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How is this for food for thought..............want to clear this whole mess up? Why didn't Shep offer to post up a handful of CLEAR photos of the body he is making available? Since Scott and I are the most familiar with the body he mastered (and I cast) I am sure one of us would quickly point out if it was indeed different......and neither one of us would have anything to prove by saying it was a direct copy if it wasn't. Scott's work stands on it's own.......as does mine I suppose. I surely would not lay claim to work that did not come from my own hands. I don't know Shep; but anyone thinking they were the accused would surely want to clear his name........especially on a forum such as this; which gets enough 'flow' to possibly hurt his business and credibility.............and prove their innocence.

A lot of resin casters will either repop a vintage kit/body/ or part that is out of production (such as a lot of Modehaus' lineup of restoration parts); or they will mold/cast something they modified to make a specific year or body style available........like turning the '63 Galaxie 500XL hardtop into a '63 Galaxie 4 door sedan for example. There are others who completely scratch build something from raw materials...........like Evergreen sheet stock and body filler to make something that was never before available in kit form.......like Scott did here! There was nothing even close to using as a starting point so Scott spent many hours (years I believe) scratch building this Fairmont kit to make it available to the public and to recoup some of his hard earned money and time back so that he might possibly be able to offer something else after this.

You really can't get any closer than the AMT '36 Ford 5 window coupe. I've got a few photos of the 1:1; and without stopping to really look at each photo I just thought it was a chopped '35 or '36 Ford coupe body! LOL!

I currently have around 8 sets of louvered parts in stock at this time if anyone is still interested. This is a one-time run here; so get them while you can! LOL!

I just wanted to let you guys know that the molds for the louvered parts took quite a beating filling quite a few orders in such a short period of time. I tend to think at this point that I am not going to get the typical number of castings out of the molds; which are already at the 3/4 mark for life expectancy. If you had your eye on these I would not wait much longer. Sales have already dropped off at this point; so I do not foresee remolding these at this time.

That photo of the station wagon looks to be the one my dad use to offer years ago.......right down to the chassis being molded in black. The front bumper/grille assembly I have is the same as that one; but the rear bumper I have left here is for the conv't. kit.

Tommy, I may have what you need; or real close since my dad use to offer an Olds Starfire conv't. resin body. The front bumper and grille assembly I have looks to be as close of a match as you are going to get; and the rear bumper looks the same except it has the 'grille' attached to the top of it........which can be trimmed off easily enough. E-mail me direct at lowcab36@epix.net I will take some photos of the parts for you; and can more easily send them to you through e-mail..............Ed

Jim, shoot me an e-mail and I can get back to you easier/faster. I don't log in here every day. Richard, I am sorry to say it doesn't look like we'll be able to make it to the NNL East this spring. Shoot me an e-mail if you want to order any of these interiors while the molds are still 'young'. I am probably not going to be making new molds of this stuff once they've run their course...........unless sales were exceptional; which hasn't been the case. btw, I use to sell on eBay until sales dropped off way too much..........and it started costing me money to keep a store open. Same deal with my web site; which is no longer up due to the cost. I have my stuff posted up on Fotki for the time being. Ed

Looks like I am now out of Olds interiors.

For all the accolades on these new interiors there seems to be very little interest in them. At least in actually ordering them anyway. I didn't quite expect either of these interiors to move as well as the '50 Olds interior did; but did not think they'd be total duds. Unless something changes I honestly do not see myself coming out with any other interiors at this point. I have anywhere from 17-23 days straight into making each interior.......and that is all I am working on during this time...one interior at a time.....no time is being spent in the shop when I am doing master work or whatever I am working on ends up not finished in a timely manner. I kind of wish I didn't just spend another $80.00 in Evergreen! LOL! Anyway, if anyone is interested yet I have 4 or 5 of each of these currently cast up..........so no waiting period! To those of you who already ordered one of them I thank you for your support! Maybe I'll actually see one of them being put to use someday! Ed

Sorry guys.........I was mistaken..........after just selling one I am down to only 2 interiors left in stock it seems.

I just wanted to give you guys the heads up that I am down to the last 4 sets of these Olds interiors.

Would this keep you from buying them? You can't see both sides at the same time. I didn't master these myself; but must say that Roger's work is very nice.

Thanks Tom! The only part of the original (kit) door panels that I used was the trim piece at the top for each interior. The rest of the door panels are completely scratch built. To give you an idea of how many pieces are involved...........the small '40 Ford coupe door panels I am working on for a personal project will be made up of 38 pieces (counting window cranks and door handles......no arm rests) by the time I am done......and that is just one side. The front and rear seats for the Chevy interior had to be cut apart; and the front seat needed lots of work to make the pleats line up.....had to straighten out the sides of the seat back before I could do anything else. It's almost more time consuming then it's worth! LOL!

I haven't posted here in a while since coming out with the tuck'n roll interior for the Revell '50 Olds coupe kit a while back. I wanted to give you guys an update on what I've been working on lately. I just came out with a tuck'n roll interior for the Revell '57 Ford and '57 Chevy kits. Each interior comes with separate arm rests, window cranks, and door handles....although not seen in these photos. You can drop me a line at lowcab36@epix.net for the Fotki links to view more photos of each of these interiors; or answer any questions you might have. Thanks! Ed Drag City Casting

Very nice! I'm a fan of '37 Chevy coupes.......especially built as gassers!

You're not alone...........I have yet to find the time to build anything I have mastered and cast! That is what keeps me going........knowing that I plan on building what I make; but I never get the time.

The '37-'38 Chevy coupes were not the same body as a '39.....no where near close. Just like the '36 was not as close to the '37 as the '38 was...........way too many differences in the roof, quarter windows, fenders, etc. The '38's were pretty much the same as the '37's with the exception of the hood, grille, and belt line (body wise). 1939 marked the crossover to the new body style.

The most difficult issue to overcome trying to build my stock roof '33 Willys coupe in replica stock form would be the grille I think. No resin caster out there makes an accurate (and to scale) stock '33 Willys grille. Jerome from Jerry's House of Resin fit his stock grille (too small by the way) into my 'stock' '33 Willys front end and then molded it after I told him he did not have my permission to cast my front end. He is now selling this front end on eBay. I had as many hours into correcting the front end as I did mastering the chopped '33 Willys pickup cab I was working on at the same time. This is the kind of shenanigans and poor business ethics that drive good resin casters to close up shop. Anyway, the only other way you might obtain a somewhat decent stock '33 Willys grille (with out using unrealistic flat photo etch) is through Mill City Replicas if they offer the grille by itself. I know it is molded into their '33 Willys coupe and sedan bodies......or at least it use to be.

One thing you will note with using the AMT '33 Willys interior and chassis is that the door panels are thicker on one side then the other; and the floor pan is molded off center when looking at the frame rails. The inside of my resin body may indeed need to be thinned down a hair (especially since it is not the first run of this body); but the majority of the fit issues stem from the poorly designed AMT interior and chassis.

It is currently off-line; and I am not sure at this point if I want to make new molds. Sales were pretty weak the third time I remolded it. So much of my line up is thought to be fair game already. I don't mind other people casting stuff that I've done that was just a repopped kit part; but stuff that I've mastered gets under my skin.........which is the main reason I am dropping the majority of my hood line up.

I did not for one second overlook the '39 Chevy...............but, it's a 1/24th scale kit; which is a huge turn-off for me and many others. It also limits the availability of parts to kit bash it with if a Studebaker master were to be derived from it.

I haven't read through every single post; but this is a prime example why we should all support the aftermarket companies (when we can afford to do so); because this stuff is way more limited in production than any styrene kit.........that so many scramble out to the store (or on-line) to snatch up right away. I've seen it happen way too often to count at the model shows where someone will show interest in some aftermarket product (typically a resin kit or body); and put off buying it because they think it will always be available......or they can order it down the road......or they need to see how much money they have left after filling up their bags with readily available kits. Nine times out of ten they never place an order; and then call (or e-mail) you 3-4 years later asking if it's still available. The guys in the cottage industry bust their butts to bring hand crafted product to the customer (where they can see it in person before buying; and don't have to pay for shipping........or wait for it to be made).......so I can see why it's disheartening when this scenario takes place........having gone through it too. It is also partly why some companies do not last too long or fade away........aside from getting burned out or suffering from health issues. Just my two cents here.

I believe my mold of that hood is no longer useable.

I'd love to see one too; but there really isn't much to use as a 'starting point' to master one. I'm not saying it can't be done; but it would take a ton of work. This would be a great subject for Revell or AMT to do.