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Dyuhhhhhh, THAT shoulda just bit me, I gotta admit!!!! B)

GREAT cheesey flick!!! Saw this when it came out too! i always wondered WHY the flatoped dude took that lower valance panel off the vette. B)

Nick, I got this car from Kris about a month or two ago, and it IS NICE!!!! As with ALL of Kris's stuff, it's EXCELLENTLY cast an a BREEZE to put together!!!!! You'll LIKE IT! So will ANYBODY else who gets one!!!!

WElcome,Jereimiah. You'll find ALOT of stuff here is free for the askin, like advice! The Purple Pond is a nickname for CSC (Castrol Super Clean)a very powerful concentrated degreaser that strips MOST paint beautifully. Welcome to the forum!!!

Gotta order R&R stuff from Steve Kohler over at Resin Realm. HE is the only guy Ray Parsons deals with. His stuff is KINDA hit an miss. I NEVER buy from him UNLESS I can see WHAT it is. His casting is kinda crude compared to folks like Motor City Resins, Missing Link, or the Modelhaus. IF HE is the ONLY one who has what you want, then you'll HAVE to deal with him, but if theres a BETTER model of what you want, I'd go THAT route. I've NEVER had an R&R kit that DIDN'T need some work to put together. They ARE buildable, but you GOTTA work at it. Hope this helps.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Dan an your sweetie! I got 39 with mine and we STILL like each other!!!!!

Dang, Jim, GREAT minds think alike!!!!! I did the same thing to mine. I dropped an LT-5 in it. Not really hard to do(it's plastic) but I moved the hoses to the OTHER side of the firewall. Wanted to keep it symetric. if ya know wat I mean.I had to mate my engine to the trans that was molded into the chassis. Did you just take it out(the tranny) or did you just mount your engine to it too, without all the mod work to do it? Yours came out REAL NICE! I LIKE IT!!!!! :lol:

That's a good trade off Luis, UNLESS of course, that ONE PURSE is equal to a CASE or TWO of models!!! Have TWO wimmin in my life(wife and Daughter) I KNOW what a NICE purse can cost ya!!!! Oh, an Don, you ain't dun NUTHIN wrong as far as I can see, you just buildin up yer stash!!! Oh, by the way, YOU gotta GREAT wife TOO, jus like MINE!!!!!!!(Ain't WE the lucky ones?!?!) :lol:

AS long as it's not just a plain ol "Fairy" he should enjoy it!!! Have a GREAT B-Day Mark!!!!! Wish ya MANY.MANY more! :lol:

Welcome to the forumDon, you'll find it's a nice place with ALOT of GREAT builders! Ask questions, give answers or just hang out, it's a cool place!

THANKS for the pic,Matt! See wat i mean about the plugwires goin in from the top? From the original pic, it didn't look like that, still doesn't to me, but I'm glad you posted that pic so we could see how they are SUPPOSED to look. Thanks again!

ALL Boss 429 valve covers mount the plugs thru the TOP of the valve cover. His wires are too low to be correct. Sorry, but that ISN'T the way they should be installed(the plug wires). Maybe it's just the angle of the picture, but it LOOKS like they are mounted into the valve covers way too low. The plug wires do not run ANYWHERE near the exhast ports on a Boss 429. Of course it doesn't mean it's not a nice build, it IS. just wanted him to know, that way, if he builds another Boss 429, he'll know where the plugwires should go. Not a critic, just an observation. He has done a nice job on it.

Nice paint job, but you have the valve covers on upsidedown i think. Boss's plugs were on the TOP of the cylinder heads, thru the valve covers. It looks like you wired it as a conventional head, with the plugs down near the exhast ports. But i think the engine greaseing looks good. Came out nice.

It's funny how customs work. This particular kit never held any interest for me, as it was too weird for my tastes. After reading Tim's article on it, it's kinda funny that with all the old Monogram customs being REreleased that this one hasn't made the cut. Too bad, caz even though I STILL think it's weird lookin, I wouldn't mind try my hand at it. Nice Job Howard, it STILL looks just as weird as when it was new!

Harry, I left a Revell Pre Painted 63 Chevy lo rider in PP for at LEAST TWO months, and it didn't touch the paint! After haveing to scrape at it with my thumbnail, it FINALLY must've worked it's way UNDER the paint, an then it started to work. But it was at least another two weeks of soaking to get the paint to finally come off! THAT kit is the ONLY time I've had PP NOT work!!!!!!

Andrey, look at the bottom of the index list. under advertisers, it's right there!

I can't get it to copy, but yes, it's deanshobbystop.com/ . Sorry.

Mike, every issue I get has a tear out coupon/order sheet in it to order back issues. At least the subscription ones do. I don't know about the store sold ones.

The last pic is of a JoHan wheel. They were the only ones to use this type of wheel,Danny. The top wheel looks like a MPC 66 or so GTO wheel, coulda been a 67 too. I don't remember a JoHan Hurst wheel though. Coulda come with somethin like a AMC /Hurst designed kit. But it IS a JoHan wheel. They fit smaller tires like a 14 inch wheel. Hope this helps.

Marc, that little ride is just TOOOOOO sweet! I LOVE the BMF job, it brings out the stylish lines of these cars! VERY nice!

Imma gonna go real with this one,Harry.

Don, Dean Sills is one of the nicest guys you gonna meet in this hobby. I met him about 20 years ago at a toyshow at Clintondale High. He had SOOOOOO many old kits(How many DID he have,Johnny?) I spent almost my whole allowance with him alone! Gotta 66 Skylark, 65 Olds Delta 88, STOCK, not that racer car abortion,and a 68 Galaxie. All were nice clean rebuilders and I got 'em all for a REALLY decent price. Yeah, Dean's a GREAT guy to deal with!

Ta Daaa!!! See Kyle, wad i tellya??? Kris's stuff is TOP notch, and you WON'T find a nicer cast trans ANYWHERE!!!! Take my word for it!

Randy, didja JOIN the club? If you DO you'll meet ALKINDSA guys JUST like YOU!!! For over 50 years i did this ALL by myself. THEN in 08 I found my club(DMCC) and I've NEVER been happier! It's a GREAT club, and if you find one to join, you'll see JUST how much FUN the can be. I EAGERLY await my monthly club meetings! ;)

Great save Lo-Lo! She might not recognize that rascal after all the work you did to it!!! GREAT save! ;)