LUKE'57

Sorry, walked in the door after work, grabbed my guitar and went right back out to band practice. Didn't get back home until 11 and went straight to bed. I am embarassed to admit it but I don't know what that product is. Now Karo and Dixie Crystals is another thing all together. LOL

Here's the very first look at the AMT-AutoWorld's 1st kit! Associated Model Press- Dateline April 1st With the sell outs of every release of the ancient AMT-ERTL promo based '64 Ford kit over the last fifteen to twenty years was there any doubt that the big Ford was a viable, (Competition) Proven subject for a new full detail kit? The new kit departs from the original kit in that it has opening doors, hood and trunk with full trunk and underhood detail and door jamb and hinge detail. To facilitate the building of the race version, body chrome trim, seats and exhaust system are seperate parts and the racing option pieces look like a small version of Holman Moody's parts department with roll cage, HM wheels, racing tires and through the frame exhaust system. This is the first '64 Galaxie kit featuring the Galaxie 500 bench seat version and includes both 289 cu. in. and 427 ci. in. side oiler engines and Cruise-a-matic automatic and four speed manual transmissions. The decal sheet includes all the stock factory underhood markings, doorjamb vin plate and trunk mat along with accurate markings for the Ned Arp stock car racer from the '65 racing movie "Redline 7000" starring James Caan. Look for this and other new and modified re-issue kits at your local hobby shop and mail order hobby dealers. This one's gonna make history.

An all new tool of the '62 Ford with racing parts and the new glue on chrome trim that allows building base line models up to the Galaxie 500, including the new for '62 XL's, highlights one of the two April releases from the new AMT. There's even the molded in post and window frame detail, easily trimmed out for the hardtop version. Check out the long whip antenna and "bubble gum machine" roof light. And with the "boxtop" body style, removing the roof for a Sunliner couldn't be easier. There's even a "boot" and sunvisors included. Did I say double? Looks like a home run to me. And the all new tool '61 Starliner, based on the excellent '60 Ford kit also comes with all the Holman Moody goodies and Barris custom parts in addition the showroom pieces to makes this new 3-in-1 a must have. Add new design glue on side trim and decals for Nelson Stacy's Southern 500 winner and you've got the makings of a real classic. As with all posts by this author caveat emptor

You wouldn't be talking about a "Big Iron" like this would you?

Hey, I'm game if he is. I could do all new stuff for the artlcle. Do some totally redesigned boxes and a different one for each kit or a new "series" box with different angles. How 'bout it, Gregg?

Revised '62 Pontiac kit tests the waters. With the release of the custom kit Pontiac lovers lost the ability to build a stock version so the new AMT has decided to test market the restored and updated kit to prove the new line of 3-in-1 kits appeal. Using newly found tooling originally used in the '63 Bonneville convertible annual kit that replicated the race pieces from the Ray Nichels shop, AMT has a true 3-in-1 kit of this famous car. Kit will contain decals for scallops, fogged panels and the markings for Jack Smith's fourth place finisher in the '62 Daytona 500. Look for it to hit the shelves around April 1st.

You might be onto something there, time to put the cork back in, hic. LOL Got a little sidetracked between the photo loading and the captioning. Good thing I can do a little graphics work because proofreading sure ain't my specialitry. Here's the Mayflower that was originally intended to accompany the post in all its "cheated up" glory, sprayed on textured roof and all.

Seems April 1st is getting a workout even before it gets here. Here's three more from the "wishful thinking" division of the newest kid on the block. First, a mild rework of the original MPC Charger with a set of David Pearson/Cotton Owens decal to go with the new racing parts and custom pieces. Second, a restored tool of the much modified '71 Grand Prix with custom pieces and newly tooled racing parts to go with the new Roy Tyner decals. And last, but not least, an all new tool of the '65 Impala with everything you need, including decals, to build one of either LeeRoy Yarbough, Stick Elliot, Jim Paschal, Curtis Turner or this ride of Roy Tyner along with custom parts and all stock parts. As before, caveat emptor, ya'll.

I'll try to get some pics without any special effects so you can see what I'm working with. In the meantime, here's what the groove looks like when the water truck driver is on the ball.

Thanks Aaron, glad you like them. I seem to take it by spells, or because of them. LOL I'm just warming up for April 1st.

Guess I got it comin'. LOL I usually wait for April 1st to do these but I decided to get a head start this year.

I'm afraid that, as of now, it looks like April 1st. But thanks for thinking I did a good enough job on them to be convincing.

On the heels of the newly announced '50 Oldsmobile kit comes another "Fabulous 50's" dream ride. The all new tooling includes parts for a showroom stock "Squarebird", Starbird inspired custom treatments and all the racing parts from the "T-bird Power Products" catalog from the famous Ford racing factory, Holman Moody. The kit can be built as both convertible and hardtop versions. The T-bird didn't use a top "boot" as convertional convertibles did, hiding the roof under a hinged body panel for a super clean look. Filling in a long standing gap in the 1/25 Thunderbird line and depicting stock car racing's first racing Thunderbird, this kit looks to be a real winner no matter what your automotive interest. As in all AMT new kit announcement, the standard disclaimer applies.

Remember how disappointed we were when the plastic version of AMT's diecast '50 Oldsmobile never materialized? How about a true 3-in-1 with customizing parts, stock version and one of the first stock car legends all in one box? Pioneer "Red" Byron's Rocket 88 is the racing version with authentic markings and what very few "modifications" that were allowed for the Strictly Stock Division of Nascar's formative years highlighting the first new tooling from Auto World's new AMT releases. As in all new release postings the following disclaimer applies- No animals were harmed in the production of this announcement. Any and all info is subject to change. No real facts were used in this announcement. Your mileage may vary.

AMT restores tooling on '65 Ford kit. For the first time in almost forty years the '65 Galaxie will be offered with all the original parts. The tooling for the racing parts, including a much more realistic roll cage than the one in the '66 Galaxie kit, has been restored to the tooling, making it a true 3-in-1 kit again. Being offered this time with the Jr. Johnson markings instead of the original Fred Lorenzen scheme, it joins the ranks of the newly re-released AMT favorites. Disclaimer: May not be availible in all areas. Your mileage may vary. Do not operate heavy machinery after use. Take with a large grain of salt. Do not believe everything you read on the 'net.

AMT Rumor Mill working overtime on the new 3-in-1's! It only takes a new small parts tree and a set of decals to add a whole new demension to modeling these days. I hope all you young whippersnappers get to enjoy what us old codgers have known for over 45 years....modeling ain't about rivet counting or factory paint codes.....it's about imagination and creativity. Now where's that orange and white tube of Testors glue and those little bottles of Pla?

AMT's new '60 Starliner is now perfect. While the first kit was pretty good and the second release had the custom parts, the new owners can take what's already there and make history by repeating it with a 3-in-1 '60 Ford that combines the new technology with the old choices. With the reference that's availible now it looks like ol' Pops' ride can now be built "out of the box" just like Ralph used to build it "out at the airport". It's a brand new day and it looks like a good time to be a car modeler. Stay tuned because there's more to come.

Thanks ol' buddy. Now sit back and enjoy the ride because this one is just the tip of the iceberg.

As in all such material, you should first consider the source before attaching much credence to the information. That said, here is the first of several preproduction box art mock ups that have surfaced this weekend. Stay tuned for further developments.

Man, Tony you really work an old man pretty hard. LOL To answer your questions as best I can............. 1-The track and car and real trees in the background is all one picture. I had to photoshop in the streel guardrail from a pic of my paved track because I haven't put one on the dirt track yet. The track blurring, driver and the dust was photoshopped in later. 2-I've got two shops, one paved track with grandstands, one "reversable" (early to late fifties single guardrail with outer access road on one side with '60's double steel guardrail on the other) paved straightaway, one dirt track straight and an under construction combination museum and theater with a BIG parking lot. 3- I'll try to either find or shoot some wider shoots and yes I love sunshine for the pics. Gives great depth of field and prototypically realistic shots. I took some sleep medicine just before signing on and it's kicking my tail so I'll try to get you some more info later. Got our first race of the season tomorrow but I'm off all next week and I'll have some time to shoot some pics to illustrate just what I do and how I do it so ask all the questions you want. Glad to help anyone I can.

Guilty as charged. LOL Thanks for the nice comment on ol' June-yer's ride.

Back when I was growing up if you said "Junior", this is who you were talking about. Mr. Robert Glen Johnson Jr. "the Ronda Roadrunner", was a thorn in the side of Ford's "Total Performance" ad campaign after he stopped being a bigger one in the local ATF boys. Here's my model, loaded up and ready to roll to the next car show.

Looks like we need a little "touch up" in three and four.

Glad to help. Be sure to post some pics when you get some gravel laid down. Lookin' forward to seeing how it turns out.

Concrete or pavement is the easiest to do. Just dry spray some light grey for concrete or dark grey or black primer for pavement. I used three or four colors of HO ballast material from the Woodland Scenics railroad section to make the gravel parking lot for my shop. They also make some really neat adhesive to use with it that looks kind of like milk and is really easy to use. You just spray a coat on the place for the gravel and sprinkle the ballast on it. After you get the look you want then spray a few more coats on top of the gravel (it's a matte finish so it doesn't give an unrealistic shine) and you're home free. It's quite sturdy and holds up well to handling. If you start to lose some of the gravel then just spray another coat of glue on it. Some people use diluted white glue the same way.