diymirage

not so much kits that need to be cast, just build boomhauers 69 coronet ? might be a 70 snakes 69 charger and last but not least (drumroll please) the jacked up 1970 roadrunner homer drove in college

i like it very nice job on that front grille those all chrome single pieces are tough to get detailed to look convincing

c'mon bro, this isnt a dating site (just kidding...sorry,but not anyone i know)

one of the nicest 67s ive ever seen

sounds like your only option is jacking up the rear end but i would try a mini tub myself

much better then my old method

71 duster 340 GENERAL LEE some type of truck for hauling stuff around bumper cart for the wifey and i guess i oughta have some type of an RV in there, just cus its free current rides 96 KDX 200 05 VW passat 2.0T 08 charger AWD (winter beater)

see if you can get a engine from one of the old old old kits, like the AMTs and MPC that had the front axle run straight through the engine and put your crossmember through there

the dash looks great and the undercarriage detailing does too slap a set of cragars on there and you would actually have a nice ride is it a curbside ?

best tip i can give you is to repaint the two on the right yuck

i'll still take hubs over dubs i guess that just helps with it being classy AND now i know what to look for as far as center caps go the ones that i dread the most are the small emblems...how i the world do you do those? i think i have heard of people BMFing those prior to paint and them sand the paint off but im not sure if im comfortable trying that definatly open to suggestions on this one i grew up in a country where my VW passat was considered a "full size family sedan" so im not to familiar with the landyachts but i sure do like them ok, back on the build i got a little bit done today, mainly in the interior i decided to go with the custom seats and paint it all a colour called "classic white" its the same colour as i painted the exterior of roscoes cruizer its a great colour but it will take some time to get it to pass for upholstery once it dries i will put some dark blue carpet in there that i had for a different project (regular carpet not shag) i also spraybombed the undercarriage with flat black paint not sure yet if i will overspray from the body on there later but at least i can start detailing the rest of the bottom end just out of curiosity, does anyone know what type of supercharger is on this engine ? its a belt driven unit but it sits on the side of the engine and feeds compressed air into a pressure pot ? illl post pics tomorrow

thanks guys so far im pretty impressed with this kit there is hardly any flash on it at all and the chrome is nice and shiny there is a mold line on the roof, but nothing i cant fix with a little body prep (almost looks like it had a vinyl top) here is a quick shot of the stance (i think it might come up jsut a hair because the bumpers have locater tabs that lay in between the frame and the body) one a side note, this is my very first model with a solid front axle that goes straight throug the engine...that made me feel young

Its a little bit out of my comfort zone (maybe i should drop a 440 in it) but im confident it will come out good I am dreading the BMF on it...there is a LOT of chrome on here In order to make the paint really pop im planning on using nailpolish on it

hey guys i picked up the idea to build a model for a coworker of mine the other day and decided to go with a 64 something (he was born in 64 so hence the year) so down to my local hobby shop i went to see what was on the shelves i wanted something somewhat stylish and more of an uptown buid the the dodge 330 (i mean, lets face it, as far as classics go the 330 is more a street brawler then anything else) this just left a chebby of some sort (not the impala) and a ford fairlane about ready to leave emptyhanded i spotted this little kit on the bottom shelf yeah, that oughta do, not as big a wheelbase as i had in mind but still a decent little car and it being a mercury instead of a ford definatly added to the "higher upper middle class" feel of this build (considering im gonna give this one away i couldnt very well show up with a cavalier level car) i was just on my way to check out when i decided to stop by the "consigment and collectors" corner where i spotted this little beauty yeah, that oughta do, it has all the parts i was hoping for (and more) plus a nice set of wire wheels and all that for only pennies on the dollar more so here is my vision for this build it will be a fresh resto (with only slight weathering on the udercarriage) in a sorta lowrider style with the emphasis on STYLE so no red flyer wagon wheels, no pscycidelic paintjobs, no shag carpet and NO deathtrap modifications disguised as suspension alterations. just a nice low stance on the kit supplied 15 inch wire wheels with slightly wider tires out back, fender skirts and a nice shiny bleu paint job over a cream interior i think i would like to go with whitewalls on this puppy but i dont have any so for now she is sitting on the kits fronts tires (might look for wider ones there too) and partsboxs firestone slicks picks coming soon

cool i specially like the blue butterfly valves it matches the rest of the car

wow, i havent made any progress since page 84 nothing to show (i.e. no pics) but i got the frame worked out to accept the 350, made the driveshaft longer and got it all tucked in nicely

i dread the day when i have to make the switch from 1/25 to 1/18

im sure the more organized among us (definatly not me) have this info in a spreadsheet but i agree to the futility of this excersize maybe a better question is to name the 3 most special or rare kits in thier collection?

say what ?

the wifey also let me buy the belle air for 7.99

looks great i too love these cars if i could read between the lines...do you have a AMT rolling chassis coming up for trades? i'd be interested in it

did it drive back to the workbench area to get that side view mirror fixed?

Your reasoning makes perfect sence IF you are willing to argue your child is equal to an animal and not capable of making the connetion between bad deed and punishment. A perfect example is my own son When he is behaving he knows he will only get affection from my hands but when he misbehaves he will recieve punishment Sometimes i walk into his room not sure if he is in need of punishment but the way he acts when i walk in always gives him away

since we are on the subject my rule of thumb with my son is always "the pain of the punishment must be greater then the joy of the tresspass" sometimes that means a time out is in place (you wouldnt believe how terrible it can be for a kid to have to sit still and face the wall when all her want to do is play) but sometimes that does mean harder actions are called for

i remember moving out of the country when i was about 21 (i'd known this was gonna happen since i was about 18 so i stayed at my parents house untill then) knowing i had to travel light i only took one socket set out off all my tools and decided to let my dad have first pick of all that was left i showed him my tool box and explained to him i couldnt take it so he should see if there was anything in there he wanted before i let my buddies vulture it over he opened my tool box and started going through it saying things like : "mine" "i knew i had one" "so that's where that went" "mine" "been looking all over for that" and similar phrases i think he ended up taking about half of my tools