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Big yes for #1 and 3

The first Duesenberg Model J. It looks similar to the Monogram Town Car with body by Murphy, but there are differences. The reveals are different. The body is shorter, ending at about the rear axle center line, plus other small differences. It’s very elegant. I think this is the only photo in existence of this car. If you don’t get every detail just right, no one will know. A Larry Shinoda sketch of what the C2 Corvette might have looked like. That fastback…wow. 1987 AMBR winning Ferrari powered deuce. The engine is from the 365 GTC/4. The carbs are between the dual overhead cams. Years and years ago, I took measurements from the engine in the Fujimi Ferrari Daytona and started scratch building one in 1/8 scale. What I didn’t know at the time was that the Fujimi engine was way too “square”; too many sharp angles. The real engine looks more sculpted; lots of soft edges. Somewhere around here is that milled acrylic block + separate oil pan that just doesn’t look right.

Edit: add pics of what you would like to see as a kit. It’s a lot easier today than in years past. Some could be conversion of existing kits. Some would be a kit bash or full scratch build/3D print. This is just a discussion. I’m not asking anyone to design and print anything. Six door Chevy squarebody pickup. This can be made from existing crew cab 3D prints. As far as I know, no one is making a six door. This would be cool as a full custom, with a matching speed boat. This little Jaguar XK powered roadster pickup. All parts can be sourced in styrene. The Tamiya Jaguar Mk. II Saloon has the engine with Weber carbs. IIRC. Hemi powered roadster pickup on Deuce rails. All available in styrene. The Hemi is available in the Moebius Chrysler 300 kits. Swipe the engine, then build a curbside Chrysler 300 lead sled. Photo is from a Lonestar Roundup a few years ago. I wanted to build a real car like that. I had heard they lack legroom, though. I wanted to sit in one to see what it’s like. This guy was nice enough to let me sit in his car. I’m 5’9’ with a 30” inseam…so short legs. I would not be able to drive that thing across town. My legs were pulled up to the steering wheel and my feet were pulled up too.

Buy the kit and trade the van for something else.

Reminds me of this. Nice job, BTW.

Yeah AMT makes the trailer and so does Italeri. I don’t know if they are same kit in different boxes. Italeri also makes a 20’ trailer. I called my LHS to ask about these and I was told that Trumpeter also make these in 1/24. I believe Italeri and Trumpeter offer them as containers without the trailer frame. They may be available in 1/35. I’m not sure, though. If so, I would hope they cost less. I’ve seen some really cool houses made from these. One had a vertical 20’ with round windows on top of a 40’. Sort of an observation tower. A cool idea for one in the middle of nowhere. When I left Bagram airfield in May 2006, they were welding a bunch of these together for sort of an apartment block for Air Force house. I called it a “Connex Condo” (we called them connexes in the Army). Lots of ideas for houses. I was thinking of a roof with a guard rail around the top it and a small garden. Maybe covered table for a place to relax. If the kits weren’t so expensive, I think they would be a great subject for a group build.

I saw an AMT container trailer in a video from the IPMS nationals. Have any of you used these for something other than storing or hauling cargo? A house would be cool. I could also build the three story guard towers we had at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. It was two 40’ containers side by side for the first two levels, then a 20’ centered on top, with a guard rail around the perimeter. I saw that Italeri also makes them in 1/24. They’re not cheap, though.

I’d call him Clarence Beeks.

A small update on the cats: when I walked to my work van this morning, a cat came running up the driveway. Apparently he associates the sound of closing the front door with food.

A stray cat. There have been a couple that lounge around on my porch, but run off when I walk up. I can only guess that concrete in the shade is a relief from August weather in Texas. I started setting out food and water. Today I put out food and one was eating within a few seconds. He must have been hiding out, waiting for dinner. I know plenty of people would not approve of feeding strays, but they have no malice. They’re just trying to survive.

Looking for one or two of these, complete and unbuilt. Let me know what you’re looking for. Thanks, Lee

Sent a test message. Hopefully that will “prime the pump”.

Something must be wrong with PMs. There is nothing in my inbox.

I got a Fotki account more than 20 years ago, when Photopoint went offline. I have never had a problem with Fotki.

I don’t have many factory stock street cars. For me, it’s a lot of pre-war coachbuilt cars, Ferraris, a few street rods, then tanks and airplanes. I would be open to ordering a current production kit in exchange for the Thunderbird. I emptied my inbox. PMs may work now.

What do you want for it? Send a PM if you like. Thank you

Yes sir.

Complete and unbuilt. Anybody have one? I thought the reissue was pretty recent. I was surprised to find out it was in 2014.

Is the “Nomad” by Modelhaus? I love it. Was the master made from a Foose Cadillac and another injection molded kit?

The new Eduard P-51B kit has a foam plug for the landing gear wells. It’s like the foam used for ear plugs. It can be squeezed to fit in that small space, then it will expand to fit. You could cut ear plugs to fit small spaces like opening panels and of course landing gear wells.

Yes, but I don’t know the exact size of the Beer Wagon barrels or the barrels that were carried by Spitfire. The photo of one near the landing gear of a Spitfire doesn’t help much, since I’m not that familiar with the plane. I finally saw a photo of an air dropped barrel with a man next to it, and a mention of the name of the barrel. It holds about 18 gallons. Mini Art, a model company from Europe, makes two sets of beer barrels of different sizes, in 1/35 and 1/48. I’m ordering one of each to see if any of them will work. That company makes a crazy amount of diorama accessories. Even things like a 1940s lathe and mill.

I want to build a “beer run” Spitfire. The British air dropped beer to their soldiers after the Normandy invasion (D-Day). I think this is about the coolest thing ever. It’s for a friend of mine to hang from the ceiling of his game room. I have read that some were dropped by Hawker Tempests and even American planes. I have not seen photos of these, but I suppose that could be artistic license for a model (who could say my model is inaccurate?). Thank you. Lee

Is that “Phantom” custom van from a few years ago the right version?

They moved. They are also mainly a consignment shop now. The guy who owned the shop (Rudy Kline…sp?) sold it during the recession. He stayed on as manager for a long time, then opened another store in Kyle, TX, about 30 minutes south. His new store is Lionheart Hobby and it is an awesome hobby shop. Good selection of kits, supplies, books, magazines, everything. Plus Rudy knows pretty much everything about the hobby. You can call him up and ask if anyone makes a model of exactly what you’re looking for and if he doesn’t know the answer, he can find out quickly. Lionheart is an hour drive on a good day. It is still my LHS. I only buy somewhere else if Rudy can’t get it. There is value in having a good brick and mortar hobby shop.

Wow that’s cool.