Casey

I have one I made from a fire extinguisher a few years ago: I added a small disc and filed flutes in it to make it look more like the valve knob, and painted it blue.

Personal stuff always comes first. Hopefully you'll be back soon.

Yes it does. I think it includes some Royal Bobcat GTO stripes and emblems on the decal sheet, too.

You're right. I zoomed in on the related pics to the above two and found copyright dates of '82 for the white '69 and '84 for the '68.

The first incarnation of this kit was the '69 Pontiac GTO with the "The Judge" option, released in 1982: The '68 GTO Street Machine, kit number 2208, was the second version, released in 1984:

That caught my eye, too. Nicely done. The color reminds me of the late '70's resto rods trend, especially Jake Jacobs panel.

Hobby Lobby accepts only Hobby Lobby coupons, but they do have their model kits on sale for 30% off about once every five weeks. That's not bad since you can buy as many as you want for 30% off, versus only one item (well, more if you print multiple coupons and have your wife/girlfriend/husband/partner/child use another coupon in a separate transaction. The HL in West Bend, WI I visit has a good selection of current domestic kits, and usually has all the Round2 stuff on hand. I've seen Trumpeter kits, as well an Tamiya and Aoshima, though maybe three Japanese-sourced kits at most at any one time. You can view their weekly flier at www.hobbbylobby.com and see what's on sale and what this week's coupon is good toward. It seems the generic 40% off coupon comes around once a month or so, and it's here this week: http://hobbylobby.com/weekly/coupon.cfm If you're eyeing up that 1/8 Revell Big T (which they sell for about $100.00), that's only $60 with the coupon! HL has enough craft and hooby stuff to keep you busy looking for hours. Magnifying lenses, resin casting supplies, brass and aluminum rod/tubing/shapes, storage containers (great for getting your parts boxes organized), paints, airbrushes, etc., etc.

If any of you having problems clicked on this thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27025 ...that could've been your source. I cut and pasted the link posted in that thread (pic of an Audi A8 on some video game) in my address bar, went there, and viewed the pic. Shortly after, my computer was turned off for the night. This morning upon turning my computer on I got the malware pop-ups like crazy, so I did a system retore to a few days prior andthe malware is gone.

I love Hang Ten Darts. Were you able to find some bright orange flocking to replicate the orange shag carpet on the 1:1 Hang Tens? In case anyone wasnts to see more pics of Hang Ten Darts, click HERE .

Guessing by the Chrysler Hemi engine in front of it and the shape of the case, I'm going to say it's a 727 TorqueFlite. It's a rare sight to see both a water pump and supercharger belt on the same engine, since the water pump almost always interferes with the blower belt's usual path. Add an idler pulley and a longer blower belt, and problem solved.

This should be interesting, judging by your screen name.

Many race cars run with a battery only, and no alternator to re-charge it...but you do need (well, should have) a water pump if the car is running a full cooling system with upper and lower hoses and a radiator. If it's a full-race car, you could get away with no radiator and eliminate the water pump entirely.

Hmmm, I kind of like them looking like low trim level "work" wheels, wearing cheap white paint. The truck is looking great, and the understated color really works well with such a massive vehicle.

If you're building the Revell '72 Olds 442 Convertable, there's probably something in this video for you: These are immensely fun to watch and listen to, so if you have some time, check out the others in the sries posted on YouTube.

John, I will get specs on the Goodyear tires from the Ice Patrol kit for your database. Great 'site. Looking at the wide array of tires (just the off-road type) reminds me how good we have it these days as modelers.

If I'm seeing this correctly, in Irelnad you have LHD vehicles and drive on the RH side of the road, like we do in the U.S.?

Pics, please. I'm glad they did create them when they revised the '70 GTX/RR mold, but an accurate set of 1/24th scale Mopar steel wheels would've been bettter, even if they had left out dog dish hubcaps entirely. Assuming the steel wheels in the '56 Del Ray are 1/25th scale, how do they look when used with a 1/24th scale tire and the '69 Super Bee kit? That's why the T-bolt wheels are nice- they are already 1/24th scale. Most 1/25th scale wheels do not look right when used on 1/24th scale model, especially when you're dealing with a very familiar 14" or 15" wheel diameter. 1/24th wheels on a 1/25th scale model works more often and better, IMHO. Here are some A12 cars I have pics of:

Reading about the new Revell '72 Olds Cutlass Supreme convertable kit got me thinking... When Monogram tooled up an all-new '55 Chevy Bel Air kit in '95, they did it as a convertable, and now the '72 Cutlass follows the same pattern. 1) What do you think is the reason they were both released as convertibles first? 2) Did the '55 Bel Air 'vert come with an uptop, and if not, did people complain about that in '95, too? I'm wondering if the reason for doing a convertable first is to prevent lost sales from buyers converting hardtops into convertibles, since the other way around isn't nearly as easy.

Showoff. Nice work on the working steering, George.

The original Revell '64 Ford T-Bolt kits (Gas Rhonda and Russ Davis Ford) have a nice set of steel wheels. They are not factory correct for an A12 car, or any Mopar for that matter, but they do have good detail. I used two sets of them, painted black, along with the Goodyear Steel Belted Radial tires when I built an A12 Super Bee years ago from the Monogram kit: IIRC, the front and rear wheels in the T-bolt kits are different diameters, which is why I needed two sets of rear wheels.

I see where this is headed. Not interested.

I don't see the two as being equal in any way. The U.S. Government didn't fund the development of any (well, maybe there were one or two at some point) '48+ production GM vehicles, so GM wholly owns the design rights. The designs are GM's property, and as such, they own them.

Here are some pics of the Saginaw 4-speed trans which comes behind the SBC in the AMT '55 Chevy Bel Air kit. It has good side cover detail, but overall the trans looks too narrow, the bottom of the main case is too deep, and the tailhousing too stubby. So, not that great, really. Here's the manual trans found in the 1/16th AMT '64-1/2 Mustang kit. Slightly better proportioned with a more defined overall shape compared to the Saginaw trans above: Does anybody have pics of any other 1/16th scale manual transmissions?

The best cast aluminum paint I've ever found is Krylon Dull Aluminum #1403: http://www.filmtools.com/krdual1grsho.html

Very cool. Here are some more pics: http://motorsport.com/photos/select.asp?S=DAKAR&E=Dakar/Car_preparation&Y=2010