jas1957
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Lucky is an understatement, any spray can is just an unexploded bomb. Most if not all spray cans use propane as the propelant plus the paint is flamible. Putting one on a direct heat source is asking for trouble. Warm water is the only safe option.
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There was a company WAY back that made a nice aluminum working drivshaft. It was something like Mortasen Engineering, forgive the spelling. I saw it at the Hot Rod model car contest in Indy about 1990. I doubt they ever sold many but someone may have some out there.
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Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland repoped that enigine a couple years ago. Not sure if it is still available or not.
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1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, I can remember as a little kid in the '60s stopping any time one would drive past.
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I give him a LOT of credit, how many people have ever even attempted to build a working car from scratch ? Plus the thing really runs !
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Dawn dish soap, an old toothbrush & hot water should do the trick.
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I sure hope so, I had a '88 LX 5.0 hatch. I tried to modify one to a hatch, I'll just say it was not a total success.
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When I was about 10 ( 1967) a friend & me built the AMT '53 Ford pick up. We used EVERY part in the kit, a couple 10 year olds thought it was way cool.
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Modelhaus also lists one.
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I'll vote for a couple that have already been mentioned, '37-'39 Zepher & the Airflow. Both way overdue & I believe would sell pretty well. Other than that just about anything other than a Ford & I like Fords but they have been done to death.
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There has been one of those for sale on ebay for a long while ,maybe years. Currently asking $199, it was much higher in the past.
I had been wondering who had cast it, thought it was too nice for TKM. I would just leave it on display as is. If you want to build one get a Modelhaus kit.
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First you can bank on it that anything you order from Modelhaus will be a top quality product. Second Don, Carol & their son work full time producing resin stuff for the rest of us. Probably can't handle any more business.
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Pretty cool, but if that guy has that much money to throw around I got a kid starting college in August. He can throw some my way.
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Thanks, looks like some great models & very good photos.
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Many years ago I bought a '60s issue of the Monogram Little Duece. It was the same way didn't even need paint super shine right out of the box.
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1/28 scale...?
Smokey's Chevelles used about every aero trick he could think of most not really NASCAR legal. Most noticable was that it was quite a bit smaller than a stock Chevelle.
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Looks like a cartoon car.
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I can't help with the MCM issues, but check out Lance Sellers web site. Has a very good pictorial on casting.
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I don't know of one, but get your saw out they are not hard to make .
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It was the mid/late '60s & I was an elementary school age car nut. Models were a natural extension of that, plus EVERYONE was building at that time.
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All this talk about daughters and nieces painting their cars pink.... Haven't you seen the Mustang commercial with the girl looking at a Mustang drive by and in her mind it changes from pink to black?
Just cause she's a girl doesn't mean everything's Barbie's and ponies! For my 17 year old daughter anything that is pink or purple is good. As for advice two things, keep your hands & work area clean, take your time don't try to build it in a night. You will have a lifetime of fun, I know I have !
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Thank you for the replies. It has been an interesting conversation.
As a side note, I spent many years in the printing business, and while I never worked with box printing, I think most of us would be surprised to know how expensive the art, graphic design, set up, plates, and four color printing is for boxes.
I can remember back in the late '80s early '90s talking to people from AMT/Ertl & being told the most expensive part of a kit was the packaging. That was a real surprise at the time.
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I'm going to have to check out Resin Realm. The '55 Bird has been on my want list for many a year.
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I have seen a friction promo from back in the day, other wise no.
Just cause she's a girl doesn't mean everything's Barbie's and ponies!
Air-Trax Mercury Marauder X-100
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I'd like to hear about this company also, was just looking at what they have available. Some very interesting cars, the Bentley Continental caught my eye.