Phil Patterson

Old thread, but I see most of the replies were made during the summer. I know that historically, I don't get much model building done in the warm months. Too many house duties, doing things for and with the kids, etc, etc.... Once there's a chill in the air and the time change has come , along with the sun going down earlier, I'm much more liable to pull my model tools up to my favorite chair, turn on the tv, and crack open a kit box then scrape, paint or glue to my heart's content. The main thing I do during the summer is organize my building and if I can, score some needed parts for an upcoming build.

It'll be nice to have some new wire wheels. I like the ones from AMT's 65 Riviera, but having some different sets to work with won't hurt my feelings!

Part of the problem is the grille in the kit is too large for the car. I built one of those a year or so ago and I chopped some height out of the vertical parts of the grille then reglued it. After that, I filled in the extra space at the front edge of the hood with some shim stock. It wasn't perfect, but much improved, someone with more patience could probably reshape it to perfection.

Glad to see the L-700 out again, I've got a mint original that I would just hate to tear into and a couple of gluebombs, but not quite enough parts to build something decent without a lot of hassle. It's good to see it reissued with the trailer, I thought that part was lost back when Union or whoever had the IMC molds.

I got a nice Omni Pro Stock from them. I haven't built it yet, but the casting was very clean and solid, nothing warped or flashy.

Ahh, I see some familiar faces here! Some of you may know me from HHMB or eBay. Like my cars, I'll tune up my signature when I get around to it!