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  1. MrObsessive
    Chuckling here at work over Tom's comment, I forgot to mention an alternative. Perhaps you can use Easy Oven Cleaner (yellow can)? Maybe using a Q-Tip swab or something, you can try to apply it in an unseen area on the promo and see if it affects it or not. Other than that, I'm not sure what else may work on it without causing some drama.
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    I like that! I have to remember that one!
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    This......... My go-to source for all source for all potential bleed through problems when painting
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    That '68 dash will be tricky as that's never been done in 1/24 scale which that is. You might be able to fudge a 1/25 one from the 'Bay, but each time I see one of those turn up there, a bidding war takes place and the price ends up waaaay higher than it should be. I don't know how good you are at scratchbuilding/modifying...........that's what I was planning on doing for the dash if/when the time comes for me to build that convertible.
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    This issue here has the uptop.......I bought a parts kit just for the top and I have a complete kit as well as the Linda Vaughn one.
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    Jason, that kit (last issue with Linda Vaughn figure) has an uptop. It wasn't in the first issue of the kit, but the reissue (Cutlass) has an uptop as well, as does the latest.
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    This came up as a subject on another thread, and I thought someone said that the kit doesn't have the correct dash for a '68. It uses the '69 dash and they are different. I have this kit (buried) and while I've never put one together, being that it's typical Monogram for the era, the parts count is low and shouldn't be terribly difficult to get together. I do know that there is no stock hood.......you'll have to fill in the hole or perhaps use a hood off of a '69. That's all I pretty much know-----I bought basically a started kit with intentions to turn it into a convertible someday.
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    Amen to that! ??
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    I sure hope not either! Yikes!
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    I'd sure like to see straight sixes make a comeback across the board! While I like dual cam sixes like I have in my Challenger, I like the smoothness that comes with that straight six, not to mention the better proportions it gives a car. Gets rid of those 'front wheels too close to the door' appearance.
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    Welcome aboard Michael! You're not that far at all from our yearly show that's in Boyertown........The Super September Showdown hosted by the CPMCC out of York County. Glad to have you among us and as you can see under my avatar, I'm about an hour or so West of you.
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    Really?? That's just down the road from me! I'll have to carve out some time and go take a look at in person!
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    Thanks for the pic Rex! In the last month or so, I've been collecting pics of this car. I never knew it existed and stumbled across it by accident looking for something else. Now it's on my mind and it's yet another must do car in my world. When that'll be is anyone's guess, but I like to get as many pics as possible for something I'm interested in.
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    Dominick, that turned out fantastic! And so fast! Like the addition of the hardtop............that to me makes the car especially for those first gen '56-'62 models.
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    I saw this earlier in the week and while I knew it was something Borgwardish, I got distracted with work and other things and never did a full search of exactly what it was. Yeah Bill, at first glance Mercedes came to mind, but those fins were a giveaway that wasn't what it was.
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    Hee Hee! I've got several of these Olds'.......there's a certain Colonnade car I've GOT to do someday! I don't ever expect a kit of it, so it's up to me to build it on my own.
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    Super clean as a whistle! One of GM's better designs of the '70's and while they were not a high performance car by any means, they were very handsome looking cars and I've always like all of these 1973-'77 Colonnade body styles.
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    Yup! Did just that, and you'll see a reeeeeal long string of links that aren't that great. My previous response above was due to the fact that each time that business is mentioned (or his name) it can very quickly turn into a skunk spraying match with threads in the past getting locked down. The search results speak for themselves, so there's no need to get into it here though........... Eric, I don't know how you paid him, but if it was through PayPal, you might try filing a dispute with them or your credit card company. Stories like yours unfortunately are all too common, and it's time it came to a screeching halt.
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    Rut Roh!
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    Dominick, that is looking sooooooo good! Now you've just made me add another project to my must do list!
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    Yeah, you'll still need to do corrections if you want an accurate '67. With the Nickey version, it's a little more work as now you'll have to modify the hidden headlamp doors and the accompanying trim. Another one of those kits that should have been correct from the start. The car's only been on the road since 1966, and there's tons and tons and tons of reference material out there to work from.
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    A Porsche I restored (my own from the '80's) and the wheels and mirrors redone with the pens.................. To echo what Tom said, if you want to do the side trim you'll still need to mask off and trim the tape, then use the pen. To me that seems like extra work............better to get proficient with the BMF. As the old saying goes..............."Practice makes Perfect"!
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    I'm definitely watching this one! I had a similar idea in mind as I'd love to do this car. You have everything you need with that Revell Impala, and you don't have to worry about replicating the 'plane' on the side. I was told this was a rare option from Chevy in '60.......I just can't remember what the option or model was called. Ron Hamilton are you seeing this?? Keep up the great work!
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    If that resin top you have is the same one I got for my AMT Chevelle convertible kit.........it is waaaay to big for the car. I suspect if came from one of the diecast cars (1/24) and a better bet might be to use the top out of the Revell '72 Olds. I don't have a pic, but that fits better.
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    Lookin' Good! Everything looks to be sitting nice and square. Take your time with that one.........while it's not a terribly tough kit, there are areas that can be a bit fiddly such as the doors and glass.
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