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Thanks Tom. I looked at the site and I will order a couple of their products.. looks interesting. I have some off the wall ideas for projects - mostly building six cylinder powered cars and trucks as opposed to the usual big blocks. If a person could learn the proper casting techniques and set himself up with some molds and shelved them until needed, then it makes projects a lot easier when you need those hard to find things - engines, transmissions, wheels, air cleaners. etc. Besides, when you create as much of the project yourself, it makes things a lot more fun and rewarding from a self gratification stand point. Besides, it makes it possible to help fellow modelers out when they need some strange, off beat stuff.

I'll give that a try when I am in Kelowna and atthe hobby shop in a couple of weeks. We don't have any hobby stores near us - the closest one is an hour and a half away. Thank you for the suggestion.

I am going to use Evergreen strips for the side trim on another project but what I want to copy here is the side trim from a '59 El Camino. I bought some Playdough at the local dollar store and it made a decent casting of the trim all in one piece. I was at Micheals yesterday and picked up a can of East Cast clear casting epoxy. I'll try that and see how it works. The Smooth On site sure is interesting.. I think I'll order some of their casting resin and give that a try. I know that years ago, I experimented with this sort of thing but for the life of me, I can not recall what materials I used. I think that I may have used blue automotive silicone for the mold and fibreglass resin for the castings but I can't recall for certain. Or maybe it was a two part epoxy glue that I used. What ever it was, I remember that it worked for small parts like door handles and such. I actually considered trying fibreglass resin for this side trim project. I need to make two sets of the trim.. possibly three for several ideas that I have in mind. I'll take pictures when I do this and see how it works. If it doesn't work than that means that I now know of a way to cast side trim that WONT work! So, I'll scratch that from my list of ideas and move on to the next one.

This is just sort of off subject and an afterthought but I wonder if anyone has ever built a model of the Mack that was used in one of the Road Warrior movies? The part where the hero found and fired up that old mack really stickas in my mind for some reason - not sure why but it was a good movie and I REALLY liked that truck!

Please keep us updated with lots of photos as you go along. This looks fantastic! I love those olf Ford C models - they have a timeless charm about them and this one as a fire truck should look totally awesome and unique!!! It's looking like this is going to be one of those outstanding, truly beautiful builds. Keep up the good work and congratulations on a truly wonderful job.

That is definitely a nice guild! The colours are excellent and I agree - we'd all like to see more photos of the truck amd trailer. PLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSE!!!!!!!!!!

Old built ups rule!!!!!!!!!! Building straight from the box is fun but there is just something about reviving something that someone else built years ago and tossed away as being hopeless! Factory stock is my preferred style of build.

I love that house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously.. it's got so much character.. my wife and I v\both love old houses and that one is sonmething that I would love to find! Trouble is here in our area, property is so pricey that an old home like that would be destroyed to make room for some developers monstrosity. The old house will need some work for sure but man - with some paint and some touch up on the outside - it'll be something not only unique but beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations - I am VERY happy for you! P.S. Did you mean that you are paying $10,000 for the house? You don't want to know what you would pay for that in this area where I live. Let's just say that $10,000 wouldn't fund the down payment.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. purdy!!!!!!!!!!!! REAL PURDY!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the clean build look - I was expecting the usual baby buggy wheels that everyone is so gaga over these days but this is NICE!!!!!!!! I like the colour........... and the red lines.. and the Magnum 500 style wheels!

If I saw either on the shelf at a local hobby shop, I'd buy them - yes. No question. Those Pontiacs look soooooooooo good in black with gold striping..*drools*

If you are going to open a pay Pal account - then keep in it just what you need to because if someone get;s their knickers in a knot with you for any reason ( just or unjust ), Pay Pal will sieze your account until the dispute is settled - and I can tell you from past experience - if you think that you are going to be treated fairly all the time or have any rights - you can forget it. I know a guy who was selling car parts on Ebay and they froze his account because of a false accusation. It took weeks to getthe matter resolved - he has never sold on Ebay again and since Ebay now only allows Pay Pal as the ONLY means of payment, he refuses to contribute anything to their cause. We use e-cheques through Pay Pal now.. if the seller doesn't accept them then we don't buy from him. From past experience with Ebay, like I said, they do not always rule in the favour of common sense. I bought a die cast from a guy and I basically stole it for his opening bid. He was choked with me so he wrapped it in soft cardboard and mailed it. It arrived destroyed and his comment to me was "What do you want for $5.00?" I filed a complaint and forwarded ALL of the correspondence between us as well as the auction picture ( which he removed when the case went to PayPal ) which showed the car intact. Pay PAl ruled in the seller's favour and we had no recourse. Just a warning.......

I'd likely be interested in a set.. any idea on a price yet?

I recently aquired a Hendrix resin '59 hevy Biscayne 2 door sedan. Unfortunately, when they did the master, they used the '59 Impala hardtop and it seems that person who created the master did not think that the Biscayne side trim was very important. So, I have a Modelhaus '59 Chevy sedan delivery and it has the Biscayne side trim that the sedan is lacking. What I want to do is to make a casting of that fender and door trim and create some moldings that I can attach to the resin body. I am experimenting here - so I bought some Playdough today and it looks like it will work to make a mold by laying the stuff on a table top so it is flat on the back side and then I laid the sedan delivery on the Playdough and pressed on it, yielding the desired result - an exact copy of the side trim. So I guess that my question is this - is this an acceptable medium for making such molds and what product would you recomend me to use to make the castings from? I know that I have been told two part epoxy will work but what kinds work the best and would fibreglass resin work just as well? I am assuming that I would use Zap or some such glue to attach the finished moldings to the resin body? As usual, I am open to any and all suggestions. On my first venture into a Micheal's a week ago, I looked to see what they had for making castings but there was a real shortage of sales people and I was left to my own devices. So rather than spend a bunch of money on materials that I was not sure of, I decided to wait and see what I could find online. I did Google "casting resin pieces for model cars" and a couple of other related searches but it is hard to find anything that pertains specifically to resin and styrene car and truck kits. I know that some of you guys do some casting and I figure that it's best to learn from the best.. right?

I do plan on getting one of those.. they looked good in powder blue and white.. the '59 Ford was definitely one of Fords nicer designs.

The pictures are showing now - they weren't when I made the pst about them. Thank you for posting them.. I have two convertibles that are awaiting their time on the bench - maybe I'll use ond of those. They are in decent condition - kind of hate to do that to one of them - or maybe I'll just look for one with a broken w/s frame like yours had. I see that the Modelhaus carries the Fairlane interior.. and I already have the glass.. so we're almost good to go. I like your build.. nice colour. Not sure what colours I'll go.. have to think on that one. Thanks again for the pictures - they are inspiring.

Uh.. OK.. except there is no image to look at. Are you doing a conversion on a Galaxie? I see that the Modelhause also has this : 1959 Ford Fairlane complete interior with tub, dash, and steering wheel and this: 1959 Ford Fairlane interior tub with seats molded in Now, the question is - what is the difference? Does the first one have seats too and are the side panels upholstery patterns correct for a Fairlane? The seats and interior side panels are totally different between a Fairlane and a Galaxie. See? Now here is where some pictures would come in handy... Does anyone have any knowledge on these parts or maybe some pictures????

Thanks guys! I must be having a senior's moment.. or day - or week... *sighs* I never thought to check The Modelhaus for those parts which is really scary 'cause I have a Galaxie HT that I want to redo and two convertibles. *sighs* They are a bit down on my list of priorities and I posted on impulse. That happens sometimes - having an impulse, that is. Thanks for the leads - I appreciate your response.

Sure does look clean and pretty! The graphics are outstanding and attractive, They must have taken some work! Car looks super and you've done a very nice job.

I have a real 1:1 '59 Fairlane 2 door hardtop here that I have had longer than I have had my wife - and that's awhile. I can find models of the Galaxie with it's Thunderbird roof line but does anyone know of anyone who casts a '59 Fairlane body with it's unique wrap around rear window. I managed to score the Fairlane glass on Ebay awhile back - now I just need a body. I see promos of the Fairlane on Ebay from time to time but knowing what those old promos are like for warpage, I am scared stiff to buy one and besides, I'd hate to buy one just to cut the roof off. I know that someone makes a resin Custom 2 door sedan but it's not a Fairlane and it's not a hardtop. Maybe some resin caster should consider casting the Fairlane roof - yeah right. Heck, if I knew how to do it, I'd try to cast one myself. Now there'd be a huge seller - again I repeat - yeah right! Good one.. har har .. most guys don't even realize that there were two different rooflines on the 2 door hardtops in '59. The cheaper Edsel had the same roof and again, the kit that is available is the wrong year. *sighs* Why do things have to be so complicated? *sniffles and goes off to sulk and pout in the corner*

Hmmmmmm.. no wonder I ain't got no modelling talent - you got it all plus a few thousand others like me.. Seriously, that is amazing to say the least.. I mean, I am having a hard time with some pretty simple, rudimentary builds.. you just walk in, pick up pyour tools and fly at 'er.. I wish that I had just one drop of your abilities and talents. You are an amazing man - an artist. My hat is surely off to you with this one ;cause I know how crappy that retractable hardtop is. Say - you wouldn't be interested in converting a '59 Galaxie to a Fairlane for me, would you? Huh? Huh?

Please be so kind as to post if and when he does get back to you. Thanks in advance. Gary

There are a few "they never made on of those - ever!" cars out there and those were the days when the right dealership with the right connections could squeeze some pretty bizarre things between the cracks. I am still not convinced that the car was not maybe a one off Z... I am not saying thatyou are wrong - I am just saying that dealershps could pull some things off and circumvent the system if they had the right connections at the factory or at corporate. If the car was a clone, then someone sure went to a lot of work to duplicate the real thing. Again, I do not recall all of the information that we dug up including some hints as just what little things to look for to determine a Z28 - and this car had all of it's ducks in a row. Forgive me for not remebering all of the details but I had a mild stroke a few years ago and my memory was one of the casualties - not real bad - but just unreliable. I will ask my son and see what he remembers and post again. If I am wrong - then so be it but both Matt ( my son ) and I could find no issues at all to dispell the car's authenticity.

Just read the story on the COPO Camaro - Wow!!!!!!!! What a read! It brought a tear to my eye when I read that the guy who rescued the car from the junk yard passed away before he managed to ever see the project completed. hat story really does go to prove that anything is indeed possible when it comes to older cars. Case in point - my middle son loves '69 Camaros and we found an orane with black stripes '69 Z28 in North Central Washington about six years ago. It was sitting on a native reserve and to make a long. sad story short, my son was promised the car and then the owner renaged because someone else offered him more money for the car than what he had promised to sell it to my son for. It was a good, solid desert climate car butthe original engine had been replaced with a 350. It still had the 4 speed and it was drivable. The stickler was that the car had factory air conditioning. I posted on some Chevy boards asking if this was a genuine Zapper and most guys said that because it had a/c, it was a clone. You have to realize that we live in a desert area and it does get HOT here in the summer. The man who owned the car said that his brother had special ordered the car brand new and given the summers here, I really can imagine someone wanting air conditioning. I do not remeber the particulars now but the Z28's were built in two different plants - one back east and one in L.A. The eastern cars were designated as being a Z on the cowl tag by a specific letter - I do not recall what that letter is. The L.A. cars did not have that stamping and this car was an L.A. car. Anyways, it doesn't matter now and it hurts to even think about it now. As we had agreed, the day before we were going to go and put a deposit on the car ( the man agreed to let my son pay for it in payments ), my son called to confirm that we were going to make the hour and half drive the next day and that is when the owner's mom said thatthere was someone else looking at the car at that moment and they were willing to pay more money - and how much would my son pay? Yeah - his feelings were really bruised.. anyways - a sad story..

Careful george - yer gonna get sent to stand in the corner....

I got this one a few days ago - a Hendrix resin '59 Biscayne 2 door sedan. I like it! Like most resins, it is not perfect but it's a heck of a start and I just grateful to have it. I bought it and a sealed donor kit from another board member.. !Thanks again Marc