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I didn't realize that. I just remember seeing the spray cans at a couple of shows/swap meets.

I agree and meant no disrespect to Joe. As for ageing, trust me when I say you have to be brave to get old.

Great looking Firebird. Your color choice looks very much like an OEM color of the day. You mentioned a problem getting the wheels and tires lined up with the opening. I noticed the Air Cleaner sits back in the engine compartment which might come from the frame not fitting far enough forward. I wouldn't change it at this time since the wheel & tire issue isn't that noticeable unless you point it out.

This really cleaned up well. In time with a little foil and the white insert on the side it well really pop.

Great looking build. I like how you detail painted the engine compartment and the chassis. Very nice paint finish and the color looks just right on this.

Thanks for the info. I really don't know much about R/C cars and never thought about the Drift Cars steering geometry. Learn something new every day.

The finish on the Buggy looks very much like what I remember seeing on these in the '60's. I'll try that on the next one I build.

HOK used to be available in spray cans years ago. Maybe they're back ?

That's a great looking find. As you pointed out the '64 Chevelle models in the Craftsman Series were molded in Yellow, I still have one left. Since this has the complete Trunk moldings this leads me to think this is either an Annual or a Promo, either way I would think it's very collectable.

At least the USPS usually through boxes underhand to minimize this type of damage. I'll bet the emergency brake wasn't holding on the delivery vehicle and this shipping box looks to be the right size to place behind one of the tires to hold their truck on a slight hill. Or it might have not been as effective as the driver hoped and the truck just ran over it. Never seen that extensive of damage. Someone somewhere knows this happened.

Some of the reasons for them not buying cars or driving early on is simple economics. With very few exceptions wages have not kept up with inflation plus the cost of insurance and maintenance is not cheap. The cost our auto insurance has also almost doubled in the last couple of years with no claims since a hail storm over ten years ago. No citations on either of our driving records.

Old Joe was always a ham. He even used to be called Broadway Joe, although that had as much to do about he nights out on the town in New York. He was always one of those types you just kind of enjoyed hearing him tell tales. He may of even out lived his retirement and misses the lime light. So the extra money I'm sure comes in handy and he always enjoyed the attention so there's that.

I have also been watching the show. Another even dumber remark from one of the talking heads explaining the term "Lead Sled" saying it originated from doing a chopped top on a particular car on the auction block. While it was true that lead was used on this particular car he failed to mention the major body work done on the fenders and grill area of the vehicle. His explanation implied that the name came from just having the top chopped and failing to point out all of the major alterations done on the body.

I'd love to see any pictures you have of the show.

Please share any photos of your show.

Hopefully someone will have pictures to share with some of us unable to attend.

I hope someone will post pictures for those of us unable to attend.

Very interesting car. Impressive suspension action and the exhaust flames are great. The builder put a lot into this. The only down side in watching this move around is the front tire geometry when the front wheels are turned. I'm afraid to ask how much he has in parts alone in this.

I have built a few resin cast bodies, but what I have found was that using a Automotive grade primer helps to seal the resin and helps any color coats of paint adhere better. In the past I tried Tamiya primer and didn't get the adhesion I was looking for and the paint would come off with the use of masking tap in some cases.

Not entirely sure of the problem but the first thing that I notice is the use of alcohol as a cleaning agent. In my mind I think any residual alcohol on the surface could effect same paints. Usually the Dawn bath and a thorough water rinse is sufficient cleaning. You didn't mention any priming of the surface which is something I would normally recommend. I have a recently purchased Rust-Oleum American Accents and notice they state that includes both paint and primer so I don't think that in its self would be a problem. The most common paint wrinkling is attributed to the use of both Enamel and Lacquer paints on the same surface.

Don't do Fake Book, it will rot your mind.

Like so many others I bought from Modelhaus with confidence that what ever I was getting would be the best quality that could be had. There will always be some poor casters I guess but there are many out there that are truly very good and great to deal with. The ones that I have bought from sight unseen are listed in the Forums Resin/After market section and none of those have been a problem. Ask other builders here of their experience with an unknown caster and that should give you a good idea of their products. There is still no substitute for holding it in your hand to examine the part and that's why I often buy at swap meets and model shows where you can talk to the caster and look over your purchase in advance. Many of use wish that Modelhause was still around but that doesn't mean that there is no one else doing quality work.

Looking at the way the frame on the 4x4 is bent I'd say that was a big impact. The Charger held up pretty well considering. I think they both are going to be in the market for new vehicles.

Sounds like to many nutty people with to much time on their hands. Say didn't they used to burn witches in that area years ago ?

For those who are using the pen for body trim I have a question. Are you scribing or cutting in or what ever you want to call it along the edge of the molding. In a bygone era when about all we had was some Testors Chrome bottle paint and a brush I learned a technique of using a #11 to lightly scribe along the edge of the moldings. The paint and 000 brush I would use to flow the paint onto the molding and the line I had created with the #11 formed a dam for lack of a better term that the paint would flow up to but not beyond. With the problems I see so many mentioning when using the pen or even brushing it on this may help with that problem.