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Always good to see more of your work, Paul. Could we see some engine & chassis shots too?

Here's what I will never understand: we have members from Europe and South America for whom English is definitely a second language, yet most of them don't seem to struggle with it like some of our American-born members. I've never seen a foreigner use "through" as a verb, as in "I through the kit away."; most recognize that "alot" is not a word, despite what you see on the internet, and the vast majority are also aware that apostrophes are almost never used to make plurals. It truly makes me wonder what American grade schools have been teaching kids all these years.

You can make them yourself out of bead wiring from an arts & crafts store. They'll have them in several gauges, so find a size that looks the closest in scale to the 1:1 coil and wrap it around a coarse-threaded screw. The ends can be flattened to fit the upper and lower "cups" with a Dremel and a sanding bit. Paint them an appropriate color and you're set. If you're using these up front, see if the 1:1 car's shocks went inside them. Shocks are easy to make, whether you use plastic or metal tubing, and once painted correctly they look great inside the coil. On the rear you'll want to make sure the rest of the suspension can actually support the weight of the model, as these offer little in the way of strength compared to the kit's solid plastic "springs".

How dare you let reality rain on the poser parade.

I used Spic and Span on my Speak & Spell 'cuz it was spewing dirty words.

Only if you're a ghostwriter

Hi! Just thought I'd drop by and fix that word for you. Here's the one you want: hob·by·ist/ˈhäbēist/ Noun: A person who pursues a particular hobby: "a computer hobbyist". More info »Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary I'm kind of a word hobbyist

Since we've already touched on grammar Nazis (note lack of apostrophe) and baking from scratch, I figured this would be German, oops, germane. Full disclosure: I happen to have this t-shirt

Gary, I see that this is a lacquer. Can you verify whether it will protect plastic from the crazing caused by automotive-type lacquer paints? I ask because Tamiya's primer is some kind of modified lacquer, but to the best of my knowledge, does not prevent lacquer crazing.

I agree with Jim This is the one you want & you should be able to pick one up at your lhs for less than $12.00. Also, IMNSHO, it's a much better product than the one Micro-Mark sells.

Does this kit come with poseable steering or did you make some modifications to it?

You guys are overlooking the most obvious question of all : Who will Mikey sponge off now? Call me a skeptic, but I have my doubts about his ability to maintain his livelihood through his "artistic abilities".

That was my thread, and I'm asking all modelers who're interested in obtaining more of these tires to send Round2 a brief, friendly message saying that you'd like them to make the new Ployglas GTs available separately like they did with their new pad-printed slicks and whitewalls. Here's a link to the contact point: http://www.modelcars...47

There we go! I'm glad you got the picture size issue sorted out. Thanks for the Make It Suede tip, Jim. That interior looks comfy.

Couple questions: 1) What will you guys be using for the chassis? 2) Since this is a GM "colonnade car", is there any chance of doing a '77 442?

Haven't seen one of those built in ages. Nice job, Bill! If you don't mind me asking, what paint was used for the metallic grey areas?

I agree. You seem to have built some very nice models, but it's hard to see all your work with such small pictures. Is there a way to make them bigger? Maybe one of our members or a moderator could help... Also,any chance we could see some engines, chassis and interiors?

I came across some of these enamels* recently, and they look like high quality products, but I don't think they're very well known among car modelers, whereas I've heard they have a great reputation in the model railroad community. My main question is about the best reducer for airbrushing. The shop was completely out of Floquil thinner, and in most painting scenarios, we're usually advised to "stay within the system", i.e. only use the same mfrs paints & reducers, etc. Does anyone here have direct experience using some other kind of reducer with these enamels? (Testors? Lacquer thinner?). If you've painted any projects with these paints, show us some pics! *Floquil also offers acrylic paints. This thread is only about their enamels.

These Pontiacs were some of the best looking A-bodies out there, and yours flat out rocks in red! Is that hobby paint? Dupli-Color? I'm assuming you used the kit exhaust; anybody know why the two mufflers are so different in size?

I wish I'd had the foresight to consider that our friend Dan might have access to proprietary information that he's not allowed to share. We generally only get info on new US kits when their respective mfrs decide to release it, so I'm not sure why I thought Aoshima would be willing to spill the beans on any of their upcoming projects. Thanks to all who added their input to this thread, and for the true believers, let's keep our fingers crossed for a good '70 Charger soon.

Wow, despite all my lousy clues you guys solved it. I thought it would be the custom yellow Chevelle SS, but all the pics I found showed it with Cragar SS wheels. Plowboy & Mark remembered the actual kit they came from & Casey came through with a picture of the 1:1wheels. Mark was also correct about the first set of wheels I posted - they came up during a Google search of Fenton wheels. Lots of interesting info on the Super Tricks & S/STs, too. Bunch of brainiacs on here.... Thanks!

Years ago, Monogram put out a car model (probably a muscle car/street machine) that had a distinctive type of solid aluminum wheel somewhat like the Centerline Auto/Drag, but more along the lines of these: If memory serves, the wheels didn't have rivet details like an Auto/Drag or the American Racing version etc, but did have about 10 diamond-shaped designs machined into, but not through, the surface of the wheel. I believe the 1:1 versions were made by Fenton, but Google has not been my friend today. If someone could post up a pic of the kit I'm thinking of, I'd be grateful. PS These are Auto/Drags. These are not the droids wheels I am looking for.

In the original thread, it sounded like Aoshima had penciled the '70 Charger in as plan B, depending on what their market research told them about doing a '70 'Cuda. The point of this thread is to ask the board member with the closest ties to the company whether there's still a reasonable possibility of that happening.

Mods - I placed this post in the General section because that's where the 'Cuda thread was. It's not a call-out post, but it might be of interest to others in that thread who wondered about the possibility of seeing a new '70 Charger in the near future. Dan, I'm guessing that Revell's recent announcement has caused Aoshima to remove the '70 'Cuda from the list of new kits they were considering for production. By any chance, do you know if they are they still considering the '70 Charger? As I said in your 'Cuda thread, the MPC kit is expensive, the AMT F&F kit is garbage and I don't think Revell's going to get around to doing a '70 anytime soon. If Aoshinma were to create this kit and do it well, they'd have the market cornered. And if what you've told us about their turnaround time being quicker than the US model companies, so much the better. In your opinion, would a friendly email campaign help our cause? TIA for any information you can share.