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I'll try to drag it back out tomorrow and give it a quick check. I'll let you know what it measures out to, thanks for the information.

Picked up one of the Lindberg releases of the Laird Turner-Meteor to go with the Gee Bee R-1 from them I picked up last year. I know that the Gee Bee says it's 1/32nd scale but it checks out closer to 1/25-1/26th scale, just hope that the Laird is the same thing. I've always been a fan of the '30s racers, especially the Gee Bee's I've got every model of the Gee Bee that was ever released, multiples of the Williams Brothers kits, and have ALL the single engine 1/32 nd scale racers that they have made. Now if I can just get inspired and start building them.

Sure do, interested in trading NASCAR, kits or aftermarket decals for the. '55 Chevy in your photo? (No harm in asking is there?)

California put the requirements for the air pumps in effect starting in the 1966 model year, but for some strange reason they weren't required on what was deemed higher performance competition based engines in the early years, it was strange seeing the Nickey 427 single four barrel engines with an air pump, but the two four version with the aluminum intake setup didn't have the air pump. Must have been a nightmare to enforce when people started doing engine changes.

Still off topic, BUT what I guess I should have said was that when my first APPLICATION for membership arrived it said that I was eligible as soon as I turned 50 years of age, even though I didn't actually join until I turned 54. But I still think this getting old is getting old and is highly overrated, no matter how old I get, I REFUSE to grow up.

? Did they change their minimum age?? When I first got my "junk ads" it was fifty years of age, but that WAS 16 years ago. ??

Everyone gripes about reissues that everyone already has. What is important to remember is there are newer younger builders that have never seen any of these kits so we're keeping new builders (something we REALLY need if our hobby is going to survive) so instead of complaining about how many of these you already have, point out the reasons you bought the original for the new guys that haven't seen one yet. Make the hobby sound like it's fun to see these again.

That looks like a definitely different custom possibility.

Why not just use the Leadstone Custom "Chevy" (?) Fastback from Jimmy Flintstone that's supposedly based on Cadzilla? This chassis and running gear along with a couple of interior mods should make a fairly nice semi-clone.

Did anyone else catch the "oopsie" on the instructions? One bucket seat is labeled part #74, and the other one part #10? Don't spend all day trying to figure out why part #74 doesn't look right, on the parts tree they're both #10.

Bill, have you thought of using the H brass material and making guides for the door glass that go top to bottom in the door and by using sort of leg shapes on the ends of the "glass" (or a lower channel the glass would sit in like on a lot of 1:1 cars) and let the pin on the arm slide in a slot on the bottom of the glass holder? Like I mentioned, there are a lot of full size cars that don't even have the vent window for a guide that use a setup basically like this. The second generation Camaro comes to mind right away., by the way, love the subject matter.

For that just "borrow" the roof off the Lindberg/Round2 '53 Ford Hardtop kit. With a little surgery to the front using the '49 roof it should be doable.

Don't feel so left out, there's even less for 1950. Unless you want to count the Chevrolet 3100 kit, and that (shudder) is a truck! ??

Thanks, must be coincidence that the 10:00 a.m starting time just happens to be 7:00 a.m. Pacific time where I'm at. I noticed the time thing after I'd already posted, and also got the answer that the 7 a.m. time was for my time zone when EBay answered my application for a bidders pass.

I'll help you out with saving the planet too. BUT I also believe our youth need to challenge their minds and learn new things, and increase their reading skills so if you will send all of those diabolical means of destruction I personally will let kids read me the instructions while I keep them safe on the other side of the glass while watching me follow their directions and while building these death machines will point out and explain the different parts and pieces of an automobile or aircraft. I'll even send you photos of the progress we're making and of the finished models.???

I noticed that the starting time since says 7:00 a.m. I assume that is the time for my location, not the Eastern time zone.

Went in to my favorite hobby shop Friday to pick up my new suburban and was surprised to see a 30% closeout sale sign in the window and couldn't figure out what line they were dropping even though the local R/C race track had closed. Got my kit and told them I wanted to put a hold on the Wagon Rod, and the Eldo Rod kits when they arrived and got the shock of my life. The young guy helping behind the counter said "since we're closing the doors we're not taking any orders period" my wife was talking to the owner Mark and said "oh no!, when do you plan on closing"? And he told her they will be out by the 22nd of July. We discussed what the problem was and how internet sales were killing the local brick and mortar stores, and he said he didn't really think that was it. He said he could understand a slow down in some weather conditions, but a 50% drop in sales in a two week period wasn't the internet, and when weather turned great and sales kept falling he said it had to be people were just afraid of what the economy was going to do and he thought maybe some were just waiting to see what was going to happen. But he said he didn't have the extra money to pour into his business to wait for an improvement. And with the news that there is going to be a Hobby Lobby opening soon that might effect the plastics part of the business. I doubt it and know it won't do me any good because I won't walk into a Hobby Lobby even to cool off in the heat, I'm not a fan of them and their beating their chests about employees rights to medical care and how it offends their religious beliefs. BUT that's a different story. We're really going to miss Mark and his family at All Around R/C and Hobbies and wish them well in their future interests, it's been a good run and they're great people. We really don't need to keep losing the local hobby shop locations, it's just nice to be able to get what you want today, and if there's a problem you have someone to talk to and get answers from. ?

#774 the resin repop of the chopped hardtop from the AMT '50 Ford convertible. To bad it hasn't been in the kit since the second release, but it would be perfect for that chopped windshield frame that's already there. (At least I think it would) ??

That's great, and a lot less likely that someone will rip your ideas off there. Good luck, hope to hear more fromyofrom you.

The body represents a modified '37 Ford Roadster, and the headlights are part of the fenders on the 1:1 car, and the headlight lenses are correct for the real car also, if you want them to be closer to the real thing just use the new instant chrome pens in the headlight buckets and if you REALLY want to get technical a small piece of Amber rod with a rounded end to represent the turn signal indicator bulbs can be added to the lower front just behind the lenses.

I never had any problems with any of my kits tires until after they were mounted on the wheels. I attributed it to the stretching to get them on the wheels.

For the details guys, the floor pan depicts rubber mats since these didn't have any carpet available, even as an option, and the engine depicted is the 195 horsepower 283, the 327 optional engine had different valve covers, also by this time in Chevrolet's history they no longer painted the lettering on the 283 valve covers, they were solid Chevrolet orange. But if you really want a 327 in yours you can use the stock painted valve covers from the Round 2 '66 Nova kit last available as the Bill Jenkins "Grumpy's Toy" A/S drag racer.

Detail Master makes two sets (small and large) of header flanges that come in round, square and triangular. The round ones are probably what you're looking for.

Nice job, definitely good enough for the girls I go with.