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Casey

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  1. \ And these Enkei Paramounts...just WOW. Amazing:
  2. Ummmmm...:
  3. Just saw actor Michael J. Pollard passed away, and lest you think he has nothing to do with models, well...: I recall the Bonnie & Clyde-themed AMT kits, featuring boxes with simulated bullet holes, like so...: ...but were there any other clear tie-ins with actors and automotive model kits, where the actor (not the character they played) was named on the box?
  4. I only buy vintage X-acto (assuming you spelled in correctly in your search) blades on eBay, and haven't had trouble finding them in 100 packs, like so: https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-Acto-knife-blades-BULK-PAK-of-100-No-11-and-an-extra-10-FREE-BLADES/202810470938?hash=item2f3872321a:g:LPEAAOSwJMBdSHEv
  5. That's definitely the car which (heavily) influenced the AMT '57 Bel Air Hardtop kit's radical custom pieces, and even the supercharger with the low profile intake and sidedraft(?) carburetors. Maybe this was known long ago and I'm just very late to the party, but here's the link of you want to know more: https://www.customcarchronicle.com/custom-cars/57-chevy-hint-of-mint/
  6. That's what I was referring to, Doug, though anyone interested in reading it can use the pinned search topic to find it without too much trouble. I think it may have been at least two years ago or so? I'm not out to question your skill and knowledge regarding 3D printing. I have my own standards regarding what I find acceptable in terms of quality and accuracy, so I can only speak for myself when I see something which I feel is a quality product.
  7. That's great to get some closure, finally. Sad to see that Dave Mikrut had a significant hand in the project, but passed away before it was completed. It gives me hope that Ron down in Florida will send the Take-a-Turn Torino back to someone...anyone...please?
  8. Some discussion about them here, Bill:
  9. I think you are wasting your time re-making this grille. The MPC part isn't horrible as a starting point, and what you have so far is appears accurate in several areas-- the gap between the outermost ring and the inner grille section for one. Why not improve upon the MPC grille, drilling out the molded in headlights, adding accurate concave headlight "buckets" (the rear of the sealed beam headlamp, to be accurate), and separate clear headlight lenses instead? Honestly, anything which originally had molded in headlights and is replaced by something else with molded in headlights is not an upgrade IMHO. I don't know if the '72-3 Dogde D/W series grille is a poor fit on the just-reissued '78 cab or not, but it seems like a lot of all-new work, when a more efficient, yet accurate option is available. There's no shame in significantly improving an existing part, especially if that part is already accurate in some areas, yet needs improvement in others. The Dodge/Plymouth grilles were stamped out of thin aluminum, so they have a smooth, almost organic look to them, which is why they have smooth curves everywhere, and no sharp 90* corners nor edges Compare the MPC and your grille to the real thing: I love that you are looking for new and undervalued parts to produce, but I understand how much work is involved, for what will likely be a labor of love. Hopefully all my constructive criticism and suggestions above make sense and are helpful.
  10. Well, when you visit a company's website and find the domain name is for sale for $600.00, it's not an unreasonable assumption. Missing Link's website is dead and gone, so expect more posts like this in the future. It's happened before:
  11. Doug, better lit, clearer images of your products would help immensely. I know you know your stuff, so no question there, but are the fenders of the LaSalle above perfectly smooth requiring no sanding to make them smooth? Honestly, I can't tell from your images. I have seen some of Randy Ditton(?)'s items, and they are the closest thing I've seen to an injection molded model parts in terms of smoothness and proper surface texture as bare parts, but that has been the rare exception. I know Charley has a great eye for detail, and it shows in his own work creating parts, so I agree with him. I won't argue that cheap, low quality printers will give poor results, and I have no problem paying what I feel is a fair price for an accurate, properly textured (or smooth) part. I just have yet to see very many parts like that. There are multiple topics already discussing 3D printing here on the forum, too, so plenty of reading for the O.P.:
  12. Looks to me like the font still isn't quite correct, especially the spacing between each letter. The lack of negative space inside the "D" and "G" on the new decal sheet is particularly noticeable.
  13. I can't recall another Monogram kit molded in pea green like this '70 Superbird:
  14. At the risk of taking this topic even further down the rabbit hole, here's a vintage aftermarket wheel ad showing some zero or positive offset wheel made by Per Spec Industries, which look very similar to the Hands wheels found on the various AMT kits mentioned above. They appear to be four-lug wheels with a slightly flared or raised lip around each window, too:
  15. I wanted to add this image that a forum member posted of his Mom's(?) car a while back, as it appears to be a Sport Coupe with the 350 V8, steel wheels, base wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, and a white vinyl top.
  16. There it is in the 1978 AMT catalog: Were there specific parts which were warped? I want to say I recall the hood being mentioned by some forum members?
  17. Don't forget AMT also released an AMC Pacer wagon kit which included the AMC inline six engine, too, pics of which can be viewed here: http://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/149/amt-t219-pacer-custom-panel
  18. The Cal Road Runner wheels were discussed in this topic, Jack: And the Corvair GMX wheels here:
  19. Buick Formula Five wheels are what most refer to as Buick Rally wheels, like so: Not sure who made the wheels for GM, but Motor Wheel Corp or similar seems reasonable. I bet if you poke around on some Buick forums you would find the answer.
  20. The Revell version (including the late '90s SSP reissue) included Mobil decals, like so. Might be worth trying to find that decal sheet?
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