89AKurt

Yes, it's patented.

I'm improving the hood on a previous build. A pet peeve is how the hood loves to fall off and hit the hardest surface around, on the pointiest part. ? Even if you don't make a hinge (in this case not operable but looks real), this trick will be an improvement. Obviously if it's not a '50 Chevy, the placement will need to adapt. Materials: K&J Magnetics (website on label), steel from something like a coffee can. In this case, I used thick aluminum so it wouldn't be effected by the magnet. Video demonstrates that I figured out how to make something work.

Brand of kit? I never saw it before. Headlights look great, were they chrome reflectors? You did a smashing job on it. I owned 2 MINI Coopers, attended 2 Mini Meets, they showed the original version of Italian Job.

Yea I'm going, someone has to lose. ? Been several times, and this will be the last. Had fun finding a hotel that wasn't asking for both arms and legs.

Thanks Russell for giving me a shortcut back to this old WIP! Since I'm redoing these hinges, and I have these cool rare-earth magnets now, I'm improving it. Something that always annoys me about these '50 Chevy pickups, the hood falls off when you aren't careful picking up. The plate that is dovetailed into the hood is made from thick aluminum. On the cowl, I glued a bigger magnet on top, and the smallest on the bottom, so I hope it won't rotate closed. Glued the smallest magnet in the hood, opposite the bottom one, I marked the top of that magnet when it was on the cowl's magnet, so it's orientation is correct on the hood. Added one more, the bigger size, at the point of the hood, with a steel plate on the hood. Rookie film showing how it works!

Thank you! The spare was designed to come off. The gas tank is a paperweight. ? Thank you. I was thinking of the '50 Chevy at the beginning. It's a mix, bed and wheelbase aren't a match. ?

Looks great, I like it! One of my future builds, after I found this book at a local bookstore. Glad you think the older kit is better.

Very nice! I just talked about getting the Boomerang, have you posted that before? I understand it's a tough kit to look right.

Before I joined the forum, I didn't do WIP. Heck, last century I didn't because film and developing to get prints was a pain. With digital cameras/phones that are so much better than film, it's fun to take a ton of boring build pictures and share here. I've learned and been inspired by others, and I hope I do the same for anyone.

I like that era of Cadillac. Killer build!

There is a thread started recently about perfection, this qualifies. ?

Good thing I posted how I did the hinge, using as a bookmark. Lost them somewhere awhile ago, need to make new ones. ? Thinking about using rare-earth magnets in the body this time, instead of trying to get 2 holes perfectly lined up.

I say YES! I think that was the purpose of models to begin with, whoever inherits it won't know and will throw it out. ? Someone came to a model club meeting, his deceased dad's collection had some cool stuff. His dad had started this IMC kit, but it was easily salvageable. Because it was started, got for free. It was a challenge to build, so be warned.

I know right? ? Like this one, we saw it on another thread in the last year, so I hunted one down. Someone in the antique auto club said he wanted to get rid of his models. He listed off the common ones and I was like bored, then he said Countach and the scale, so I didn't know it existed before this. The funny car was not complete, so don't get excited. Someone asked if trucks can be included, why not? As Ace said, this is another one I *had to* get. I've seen pictures, not a great rendition, but still cool. I never would have thought these would be "collectible".

I have that too in the stash, so between us I think it's now disqualified. The Spyder is more rare, but someone else posted their build, so whatever. I have a partial kit of Italeri's 250SWB. Also have the Testors 250 CA Spyder. I could go on....

I just wasted over an hour trying to renew my license registration online. ADOT has a website, FASTEST WAY - SAVE TIME they tell us. I got through inputing my CC#, and then a window popped up, with the circular time thing, and said "Do not refresh or navigate away from the page as this may impact your payment." So I had to babysit the computer to keep it from going to sleep, and had to click on the screen before they timed it out. Over an hour!!!!! So I'm hoping the Post Office will get my paper check to Phoenix now. When I was in High School (half a century ago), they showed us a film called Future Shock. They told us computers will make our lives easier, it will be a paperless society, we would have to work only 3 days a week. The only thing they predicted that came true, was gay marriage, and look where we are today. ?

I'm my own worst critic, so I should talk. I usually strive to do a perfect job, and it never materializes. My trick is to assemble enough perfect parts, in the hopes they overwhelm the imperfect parts. I don't have the time to make everything perfect, that's why I have so many WIP on the shelf of doom. If I didn't have to sleep, eat, clean house (which I did today after many weeks of not doing anything, it was the perfect ghetto), work, shower, see my mom more often, I could make the perfect model. But I don't, time waits for nobody, and I have a stash to build, and more awesome project ideas than time. It always amazes me to see things some humans make that are perfect, like pocket watches that actually work, I can hardly make a hinge that works good enough. I would be more depressed if I obsessed about making the perfect model. /end rant/

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If you quit posting on this forum, 18 days should be enough time. ? Dealing with the trailing arms is one of the most challenging parts on this kit, dealing with the big mold seams and chrome, YUK!

I have the Monogram/Revell kit, same box art! Looks like a nice kit. Here is an example of a rare, extinct brand kit. But it's nothing to get excited about! It's a horrid kit, and from the motorized era. I found a diecast model, so that really shot down enthusiasm for building it. ?

Lesson for everyone, when you see something you want, GET IT! It was sad news to find out the man who produces Fischer resin models lost everything in the Paradise CA wildfire, I hope he has recovered. It was at a car show in Phoenix recently, missed seeing it to take reference photos.

I have a bunch, but since I mentioned this in another thread...... I first saw this in a catalog (remember those?), then never saw it again, anywhere. On a fluke, saw it on eBay and won the bid. Trouble is, it's missing the front suspension uprights, and the seats. I can fabricate those. This weekend I snatched up this Lexus, which is another scarce kit. I want to cast a resin copy of the engine, which is what the Boyd car had. Another someday project has a better chance.

It's okay, $30. I have seen stupid prices on eBay, if you ever see one, if you're lucky. Even came with reference pictures, think someone owned the car, and never got around to building it (how many have that story?) I got it for the engine, have the Testors / Jimmy Flintstone Sportstar kit, which used the Lexus V8, if I ever get around to it, will cast a resin copy, or better yet hope someone will make a 3D print of it. This was one time I got a good deal.

I'm posting a teaser shot now, still need to go through my pictures to post-edit. I brought 8 models (all are on this forum in WIP and Under Glass) for the Display class, that were entered during the Wuhan Red Death virtual contests, so guys could see in the flesh. I should have asked how many entries were set on the tables, guessing around 200. Some categories were populated by good builds, some had almost or no entries such as the Diorama class. This was just before the GSL show, so people who are on a budget picked the last show in Salt Lake. It's a nice drive down from Prescott for me, saw some wildflowers but didn't stop to take pictures for fear my allergies would kick in. Nice looking awards. The top awards were different, hope whoever won those are on this forum. This made up for me spacing out on officially entering the Cannonball community build which is why the 190SL was built. Now I go back to a normal life, and clean my house, which is long overdue because of my obsessed/possessed mode lately.

I took a bunch of kits to the Desert Scale Classic show, sold 3, bought 2, so I reduced my stash. ? Great deal on the Lexus, those are scarce and eBay sellers think they're gold plated, but just the emblems are. I got the other version of the Peugeot last year, but for some reason had to get this too. Got some tools too, and the photo-etch fan.