Greg Wann

There is a Farmall F 20 on my parents farm. Like Ed said and my Dad said. "Don't put your thumb around the crank" If it kicks, it could break your thumb.

Those of you who are interested can send me a PM and I will start a list. I will work on the windows this weekend and see what happens. If my attempt to make clear glass fails then Mike will attempt to vacuum form them.

Well.....John's Mother passed away last Thursday, she has been in the hospital The funeral is tomorrow. I just hope he does not get upset with me for this post or it's possible lack of accuracy. It might become necessary to delete this post. Admin may have to do it.

http://marutualtilio.com/simone_145.html Here is a link to a Duesenberg Coupe Simone. It is pretty swoopy.

Creating photo etch and painting them white then gluing them on a tire would be cool but quite fiddly!

I am in complete AWE too. This work is amazing.

http://smcbofphx.proboards.com/index.cgi? I have been afforded the privilege Of creating the molds for Mikes work. I wittingly titled the thread Outfoxing Revell. Once I have the parts in hand the work will commence. Take the link to our forum, scroll to the bottom for the thread. Just don't make fun of or tease Shartin Looms.

Welcome back to the hobby. Looks like you are off to a great start. I tried to build models again but discovered resin casting. It too can be quite tedious but I like this challenge as I don't have to decide on a color too often!

This is a really cool subject to build. Good work so far.

Well......if you want the mold to have a slick finish then perhaps the parts should be first polished. Perhaps what you are trying to accomplish far surpasses my experience. So I am probably no real help.

http://smcbofphx.proboards.com/index.cgi? Putting weird stuff in a mold might cause the resin to not cure. Forrest Gump Once said "Life is like a box of Chocolates. You don't know what you're gonna get" If you are new to resin casting it will be true here too. You are welcome to take a look at the resin work I post at the bottom of our forum here in Phoenix, AZ. I have a huge quiet following. Lots of looky Lous. I would try doing as Mike above suggests. Call Price Driscoll. My first can was free for the asking. I personally use the ULTRA 4 Urethane Parfilm. It is a paintable mold release. I really would not put anything on your parts before pouring silicone over them either. It could cause valuable detail to be washed out. Besides, silicone will not stick to your model car parts. Are you trying to cast something other than model car parts?

WOW!! That is very nice. I am waiting for the 1:25 scale convertible to hit the shelves. I might actually build one. I did master some bucket seats out of the seats from the pro shop kit. I was going to put four seats in with a full length console. If I ever get rich I might have a real one built.

Very nice.

I can make a resin copy of the original issue 67 Camaro convertible Indy 500 Pace Car body. It is kit AMT 6867-200. Only issued one time.

And this Ladies and Gentlemen is the exact reason I use SMOOTH-ON TASK 8 brand resin to make my bodies and other parts. Perhaps Gregg Hutchings could set up some sort of heat stress tests for resin parts and publish them in the magazine. I first started using the Task 8 when a club member put a resin kit and other items in the trunk of his car. We drove across town to a build session. When he got it in the house and pulled it out of the box it was warped badly. It was a POS! Piece of you know what. I have sent Gregg a few of my parts. Perhaps he could do some comparison tests.

Can anyone identify these seats? I have a unmarked mold that makes this seat and two headrests. I have a lot of molds that are not marked but I sort of know what most of them are. I do not recall ever making these. I am pretty certain too that the seat and headrests have nothing in common with each other. I probably just threw the parts in on the fly. I must have done them for a local club member. Thank you in advance. Also posting this photo with Photobucket worked perfectly. Greg

I agree with Ed. Locate some help from the Gran Sport Club of America. There is or used to be companies like Poston enterprises that advertised in the back of 1:1 car magazines that catered to the Buick owners. Calling them might be helpful.

http://www.pulsarprofx.com/decalpro/ Perhaps this kit will be of interest to you. It is cheap but you need a laser printer. They sell another kit that would allow you to create photo etch parts too. Give Frank a call. He won't let you down. He will buy the kits back if you don't like them. There are several steps to create a decal. You can even apply the image to decal paper and make a water slide decal. If you are into tattoos, you can also create temporary tattoos. Great stuff if you are into school activities with kids or money raising functions. Kids these days are into this stuff and they can be easily removed. They should open stores that do temporary tattoos. You could still get funky and look like a walking billboard. You would just remove it and then put on a new billboard. This would be great for undercover cop work. Images from this kit can be applied to cloth as well. I sure wish I was rich!!

I was in the Gran Sport Club Of America for awhile. In one of their publications there was an article that said that the Buick 455 block contained more nickel in the metal and somehow caused it to be much lighter and wear better. Buicks 455 engine block was actually the lightest in weight compared to the Olds and Pontiac engine blocks. I don't recall by how much though.

http://www.smooth-on.com/tb/files/TASK_8_-_TB.pdf If you are a resin caster, this is the resin you should be using. You will not have to worry about parts warping in the mail. This resin is chemical proof. You can rub alcohol on things like badges on car bodies and will not distort them like on the Smooth-On 300 resin. Gabe Soto told me this resin was much better to turn on a lathe too. It won't build up heat and melt down.

Raoul coulombe once said something that went sort of like this. "We may be model builders, but we may not be model finishers"

I only need about14,286 people to buy two kits. Postage is free in the USA!

I remember seeing Bugs Bunny with air brakes on a airplane too!

WOW! That's about 28,572 resin kits! LOL

WOW! Great job, Anne. It looks really good to me!