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Just what is Wally's car? I only remember him with a junk early '50's Chevy convertible.

Even tho they don't show, its much more realistic than draping the wiring over the valve covers. I don't much care for the look of most "wired" engines as they just don't look right with the wires draped over valve covers, and often the wire looks too thick for the scale, at least to my eye. Your engine looks very real the way you did it. Very nice!

Those flaws that make any build less than perfect are often only glaring imperfections to the builder and are just as often not even noticed by the casual viewer. The builder is intimately aware of the issues he tackled & those that he has overcome, or not, in his view. One just has to accept the fact that nothing is ever perfect and continue to strive for it on each next build. It also doesn't hurt to know when you hit the wall on one project & move to another. You can always come back to it when the mood or a resolution piques your interest.

Now that you mentioned it, I do remember seeing it!

Nice " No Car", Jon! Looks like you are the only one that has finished their builds. I know I would probably never make a build deadline, but I'm hoping to see some progress on the other builds

Thanks for sharing. This & the conversion tool it leads to is something I had been wanting for awhile.

Thanks for the heads up!

You take the truck & I'll take the Bike!

I like it!

Happy birthday, Cale!

That's an interesting engine choice. (I am so bored with small block Chevys!) Are you going for a traditional period build?

That's one cool ride!

2x

HMMM... Seems like we have another off topic Crosley kit thread going! What to do? Circle the Crosleys! That should repel any off topic comments & the dinosaurs won't be able to penetrate, either!

And conversely parts are missing that were included in earlier issues. Case in point: I just picked up a '32 Ford roadster 2n1 (an older Ertl made in USA issue) expecting that I would be able to build it stock. I even looked in the box & quick check revealed stock wire wheels & engine. When I got the kit home I discovered there were no stock tires & no mention of them in the instructions! (Only tires for the "optional" wheels) And there is only 1 windshield & that appearers to be chopped! The only 2 options you get is the stock engine or 392 hemi; spare tire/luggage rack or roll bar/spot lights; stock or nerf bumpers (if you rigidly follow the instructions). How was I to know? The 3n1 kits in the past always included a stock build & was indeed the starting point for the optional builds . I had the original issue of this kit when I was a kid in the '60s so, yeah, I know what SHOULD have been included...

I quite frankly agree with both points of view. I like the retro art boxes, but then as now I find not knowing what parts come in the kit a little aggravating. It is an improvement having the silhouette picture of the kit parts on the bottom, but I would like is what some of the older kits that identified both the generic & brand name of the parts. This way its both informative & educational. I want to know what "optional race engine" I'm getting. I'm not knowledgeable enough to identify every engine, carburetor, blower, wheel, wheel manufacturer, etc. Not only would this be informative to me, I'm sure it would be a help to other, especially younger, persons just taking up the hobby. (This also goes for identifying parts by name, not just part # on the instruction sheet) And besides how is one to know what others are talking about if they don't have a working knowledge of the lingo. For example, there have been want ads posted here where someone is seeking a particular brand (Cragar, Halibrand ,etc.) wheel. I probably have them. I usually build stock replica, I won't use them, they could have them! But by not knowing whats what that ad won't be answered, at least not by me. I'm not sure how to resolve this issue that would make everyone happy, except to suggest an addition to the instructions in the form of a parts callout throughout the steps &/or a parts inventory list, similar to what Revell does but w/ more detail (especially manufacturer callouts for after market accessories). I was not aware that there was a site to view instruction sheets. Tools like this are useless if you don't know they exist. Certainly the Cats from AMT could note this in their ads and box bottoms.

Thanks for reposting the pics. That's quite a car! I wish others would take the time to repost the missing pics, especially the ones blocked by Photobucket. Maybe this will inspire them...

Hmmmm I didn't know that Super Clean had that affect on aluminum (& corpses!) and that's no lye!

Yikes! I will agree gloves are needed even for the Super Clean as it can seriously dry your skin, but the Zep may be too strong if it eats aluminum! While I haven't any experience with early Monogram plastic, I have left Revell/AMT circa 1956 plastic in the super clean for days (weeks?) with no adverse affect. I have also been told by Modelhaus that you can use Super Clean on their resin. It will turn the resin purple but has no other adverse affect.

Super Clean also works well & available at Walmart and auto parts stores here. I'm guessing its similar to the Purple Power suggested by Scott. Its purple too. It used to be known as Castrol Super Clean, but the Castrol name is no longer on the bottle (last time I looked).

Cool! Keep up the good work!

Very nice! I bet changing the rear wheels is a challenge!

Thanks for sharing. That is a lot work to garner the results.

Me too! (yeah, yeah like you said... )

Very nice!