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Toner283

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  1. Thats ok. I'd rather have it right than rushed. what is the word on the Chevelles?
  2. The stuff at radio shack is called kynar wire. It is available in a bunch of different colors.
  3. Is the Elcamino still on track to be ready for NNL East? I really want to get one. I want to get a Chevelle too if you will have any there.
  4. Looking really good Bernard. With all of the swoopy lines on that thing to me it is just begging for a filled cowl vent and a DuVal style windshield. all of those nice lines and the straight up and down windshield kind of disrupts the flow. or maybe with the stock style windshield frame chopped and laid back.
  5. The AMT/Ertl 88-98 chevy trucks have center bolt valve covers. They are chrome in the kits but that is easily fixed. Don't get the 454 SS kit though, it only has the big block in it.
  6. A panel scriber actually removes a fine hair of plastic every time you make a pass with it. I find that the back of a number 11 exacto blade just pushes the styrene out of the way. That is not a big issue if you are opening a panel but if you are just deepening the panel lines it doesn't really work that well I find. One warning about a panel scriber, as you make the groove deeper the panel scribe also makes it slightly wider due to the design of the tool. A panel scriber is also great for creating panel openings. I found mine to be well worth the money that I paid for it.
  7. Mine makes stained glass art. If you can find a stained glass store anywhere near you they usually have classes that teach you how to do it. My wife spends hours doing it and has all kinds of fun and is very proud of the things she makes. She makes them and gives them to family members and close friends as gifts. She has fun choosing subject matter and personalizing each one for the person it is intended for.
  8. You can set it in your settings to exclude certain sellers. That way nothing from that particular seller or sellers will show up.
  9. The snap fast Dually from AMT Ertl has the new style dash in it if you were looking for one for a build and did not want to destroy the promo. The one that is maroon on the box. I am not sure if the street machine version also has the new dash but I would imagine so since they are the same tooling.
  10. I would be interested in the rest of it if you aren't.
  11. The one in the rat roaster deuce is very similar to that if not the same.
  12. single handedly.... lol Too true.
  13. it would be nice to see Revell bring back the parts packs with new subject matter. For instance if they were to release just the engine/transmission from the 50 Oldsmobile kit(s), I would buy a dozen of each of the stock engine and the custom engine. One with an auto trans in the other with the standard trans, and one with tri power and the other one with a single four barrel. I would bet that those ones would sell very well. I can think of several wheel and tire sets and a few engines that would sell extremely well as parts packs.
  14. I would be willing to bet that on that red truck there is a strip of LED's almost the width of the tailgate hidden in plain sight. As far as backup lights, most places they are optional. You are not legally required to have them.
  15. Not really much different than the ridiculous show rods from the late 60's like the bathtub buggy IMO. No real purpose or practicality but they will draw a crowd. And if the owner of the truck is a business owner or part of Pro Hopper then the truck is doing exactly what is supposed to do. it gets your attention and gets you talking about it and by extension gets the owners business noticed.
  16. The modified stocker, hauller and truck shown above are the same truck and trailer as the diamond kit. I don't know for sure because I have never had either of the kits in my hands but the cal drag combo and the Penske hauler above also look like they have the same service trailer in them as the diamond kit. The service trailer was also issued once through the blueprinter reissue program as a stand-alone kit. I would definitely like to see the Chevelle drag team kit reissued. Or even just the altered wheelbase Chevelle.
  17. The Revell parts pack sbc engine is a good option as well. Strip the chrome off of it and then build it up it makes a nice detailed engine. The multi piece build is at little fiddly but overall it is a good engine to start with. It is easy to find as well.
  18. Not the one in the diamond kit. it comes with dents and rusted edges on the fenders already. 1 running board has a dent if I remember correctly and it also has broken windows with bullet holes in them. the chrome tree has bent bumpers one mag wheel and other things that make it look like a true barn find car. I have an old built up from when I was a kid. I will try to take pictures of it and post some up.
  19. For the Diamond in the Rough kit, the F100 has been released many times, the service trailer has been released at least twice but as far as I know that 40 Ford sedan has only been released once. The F100 was originally a 3 in 1 trophy series kit from the 60's. IIRC you could build the Barris Wildkat truck from the original kit.
  20. No pic showing Bernard. Just the photobucket link that says you either moved or deleted the image. definitely interested in seeing these. I have some of Eds stuff and you're right they fit just like kit parts.
  21. I think Modelhaus makes them in resin and they are chromed.
  22. My question is why does it not have "Ford" anywhere on the box? Licensing issues possibly? It will definitetly be interesting to see pictures of the parts trees when the kits are released.
  23. AMT/Ertl 1990 454 SS truck has one.
  24. He says during the interview that the cars are all based on the AMT plastic model kit with a couple of resin bodies (wagon, etc). When he has his hands near them they are way too small to be 1/16 IMO unless his hands are absolutely gigantic.
  25. Will you have any more of the Chevelle there as well? I would like to pick up one of each.
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