Monty

Anybody know which kit/engine these resin repops are based on? AFAICT, most or all were available before Revell's '70 Mach 1 kit was released.

Bring ‘em back! AMT 1969 Ford Falcon – was reissued but not in stock/street machine form AMT 1970 Mach Won funny car – my Holy Grail car. AMT 1977 AMC Matador stock/street machine - $45.00 + on ebay. Somebody likes 'em. MPC 1970 Dodge Charger – Apparently Revell still can’t be bothered to do one MPC 1971 Dodge Challenger – I’m guessing this was turned into the ’72-’74. Never again? MPC ’67 GTO – Kill it! Kill it with fire!

Another very well done (typical) build from Monoped. Brian, couple questions: 1) What specific paint did you use on the engine? 2) Did you sub in a dual exhaust from another kit?

When I first heard Testors was coming out with the One Coat lacquers I was thrilled, but after seeing some of the builds our members did with them, I lost most of my enthusiasm. It seemed like most of the colors, especially the blues, have a much larger flake than others. OTOH, the pics I've seen of builds done in Inca Gold and Mystic Emerald look fairly sharp and the flake seems to be much more in scale, so to speak. I love the shades they've created but I just can't put a bass boat finish on one of my projects.

I'm still wondering how I happened to miss this when you first posted it. Outstanding work across the board! Thanks for treating that old JoHan kit with the respect it deserves.

Testors' shoddy nozzle/can setup has been doing this for decades, but apparently they don't think incidents such as mentioned by the OP happen frequently enough for them to get serious about creating anything better. I should be grateful, as those excrement-infused things drove me to using airbrushes. To this day, the only reason I buy Testors spray cans is if the paint isn't available in jars. The cans are decanted, and the paint works well when airbrushed.

I missed that one and the one about solar radiation. You answered 11 of 13 questions correctly. You scored better than 75% of the public, below 15% and the same as 10%.

Eh, I'm pretty sure everyone understood your intent. I just decided to use your pic for my own purpose.

I saw where he'd already run out of these so I emailed him. Here's his response: Hi Monty, Yes, the sets which were in the inventory have been sold out quickly now and a promotion you mention below has certainly helped a lot. I will try to complete more these sets at this week since the molds for this set are still quite good to get more castings from them. Regards, Dmitri

I discovered those wheels in my Dart kit back in the mid- '70s. IIRC, that kit also has two separate Pontiac Trans Am fender extractors. I have no clue as to why.

You were saying?

OK, now I'm curious. Last night these showed to be in stock and today they're not. Did you get any kind of confirmation that yours would actually be shipping? I emailed him this morning asking whether he'd have any back in stock soon, but I haven't heard back.

That's one of the frustrating things about resin casters. Missing Link used to offer what they said were the most accurate versions of the '69 & '70 Mustang as well as the '70 Cougar. Given their reputation, modelers finally had a quality alternative to the Revell kit's flattened nose, so, like you, I was surprised that their '69 Mustang didn't sell better. In the same vein, given the scarcity of '70 Cougar kits, I still can't believe Missing Link's repop didn't fly out the door. Unfortunately, AFAIK, Missing Link hasn't offered any of these kits in some time, and I have no idea what it would take for them to offer them again.

Pics or it never happened

Ken, thanks so much for posting this! I was just reading another member's post comparing the bodies, grilles and dashes of the AMT, MPC and Revell '69 Mustang kits, and I made a comment saying how much I wished an enterprising master modeler would create something like this as a solution for the Revell kit. Lo and behold, the next thing I read was your post. Any chance you'll be buying one in the very near future? I'd love to see some pics and get your comments on how it all fits etc.

Looks like there's finally a solution to the Revell's awkwardly shaped front end! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=100079&p=1387145

I feel bad for all of you who put so much effort into this build, only to have it knocked off the rails by another "Snowballer". People like that are the reason I will never join a group build. Casey, thanks for trying to salvage this; too many responsible people did their part to let it die of abandonment. Best of luck to the remaining builders - this is one of the few group builds that I've ever been excited to follow, and I hope to see it finished soon. The work you put into this deserves to be seen in completed form.

I've had my Paasche VL and Badger Crescendo double action 'brushes for the better part of 2 decades and I'm still happy with both. That said, the board's resident airbrush expert has a lot of good things to say about the Anthem 155. https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/

Some of the kits Lindberg created in the '90s ('66 Chevelle, '67 442, '53 Ford etc) had me hoping that the company was getting more serious about its 1/25 models. From what I've seen, the '53 Ford may have been the best kit they ever engineered. Seems to me they more or less stopped trying after that. Anybody know why?

In my opinion, that 1/24 Monogram kit may not be the best choice because of its slightly larger scale differences. All the other source kits I've listed below are 1/25. You'll want to start with a '68-'77 1/25 Corvette with the long sail panels as opposed to the '78-'82 with its straight C-pillar. If you can find a good 3/4 shot from the back of the 1:1 car, you'll see they attached the louvers (poorly) to a tunnel-back C3 ('68-'77) not a bubble-back ('78-'82). Since you're going to be using fender flares, the Eckler's 'Vette might be a good starting point. About five years ago we had another member who wanted to build The Wraith. Here are the suggestions I made for his project: From what I can tell, here's what you're going to need to pull this off: 1) AMT Eckler's Corvette for front fender flares (slight modifications needed) and headlight buckets. 2) Any of the 1980-1982 MPC Corvettes (Spoiler 'Vette, Voodoo 'Vette & Dragon Vette) for the nose piece and louvers. 3) The rear end cap is definitely from a C4 ('84-96). MPC made a bunch of them and they're generally fairly cheap, so finding a match for this shouldn't be difficult. 4) Rear spoiler could probably be made from the one in the '69 Cougar, or make it yourself (huge sag in middle optional) 5) You're on you own when it comes to the hood. Maybe one of the resin casters has one.

These look spectacular! The craftsmanship that goes into these builds of yours is inspiring.

Jonathan, nice job on this tribute car! I have to admit, I was pretty impressed by the way you resolved the wheel issue. That never would have occurred to me. One question: was the engine in the 1:1 car painted orange? Lastly, at the risk of intruding on what you probably consider a finished project, allow me to make a suggestion that'll lend the final touch in replicating your dad's car. Fireball Modelworks has a set of waterslide decals that match the Cooper Cobra tires in your photo. They're inexpensive, easy to apply, and the guy who makes them (Chief Joseph) is also a member of this board. Ask him about P/N WL-09 http://www.fireballmodels.info/

Nicholas, I like where your project is going, and I'm glad to see you're making good progress. As you're finding out. some of it is intuitive, but there's a lot to be gained from more experienced people. Hence the value of forums like this. If you don't mind, I'd like to offer you a few simple tips that will make your engine even more accurate. 1) Holley carbs are "gold", but generally not Testors gold (although most of us painted them this way when we were starting out). They're generally more this color: Tamiya acrylic Titanium (X-31) is close, and I'm told there's a Model Master Metalizer that's very close also. 2) Headers are generally flat black, flat white or semi-chrome (Jet-coated). With a little preparation (masking tape on the engine block) black or white would still be very easy to do. 3) Mopar alternators can be easily detailed. Start with a light coat of flat aluminum. When dry, do a black wash with flat black acrylic. 4) A flat black wash on your air cleaners should bring out the details on them HTH