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Thanks Paul. This is pretty much the way figured they work, although they have always been somewhat of a mystery to me. (Something I should have researched but never have ) I am really more interested in the way they look in order to convincingly wire a model engine. Your explanation & photo of the cap(?) helps. Could you maybe provide a photo of the outside of the magneto with wires in place. Maybe a photo of one on a engine? Anyone? Maybe different styles /brands?

Ok. I knew it took the place of the distributor, however the wires don't pug into the top like a distributor. Looks like maybe they all come out of a slot about 1/2 way down the side?

I blame the busy bodies who decided what kind of vehicles we should be driving & somehow convinced congress to legislate these vehicles into being by using CAFE standards as the measure.I once knew a guy who thought no car needed to go faster than 84 mph. & believed this should be a law. I argued that if that was what he wanted in a car, fine, but if I wanted a 200 mph car I have the right to own one. No one has the right to tell me what I must drive. As for the looks, dimensions, etc., all the cars are pretty much computer designed based on meeting the CAFE. The manufacturers tell the computers what is required & the computers all spit out the same uninspired designs. Trucks & SUVs had become increasingly popular as the public rejected the undersized & light (read unsafe in a collision) autos. (Trucks have much more lenient restrictions.) I personally moved from full size cars mostly of the '60s into a little Aries wagon. While not a bad car, it wasn't long before I moved to MoPar minivans. Although at one time considered a soccer mom car, this vehicle is quite versatile & everything I always wanted a wagon to be. I can haul plywood in it and keep it dry.(not to mention lots of models ) Try that in a modern crew cab pickup. The bed is much too short to be a real hauler, not to mention the sides of bed are so tall its nearly impossible for most of us to reach over. (I met a farmer who has a resto-mod '56 Chevy pickup he uses as a daily driver; his 2002 pickup was too tall to be a practical work vehicle.) Nowadays as you say everyone "has" to have one no matter how bloated & unpractical they have become.

Mer too! Could have sworn it was Chevy with that front end...

This isn't a bad idea. I insert an Exacto knife between the lid and box and slice the plastic the entire length on all 4 sides then remove just that piece off the bottom. That way you can leave the rest of the wrap on the lid. This will protect the lid from shelf wear, etc. And when on the shelf gives the illusion of an un-opened kit & that may help to resist the urge to start it.

I too have to resist that urge. While its no resolution I'm trying to finish all my started kits before I start several others!

There is plenty of good pics here of spark plug location & even a distributer diagram, but what has always baffled me is how is a magneto wired?

I think you're right!

The detail painting & chrome trim are particularly well done! I like the color, too.

DITTO!

Cool stuff!

Thanks, Bruce! No, didn't lower the front. It is a straight box stock build.

Thanks, Jim!

Thank you! I was trying to replicate my gf's recollection of a truck her dad once owned. When researching this generation Chevy I could not find any with a painted front bumper. (They were chrome, the pics I came across) She recalled the bumpers being black. We are not sure if this is even the right truck but it was fun trying to the memories.

Your "holster" is sure to make "Easy Rider" rifle racks obsolete! Very cool build!

I found this to be more challenging than most box stock builds. Location placement of the windshield and vague and or too loose fit of some pieces like the taillight I was pleased with how well the decals worked in the recesses of the hubcaps, etc. It turned out ok in the end.

It just seems to me , and I could be wrong here, that licensing is basically giving their permission and approval of any commercial project depicting their product or use of their copyrighted logos, etc. I'm not sure why they'd have to choose one venue over another. Are they afraid over saturation? Is there such a thing where marketing is concerned?

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I realize licensing extends far beyond models but that is what we're discussing here. And although I don't play & rarely view video games that very thought popped into my head as I was typing my last post!

I always find licensing a curious thing. While I understand the car companies would want their products accurately depicted, and I guess collecting their dime for use of intellectual property, it seems a lot of it is like free product promotion and they would be eager to encourage product development of items such as models & toys. After all, as some of us older folk remember, the car companies use to to commission the model companies to to produce models to used as promotional tools.

I'm always hopeful for more '50s & '60s American autos. I'm big on MoPars but would also like to see some mid 50's Pontiacs,Olds & Buicks. "57-60 Mercs and any Studabakers or AMC's. Others too many to list.

Seat cover looks great, too. Are they decals?

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

Yep, I had 2 eye docs tell me that. I'm 65...

Not a bad town, but what a drive from anywhere to get there! My Mom & Dad retired there. I visited there many times when they were alive. Their ashes are now scattered in the mountains outside of Santa Fe.