted. Anyway a little later he tapped me on the shoulder and passed me a note. It basically thanked me for my service to the USA and without what I (we, all veterans) did we would all be dead. This one will definitely go into my keeper folder of all the special things my students have given me. OOPS, didn't mean to attach this post to the one above it.

http://webpages.charter.net/sinkwich/sdventure/html/sd_scalecalc2.htm This site has worked well for me.

What are some of the issues you are having?

It's bad enough all he has are Chevrolets, why go lower with Mopars?

I have mounted a Folgers coffee can to the side of my spray booth. I keep it full of wadded up paper towels. When I am changing colors and need to do a quick clean of the airbrush I simply spray cleaner through the brush into the coffee can. The towels absorb the spray and once they become too saturated I simply throw them away and add new paper towels. Also use the Great Value (WalMart brand) drink mix containers for sanding sticks, short pieces of styrene, and any other stuff that fits in them.

I think what really bugs me most about weathering is those people who will rust out fiberglass panels. I remember a very well weathered 56 Chevrolet Cameo, with the rear fenderwells rusted out. The Cameo had fiberglass sides on a stepside box. I have never tried weathering, I do not have the eye for the subtly of the color variations, but I am going to try it one of these days.

Two of my grail kits for many years were the AMT Double Dragster and the 25T Double kit, since their rerelease I have acquired two of each. I guess my grail kits now are an annual 63 Pontiac Bonneville and a 62 Ford Galaxie. There are several promos of the Pontiac on Ebay, but I cannot justify the price, plus I want a kit, haven't seen a 62 Ford hardtop in many years.

This whole outfit is some outstanding scratchbuilding. Excellent work all the way around. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Galion roller coming together: who needs a kit if you got some styrene pieces.

Have to agree with all the above comments. That is one excellent build of an iconic TV personality. My Dad served with Pat Brady in WWII.