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Thanx fer yer input, Yup, I have the Mach I kit with the Apache wheels and they are very nicely rendered. I wuz also aware that the wheels were in a Monte Carlo kit but I did not know exactly which kit(s) they were in. I wuz sure that someone had cast these wheels but due to my advanced CRS I couldn't remember who it wuz. I wasn't sure, but I thought maybe Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland had done the Apache wheels but they weren't listed in the catalog. So I took a shot and called Norm, sure enough he had done the wheels and they were available,they just weren't listed in his catalog...and the size scales out to what I need...problem solved.

Green Stuff World and Revell chrome paints seem a bit more durable than the other chrome paints, that said, yes they are more fragile than kit chrome. I usually don't touch "chromed" parts fer at least a week or so after the paint is applied, then when I do handle the "chromed" parts I use archival gloves to minimize blemishing the finish of the chrome paint. So far, in my experience, any clear applied over these chome paints will at the very least diminish the reflectivity to some degree and in most cases turn the "chrome" in to shiny silver.

Nope, no additional progress. Gonna wait acoupla weeks fer everything to cure then gonna clear coat the body, once that cures I'll begin the final assembly.

Shot the chrome parts with the Revell chrome spray paint today, first time I used the stuff, came out pretty nice. FYI...Had some troubles with the nozzle, wuz leaking badly, discovered this after I had shot a little paint than shook the can a little and paint splattered around the booth. Apparently the nozzle wuz a poor fit to the stem thus the leak, wasted a bit of paint. A Tamiya TS lacquer paint nozzle fit nicely with no leaks, seemed to have a better, tighter spray pattern.

AMT 1929 Model A Roadster, fresh outta the dehydrator. A baggie kit I've had kicking around fer years, finally decided to do sumthin with it. Gonna be a stock build with Factory correct Apple green paint with black fenders and wheels.

Bare metal foil. Also used it for masking.

That you fer yer comment, yup, outta the box.

I like it.

Mocked up...foil and decals finished...gonna let everything cure fer a week or two before I clear it.

Interior is finished, cuttin the holes in the seats fer the seat belts and doin the shifter wuz fun, painted the body acoupla days ago, Scale finishes Alcapulco blue. quick mockup to check the stance. BMF and decals next.

MPC 1968 Mustang 427 GT...sealed inside.

Deckid hinges on a Monte Carlo Nascar that I made fer this kit when it wuz first issued lotsa years ago. I make hood hinges the same way, sheet plastic cut to shape fixed to the body and hood or trunk than a hole drilled thru both and a piece of fine wire glued in place for the pivot point.

Batman Forever Batmobile.

A coupla Scale Motorsports Cobra Daytona coupe kits.

Mpc Ford J car...mint kit.

AMT Wild Dream / King T double kit...mint kit.

Johan '66 Olds Toronado...minty kit.

Early issue of the Johan Caddy Hearse with the Coffin... bought it sealed, recently opened fer giggles.

Car Craft November 1965, this issue debuted the Uncertain T with a 3 page write up about the car. In the Modelcraft feature on page 82 there wuz a small piece about building a replica with a list of parts and sources to build a model of the car. This, of course wuz before Monogram had tooled up the kit.

IMC Ford GT...late '65 maybe '66, No paint or detailing, just put it together. My dad helped me a little but I did most of the kit myself, didn't turn out too bad, everything worked...doors, hood, Bonnet, steering. Guess I kinda had a knack fer it. Bit of a back story here...my Dad wuz a bit of a Big Wig at Ford in Dearborn and we were always going to Spitler/Demmer Ford in Wayne Michigan fer service and to get new cars. One day my Dad came home a little early from work and said were goin to the car dealer, cool I thought, maybe I'll get one of the new Mustang toy cars. I had seen pictures of the Ford GT and my dad would talk about the cars and the racing that Ford wuz doin so I wuz familiar with the Ford GT. As we pulled up to Spitler/Demmer Ford I saw it...parked right out in front of the Dealership...the very same car that I'd seen in pictures...the white and blue Ford GT, I wuz thrilled. I couldn't believe that I wuz in the presence of THE Ford GT...doesn't get much better than that fer a junior car nut like me. I got to examine every nook an crany, look under and all around the car and ask a buncha questions. It wuz great! But wait, there's more...it wuz gettin kinda late and they were gettin ready to close up, but one of the salesmen (they all knew me) asked me if I'd like to sit in the Ford GT...Hell yes! He opened the door and helped me crawl in over the fuel tank and I plopped into the seat and he closed the door. I wuz practically laying down...this wuz so cool an I'm thinkin wait till I tell the kids in school tomorrow. Then, while I'm trying to take all this in a guy in a Ford uniform gets in the car next to me, closes the door and asks me if I'm ready...ready?, ready fer what? Then it happened...the loudest sound my young ears had ever heard comin from behind me, the Ford guy had fired the car up, kicked the throttle a few times, and drove us into the building. What a exciting experience fer me...I got to ride in the Ford GT...a short ride, but a ride nonetheless. A short time later my Dad bought the IMC Ford GT kit fer me, my first model...and the rest, as they say is history.

Thanx fer replying to my question, yup, the real wheel is extremely rare and apparently just as rare in scale. These wheels were used on the Green Hornets Black Beauty. Jimmy Flintstone gave me a resin Black Beauty kit in 1/24 and I want to replace the wheels with sumthin a little crisper, wuz kinda surprised to find nobody's makin em resin recast or printed. The wheels are unique and rare so I would think they would probably sell pretty well sized as a 14-15 inch wheel and as a modern 17 thru 22 inch or so wheel just as sumthin different. You could flow color into the finned areas to contrast with or compliment a cars color. No big deal, Round 2's Black Beauty kit is comin soon enough and I can always use the resin kits wheels to finish the kit that Jimmy gave me. Lemme know if you decide to do the wheels, I'll buy a few sets.

Looking for a set of 1/24 scale Appliance Apache wheels 3d printed or cast. Doesn't seem to be anyone doing these super rare wheels. I know that they have been done in 1/25 scale but I need the larger scale. Any info appreciated.

Looking for a set of Appliance Apache wheels in 1/24 scale 3d printed or cast. Doesn't seem to be anyone doing these super rare wheels. I know that they been done in 1/25 scale but I need the larger scale. Any info appreciated.

Gopher offers a general under hood decal sheet and Ray's Kits has decals for specific builds that generally have under hood decals.

Star Fleet communicator from the original Star Trek TV series. Built this some years ago with parts from various sources. It is quite accurate to the screen used prop in most details from the first season. I used exactly the same parts and materials as the originals wherever possible. Built the "antenna" (the perforated brass cover) from exactly the same material and in exactly the same fashion as the original props, the control knobs are Aurora HO slot car wheels, the light bezels are N scale train wheels and the small microphone screen is cut from the speaker cover from a 1960s transistor radio. The communicators body is vacuum formed from Kydex plastic, the exact match for the texture and sheen are very hard to come by so I got as close as I could. The mid plate is cut from aluminum plate. I added some crude electronics, open the antenna and it makes the iconic "chirp" sound and lights the red light indicating that unit is on and the blue light indicating it is receiving. Push the button and the blue light turns off and the yellow light light comes on indicating transmit. The lights are grain of wheat lamps to be as accurate to the original prop theme as possible (no LEDs in the 60's).