Tom Geiger

Tom, here’s an old Pennsylvania barn down the road from me. 1700s and many of the old buildings from that era were built solid from local stone and survive today.

Hunting for baloney!

On the Bounty

Ouch! That hurt!

Looks good! I’ve actually seen girly cars that looked similar to that! Back when my daughter was 18, I bought her a bright red 1995 Celica GT convertible. She wanted to have it painted pink. Thankfully she couldn’t afford to do it!

Combining those two magazines will only upset the current Fine Scale readers who will perceive they are losing pages to “just cars”. So now they’ve ticked off two populations. Kinda like having a magazine about dogs and they merged in a cat magazine!

salted rubber bands

Very cool! You did well with that hunk of 1950s molding! I have one I’m adapting to be a Model A boat tail speedster minus fenders

I once lost a shoebox full of early Falcon and Ranchero rebuilders and parts. It became a running joke in my club.. wherever my elusive Falcon box has toddled off to. It was missing for years and had never left the model room! I found it when I was packing to move. The bottom shoe box in the closet was marked “Matchbox Cars”. I realized it was awful light.. opened it and Falcons! It was marked “Falcons” on the opposite end facing the wall!

I have found the CarMax, Carvana, Auto Sense and we have Auto Lenders here in PA/NJ are chains that focus on selling “as good as new” guaranteed used cars to people who are afraid of cars for near new car prices! Seriously for their no haggle high prices you could probably buy a new one if you negotiate well. Add in the zero percent interest incentives on new cars and you would make out. I have bought cars off eBay and Craig’s List, but used these sources like classified ads.. I went and saw cars and negotiated in person.

On my phone I’ve had ads for five pairs of pink panties, the first bra free bra and cartoon porn!

Yup.. there’s a dimension filled with model car parts, single socks and lost computer files!

And the detail level of the model also reflects the technology and market norms of when that tool was created. We are blessed that some 50-60 years worth of tooling still exists and the kits get reissued today. So while your 66 Riv is a modern tooling, if you bought a 62 Buick it was originally tooled in late 1961 and will have a one piece chassis and other lack of detail that was the norm back then. Best bet is if you have a question about kits you wish to buy, float it out on this board and folks here will give you good information.

Stained by cats ? ?

Agreed! Most folks understand why we cancell d NNL East this year but we got a few emails and phone calls.. one guy saying it was his right to attend model shows! I responded that it was my right not to personally incur a $10,000 fine for breaking state law!

And lighter fluid

I need that!

It’s probably kit plastic.. this camper has been out as the Model King version only the box with the race hauler body. Shouldn’t be too hard to find

Yes he does

I hear ya Randy! I only buy diecast trucks in 1/24 or1/25 and only if there is no kit for that vehicle!

First Gear did some very nice Internationals. Don’t forget these!

They are actually leaves. Mine was probably by Woodland Scenics, but I don’t see it today. A like product... Go to eBay and search “green stuff world”, “leaf litter”. For less than $10 you’ll have a lifetime supply!

The stamping on your camper is slight, as you can barely see it in the photo. It would even be more delicate in scale. There are no straight bends, or flat spots. It’s a pattern of three rounded ribs, one wide, two narrow. I am a fan of old campers, have built one and have a second one eternally in progress. So I spent some time digging.. The Evergreen product has very pronounced and deep ridges. You could strap down a sheet and take it down to near flat with an electric 1/3 sheet sander. Then add a groove center of the smaller indent area to get close. Unfortunately I cannot tell you which if their numbers this is as I got a single sheet in one of their odds and ends bags. This is the camper that came in the old El Camino kits. Multiple ridges but not your pattern. The roof of same camper.. a pattern but not yours. I also looked at the plastic camper that comes in multiple diecast pickups and it’s very toylike. I don’t know where else to look except for the Greenlight campers but they are diecast. Looking at your camper, the ridges are the least of the challenge. It looks like a candidate for a 3D printing model, with all that’s going on there. At the very least, the pattern would be very easy to duplicate and someone could print you a few sheets. Wish I found a better solution.

I did just what you are attempting on the finished paint. I suggest trying another brand wire if the Detail Master doesn’t work. This red was the other major brand, which is a bit larger. I used Zap-A-Gap CA glue very slowly and carefully!

Do it! You won’t regret the purchase. It is a very nice kit that goes together well