MrObsessive

I've liked most of Moebius's offerings so far, but that '61 Pontiac glass was a sticking point with me....to the point that I made that tutorial on how to fix it. The wheels too were an issue with me. About the glass.............1961 GM two door hardtop glass trim are 'bout flush with the bodywork. No sticking up whatsoever of that trim should be showing from all views. The term "bubbletop" was given to that roofline for a reason............from a shadowed profile, that shape forms nearly a true bubble shape. Not to beat a dead horse, but when the time comes to build mine, I'd probably deepen the glass channels that much more. One has to take into account paint build up and such, and glass fitment to me is as important as paint/bodywork. It's VERY visible!

I'd scratchbuild that broken windshield frame, but that's just me!

Grab his parts when you can fellas! We're all not getting any younger, and the time will come when Norm no longer wants to cast, and enjoy retirement. And yes, Norm I believe is at least 70 now. I've known Norm for years and you've never met a nicer guy and an excellent caster/businessman. Not to be sounding dour, but time does march on.........

Beautiful Kit!! D-Types are one of my absolute favorite road racers of the '50's! I'll be following along to see what you do with it! And yes, Profil24's kits are very nice, but they can cost a pretty penny.............I've got their Maserati 450S kit which is so nice, one can just marvel at the parts molding and be impressed with that!

Ron, my only beef with the SRT version is the tires in the kit don't have quite enough of a low profile as they should. Seems more suited for an RT version rather than an SRT. I ended up using the tires out of junk C6 Corvette kit to get the correct profile.

I like how this is turning out! I built one of these too years ago, and had no problems with it. Everything went together well save for the usual body prep and such. It's too bad this car and wagons in general have not caught on. These are starting to get somewhat scarce as it's been 10 years since they made the last one. In fact, I wanted one of these before I bought my Challenger, but the bank told me the car was "too old" (late '14). I'd love to see more wagons make a comeback as I'm not a real big fan of the whole Truck/SUV/CUV craze.

OOOOH one of my favorite cars of the '70's! I always thought they were one of the coolest things on the road when they came out in late '72.

Oooooh! I gotta grab that book! That would also come in handy for the "street" XKSS!

Thanks to Dale (935K3) for linking to my D Type! I built mine during late 2000 into early 2001. And yes, the ROG Jaguar XKSS was the basis for it. I sure wish I had the internet back then building it...........I must have had at last four books and a magazine article (the basis for it) to help out. The toughest thing in building mine was painting. Since the car has a monocoque chassis, I had to pretty much paint the car inside out. I painted the aluminum inside first, masked it off with Parafilm, then painted my own mix of British Racing Green on the outside after the interior was built and the basic structure of the car was together. I then covered the body with Parafilm so it could be handled putting everything else together and not damage the paint. The is one of my favorite road racers of the '50's, and it's a wonder that there's never been a full detail kit of it. It would be a tough choice to say which is prettier......this one or the 1957-'58 pontoon fendered Ferrari Testarossa. My heart say the Jag!

You can check out Harry's Porsche here that Amy is selling. I had a partially built one of these (Silver) years ago, but just wasn't impressed by the kit at all, and later lost interest in it and sold it. These were kind of a letdown IMO compared to their fantastic (but fiddly) earlier 1/8 kits.

Lots of long gone cars in Jon's original post, and YES.........I remember that nasty winter very well! I don't remember getting a lot of snow in the DC area (where I was in HS at the time) but I can remember getting some really nasty ice storms which can simply paralyze that area........heck just an inch of snow sends DC in a state of paralysis! Blizzard of 1967? Hmmm..........don't quite remember the impact of that one (First Grade at the time), but I can remember that winter particularly was very snowy. I'd say that the winters of the '60's were REALLY snowy as a matter of fact!

I couldn't help but take pics of this fantastic looking car when The Hershey Museum (a few miles from me) had it on display at an exhibit called "Fins! The Rise and Fall of The American Tailfin" back in '08. I have a few more pics of it starting here.......Hard to believe this car is now over 60 years old!

I've found that you can paint over it too (airbrush), if you find that the embossing powder appears too "crystal like". I did this on my '59 Impala build as I wanted the carpet to have a bit richer red look than the embossing powder was providing.

Same here Gerry! It's one of the reasons I haven't posted anything new on the Shelby. I'd like to move at the end of next month, or the first weekend in April. The hardest thing of course is packing up all the model stuff! Moving isn't so bad....it's the hobby shop you have to take with you when you go!

I got another Parts Pack kit recently as I have an old resin of the '64 Corvair, and I'd like to turn that into a convertible Spyder with those turbo parts sometime. Yeah, a lot of cutting as it's a curbside, but Corvair models deserve to have all of that neat engine exposed for enthusiasts like us to see.

Nice looking model for a first effort, but I'd REALLY REALLY love to see a 1976-77 version of this.................. One of my favorite cars of the '70's and this exact car WAS my Driver's Ed car, so there's some nostalgia in it for me.

Great minds think alike!

Some new stuff for February..........only the Fairlane I might have an interest in, the other kits I'm no too crazy about as I either have them, or they just don't strike my fancy.

That's cheaper than the one I bought as a Christmas present to myself..............Mine came with all the aftermarket detail parts so I ain't complainin'! In the video the box art looks nicer than the one I got..........I'm not sure I want another one though as it's the same version. The version I REALLY wanted is the cycle fendered one like the car pictured in the link above. That one was just TOO expensive for my tastes, so I settled for the other one which suits me just fine!

Hmmmm........interesting observation on the AMT body Jerry! Years ago, I knew there was something quite "off" about the AMT body, but in the early '90's couldn't quite put my finger on it. Now having all these modeling years behind me, I can spot the problems in an instant, for good or for bad. When I did my correction on the AMT '68 Road Runner, I tried to go with what "looks right" than going for absolute correctness in the wheelbase. With the Johan kits getting harder to find with each passing year, this could be an alternative for someone that wants to take the time (and the skill) without paying those crazy prices I see at times, and may not want to deal with a glue bomb. The incorrect trunk and bumper was pointed out in my thread.............that's something that'll certainly get fixed if/when I decide to turn it into a full fledged project. Thanks again for the perspective!

Very nice! Of course, I'd have to put in more detail than what that is showing. It's nice that you can spread out the payments as that is a steep price, but in my case I've got a whole bunch of boxes of parts now as I have the DeAgostini 1:8 '67 Shelby that I haven't even started yet! No more subscription kits for me till I get this one out of my hair.............heaven knows when that will be!

Curious that the Parts Pack engine kit which has the Corvair parts doesn't have the fan shroud. That to me is a very conspicuous part as that covers pretty much the top of the engine. Interesting info about the fit troubles.........I'll keep that in mind if I ever get around to building a Corvair.

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Years ago, when I was building my Cougar II kit, I wondered the same thing. I had to pretty much "fudge it", as I didn't have pics at the time of the master cylinder, but relied a bit on logic as I knew it had to be floor mounted. Seems as though I was close!