john sharisky

It'll be easy to find listed under eBay's "Completed Auctions". John

Your photo shows replicas of the '63 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster wheels (not covers). These wheels now seem ubiquitous on (over)restored late '50's and early '60's Ford products. Your Mom sounds like a real hepcat for owning such a fancy Crown Vic! I'll bet that she had these cool Ford accessory wheel covers: (I took this photo) Unfortunately, The Modelhaus offered REALLY nice castings of these wheel covers. John

MUCH better is the engine cast by Ken Kitchen: http://public.fotki.com/KenK/kitchen_table_resin_kits/cadillac-500-engine/

...and Keith Marks offers VERY nice decal sets for both 1970 and 1971 Mercury Cyclones: Keith Marks Mercury Cyclone Fotki page. John

I just checked my eBay account. I've purchased six times from this seller in the past year (usually multi-part sales). Never a problem. I'm there to purchase model car parts - not to judge a sellers acuity. John

Just to veer off into Pontiac territory for a moment, here's an excellent page: Pontiac Promotional Photo Errors I e-mailed the author: "...the last few lines of your take on the 1969 Firebird TransAm photo errors are cut-off by the heavy black bounding box. Can you tell what the last few sentences are?" He responded: "There's a whole array of non-production items shown in this ad for the 1969 Trans Am (see my other article titled "The Development Of The 1969 Trans Am" for more details). The overhead shot of this pre-production car was also used in the Pontiac Dealer Album insert that Pontiac sent to its dealers detailing the specs on the new Trans Am. Unfortunately, by the time the car was put into production, a number of items were changed. Over the years, dozens of 1969 Trans Am's have been restored incorrectly as resto shop referenced this magazine ad and the dealer album insert to restore a 69 Trans Am. As the decades have passed, more information, most notably the actual 1969 Pontiac Firebird assemblymanual used on the production line, have verified that only pre-production models were decorated as the above photos show." John

Try this: log-in to eBay and search for ENDED auction number: 222043356994 It's a painted and assembled Scale Dreams Corvette Corvair. The photos are very good quality and will give you an excellent idea as to what a finished R&D/Curbside kit will look like. The kit that I have and this finished example seem identical, but I cannot say for certain. John

See this post from Dec. 2012: Dec. 2012 MCM post regarding resin Motorama Corvettes. John

Ken Kitchen resin casts a terrific 1942 Ford coupe: http://public.fotki.com/KenK/my_models/replica_stock_models/42-fords/ John

I purchase a lot of resin. Scripts and emblems are usually the final deciding factor if I purchase or not. Decals (such as those from Keith Marks) are cool too. Photo-etch attached to the master would probably be the preferred way to go for us blind old coots. I'm sure that there are people that can obtain artwork and take it to finished product for you. That'll be one less learning curve for you to climb. Maybe Art Anderson will see this and offer his always valued opinion. I like your Polara! John

Will you be doing scripts and emblems? John

Mike at: http://wingswheelswaves.com/ John

Check out the items on eBay (both listed and ended) from the seller: hoppersbazaar

Maybe not: I have a set of Modelhaus replacement seats that exactly match the ones inside the green car above. They're in the familiar tan resin. I have a set of Hart's Parts replacement seats that match the black seat in the second pic above. They're in white resin. I hope this helps! John

Hmmm...I waited over two years for one of his '73 Dodge Charger SE kits. I eventually did receive the Charger. However, no communication in the interim. No "sorry for..." note. No "thank you for..." note. No "it's been shipped..." note. Just because you can mix up a cup of resin doesn't make you a successful businessman. Mikemodeler, ask this same question over on the Spotlight Board and you'll get the full low-down. John

Try also: http://www.firebirddesigns.net/ john

Here's a 2015 catalog PDF that Norm e-mailed me about a week ago. John RMCM 2015 Price List & Order Form.pdf

THIS is correct! BRUSH on the ELO and wait for about one hour or so. Your old paint should have started to lift by then. Soaking is a waste of both product and money. OK to use the same brush (an inexpensive acid brush is fine to use - throw it away when finished) to remove the lifted paint. I also use an old baking pan. The metal pan collects the ELO that drips. I have used ELO only on resin. There are less potentialy dangerous methods for styrene (such as Easy-Off Oven Cleaner). Good luck! John

Top Tip: If you place an order through the DM Modelworks website and use a Post Office Box (and it's your confirmed PayPal address) do not check the "Use PO Box" checkbox. You'll receive a an error page originating from santu.com I took a quick look at the Santu website as I had not heard of this service. Nice website. However the copyright date shows "2012" John

Andy Martin at Aardvark has resin cast the Mudd Coupe. He was selling them on eBay (I purchased one). It needs a Monogram Duesenberg as a donor kit (needs to be modified). The price is/was on par with other high quality resins. John

Shawn's e-mail address: scarpenter396@q.com

Try Scale Equipment LTD. Excellent quality multi-piece wheel sets. John

If you haven't already, e-mail Tapani Rauramo at: raurata@yahoo.com Yes, the AirTrax kits are expensive. No, these kits will not "fall together". A fair amount of out-of-the-box thinking will be needed. John

The SEL Ltd. ones are quite nice. Very smooth white resin. I have several. John

Jeff Ballard of Motor City Resin Casters is offering a Hudson up-top. John