MrObsessive
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Will, Does your ol man know your tellin these corny jokes?! An don't tell me HE told you THIS one!
I was right!
The bumper bolts were the giveaway for me..............a lot of modelers don't add them, and the chrome was just too perfect!
I think this may be the most replies you've gotten for ROM Harry!
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A question regarding the 57 150 chevy. Does anyone make the Bel Aire side trim as I would like to do the Project X car as it appeared in the movie Hollywood Knights?
Looks like the Model Car Garage has a detail set...........but it was made for the old tool AMT '57. I'm not sure if this would work for the new Revell one or not.
Probably wouldn't hurt as you're adding trim to kind of a blank sheet so to speak.
Click on the pic below which will take you there.............
HTH!
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Nice and clean build of one of my favorites Brendan! The tonneau cover on the passenger side is especially nice!
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You can check here too Harry.....he's got quite a bit of resin parts for 1/8 scale!
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Hmmm.........I thought the Fujimi kit was out? I see 'em listed on HLJ as "In Stock".
Anyway, I'll be watching this one Chris as this is one of my favorite modeling subjects!
I have the original Protar kit.............and yes, the wire wheels are amazing for a plastic kit.I'd like to see the 1:1 that it's based on--------it's funny how they "restored" it. I can't imagine them doing that today to what's a multi-million dollar car!
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I mentioned on another thread how I won't buy from sellers who can't take decent pics.
He says..............."KIT HAS BEEN STARTED LOOK CLOSE IN PICTURE ENGINE STARTED, MUFFLERS AND A FEW CHASSIS PARTS NEATLY PAINTED, WINDSHIELDS AND REAR LIGHT NEATLY GLUED IN PLACE NO GLUE MARKS"
How would we know that with such a faraway pic???
How hard is it to take a close up of a model unless your intent is to trick folks into buying?
Unfortunately, someone will buy this junk not knowing (or thinking) this is the original when like you said Dave, it's the later issue body.
I got the reissue a while back and that's the first thing I noticed was the missing fender vents which were on the 1:1 K.I.T.T. from 1982-83.
Resin kits are especially dangerous to buy when you can't see a GOOD closeup pic! In fact I'm very reluctant to buy any resin kit off the 'Bay, unless it's Modelhaus..............I might as well order from him in person just the same.
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I'm about to order some Parafilm from them.........that's the only place I know of that has it! That stuff is great for masking next to Tamiya Tape.
Was at the LHS today to pick up a couple things...........they had a somewhat reasonable facsimile of Parafilm, but a roll was $17.99!!!??
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That is nice and smooth Izzy!
Now if you can get the steering wheel to turn the whole works..........I'll definitely pass the torch!
Hmmm...........how many turns lock to lock for a '32 Chrysler?...............
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Someone slap whitewalls on that thing! It looks nekkid
Oh yeah!!.............At least some thin line whitewalls which would be correct for a '62.
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I'm gonna say real..................there are certain details that don't show up on models.............
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Like Izzy, I too use between 20-25 psi for painting with my airbrush. I have a dual tank compressor which has a built in pressure guage...............
Also I've found that even though I decant aerosol paints into an airbrush jar, I still thin my paint out to the consistency of milk for airbrushing.
Lord knows how much pressure is in those cans so I can't trust that just because the spray will come out of the can, it may not with the pressure I want to use for the compressor.
As others have mentioned------I believe low pressure is your culprit.
HTH!
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Don't forget-----if you convert the AMT '67 to a '68, you'll also need to change the rear fender vents as they aren't the same.
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Hey Cruz............Here ya go!
While every nut and bolt & placement may not be exactly to 1:1, it's the best I had to offer when I did this in 2000.
HTH!
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Now that is a nice truck Randy! I especially like the wood treatment for the bed!
BTW, how've you been doing since your mishap??
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Gramps, when all else fails for that part you need..........there's always The Modelhaus.
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Wow I'm surprised on the lack of reply's....that is one sweet "Vette...can I have the keys
This was actually a double post 'cuz he originally posted it here.
There were a lot more responses to that first post.........
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As a fan of all things Stude..........especially the Starliners and later Hawks, that is a great job Slim!
The bodywork is flawless considering what you started with.........
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Yes, that was for a '61 Ferrari 250 GT SWB that I built during 1998-99. In fact the engine is Norm Veber's from Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland.
The BEST Ferrari V-12 kit you can buy for any vintage early '60's Ferrari!
Norm gives you a "book" on building it so it's definitely not for the faint of heart.............
My trouble with building a blower type setup like you did would be where to route all of the lines and such............I have yet to attempt something like that!
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I see what looks like a '62 Ford Boxtopper sans the hood which is a definite keeper! Those are as rare as hens teeth...........
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Awesome job with that one Greg! I like the backwards writing on the rear backlite...........very clever!
Yeah, my first attempt at full linkage....not something I want to do again any time soon.... :blinkIf you want a hair graying attempt at linkages...........just click here!
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It all looks good to me Cruz! Your trim looks very symmetrical from both sides which can be hard at times when hand applying it.
One thing that's nice about the Plastruct styrene is that it's a bit denser than the Evergreen stuff. Meaning if you're trying to bend it around corners and such, it won't snap and break as easily.
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Hmmm.......that's a good tip Rick!
Another tire I found that works well, is if you use the rear tires out of the standard C6 Corvette. I always thought the sidewall profile of the kit tires were a bit too tall for a SRT-8.
The kit tires seem more suited for a regular RT..........
Here's a side shot of a Magnum I did last year where I used the rears out of the 'Vette for all fours on the car..........
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When I was learning to drive in that '69 Mark III that my stepdad owned, we were visited one weekend by my stepdad's brother who had just bought a brand new '77 Mark V.
I thought that was one of the coolest new cars on the road at that time--------and that wasn't sayin' a whole lot as there were slim pickings in the late '70's! At least for Ford it was a big departure from the somewhat bloated looking, rounded Mark IV's.
You definitely got a rare piece Bob, as that's the first time I've ever seen a Mark V model of any sort! It doesn't look half bad considering that Sam may have started with nothing for a master.
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!!! theres a 1/25 -70 T-bird!!!???? GIMME!!!!GIMME!!!!GIMME!!!!GIMME!!!!GIMME!!!!
There's actually a '71 which was put out by Model King a while back............they're all over eBay in the U.S.
Not up on my T-Birds of that era, but the differences seem minimal to my view.
Will, Does your ol man know your tellin these corny jokes?! 
An don't tell me HE told you THIS one! 
British Racing Green
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When I built my D-Type-----I used Krylon "Hunter Green" with just a touch of black over a black primer. The car I modeled was out of a magazine and like Bob said, nearly looked black in some photos.
Now I used an airbrush in applying mine..............I'm just not a big fan of any spray can for painting bodies.....