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The Modeling Hermit

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  1. This brings back lots of memories. I've owned both a 72 Galaxie 3 door hardtop and station wagon, and I loved them both. Yours is looking great.
  2. Richard, I resemble that remark. LOL
  3. I'll be in for one. My first car was a 48 Chevy coupe. This way I can have one that looks the way that I dreamed mine would, but at a fraction of the cost and work. I do understand that mine was rather rare, in that it was two toned tan lower with a brown top.
  4. The design team was evedently allowed to have fun with this one, and it even has dimples. We've lived with "throw it in a wind tunnel, and remove anything that gets in the way, and you've got a styled car, for way too long. It may not be the prettiest girl at the party, but at least the designers have been given a chance. Maybe I'm still stuck in the fifties way of thinking, but I like a car with styling, even if I don't like the styling on the car. It's just my personal opinion, but I think it's about time that we get away from the "copycat" blah cars, with what I consider to be boring colors that all seem to blend into the road, and dull interior colors that make me feel like I'm climbing into a cave. I would like to see some more cars where the design studio was allowed some freedom, with exterior colors that would be enjoyable to view, and where pleasant interior colors would invite one to enter. As I said, this is only my opinion; I don't like it when others call a car that I like ugly, and try to never call somebody else's ugly. I will admit that I'm not sure that I'd put fender skirts and a continental kit on it. LOL
  5. My father was into C.B. radios as early as the late sixties. I didn't get into them until after I got out of service in the mid-seventies. I chose the handle of log chain because, before Uncle Sam invited me to take a vacation, I rode with some kind, friendly motorcyclists. I hung a short length of log chain around my neck whenever I rode, and was given the nickname of Logchain. Even though I no longer wanted to be associated with that lifestyle, I still kept the handle.
  6. Welcome Paul. You're right; the talent here is amazing.
  7. I do love them too. I've got everything pretty well covered, but once-in-awhile I'll discover something that I didn't know about.
  8. Mark I was in a hurry when I posted. If I'd read your post I could have saved myself some typing. Deckers If this is a common kit, you might have an easier alternative. Drop into the wanted section, and see if anybody has a good one they can spare.
  9. You'll need to go to a hobby shop and get a set of fine sand papers and some plastic polish. These generally consist of 8 papers from 1800 to 12,000 grit. Sand the glass as you would a model. When you've finished the sanding, simply rub in the polish, wipe it off and you've got a "new" window glass. That's simplified, but there will be instructions, and there's not much more to it than that. I've restored a lot of old models, and started with paint and scratch messes that are beyond description, and still they come out nice.
  10. If you really want to be different, drop a 4 wheel drive chassis under it, and add some swampers.
  11. Dave I know what you're going through with moving those kits. When I moved from Oskaloosa Iowa to here, I had the contents of a 10' X 12' storage building and a 6' X 9' closet to move. I now not only have all of those kits, but I've added about that many more. I'm not dead yet, so I'll keep adding even more.
  12. That's a very nice and clean build.
  13. The scale on that is 1/32. It was part of a group that consisted of a 55 Ford convertible, 56 Buick 4 door hardtop, 56 Mercury 4 door hardtop, and a 56 Cadillac convertible. There might have been another, but I can't remember right now. They were made up of multi-piece bodies, that went together quite well for the era, but could still be tricky. If you look way down in the "under glass section, you'll see a 62 Mercury that I built. It took me years to work up the courage to do so, but I sure enjoyed building it, and I enjoy looking at the completed car and the box.
  14. I like it. A suggestion for the frame might be to go with a Champaign Gold.
  15. Scott that's looking good. Your wood for the floor looks like what I used to get for my doll houses.
  16. I should have been more specific, but I have a topic related to this posted, and I didn't want others to think that I was attempting to bring attention to it. This stems from an article in the March 1973 issue of Car Modeler magazine, by Phil Jensen. It was called, Build the Holmes 750 twin boom 25 ton wrecker, by Phil Jensen. In the world of truck modeling, this article has achieved cult status. My attention wasn't to point out a certain individual, but to acknowledge the hard work and research that goes into these articles, and to thank those who submit them for their efforts. I also want to let them know that there are people that do use those articles, and that they're still used many years later. March 1973 car modeler
  17. I recently finished a model using an article from an old magazine. The magazine was from 1973, and the article is probably more popular now than it was then. While I was building, I kept wondering if the person who wrote it would ever have dreamed that it would be that popular. I just want to thank those who go to the work to write and research these articles.
  18. They're all designed, but my tired old printer has decided that this would be a good time to die. I'm taking my time in selecting a new one, to get one that will last like this one did. I almost feel like giving it a funeral.
  19. I'll see your case, and raise you two cases more. LOL I've been waiting for this one for a long time, and will be sure to make sure that I do my part to help them sell well.
  20. Thanks for all of the words of encouragement. For those who asked for copies of the article, I did try to photocopy it, but our scanner is dying, and between that and the age of the magazine (discoloration), I got something that looked like it came from the Twilight Zone.
  21. Your work is always perfection. Those look like you could just climb in and drive them away.
  22. I ride a Specialized Globe series bike. It's basically a commuterized (try to find that word in the dictionary) mountain bike. I don't drive unless I absolutely have to. I like cars, but their a hole in the driveway to pour money into, that's why I do mine in scale.
  23. Western Stars are pretty, even with a gap. That's a nice build.
  24. This is a wrecker that I've been working on for the last few weeks. It's built from Phil Jensen's excellent article, and based on a Diamond REO truck. To the Diamond REO, I added inside sunvisors, plumbing, a push bar from the Peterbilt wrecker, and I drilled out the horns and exhaust stack. I also placed the horns just above the doors. The wrecker body base is completely scratchbuilt, except for fenders from the parts box. This is to represent a basic diesel repair shop rig.
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