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And.. there are some companies that have the market pretty much covered. When I see a commercial from Pepto Bismol, with some sexy guy singing about upset stomach and diarrhea. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m pretty sure I don’t need to be reminded what to buy if I have these ailments. Pretty much a no brainer.

Like people are going to get right in the phone and cancel their insurance after viewing your commercial? Those companies take advantage of younger people is all I can figure. My policy might be a few dollars more, but when you figure in how much coverage you have, where you wouldn’t have to take out of pocket, because you don’t have adequate insurance, limited tort, etc, where are the savings? These companies are selling just enough insurance so you will be “legal” to drive.

If I hear that Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty again I think I’ll throw up. I literally switch TV stations when it comes on. Not to mention, it only took a month of manually transferring it to my JUNK box in my yahoo mail. Seems they are figuring a way to by pass the sensors in mail now.

I get the fact ads help pay the bills..... but, advertising is way out of control in this country. There are items I will refuse to buy just because their TV ads are so annoying. Just my two cents.

After any work, like removing sink marks, removing flash, and getting everything corrected, I always wash the parts in a bit of Dawn and warm water with a toothbrush to get it ready for primer. Filler is not always needed. Some kits might only need minimal cleanup, but others may need some additional body work. For me, after priming, is a perfect time to check my work. And when it’s wet, this allows me to see if the body looks smooth enough, or if it needs additional attention. Anything not corrected in the early stages, will not be hidden by paint.

Yes. It’s the Lindberg Color Me Gone.

Very nice representation of a 60s Super Stocker. One of my favorite subjects to build.

Never thought about the song when I built this 64.

If only I had better depth perception.

My rubber gloves are being used for a lot more now, than just painting models.

Haha. And now you have to wash your hands for twenty seconds BEFORE you pick yourself a winner.

That’s a fantastic 55 build right there, Danny. Very nice detail work. What did you use to fasten the braided line to the moly tubing? Is that electrical tape?

What I thought was funny, was when no one was looking at the dinner table, and Dundee punches him out.

This can be done a few ways, but the best imo, is using Vallejo Air acrylic paint. The good thing about it is, if you mess up, you can just wash it off, and start over, as the paint is water based. After it has dried, you can use a Tamiya swab, or tooth pick, to remove paint from the high points to add detail. The only thing is though, I’d recommend giving your work a mist of dull cote, or flat clear, to seal it, as the acrylic paint will want to easily get scratched, or marred, and try to flake off. You can do this same technique with a flat black spray paint, but you would need to wipe the areas you want exposed before the paint dries. I’ve also used Tamiya Panel Line Accent, which is an enamel base. This stuff will flow very well with capillary action. You might want to do a few applications using this technique though. The superbee parts are done with Vallejo paint, and the thunderbolt items are done with panel line accent.

Mark Blum from Crocodile Dundee and Desperately Seeking Susan sadly passed away due to complications of COVID19.

Fantastic work as usual. I especially like the way you have flat spots on the tires. Looks so much more real in a sitting position. I never thought of doing that.

CA glue does get old and looses its bonding properties. Like snake said, at least it’s not too expensive. I think they should sell it in even smaller tubes.

Looks great. BMF is the last thing after all of the painting, and clearing, polishing, etc. are performed. I used to use Qtips for burnishing, but now I use the pointed swabs that Tamiya makes. Easier to get into crevices, and no fuzzy fibers. The residue is normal. I avoid using a Qtip for this as well, as it seems to add fuzz, and could possibly scratch some clears. What I do is, take a small piece of soft flannel, and add a drop of Goo Gone, to remove the residue. I never encountered any problems doing it this way yet.

They were definitely cool. I searched on eBay, online, and just about every soap manufacturer I could think of. I’d love to find a couple of these old toys.

Too bad something like that club wouldn’t do too good today. I’d get on board with it, but back in the day, it was most likely aimed at the younger builders. Also another thought.... not necessarily model related, but, I remember a decent looking plastic car of smaller scale, possibly 1/32, or a bit smaller, that was attached to either Downy fabric softener, or some other detergent in a plastic bottle, in the late 60s or early 70s. They were attached to the side of the bottle, and held with shrink wrap, or cellophane. I remember a Torino, that had a light green metallic colored plastic, with a grayish silver bumpers and one piece under carriage. I’ve searched online for a picture of one, and came up with nothing.

Nice third gen build!!! I have a soft spot for the 92 Formula, as I owned and raced a low 11 second EFI Formula. (Hence my username) After looking at your beautiful build, it makes me want to build one of these to represent my old car. Your build looks like the real car.

The only difference is, if I go out and regularly ram four cheeseburgers down my throat, there is no way I can breathe on you and make you obese.

Does anyone remember this model building club? My dad ordered it for me probably in 1970 or 1971 or 1972. The models used to come in a regular brown cardboard package, once a month. If I remember correctly, my first kit was the Lunar Moon Module, molded in gray, and the second month I received a Jaguar, molded in red. They seemed pretty difficult at the time, but I was only six or seven.

Any info on when the release date is for the Chevelle SS 396??