Erik Smith

That's what I was thinking Art - I guess technically that's two part mold, but a simple one that you can pour at the same time and doesn't involve claying up, etc.

Post a photo of actual wheel - you might be able to still use a one piece mold if the openings are flush with the back of the wheel. Otherwise, as Art says, you will need a two part mold. Even with a two part, resin will flow into the gap but, with a good mold, will be thin and easy to clean up.

Flat hood is in the Revell "Special Release" version of the 1964 Fairlane. Or special version or whatever it's called. The 2 in 1 kit thing.

Very nice! Great work. If it looks real, you have succeeded. It looks real.

I hate that Hasegawa did the non-rally version of this car in red - they've done it on a few models. Red is the worst plastic.

I don't know. My first reaction, especially to the side profile, was a giggle...too tacky. There is just something that doesn't jive. The "725" on the hood looks ridiculous - like a teenager with a cricut would put on something...

Thanks for the info! Is that a Catalpa tree growing out of the roof? Probably not a good sign...

That actually would probably look decent - better than painted over ones possibly. Instead of rescribing, you could open the vents. I suck at scribing, so I try to avoid when I can. To get the vents open and straight, you can drill a small hole at each end of the "filled" vent (with the wiper residue) then cut out the plastic inbetween the holes - helps keep blades from passing "go" and causing more work. Then I use a tiny strip of sand paper, thread it through the opened vent, and sand to desired width. It's tedious and mind numbing, but so much fun at the same time. Kind of like doing push ups when you have the flu.

Awesome. Great work on the wheels.

Inspired by Chuck's work and an appreciation for straight 6 engines... Hudson 308 High Performance...I scratch built a high compression, dual plug head and 12 point distributor: I have three weber style carbs going on the other side of the block along with custom headers. Then I have to figure out what to put it in.

That's really cool Ed. That looks like a tiny building with a lot of history. Looking at the pictures, it looks like the brick addition was added where the pumps used to be? What is the building now? Back in the day, were the gas tanks still stored underground? That looks like a tight space to run a station, that's why it's so cool.

Probably go for around $40. All those BIN ones are way over priced. Its well worth $40 in my book - they are great models.

I pulled out that kit...weird! Why is that in there? The only twin six engine I have been able to dig up was a 1927 Marmon. There are two coils in the kit too.

Yup, Photobucket. Easy and free. I have a lot of photos and very little space taken. It's as easy as clicking and pasting. I can even do it from my phone, like this: Huh, well, that's ironic. My PB mobile is down... :0 Oh, now it works

Anybody can bring back the dead...threads. :$

I use the Fusion, too - flat black over Duplicolor primer. It's always worked well - and the Fusion cans spray nice and have a nice nozzle. The only Krylon paints I had issues with were gloss. If you don't mind paying for Tamiya paints, their semi gloss black is perfect sheen for interiors and their AS line has some oddball (for cars anyhow) colors and also leave a nice, semi gloss finish.

I've never had Super Clean degrade plastic. It's a degreaser and I am not aware of any issues. The Fusion and other hardware store type paints are a mix of ingredients. Some say enamel, but they are not the slow drying enamels we in the hobby world recognize. You can still find some, but most are fast drying enamels, so I think they put hotter chemicals in them to speed the process a bit. Take a look at dry times to get an idea about how "hot" an enamel is - if it says dry to the touch in 15 minutes, it's going to be hotter. For old school enamels, find one that has an extended dry time - I think one Rustoleum enamel I found had a like a 2 or 3 hour dry to handle time, so it acted very similar to old Testors enamel. I tend to avoid enamels except for undercoating Alclad II. They take too long to dry (even though I'm not in a hurry!). I don't like the Testor's enamels at all - they are too expensive, spray like crud out of the can, bubble, etc... Try some lacquer paints and you will see the difference.

That's a beautiful model.

This is a never ending theme with cottage industries. There are always going to be the guys who don't do a very good job estimating the amount of time and commitment it takes to run a small hobby business, then live in denial as they continue to accept new orders and fail to fulfill a majority of them. There is really no penalty for slow business in one where you make so little profit and don't have overhead bills and such (if you were running a brick and mortar enterprise), so they tend to trundle on, periodically filling orders. "Health Issues" is also a recurring theme, and I'm not calling people out or making accusations - health issues are real. Why continue taking orders and making promises? Give people their hard earned money back until you can come through. The point is, some of the small "businesses" really aren't businesses at all - they are more like the type of acquaintance friend that says he will do something, but life goes on 10 minutes after he leaves and ignores everything he said... I stick with the tried and true outfits unless I know somebody has something in stock.

Thanks. The Ford post was mine also. That's what drove the next step... A big distributor like that shouldn't be too difficult. That's what the Ford Flattie used.

Well now, the E63S wagon is a much better choice than the Hellcat. Be a great surf board hauler.

I am building a somewhat fantasy high performance Hudson 308. I was going to fabricate a new head for it and include double spark plugs. I have no idea if this would result in any gains in the real world, but I am after more of a gotcha look... My question - would I just include two distributor caps with the same firing order? How would that be attached to the block? Any ideas or thoughts are welcome. I will also be adding three weber like carbs on a scratchbuilt manifold and header. Thanks!!

Duh. 691 hp, AWD, AND four doors. Plus 0-60 in 3.2 seconds!!! Ahhhhhhhh!

Now THAT'S a sport sedan!

Yeah, because grown men who try to create alternate miniature realities aren't freaks at all...