Plowboy

I would try putting it in a dehydrator if you have one. If not, place it out in the sun. What is QCS?

I now have the engine done and glued in. No details. I just want a simple (or as simple as it can be) type build. I also have the fenders glued to the chassis. I decided to keep the rumble seat instead of turning it into a hinged trunk.

Well, I'll be saving money for the foreseeable future then.

Looking at the decals, it does appear that the front wheel openings are longer than the rears.

Thanx for the photos James! I don't suppose you would know if the "Pull Dozer" comes with the top would you? That's about the only one I have an interest in. I know the previous issues didn’t have it. Just hoping Revell saw fit to put back in there along with the rear seat.

Testors Wet Look clear should be about the exact same product.

The interior is going to be black and white. The dash and floor will be black. The rest will get white. I may paint the square portion of the door panels black. Depends on what it looks like once I get the seat and dash stuck in.

I can see where these would be very beneficial. Especially if one wanted to test color combos. I've seen them before and have meant to get a few to have on hand. But, haven't yet.

It's happened to me too many times. I keep thinking I'll get back to them. But, it rarely happens. This model has given me a hankering to get back in on this old model. It's been idling for about four years. Back to this one! I now have a rolling chassis! I was able to keep the poseable steering on it. I still have to add the pitman arm, steering link and I may or may not add the shocks. I think it's gonna make a cool looking old hot rod when it's done! Right now, I'm mulling over the interior color. I don't know if I should do the stock brown color or white. I'm really leaning towards white. But, it could be too much. It kinda looks too much in the bare styrene with the top on. But, it looks right with the folded down top. I may try an off white.

Not opinions. Facts from experience. When I spray Tamiya over any model (no matter how old or new), I don't have to worry about it crazing the styrene. Can't say that about Dupli Color.

That's 1/24 scale. Some people refuse to build in that scale for whatever reason.

I disagree with Dupli Color primer being better than Tamiya. I used to use Dupli Color and since I do mostly customs, I was always fighting ghosting issues with it. It would cause crazy glue, putty and joints in the styrene to shrink. Not to mention that it doesn't lay down nearly as smooth as Tamiya or go on as thin. One is made to go over styrene. The other is not.

I've used DC a few times. I always shoot it straight out of the can. But, if you prefer to use an airbrush, I would go that route.

Looks close to Tamiya Pure White to me. This is what it looks like. This is Tamiya Pearl White.

Thanx! I plan on using that piece also. I just like to see how they look with the uptop on.

Thanx! I agree. But, then it would lose it's "backyard" identity. Not to mention if I did that, then I would have to do this....and this.....and then it would end up back in a box.

To me, it kinda looks like an aftermarket distributor.

I have finally settled on the wheel and tire setup on this thing! This is what I was looking for! They tie everything together! The black, white and chrome. The wheels aren't seated into the tires in this photo as the paint on the tires wasn't completely dry. But, I couldn't wait to see what they looked like! With the budget look it has, I'm going to just build the engine as it would have came out of a '57 Chevy. The only addition will be a chrome air cleaner. Now I can maybe make some progress and get this thing done!

I wonder if the Monte Carlo will come with the chopper and trailer like it did in the last (I think) issue? I have one of the RCHTA issues that has the chopper and trailer.

Yeah, I'm hoping to have it done before then Larry. I appreciate the offer! I'm still digging through parts hoping to find something that will work. I may just stick the Fuelie setup from the '57 on it. Another member gave me an idea using the setup from a '65 GTO. We'll see.

IF you could find it, Model Masters made a Dark Cherry Pearl years ago. But, has been discontinued for quite some time. Try doing a search on ebay. I've scored some of the other colors a few times there. This is what it looks like.

Thanx Larry! I found a set of finned valve covers. But, they're not the Corvette covers. Still haven't got a 3x2 intake, carbs and cleaners. Still looking. I'm not feeling the steel wheels and whitewalls. The tires just look too big. If it didn’t have the fenders, they'd be perfect I think. The Torque Thrusts aren't quite what I want either. But, I like them better than the rest. I think the reason I'm not feeling the chrome reverse wheels is that they look like they're painted with chrome paint instead of looking like chrome. I'm going to get a set of Pegasus Chrome Reverse wheels and see what they look like on it. Another idea I have is taking a set of chrome reverse wheels with baby Moon hubcaps and paint the wheels black. I think they would tie the black and chrome together on the body.

I got some paint sprayed on finally! The frame, front axle/hubs, and rearend/hubs are painted with Dupli Color Bright Red. The springs will get painted satin black. The body is painted with Tamiya Satin Black. Not sure if I'll bump up the shine or not. I thought I would try a couple of different wheel and tire options again. Once the paint was on, the chrome reverse wheels kinda seemed outta place.

Saw that as well. The guy is definitely an idiot. A few minutes spent on figuring out why the throttle was sticking would've saved him, as well as the innocent victim he slammed into, a lot of grief and pain. It also didn't help that the car was equipped with harnesses. But, neither of them felt they needed them. It was ironic that in the beginning of the video, he said he wasn't going to do anything stupid like drag race it. Oh well, he got his 11:55 minutes of fame.