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Let's See Some Glue Bombs!
Mike999 replied to Snake45's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Sure looks like it, at least the stars. Original '49 Merc "ToT" decal sheet below. The kit is definitely AMT, with the big-block Mopar engine. Those ToT kits were a great source of "plastic wood." The ramps etc. were nicely-grained planks. -
Model Master Paints and MegaHobby
Mike999 replied to ssroczyn's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
A great acrylic version of Gunmetal is Citadel Games "Leadbelcher." It thins with water, goes on smooth and dries quickly. Besides, I just like the name. I also use Alclad and MMMetalizer Gunmetal shades. But have been experimenting more with acrylics. Except for Testors Acryl in the small bottles. I hate that stuff and have never been able to make it behave. -
Upcoming Car Kit News from NNL Motor City
Mike999 replied to tim boyd's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
That looks great and I hate you! ? Nice trick of installing the hood hinge, so the hood is removable. I deviated from the instructions in several places, which may have got me in trouble. I carefully scraped the paint off the attachment points for the front axle to fenders before gluing it. But then I had to adjust other parts, and the axle fell off. Twice. Last night I glued it with 2-part clear epoxy, clamped it and left it to dry overnight. I'll be going down to the shop soon, to see if that worked. Or if I have to Godzilla it... -
The Freetime Hobbies moving sale is still going on. A few kits on sale are listed below. The sale also has quite a few detail sets from Detail Master, MCG, KA Models, and Studio 27 decals. The link below should take you directly to the 1/25 scale models sale section. https://freetimehobbies.com/moving-sale/moving-sale-car-models/?_bc_fsnf=1&Scale=1%2F24+%26+1%2F25 AMT Piranha Funny Car $12.99 AMT 1965 Chevy El Camino "Gear Hustler" $13.99 AMT 1977 Ford "Cruising Van" $15.99 Aoshima MGB 1974 $15.99 Hasegawa VW Type 2 Delivery Van Egg Girl Winter Paint $27.99 Moebius 1954 Hudson Hornet $17.99 MPC 1932 Ford Sedan Delivery $14.99 Revell Porsche Diesel Junior 108 Tractor $9.99 Revell 1968 Chevy Chevelle SS 396 $14.99 Revell 1969 Chevy Nova Yenko $14.99
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Mike999 replied to tim boyd's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Thanks, you're right! The ICM instructions are WRONG, and tell us to paint those headlamp brackets "Bright Brass." That's not the only problem I'm having with that kit, and I almost Godzilla'ed it tonight. It has some real "chicken or egg" puzzlers when it comes to building and painting. It would be easier to build by not painting anything first. But then you have the problem of getting into some really tight places to paint. It will help in places if you stand on your head, and grow another pair of hands. Many gluing surfaces on major assemblies are very small. The 2 sides of the hood are "handed" and will only work one way, but you can barely see the tiny indent that glues to the hood former. My hood hinge was too long. Etc. Etc. -
All good points. For anyone else building the ICM kit, here are a couple of photos of a real Model T Commercial Roadster survivor. Notice the rear fenders laying on the ground behind it. Since all the paint is worn off the hood, we can see it's aluminum, as it should be for circa 1912. This one still has its removable storage box and "mother-in-law" seat, which often disappeared. The triangular bracket on the driver's side fender is where the carbide tank should go, but it's missing. About the wheels...your guess is as good as anybody else's. On the Model T forums, as soon as somebody says "Ford didn't do X in 19yy," somebody will post pix of a car built in 19yy with X on it. Old Henry was notoriously stingy, and if he had parts left over at the end of the year, he used them next year. 1927 seemed to have a lot of weird things happening, since it was the last year of Model T production.
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Where to go sell off some of my kits?
Mike999 replied to Pete J.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Casey's right about succinct, accurate descriptions. I've been selling on eBay since the days of money orders, before PayPal existed and you had to provide your own photo hosting. Which reminds me...put at least one clear photo in your listing. Also put some thought into your listing's TITLE. It's the first thing buyers will see when they search, along with the photo. As an example: BAD TITLE: Revell '57 Chevy Kit Rare! BETTER TITLE: Revell '57 Chevy #1234 Original Issue SEALED Revell has re-issued its '57 Chevy many times and none of them are very rare. There's also a Snap-Kit. Younger buyers may have never seen an original kit, so even a photo of the box art won't help them much. But the "Better Title" at least lets them know it's an original and shrink-wrapped. Collectors will want to know the same info. Space is limited in the TITLE, but if you can't fit the Kit Number in the title, at least put it in your listing. I'm always surprised by how many eBay sellers don't bother to give the kit number, or any really useful information. I just looked at an old Jo-Han kit on eBay, where the photos told me something important: the chassis had been sawed into 2 pieces. The seller didn't mention that in the listing, until I messaged them and asked about it. -
Great job, and the very definition of "a clean build." I love all the MoPars from this period. Back in that day, a friend's family ran a garage and a small used-car business. They mostly dealt in "New York Cars." Rust-buckets that got a lot of Bondo in the lower quarters, then a quick re-paint. But somehow, once they got ahold of a very clean '65 Plymouth Belvedere I. It was a real sleeper, a post sedan that looked like a "teacher's car." But it had a 426 Wedge engine and 4-speed. I still remember the hood ornament with the vertical "4-2-6" numbers. And I'll never forget taking a high-speed ride in that thing. Half of me wanted to jump out, the other half thought it was better than the roller coaster.
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4 door 57 Chevy sedan for Revell kit ?
Mike999 replied to 57peppershaker's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
And here's the build for that body! '57 Chevy Military Police car. Everything Delete, no armrests, and only 1 sun visor for the driver. Needs a little work for the 150 side trim, but that's not a big problem. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2010/04/09/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1957-chevrolet-mp-car/ -
Maybe a precinct in 1927 Chicago, that wanted to give Al Capone's boys plenty of warning that they were coming? ? Besides that bright yellow paint, as I wrote upthread, the AMT kit has extra-cost options like bumpers, wind wings, a nickel-plated radiator shell and wire wheels. Those were not likely to be ordered on a cop car. That's sort of like a 1970 Ford police car with a vinyl top. Here's a 1919 Model T restored as a New York State Police car. No bumpers, no wind wings, plain black radiator shell and wooden artillery-spoke wheels. This is probably what most Model T police cars would have looked like. And IIRC from reading Model T sites, the wheels would have been painted black from the factory, not varnished like in the photo. Those Model T sites are a great source of information, and there are MANY of them.
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Nope, not unless Round 2 adds the guns from the '78 Dodge Monaco. The '27 T kit does have a sawed-off double-barreled shotgun, though. The Monaco has a Tommy gun with the stick magazine. The old MPC Gangbuster kits had the earlier "Roaring 20's" version with the drum magazine and front hand grip. Those kits also have an 03 Springfield rifle, Colt M1911 pistol, a couple of revolvers and even a switchblade knife and blackjack. Comparing the Monaco and Gangbusters Tommy guns is a fun exercise. They're not even close to the same size. The one in the Monaco is much bigger.
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A quick search shows the Santa Fe was used as a police car in the UK, Peru and probably other places. This is a 2012 in the UK:
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Deadliest car in america.
Mike999 replied to Scott8950's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I think King also described it as a 2-door in one part of the book, and a 4-door in another. Somewhere, probably on this board, I read that King wrote on "Christine" for a while. He got tired of it and put it aside, then came back to it later. That may explain some of its problems. And maybe his publisher couldn't afford any editors... I remember reading an interview with King, where he said that he didn't want the Haunted Car to be something too fast or sporty, like a Camaro or Charger. Just an ordinary working stiff's car. But he blew that too. The '58 Fury was a limited edition, very exclusive car. He'd have been OK if he'd made it a '59, when the Fury was just the top of the Plymouth line and available as a 4-door. And of course, as everybody in here knows, the '58 Fury only came in one color: Buckskin Beige. "White over red" was not available. -
Can you tell me what these are?
Mike999 replied to ewetwo's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
That's the road test wheel and its bracket. Back in the day, a wheel was mounted outside the car and connected to the test equipment console inside. That GP kit also has the console. AMT took that wheel from somewhere else, maybe the '27 Model T. It should look like a bicycle wheel, or the front wheel of a vintage dragster, with thin spokes.. -
The U.S. Army bought a fleet of Pintos and even used some as police cars. No Cruising Wagons or wagons, though. Here's the write-up and photo from Fred W. Crismon's book "U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles:" "The fuel crunch which began to effect the civilian consumer in the mid-1970's soon found its way into the military ranks. Progressively smaller allocations of fuel to units became the order of the day, and smaller cars followed not far behind. In 1975 the US Army bought a fleet of Ford Pintos, and used them as both fuel and manpower savers: they generally were classified as drive-yourself vehicles. Many military drivers who had chauffeured officers were released for other military duties, while the officers (mostly junior ones) drove themselves. This particular Pinto two-door sedan inherited "slop jar" warning lights, loudspeaker, a two-way radio and Military Police markings. Propelled by a 2.3 liter four-cylinder in-line engine, the little Pinto provided nimble transporatation for routine police work in the Heidelberg, Germany area. Full-sized Fords were also purchased in 1975."
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Finished the chassis on an ICM Model T, and a couple of other minor jobs on that kit. While that was drying I went looking for some wood, got irritated and organized the "lumber yard." That's a big drawer full of wooden strips, planks, sheets, dowels etc. Never could find anything without a major, time-consuming search. Now all the strip wood is in one clear plastic bag, sheets and planks in another, used pieces and offcuts in another, etc. Much better, I can glance at a bag now and know instantly what's in it. And where the right wood is that I'm looking for.
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4 door corvette
Mike999 replied to Scott8950's topic in 1:1 Reference Photos: Auto Shows, Personal vehicles (Cars and Trucks)
It's weird and ugly, which may be why I always wanted to build that thing. I lucked out at a flea market a few months ago and found one for $10. It's open and the box is beat-up, but it's complete and untouched inside. I almost broke my wrist getting my wallet out. -
Old-timers know this already, but for those who've never seen this kit: it already has great vintage police gear. A sawed-off shotgun, a big chrome flashlight, 2 vintage police helmets and 2 nightsticks, a megaphone, a hand-cranked police siren, etc. As I've mentioned before, the kit is pretty fancy for a 1927 police car. As the box art shows, it has extra-cost options on it like bumpers, wind wings and wire wheels. IMO, a cop version would look more realistic by deleting the first two items and adding wooden spoke wheels from the '25 T kits. For those who build Model T's, either AMT or the earlier-version ICM kits, there's another neat little surprise in the box: 4 running-board step plates with a tiny oval "Ford" logo. These were available from the early days of the Model T and many owners added them. Unfortunately, each plate also has 2 ugly pin marks on it. I can't figure out a way to remove them. May have to cover them with a little mud or dirt.
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Deadliest car in america.
Mike999 replied to Scott8950's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Believe it or not, no accused witches were ever burned in Salem, MA or anywhere else in America. Which is not much comfort. At Salem 19 men and women were hanged. One man, Giles Corey, was pressed to death, meaning heavy rocks were piled on him until he died. Four or five other innocent people died in jail. -
Deadliest car in america.
Mike999 replied to Scott8950's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Agree 100%. Much as I love horror stories/movies, my brain seems to be missing the gear for "supernatural belief." And I'm glad. Good grief, the car didn't kill anybody. Other people did, as always. And I lost track of how many citizens "killed their whole families." No names given so we can fact-check that, of course. Turner Classic Movies sometimes shows a cheap, quickie old cop movie, "Bunco Squad." About a gang of phony psychics trying to rip off a rich widow, by convincing her they can talk to dead people. It's sort of a sad commentary on us humans: every trick the grifters use in that movie is still being used by the same kind of grifters today. And that movie was made in 1950. (Along with the interesting plot, it's worth watching for the great old cars and pre-freeway Los Angeles scenery.) /soapbox https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042289/ -
I also grabbed a '71 Duster 340 today at Hobby Lobby, using the Magic Email Coupon on my phone. Might have skipped it, but I went back and read some of the old threads about that kit on this board. They convinced me to take the plunge. No new car kits at this HL. But it had one new off-topic kit, the Atlantis (ex-Revell) Allison Turbo-Prop engine. So if anyone is looking for that kit, it may be on the way to your local HL. Their sticker price is $49.99.
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On 12/23/19, I placed an order at the Hart's Parts website for 3 resin items. Two AMT 68-69 Plymouth Satellite hoods and one MPC/AMT 73-74 Plymouth Satellite Hood. Hart's immediately sent me an e-mail saying they were processing my order. Since this was the busy holiday season, I expected it to take some time. No biggie, it's not like I don't have umpteen other projects. On 1/5, Hart's sent me another e-mail saying the order was processed. The 3 hoods arrived today, 1/11. So a little over 2 weeks from placing the order to getting it, during the busiest shipping and shopping time of the year. Not bad at all! And now it's time to do some Mainstream Mopars. In a package deal some time ago, I got a resin '68 Satellite 4-door, neatly built as a police car (Adam-12!). But it's missing the hood. Fixing that is not just a matter of grinding the scoops off a Road Runner hood. The Satellite used a different and fancier hood that I did not want to scratch-build. I was very happy with the Hart's Parts order and will buy from them again.
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It is 1/25 and was last released around 1978, I think. Airfix also released it in the UK, during its partnership with MPC. The version shown below was a tie-in to a TV show that didn't last long. It came with optional machine guns for the front fenders. MPC also released it in a "Connoisseur Classics" box, unarmed. Do a site search and you'll find lots of old threads about the kit.
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66 ford gasser
Mike999 replied to zaina's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Hobby Lobby sells this white version of that medium, "Simply Tacky." Once you've used it, you can't live without it. Along with temporarily attaching parts, it's great for holding small parts during painting. Elmer's Poster Tack comes in blue or red and Michael's has it. -
Worst airplanes and helicoptors ever made
Mike999 replied to gbdolfans's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Here's a Brewster product I just learned about: the XA-32 Brewster Blaster (at least Brewster came up with good names). Designed as an attack aircraft/dive bomber, the Blaster looked great on paper. Armed with eight .50-cal. machine guns or four 37mm cannon in the wings, it could also carry 3000 pounds of bombs: 1000 pounds in its bomb bay and 2000 pounds under the wings. Since this is Brewster, you won't be surprised that the XA-32 was a barking dog and a total flop. Like other Brewster aircraft, it looked over-weight and was, dangerously so. Only 2 were built before the Army Air Corps decided it would be better off converting P-51 Mustangs into A-36 Apache attack aircraft. "One disastrous characteristic was that the exhaust scoops that ringed the cowling nearly blinded the test pilots during night flying; the backfiring at low power settings resulted in flames engulfing the nose of the aircraft." That would be a real confidence-builder... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_XA-32