Jantrix

Congrats Pokey, to your lil girl too and thanks for the pics. I haven't seen you around in a while, I hope all is well.

Hans, thanks a bunch for the idea. I printed out a copy of your post and tucked it into the box of my 37 for future reference. Excellent work.

Well that's really kinda personal ######'n, but thanks for sharing.

That's unfortunate. I do hope for the sake of the companies employees this isn't true. This is a tough time to be unemployed. However perhaps someone like Model King (whom I believe will not be able to do AMT/MPC kits for much longer) could make use of the Johan molds to keep both himself and Mr. Okey rockin and rollin.

Bob, it looks like God had other plans for you. Look up my grandfather Bill Mattis. I think you two will have a lot in common. It was great having you as long as we did. God bless.

The odd thing is.........we were trying to help him. I guess he expected instant answers to his queries. I guess there's no pleasing some people. Still maybe it's better not to have a guy around with a hair trigger anyway.

Lets get theis straightened out. From the top folks.............Chris what website is hosting your photos? Photobucket, Fotki? If we had this info, someone who is using the same host could instruct you further.

Chris this is the part where some pics would be groovy.

I can vouch for Ryans acrylic craft paint method. I used it here. It works very well, and is very easy. I brushed on three "rust" colors on over red primer. Painted a light coat of flat black and then rubbed though the black with rubbing alcohol. On some of the larger rust spots I used liquid mask.

Thanks Lyle, I will do just that. Much appreciated.

Any chance of just ordering the carson top?

The chassis and engine are just about done. I tried some new-to-me weathering techniques and I think it turned out well. The engine is a 351C. I'm going to start the front/rear bumpers next, which I'm looking forward to . Without pics of the actual car chassis I had to improvise a bit. In the scenes where the car is dangling from a big magnet a non-running car was used so they weren't good references pics.

Wait a second! Everyone hold the bloody phone! Do you mean to tell me that BOTH of the 1960/61 AMT double kits are being reissued? I was under the impression that the molds had disappeared long ago. Oh man, to think what I paid for an incomplete 25T double kit four years ago on Ebay. *sigh* I am happy though. I'll buy a few.

I just cruised past the 40 marker this past June. Like most of us, I built as a teen and then picked up the hobby later on when life slowed down enough to allow a hobby. All in all, I'm in a good place right now. My health is good and getting better. I've had two carpal tunnel release procedures done and am sans an appendix (that one near killed me). The releases were successful at curing my symptoms however my hands do shake a bit now when I'm doing fine work. Married to a great lady that supports my hobby and have two teen sons, one of whom enjoys modeling now and again, both of whom I am extremely proud of. That's me in a nutshell.

I've never met Bob, except perhaps in a forum thread or two and he always had fine things to say about everybody. Prior to the internet, I saw his name in the magazines frequently. I have also seen how well respected and well thought of he was, by everyone in this hobby. It is sad to lose someone like him in a hobby as small as ours. However it was GREAT to have someone like that among us as long as we did. It's from fellows like Bob Paeth that the rest of us will learn to be ambassadors of this hobby the way that he was. I recommend that someone start a Bob Paeth tribute thread where people can post their photo's of him and photos of his work. That way the folks that did not know him, can know him though his work.

I've been wanting to build this replica for a while now. This is the Mustang from the B-grade sci-fi film Cherry 2000, starring Melanie Griffith. So I thought I'd give this a try. All in all the AMT 66 Mustang is a pretty lousy kit. So I have substituted the chassis from the AMT 73 Cougar. 3mm was removed from the length in the middle (to match the wheelbase) and about the same from the rear. The rear leaf springs were shortened to match the Mustang and then placed on lifting blocks to raise the ride height. Exhaust is from the Revell Mach III concept car. The gas tank was removed and plated over. The rear wheel wells on the Cougar chassis are oddly shaped (they don't even fit the Cougar well), so they were cut out and replaced. On the body, the rear valence was remade out of sheet plastic and the moon roof was cut out. The wheel wells we enlarged with some sandpaper and a spare piece of PVC pipe. Here's some pics, and a shot of the movie car. I have big plans for this one. The engine will be the Cougars 429 and I'm looking forward to fabricating the bumpers. I may even do a dio-base for it.

PICS!

Oh I disagree with ya this time Harry. I really like the look of the newer Mopars. It has a chopped hot rod look that I really like. The larger wheel openings to accomodate a modern wheel (Dubbs) was a great way to incorporate a currrent trend (which Detroit has been doing since the 50's) and make the car look more "sure-footed". Smart design and marketting work in my opinion..

I've never done this but I have seen folks do this. It's rather material and labor intensive. They are built in layers like a cake. Starting from the edge if the model body working down. First you prep the body so that you have a flat surface to glue the sheet plastic to and then you add layers of sheet plastic (1mm probably the best bet) starting from the top down. For openings for fog lights and/or oil coolers your layer will be in several pieces. Every time you add a layer you sand it to fit (more or less, it's gonna get puttied at the end anyway) against the one previous above it as well as cutting away any excess on the back side that would interfere with installation of the chassis/fenderwells/radiator support. I'm sure I didn't explain this well enough but I hope you get the idea. If anyone has pics of this process, I'd appreciate it.

Like most of you I built as a kid, but it was just that- kid stuff. Then one day in my late teens (I was in college I think) I stopped by my LHS and found my first copy of SAE. I can't tell you what that magazine did for me that day. It took my guilty pleasure (kid stuff right?) and turned it into a legitimate hobby that adults did! I took it home and showed my Dad, and we were both so impressed with the work done. That night I dragged my old kits out and started creating. I built for the next several years with regularity. Unfortunately the models I did back then were all lost (read: stolen) during a military move years later. I got married at 23 and entered the military. I built two models during the next 14 years for reasons I'm sure you understand. Three years ago I bought my first home, with a garage, and a shed and.........room to build and collect. I'm 40 now. Although for a long time I couldn't build, I was still always thinking about it, missing it, and picking up a kit here and there. I build when I want to now and enjoy it immensely. It's not kid stuff, but I'm pretty darn sure it is keeping me young.

Did Jairus do this? Wow, that brings back some CarToons memories. Did you go to the George Trosley School of Automotive Art?

Hey I finished one! Here's some pics. I'll take this one outside for some better pics when the sun pops back out. This is mostly done out-of-box with the exception of the velocity stacks, and a better looking racing set. Hope you like.

Hey guys. This is the AMT Rat Packer. I've had this kit sitting in a "mostly done" holding pattern for about a year now. It was painted bright red Duplicolor and it was rather ho-hum as I couldn't come up with a good look for it as far as graphics went. While kicking around some rat rod ideas, I thought of this. I gave the red a good wet sanding and then some Krylon semi-gloss black over it. After distressing the black with 600 grit wet sanding, I added the white graphics which I did with hand made stencils. Added decals and some dull coat. The rat skull & crossbones I found on the web, I think it's a skateboarding decal. The chasiss and engine are mostly done, gotta wire the engine and do some basic assembling. Let me know whatcha think.

Wow. Another fantastic build. I love the wooden bed and the box in back. What did you use for the metal bed rails?

Welcome! That Camaro certainly looks like it means business. Fantastic work.