fordf-100

Hey all a quick question, what are you guys using to store decanted spray paint? I used some glass jars with a screw on plastic lid but apparently it didn’t seal well and the paint kind of went bad pretty quick. Any suggestions or tips?

br67 I would be interested in that, I will PM you!

Two fantastic builds!

You are right Tony, some of the MPC kits are pretty challenging to get together and this was no exception! It’s a shame cause they have some good subject matter!

Wow that is very different than the kit! Looks awesome! That's interesting that it worked that way with the model coming first then the real car!

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments!

I just finished this a few days ago. It’s the MPC Ohio George Multi Maverick. This was a little bit difficult to get together, the frame was warped and a lot of it is just “finicky “! I went with the longer wheel base and glued everything in position as I will not be swapping back and forth! From looking online this is not very accurate kit to the real car, at least from the info I found. It sat much better on the frame until I put the windows and interior tin in, I have another of these so if I build another I may do some different things with it. Let me know what you guys think!

If you ever get a chance check out the air show in Reading PA. I have been there twice and it is really a good air show with tons of displays and usually a dozen old cars. They have tanks, motorcycles and other assorted military vehicles driving around with a lot of men and women in uniform and 40’s clothing with big bands playing etc!!! Very cool! This past year they had a P-63 king cobra flying along with a P-40 and several Mustangs making low and fast passes over they runway! They are also restoring a P-61 black widow!

Perry PM me if you can please! Phil (fords-100)

Tried to PM and said you couldn’t receive any messages, I’m interested in the tires, let me know if all of them are still available! Thanks!

I have not seen that Bill, I’m going to have to look it up! I’ve been looking for the Williams kits but I don’t see them that often, I would like to build a couple more!

Hey Nick how’s it going? Hey I’m interested in the Caddy, I have a complete Buick Gran National in a bag and I think a Revell 59 Ford Skyliner in a bag, molded in green, I’ll check on that! Let me know if you have any interest, thanks! Phil ps we traded for the Camaro you had and a couple other things!

Those Roden kits are pretty nice! I like them a little bigger also, especially for display! They do have some unique engines the Hispano Suiza is pretty cool!

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This is an original Monogram 1/12 scale Wright Cyclone 9 radial engine. I picked this up on eBay for pretty cheap, it was complete but the parts were all off the spruces which wasn’t a big deal! Everything was in good shape except for the ignition harness and the oil pipe and the low tension lead, these were molded in gold and very brittle, they broke as soon as you handled them. The rest was in good shape! I think this is the original issue dated 1959 and the molding was really nice and very detailed! I had a blast building this and I think it came out ok! I have seen these kits in various reissues from Revell to Atlantis and always wanted to build one but what really got me going was this past summer my wife booked me a flight on the CAF B-24 “DIAMOND LIL” which I really wanted to go on as my moms cousin was a gunner on a B-24 in WWII and was shot down over Czechoslovakia in 1944 and was killed in action. I tried twice to get on the B-24 and both times it was grounded due to engine problems so they asked if I wanted to upgrade to the B-29 “FIFI” and I jumped at the chance! And it was incredibly cool! About 10 years ago for Father’s Day my wife booked me on “PANCHITO” a B-25, we ended up with my wife and daughter going on that! So that was my motivation behind building this! One thing about going to a WWII air show is the incredible sound of the engines! Let me know what you guys think of this build! All comments welcome!

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Sorry for the typo, I meant “that is really fantastic work”

hat is re Fantastic work!

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I have a Horizon 1/24 scale resin 1950’s Batmobile. This is long out of production as far as I can tell. This is complete and in very good shape, still in original plastic bags. This is a great kit if you’re interested in Batman items! Would like to trade for something of equal or near equal value, not sure of the value so let me know what you have!

These are supposed to be laughing emojis, I guess it changes to question marks!

I didn’t do much on the windows, I filed the tabs on the windows for a little better fit then bare metal foiled them on the car which was tough for me cause that chrome strip is really small!

Thanks for the tips David! Yours look great! Do you thin the black enamel at all? I’ve tried with acrylic black and I get now why I had horrible luck with it!

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Thanks for the comments everyone! So as I was looking at the pictures which to me sometimes make flaws easier for me to see on my models I noticed my grille wash looks like BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. On this kit it was the first time I tried Tamiya panel line accent on the hood, trunk and door lines, that came out ok I think for a first time! I also used it on the grille and it doesn't look good, should that not be used on grilles and similar stuff? I'm sure this is covered else where but what should I use for grille washes? I have tried thinned black paint, black ink and I just cant seem to kit a nice looking wash on a grille, any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!