Ace-Garageguy

The package is long gone, and mine is molded in an ivory-color plastic, but I assume that's it. I haven't seen it in a while (packed away) but it stands about 16" tall if I recall correctly.

I'm always fascinated by unusual, purpose built trucks from this period. Great project.

I've read several articles stating the 'new improved re-named' product isn't the same and doesn't work like the old one. Any truth to this? I've never used it myself, but I've thought of trying it...just to know.

Just beautiful, beautiful work. Nice lines too.

Geez...that Olds is gorgeous. I mean really really fine. Man. Damm.

Thanks Ira, Johann, Ray, Alyn, Chris, Andy, Carl and Mark. You guys' feedback really means a lot. Alyn, I hope the primer looked good on the monitor...and Andy, thanks for the link. I didn't have a shot of the car from exactly that high-front angle, and it's helping me to better locate the fuel-filler access panels, as well as correcting an error I made on the front fender widths. I was shooting a bike tank, last thing before I move the compressor to the new location, and had some extra 2K Acme urethane primer in the gun. It's kinda cheating, 'cause this stuff is almost like spray-bondo, quite self-leveling, and really easy to sand. Shot from a conventional big-car gravity-feed HVLP primer gun. The big blob on the center panel is where a persistent air bubble in the epoxy / micro-balloon filler kept reappearing. I buried the little bugger. And sorry about the blurry pix. Hand-held shots in available light, slow shutter.

Didn't get there myself, but my dad brought me back a souvenir model kit of the Space Needle. Still have it, assembled by me, not too terribly badly done.

You mean this?? https://www.google.com/search?q=future+floor+wax&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Unless you're in Turkey, in which case it's Gelecek Kat Parlatıcı... Or maybe maybe France...Service de plancher Future Or Russia...Будущие обуви этаж

If you're just looking for a good longblock for a Ford 302 (block, heads, timing cover, etc.) and you're going to modify it to a race motor, any of the Revell '32 Ford kits have nicely done engines. One of the best Borg Warner T-10s I've seen comes in the AMT engine parts packs...this one It's also in the earlier Blueprinter engine pack that has the custom grilles.

And thank you too. Stay tuned for primer shots, coming soon to a monitor near you...

Thank you very much, sir. I really appreciate it. It was harder that I thought it would be, that's for sure.

Thanks again to everyone who's encouraged this build. That's a GREAT idea...I'll be watching for that one. And thanks for the kind words. Thanks Ken. That means a lot, especially after seeing your work on the Ferrari.

Yes, that's the only one I'm aware of (unless you count the awful one in the Pyro / Lindberg '48 Lincoln) but I'm pretty certain there's a resin copy floating around out there too...this is the Monogram version. It seems like something Replicas and Miniatures would do. Anybody know for sure?

Just about got it, close enough for primer. [/

Maybe I've just been very very lucky...but I just don't seem to have any issues with Testors One Coat lacquers, other than the huge bass-boat flake. I've put this model up a bazillion times to illustrate what Testors rattle-can paint can look like, with no colorsanding (clear-sanding actually) or polishing done when these photos were shot. After the top-chop and bodywork were completed, I scrubbed the model with Comet, hot water and an old toothbrush. The model was then primered with Duplicolor High-Build gray primer, 3 coats, allowed to dry THOROUGHLY, wetsanded with 600 or 800 grit to level the surface and block out any orange peel or panel waviness. Primered again the same way, wetsanded again the same way. Final-primered with Duplicolor Sandable white, two medium wet coats to encourage flow. Wetsanded with 1000 or 1200, than cleaned with 70% isopropyl alcohol (which removes any surface contaminants that might cause fisheyes). Color was applied in one medium wet coat, allowed to flash off (when I checked the surface carefully for any bodywork flaws, scratches, etc.) followed by 3 coats shot full wet, allowed to flash in between coats. MINOR surface trash was sanded out wet with 1500 grit, then a final full wet flow coat was shot to even out the flake over the lightly sanded areas. 5 coats total to get full hiding and color depth (the "One Coat" name is bull). Testors Wet Look clear was shot about 2 hours after the last color coat. Again, one medium wet coat, and two full-wet coats, being VERY careful to get it wet enough to flow, but not to run. This is the as-sprayed finish...you can see a very small amount of orange peel if you look closely. PS. This was also painted in my breakfast room, with no fancy booth. Lacquers make a dry dust over everything when sprayed, so I put old sheets on the furniture. That's it. I held the body of the car in one gloved hand and rotated it, while spraying with the other.

Only one I know of for sure is the Fiero.

Love it love it love it. I know nothing about this aspect of the sport...did the real car have that much engine and driver setback? Hilborn injection? A LaSalle gearbox? All those crazy pipes? Man, that's wild.

Man that's nice! The engine is one of the most believable I've ever seen. Good illustration countering the idea that plug wires the actual scale diameter look wrong. Yours seem to be in correct scale, and look perfect. The underside light weathering is perfect too. I just love this build. Man, that's nice !!

Man you build clean, time after time after time. Those are really nice.

Very pretty, very authentic, very well done. The lines of the roof, the fadeaways and the curved-rear side windows work together perfectly. Perfect color, too.

Oh yes !!! A beautiful example of what can be done with an often overlooked and criticized kit. Very very nice, entirely believable.

Love it. :)

This one...?? ebay starting bid $42, BIN $56 http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-ERTL-Hot-Rods-3-Car-Model-Kit-8457-1-25-34-40-Ford-37-Chevy-Open-Complete-/271305232075? Here's one for $43.99 http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-ERTL-Hot-Rods-34-40-Ford-37-Chevy-3-Kits-FS-Box-Model-Car-Swap-Meet/221297111618?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D18058%26meid%3D2357564065916499218%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D8304%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D271293063907%26 Here's one ended, no bids for $24.99 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-AMT-ERTL-Hot-Rods-34-40-Ford-37-Chevy-3-Model-Car-Kit-/251353101661?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item3a85cff55d

Wow, isn't that an odd coincidence...I've noticed that too. How very very strange...

Yup, they look exactly alike. You might want to check the locations of the accessories (AC, PS, alternator) for your specific application though.