berr13

You love 'em, and they seem to love you back. Great work!!

Yesterday, on a trip to Lubbock, Texas, I found the Revell '70 AAR Cuda on the shelves (at Hobby Town). Of course I bought the one and only, but I've just had a few minutes to take a look at it, and I have no photos. I'll try to describe what I found in the box, though. It's the same body as the '70 hemi Cuda, so if you didn't like that one, you won't like this one, either. It's molded in white, with new AAR decals (I found two sets in the box). The only differences between the first two versions and this one that I could see, in a quick look, were: No hemi, but a 340 six pack, with appropriate decals; new AAR exhaust, AAR hood with hood pins, and a rear spoiler. I was disappointed to see that the tires were the old, kinda small, no-name tires that I'm familiar with from the '69 Nova. Looks like this will be a good time for some AMT L and F 60s. It also looks like some left over parts from the previous issues, like the hemi valve covers and the lower side trim, are there, but I didn't inventory. Hopefully somebody else will add photos soon, but I thought I'd take a minute to give my quick review.

Thanks all for your suggestions. What I'm trying to do is replicate the '57 Chevys of Bob Lambeck that were so successful in junior stock back in the '60s. I still have one can of Testors Kiln Red, but I don't know if it's still any good. It may be a little too red, so I may investigate copper, too. Thanks again--you all have given me different ways to go.

Perfect! That's exactly what I wanted to see. Now I'm gonna have to dig for my Firebird to scavenge the headers for the GTO. Thanks!

Can anyone suggest a source for Chevy mid-fifties Sierra Gold paint? I need an aerosol can, since I don't have an air brush. Thanks

They're all nice, but I love the Ford hardtop!

Looks great! Any chance you could flip it over so we can see the Firebird headers? I've got a GTO build-in-progress that could use headers and I've had trouble finding anything suitable. So, I'd like to see what you used. Again, I LIKE it!!

Man, you must have rolled up in an armored car!

Looks great! I did one that same color, so, maybe I'm prejudiced. Great minds and all that. Seriously, nice work!!

Too bad Revell didn't chop the top like the actual car.

Well done!!

Pretty snappy! Nice save....

Looks GREAT!!

I don't think there's any real trick to it, just shake and stir well. I've found that MM acrylics sometimes take a second coat for complete coverage, but not often. I clean my brushes with something called "Liberty Art acrylic brush cleaner", in a jar with a sponge at the bottom, then rinse with tap water gently and let 'em dry. I like acrylics. For me, they go on smoother, with hardly any brush marks, than enamels, and the paint dries a LOT faster. Acrylic paint is about all I use these daysl

Modify it a "little", you say? What color is that? That's a really fine looking model!!

That looks SO much better dropped in the front some. How did you do it? VERY nice model!!

Very, very NICE. Just promise us that when you get the stripes you'll post more photos. It's gonna look GREAT!

How about an early, split rear window Volkswagen beetle in 1/25 scale? We've waited long enough for that!

That hurts me, too!

Jeez, I'm going to have to start living better if I want to stay alive until the Novas come out. I had a '64 SS I'd dearly like to model.

Hey, what it says is you're "REALLY living". I can fake it with the best of 'em, and still be happy. Especially if it means I don't have to drive a Simca or wear Lee pants.

Better buy 'em if you see 'em. If those are the wheels made by Scenes Unlimited, he's discontinued them. I've got two sets and they are excellent, and I had a hard time understanding why they didn't sell well enough to keep in stock. Oh well...

That's perfection in scale!! Beautiful model, well built!!

Very cool! Looks like it's been sitting down in Corona del Mar for way too long!!

Just wanted to leave a follow up--I ordered a set of wheels from Custom Squads, and they arrived, like, instantly! Great product, terrific service, and nice people to deal with. I'd never heard of 'em before, but I can recommend the business without reservations. And another big thanks to Joe from Brooklyn for the tip!