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  1. Casey
    There's a topic with discussion and news regarding that exact kit in the Model Trucks: News & Reviews section...
  2. Casey
    Monty, don't rule out the AMT '62 Thunderbird's 390 FE-series V8, either. Very similar to the '60 Starliner's engine, modern-era tooling etc., with the tri-carb option. Some pics here:
  3. Casey
    How did I miss this? It's gorgeous.
  4. Casey
    Time to bring this one back out onto the workbench.
  5. Casey
    RC2 era '78 LRE suspension parts: I guess that means the 2WD rear leaf springs are gone for good.
  6. Casey
    Doesn't look like there is much in the way of optional parts:
  7. Casey
    Hendrickson is still around: https://www.hendrickson-intl.com/ https://www.tfltruck.com/2017/12/truck-rewind-tesla-semi-1975-hendrickson-paymaster/ “The Paymaster was a truck ahead of its time. Major truck manufacturers told Dean his design would be impossible to build, so he did it himself. After building the first two, Dean granted a license agreement to Hendrickson International of Chicago, Illinois, who produced ten Paymasters in the 1970s.” – – tenfourmagazine.com
  8. Casey
    That image is 3024 x 3024 pixels square...that's huge. The forum automatically sizes images to fit the screen or page from what I recall, but you could save a lot of wasted space by cropping the image before uploading it.
  9. Casey
    Olivia Newton-John approves.
  10. Casey
    Follow the below post, using "airbrush" as the search word. There must be at least 30 topics on this forum alone discussing airbrushes-- which is best, which pressures to use, how to use them, how to...etc.
  11. Casey
    Thanks, Mark.
  12. Casey
    I have a pie-crust style slick with a separate styrene whitewall and a 5-slot wheel (I believe all three are a matching set) and an unknown hood from some compact Pro Stock style car whichi I could need some help indentifying. I can't find a match for an AMT nor MPC Pinto nor Vega. The AMT Nova and Ventura hoods are shown for comparison below. The slick is just a tad shorter in height than the 1/24 Monogram pie crust slicks with the separate sidewall (with M&H lettering, etc.), but the sidewall on the mystery slick is smooth:
  13. Casey
    Not sure which decals and box art will be used this time around, but the below (original issue?) would be a good choice.
  14. Casey
    AMT 1129 -- 1/25 1977 Ford Pinto AMT 1134 -- 1/16 1955 Chevy Bel Air Convertible MPC 916 -- 1/25 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Polar Lights MKA33 -- Fantastic Flames Decal Set
  15. Casey
    AMT 1132 -- 1/25 Double Header Tandem Van Trailers AMT 1133 -- 1/25 Peterbilt 359 Wrecker Truck AMT 1144 -- 1/25 '53 Ford Pickup Truck - Coca-Cola AMT 1145 -- 1/25 '40 Willys Gasser Pickup Truck - Coca-Cola
  16. Casey
    https://www.reddit.com/r/ModelCars/comments/9n5hg6/my_bad_experience_with_gravity_colors_paintsaka/
  17. Casey
    Just want to reiterate that I first blasted the seats with Easy Off oven cleaner, which did remove 75% of the paint, so maybe that made it easier for the alcohol to remove the rest? Either way, flat black is the most stubborn of paints it seems.
  18. Casey
    More like one person. Round2 is not a big company by any means, and they do sub-contact box art work, like the above '60 Starliner, which was done by Brad Leisure: http://www.horse-powergraphics.com/category-s/1904.htm
  19. Casey
    I agree they are most likely from an MPC kit. Here are a few more, with #25 being the same as #6 from the group image in post #1, and the yellow Piranha dragster seat for size/scale comparison: I think #26 is from the AMT '65 Mustang AWB/Street Freak kit, and #27 is from the "Rat Packer" '65 Chevy II AWB kit.
  20. Casey
    Thanks for the correction. Was the V8 from the JO-HAN '70+ Eldorado actually the Olds V8 from the Toronado?
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  22. Casey
    I just tried 91% isopropyl alcohol on two bucket seats which had been painted flat black, and on which I already tried Easy-Off (with minimal effect). I used a rag soaked with the isopropyl alcohol and wiped it against the seats, rather than submerging the seats in a container, and it does remove the black paint. There will probably be a bit of paint left in the crevices, and some staining of the white plastic, too, but overall, it gets them mostly clean, ready for re-painting and preserves the details.
  23. Casey
    Not sure on the scale, but they do seem to pop up on eBay occasionally, especially in the Promotional Model section. More PMC info here:
  24. Casey
    Yes, it is, and yes it is.
  25. Casey
    If you're building a Sport Sedan, you're in luck...kind of:
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