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If you want a spectacular use of that paint, use it over a coarse silver like dupli-color metalcast silver base then bury it in clear. I did a 1:1 truck this way about an eon ago it's still astounding when I run across pictures of it.

We could use a few "mainstream"Chevelle models, I'd really like a'64 & '66 Chevelle Malibu, instead of the usual SS models we usually see, I would almost bet that the ratio of Malibu's to SS's was close to 2 to 1. And yes I know that MCW has a'64 Malibu in their line up & I could probably use a mix of Revell & Lindberg parts to build a '66, but the'65 is a different deal altogether. Did I mention that we could use an early Pinto kit that won't cost us a body part or two?

I wouldn't mind seeing a '48 Pontiac Torpedo, ( that's their term for the "Fleetline".) And while I'm talkin' "Tin Indian", how about a'50-'51 Torpedo, maybe in resin that would work on one of the apprropriate GM chassis we already have?

Just FYI House of Kolor offers their solar gold base in an ultra fine base that would be the closest you can get to the correct base in scale the standard base would look like a metalflake in scale The code is fbc01 it is Solar Gold fine metallic base.

Kind of hard to duplicate properly in scale,because if my mind hasn't skipped a cog again, these were molded with gold metalflake in the clear.

That"ridge line" on the rear of the body isn't that bad when you remember that it's the body line for the rear door opening..

Same for me, it's just to much of a pain at times to drag everything out, then clean it up & put it all away again.

The locked cabinets probably have more to do more with the loss of inventory than a graffiti problem, in the time I ran a shop the largest theft problem we had was spray paints, & I know that the large box stores in our area that tried the locking cabinets did so to try & cut down on the dummies that think they have to test the colors in the store. It must have proven to be more trouble in the long run, as all have done away with the locked cases.

Just thought I'd let you know what the thing is in the second picture, it appears as though there is a bird of some sort flying on the left side of the picture, I'm not a big bird watcher, but it doesn't appear to be a bald eagle. lol

The cross ram two four manifold was available in'67 I worked in a muffler shop & we got the job of installing the headers, & the intake (they were both factory options, but were in the trunk when delivered) they were usually dealer installed, but for some reason the dealer farmed out the header install to us since we usually did the exhaust work for them anyway, I really never got the story as to why we got the job of installing the intake & carbs, but as long as I got paid it didn't matter to me :-)

Model, or Fiat is using some really thick paint & some really cheap screen on the front vents

The 2.3 motors in the Courier trucks use the Mazda bellhousing & transmissions, their starter is on the wrong side for the ones in the Mustang II. Maybe we'll get lucky & someone will take pity on us & cast one. I'd like one or two for a track roadster, using the side draft webers for induction.

One of the major differences between the 64 1/2's & the 65's are the early Mustangs were 4 lug bolt patterns, & the later ones were all 5 lug.

I'll answer for him, those are the kit tires.

Just a couple of things for future reference, if you ever have to use tape on a model for anything & are left with a sticky residue, you can use good old WD-40 to take it off with no ill side effects, as to using lighter fluid & a cue-tip to remove decals because it works on die casts, most die casts don't use decals, that's why the lighter fluid trick works so well you're actually taking off paint, not a decal.

I think you may have misunderstood me, on the real cars that ribbed panel is stainless steel, with only the tops of the ribs polished, but you could come close by using aluminum Metalizer (the buffing type) and lightly buffing the tops of the panel to give it the illusion that it's polished stainless.

I'm going to say a photo shopped'63 Fairlane kit, those chains could be used to moor the Queen Mary,if they were real.

Note to Disney Studios: Stop the search, we have finally found a lead to what happened to the "Shaggy Dog"!!

Lookin' good in that green, but I'm goin' with the Grabber Blue, but for the life of me I can't figure out why Testors went with enamel for it when they have the line of automotive matching paints in lacquer? I know that this shares its floorpan & chassis with other Mustang kits, but this is the first one I've got that the front of the chassis actually meets up with the front inner fenders properly. I don't know if you made the same mistake I almost did, or if it's just a choice you made, but the rear spoiler on the Boss is matte black, not body color, yeah I thought it was kinda dumb too.

Way back when it was a current annual, I had one of these & it was a AMT kit. Mine was brush painted too, a very light blue to match a friends car, but you have to forgive me for that, after all I was only 9 years old & it was the first kit I built by myself. You made a nice car, I'm in a minority, as I like the wheels.

The Pegasus wheels are really nice, but for those that can't find them the ones from the AMT Pontiac kit are just as nice, & if you want to get technical they even have the proper bolt pattern in scale.. :-)

All I am really excited about is those tires & wheels.

The chambered exhaust proved to be one of the less popular options since they did very little silencing of the exhaust sound with a very negligible increase in power.About all they guaranteed was that the local police kept a close eye on you, & it was harder to play the"sleeper" role in street racing negotiations.

Call me a sceptic, but I don't believe anything I see in print, & only half of what I see in person. Less disappointment that way. :-) :-)

Since there are a couple of companies out there that actually produce 1/8 scale car kits it would seem to me that producing some engines in 1/8 scale would be a gimmee, guess that's why I don't work for any of the model companies. :-)