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TarheelRick

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  1. Going to be an interesting build. I sectioned one of those bodies many, many years ago ('71 I believe), used a hot knife blade. For some reason I never finished that build.
  2. Tried that - the glue tasted horrible and I had a devil of a time getting the "Wynn's Friction Proofing" decal off the roof of my mouth. LOL.
  3. Most of the time I will use 91% isopropyl alcohol mixed 70/30 with distilled water. This mixture works quite well for me, however I have had some acrylics which didn't want to "play nice". So, it is only a suggestion and should be tried on some scraps first.
  4. Pictures are good and I really appreciate them. That being said, I must say forty-eleven different views of the same object is quite boring. I mean taking a shot, moving the camera 2 mm to the left or right taking another shot, moving 2mm taking...you get the idea. Three or four shots of an engine bay should be sufficient, if someone wants more pictures they can pm the builder and ask for more. Now, let's get back to the bench and build something (to myself)!
  5. I'm surprised no one has mentioned corn-dogs or bologna sandwiches at the local motorsport snack bar. That is one of my favorite parts of going to the drag races: corn-dogs dredged in mustard and a thick cut fried bologna sandwich with mustard, coleslaw, and chopped onions. Oh yeah, I also enjoy the races.
  6. Here is one for sale on ebay that has some pretty good pictures of the mirrors. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Other-Pickups-Lil-Red-Express-/222207141723?forcerrptr=true&hash=item33bc93e75b:g:cfMAAOSwARZXoAMG&item=222207141723
  7. Absolutely beautiful custom Pontiac. The changes are subtle, but at the same time "in your face"; they make you ask "Has that been changed?" Now, did you change the shape of the rear wheel openings? And is the interior button/tuft? If so how did you do it?
  8. Really liking what you are doing with this one. I remember seeing a picture of another one similar to this that was raced back when they used to run the Modifieds at Daytona during Speedweeks. You are definitely getting the look on this one. What are you using for a chassis?
  9. This is a real beauty. Reminds me of the annual hardtop I had back in '61, I painted it candy red without an undercoat. Oh well, it was a learning curve; think I put it into a pan of boiling water and sort of wrecked it.
  10. Looks like it would be a blast to drive. Beautiful build.
  11. Have always loved the Ghia and this one is an excellent example.
  12. I built this kit years ago, when it was first issued; back than I was a Chevrolet lover. I also have the WalMart checkerboard repop in my stash to be built. The chassis is typical early 60's with everything molded in place. It does come with a couple of fairly nice (for their age) Chevy engines, the 327 (my whole stash of models for a good 1:1) and a 427 with plenty of options for induction. I have bought a Revell '67 Roadster kit just for the purpose of using the much better detailed chassis. The interior is a tub with very few parts; I may also swap the '67 roadster interior in. Hope this rambling helps you in some way.
  13. For chicken sandwiches- - Chick-fil-a, for milk shakes and burgers Cookout, and for fried chicken Bojangles. Another used to be favorite for coffee and bagels in the morning was Chesapeake Bagel Bakery.
  14. I am a cheapskate, most of my models are bought from Ebay, with store coupons, or at model shows, and the occasional flea market/yard sale. The most I have ever paid was around $50, including tax for the 1/8 Big Tub and that was using a HL 40% coupon. I eventually sold it for $65. If I were to bring home a model that cost as much as some mentioned, I would not be able to build it since my wife would break both my arms and legs.
  15. Beautiful work on the rust. I'm sure you are also going to rot out the bed floorboards. I mean that much rust, those wood floors would be gone.
  16. Welcome to the forum from another Tarheel. As mentioned the CKM show is excellent, I will be there with a vendor table (bring money ). I am just down I-40 and up I-77 from you. Do you spend much time over at the Hickory Speedway? Used to haunt that place quite a bit, too many years ago. Again welcome!
  17. I wouldn't want to drive it out of my yard. Where do the blades attach?
  18. If you really built that when you were 16 where is the globs of glue and the runs in the paint? That is one beautiful build, looking forward to the clean up of your other builds. The only remainder of my early days is a JoHan '66 Plymouth Fury III. When I tried to redo it, the front fenders warped.
  19. Beautiful work on this Legacy, nice color. A suggestion if you ever do another one is to use acrylic nail filler rather than putty and glue. The stuff dries hard and holds better than the original plastic, therefore does not need any reinforcement on the underside. However, a few caveats, it does require some pretty intense sanding, do not put the body into a dehydrator, and it does have a strong odor requiring GOOD ventilation.
  20. I would be really careful setting it out in the sun for very long. Around here lately the sun has been quite brutal and would possibly turn it into a pretzel rather quickly. Of course, I figure you know that already.
  21. Really sweet Ford wagon. Looks like it should be cruising through town on a Saturday night, or sitting at the local soda shoppe. Beautiful color choice.
  22. I used that brand orange on a replica 65 Mustang a couple of years back. I taped for some black stripes and the tape pulled large strips of the orange off. The body was primered with Duplicolor, so that was not the issue. When I dropped it into the Purple Power, the whole paint job came off in almost one piece. Since than I have sort of shied away from them, although I have used their white primer on a couple of things.
  23. There was a great article with plenty of pictures of the Silver Bullet a couple years back in Traditional Rod & Kustoms Illustrated.
  24. Definitely one beautiful conversion. As all have said your custom bodywork is flawless. One question, there is something about those taillights that is different and I cannot put my finger on it - what exactly did you do to them?
  25. Have been using the acrylic nail filler for several years. It is especially good for putting bodies back together after sectioning, chopping, etc.; holds really well and doesn't crack/come apart like regular glue joints Two caveats: 1. Do not place the body in a dehydrator, ever, the filler seems to want to grow raised ripples; 2. It almost requires a disc grinder to smooth out, be prepared to sand for awhile to get it down, however once sanded it is as smooth as the proverbial baby's bottom. Good stuff to use
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