Mr. Metallic

You really need to give them some time. While I understand that SA subscribers aren't happy about having their remaining subscription fulfilled by a magazine that contains very little automotive content, you have to give them time to transition. The final issue of SA and the latest issue of FSM are hitting the racks and mailboxes at virtually the same time. FSM probably had little notice of what was happening before they went to print, so altering an issue that was ready was out of the question from a financial and deadline standpoint. I say give them anther couple issue to up the auto content before writing them off completely. Best we can do is keep our fingers crossed that MCM gets up and running again.

Not sure if you were a fan of Traditional Rod and Kulture Illustrated, which folded last year. But that mag has spun off into a new venture called Speed and Kulture which is definitely worth checking out. They are 4 issues into publication

thank you for saying it!

Glad I found this one while catching up on the Under Glass section because this one is a show stopper. There's a lot of subtle things going on that set it apart from most raditionally styled builds. there's not a thing on this that isn't an absolutely necessary addition from a performance standpoint. That chop is perfect, and the wheel/tire package is just baaaaad. Great build sir.

Alan, I think this is probably the nicest (near)box-stock build of this kit I've seen. Even better that it is a restoration of an old builtup, making your work harder trying to save and improve all those glued up pieces. I have built two of these over the last several years, one a chopped sedan, the other rebodied with a Vicky body and shortened interior. I'm am currently on the hunt for an unbuilt version of this kit so I can do something similar to what you have here to complete the triple build. Your color choice is stunning, and your conversion to RHD is a detail many might miss when looking at it. Thanks for sharing

Tim, here is another one of your AMT 34 builds that keeps tugging on my sleeve and whispering "you should build one too" along with your emerald green hot rod featured in the other mag a few years ago. I have a couple on the list, including one using one of Drag City Castings beautiful chopped top bodies, and a sedan-turned-phaeton hot rod. Just too many darn projects piling up on the list. But maybe this one will prod me to finally pull the trigger on at least on of them Thanks for continuing to provide inspiration after all these years.

Here are the two versions you should seek out, in my opinion. While the original street rod only version of the 34 5W is decent, these other two issue include cooler parts. The stock kit, which came out around the same time as the rod-only version has some great wheels and tires. The tires especially can be repurposed onto lots of traditional hot rod projects. the kicker with this version is the very nicely done speed parts for the flatty. It was later re-issued as a black car on the box. The other one is the 2n1 version. When this one came out many people dismissed it as a straight re-issue of the street rod only kit, but all the stock parts are actually jam packed in here too. So, it's a great source of parts for all types of builds. Jut make sure you see the 2n1 logo on the boxtop. RC2 did itself no favors by re-using this boxart because it was overlooked as a straight reissue and many ended up on the clearance rack.

This is krazy kool. The paint work is well done, and your subtle body mods compliment the classic lines of the 1st gen Camaro. Thanks for sharing

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.