forthlin

My favorite rock group are The Beatles & Paul McCartney grew up on Forthlin Rd. in Liverpool. My avatar, I don't remember where I found it, but I like Calvin & Hobbs & thought this was a good one.

Only once & I wiped out close to 100 finished models. In late '06 I was put in the Hospital for a stent & lost 3 weeks of work. No pay, of course & we got behind in our house payment. The bank started foreclosure on us & I was so upset thinking we'd be in a homeless shelter I busted them all & threw them in the trash. My Wife knew everything would work out & told me I'd regret it. She was right, everything worked out, the house was saved & I still regret doing such a stupid thing. I tried to salvage what I could, but was able to repair only 3 of those models. I still find pieces of model parts in the yard.

My Mom found these at a yard sale for $2.50 each. The boxes are messed up in places, but nothing got hurt. The standard nonpainted model is still in it's plastic wrap.

I'll be watching with my fingers crossed. I don't want a pink truck.

I got the Duplicolor primer-sealer charlie8575 suggested & tried it on the tailgate. Everything went on great. I put the duplicolor on then followed that with the white primer. I let it sit overnight, lightly sanded it & put the classic white on. There's no sign of pink, just white. The body & bed come next. I'll post more pictures after it's painted. Thanks for the help.

I've got the Lindberg Dodge Dakota & want to paint it white like my '99 Dakota. Unfortunately the body's molded in red. I've got Model Masters one coat lacquer system white primer & classic white to put over the primer. Will I come out with a pink truck or will this work?

94 percent. Better than I thought I'd do.

This one's from the mid 70's.

I've had a lot of cars in my time. Here's some I've owned that I'd love to see come out as plastic model kits. 1. 1963 Olds. Dynamic 88 conv. 2. 1956 Mercury Monterey 3. 1966 Buick Electra 225 conv 4. 1973 Pontiac Grand Am 5. 1977 Datsun B-210 6. 1990 Ford Ranger 7. 1967 Olds. Delta 88 conv. 8. 1962 Olds. Starfire conv.

Thanks diymirage, hopefully this saves them.

I'm building a model I've had around 8-10 years & when I put one of the decals in water it comes off in pieces. I tried Microscales liquid decal film & that made no difference. Is it okay to try & spray a coat of gloss or dull clearcoat over the decal film to see if that helps? If so, should it be lacquer or enamel? I'd really like to save the rest of the decal sheet if possible.

My Mom owned one of these back in the early 70's. Definetely not as cool as this one though. Love that color combo.

Right you are. That is a '69 coronet. Nice body & interior, no drive train. This junkyard sets out in the middle of nowhere. He's got lots of old cars & his prices are fantastic. Heres a few more in this yard.

8 so far & I just started on #9, Revells '60 Chevy Impala H.T.

The owner of the scrap yard told me the guy who scrapped them used them as crude test mules to try & get a patent for the interior box & cage design. Supposedly, in an accident the independent interior box just floats around & you don't get hurt.

They've both got current plates & one of the workers at the yard said they were driven in.

Went to the junkyard the other day & found these two strange looking vehicles.

My Wife & I celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary on Aug. 2. We renewed our vows at the Church we were married in.

Trumpeters '60 Bonneville. I bought this when it first came out in the late 90's & it's still waiting to be built . My Mom drove one of these back in the mid 60's & I wanted to build it as a duplicate. Every time I break it out to start it I worry I'll screw it up so back on the shelf it goes for another time.

I bought some of those anti foul tips & even those didn't help. A garage next to my job would give me the oil from oil changes He did each day.

I've owned a few junkers in my time, but the worst has to be a '71 Chevy Impala I owned from Oct.'84-June'85. I only paid $50.00 for It & that was $49.99 to much. It averaged 6 mpg on the highway & 3 mpg in town. The engine went through oil quicker than I could put it in. My job was 9 miles from Home & I would have to carry extra spark plugs & change them when I got off work because the one's in the engine would get so oil fouled, clean the fouled ones when I got home & change them again. It had a beautiful body & interior & I actually sold it forr $125.00 to someone who put another drivetrain in it.

I was super gluing a pliable part a few years back & when I let go some of the glue flipped up & into my eye. That took an emergency visit to my eye Dr. He put my head in a vice like contraption, numbed my eye & cut the super glue out. Not a pleasant experience.

I average 1-2 hours a night after supper.

I live in a town with a pop. of 600 & I wouldn't park it an alley behind buildings here let alone a big city like LA.

My Brother got me this for $5.00. It's still sealed, has no bar code & the Kmart sticker says $2.67. Could anyone give me some info on this model? How old is It?