Brett Barrow

Nope! I can scan one for you tomorrow at work if you want me to.

Is it blank on one side? Mine's one big sheet with 3 folds printed front and back.

Well, I got it home and tried it out with some Tamiya Spray Primer in the can and it did ok. Not that much smell ( I could smell the cat's fresh $%}£%# in the nearby litter box stronger than I could smell the paint. I left it to set for a few minutes and turned it off and then I could really smell the paint so I think it does ok if you leave it running while the paint gasses out.

Well, mine came in today. I couldn't resist taking it out of the box at work and checking it out. It's weird - unfolded it's bigger than I thought it'd be, folded it's smaller than I thought it'd be... That's a standard US-type box beside it and a 1/24th Mustang in it. This thing ought to be perfect for me, I split up with the wife last fall and moved into a studio apt and don't really have a lot of space. (and if I even intend on getting some you-know-what anytime ever again I need to be able hide away the model stuff... .) If you have a dedicated workspace a bigger more permanent booth might be better, but this one is about what I was expecting for the price (under $100).

http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Main_Page Also throw Rik Hoving's Photo Collection in here, too. http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/

Nobody has them in stock yet. A few folks got advanced promotional samples. We're taking preorders, they should be in in July. http://www.megahobby.com/preorder1965plymouthsatellite125moebius.aspx (I need to change that picture now that the box art is done!)

I think this has all-new tires, so replacement might not be a necessity, they look pretty decent to me so far what I've seen. This type of wheel-tire arrangement is pretty common with die-casts, and the first plastic kits I remember seeing with wheels that have extra material that fits into a thin hollow flexible tire were the Polar Lights snap kits back in the early 00's like the Coronet and GTO, and the Revell 68 Firebird. Even the new 66 Batmobile uses this type. So all 3 American model companies (Round 2, Moebius, and Revell) have used this style in recent all-new kits. I think it's here to stay and will probably be the industry standard going forward. When used with the tires they're designed for it works well, and a major bonus (might be the reason they do it this way) is that it moves the sprue attachment off the rim of the wheel to a place it'll never be seen. You can twist these rims off the sprue and it won't matter. This might be the reason die-casts went to this style so they can assemble them faster and with less skilled workers. The paddles are far easier to remove if you want to do solid tires than the full rings that some wheels use (like the 50 Olds and those early Revell and Polar Lights) so that might be why they're showing up more.

The HAMB. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/

I've got one on the way! I'll report back when I get it set up.

The Revell 64 Impala has an automatic. That's the only Chevy I can think of off the top of my head. A couple of other GM's come to mind - AMT's 69 Hurst Olds/442 (molded separatly but the only choice) and Revell's 72 Olds which has a choice of auto or manual. Not sure what types of autos they are, I'm not an expert on them... A couple of Fords I can think of have autos, the 5.0 crate motor in Revell's 32 fords. The 64 Thunderbolt Fairlane has a choice of manual or automatic. Mopar I don't know as well, there's the Hemi Dart as mentioned above. The Revell 68/69 Charger has a separate transmission, but I can't remember if they give you a choice. The Revell new-tool Charger funny cars have a really nice one. I'm no expert as to what types any of these are maybe more knowledgeable folks can fill us in. Maybe we can try to start up a comprehensive list of all the automatics out there in plastic.

I think the Revell Snap 70 Chevelle is the best 70 Chevelle currently out there and yours just proves that!

Still the last car I finished and that was several years ago! Need to concentrate and finish something!

Dan Palatnik? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89315 Or this one? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89439&hl=palatnik

Couldn't see anything in Gerry' s pictures to tell. If you're looking at the box art car that would be from an early test shot (so they can get the box ready in time) so it might have been fixed for production.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101514&hl=%20what%20%20if%20%20monogram

It definitely is, but they didn't market it as such, where they did with the Rommel's Rod. Total brain-fart I didn't think of it in my first response, good call.

Deja Vu? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=49082 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=72988 Like I said the last time, and will say again the next time - the only automotive subject I know of that was produced by reverse engineering a mint kit is the new tool Rommel's Rod. Most of the early Polar Lights monster kits were reverse engineered as well. (8 of kits were produced by Monogram from original Aurora tooling they owned) Given my experience in the business, the Aurora Racing Scenes would not be a good choice to put back into the market as it stands today, at least on the AMT/Revell/Moebuis injected plastic level. Maybe there's a market for a few hundred resin repops or a TDR/Shapeways 3D print-on-demand. 1/16th scale is not popular enough and parts packs in general are not strong sellers. Combine them into two full kits (each with one of the engines and one of the bodies) and maybe you've got something that can sell a bit. Scale them down to 25th and sell them as full kits and that would be better, but I don't really see that doing that well today either given the sales of recent vintage drag stuff (like Revell's Hawaiian and Chi-Town Hustler). Not something I'd invest money in cutting new molds for.

No, you're thinking of the the Rally Sport (RS) front end. SS could be had with both standard and RS front end.

The ONLY liquid mask I use anymore - Vallejo. Tried Microscale once, it stuck like paint, couldn't get it to come loose. Trashed it. This stuff works great. I haven't had any reactions yet, but I haven't used it much over paint, mainly clear plastic. From experience I can tell you that using any liquid mask over a flat paint isn't a good idea, the flat paint has too much "Grab" and the mask can be difficult to remove. Use over a gloss coat and flat coat later if necessary.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102118&hl=

I'll show some of the 90's tooling some love - 66 Olds 4-4-2 Convertible. 66 Fairlane 66 Riviera And might as well keep the 66 theme running with some vintage kits, I've been on a bit of a mid-60's buying spree lately... 66 Thunderbird 66 Mercury Cyclone (would need to be restored from the 67)

Wow, I like that 34 A LOT! And I know they're modern and not true spindle-mount 12-spokes (like the one below has) but I wish somebody would make those 10-spoke 5-lug wheels in scale. They just look cool.

For $44 plus shipping...

I see now that that link wouldn't work even with a login, so I'll copy it here, hope Steve doesn't mind.

He used clear plastic, I didn't mean to imply he used actual glass. Sign up for the TRAK board, that thread alone is worth the price of admission (nothing!).