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Those are thick. I have been using sanding sticks from a beauty supply store. The brand is Tropical Shine and they last a long time, providing they get washed when they get loaded up. Great for wet sanding too.

One of those iconic kits. I always liked the steerable wheels and opening doors.

Not sure if I have that same kit, I have several Monte kits and a set of Yesterday's decals for it. On my bucket list to build.

You make things that we need, we appreciate it. I buy so far on eBay but will check your site out.

What size wire fits through the boots? I have been using larger gauge wire to get my boots. Thanks.

That purple is quite rich... noted for future builds.

This kit is the same as the original issue. For more detail you could slip a '62 chassis under it.

The one by me they rearranged the model section, looks a tad smaller. Paint and scratch building stuff is about the same. They have a decent amount of glues too.

I have a HL by me and they have the 40% off thing going pretty often. I buy my primer there, they also have MM lacquer spray cans, some Evergreen and some K&S stock. Need plastic storage boxes? They have loads of them for a good price. Also small plastic bags in the bead aisle.

I have the Evergreen version, it works great on thin stuff and handy to make a bunch of the same part.

This keeps me off the street. A '59 Ford Custom 300 I picked up in Denver in 2014 as a shell. I put in a 355 SBC worth about 425 HP, Muncie M20, 3.89 locker rear. Underneath the car, everything is new.

I sell now and then at shows, but not 2-3 a year. You need to find guys like Len Feinberg and Dave Burkett (aka Model King). They do shows in the north-east. I know of one guy in my club that does shows, I'll ask him if he is interested. So far I buy your products on eBay, our few local shops stock almost no after market parts at all. And they have no interest in getting that going, they mainly do RC cars.

I talk with a club member who also prints, he says that scaling can be a big problem. So he has had to fudge some prints to get the sizing where he wants it. I have bought some masters and booster combos from VCG Resins that are quite nice. The GM ones take a .020" braided line nicely, the Ford ones are a little undersize and hard to drill out without breakage.

The last one I built got out of hand in a big way. Sometimes simpler is the way to go and the primer red looks killer.

I will have to try it. I have had some kit chrome (Salvino modified wheels) that oven cleaner, CSC, bleach wouldn't touch.

I find it too easy to blow through edges, etc using the thicker pads. They tend to wrap around things. I have a set somewhere... damned if I can find them.. which may be a good thing. I have a couple of DM 9000 kits, one unopened. I buy odd cloths like 1000, 1500, 1800 and 2400 since they are not part of the kits. Again, I cut them in 4 equal-ish pieces and mark them on the back. If they start looking funky, I toss them. The 8,000-12,000 cloths load up fast, so I tend not to use them at all. I go to 6000 and use a polishing medium from there,

Thanks, I will look on the Ron Coon site. I have to measure up some existing tires I have for comparison. I have used the ASA wheels before.

Norm Veber makes a nice crab-style distributor that wires up nicely. I have one done up ( in a '48 Ford build I have going, IIRC), I have to dig it out.

VERY cool, I like it a lot. I have do do one in a similar style. What are the wheels from?

I am on a pro-street bender myself, they are great kits to detail up. Well done.

Those cars were so ugly that they are actually beautiful now. Chrysler came out some gruesome stuff back in the day.

I saw this on IG last night, looks quite real. There was a '69 Mustang I saw for sale a while back, same rich color. I ran into a lady that also has a 2020 Mustang and hers was the same color, no custom order but I have yet to see another. Mine is Kona Blue, I have only seen 2 others in that color.

Sometimes simple is the way to go. It looks killer.

Nothing looks more like aluminum than... aluminum. On a couple of builds, instead of adding something raised like rivet heads, I crawled out to the garage and dialed off some small (.030" diameter) drill-points on my mill. It has to look very uniform to be a success. I tend to avoid CA glue on finished surfaces, but have to try it now I have seen your build.

Some sickos I heard collect model cars... wait... too close to home... Women get some odd fixations. Like those fake-flower buyers I get stuck behind in craft stores. Others to watch out for are Disney and clown collectors...