BigGary

Hemi Charger, a great car. A word about the Hemi wires. Look at some good reference sources like Allpar and look at pics of street Hemis. You see that street Hemi wires have an L shaped wire boot so the wires never come straight out. Save that for next project. Gary

I never got it that bad from an Exacto, but I got myself good with a utility knife. It was a doosy of a cut and took four stitches in my "Gold Finger", as I call it. Since 2004 it has had $5500 in repairs done to it, none do to a hobby related injury. Gary

Ask people who might have what you want to send you a private message. That's a way to give info without it going out wholesale on the board for every eyeball to wander over. I've contacted several members of this forum that way, and made some good trades and 1 sale, but we won't talk about that. Gary Balad, Iraq

Is there a model club of any kind at JSB Balad, Iraq? I'm going there for a year and would like to know if there is a model club on base. I was in a club in VA and really enjoyed it. Anybody know anything, even 2 or 3 year old info? Gary

Empty nest since 1996. I enjoy it without guilt. My tools are not scattered on the garage floor, or in the grass when I mow. Only my wife asks for money, and she makes most of it, my models are undisturbed, there is an extra room for an office/model room. Don't get me wrong, I love my sons, I'm just glad they're on their own. No grandkids or daughter-in-laws either. Gary

I see the model clubs section has gone the way of the Dodo bird so I'll ask here. I'm going to Joint Services Base Balad in Iraq. I was wondering if there are modelers there? I'm into cars, but also airplanes. With 20k people there, surely there are some modelers. Gary

Lace definately hit its peak in the early 70s. The lace on the van above is as overblown as the wheels and tires but way out of scale. As with so many fads, it soon passed. Gary

I have one each of the LN7/EXP kits in 1/32 scale. neither one has removeable roof panels as this car does. I have the LN7 nearly complete but haven't worked on it in awhile. they're fair kits but seem to be Monogram, though it never says that anywhere except MM on the chassis. Gary

O.K. the Ford boys get yesterday & today, the Buick guys get tomorrow, and everybody bigger is out of luck until 5/02 when the Chevies celebtrate again & 5/28 when Hemi guys can again boast about their factory crate engine. gary

It does my heart good to see the old Beetle. I've had 13 1:1 air cooled VWs. This one almost looks real except for the missing lugnuts. My last one also had the stinger exhaust. I've got the burn scars on my shins to prove it. Gary

Just in case you have forgotten, the alcohol is for thinning acrylics, removing paint, removing adhesive, etc., so unless tour made of acrylics and dieting, its not for consumption. Gary

This kind of brings to mind the fact that some really intelligent people can't program a VCR. Two possibilities exist if a PhD. in Engineering tries to do a model. 1) He won't understand the instruction, or 2)He'll try to "improve" the kit, and really screw it up. Gary

I just put "Tenax 7R" into my search engine and found it is still available from Tower Hobbies and several other hobby related sites. Don't give up yet. It is one of my favorite glues.

Maybe the Mustang driver was more interested in steering than accelerating. Same with the Durango. As for the VW commercial, VW had one in the mid-60s that showed a VW going through the snow, and it said, "How does the snowplow driver get to the snowplow?" It shows the VW stop, the driver gets out, and the snowplow drives away. VW hasn't had great commericals like that in a long time. Gary P.S. Here in N. Texas, the TX DPS drive CVs and the Sheriff's Dept. drives Chargers. Local PD has CVs.

Here's a link to a website that has brochures for American cars from the early 1900s. It includes manufactures brochures as well as brochures from companies that had cars in them like Goodyear, Hertz, & Avis. Check it out! Gary http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

Taking a scale foot out of the frame would have done wonders for this "creation". Maybe you can still pinch the frame in front. Gary

I saw this car run at Kingdon drag strip, Lodi, CA in 1964. Oh, the memories! Being a die hard Mopar man I'm more interested in the Hemi Dart, etc. I might get around to building a T-bolt one of these days. Gary

I have recent issue and a '93 issue of the LRW kit and haven't encountered much in the way of flash. It was the 4th Lindberg kit I purchased this year and I'm mostly happy with these kits. I know they'll be issues with the doors so I'm prepared for that. I also have the L-700 but no plans to build anytime soon. Gary

I've got an '06 Dale Jr. kit and 3 of these wagon, maybe if I combine the 2..... Gary

Latest newsletter from AMT annouces 2 of interest to car models: Daisy's Road Runner re-issue and The International Transtar 4300 Eagle over the road tractor to pull your trailers. the rest are space stuff. These kits should be out now according to the newsletter. Gary

You'll find the steelies in the Revell '68 Charger kit, the Lindberg '64 Dodge 330, '64 Plymouth Belvedere, & Little Red Wagon Kits. Gary

I confess I'm surprised, I didn't know there was a Road Runner in '75. I thought it, RR, had disappeared about '73. I googled it and found a picture of a red one on the Mopar Muscle Mag website. It was a typical car of the mid-70s judging by the 275 hp. I guess you learn something new everyday. Gary

Not to worry Andy, I also, at times, have been proud to be a smarta**. No offense taken. Gary

While SCCA, etc. may be growing in the number of racers, I think you'll find the audience for NASCAR and NHRA is much, much larger. There are dirt tracks, paved tracks, and drag strips all over the place in the USA. Its 50 miles from the to the nearest Drag strip, 40 miles to the nearest oval track, and 100s of miles to the nearest road course. Gary

Did any of you smarta**es ever imagine that he might want you to help him identify the kit? Duh! Gary