Carmikeman

so i was making some caramel coconut pies last night and discovered something.the Kroger brand creme cheese is wrapped in diamond plate!!! how Sweet is that. (i stole the pie recipe from myoutdoortv.com a long time ago. if you want it, pm me. they are easy.)

i was gonna say that it was a REAL MODEL :lol: hope Harry's taxman does his job so, we can keep getting these things posted be kinda hard to moderate from the Federal Motel! :lol:

seems like it would be a no no unless cast for your own use. :lol:

this thing has been testing my patients. finally got it painted. now add some blinker decals and some clearcoat. one of these days i will get this thing finished!

Scalecoat is some good stuff! kinda even etches the body. still need to lightly sand though.

the snap kit is worth every penny he asks because, look at all the glue you will save money. just good economics in my opinion. :lol: :lol: :lol:

1964 Thunderbolt (Precision 100) Exoto GT-40 GMP Porkchop Mustang

i had a set of springs like that on my 1960 6 cyl. Falcon Ranchero that i used to have!

man i wished i would've known u was going to do this. i've got a cab already cut. i did it to use the extended cab on my 78 Ford that i'm building. anyways, nice job so far.

thought i would try some MAD products for one of my projects. got coils and the 70's Ford truck dogdish wheels. they are extremely nice stuff. alot better than i was expecting. i will be ordering more stuff later, that's for sure!

kniuck kniuck kniuck, woo woo woo woo woo

Gregg, you can always sell ads for the site on Ebay! i remember 1 guy selling ads on his website in the form of pixles and made like a million bucks within a week. just a joke. i would gladly sell on Emodels and pay a buck or two even. i like the idea of the banner on the MCM homepage and the Forum page.

here, i'll try it. http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/2011-Spring-Seller/Fee-Update-Questions/510316234

go to Ebay Community and check out what is all being said about the Final Value Fees. i don't think i can post a link because, i think everyone has to be signed into their Ebay account to read about it.

starting April 16th Ebay will start collecting on the shipping, which will make prices go up and when that happens, Ebay will be able to collect more. they say they are trying to fix the high shipping charges. i sell on Ebay all the time and this will cause me to quit them. you ask, how that will raise prices? well, with a higher Final Value fee, it means a seller will be actually paying Ebay on the shipping. thus higher product prices and lower shipping prices but, Ebay is making alot more. i am about done with them. been a member since 2002. they are just greedy and want to line the investors pockets

lol. i wouldn't doubt it. too much resin dust or maybe, my spraybooth isn't venting right

well, i just tried Mr. Carpenters email and it didn't work. guess i'll call again.

geez, i wish you woulda told us that back in 1986! lol course there was no internet back then. thanks for the info.

appreciate the input Longbox. speaking of the engines, our ton and a half dumptruck had a 248 6 cyl. we found that out the hard way when it dropped a valve. dad thought it was a 270 6 cyl. anyways, it popped the top on 1 piston and scarred the head a little bit. dad ordered a 270 piston and a gasket kit. piston was way too big. the chiltons he had didn't show a reference for the 248. got it fixed finally and ran great. my project will mostly be a partsbox build. my bad on the name

Scott Carpenter is the only thing i have found and i haven't been able to get ahold of him. i talked to, i guess, his wife the other day and he never has called me back. his email has also changed according to the woman i spoke with. his new email is supposed to be scarpenter396@cox.net, i believe. i've been looking for a 55 GMC grille forever to make a dumptruck like my Dad had when i was a kid. anyways, you can find a link to his stuff at this site: http://socalcarculture.com/modelcarlinks.html hope this helps, and maybe you can get an answer from him. if you do, please let me know. Jim

thanks for the tip Steve. iread on the Modelhause website about doing that. i mocked the 60 up with wheels and tires and drilled the axles out just to see if it was off. it sat fine. most of the twist is from the rearend to the back bumper and i think when i glue it up it will square up ok.

yeah there is a little bit of a twist in the bedfloor and as for the frame, the twist is on the very back from the rearend housing back. don't think either will be an issue with some epoxy and clamps. shouldn't effect the stance of the truck. anybody gotta 1/25th scale frameshop? lol

that looks great! bet it's a handful on the track?

well, got my Hendrix 60 Ford PU today from Steve Kohler. i'm not an expert on resin pieces but, i must say i think it's a nice casting. there is some flashing to deal with. does have a few thin resin spots like in the grille. nothing Evercoat won't take care of. thought i would post some pics so you can be your own judge. thanks guys.

i'll second what Mr. Taylor said. i just ran across some old bottles of Testors enamel from when I was a kid in the 70's, at my Mother's house . all the new bottles were still good and the open ones, not so much.