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I think that is MV Lenses, but I'm not sure if they're still around. I believe they were aimed more towards the model railroaders? Maybe I'm wrong.

And a lot of them keep showing up here. Its a little more laid back here, for sure! Good to see ya!

I think I just figured it out. With all the celebs droppin' out lately, ol' Saint Peter needed Billy Mays so he could stand at the gate and say "BUT WAIT......THERES MORE!!!!"

Greetings, and welcome to the asylum......ummm, I mean forum! You sound like a lot of us here....more kits than time! You should fit right in!

Good luck getting in touch with him....I tried 3 times over the last 6 months and haven't gotten any response.

Ok, thank you! Very nice!

I voted, and I have a question............the ralley wheels on the dark red highboy........where are they from?

By the way........if 50 bucks is still more than you have for a compressor, think about buying a used one. A quick search on Craigslist here in Atlanta turned up 2 right away......... http://atlanta.craigslist.org/tls/1244302223.html http://atlanta.craigslist.org/for/1244050974.html (Remember, the prices are always "negotiatable")

Nascar must approve all the engines, and they must be 8 cylinder OHV with a single carburetor. They share nothing in common with their street counterparts.

Very nice, and great job on the paint! Thats one of my favorite Nascar racers ever. I built it myself a few years back as the "press release" car, which didn't have the Coke sponsorship yet and had the full size quarter windows....... dwc43, IIRC, the paint is just plain ol' Testors gloss red and gloss blue.

To answer the question....when I was in the sign business, I kept canned air in my kit all the time, just in case there was no compressor at the job site. My opinion is, there is no difference in brands, just use whats cheapest......and start saving for a compressor.

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. As far as the taillight panel, I have the Keith Marks decal for that, and it looks quite convincing. I might use some thin styrene to give it some depth, not sure yet. The unique GTX grille will be a challenge, so I'll tackle that next.

I agree! I think it looks quite good. I think I want one now!!!

You can use 'em either way, but they seem to look better without any primer.....at least in my experience with them.

Yes, absolutley! This seals the edges of your tape and prevents bleed-unders. And to answer your original question, no, the Tamiya clear should not yellow. The MM you used was probably the enamel. That stuff is nasty! Lol! Good luck....lets see some pics!

Thanks, everyone! Well, I got the interior finished now. I detailed the console by adding the little lights on the sides, made from aluminum rod with a drop of epoxy for the lenses, and made the proper automatic shifter gate. The shifter knob is aluminum turned in a dremel.... Next, it was the dash. The biggest challenge here was the radio....the kit dash has knobs, the actual car had the trademark Mopar thumbwheels. I drilled out the knobs, filled in the holes with Evergreen rod, and added the thumbwheels using Evergreen half-round. Evergreen strip was also used for the dash trim. I added pedal for an automatic, and used the correct steering wheel from the Revell '67 kit. The glovebox emblem is from a MCG photoetch set. The instruments, radio face, and A/C vents are decals.... Now, before anybody says anything about "Where's the seatbelts?", let me say I left them off on purpose. I'm building this car as it was in 1968. Yes, seatbelts were required to be installed, but nobody used them! They ended up stuffed down behind the seat cushions, completly out of sight. The ONLY time you see seatbelts laying neatly across the seats is at car shows....and this particular car never made it to a car show! Lol! Why add something that wasn't even visible? While I'm on the subject, one of my pet peeves are race car models with perfectly positioned seatbelts, draped neatly across the seats and buckled in the center, including the anti-sub belt. You NEVER see that in real life!!! LOL! Ok, enough of my seatbelt tirade. Here is the finished interior...not perfect, but hopefully close enough...... Thanks for looking.....next time, I'll try to get started on the body.

Unless the radiator shop was doing the radiator for a show car, the solder joints will look sloppy, which is why they paint 'em in the first place. Yes, radiator tanks polish up pretty, but then you got all those ugly solder joints to deal with. Black, or Radiator Black, is the standard color, but that doesn't mean you HAVE to use black. See the Nova model in my avatar? This is a model of a real car I built. I painted the shroud gloss black, and wanted something to contrast it, so I painted the radiator with a spray can of Cast Iron.....just to be different! Lol! By the way.....the reason radiators are black in the first place......the theory is that black absorbs heat, and draws heat out of the radiator.

Pretty cool! It looks like Sanford and Son got Overhauled!

That modified IS pretty cool. I think your '40 should've placed. Does that '61 have a cracked windshield, or is it just the way the light is hitting it?

Absolutley beautiful!!! Thats a great choice of colors, and it just has the right look to it.

Got the door panels finished. Since I lost the molding in detail with all the sanding and whatnot, I made new window cranks from aluminum and plastic bits. Also got the seats finished, but don't have the optional headrests attached yet. This is probably all for a week or so....my job is calling. Lol!

Yep.....It's called Bondo Spot putty, and you can get it anywhere from WalMart to Auto parts stores. This is what I use........... Use it in thin coats, though, because if you put it on too thick, it can crack or shrink.

Question..............will a laser printer print decals better than an inkjet, or is there any difference?

Beautiful color for a beautiful car! I think it looks awesome!!

I finally started on another car project. This one is special to me. My dad was a Mopar man. Growing up, we always had a Plymouth of some type, or an occational Dodge. My favorite of all, though, came in the spring of 1968, when my dad came home driving a brand new Plymouth GTX. I was 13, and almost wet my pants. This thing was beautiful, it was dark metallic blue with a white interior, and powered by a 440 Super Commando with an automatic transmission. I can still hear that "lumpity lumpity" sound coming from the tailpipes! For this reason, the '68 GTX is my favorite musclecar of all time. Suprisingly, The '68 GTX has never been kitted, so I DO have a little bit of converting to do. This wouldn't even be possible without the excellent GTX decal sheet from Keith Marks, and the technical expertise from Fury3. I'm starting with an AMT 1968 Road Runner. The interior will be converted from an AMT 69 GTX kit, and I'm using the 440/automatic from a 71 Charger, along with bits and pieces from a Revell '67 GTX. I got started by adding the fenderwell trim and rocker panel molding. This will all be BMF'd after painting. The '69s seats are the right shape, but wrong pattern, so I sanded 'em smooth and started rescribing the correct pattern....(Kit seat on the left, rescribed seat on the right.) The pattern will be repeated on the rear seat. The console from the Revell '67 kit was grafted in place.... I also started reworking the door panels.... Thats about enough for now. Stay tuned!