Ace-Garageguy

Mineral spirits should have no effect on fully dried lacquer. 70% isopropyl should be safe to use as a cleaning wipe on fully cured enamel or lacquer as well. But as always when using unfamiliar materials, TEST FIRST before committing to doing something on a model you care about. NOTE: I have zero knowledge or experience with modeling products labeled "acrylic" or "water based".

There are a few Merlins, AFAIK, but no Allisons. The AMT Allison can still be found online for reasonable money if you know what packaging to look for.

Exactly. But there's a degree of nuance in your thinking that apparently is beyond the grasp of some.

Instance is wear da tops of da weels lean toad the middow of da car.

Looking great. It just occurred to me you had to move the rear crossmember rearward during your frame mods to get the spring-behind-axle setup to work. Excellent.

"Dwell" in a point-type ignition system is the number of degrees of rotation the points stay closed, as a charge builds in the coil.

Positive cable to +, negative cable to - (when jumping a battery) and you'll avoid getting that huge and scary SPARK!!!

Purty cool, especially the bit about using 21st century technology upgrades on a bazillion year old kit, plus some good old fashioned hack-n-whack-n-fab. Yup, use old parts, new parts, and all the tools in the box.

Yeah, looks like some painted on bull. Scroll halfway down this page: https://hazzardnet.com/forums/topic/4600-lucifer-amy-creavys-mustang/

^^^ Too true.

You must be one of those rare ones who only posts when he has something really worthwhile to say...unlike some of us...

"Oscars" is a name Cibie has used for its driving lights for as long as I can remember.

Fractals and the Mandelbrot set and bears, oh my; be afraid, be very afraid.

Creation of the universe is the center of much debate, and experimentation into quantum physics.

Looking good. Though it's a simple kit, and 1/24 to boot, it's well proportioned and makes a fine model. It can only be built (easily) as a full-fendered car because the frame is molded into the fender unit. It's also a source for some trick parts readily adaptable to 1/25 deuce models, like the louvered hood parts.

Just FYI, it's a 512 TR underneath.

Looks great, and a good color to highlight it's sculptural lines and curves.

Guessed the winning lotto numbers did not I.

Any day you come home with new models is a good one. And hey...you're one down. Good job!

What he said.

Great little model. You've inspired me to try to find one. Those taillights always remind me of the tri-colored eyes on the original War of the Worlds invaders.

Titles of nobility can now be purchased online, so you too can be a Nigerian prince, German count, or Scottish laird; what better accompaniment for that fake Rolex you flash in the bars and discos?

THANK YOU for those. There actually is a lot of information in them that I needed, like the apparent hard seam at the junction of the cockpit fairing and the rear bodywork (unlike the softly molded-in version on at least one restored car), and a better idea of the relationship between the windshield frame and the perspex, and how much thicker and heavier it is at the base than I'd thought previously. MUCH appreciated.

EDIT: Humorous comment deleted to avoid offending delicate sensibilities or being newly branded as another kind of "-ist".