Ace-Garageguy

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Tutorial here...(and a sample of his work below; the guy knows his stuff).

The ones I referred to are ONE -PIECE, and look pretty much identical to those in your photo. They date from the mid 1960s. See below (not my model)

And before that...prep, prep, prep. Even the best paint will look like dog squeeze over lumpy bodywork, parting lines, poor part fit in general, or orange-peeled primer.

Some of the vintage Revell M&H RaceMasters are indeed 10X16, and are marked as such on the sidewalls. The treads measure a little over 10mm in width. These would have been in the original issues of the Miss Deal, SWC Willys, Tony Nancy double-dragster kits, the Ivo Showboat, etc.

Probably just as well. As easy as it was to change the old headlamp bulbs, I've seen at least a dozen put in upside down. Stupidity knows no bounds.

The Silence of the Clams

To change the headlight bulbs... And people get mad at me when I voice the well-founded opinion that many new cars are designed by idiots who have no thought about making things relatively easy to maintain or repair...

cat batting mode

It's all part of the guys-turning-into-women thing, the 50%-less-testosterone generation (which is real...look it up). And technical ignorance need not stand in the way of a technical-writing career. Being an automotive journalist doesn't seem to require any actual in-depth knowledge of mechanics or operation anymore, just as much of the rest of "journalism" is devoid of anyone who actually knows what they're talking about. The first glaring instance I recall in a car-mag was an article that referred to the suspension layout on the then-new Z32 Nissan 300ZX as "multiple rods and levers". Really? Since then, I've noticed a spiraling trend towards gushing praise (in order to make the advertisers happy, one supposes) and less and less hard information. Even most of the hot-rod oriented how-to articles read more like sound bites than anything really useful. I miss the days when mags like Sports Car Graphic had world-class engineers like Paul van Valkenburg on staff, Hot Rod had Tex Smith, and Car & Driver would label a car as a steaming pile if the appellation was deserved. I know, I know...just another old-man ranting about how much better things were when car-guys and gearheads actually had had grease under their nails at some time in their lives...

I know some of the Johan kits were made of a plastic that's vastly more solvent-resistant than the bottom-of-the-barrel styrene kits are made from today. Some conventional styrene glues won't touch the stuff. As a windshield post has a very small bonding area anyway, you might try a high-strength epoxy.

I don't use Facebook, but I opened an account some years back. Recently I've been getting odd messages about various people commenting on photos I'm "tagged" in, and today I got something saying my account has been "unlocked" after having been "locked" because of some "security" issue. The messages appear to be legitimately originating from FB, but I'm wondering if this isn't just another phishing scam. Anybody else seeing anything odd lately from FB?

dark and stormy...

I say build it. It's not like you're going to be able to retire on what you might make on the kit as an "investment", so why not enjoy the thing and build something you really want to? Sounds like a cool project, too.

Here's a map of what you'll be able to see depending on where you are, assuming clear skies... https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2018-january-31

And here's a $2.4 MILLION DOLLAR house built with the same pathetic attention to detail...

While we're talking about construction...lotsa folks get upset with me when I harp on the propensity for workers to deliver just flat incompetence instead of quality these days. Have a look at what kind of roofing job $20,000 can get you. I see this kind of idiot moron hacking EVERYWHERE, on EVERYTHING. Cars, plumbing, general home "repairs", new construction. electrical work...

I'd be very interested in what search terms turned this one up.

Bob McNulty was a prolific builder of custom early Corvettes. At least 5 different full-custom 'Vettes of his were featured in the old mags. This one has a somewhat similar tail treatment..

As you say, some people already enter ringers, or have others do significant parts of the work. It's not everywhere, but it does occasionally happen. That said, just because someone can buy beautifully accurate and highly-detailed parts is no guarantee that the rest of the model will be up to show-winning standards. And it's possible to approach that level of detail with some of the best of the best resin aftermarket parts anyway (or highly-skilled scratch-building) and has been for rather a long time. I don't know about these days, but back in the '50s and '60s, the NMRA (National Model Railroad Association) had categories for models built from kits, scratch-built, etc. They tended to keep models built at differing skill levels competing with each other, rather than having the wizard old-timers competing with the less experienced. More categories for car-models, that removed those that were heavily-reliant on high-end aftermarket parts, might be a solution...but competition is never really "fair". Real cars built to the level it takes to compete for America's Most Beautiful Roadster, for instance, would put to shame just about everything at the local cruise-night shows.

Y'all fellers jus' needs to gets yo'selves some radio-controlled GOOSINATORS !!!

I've used a Corvette C5-R chassis under a '70 Chevelle; it's a fairly straightforward swap...lengthen the frame rails and use the floor pans from the original kit. Another one that lends itself to the pro-touring genre is under the Lindberg '37 Ford customs...(not my model)

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VERY NICE. ALWAYS good to have more options. Question: How well dies the fingernail resin really adhere to small areas like the ends of broken pillars and such? I typically use a very high-strength aircraft epoxy for similar repairs, as it's the only thing I've found so far that is at least as tough as the original plastic. If your material really stands up to sanding, filing and post-paint polishing, I'll certainly give it a try.