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My wife just got her guitar re-strung and I asked her to save the old strings. I read on here that some guys use the solid strings and hypodermic tubing for radio antennas. I noticed that the wrapping around the other strings can be removed to make very tiny springs as well.

Very nice! I love the story as much as the model!

That would be this one. The T-handle is a separate piece.

Got a couple coats of paint on it. Trying Vallejo black red. It looks nicer with a gloss coat over it, but I can't get the picture to load.

Thanks for the tip, but I'm not dunking my thumbs in boiling water! I'm OK with the flat roof... I didn't even know it was till you mentioned it.

should be able to get the same results with brass rod? or aluminum tig rod maybe?

Lots of nice cars in Two Lane Blacktop! http://imcdb.org/movie_67893-Two-Lane-Blacktop.html

Thanks, it made it into the purple pond twice before this. I masked the gauges and the front of the glove box with micro-mask before spraying the black. Then I primed the bare guage faces with Tamiya white primer, then used black panel line accent. Tamiya flat red for the needles and Molotow for the bezels. Dashes always give me trouble. I wish all kits came with guage decals.

Absolutely beautiful!

I have been on a Corvette kick lately. I picked up an AMT '53 today. I am currently working on a Revell 1960, an AMT '62 and this 1965 Stingray. This is the first time that I have attempted to pin anything and I must say... It is definitely the way to go! The front bumper only has two tiny factory mounting points and the rear bumper is precariously mounted on a little ridge. The side mirrors had absolutely no locating points at all. I don't like the blacked out bumpers, so I am going to try to foil them.

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Picked these two up at the flea market today. Both kits are complete!

I have not built one myself, but here's a few I dug up on here. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/112609-amt-60-chevy-fleetside/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/99083-60-chevy-pickup-purple-nurple/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/139361-amt-60-chevy-pick-up/

COOL! looking real good so far!

Wow, that is the most realistic looking rust I've seen. I like the wiper strokes on the dirty windshield also!

Yeah, a nail, coat hanger, brass rod... pretty much anything that is harder than plastic. Just chuck it in a drill and sharpen it before bending. Once you get the line established you can use any tool you like.

Well I learned a new word..."kluge". If I didn't already have a username, I'd pick that. Seriously, I'm glad I can contribute something to this forum. Everyone on here is so helpful!

Spreading the tip a bit lets me get all the way into the sharpest corners! I first sharpened this to a needle point, but it dug in a little too aggressively, so I dulled the point a bit with a file.

I've revised this tool. This version is sturdier and gets a lot farther into the corners than the prototype did. It can be easily spread apart to get a wider scribe. Rotating the tool off 90 degrees also changes the width! This is 3/32" stainless welding rod, but I think any stiff wire would work.

This Revell Hemi Cuda has extremely un-defined creases where the trim around the windows meets the body. I would like just a little crease to guide my knife later when I try to foil it, (I have seen the tip on using masking tape as a guide) but this trim is almost non existent. I have made this prototype tool to scribe a consistent groove around most of the openings. the rest I will have to freehand. It is a piece of 3/32" tungsten taped to a piece of 1/4" dowel. The test was successful so I will make a better one with a metal dowel. The tungsten (even a piece of coat hanger would work) could be ground to accommodate different trim widths.

The nice thing about the furnace fan is that it is quiet! A shop vac is very loud. I bought a small dust collector unit at Princess auto, and it moves a lot of air too, but is also very noisy.

Yes, It obviously is. And the trans is supposed to be a 4l60e I believe (square pan).

Is this a nice kit or a nightmare? Thanks, Greg.

Does anyone know what engine this is supposed to be in this kit? I am not up on my Fords! Thanks, Greg.

Invest in some nice small files so you can properly fit the pieces together. I recently bought a set of curved files, and although not necessary for cages, I don't know how I got along without them!