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Crime of the Century was a great album!

Thanks for the pics Trevor.? It looks like it has a texture to it. Is that a normal property of the paint or more so the application? I mean can it be sprayed to achieve a smooth finish? Thanks, Greg. Edit: NICE lookin’ Torino!??

I found this jar of paint in my stash. I don’t recall buying it so I searched it on here and everyone seems to rave about it. But I’m not sure what folks use it for. What is the best use for this paint? In other words, what would you save it for if it was the only bottle you had. Thanks!?

Over and over some folks make the same mistakes.

Employers run the gamut…from kind and benevolent to greedy butt holes.

Yeah, it almost looks like a short-shot was designed into the kit.? Actually, the whole cockpit is too square and the windshield too flat.? It should have more of a bathtub shape. The doors and trim should begin a sweeping curve that flows into the windshield trim. Oh well…the hood fix at least gets rid of that exposed firewall/cowl area.

I ground down my badger too.? Shaking a full bottle doesn’t do much, even with a couple of mixing balls added.

I only knew him on the forum here, but I appreciated his talent, his advice and his candor from time to time. RIP.

The hood to cowl area on these AMT Chevys is really bad! The lower windshield trim and cowl are not correct, but the worst part visually is outer corners of the hood.? I finally found a decent picture of the area. I first made a pattern from tape of the contour that I want then glued a chunk of evergreen on with Tamiya cement. Then I filed the inside and outside down close to level with the hood surface. Then replace the pattern tape and file away everything that doesn’t look like a’51 Chevy hood.? A little shaping of the back edge and a bit of scraping of the cowl corners gets a pretty good fit. I added a short chunk of .040” half round just forward of the door trim to try and blend it in a bit, since I don’t want to tackle fixing the cowl.?

Everyone needs a hobby.

Wives hopefully put up with our idiosyncrasies.

You’re welcome Chas. No 340 cid…check the motortrend link I just added. It has a list of displacements.

It is supposed to be a mopar poly head engine available from 1955-1966. These came in a number of displacements. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/188752-amt-‘41-plymouth-optional-engine-trans/#comment-2840900 Good discussion on them here: https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/mopp-0109-chryslers-poly-head-engine/ https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/poly-engine-what-was-good-bad-about-it-and-why-is-the-la-better.504820/ http://victorylibrary.com/mopar/poly-graphics.htm

Back from YouTube I am just now, after checking out the “Crabs for Christmas” song…which turned out to be not the kind of crabs I expected.?

Great looking Hot Rod!??

Stripper is something I use far too often when my paint jobs go yucky.

It looks pretty clear to me.

It seems to be working again.? I use an iPad. My PC baffles me since I was forced to upgrade to Windows 10.?

Uranus keeps your insides from falling out.

I agree it would be tough to build some scale ones from styrene that would stand up for long. Here is how I made some brass Jeep hood hinges. A bit different, but same principle. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/178122-brass-jeep-hinges/?do=getNewComment

I copied a link to an older thread on this forum. I can paste it into notebook and the link works. When I try to paste it into a reply here nothing happens. ?

It looks really great Ken…and dang you work quick.? I’d still be deciding on paint colors.?

For drilling a hole in a piece of sprue or Evergreen like you may need to do for wheel modifications, I find it easier to clamp the drill bit in a vise and chuck the sprue in the drill. Type this into your browser’s search bar to find threads on useful tools. site:modelcarsmag.com tools

Welcome to the forum Zach. There are certainly a lot of very knowledgeable and talented folks here that are willing to help with any questions you may have. Looking forward to seeing some of your work.?

There is this…but you have to be quick to get it mixed, applied and your part properly in place before it sets beyond the useable point.