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I built one maybe 10 years ago. A ton simpler than the 1963 issue

I read something on g-forces in crashes a long time ago. Things like the heart are unsupported, they rely on the plumbing to keep them in place. So things like major arteries can be torn. The brain can be scrambled with the head hitting a hard object or getting a "shaken baby" injury to it. I have had a concussions or 2 and they are slow to heal.

Go slow with it, pin as many parts as possible. One kid I grew up with did one, he was around 11 at the time and it came out excellent. He was way ahead of anyone else I knew back then. He got the doors working flawlessly. Keep in mind that things like plastic stock and using metals was unheard of.

My son's girlfriend works at a library where they design and print stuff. She mentioned Tinkercad, which I tried out to draw something. I have to ask her is they give classes in it.

I cut Norm a lot of slack, he is no spring chicken but seems to be in good health. He used to make a lot of bigger shows, but one good show wipes out his inventory. And he winds up selling me his display pieces at times. This is a natural progression. The casters that used that tan diesel-smelling resin are slowly going away. Guys like Norm started using that white resin that can be cast very thinly. Plus it takes a lot of knowledge to get the masters and molds just right. The molds last only so long. Now we are onto 3D printing, which has revolutionized the hobby. Files can be shared, bought or created with a learning curve.

Anything but tube glues.

I was hoping for something a little better than the old style chassis.

"Every car has one, you;ll see." - Miller

I saw an open kit last week. I was hoping for new tooling. The body was quite nice. The Revell '65 chassis may be an improvement under the body.

Likely not, the BW was originally bought out for street use with the Fuel Injection to give it a healthy 283 HP.

The body shop always caught my eye. I have dined at Sangria71 a few times. There was another Spanish place across the street that had changed hands.

I have enough problems building with TWO hands....

I forgot that AMT did the '56 kit. Not that I'm looking for another kit to add to the stash.... I would hope it is a lot better than the '57 kit. Which was 100% groovy for me back around 1964.

That stuff he makes is SMALL... probably time to break in a new seeing dog... yeah, that's it.

That is an iconic race car that was likely raced on the Daytona beach course. There used to be a Black Widow book or pamphlet around with all details that went into the one Chevy dealers offered.

I pass that area often, up on 25. I have to keep an eye out for the dealer.

Me, I would sit in the AC and snack on pain meds and adult beverages... Netflix to the rescue.

I was driving around in my '20 Mustang yesterday while chasing parts. Heated and cooled seats... AC... blue tooth, XM radio... one does tend to get spoiled. Back in the day, if we had an old car with AC.. it was a miracle if it worked at all. So we got to where we were going bathed in sweat.

The top added material looks quite good. Me personally, I would consider the AMT '56 Ford chassis. Maybe on your next one? You have a lot of work in this one.

I had an interior set on order from a Chevy parts supplier (I opened a BBB complaint with them) and the sales guy said I'd have the set by June 15th. Then I get an email, now it is Sept, 9th. I was able to cancel the order and get a refund. The cloth pattern is not factory but looks good. The actual factory patterns are hard to come by and often are made to order. Classic Industries quoted me 10-14 weeks.

Thanks. In 1975 I had a 4-door Caprice hardtop that I got for $75. That was a solid runner.

So I go for an angiogram on 7/18. My heart doctor will be doing it at a hospital that does my infusions. The place where I had my bypass is under construction and is chaotic. There are 2 areas with poor blood supply, so I'm in the market for stents. The bypass areas are doing well, those are fine. I had blood work done too, he even took me off Lipitor. That went from 20 mg to 10 and now I am off it. I hope to have my Belair interior back together before that.

He was riding the adrenaline rush without a doubt. I think and hope that he will be okay. Watching the video, it shows parts coming off the car. These take the crash-energy forces away with them, a good thing.

Imagine some 9 year old kid building one... which was my age when I did my first one. I didn't know what I didn't know back then and had fun with it.

Something like that needs to be restrained. I'll clamp it down to a thick piece of plastic, use a scale as a guide. Then I "chop" it with a sharp flat blade.