rattle can man

second round of bodyline work on a custom Torino, front end Chassis work on a 51 Chevy, decals on a model T delivery, Frame and running board mods almost complete on 25 T and original Ala Kart (parts box build) kit bash, and found a few kits to trade

My apologies for my last post in this thread. My intention was not political.

R.I.P. Gene. He was right up there with Watson and Bill Hines. I never met him, but I remember him flagging the run-whatcha-brung drags at the KKOA Salina show. Guess I need to get that '40 Sedan Delivery built OOB now.

'53 Ford pick-up. Found model kits hidden at the back of my local Wal-Mart. None of the 3 other subjects really spoke to me. And the nontoxic glue is a no-go for me.

The fact that my anti-virus kicked me out is enough warning for me not to visit a site. It isn't just the fishing attempt (that I couldn't close without closing my browser).

I normally go with brands I know, but with the state of the economy I'm just looking at options. But quality blades that last a bit longer, do a better job, and are safer trump low cost.

I'm needing to order some #11 blades. A certain website has the real deal blades and a whole bunch of cheaper ones. Anyone have experience with the off-brands? I know you get what you pay for.

nothing much I am interested in. plus who knows where the economy is headed.

I was just looking at missing lynx and had one of those scam pop-ups (Your computer is infected, click here so we can steal your info) come up and my antivirus blocked access. be careful

I'm well stocked for many a year on models, Model RR and books.

Bench time tomorrow? wild weather ride over the next 36ish hours: Severe T-storms ( hail, wind, maybe tornados), 70 MPH winds and finish up with snow. All are stressed as possible

That truck is coming together nicely. At first, I was thinking the proportions looked off, but now I'm glad I stayed tuned to this "bat channel" as they used to say.

UMMM okay. There is no line connecting the kit to the other show cars.I have a '27 Police car and an MMTC kit I have never compared them, but am now curious.

The V-8 60 should be smaller than the regular flathead. The V-8 60 (60 HP) was a 136c.i., scale down flathead originally meant for economy, not performance.

Good to see you back! get well quick.

U.K. and U.S. Essex engines are totally different. The British Essex would be correct for Fords built in Europe. The Canadian built Essex would be correct for U.S. built vehicles.

The '83 Marquis would have had an Essex 3.8L (90 degree) The Essex 3.8L could have been in 1:1 82-97 T-birds/ cougars, 88-95 Taurus, 82-86 and 94-04 Mustangs, and 82-86 Mercury Capris. No guarantees that kits of these subjects have these engines or not. Other vehicles also used these 2 engines, but I don't remember any kits of them. EFI in some form may have appeared as early as 83, but wasn't widely used until roughly 86. And the block architecture was not simply a cut down SBF. The supercharged engine debuted in 89, backed up by either an AOD or Mazda sourced manual trans. The British Essex engine was a totally different engine.

AMT '50 Ford convertible has twin carbs and I believe Offenhauser heads.

A coat of silver paint should keep the pink from bleeding through. At least that is what others have said on this forum for red plastic.

I can't help with the whole sheet, but I think I have some of the sponsor decals I could scan.

The Surgeon General needs to put out this message: Warning: Life can cause death. Breathing means you can inhale things from the air, natural or manmade that can kill you; eating and drinking means you can ingest things that can kill you (natural or manmade); existing means you are constantly exposed to radiation that can kill you. Life is short. Enjoy it.

I am leaning toward it being an Aurora 1:32 scale (Maybe a kit-mingle?). They were all hotrods with different engines and induction systems. But the body has to be modified. None of the various scale and MFG. I looked at on Scalemates have that body, but the fenders sure look to be Aurora to me

I looked at 1:32, 1:35, 1:43, 1:48, and 1:56 scales.

I don't think it is one of the Highway Pioneers. From the picture, it does not look like the Body has been modified. the Highway Pioneers on ScaleMates all have 1/4 windows, 4 doors, or convertible tops. Further, All of the Aurora small scale Model Ts also have more windows and doors. But they did have a crude looking Hemi and mags.

Take a minute to remember the 6 people and 1000 wounded in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing on this date.