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  1. espo
    You're off to a good start on this build. A thought on the front suspension challenges. Look at how the 1:1 Ford trucks with the twin I beams where lowered.. The ends of the spindles were extended in much the same manor as the early I beam front axels.
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    I think your conversion looks great. I like the bucket seat interior. Sorry, I'm allergic to cats so no photo here.
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    Very clean looking build and I like the theme. I don't remember anyone using the Canadian grill for a long time. The '56 always looked good with the Mercury tail lights. Great job on the engine, I wouldn't worry about the headers. As for the column shift, Fords didn't have the linkage issues that Chevrolet experienced at that time and they could be "power shifted" with no problems.
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    I like the 6 cylinder engine. Are you thinking of using the side draft carbs. from the early Corvette kits or maybe even the cross flow head and injectors from the AMT '51 Chevy kit ?
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    I see your point about the value. I was looking at the pictures of the kit and thinking purely from a building aspect with no particular attachment to the subject. I can understand if the subject was something that had a great deal of meaning to someone.
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    You are not alone with your FedEx problems. Mine was many years ago and since the way they handled the problem back then I still don't use them for anything even today.
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    A couple of months ago I heard that they had some great sale prices on their kits. I got a few kits that I could use for parts and such in the $14.00 to $17.00 range. On some of them they even would take the 40% off coupon. The few that I have seen lately are back in the $28.00 plus range. They are sort of putting themselves out of the model business with their pricing policies.
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    Depending on which online seller you use they will often have a relationship with a local tire store where they will have the tires delivered and the tire store will mouint and balance the new tires at a set rate. I have done this using The Tire Rack before and it worked well. The fact that your tires were still on your door step is amazing no matter where you live anymore. Just a side thought on that, the local PD's in my area have been using decoy packages to catch "Porch Pirates" around here.
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    I like the kit's subject, but for what it is it seems very pricey. I guess it all depends on how much you like this body style. The kit it's self remind me of a '50's era AMT kit in it's design.
  10. espo
    A roof design that never has been seen on a model that I know of. This design was very practical. The large rear window allowed a good un obstructive view to the rear and the roof overhang kept the hot sun off of the rear seat passengers.
  11. espo
    If you want to be a little different in the theme department, maybe a delivery vehicle for a business. I would go with a Speed Shop for the livery but that's just me.
  12. espo
    This reminds me of some of the first "models" I built as a child. Mine was supposed to be a '32 Ford roadster, but was of the same basic construction as this streamliner. At the time this was a very big deal.
  13. espo
    Well built and nicely detailed.
  14. espo
    Beautiful looking convertible. I like your detailing on the interior it looks correct in everyway. The engine looks perfect without looking overdone.
  15. espo
    Great finish on your paint job. I like the over all look of your build.
  16. espo
    As you may have come to realize your build has been moved. For some reason they put it under Big Rigs. You should contact who ever moved it and have them put your build in the Pick-up section otherwise it will get lost.
  17. espo
    Beautiful looking build. This looks just like the real thing sitting on the showroom floor. All of the details from the body trim and paint to the interior and also under the hood are very sharp and cleanly done.
  18. espo
    Looks almost to pretty to inter in such a Rally. I like all the extra details you crafted with the bungy hold downs on the roof rack and the spare and chain in the trunk. Well thought out Rally car.
  19. espo
    I like the body design on this. I have seen others who have built this body and used the Shelby Wht / Blue stripes paint design. Almost any shade of Red would look good. What colors do you like on most of your builds ? Maybe something you have never tried before since this is a little unusual anyway.
  20. espo
    I'm sorry for any misunderstanding about my reply. I knoew that you had seen this on line video of some guy building this kit and you didn't have any confidence in his abilities based on what he was doing. What I was trying to suggest was to follow the information that Bill Geary was offering.
  21. espo
    I built the Ventura shortly after it was released. Bill Geary - MrObssesive was doing the same model at that time. He was kind enough to share many of his little touches that made all the difference in the world on the outcome of that build. I think if you look at the information he is offering on the wheels and follow how he fit the front and rear glass you will find that there really is only some fine tuning that needs to be done, and isn't that part of building models anyway ?
  22. espo
    I agree, with the lowered suspension the front tires look almost bigger than the rears.
  23. espo
    There is enough contact between the firewall and the grill to cause the grill to standout to much. Minor surgery on both can be done to correct the fit issues. There is also a couple of minor adjustments to the wheels to make the offset more realistic. This and the Catalina are beautiful kits and the detail on them both is outstanding.
  24. espo
    The TS-92 from Tamiya is maybe the easiest to work with, but a couple of other paints to consider are from Testors in their One Coat Lacquer series. They have two different shades of Orange Mt. and as you have already found the color can be changed by what color primer you use. Their #1831 Mica Fiery Orange is the lighter of the two. The other is #1840 Flaming Orange is a little brighter.
  25. espo
    Some resemblance to the Honda trucklit.
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