Mr. Metallic

Just a warning, I wouldn't use bleach unless you want to remove the chrome completely. Normally the colored chrome (most commonly gold, but in this case copper) is some sort of paint or dye that alcohol can usually take care of without damaging the chrome underneath. As always test it first before potentially ruining parts.

The Dolphin Glaze I have is the first one pictured which I don't believe is self leveling. It is thick and spreadable while still maintaining it's shape, about the consistency of peanut butter. Because it doesn't shrink it usually only takes one application followed by an application of Tamiya grey to fill any minor imperfections caused by sanding, unless it is some heavy customizing. Thanks for researching the current price, glad it's still affordable.

It was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Original issue was back in 2007, and it was a Special Edition. I'm not sure how long it was in the catalog, but is sorely needing a reissue.

I haven't bought a tube in about 5 years, but Dolphin Glaze (weird name, I know) is just as good as evercoat, and comes in a better container for hobby use. Back then it was about $25 including shipping on eBay. It's probably 3 times as large as the tube of Bondo pictured above, and is a true 2 part automotive grade filler. But the tube allows you to use small amounts at a time and doesn't expose the rest of the contents to air like the evercoat products do, which keeps it viable for much longer.

No...freaking...way!!! if you want to see what he has to say just tag him. For those that don't know, just type @ and then the persons screen name to tag someone @SteveG I realize it may be too early to make an official announcement, but just figured I'd ask. The 60 Ford pickup?!? Also, the 57 T-bird, what can we expect from that one? A return of the original customizing parts?

There is a pinned thread in this section with a list of aftermarket suppliers. have you looked there to see if the one you're looking for is listed?

I wouldn't call it a hodge-podge. They had existing tooling that they were able to combine together to make a new variant. It's expensive because they had to run two full sets of tooling through the machines to get one kit on the shelf.

So back at the time Testors was doing these Boyds kits, they were releasing 2 different versions of each subject (except the Smoothster). So that's why there is confusion about the level of detail. They released 2 versions of the AlumaCoupe and Chezoom. I can't find evidence of the snap version of Boyds Hauler being released back in the early 90's, but it did eventually make it to market as the yellow truck. Take note of the descriptions on the box. Red is full detail, yellow is snap with no engine detail.

Anybody have the custom body parts from this kit and want to part with them, let me know.

Where can you source the aluminum newspaper printing plate?

Great episode, over an hour long, on the history of the NNL.

Dan, your conversion work is very nice. I did the same myself for a resin master a few years ago and gave it to a new caster, but I gave up waiting on that one, so I took the opportunity to master an even better one. It's ready to go, hope to have it in a different (and more reputable) casters hands very soon. But i will definitely be following along with yours because I just LOVE 32 Fords!

It's not a 29 cowl. It's the forward portion from a Revell 32 Ford roadster mated to the back end of an AMT 32 ford phaeton. The AMT 32 Fords (roadster, 5 window, Vicky and Phaeton) all suffer from an inaccurate upsweep at the bottom of the body from the rear door line forward to the cowl. The Revell bodies have the correct contour, so a few enterprising builders have done exactly what Dan is doing to get a more accurate 32 phaeton.

@Chief Joseph

The Model Car Muse video series popped up on my radar again with the just released History Of the NNL video. I'm going to revive this thread to share direct links to the Model Car Muse videos. I hadn't visited their channel in awhile and didn't realize how many new videos there are. Do yourself a favor and check them out.

All I'm saying is that the market for someone to sell this is now smaller than it was when Olsen Bros released their 1/2 top years ago. Now that Revell offers that piece in their own kit there are fewer buys that would want one by itself from an aftermarket supplier. Just because you want one doesn't mean that it's worth their time, effort and materials to produce one when the kit is readily available.

Sweet little hot rod. great stance.

Very clean build, as always from your bench. I'm like you, I don't have much use for this quirky car on my shelf, so i really hope (like others) that they offer these tires in a parts pack.

Not sure how much demand there would be for the half cab since Revell now offers it in the kit

Why not use the Extreme Lacquer (formerly OneCoat) clear? Then you don't have to worry about compatibility issues? It's a pretty nice clear. I have used Tamiya lacquers and Testors interchangeably with their respective clearcoats for years, so if you want to try Tamiya clear you should be able to, and the spray nozzle on those is so much nicer. Of course, do a test before blasting it all over your newly painted body.

Check out the reviews section. Round2 is resurrecting the whole series of AMT/MPC kits of this body style. Not reissuing so much as new tooling. They have more body styles planned but there are a couple that are supposed to be out this year.

@Ace-Garageguy have you gotten one of these yet? I have some of their other products and they're pretty great. But since you've done the workup on dimensions and everything I'm looking forward to your thoughts on if this is now the definitive best 427 Cammer available? https://tx3dcustoms.com/products/ford-427-sohc-hilborn-injected

I just got caught up on this and just wanted to say I love the side pipes. I was going to suggest that you shorten them just a couple scale inches. You're using the iconic 32 Ford frame rails, but the rear of the pipes hides the character line of the frame. Now that you've already painted them I guess they'll stay that way, which they still look great.