Monty

I've got a 1/25 kit that came with a stone stock big block Chevy (no optional engine parts) and I'd like to find some resin parts to make it look more "streetable". At minimum, I'd like to find something like Edelbrock's Elite series valve covers and air cleaner. Other valve covers & open element air cleaners(M/T, Moroso etc) also acceptable. As a 2nd option, is there a way to replicate the Accurate Miniatures (1/24) induction setup in 1/25 scale? Any links to vendors would be greaty appreciated.

Will Simple Green, PineSol or 91% isopropyl alcohol remove model chrome and the undercoating it adheres to? That's the goal...

I've had better looking things get past my balloon knot.

My first model was a tiny (+/- 4") Stuka when I was about 6. If you've ever seen the Calvin & Hobbes strip where he tries to build an F4 Phantom, that was pretty much my experience as well. As far as cars go, my first kit was Revell's '56 Chevy. Yup, the one with opening doors, hood and trunk. Calling it "fiddly" is like saying the ocean is damp. I'm surprised I even tried other car kits after that little disaster.

This isn't a direct answer to your question but it may be of some help. Badger makes a Badger-Paasche airline adapter (P/N 50-090) that shouldn't cost you more than $5.00 at your local hobby shop. HTH

Eh, if that's the best you can do, don't worry about it. If you stay on this board long enough, you'll pick up some great tricks and ideas. Kidding! You've done some incredible work on that car and I'm impressed by all the "fixes" you incorporated. My favoritre version of this car was the blue and yellow entry in the 1976 Swedish Gran Prix. Feel free to post all the F1 cars you've got.

Aaron, I appreciate the link but twobobs only carries the acrylics, not the enamels.

Ken, most of the time I use Google when I need reference pictures, but occasionally I strike out. That's when I try Yahoo Images. These pics may be of some help. http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=ferrari%20512s&ni=20&b=81

I originally found these at my favorite hobby shop and bought some to try. That hobby shop closed a couple years ago, and I'm having difficulty finding another source for these paints. They come in 14ml tins like Humbrol, but the paint is supposedly made by another company. TIA for any links etc.

1) In the 60s, Ford had a color called Candy Apple Red. Despite the name, it wasn't a "candy" color like this: Is there a hobby paint that duplicates that shade of red? 2) Teal - one definition I saw said "a greenish-blue". In your Crayola 64-pack, the color I want is Green-Blue, but Testors' enamel and acrylic teals are more of a Blue-Green. Here's kind of a starting point: Is there a hobby paint that duplicates that shade? TIA for all helpful replies.

Thanks, Dave!

That dark green really works on that car. As for the BMF, it looks like you did a great job without it by just using silver paint. That takes a steady hand, too. Can you show us any chassis or engine shots?

Bill, any thoughts on doing the wheel arches or pinstripes? Those are going to be my main concerns.

These are some of my favorite C3s. I have the kits to reproduce them, but I'm not confident that I have the right tape etc to mask off the two-tone features, especially the wheel arches. If you look closely, you'll see that each car features pinstripes, which I'll need help replicating as well. I'd appreciate any tips, product recommendations, procedures, whatever you have.

I can't wait to see how this build progresses. The '69 Mach 1 is my favorite muscle car evarrrrr. If memory serves, this is a 1/25 scale kit, so you should be able to find a good FE replacement engine among your other kits. I'm also a huge fan of 5-slots and Radial T/As, so the AARI stuff is a perfect addition to this kit. If you figure out a way to fix the angle of the front grille, let the rest of us know. It's one of the things that's keeping me from completing this kit.

Wow, that is just flat-out sharp! I gotta ask - what's the secret to painting the letters on the tailgate?

Gotta agree with this 100%. All the effort you're putting into detailing the chassis will be overshadowed by that patch of lettering. Hope you're feeling better.

I've got this Revell thing sitting in my "rainy day" stack. It has ejector pin marks on everything - shocks, radiator, you name it. I don't mind doing "prep work" but this one will require a week's worth of fill-file-and-shape drudgery before I even get started building it. Just thought of a new term for kits like this - Glue virgin!

Seems like SA(E) did an article on this kit years ago. Unless my memory is faulty, I believe they said the body was from a snap kit issued by Airfix. I think they used the Monogram '78 T/A for chassis, engine & etc. Let's see if the board's kit historians chime in.

Apparently I missed a memo. While sniffing around on ebay last night, I saw AMT kits (ex: 32 Ford Vicky) with a black, silver and red DTR insigina where the old AMT insignia used to be. What's up with that?

Nick, those wheels look sharp on your R/R, but as others have pointed out, they're meant to emulate a 1:1 stamped steel wheel instead of the aluminum wheels I was asking about. Look at the depth of the slots in the first picture (Ansen Sprint) and compare it to those in the second picture. Admittedly, wheel selection for a real car (or model) can be subjective, but in this case I was looking for a rather specific wheel to achiefve a certain "look".

Yes. It's kinda the 1/25 scale version of the wheels Monogram put in a lot of their kits in the early 70s.

I know some editions of the Avanti have them. Any others?

I ended up with some of these when I was trying to find some Gunze Sangyo acrylic paints. The on-line description said "acrylic" (technically they're right, but it's a solvent-based acrylic). Eventually I learned I should've been looking for the word "aqueous". Anyway, I apparently now own paints that may require a proprietary reducer. Do I have to bite the bullet and buy the Mr Hobby thinner or will something else work as well? If you've painted anything with these, please post pics, comments etc.

Blake, can you post some pictures of this kit?