Paul Payne

Finally got to Hobby Lobby (an hour's drive away) to see if they had any Testor's products- and to my surprise they had quite a good selection (at least this store)! Stocked up on bottle clear in the large bottle (it looks thinner than my last bottle which dried up- use it for attaching gauge faces, glass, and small parts), a number of 1/4 oz bottles, spray gloss and flat, blazing black, color shift in blue, "diamond dust" (looks like silver on the cap), also a bottle of craft paint in deep blue, brush cleaner, as well as a 1mm Molotow pen. Was hoping to find 1/8th inch brass or aluminum channel but no luck. Would still like to find metallizers, dark red or maroon, and midnight blue metallic in spray cans.

I would send that photo to Revell and request a replacement for every tree like that. It's awful!

Your weathering is top notch!

For me, that would qualify as a senior moment!?

If you have to move, the biggest no no is to let the movers pack your models. They just don't get how fragile they are.

That is some of the most convincing weathering I have ever seen! Great visual story in a small space.

Roy, mine is an Ertl Collectibles 1/25th scale model. The wheels look completely different from your picture. Behind the brake plate you can just see a disc which I suspect is part of the securing mechanism. Very difficult to get at without gouging the brake plate or breaking the axle. Possibly I could get a thin blade between them and cut the axle, then glue them back together (not a fan of rolling wheels).

Roy, I will take a look and see what I can do. Thanks!

Roy, thanks for the info, but not sure what stem you are referring to. Could you send a pic or sketch? Removing the wheels and tires would make painting and weathering a lot easier!

Great little scooter!

Great rat- love the open roof and wood frame.

Well, I have been chipping away at several projects at once- more putty and sanding on the car behind the egg crate grille, as well as continuing to build the grille itself. Working on the V-16 engine which will have 2 centrifugal superchargers with the help of Norm Veber. Started stripping the paint from my Dodge power wagon- that paint is tough- used oven cleaner at first, then switched to acetone- yes, the parts are metal, so no melting- having a fit fitting the hemi in the engine compartment- need to grind/file more from the sides. A little progress on the big speed boat- got some propellers which are made for spinner fishing lures which will work perfectly- gold plated too so no painting! In addition doing some good trades on the forum and sharing info with everyone!

Can a Columbia 2 speed rear axle be used on 49 and 50 Fords and Mercuries?

An important speed part that I had never realized had been offered in kit form was the centrifugal supercharger. The most famous application was for the Novi Indy race cars. A similar if not identical supercharger was offered as a custom option in the AMT 1963 Ford pickup, and is also available through Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. These superchargers were mechanically driven as opposed to turbochargers which used a second impellor driven by scavenging exhaust gasses.

Welcome back! That's a great model, really represents the dry lakes and salt flats.

Had to rethink the hinges- didn't leave enough extra metal on the channel stock to bend a 90 degrees angle without distortion. For the other half of the hinge, the wire arms were too short and could not be secured to the inner door skin. Looking into the stash I discovered brass square tube that fit inside the channel, and some short copper tubes Betsy gave me from her jewelry stash. I will remove one side of the square and reduce its depth to match the inside depth of the channel. Now that I've thought out the process I just have to do it! Pix will follow when I have!

Is that hemi from the AMT 53 Studebaker?

That would make a great companion to the McGee roadster- excellent model!

The Life of Riley included a hot rod.

Filed out hinge pockets on the drivers door, fitted my one completed hinge into the upper pocket.

Just completed a great trade with RickyD- will trade with him again any time! He supplied me with a Columbia two speed rear axle for a period hot rod build and a very useful 48 Ford kit.

Maybe we should beachcomb for them???!!!???

Imagination, invention, and craftsmanship at their best! These bikes are outrageous in the same way as the Blastolene Special. Only question- are the gas tanks big enough to feed these beasts?

I too would like to know about the animated series version. Not visible in my photo is the license plate- NO JOK.

Charlie, I love to see projects like this, you can learn so much! Beautiful work! Question- how did you remove the wheels and tires from the power wagon? I would like to remove mine but do not want to break the axle ends.