Kit Basher

Thanks, Ron! Thanks, Eric! Thanks, Tony! Thanks, Cliff! Thanks, Mike!

Thanks, Ray! Thanks, Janne! Thanks, Bruce. A black wash would probably help those wheels. They were parts box wheels, and the chrome was kinda funky, so I gave them a mist of Alclad. I'm a little leery of putting anything over Alclad. Thanks, Steve! Thanks, Eric!

Not my best work, but it'll have to do. AMT kit, Testors square bottle "Tangerine". Yes, I know it's a Dodge stripe on a Plymouth. I like it, so sue me! Thanks for looking.

A trip to the bank on Friday is usually a good thing!

That's pretty much true of pickups as well. If you want a basic work truck: no carpet, no power anything, vinyl seats; it's gonna be white.

I hear ya! I paid 500 bucks extra to get something other than the non-colors of black, white, silver, gray, and tan when I bought my Focus. Several people have said: "That car sure is blue!" I like it that way.

Water fell from the sky today! Is that supposed to happen? It seems like I remember something similar a long time ago.

That looks great!

Wow, Ron! How did you do that '65 Polara? Was it a kit, conversion, or aftermarket? That is one of my Grails.

Beautifully done!

I do the same as Steve and Ray, except I use an "artist's blending stump". However, no matter how careful I am, I still mar the paint a bit around the emblem. So I clean the emblem with thinner, spray one more coat of color, then do the final cleaning with the stump and polish.

Awesome video. I also watched the one of them harvesting corn. It's hard to get a sense of scale of the combines unless you know how big that tractor is, and I know it's big. And a wagon on tracks! Probably self propelled too. Then, how big is that field? Around here, 30 acres is pretty big for one field. Those fields are 200 acres? More? Amazing stuff!

Adrian! Scully! Newman! Stifle y'self, Edith.

Yeah Scott, I was satisfied. Then again, I had a friend who was making almost $5/hr. stocking shelves in a grocery store. He had a convertible, all I could afford was a Yamaha 250. I liked what I was doing tho.

What we have here is a failure to communicate. What's your dirt doing in my hole? Did he fire six shots or only five? Make my day.

Holy Cow! The machinery used in the Midwest has always been bigger than what gets used here in the East, but that is huge. The header alone would be as big as a decent sized semi trailer. Great story about your Dad. Thanks for posting this.

How much for the little girl?

I like that! Makes me feel better too. We have some experiences in common. I also started driving when my feet could reach the pedals, and was operating machinery in my early teens. I still live on the family farm, but now we lease it out to custom farmers. The machinery they use now is amazing. A field of wheat that used to take us a couple of days, they do in a few hours. Scott, I was running that 45 combine from about 1967 on. I started shocking orchard grass and loading hay at about age 11. I made $1.00 an hour. Woo Hoo!

Oh Man, I wish the title didn't say "Antique"! I spent a lot of hours in the seat of a John Deere 45 combine. Now I feel like an "antique"!

Bill, if it's any comfort, my Dad had the same procedure with a completely successful outcome. Keeping face down was a major struggle, but ultimately preserving his vision was worth it. I hope it works well for you.

It's all looking great, Harry. I really like those valve springs. Did this thing have four spark plugs per cylinder? Also, I notice you've got some tape on the block. Is that to protect it while you handle it? Is it any special kind of tape? I guess it doesn't leave any residue. I'm enjoying watching this, as usual, hope your leg feels better soon!

Failed post, sorry.

You will find that BMF two weeks after you buy some more!

Really nice work, Jim. Glad you're vision is better.

I don't know if this applies, but I once made louvers by grinding two corners and the bevel of a cold chisel into rounded shapes. Making the tool took some time, but after that I could stamp the tool onto sheet aluminum, and each stamp made a consistent open louver. If that sounds worth your time, I will try to provide some pics.