Lyle Willits

Click on the link that he provided. There are 15 photos there.

I believe Gregg noly posted pics of the NEW parts added to the kit. Still, I agree with you. Don't know why they would call this a skill level 3.

Sorry. Ignore this. It needs to be fixed.

They are probably the same wheels that were in the diecast version. Of course, I can never leave anything alone and had to build the diecast my way.

######!!! That is fantastic. I love this car. I am familiar with the kit and I can see how much work went into it. Just beautiful!!!!

Randy - very very cool! Embossing powder?????? Embossing powder? Splain, Lucy.

End of this month. Nice Christmas present for us all.

The convertible Merc and the very accurate (when finished) '32 Ford pickup will be going to Reps & Mins. Remember now,,,,,,,,,Norm isn't fast.

A bunch more pics at the link: http://public.fotki.com/mamaprez/model-clu...eeting-1212007/

You asked for it,,,,well, a couple of you did. Here's what ya need. A small compass with a quill attachment. (My compass is very old and dirty - your new one will be bright and shiny.) These can be purchased at art supply stores or on-line from art or drafting supply companies. A bottle of acrylic white paint. I have always used Polly Scale - it hasn't peeled or yellowed yet in 30 years. Your choice of tires (obviously) and an OLD wheel from the parts box that fits TIGHTLY in the tires. Push the wheel tightly into the tire. Insert the pivot pin of the compass into the DEAD CENTER of the wheel. Adjust the compass to the desired demensions. While being careful not to change the setting of the compass that you just adjusted, load the quill section with paint. I don't do this very scientifically - I just dip it in the jar and wipe off the excess from the outside surfaces of the quill. Carefully place the compass pivot pin back into the tiny hole you made in the center of the wheel. Touch the paint-loaded quill to the tire and turn the compass at an even, steady pace. If the paint is too thick, it won't flow onto the tire. If the paint is too thin, it will immediately make a big blob when you touch the quill to the tire. Will it come out right the first time? - PROBABLY NOT! Like anything else, this takes a little practice. The good news is that you are using water-based paints, so if you mess up badly, simply walk over to the sink and wash off the tire and start again. If you make just a tiny booboo, you can usually correct it with a small brush and some Polly Scale Midnight Black. Want to get real tricky? Use some Polly Scale blue and water it WAY WAY down so that the blue paint is hardly noticable. Brush this onto a white wall tire and let it completely dry. You will have a very subtle blue, blotchy coating , just like on new tires, before it is scrubbed off. Happy painting.

I modified the 348 tri-carb intake from the AMT '58 Chevy to fit the small block, and used the carbs from that kit also, but installed the air cleaners from a Monogram '40 Ford pickup. John - I VERY slightly tweaked the Nomad tailights.

First, if you don't know who Bill Coulter is, you've either just entered this hobby last week, you are VERY young or you've been in a coma for 40 years. Bill is a true icon in the model car hobby, having written several books, countless magazine articles and was one of the movers and shakers responsible for the rebirth of the hobby in the very late 70's and early 80's. Sometimes Bill sends me pics of his latest builds, but,as of yet, he doesn't have a photo hosting site. He gave me permission to plant these on the board for your enjoyment. THANKS BILL! Bill's Indian Turquoise and Classic White '59 Ford is an excellent resin kit from Tom Coolidge. The lakes pipes are from Bob Dudek and the cool '56 Mercury flipper caps are from The Modelhaus. Parts By Parks provided the exhaust tips and the outside mirror on the driver's side. How cool are these ???? Paul from PSF Hobbies has the Gibson Les Paul guitar, the case and the Fender amplifier, all in 1/25th scale resin. Bill painted and detailed those items to match his real Les Paul and amp. THANKS BILL!!!!

Okay. It's time for you to stop playing with these electric toys and get back to model cars that do NOT move!!! Actually they are very cool.

Tamiya Tropical Turquoise and Dup. white. Wheels from new Revell Merc kit. Narrow white walls painted with a compass. Stock grille removed from chrome surround and cut down bar grille from AMT '58 Impala kit was installed. Diamond pleated patterns grafted from AMT '62 Pontiac interior. Tailights and both smooth bumpers are from an AMT '55 Nomad kit. 3 twos added to kit engine and a bunch of other little details. Car-hop food tray comes in the kit. Hmmmm,,,,,time for dinner. Thanks for looking.

Sorry I missed your question before. It's Tropical Turquoise from Tamiya. The white is Duplicolor.

Polly Scale water-based acrylic.

New Revell kit. I installed the separate chrome side trim before priming because you can get the little burrs off, get it to fit perfectly and when you Bare Metal everything else, it all will have the same level of shine. Wheels are from the new Revell Merc kit with those new-fangled 1-1/2 inch white walls from 1962 painted with a drafting compass. 265 from the kit with a modified 3-carb intake from the 348 in the AMT '58 Chevy kit. Chromed air cleaners from a Monogram '40 Ford pickup. Set up the electrical system to use one of those new ALTERNATORS, like on the '62 Corvette. The car will have a tube grille and solid red tailights, maybe some dummy spots. I picked up an AMT '62 Pontiac custom in a junk store for 6 bucks, just for the interior parts. I split the back of the Pontiac front seat and cut up the rest of the Poncho interior and grafted it into the Chevy parts. All the piping is blue detail wire. Hope to have this done in a couple weeks,,,,maybe sooner. Thanks for looking.

Great pics. Thanks very much.

Thank you.

For the benefit of us older guys, can you tell us what "Ikkidousen" means? And while you're at it,,,,,,,,,,,what the hell is a hatchi roku? It took me two years to figure out that the guy who kept telling me my models were "sick" was actually complimenting them. Now I have to learn Japanese?

Shirley in her younger days? About 75 folks showed up at the meeting today including two new members. I'm very disappointed that only about 15 toys were collected for TOYS FOR TOTS. We've always done MUCH better than that. Anyway, enjoy the 104 pics at the link,,,,,,and HAPPY THANKSGIVING from M.A.M.A. http://public.fotki.com/mamaprez/model-clu...eting-11172007/

Many years ago, I learned something about woodgraining, by accident. Wood is NOT brown,,,,,,wood IS yellow with various shades of browns in it. Even the darker woods like mahogany or cherrywood have a light colored base with dark browns and red-browns in it. I always start woodgraining by painting the piece yellow or a medium to light tan. Then, with various shades of darker colors, you paint in the grains with a small brush and a light touch. I generally use water-based acrylic, i.e. Polly Scale paints. After you are happy with the look of the "wood", apply a few clear coats to bring the "wood" to life. Club members know that my moto is "Nothing looks more like wood than paint." I haven't tried Steve's method of scratching the plastic with steel wool, but that sounds like a great idea.

Please remember this coming Saturday (Nov. 17) is our TOYS FOR TOTS meeting. Please bring an unwrapped toy.