Jon Cole

That's gonna look kewl! Keep posting updates.

Bill! This is what us snowbelt folks need! This little “Briggs & Stratton†454 ci should move snow! Or, just leave it idling… the heat it throws will melt the stuff! 454 C.I. V-8 SNOWBLOWER:

I see it like this- The '05 - '09 Mustang... think of it as the ocean. The '10 Mustang... the ocean with a cup of water missing. What's the big deal? So they changed the headlight & tail light a little. Every car in mass production goes to this "freshening" process; it's nothing new. FORD 2007 MUSTANG GT/CS California Special: FORD 2010 Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible: FORD 2010 MUSTANG GT- 2nd incarnation of the new design: Most folks tend to resist changes. They are conservative by nature. New design = "YECK!" Yet if automotive stylists shared that view... nothing would ever change. I know all kinds of people who say things like "All new cars suck!", or the classic line "They don't make them like they used to". I like the '05 'stang, and I like the '10 stang. Only thing is, they are common as dirt. I can deal with that, as that's the way it goes with a mass-produced automobile. Hey! At least we can identify with Mustangs and other cars! It's the people who cannot tell a Mustang from a Mack that puzzle me!

I used to think a Nor'easter was the worse thing Ol' Man Winter could throw at us, until the Mother Of All Ice Storms nailed us in early December! Try large areas of your state without power or heat up to two weeks! So many trees down, some roads were impassable. I go by the "grass is always greener on the other side" theory. I live in New England, but in '99 we went on vacation to Vegas. It was 106º every day we were there. So everyone just walked on the shaded side of the Strip. Here, the humidity gets so bad, we swat away... fish. And the Black Flies, they fly in formation and attack by the squadron! This summer has been great. We have felt 80º only a few times, with little humidity. Everyone is complaining about the "low" temps, but I'm lovin' it! As long as the sun is out.

I know why it's getting hot in Texas... Last night we watched the Nicholas Cage movie "Knowing"... Sorry, apparently it's the end of the earth. This means I'm probably not going to get as much $$$ for my models as I was hoping for.

Legardez, That has to be the coolest Kustom I have seen in a long time! Well, except for your '59 Ford Kustom!

Nice build of the 2012 Chrysler! Seriously, I had no idea the Fiat 500 was available. You did a great job!

Hollywood couldn't write a better story! Remember, the beauty of hitting rock bottom is... ...things can only get better.

This is a great reference source for vintage racers. This is Vintage Motorsport, July/August issue. AMC Javelin Trans Am (GREAT pictorial!) Porsche RSK 718-007 from the Collier Collection Vintage LSR's Historic Stock Cars Great Vintage Garages: Joe Buzzetta Petty vs. Pearson My Favorite Race- Bobby Allison Plus EVENTS: GRL Wine Country HSR Walter Mitty VRG Jefferson 500 SVRA Sebring HMSA Reno CSRG First Event Racing Across The Block (auction results) .

Well, mine is as boring as it gets. I don't even remember if it's a Revell or an AMT. It was a pre-painted body, but I wet-sanded through one of the stripes, so I had to fix that. I added a vinyl top, and ARII wheels/tires I like it anyhow.

"A bud from another site is supplying the 53's from the herbie kit from polar lights, but they look like stickers to me, we'll see when they arrive." Sadly, those Lindberg "decals" are indeed stickers. They're OK in a pinch, but you may want to try FeeBay for decals.

I never bothered with the SA board. Actually, when I see reference to "the other" board, I thought it meant the Spotlight board.

I tried to print out standard headlights, but they just didn't look right. I think it can be done (obviously! The Ford pickup headlights up above look great!) but I need to experiment some more. If I had a better printer may help, and a higher DPI. The ones below were scanned from a picture of a cars front end. I wonder if a photo (close-up) of an actual headlight may look better? I too have also done the different colored washes over the chrome light. The only difference is I went around the inner edge of the trim ring with an fine tip drafting type pen. It gives the headlight some depth.

Just to emphasize... "Bondo" is a brand name, but most of us use it to mean a two-part body filler. The red stuff shown I believe is a one-part glazing putty. It was never meant as a filler; yet at "our" scale, we can get away with it. Just remember, two-part products cure by chemical reaction, where one-part glazes work by air cure, and tend to be slower to dry, and more prone to shrinkage and cracking as it is quite similar to a thick lacquer primer. When an auto bodyman uses the old school red filler, it is for sanding scratches, and to fill ultra-shallow low spots. These days, I think they use the two-part stuff, but you better check with a young'un. When I used to work in the shops, we puttied with one hand, and fought off the dinosaurs with the other. So I have been "officially" out of the biz for years. I haven't seen a common dino in decades, but I have seen a T-rex occasionally in my kitchen with curlers on it's head.

I finally bought the "Digger Cuda" when I got a 20% off coupon for the local toy & hobby store.

Do I need to prime before I spray Testors Metalizer? Or does it go over raw plastic? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Great plan for a build, Jim! Don't forget to fill in the headlights on the fenders, as the car depicted has decals ala 'funny car' style.

The kit is labeled as a '49 Mercury http://www.round2models.com/models/mpc Super Snap 1949 Mercury Police Patrol Car Item No: MPC705 Release Date: April 2009 Snap-together model kits are as popular as ever, and in 2009 MPC is reintroducing two exciting kits from their 1/25 scale “SUPER SNAP†series. They are easy, fast and fun to assemble and come molded in three colors plus chrome parts! Each kit builds into a very attractive and detailed finished model, with no paint or glue required. Perfect for young modelers and a relaxing project for seasoned adult modelers alike! The Super Snap 1949 Mercury features a custom “lowrider†stance with rear wheel covers cowl-mounted spotlights and groovy grille. The kit comes with optional parts and decals to create a cool Police Cruiser version! Molded in 3 colors plus chrome and clear parts. It’s Cruisin’! •Scale: 1/25 •Skill Level: 2 (ages 10 and up) •Snap assembly, no glue or paint required •Molded in black, tan and clear with chrome and water-release decals •Over 40 parts •Super smooth low rider police cruiser •Fun to assemble •Colorful police decal markings •Chrome wheels •Vintage MPC packaging

Seven pics.... NICE ! NICE ! NICE ! NICE ! NICE ! NICE ! NICE ! HEY! You do NICE work!

Len, I did a lot of research on any '64 Comet before I built mine, and while I don't have the answer you seek, maybe I can help with some reference photos, of which I have a lot. http://public.fotki.com/JCole/11_fomoco/11...coln/page5.html It starts at the bottom of the linked page, and goes into the following page. It's all arranged alphabetically.

Robert, I was going to explain it, but MonoPed did a perfect job, he does the same way I do! If you want that small venturi tube in the middle, try a small hypodermic needle *CAREFULLY* cutting away the tip before anything else.

Actually, I want to make this like a plastic kit as much as I can. The doors will be glued shut (I don't open the doors on plastic kits that have them), and the hood may be removable just like most plastic kits. Why for the life of me they think the hinges must be as large as scale 4"x4" timber just to make it so kids can play with it is silly. Kids break half of everything they touch anyhow; I wish the Testors would just avoid the entire hinge process if they don't want to scale them down to something more realistic. At these prices, can kids even afford them? I'm 52 and I can barely afford them! Oh oh... maybe I should saved that part for "Rants & Raves"?

Well, I just want to build something easy to keep my feet in the fire, until fall arrives when I can start other projects. I'm building a late-model Charger Daytona in Sublime. It's a plastic kit, but the body is pre-painted die-cast. Those big 'dog leg' hinges have to go! My moto tool took care of 'em, but the underside of the hood will need some filler. I sanded off the copyright info... Then I had to fill in the slots in the firewall for those clunky hinges. I used solder to replace the line sections that were missing. If I cannot get this to look right, I'll sand off the lines, and glue all new lines down (I should have done that to begin with!) I'll show more as it happens. I need to overcome a mental block of loading the airbrush to paint the inner fenders / engine bay, bottom of hood, and 'trim' the chassis edges.

You did a GREAT job on that 956! Now I want to start* working on mine! * (nothing here ever gets finished!)

Bob, GREAT job! Really makes me want to build mine! Is this a "researched" paint scheme? Or did you use artistic license with the decals? 24 hours! Wow!