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One key point in using the enamel paints is a very light mist coat for the first coat and allow it to dry enough so that if you touch next to the body on whatever you use for a stand that the surface is sticky but doesn't transfer any paint to your finger, and use several light coats, allowing time to tack up between coats, you will also get better results by heating the can in a sink or small pan with straight hot water from the tap, remove the can and shake it well a couple of times until the can stays warm to the touch. This will help build a little more pressure in the can atomizing the paint better, and the warm enamel will flow out much better and have a deeper shine. Using heated enamel paints is an old trick from painting full size cars, we could use less reducer and the paint would have less orange peel with everything else being the same. Oh yeah almost forgot, be especially careful about getting water around the top of the can when warming up the paint, I use a paper towel in a point to wick out all I can, then blow it out, using my own air will usually get it all, but I still run a second piece of towel around it just to make sure. Or you can use compressed air, either from a compressor, or the canned stuff for cleaning electronics, it works good for even blowing dust off the model before painting, even with a tack cloth there seems to be that one pesky dust speck that hides somewhere until you get almost through the first coat then it will blow out onto the body, usually in the most conspicuous spot.

Great minds must think alike, I had the same thoughts when I saw it.?

they did build some 350 cars, when I had my body shop, in '79, a young woman came in with her V-8 Monza, that had a 350 and a Saginaw 4 speed, she was extremely upset with the local dealership because they had been trying to buy it back claiming Chevrolet was recalling the ones that were built with a 350 and a manual transmission. When she refused to "sell" it back she said that they would no longer due any service on it since it would be a liability problem for them to work on a car that had been recalled. I never actually got to see any of the paperwork she said she had, but I did see and drive the car when I was doing some paint work on it and can tell you that with the little 13 inch bias ply tires and the manual transmission it was a real smoke machine in just about any gear at any time, I can see why GM wouldn't want to many of the cars in the unsuspecting, and unqualified hands of the general public.

It used to sit in a display case at Pegasus Hobbies in Montclair CA. I read a description of it in I think that other magazines contest issue, and if my fading memory is correct it used the front of the extra body (the Ala Kart) from the later release kit, and the rear of the '27 tub from the touring T release, and a composite of the touring top and the Ala Kart top.

It looks like two different 2016 Camaro kits, and I'd like more information about the '68 Z-28 that's on the stand.

I owned Pinto's from September of '72 when I bought a 7 month old repo from the dealer for $1,680, try doing that today, that was the quickest four cylinder in our area, with a Geraghty dyno tune kit Sanderson headers, a 2 1/2" exhaust with a turbo muffler, and an adjustment to the stock timing pulley on the cam it surprised a lot of V-8's in the area, I built one 302 Runabout, that was fun to drive, and was a sleeper with the only giveaway being the two exhaust pipes coming out the right side of the back, but the most fun one was a '74 that we pulled the V-6 from my '74 Mustang II and put it into the Pinto that was 1,000 lbs. lighter, oh yeah, I forgot to say that it was built by a local engine builder, and was almost 400 horsepower, and was the only engine I ever had that would pull past 7,500 rpm in 4th gear and was still gaining speed when my testosterone levels started running low, and I started running out of straight and clear freeway too.

That Talbot F-1 looks promising, and the two Renault rally looking kits are kind of interesting.

I'd always wanted one of these but just couldn't justify the price they were going for, but was lucky enough to be in our local plastic pusher's shop when the Revell kit came in and finally got one for less than $25 including tax. Now all I need is to get motivated enough to build it before I start robbing it for parts.

Looking good, but make sure you haven't just finished off a pot of coffee before starting that foil work, there's some that looks a bit finicky.

I can see a lot of "go fund me" accounts popping up on Facebook as soon as everyone sees it.

I'd stand in a line for a couple of these, and I can't even stand right now, but by the time they hit the shelves I should be mobile again.(I hope)

That's probably why I don't remember it, it's not a very memorable kit and definitely doesn't look much like a '69 Camaro. Revell already has a release under the Fast and Furious promotion, it's one of their tuner series kits just reboxed I don't even think they changed the decals. Thanks for reminding me of this release, this getting old thing is really getting old?

Hmmm, possibly a serious race car is in the future, I see a set of Hemi valve covers in there.

Some really great builds there, really appreciate the work on the farm diorama, and the B-17 was a nice touch, I wish there had been some more pictures of a couple of the cars, the Merc' woody with the Chrysler Hemi would have been nice to see some of the engine work, and the large stuff could have used a little more coverage. But thanks for the nice photos, and to the people who brought out their work so you could show it to us.

If it was purple I'd have an idea where to start, BUT it's not clear on whether it has one or more horns.

I can remember a lot of different Fast and Furious stuff from AMT, but not a Yenko, or Baldwin 427 '69 Camaro, and since it has the Fast and Furious logo just in front of the picture of the kit, that was my guess.

First I'd like to thank you for all the work you put in so we could get a '48 coupe, then I have to agree with you on why it was released, the big question is why did it take this long, all they had to work out was body tooling, they already have everything else worked out, even the parts for the hot rod release to follow. But now I'm going to have to float another loan, just when I was getting the first quarter paperwork finished. I'm going to owe the wife so many favors and yes dears that I'll never get a chance to build any of these.

Fast and Furiousus branding.

That Testors primer is very close in quality to the Tamiya primers, I used some during the time Tamiya primers weren't available, and was very happy with it, it's between the standard Tamiya primers and the fine grain primers, but laid down really good and after getting a smooth base coat done, one good wet coat was smooth enough to paint over without having to do anything except knock down any dust specks you may have picked up.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Like he said.

Could be that this latest deal could be a by product of the previous "sole licensee" where Ferrari sold sole licensing rights to Mattel corporation, and they turned around and leased individual licenses to just about anyone who wanted to release anything Ferrari. The only one who really profited was Mattel, and it seems that Ferrari was the biggest loser in that all control over what was released went to Mattel, not Ferrari. I don't know how long that contract was for, or if it would be voided by Ferrari changing controlling forces, but I bet Ferrari's death in the model world is highly over reported, and it won't be long before we see new model announcements.

When my daughter and her husband had their hobby shop, we had one supplier who was blowing out the pre 98 AMT NASCAR kits for $1.99 each, and Toy Liquidators was retailing the same kits for $4.00, so needless to say I have a few of them, also a pretty good stash of the Quaker State Steve Kinser Sprints, and the Testors Boyds kits, of the Aluma Coupe, and Chezoom, for some reason (I think a new worker didn't change the settings on the price gun) we went in one Tuesday when their kits came in, and they had ALL of those new stock kits marked at $1.99 each, we bought every one of every kit they had on the shelves.

Would anyone out there have any usable photos they could scan and mail of the Dick Armstrong Ford Powered modifieds? Both the Pinto, and the Mustang II. I'm trying to collect all the things needed to build replicas of the two, especially the speedway Mustang II. Thanks for any help I receive in advance. Del

Those earlier releases were especially good for drive train and chassis parts, their nine inch Ford rear end's were perfect for swapping into almost anything since they didn't even have any spring perches molded in the housing, or big locating notches you had to fill. A if you really wanted to widen one or make a special housing it was as simple as sawing the housings off where the center section strengthening ended and drilling a hole through the entire remaining part, then just insert the aluminum or brass tube of the appropriate size and go from there, you could use plastic tube also, and insert styrene round rod into the ends for mounting brakes, wheels etc.

I even miss Rierside Hobbies, I would drive down from Redding every few months to do a little shopping, but mainly to stock up on Tamiya paints neither of the local stores will bother to stock, even after explaining that my usual bill for just paint when I went down was in the $250 range. And R/C Country isn't any better than our local stores on that point, haven't been to the Hobby Town in Folsom yet. Any better inventory their?