Mike Chernecki

The Cobra is looking great. What do you use to cut and shape the aluminum? I always get curled edges when I try to cut the sheet and bloody fingers when trying to shape the aluminum.

I think by now, every custom paint manufacturer has their own line of this paint. I is recommended to be applied over a black base, but can be applied over other colors for different results. If low cost example would be a 4oz bottle of Auto-Air colors, they have a couple different color choices. Auto-Air is relatively easy to find, even some art supply stores have it displayed next to the regular Createx colors (Auto-Air is made be createx)

Awesome Dart. Love everything about it, very clean build. Is that the Replicas & Miniatures grille housing? If so, it sure makes a clean base for the MCG grille.

Thanks for the ideas. I will check the K&S stuff this afternoon.

Does any company offer photo-etch grill mess of various sizes and styles. I am looking for a small square mess to do the grills in AMTs '69 Barracuda.

That looks great. What did you use for paint, I like that color?

Thanks for the information, I will have to keep an eye on eBay for the original, need the steel wheels too. No wonder everyone I called today thought I was crazy asking for a route 66 '69 Super Bee.

Super Bee looks great, can't wait to see more. Where did this diecast come from, I have never seen or heard of Route 66. I was about to start scrathbuilding a correct interior for the '69 Hemi Super Bee I am working, this work be a great time saver to get one of these diecasts.

This is great news. Good luck to the new guys in charge. Hopefully we will start to see some faavorite parts donor kits soon ('69 Olds, etc) How about this suggestion, release some parts packs, such as chassis kit from the '69 Olds, '71 Duster, '68 Road runner , etc so we can upgrade some of the old kits ourselves. I hate buying a perfectly good kit to steal the chassis. I just canibalized my last Duster kit to upgrade a '69 cuda.

'68 Beaumont SD

Does anyone know where I can get the twin 440 hood scoops for the '69 cuda. I remember seeing them on some resin casters list, but can't seem to find it anymore.

What are the chances that Testor's releases all the lacquer colors in bottles for airbrush use, like the old model master enamels.

I don't think so, I havn't read anything about it. But, I did see his name mentioned in almost every article written about Boyd today, maybe thats where the confusion came up.

Thanks for the info, I think I have one of those in storage. I just looked up Modelhaus, he has a roof section for roadsters listed. Any idea if this is the hardtop or just the convertible up top.

Is there any hardtop available for Revell/monogram '67 Corvette Roadster, either in a kit or aftermarket? I think the Covette's look awesome with the removable hardtop, not sure why they were never included in the kit.

Tower Hobbies site shows the Nova at early April. The Charger at late April and the Mustang at late Feb.

I may be wrong, but I believe Arrowhead Aluminum Accessories http://arrowheadaluminum.homestead.com now has the S&S photo-etch parts. You will find some of the S&S on Arrowhead's eBay page, http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ2...Q3aMEFSQ3aMESOI

The Trumpeter '63 Nova kits have the air-cooled powerglide. The kit may a bit too expensive to steal the trans.

Thanks for the tip. There rear section of the frame (behind the rear bumpr) on my '70 Chevelle is all twisted from someone pulling it with a chain or something. A local wrecker has a couple '70 Cutlass hardtops with nice frames. Is that a picture of your Chevelle, looks nice. You says its a '70, but why does it have a '71-'72 rear bumper?

Thats great, thanks for the information. I built a '69 442 and thought it was an great kit. Now where to find one, impossible to find amt kits now. Everyone has cleared out all the amt kits and now your starting to see eBay prices starting at over $30 for a recently available kit.

Has anyone found a better detailed chassis to fit the amt '69 Chevelle? I would like to build some '68, '69 Chevelles and a Beaumont, but I can't get past the chassis. Be nice to eventually get an all new tool '68/'69 Chevelle some day.

Just before Christmas I ordered the '69 Coronet R/T conversion parts from the A guys and received the ordered within days. Perhaps they are working to regain a reputation. The quality was awesome. I would order again.

Just a couple things are needed to convert to a '70 grille (although slightly different, it is not really noticable), can use Model Car Garage grille to be accurate front bumper - bigger signal lights (would AMT bumper fit?) wider rear taillights - again AMT lights may fit side marker lights, both front and rear wider (rear same location, front a little lower on the fender) interior is the same, sand off seat patterns to get the plain yenko interior remove any exterior antennae

In regards to ' 68-'72 Dash - '68 completly different in shape and design, '69-'72 same Doors - '68 inside door lock pull place at rear edge of door , '69-'72 door lock pull moved about 6" forward Bucket Seats - '68 release button on seatback side/top and no headrests, '69-'71 release on seat back center w/ headrests, '72 highback buckets Door / Side Panels - '68 different design, '69-'72 same with only changes in the colored strip across top area ('69 parchment, '70-'72 woodgrained) Seat Upholstery - '68 different, '69-'72 very similar Hood emblem - '68 says Chevy II, '69-'72 same w/ bowtie design Grille- '68-'69 same Headlight trim - '68 no adjustment hole and chrome, '69-'72 with adjustment hole, blacked out Front bumper - '68-'69 small turn signals, ''70-'72 large turn signals Taillights - '68-69 short design, '70-'72 long design('72 has different lens) Rear trim panel (fills area between tail lights)- '68-'69 longer , '70-72 shorter Decklid emblem - '68 "Chevy II", '69-'72 "Nova" Side Nova emblem - '68 "Nova" rear quarter panel, '69-'72"Nova" front fender behind wheel opening Side marker lights - '68-69 small lights (red rear, front '68 clear, '69 Amber) '70-72 long design 9 amber front, red rear) Fender vent optional on '68-'70 '68 SS only has "Super Sport"on bottom of fender above rocker trim '68-'69 external anntenae, '70'72 anntenae wire embedded in windshield The '73-'74 same size and body shape, except dfferent. different side window open shape, front and rear, impact bumpers, hard plastic interior, hatchback offered - hood and fenders are the same as '72 (fenders have a filler bolted on, trunk lid same Hope this helps

Awesome Merc. I think green is one of the nicest colors to paint a Merc. Verdoro green is a late 60s Pontiac color. Many '68 Firebirds were paint that color.