Monty

Thank ya, sir! Exactly what I was looking for - different styles and "brands".

Kinda disappointed in some of the kit batteries I've come across. Some look small enough to be motorcycle batteries and some have slightly sloping sides, which isn't acceptable either. Hoping to find much better, even if from multiple sources.

Those of you who've built their 1/24 Boss 429 and other variants might recall that their tail light treatment calls for the builder to paint a clear plastic piece red and install that behind the chrome bezels etc. Since tail light lenses are actually translucent, I wondered if using candy red over gold on the clear piece would give a better impression of a translucent red tail light than using solid red. Haven't done it yet. Just curious what you guys think.

Very nice work on both of those! After seeing them, I seem to be leaning toward the '60 engine, but we'll see who else posts pics. If any of you have built a nice rendition of the Galaxie's kit engine, feel free to post that up too.

I've been considering taking another shot at the AMT '65 Galaxie, which I last built over 40 years ago, and I was wondering if I couldn't make a slight improvement on their design. For the most part, I'm OK with the kit as it comes, but I've been wondering if the engine from AMT's '60 Skyliner or Revell's Parts Pack 427 wouldn't look a little more detailed. This will be a mild street machine, so a low-rise dual carb setup would be fine as long as it fits under the hood. In addition to providing your opinions, I'd appreciate seeing how you built any or all of them. (Please label accordingly)

Wow, I like that! That red just works, and the vinyl top really sets it off nicely. Would you mind telling us how you did the vinyl top, especially the tunnel-back area? I'm think of doing a vinyl roof on the Lindberg '67 442. Also, any engine or chassis pics?

I have a number of kits that I want to build more or less factory stock, so I won't be cutting out the hole for the hood scoop. That still leaves the scribed lines, which I'd like to fill in and detail over with small gauge plastic to complete the look of the factory sheet metal & bracing etc. My question is whether mixing regular model glue with small styrene shavings as a filler might still affect the thin spots near the surface of the hood. If so, should I use something like Milliput, or...?

Duuuude, excellent recall!

Yup. The first time I saw one of these, I thought "That should have a Fisher Price sticker on it somewhere."

It's definitely not the first time an auto company has desecrated the name of a formerly respected model. Here are three that immediately came to mind: 1980 Dodge Challenger 1977 Mustang Cobra 1991 Olds 442

Full disclosure: I've been wanting one of these for sometime, especially since reading our resident airbrush expert's reviews on it. https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/badger-155-anthem Prices on these have gone up considerably for some reason, so when I saw this ebay listing, I grabbed one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Badger-Anthem-155-Dual-Action-Internal-Mix-Siphon-Bottom-Feed-Airbrush-Set/332650394232?epid=1709880599&hash=item4d73823278:g:7McAAOSw9VJa93fT I don't know the seller and I have no other motive than to see if this appeals to any of our members who are considering buying an airbrush.

I haven't been following the situation at Revell USA all that closely - IIRC, they're now defunct and Revell of Germany has control of everything. Assuming that's remotely correct, does anyone have any info on when we'll see the '69 Boss 302 with the corrected front end?

If I could paint as well as you, the smell would be my last concern. I hadn't considered anything from the Metalcast line as I know very little about their products, although it's obvious they worked well for you. Thanks for the idea!

I agree with you. Thanks!

I've got the Avast setup, which does a fairly good job, but it looks like I could speed my machine up even more if I allowed it to erase the tracking, cookies and browsing/download history. If I do that, will it make it more difficult to find things? Some sites (all) seem to put cookies on anyone who ventures in, and some, IIRC, won't work without cookies. If I get rid of my download history, will it be easy to find old sites etc that I like?

This is probably the best example of the shade I'm looking for. It seems to have a candy (transparent) appearance.

Decades ago, I had some Hot Wheels cars in this color and I always thought it would look good on some of my model kits as well, but I've never seen it offered anywhere. Any links etc would be appreciated.

I'm hoping they're the same. I really like the front suspension and posable wheels on the AMT '65 Galaxie kit, but that heavy, molded-in exhaust...ummm, inhales vigorously. And no, the '66 Galaxie kit chassis isn't even a consideration. Yes it has a separate exhaust setup, but overall it's a promo-esque 2-wire axle piece a la some MPC kits. If the chassis are the same, I'll combine the front suspension of the '65 with the detailed chassis of the Starliner.

I really like the blue you're using for the interior. Would you mind telling me the mfr & P/N (ex: Testors #1112)?

Up to this point, all my cars have been real wheel drive, so finding wheels for them was virtually effortless. My current DD is a 2005 full size sedan with wrong wheel drive. I'd like to put these 15" wheels on it but based on what I've observed, FWD cars seem to have almost no deep offset (at least up front), so I don't know if FWD offset would make using these problematic. TIA for all helpful replies.

Wow, that is just flat out stunning. Your clean building technique plays a big role there, but the paint colors really sell it. Would you mind telling me the mfr and part # (ex: Testors #1112 etc) for the body paint and the paint used for the interior?

I recently watched a review of the '69 442 kit that showed some very nice white letter Firestone Wide Oval tires. They seemed to be of the same high quality as the tampo-printed Goodyear Polyglas GTs that come in some of the newer kits. The Goodyears are available as a parts pack. Anyone know if the Wide Ovals are, or will be?

Way to persevere despite the obstacles. This is turning out nicely. The Humbrol blue you used on the interior looks great. Would you mind telling me what # it is?

Nine years ago I came across a 2002 Buick LeSabre with very low mileage. The car was in excellent condition inside and out and the price was very fair, so I bought it. Since then it's had one repair (electric window mechanism) and continued to get 17/28 mpg. Yesterday, some dorsal orifice did a hit & run on it while it was parked at work. The damage is extensive enough that it will be totalled and I will probably get +/- $3,000 for it. I'm not optimistic about what I can find in that price range to replace it, and due to other circumstances, I'm very reluctant to go into loan debt. From what I've seen, the road to poverty starts with buying cheap, old cars and trying to keep them running. Not sure what to do.

I came across a couple cans of Dupli-Color that I really want to use, but I'm wondering if I'll have to use 1:1 auto primer to protect the plastic. I was hoping Tamiya lacquer primer would be sufficient, as it goes on thin and doesn't bury details. (I'm assuming auto primer might).