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    Epoxy. This kit is circa 1954, while building it I found both Tenax and Tamiya liquid cement were, for lack of a better description, too aggressive. Even when used sparingly the plastic softened more than modern styrene and seemed to shrink somewhat when dry. Additionally the joints created using the modern cement seemed quite weak and prone to cracking, suggesting that the plastic itself had been changed in someway where the liquid cement was applied. Fortunately I discovered the problems with the modern cement before the build had progressed very far and finished the build using epoxy. Fer what it's worth...
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    D.A.B. Models # DAB24-022 1/24 scale printed hood pins. Available from Spotmodel.com.
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    Not a bad kit, fer something tooled in 1955. Built this from a mint kit last year. Only real problem I had building the kit wuz that modern glues (solvent cements) didn't get along well with 68 year old plastic so it wuz built mostly using epoxy. The tooling fer the '55 Chrysler no longer exists as it wuz updated to '56 specs.
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    Thank you fer yer comment...yup, Alex wuz very talented with body work and paint. He owned a Body shop/collision service but also built Custom cars and has had several of his cars shown at the Detroit Autorama over the years. Here's some pics of his '64 Galaxie that wuz featured in the March 2007 issue of Rod & Custom magazine. I will be posting some more of Alex's builds from time to time.
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    Thanx, thought it might be a Buick but I wasn't sure. Looked more Caddy to me than Buick but what do I know. Post amended.
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    Custom Buick done by my late friend Alex Test.
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    Thank you fer yer comment, the display is a reproduction that my wife gave me some time ago.
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    Modified fer serious racing, 30k motor, lightweight gears (3:20 for short track), roller axle bearings, aluminum wheels, deep guide with low profile NSR braids and fat rear silicone hi-grip tires and NSR zero grip front tires. Little bit of custom work on the body, tinted the glass, detailed the tail lights and added sum Roth decals.
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    Built from a Slot-it white kit, 25k motor w/ taller gears, and a deep guide w/NSR low Friction braids. Stripes are cut from white decal sheet and the rest of the markings are from my spares.
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    That's the Good Stuff...used allota this on my Gullows kits.
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    My favorite Chrysler...around '77 or '78 I picked up '67 New Yorker 2dr. Silver w/ black vinyl top...came outta California (I'm in michigan), super clean car. Swapped in the engine from my '70 superbee, 440 6bbl and beefed up the Torqueflite. Made up some headers w/dual exhaust thru hemi mufflers. Engine wuz much modified, don't recall every thing that wuz done to it but it ran very strong. Except fer the slightly lumpy idle it wuz a perfect Sleeper. This car got me on a first name basis with a buncha local cops...nuthin serious, just having a little fun street racin donchano. Oh, don't sweat the Superbee, it wuz pretty rusty.
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    Got no plans to die rich, gonna put me in the box an say he died penniless. Perfect timing.
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    Bought another collection today...A little bit of this, a little bit of that...some kits of minor interest. Passche paint booth is new, never used.
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    Harts Parts...Judge fer yerself...'68 Ford Torino front and rear bumpers, full of holes, completely useless. Blow the pic up and take a good look. Got em a few months ago, sent several messages...no response. Lesson learned.
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    Workin out the stance...may need to be a bit lower??? Still not sure about the wheels...maybe steelies with caps an rings?
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    Deuce Roadster w/ full fenders...
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    Duvall style Deuce...working on the stance, might be a bit low. 1968 Ford Highland green me thinks.
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    Perhaps the Glass Slipper may have had some influence over the design of the Double Dragster kit.
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    Chopped '32 3 window from Ed Fluck...black or maybe maroon.
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    Yea, there were problems...the rear inner fenders required modifications and the body/interior assembly had to be moved rearward so that the rear inner fenders would properly fit the frame contours...of course the hood and sides were now too short so material had to be added blended in to lengthen the hood assembly and a new radiator support rod had to be fabricated. The model could still be built as is and the rear tires would probably cover the poor rear inner fender fit but I'm a picky SOB and a glutton fer punishment.
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    Ed Fluck just sent me some goodies...a chopped '32 3 window coupe, chopped '32 5 window coupe, chopped '32 Tudor, and some stock firewalls and a chopped uptop fer the '32 Roadster. Very nice stuff...highly recommended.
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    I'm not familiar with the model you mention so I'm not sure how practical this suggestion is but perhaps cutting away any clear areas of decal material from the images will work. With the proper setting solutions (compatible with the decals) the decals should stick to the flat finish just fine and without any clear areas...no silvering Fer what it's worth...
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    Thank you fer yer comment, As I recall the body kit did come with wheel inserts but the MRC chassis I used wuz from their earlier version of the Cooper Cobra with covered rear wheels (series I) so the correct wheels were already there, I just refinished them. Tires are from the Monogram Chaparrel 2.
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    Would like to have one...kinda surprised nobody does a resin kit in 1/24 or 1/25.
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    Another one just fer fun, 1/32 scale Monogram series II Cooper Cobra finished with Tamiya paints and misc. decals. The body wuz from Professor Motor and the chassis is an MRC. Slot it deep guide with NSR low Friction braids added.
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