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Is there a proper website of some kind vs. just a Facebook page? I would be interesting in ordering something once the time comes. Where my Facebook got hijacked last June, I never got around to setting up a new one, and not sure if I really want to. Charlie Larkin

I've never seen the Kleenex trick work that well. Nice job. Charlie Larkin

That tarp looks especially good. What did you do use for it? Charlie Larkin

I wonder if you found a Monogram? They could be built with a stock or chopped roof. Charlie Larkin

Be nice to Palmer, it has died, and can no longer defend itself. Charlie Larkin

Mine dried nicely, and a few years later, still looks good, but I also minimize handling of my models once built. I've seen most people use alcohol to clean the tips, and buy a package of spares, or simply buy the bottle, and airbrush/paint-brush the material as needed. Never heard of Green Stuff Works. Looks promising. Site: https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/403-chrome-paints# Charlie Larkin

So, point of clarification. I could come up with a part, probably sell it, and nobody would really care very much. Resin is low-enough volume that the most of the manufacturers don't both going after it. Very small volume, usually not a lot money, just more hassle than it's worth for them. This would still take a while. I'm horrible with drafting software, so I'd have to get someone I know who can actually use the stuff to do something. Once that's done, a master can be printed, and parts cast. I can tell you that the separate grille panel would still probably be needed for resin-casting, too, but it might be possible to get a tighter tolerance so the seam is less obvious. Kit-kit...that's when that hits. I don't know how Chrysler's present-time overlords are to deal with, but Chrysler was historically very difficult and expensive. I remember seeing mentioned somewhere that one of the manufacturers (I think G.M.) had retained a firm that did sports licensing (e.g., hats, shirts, etc.), and upon doing so, the licensing costs went into orbit. It has long been my dream to start making kits in large production scale. Maybe this is the one to start with? If anyone wants to invest, I'd be open to discussing it. Charlie Larkin

Her work is excellent. As is your casting. Charlie Larkin

I like this. Charlie Larkin

As the Joe Cocker (?) song goes, I get by with a little help from my friends..... But the short answer is yes, it could probably be done with a little creativity and some time. A lot of money would help, too, because moulds and licensing are expensive. Charlie Larkin

I have a '62 coupe from the 1999-ish SSP issue that I need to finish. I did mine in Desert Sand (I'm guessing you were aiming for Bamboo Cream) with a red interior. Your pick of color for the saddle interior is a bit darker, but looks very nice. The buckets came in your choice of red, saddle or white with black trim. I've found Humbrol #9 tan is a really good match for GM's "saddle" upholstery. Just as a note that I found out about, the console supplied in the kit isn't stock. The actual console would have been a short-length armrest that went about half-way up the seat-back, about the length of the seat cushions. The top, which was hinged, is about an inch longer than the base, with a rounded front. The real '62 I saw at a car show a few years back confirmed this. I was never sure about the Connie kit, but I have to say, it does work on this. Charlie Larkin

That it is. It can build into a nice-looking engine with some detailing and a little patience. Charlie Larkin

Good job on the wide-body kit. Charlie Larkin

Sounds like the quest for a truly good 1970-'74 E-body continues. You did well with what you had to work with. Charlie Larkin

The T-Bird/Cougar/Grand Prix were all the same concept of product, and they're all very nice kits. Definitely time for another round. Nice build on this one. Charlie Larkin

Well done. Charlie Larkin

I never really noticed how flubbed this kit was. I mean, at least to me, it still looks nice assembled, and clearly, there's room for improvement, but wow. I seem to remember Tim Boyd discussing some of the development of this kit a while back, and it was in AMT was in pretty serious crisis, so, there is that, and it would explain a lot of the slap-dash engineering and design seen in many of their kits of this vintage. Seems to me that this is a subject that would ripe for Moebius to come up with a new-and-improved product. That being said, I know where there's a really nice, appears to be mostly original '41 4-door. I'm half-tempted to rent a 3-D scanner, and see about scanning the body, and then selling a corrected front clip cast in resin from a 3-D printed master. Heck, maybe use that as the starting point for a new kit done to modern standards. Charlie Larkin

1941-'48 are largely the same car. The front and tail ensembles changed, along with other trim. The short answer is yes, with some time and careful scratch-building, a 1942-'48 Plymouth is entirely possible with the '41, and it will be reasonably correct. Charlie Larkin

That trick for the cast aluminum looks really, really good. I'm going to give that a try. Did you the bottle or spray paint? What is the origin of the Bahama Blue? Charlie Larkin

Your masking work is most impressive. Mine never comes out that neat. Charlie Larkin

The wagon especially is a nice bit of work. Charlie Larkin

With these new tools, Round 2 has a great opportunity to make corrections to issues like this. Hopefully @SteveG and the rest of the crew can take note of this. I grabbed my Demon. To its credit, the body looks very good, the interior seems pretty decent. I was a bit surprised when going through Hamtramck Registry's dealer albums that the buckets only came in black or orange from the way I was reading it. Leaning Turquoise/black. Too bad white wasn't an option. The white would be very sharp with the turquoise. Charlie Larkin

I suppose that' no more terrifying than when I literally had to learn how to drive a manual transmission in a 2021 Challenger Scat Pack. I was absolutely terrified with all that power and the possibility of doing something that could be catastrophic for myself, those around me, the car, or any combination of the preceding. Charlie Larkin

This is coming out very nicely. I'd leave the hood loose, might be the easiest solution. The trunk, perhaps the paperclip hinge trick might be a viable solution. Take a paperclip, straighten it out, then bend it into something of a U, about 1/3 each vertical, and 1/3 the flat. place the flat behind the trunk tab, and use a small piece of tube cut in half, glue it inside the body, attach the trunk-lid with either superglue or epoxy, paint to blend it in a little better. Repeat for the hood if you so choose. Charlie Larkin

www.usinflationcalculator.com Put a reasonably-known start date in, and advance a few years. High school was 1989-'93. I remember Testors square bottles running around 79-89 cents each, and 89-99 cents most of the '90s into the early 2000s. Charlie Larkin