MrObsessive

Yup! That looks like one of Retrotoys 1/12 scale offerings-------IIRC, they also did a '57 Jaguar D-Type that was just as beautiful. Island Collectibles sold those years ago..........unfortunately, they're long out of production. I'd love to see a plastic kit of a nice 1/25 '57 Aston Martin DBR-1 with the open wheel wells!

That's an AWESOME looking chassis! ..........and for a 1/16th that is a very accurate looking '63 Chevy. I'm definitely watching this one..............the interior bits will be interesting being a never offered 1/16th and all!

That was my main complaint the first time I ever saw the original concept-------it's how THICK the side profile looks! Chrysler tries to hide it by painting the lower section black, but that's like a heavy person wearing dark/flowing clothes to hide the bulges. Fact is the bulges are still there! I can say that as fat guy!

Ya gotta thank all the safety regs that have to go into a car these days which add weight. Airbags, reinforced inside door beams, tougher roof standards (read: no hardtop ) etc, have really porked up the cars in the last 10 years or so. Not to mention all the "stuff" that folks want in their cars nowadays------air, the latest and greatest stereo and speaker systems, sound deadening, and all the other creature comforts that just weren't around in 1970.

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My '69 AMX had drums on all fours............it was NOT a good feeling when you're racing someone at 120 and you've about run out of road, and the car won't stop surefooted!! Now mind you, mine had a 390 with a 4 spd so reaching 120 (in mine at least) was no great effort! I do like the ABS brakes though for sure...........my Saturn Ion coupe has ABS and it took me no time at all to get adjusted to NOT having to pump the brakes in a rainstorm for instance. Now my Saturn has thick front pillars, but the car is drum tight considering the fiberglass/plastic panels are hung off a steel birdcage frame. But compared to the previous gen. Saturns, the pillars seem a mile wide due to the new rollover standards.

Ron, go for the Biscayne! Models of those are never seen! It would be the perfect sleeper with a 427, dog dishes, and redlines!

Hey, I forgot about that one!!

The conversion looks great so far Greg! I'm a little unsure about the roofline though............... Four doors had a slightly more upright trailing edge to the C pillar whereas the coupe had a "faster" roofline. I think yours looks better though! There's an auction on eBay right now for 4 dr Nova............it's auction #190255867709. I'd link it, but eBay links never work here......

Primer job looks good from where I sit! What kind of masking tape did you use? I use Tamiya Tape exclusively for masking and have never had paint lift...............ever! The stuff is THAT good! It would be worth seeking out in your area to pick up some.............if not, check online as it's available. Keep us posted!

Geeeeee...........that IS dangerous as far as that Mitsu's concerned! That's part of the reason I won't buy a 4 door car! The center pillars are so thick that it blocks my peripheral vision 'cuz I got to have the seat waaaaaaay back! A coupe has the pillar further back naturally because of the longer doors, so that's not an issue with my Saturn Coupe for instance. Gone are those neat pillarless 4 door hardtops that were once the staple of American car design................you can thank the safety nazis for that!

Sigh............yeah Bro, as starts to get cold here in the northeast, I'd like to get back there more than ever! I dread this winter coming up with this high heating oil! GSL is coming up in May------so this winter is definitely out.........maybe late next fall or winter to get back there for a week or two!

No, the windshield pillars are that thick in the 1:1. That's one styling cue I wish would go away.....it seems the American cars are the only ones afflicted by that styling miscue. The foreign ones (namely Asian, Japanese) don't have those ugly thick A pillars. I'm waiting for the first lawsuit to come when someone has an accident and is seriously injured due to those pillars creating a hazardous blind spot in certain conditions.

Here's a pic of Carlos de Jesus (sitting) at a little get together we had in Puerto Rico a couple years ago. In the pic is Rogelio (can't remember his last name ) Miguel Barbosa (green shirt), and myself holding the 'Vette. You can see his Bug and some of his other builds that were there............ Carlos does fantastic work and he's also very humble about it! I think Roberto Fanfan took this pic as it came originally from his Fotki.............he brought some fantastic models that day too!

Fellas, I've seen this car in person when I was in Puerto Rico a couple years ago. Pics don't do it justice! This car has to be seen in person to be believed!

Mike, maybe we're getting a redux of the old AMT '49 Merc into a '50?? That would be great as that '49 was redone numerous times! I don't know about the Paddy Wagon though....................

Well I can't be a family counselor here on the board, but as Harry said and looking at your posts a little deeper, I ditto that something else is going on than you building little plastic cars. Are you in school or college? If so, are you doing well? Do you have an outside job if you're not going to school? Mom's can be strange creatures......after all they are women! Sometimes you gotta dig deep to get at what their problem is. I suspect if you asked enough questions of her, you'd get to the root of the problem, and as Harry said, it would be a much bigger issue than models. I also see by your posts that your parents aren't together...........I'm assuming here and please forgive me if that's not the case. Divorce can bring out the worst in parents...........a lot of time mothers can harbor a resentment towards the father if the father has more "control" over what the child likes than they do. I don't know the dynamics in your family.............but I agree it goes much deeper than plastic cars in a box!

I have the snap version of that kit (somewhere) and yes, it came out around 1998 or so. That's a later version of the actual car. The original had different wheels (wires?), and a different hood. I thought the original was also supercharged as the big block wouldn't come along for several years yet. I also had a diecast Franklin Mint version of the car which had the clear bubble top offered. Unfortunately, that was about the best feature of that car as the whole model was assembled very poorly IMO. Fit of the body panels was terrible and the paint wasn't as good as it could have been. I got rid of it, but kept the bubble top..........now if I could only find the model! If I'm not mistaken Zeb, that lower fadeaway section is actually a decal........a very clever one at that!

Just got the vacation schedule straightened out at work, and I'm all set to come to Toledo! First time since '03! Hopefully there's no SNAFU's along the way------I won't be getting there 'til late Saturday morning as I need to be somewhere Friday night. Looks like I'll be driving solo since I'll have to leave a day later than the MAMA's boys. Some of the MAMA's boys will be at the COMA meeting in Dayton, as that's always a great get together the day before the show.

I too have sanded metallics, but very, very lightly with a #6000 cloth and work up. Just enough to get rid of any dusties, then I clearcoat and then rub that out. Bob's right though as depending on the paint, rubbing out metallics can lead to a swirly, mottled appearance. The only exception to that so far has been my '55 Ford when I had to repaint the roof recently. I did rub out the roof somewhat with polishing cloths, and then waxed it--------------No swirly appearance to be found.

Thankfully, I never had that kind of problem with my Dad whom I was living with at the time I started building at 17. I was at the age when a lot of guys get into trouble---------drinking and driving too fast and having a wreck! I had a high powered car at the time (A '69 GTO albeit tired) so the driving too fast part was an easy task! I'd sooner be at home building something, even though at the time my skills were nowhere near what I build now. He never minded my staying at home and building.........at least he could see where I was! It also helps that he was a car guy as he had some interesting cars in his past, he also was into model planes (most he scratchbuilt) when he was younger, so he understood the hobby. If your mom has a problem with spending too much money on models...............take her to eBay and look up member robbbbbb57! She'll be surprised at what a really well built model can bring!

OOOOOOOH Lovely!! A 1959 Aston Martin DBR-1!................Carroll Shelby driven at LeMans that year no? Absolutely beautiful!

Greg, I love your attention to the small things! The chassis work is super (GREAT overspray!), as well as the body and paint! But I especially like what you did to the engine! If you had the time, you should build another just to display along side it! It's THAT good!

GEORGE, ED! Posting pics here is reeeeeallllll eeeaaaasssyyy!!!! Just take a moment to practice and you'll have it down pat! Simply use the buttons that are on top of your message box, paste the properties of the pic (make sure they have the .jpg suffix), and you've got it!

Here's a couple pics of the '66 that Steve mentioned............... I gotta say that IS a nice conversion! I wouldn't mind building that one myself! YIKES!! :blink: George my man, that is waaaaay too much work!! You wanna make the man go crazy? One of these fine days when I get back into the superdetailing mode (The Ford's about got me burned out) I'm going to do a roof swap of the '65 Bonneville/Grand Prix..............I'll do a step by step how to here in the "On the Workbench" section.