sak

I have been to a few american style flea markets and they semmed to be full of venders selling mostly new products, cloting, as-seen-on-tv stuff, did not see anything of interest to me. But I you can find one that deals with collectibles or even just antiques or other junk, you will have great luck. Flea markets are the only place I buy mine, sometimes as low as only a few dollars. I went with a friend to something called a comic-con. Mostly comic books but a guy had a table with starwar toys, but underneath was still wrapped model car kits for five bucks each.

Wa it a real car? Maybe email the author of this , he might have some engine pics of it. http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/page/4/

That is unreal. Model of the year by far in m y opinion.

These are the slotted wheels I took from a monogram bel air. And the grille, still have to glue the verticle bars onto it. And put on a new liscense plate decal.

Small update, Got the shell painted, need to add more clearcoat and polish it still. Worried about how this is going to go together. Both the frame and the shell were badly warped and I straightened best I could. And I noticed that the interior parcal tray does not meet the shell so no way to secure it there. Very awfull design in this kit. But hopefully I can begin foiling it this month. Jeff

I used electical wire. Not sure the gauge, it rubbed off the spool.

I believe they need to be thinned down. I dabbled in it and I mixed one part nail polish to one part acetone and it seemed to work alright. Make sure you use primer. that stuff will chew into the plastic.

Some might dispute this but the touch up cans meant for full size vehicles make the best metalflake for model cars, that is if you want it to look to scale. Testors has metalflake paints in little jars and cans but I don't think it looks right on something small. Looks better on a bike helmet.

That motor turned out pretty badass. Did you make those pulleys yourself? Jeff

Looks awesome !!! Might want to remove those pieces. Only draws attention to that area rather than hiding it. I don't think it will look bad at all without them.

So duplicolor is a form of acrylic lacquer? Could acetone be used in place of lacquer thinner. I find it dissolves the paint better than lacquer thinner and dries much faster as well. At least with duplicolors. Or is the type of thinner a very importment part of this method? It seems to me, this method is very similar to that used by those who airbrush nailpolish. Your method makes sense to me. Thinning the paint this way will help the paint atomize better no? And at that low pressure, the air flow from the airbrush is not pushing the paint around as its drying. I suppose that explains hoe alcad goes on so smoothly.

By "acrylic lacquer", you are referring to duplicolor cans? And what does low temp lacquer thinner mean? Does it relate to the time it takes to dry?

Was wondering what kind of epoxy glue is the best and are they all two part style. And also what consistency is it when mixed. How do you apply it? with a brush or is it thicker than that? Thanks Jeff

1973 plymouth. Recently dismantled the suspension and rebuilt it using ply bushings. Changed the backspacing of the rally wheels to 3.75 with 245 60 15s so it fills the wheel openings alot more.Just now needs an alignment. Too late this year. But first thing next spring.

I am not so sure those things on the turbos are meant to be aircleaners. Too be effective, I would think that setup would require some kinds of ram air system or airducts similar to the olds 442s. But regardless, I think there is nothing wrong with that monogram camaro. I never noticed the body proportions when I built it. It may not be accurate, but it still has badass styling. If anything, people should be hating on that lacklustre interior with its barely visible details. I think that one did not even have a backseat. But the shell is strong plastic with crisp detailing. And like others have said, came with some cool parts. Doesn't this one come with a b&m style ratchet shifter? And those wheels on the white side of the car totally fit this car I think. Well done so far.

My only gripe with this car is that it is not jet black. But even still I think it looks miraculous. Well done.

Ok this is waaay too complicated. And I have looked into it and it seems quite expensive as well. So is basecoat a form of urethane or something different?

Would very much like to know how you make a working drivshaft/ U joints with a dremel.

That is gonna be some sweet ride. Hard to believe it is a Toyota but I love those early seventies celicas. Hardtop cupe with chrome bumpers. Love to own one of those one day. You know what would be interesting in that model. A V8 from those lexus.

Super duper job. One of my top 5 fav cars. Wicked cool

Finished interior. Looks like I used my limit for pictures so no more pictures untill I can make apost underglass. Actually I still have room on fotki as I am still new to it. http://public.fotki.com/1973Plymouth/

I have a little jar of the brush on superglue, and was wanting to use my own fine tipped brush. Is there a way to clean the brushes with something before the glue cures? Yhanks Jeff

Terrific job, get my vote for model of the year, thats's for sure. Is that a GSP in the center console? So cool. jeff

Small update. Installed the "carpet". And finished the dash/ steering colunm. But I have trouble with the shape of these chevelles dashboards. Soon the interior can be assembled. And the body hopefully be primed this weekend.