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Says it all in the title really. Can they be straightened or is the main use for these the chrome parts which do not appear to warp. I I have a decent acetate body can it be prevented from warping these days.

Probably the first model car kit I wanted to build was the Airfix(MPC)1966 Pontiac GTO but my mother would not buy it for me as she thought it too hard for a 6 year old. To be honest I did not realise it was a kit of parts, I was just impressed with the box. As a side note, I was always looked for kits with great artwork and also remember the original Monogram Duesenberg which dear mother would also not buy me. J

Love these Hudsons. Why didnt the Barris brothers ever get around to working with this car?

A great model and brilliant build. I always think this model does not get the credit it deserves. Just about everything is operational on it except the steering wheel and side windows. The more recent mouldings from the 1980-90s though suffered horrendous flash on the chrome tree. Did they improve this for the latest issue?

I think Modelhaus make a 56 Coupe.

Just ordered one of these, hoping I can turn it into a four door to represent my wedding car

Looks a bit like a Hebmuller from the back. Nice

A neat little model for a simple kit . Quite a lot of these get converted to slots.

Thanks for these answers. So would micro balloons be the best way to re-pop parts if the shrinkage is lest than plain old fibre glass resins or fillers? In the past I had a model motorcycle with plastic wheels, an Airfix Honda 450 to be exact. The tyres only had one side of each tyre so I made silicone moulds the used ressin to cast these tyre halves. I did not build immediately and when I did attempt assembly the cast items had shrunk by about 0.5mm on diameter I plan on re-popping a Cadillac hood from a Franklin Mint 1959 for my flat top project as the Revell Monogram hood does not look right and the AMT Ecto, the fluting is too deep.(Though I have not seen any topics reviewing this part). Cheers all, John.

I have seen these mentioned in building topics as some kind of filler but dont know anything about them. So a few answers to some questions please. What are 'micro balloons' I have a bottle, they just look like powder. How are they used as a filler and what is the advantage over other fillers. Do you use them on resin or styrene parts. Anything else I should know? Thanks in anticipation, John.

The 'carbon' Ducati is my fave, followed close by the Honda racer. I'm doing a Tamiya Hayabusa at the moment, hope it comes out half as good as these

No problem with this kit. One of the first car kits a lot of us have built. Death Race? (2000) I have a glue bomb and you may have given me an idea

Bill, a friend has a promo 59 Chevy flat top. I dont know the maker as Art says Johan did not make one so maybe AMT or SMP? Unfortunately is is bent like a banana with the usual acetate smile.

Hi Art, Still trying to PM you but it is not working. Could you PM me any info please. you asked me to pm you for any help with this conversion. Yes please, any help would be appreciated. I am just about to order the Modelhaus roof, dont know how long to get it but am looking forward to receiving and starting this long awaited project. The other hard bit(for me) will be filling and cutting in the extra door as well as sanding off all that Eldorado trim. Funny that Corgi die cast made the 1959 Impala in the flat top design rather than coupe, also the 'Kennel Club' wagon was a bit of a strange one I think. Cheers, John.

Here is my strangest, pretty tame really. Snap! I bought this to build my version of Roth's Druid Princess as the body was just about the right scale for a 'T' showrod. ,

It's a bit like the one in the Schlumpf collection 'La Mortier' or something like that. Sorry I cant find a picture to link it to or from my own visit.

Thanks Richard, never seen a 1/25-6 1953 Eldorado. I do remember another die cast which looked fine in profile but was a bit too wide. I think this one was in 1/16

The Marina was right at the time,but it just could not move with the times and looked outdated too soon, especially coloured beige. Not what we consider a classic, though that would be debatable if an owner was to describe one. As to what did I see today? A 1958 Oldsmobile 4 door. Quite a rarity in the UK.

There are quite a lot of the so called 'Tuner' cars out there, though I dont know exactly what kits as I dont follow this trend but Tamiya produce Skylines and Subaru's as well as some rather obscure Japanese companies kitting other compacts.

What kits are the 49 and 53 please.

WoW Is that blower belt detail an aftermarket part or a decal? Thanks, John.

Hi Art, I just got a message back that you cannot receive PMs at the moment. Cheers, John.

Unlike todays kids who are not really into toy cars, we really loved all those details that worked. Could you imagine the health and safety police with these? We would have kids swallowing ejected passengers or hitting them in the eyes(Bond Aston), swallowing broken parts or even the wheels from some models(Rally Hillman, and Golden Jacks Olds Toronado) Now the main income from 'Toy' cars comes from adults in the collector market. Ironically, when building kits I prefer to build slammers as I am not that good on the super detailing

Here is the Revell 59 Seville and the Johan Sixty Special. Guessing this is where the length was lost. Looks like I will have to source a junker JoHan 59 Chevy body fro the correct front glass.

An interesting point about the width sizes as Art points out. I think I could widen the flat top roof section but not sure if it would fit the windshield with it's compound curve at the top. Has the topic of creating 'glass' been covered does anyone know? Love those 50 Olds Bill John