samdiego
-
Posts
943 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Gallery
Posts posted by samdiego
-
-
the 1967 Fairlane Ranchero
That Budwieser rocket car they teased us with years ago.
Craig Breedlove's earlier stuff.
'59 MGA, does Revell Germany's really exist? I can't find one
the early Corvair and please don't say Corvair in front of anybody from Barrett-Jackson. They haven't discovered these yet
Reventflow's Scarabs, front engine
Mitchell's Cheetah
any of Kurtis' cars
the majestic 1969 American Motors Ambassador Station Wagon!
-
Here's mine in Mica Blue
-
I considered the same options but mine had just enouogh swirl in the metallic to make me go with paint. Tamiya's Mica Blue is close to the box color. alpinerenault.com has some good reference photos. Great kit.
-
I wound up just calling them. Amy told me that they are expanding into the hobby shops and are seeing good sales numbers. She also hooked me up with a shop that I wasn't aware of here in the San Diego area called Hobby Central.
I'm waiting for their next shipment to come in for the reducer, but I'm anxious to check them out. I did ask what this stuff was made of and she didn't really answer other than that it wasn't an enamel or a laquer and not really an acrylic either. I'm thinkin' flubber. I wonder what the hobby shop price is going to be.
-
I shot the Revell '66 El Camino with the Mythical Maroon. The first coats seemed to mildly attack the plastic so I loaded on a heavy third coat after about 15 minutes. The whole thing flowed out really nice. The flake might be a little large, but the marooniness is excellent. I've rubbed it out instead of clearcoating and am pretty stoked by the end result. I've been squirting paint a long time * and this was one of my best spray bomb moments ever.
* Mom's front yard rose bush, silver, 1965. I just fogged some on the edges. I don't think she "got it" but I'm sayin' they were bitchin'. Boy, did I get it.
-
I've had good luck making those from aluminum tubing. I work the end before I cut the length by chucking it into a drill, rounding the edges over with a sanding stick and then polishing. Now, cut about 1/16in and sand the cut to even things out and repeat for the other. My "junkyard" is huge and I've been able to find suitable lenses for mine, but you could also paintfill them using foil for the backs. Come on, try it!
-
Not in earthquake country!
-
Where can I find the reducer for their line of model paints now that Wally's has dumped the line?
-
I really dug the last go-round for the large scale stuff. The eliminator and big red rod kits are some of my favorite builds. The big red rod box model was a turn-off, but if you z the frame, channel the body and drop the suspension it really looks right. I love the 6 carb setup and the tire and wheel combo. But any doubts as to the ability of Lindberg to do good stuff will be asuaged by what is on the shelves right now. Check out the Super Bee. (but where are the red calipers?)
-
I was 6, it was 1965. My dad stashed a palmer kit on top of the fridge to see if I would notice. I did. I remember the separate body sides, but can't recall what car it was. I never stopped. Never even really slowed down. My father built from time to time. The kid I hung with the most (Dink) was 4 yrs older and his brother was 4 yrs older than Dink. They both built. It was in the 1:1 car mags, Boy's Life, Comic books. I talked car dealers out of their old promos. To me, it was everywhere. Definitely in my room, anyway.
-
Revell's El Camino. Oh yeah, and a granddaughter. I am so too young for that.
-
I thought the building and cars were real and the funny lookin' guy was a giant inflatable.
-
HEY, ANDI! More pix, please!
-
I'm in the same catagory as s. svendson, I've got thousands and I just can't stop. I've got more little wheels in my place than any human should be allowed. The Custom Fleetside rendered in Jairus' post was a copy of Harry Bradley's daily ride. The powers that be at Mattel (would that have been Mr. Handler?, I'm too lazy to look it up) instructed HB to come up with something akin to the street machine and muscle cars, "like that thing you have in the parking lot" and Harry gave us his El Camino. The Deora was done in '63 I think, way before HotWheels. The full size HWs copy is a modern thing. I can't think of any HWs that inspired full size rods until the Deora II and the Twin Mill II were built.
I think the biggest influence that these little pieces of diecast joy offer is fueling our obsession with the automobile and are more reflective of what we want than they are directive of our passions. It involved us in the car hobby long before we could get into the 1:1 or even styrene.
The best part and one of the reasons I still collect is that they are still under a buck in most places. There aren't many things left in this world that have only doubled in price over the last 40 years.
I remember the cartoon fondly and still have a few of the comics. DC only did 6 different ones. The run was cancelled when the cartoon ended.
Exec Producer of the HWs Cartoon? How cool is that?!
Worst HWs? There was the dark period of the eighties. Some years showed no new models at all. Some years gave awful things like K-cars, Le Cars and Aries Wagons. I have a hard time with bests and worsts. I do know the slowest HWs is the Cat D5 Dozer, you can sit this one on a 45 degree incline and the rubber tracks still won't let it roll.
-
I've done the Gunze Sangyo kit. It built into a pretty good replica but was expensive, especially considering that it was curbside in it's initial release. Mine was lost in the tragic entertainment center collapse of '89. The photoetch set included the wire wheels which I've used on a couple of projects since. Has anybody compared the GS to the Revell G?
-
I put one together, typical ancient kit problems. My frame was really twisted, but fixable. The Cragers and Bluestreaks are sweet. A more exotic powerplant would've been nice. And of course the styling is still controversial. It built up well and I'm glad to have it.
Does anyone know the history behind the radical change from Dream Rod to Tiger Shark?
-
I remember that Palmer kit. Those were the first kits that I ever attempted. I spotted one my dad had stashed on top of the fridge one Saturday morning whilst foraging for the Frosted Flakes. Since I was already standing on the kitchen counter (the bowls were in the upper cupboards) it was a simple matter to knock the kit to the floor with the "kitchen" yardstick. By the time my parents got up, I was hooked on modeling. Those Palmer kits were a definate challenge to a 5 year old.
-
When you get a chance, look at the backgrounds used. In the rock formations you can find '60 Cad rear fenders, fat front fenders and hoods, radiator caps and more. Check the diner awnings, Valve covers with spark plugs held up with connecting rods and pistons. Work on your "pause" finger for the DVD! or check the website.
Jarius's B-day
in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Posted
Happy day, bro! And a belated to El Guapo.