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These are hard-to-find components of the ill-fated G.I. Joe pirate's adventure set. The hook plugs in at the end of either arm and the other piece is meant to depict a device used to capture small to medium sized artillery rounds. Those who already had the G.I. Joe with the Kung Fu grip were disappointed to learn that their action figure would not release the shell catcher, leaving their miniature hero to drag his metallic man-purse along on every mission. OTOH, using the Kung Fu grip and the hook, G.I. Joe could extract his Jeep from the deepest quagmire.

It used to be that certain certificates could open doors for you at some upper level companies. At Boeing, it appears that being a DEI hire means you'll be inadvertently opening doors for others.

Nice build! Thanks for tipping us off to the textured paint for vinyl roofs. That's gonna help a lot of people here. May I ask whose gold paint you used? (ex: Model Master #1614) Also, if memory serves, this kit doesn't come with poseable front wheels/tires but your pics show that you pulled it off. Can you give me the basics of how to do that? Thanks!

I don't know how to do a still photo capture off a video but :08 seconds in there's a picture of the Boss 429 emblem right on the fender.

I'm very familiar with his line. IIRC about three total pages of sidewall decals which should allow most of us to replicate any number of things from our respective pasts. In this case, I thought it would make good business sense to package the Radial T/As as they had the Goodyear and Firestone white letter tires.

Yes, the voiceover is probably AI, but somebody had to write the script, not to mention listen to the final product before submitting it. I really wanted to congratulate this idiot on producing such a fine, well-researched video and follow up by asking whether they'd consider doing another one comparing this "small but powerful Boss "249" with Chevrolet's Z2.8.

I saw a YouTube build of the AMT John Wick '70 Chevelle which came with tampo-printed B.F. Goodrich Radial T/As. Anyone know if these will be offered as a set like their Goodyear Polyglas or Firestone Wide-Oval tires?

Nice work! Did you happen to use MCW's paint for the bodies?

Seems like most of the early 442s have been done in styrene but I don't seem to see a '65, which I need to do a replica of a car my older brother had in the mid-'70s.

Thanks espo!

Is there a short but definitive article that compares these with Ford's Boss 302 (street and track)? IIRC the engine specs are extremely close.

Making some major revisions to my overall health objectives and am more than disappointed in the diet versions of my favorite pops. Hard to replace real Mt Dew, Dr Pepper or a few of the others I’d drank for years. Tried some “flavored waters” but they sucked and still had aspartame in them. Pass. Am I just out of luck?

I've been trying to create the right shade to replicate cast iron exhaust manifolds with some miles on them (not complete rust buckets, but definitely not factory-new), but I'm not satisfied with the results I've gotten so far. Has anybody here tried Alclad II Exhaust Manifold Paint? Does it need any particular primer for best results? TIA for any helpful info regarding this product. Really not looking for any other info/color mixing advice etc at the moment. Any pics would be greatly appreciated.

Is there any truth to the rumor that the AMT '75-'76 NASCAR Matador kit also has the factory stock grille? I'd heard this from someone who claims they saw a YouTube video that showed the stock version as well as the race unit on the chrome tree. Pics etc would be appreciated.

I woulda been interested but those probably would have been out of my price range at the time. I’ve seen some YouTube videos where they use a modern HO chassis dyno to tune their cars.

Matchbox made a series of cars (body and chassis) for their sets, just like Aurora, Tyco etc. I don’t think I’ve seen a pic of the chassis by itself.

I've got a couple of those already (different paint schemes). I'm interested in learning about the Matchbox line of HO cars because I'm just now discovering that were available when I was just starting to ramp up my collection, but I never saw them for sale anywhere. I'm guessing they weren't available for long in the US (AFAIK). The 'Vette in question is called the Evel Knievel Corvette. Kinda looks like it had working headlights.

Any reason this couldn't be shared with the rest of us? Several members have been searching for help with this kind of thing because most chrome coatings don't seem to be all that durable.

The other night I was looking at some HO stuff on Ebay when I came across a listing for a Matchbox HO car (C3 Corvette with IMSA flares). I've been racing HO cars since I was young (late '60s) and had acquired cars made by several different brands over the years, but I never knew these even existed. From what I can tell, they seem to have been made in the late '70s, but must not have sold very well. Anybody have these? Are they competitive with other cars of the time? Will they run on any other HO track? TIA for any other information.

I'm going to be doing a build or two of some late '60s GM muscle cars but I want to add vinyl tops using MCW's textured paint. The recommendations I need are for the slightly rounded strips (I assume) that go around the C-pillars and the 2 flatter strips on the vinyl roof. TIA for all helpful replies.

Len, is this guy actually persnickety enough for you to be concerned about the tread pattern? These tires seem to be the best answer to your query in all respects but that.

Wish I knew. I assumed they were in fractions of inches. Looks like the tires from the John Wick kit shown above are exactly what you need. (I didn’t know Round2 was offering these tires). The sidewall lettering is probably leagues better than the MPC tire and the ID should allow you to use the stock wheels you mentioned.

I believe these require their own proprietary reducer (P/N usually listed on the paint bottle by application). If memory serves, the few people on here who've used them indicated there's kind of a steep learning curve. As others have said, there's a ton of actual model paints out there that would be easier to use while still giving you a great finish.

Found this on the 'net. I don't have any of these myself because I wouldn't put them on a kit. Sidewall lettering is way out of scale. Just my opinion...

If you really want BFGs to replicate a 1:1 car, they don't seem to have what you need but you may find other items (redline tires, wheels) that you could use on other projects. https://www.modelhaustires.com/