Chuck Most

If anybody's still awake- I remembered I had a photo of a photo from a magazine of the Scale Squads grilles- Yep- that's straight from Mr. Jessee's old Light Commercial column. In, you know, that OTHER model car magazine. (The one that doesn't have 'Model(s)' or 'Car(s)' in the title.) Man, I'd love to come across a couple of these grilles in a long-forgotten junk box. Better still, I'd like to see them back!

I'll wait until all the guys who bought casefuls of them get a bad case of buyer's remorse and unload 'em all on feebay for $10.00 a pop!

Why not? They can be stewardesses...ah...stewards! They did a 'Pink Ribbon' Mustang a few years back. It was silver though, the only pink on it were the ribbons on the fenders. Ford made a donation towards breast cancer research for every Pink Ribbon adorned Mustang it sold. I have yet to see one of them on the street, however. Maybe if they'd actually painted the car pink...

I'd have to agree with the "it may be beneficial to the resin casters" camp. Sure, parts made from rapid prototyping are available as we speak, but those same parts could be used as masters for resin casting. I don't see the 3D printed material taking the place of the venerable resin caster. Not just yet, anyway.

I love seeing old kits built up! Especially to this level! Sheez- the body looks better than the mid '90's era AMT '67 Comet! They knew what they were doing back then.

Nutty, man! Just nutty. Love it!

I just chopped it with some sprue cutters. The clear styrene seems to snap pretty cleanly, and gives a somewhat smooth cut edge.

I've noticed that too- If I recall, this kit was originally based on a Maclaren Mustang, and they just kind of bumblefooted it into a Capri. I do like the flares, even though they aren't stock, but sounds like making the kit more accurate isn't to difficult!

I once saw an early '60's JoHan Olds kit with missing and broken parts listed at just a tick under $300. I don't remember if it sold or not, but whoa! Really!?

Few cars can pull off pink and still look good. I'll get back with you on this one... still not too sure!

Trans tunnell? ! I say go with an open floor!

Looks alright to me- I like seeing the more obscure Capri to the way common Mustang any ol' day of the week! Those wheels look killer on the 'Pri!

I've always wanted this kit- I wonder if the tooling still exists? Never knew the doors opened!

I only clear over decals meant to represent painted on graphics. If it's a decal meant to represent a contingency sticker or a factory style vinyl graphic, I leave it off until after the clear, and trim the carrier as close as I possibly can. I'll sometimes clear the "supposed to be vinyl" type of decal with a semigloss clear while they're still on the sheet if I think they look too shiny, or if it's an old sheet and they appear a bit brittle. A lot of people seem to think decals MUST HAVEa clearcoat over them, or they'll shatter into a million pieces or something if you touch them. From what I've seen, clearcoat over decals isn't necessary for protection- they seem to hold up as well with or without a clear coat. Seriously, what does a decal need to be protected from? On a few memorable occasions, I've had bad things happen when I've tried to clear over decals (peeling, lifting,cracking, the decal itself melting), so I try to avoid it in most cases, and make mental notes to NOT do whatever I'd done THAT time to avoid that little pitfall in the future.

I've wanted to build one of these since I was a kit- doubt mine would be this nice!

Precisely what I was thinking, Dave! May not be good enough for a rep-stocker, but this is a perfect application for this kit! This one's looking killer!

I wasn't aware that this was a snap kit, but that Pete kit is a snapper as well, and I think it's better than the old AMT Full glue kit!

Project X!? Why, God, Why!?

Wow- sounds like Pocher kits are actually pretty poor, quality-wise! No wonder that Wingrove dude rolls his own!

Whale's right... the 'painting suggestions' on most instruction sheets are based on half-educated guesses!

Aren't they basically the same kit, aside from the PE parts and the manufacturer's logo on the box?

Luke, Drew, and to a somewhat lesser extent Junkman, I can, if not agree with each of you, at least see your side. Still, wouldn't a '57 Bonneville or Olds...heck, even a Buick have been a bit more interesting than the Black Widow/150 kit? I'm glad this kit is out there for those who want it, but I'd like '50's GM cars BESIDES Chevys being kitted!

Sure have... First- my gripes... The engine detail is BEYOND subpar- if that's your thing, I'd use an AMT or Revell kit Pontiac V8 engine- or an AMT parts pack 421, like I did in this one. Some cutting and trimming to the frame will be needed to pull it off, but if you don't like the Lego-blocklike Trumpeter engine, it's the way to go. The hood needs to be filed down along the edges quite a bit to fit in it's opening- the photoeched hinges are quite brittle, as well. The kit comes with two sets of tires- both whitewalls, and both incorrect- they're radials, not the bias belts the 1:1 car came equipped with. Finally, some parts that should be chromed (mirror, door handles, and dash trim) aren't, but the exhaust is on the chrome sprue! Aside from these issues, I really liked the kit. It built up pretty well, and looks every bit like a '60 Bonnie. The scripts are very faint- I know it's more 'in scale' but be careful not to clog it up with paint on yours. There are lots of possibilities with this one!

Zeus drove an Anglia gasser. Probably a lot like this one! As usual, I like it, John!