john sharisky

GM is no stranger to some photo re-touching:

I have good luck with non-waterproof black ink.

Received this today:

One or both of the old MPC "Gangbusters" '27 and '28 Lincoln (Roadster/Touring Car) has a two piece bag with clubs. They're vintage looking clubs (not modern looking at all).

A few weeks ago I saw a Facebook post by a guy who used the Revell spray on JoHan '64 Dodge bumpers. He said he then overcoated them with Future Floor Wax on a Q-Tip. They looked fantastic.

I recently had multiple trays of mixed media parts plated by Little Motor Kar Co.. I sent a mixture of styrene, resin and 3D printed items and am pleased with the plating and service. I'll use Dale again. I made mistakes in how I mounted some of these parts. I'll do better next time (I more fully explained this on my Facebook page). As for the results, they look a little better in these photos than they do in real life. Chrome Tech used to advise on their site not to use anything more course than 1500 grit or else the scratches will show through the plating. He's right. The Olds and Pontiac wheel covers are "3D printed resin" by Fireball Motorworks. While the results are not mirror-like, the plated results look very 1:1 correct with a slightly stippled finish. The Air Trax resin Mercury wheels came out not so hot. But that's a result of the poor quality casting. The Corvette alloys and knock-offs are resin but I forget by who. The Parts Box items are for their '58 Chrysler New Yorker trans-kit. The Replica and Miniatures of Maryland caps are from their stock parts kit for the Revell '66 Chevelle wagon kit. The Pontiac disc brake wheel covers came from eBay. I forget who did those. I hope this helps! John

I guess "interpretation" is a good word for this. While yes, the screen is a separate piece, the appendage on the dash that it attaches to has to be dealt with if the screen is not used. There's no alternative in the Revell kit (i.e. radio face and speaker grille). The video posted has a good view of the two between-the-seats consoles included in the kit. One "open" (showing the Bond switches) and one closed. John

It isn't. For a stock build it needs to be cut off the dash and the hole filled. I paid $33.99 plus shipping from Burbank's House of Hobbies on Jan. 9th. Two are listed on their site today: with and without paints (and double-ended brush). When I ordered, only the one with the paints was listed (it's priced much higher now). But the one without paints is priced in line with Model Roundup. I'm building mine without bumpers. It isn't #1 on my to-do list but I've glued on the front pan, ejector seat lid and I sliced the top part off the bullet proof shield to fill the hole. I also filled the hole in the "boot" lid for the revolving license plate with a piece of Evergreen (I want to use a US plate). There's more stock alternate (non-Bond) parts than I expected: center console, wheel knock-offs, front parking lights, etc. There's a waterslide decal sheet that mimics the self stick one. I've ordered the USCP front grille and wheels and tires. I like this kit. I'm glad I bought one. John

A couple of screen shots from the December 2023 Round 2 Product Spotlight YouTube video. It appears that they have tooled a correct rear bumper:

Will Round2 re-tool a correct rear bumper? Rather than the diamond plate piece in the old Ecto 1A kit.

I remember Don Holthaus telling me that casting up-tops was difficult. Years later, they did appear in their catalog.

Might you have contact info for them? I found nothing with Google.

A couple of months ago, I was on the phone with Bank of America about another matter. I happened to mention an order (from Clearly Scale) that I paid for with PayPal but never received. It was long past the 45 days - but she issued me a credit immediately. It doesn't hurt to ask. John

Don't wait. Be proactive. Call your bank today. (Bank of America has a "Client Protection" department that is very responsive)

I had an order pending when he closed. The PayPal dispute deadline came and went. While on a call with Bank of America several months later about another matter, I mentioned this situation. They listened and gave me a full refund immediately. Maybe this will help someone else. John

Shawn Carpenter cast this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Beauville. This was cast in 2006 or 2007. Once in a great while one will show up on eBay - at prices that don't nearly reflect the quality of Shawn's castings in general. His masters and castings were among the very best. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Correct!

Just an FYI: Ordered five sets of tires on November 14th. Received today the 21st.

Great job Mario! Here's an article about the development of the original Revell kit.

Clean build! If the wheels aren't glued yet, I'd like to make a suggestion: Here's my '62 built from a Promolite (Tom Coolidge) resin kit. In order to get rid of the typical JoHan too-narrow wheel track, I used brass tube for the axles (.047" I think) cut at lengths that brought the wheels and tires out - closer to the body. So that the wheels/tires/axles wouldn't flop back and forth on the narrow chassis, I made four spacers from Evergreen styrene tube that had an ID to allow them to slip over the brass tubes. Painted black, one spacer was slipped onto the tubes/axles before the wheels were attached. John

I don't have an answer for you but I didn't want to see your post not responded to. I have 171 saved e-mails from Tom from between November 2007 to May 2013. After which my messages to him were no longer responded to. I believe a work-related injury was becoming more and more problematic for him. This from his last e-mail to me I think is prescient in light of the current 3D printing craze: "If I have a claim to fame it's that my stuff mostly doesn't need donors and it has plated parts. I sell two '50 Olds "body only" variants that require a donor, but the donor provides the chrome. Anything I make where there is no donor, I provide the chrome." John

Also, about 10 or 15 years ago there was an exhibit of some Guild models at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Yes he is. I phoned him on Monday and was e-mailed this info that night (as an MS Word document). He was friendly and easy to talk to. We spoke about plating plastic and resin. He wants resin parts mounted separately because he overcoats them (he’s had too many problems with resin parts being porous). He spoke about the varied quality of 3D printed parts. It sounded like he didn’t want to deal with them (not something I’m into anyway). He also sent a price list/order form. Because prices can change I’m not posting that here. Hope this helps! John 9/23/2022: Someone in a Facebook group posted that Dale had passed away. I just now got off the phone with him. He is indeed very much alive.

The SEL wheels are superior to any of the Revell pieces. I have one extra set. Message me directly if you're interested.

There's also this guy on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rayskitsdecalsnorthamerica (could be the same seller?)