Mr. Metallic

Such a great late 60's-70's vibe on this thing. And your paintwork is well done. Thanks for sharing

This is coming together quite nicely. I love the paint combo The wheels look really cool, even if you didn't intend on that finish. They actually came in that 31 sedan kit, and i believe they represent an aftermarket wheel for Studebakers. Dennis Lacey used them on a build awhile back and I think tha was what his research pointed to. But I could be wrong.

Ask for visual reference and you shall receive. disclaimer- I am not a representative of Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland, just a big fan, and have been using their parts for years. All items pictured have been purchased by me over the years. https://public.fotki.com/crstan/replican-and-miniat/replicas-and-miniat/

You may already know this, but throw your enamel painted parts in a dehydrator. That technique dramatically speeds up the cure time of classic Testors enamels, and might help you in this situation.

It appears that Revell USA has pulled the post/photos from their Facebook page. Here's some speculation on my part... Perhaps the person that posted it on behalf of the company got a slap on the wrist for sharing it. (doubt that since the Revell USA team is very small, but maybe Blitz wasn't happy about such an early confirmation of a future product. A similar approach was taken when the Foose caddy and pickup were being developed, similar pictures were shared, although those subjects had been formally announced as part of a popular vote) It could also be that they pulled it due to some very vocal negative comments about the chosen subject matter (although i tend to doubt this as well. Why have a social media presence if you're going to pull content when all the responses aren't positive? I highly doubt this is the real answer) I'm just glad to see confirmation that the new owners are committed to new tooling for the North American market.

This hearkens back to when they used to do this kind of sale all the time. Fells like it's been 7-8 years since they've done this. They run 20% sales once in awhile, but this is a sale where i might actually consider buying stuff just for parts.

Still not sure why there's no hope of the 30 coming back. The simple fact the the 29 has hit the market again, as promised by Revell, gives hope that the 30 is still coming. Yes, it's taking time. But there has also been a bankruptcy and a global pandemic thrown into the mix since the 30 tool went offline. I choose to remain hopeful, and the 29 roadster returning to market as Revell said it would only gives me more hope.

I doubt you'll have trouble trading away your Nailhead for the SBC. In fact, look me up when (not if) the 30 Coupe hits the market again. I have a couple of the SBC's I'd gladly trade for your Nailhead

Why do you doubt we'll see it again? The 29 roadster just hit the market again, so there is still a reasonable expectation of seeing the 30 coupe.

That's exactly what I did. Even scratched up the super-rare ARDUN conversion for it.

Let me start off by saying, your model is coming along nicely. Great, bright color. If memory serves, this was Testors first attempt at a full line of Acrylic paints, back in the late 90's. I believe they were well known for looooooong cure times. I don't think the line lasted for more than a few years, but I could be wrong. If you haven't already, maybe post something in the Tips section to see if anyone has any recollections/hints/tips on working with these?

That's what I was going to mention before I saw your response. I could dig one of those issues out and share the poll results here and i bet by now 75% of that "wishlist" has been produced. Maybe the relaunch of Model Cars Mag could do something similar? I'd love to see the Kit of the Year stuff come back too, but that' a whole other topic. The "Most Requested " kit polls would be fun to see the results and could be used by the manufacturers to see what we want.

I think you just pulled off something many of us have had in our minds, a detailed, more accurate XR-6. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing

If you're looking for a small skull, I'm assuming for the shifter, look no further than the Monogram Little T or 30 Woody. Obviously, the Little T shifter may be harder to come by, but I'm pretty sure the skull shifter has been in the 30 Woody since the beginning (although it may have been deleted when R/M revamped the tool in the mid-2000's

Those are supposedly still an active project. But please note, no tooling was ever cut for those. the mockups presented at the shows were 3D printed.

Welcome back Marty!

If I were Dave, I wouldn't let it effect my plans at all. The Racers Wedge features a not-very-prototypical dual rear axle setup for this size truck. And don't flip it over, because the way they handled the second axle when they made the kit is almost comical. While I do applaud Round2 for rereleasing the Wedge, and I'm happy for the guys that are excited about it, I'd much rather have an accurate and more prototypically correct one like Mr Burkett is apparently planning.

They changed the name of the OneCoat line to Extreme Lacquer a couple years ago. Try searching for that and you should get better results. Same paint, different name.

Cool concept, and clean execution. Following

Any updates on these offerings, especially the sort box? I realize there is another on the market, but I like the quality of Greg's stuff

The Metalizer line was officially discontinued within the last couple years

Wow. let me start off by saying I like the look you've gotten so far. Sleek, yet tough at the same time. Now, you definitely went a more difficult route with regards to sectioning the body. Your results look great, but I feel you did a lot of extra work. And I'm not talking about just using the pre-sectioned vintage AMT body. Most guys simply raise the rear wheel opening and trim off the bottom of the body. Then add the bottom molding back on. But, you got where you wanted to go, and as long as you're having fun that's all that matters! I would definitely consider the airbag route. It's not a cop-out. This is exactly why it was invented. To get that low look without bags requires a whole lot of surgery to the chassis, and usually compromises the ride characteristics in the end. Are you sticking with the 3 window body? Or are you going to whack the roof off?

The Testors company will continue to sell spray paints as well. They are discontinuing the product lines you listed and consolidating them under the main Testors brand. Some colors and items will be dropped during the consolidation, but they pledge to add new paints/items as well. Check out this thread, specifically the post by "blunote" about 1/2 way down the third page

I know this kit has always had only one engine, but Chad (probably mistakenly) mentions "2 engines" in the video, and I'm making reference to someone else's inquiry about that

Chad mentions 2 engines. Probably a mistake, but I think that is what John is asking about