RSchnell

IMO, early is anything with babbitt and 21 studs, but I see what you're getting at. There are tons of engines from the period that use similar construction.

Looks like a run of the mill late 40s engine. Not sure that constitutes "early".

Nice collection and photos! That's the 2nd midyear Corvette cutaway display I've seen now. Very interesting!

I build aircraft & space in addition to cars. This one had been on my list for a good while. Glad to have finally found one. Excellent service from HobbyLink Japan. In theory you can assemble it right from the box without painting due to the multi colored sprues, but I'll end up painting & detailing it.

I need to visit that museum! I grew up around Model T's & A's and still have a couple of Model A projects I need to do something with. Here's an '11 I built for a customer several years ago and a '24 chassis and I built and did the paint & body work on.

I think you'll find Ford used Ash, Birch, Maple and Fir in Ford bodies. I've re-wooded many early Ford bodies and have never ran across oak. Most of this wood came from Ford's own forests on the UP of Michigan.

I'm not that far behind yall!

Why keep going back to a place you don't like the people at? I quit going to the FSM forum when it turned more into a senior day care place then a model forum. One guy just posting thread after thread of mindless rambling. The quality of the posters here is 100X better.

Dash cam caught a '55 Chev in Daytona Beach the other day.

Give it a year and you probably won't have to worry about a print edition of FSM. The last issue I looked was almost embarrassing as to how thin it was, certainly not worth the cover price. I saved all sorts of magazines from 1:1 car club magazines, modeling magazines (including FSM) for years. After a couple moves I realized what a hassle and fire hazard they were. I gave away stacks of magazines to anyone that wanted them. I did a similar thing with binders full of paint chip books from my years in the automotive paint & body field. I kept a few of the old ones for my personal collection, but the rest went on ebay and what didn't sell I gave away. Now the couple of magazines I subscribe to go straight to my tablet and they don't take up any room!

I've never had a problem with any of the products I listed. If I had I wouldn't have recommend them. There are many others here who use Dupli color regularly. I can't comment on hpi guy, I've watched a few of his videos, but not really a fan of his work.

That thread doesn't indicate who makes the paint for Revell since you say it's no longer relabeled Humbrol. I'm curious. This is all new ground for me. I'm still using bottles of Floquil I bought 30+ yrs ago! LOL

My apologies. I will do more research before trying to be helpful. Thanks.

I'd love to find a couple of the '62 Ford Galaxie kits. I don't know the history of the molds, but I wouldn't complain if it got reissued. I had a '62 390/375hp 4spd convertible back in the 90s and it's the one car I regret getting rid of. The fun of driving it far outweighed the poor fuel mileage.

I picked up some of the Acrylic and Contacta cement at my LHS. Like you I'm anxious to give them a try. Here's a thread I found here that may be of interest.

Finally had some time to read the whole thread. Lots of nice stuff posted! I owned a restoration shop for 15 yrs doing mostly original restorations on everything from Model T's to Corvettes but can appreciate the work that goes into rods & customs. I grew up in the old car hobby and it's interesting to see fads & designs come & go. A lot of talent on this forum!

I use spray bomb Duplicolor primers almost exclusively and can get a big can at the auto parts store for $6 or Ollie's when they have them for $3. I've also had good luck with the Design Master Color Tool series spray cans at Michael's. Their silvers are great for bare aluminum. Design Master is mainly used in the floral business, it's a very fine pigment and sprays beautifully.

Here's a few more. This was my first show shooting manual with a new camera so some pics aren't the best!

This Packard was nicely done.