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Well, that $125 I paid for one on ebay a couple years ago feels a bit worse now.
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The AMT 69 Daytona kit is a horrible dumpster fire of sadness. You could help it by adding the chassis from the 68 Roadrunner you posted but by the time you buy two kits you could get the really great Revell 69 Daytona. If you watch ebay for a few weeks the Johan 70 kits can be found for an acceptable price, especially for an open box one.
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I was 13 or 14 when Superunknown came out and it was immediately my favorite cd that I owned. I later found Temple of the Dog and even got to see Audioslave live in 2006 in think, Chris's music has been with me for most of my life. Today is a going to be a rough day, made sadder by the fact that there is some evidence that Chris might have taken his own life. I guess you don't write songs like that or sing like that without some inner demons to deal with. It's becoming quite depressing that all of my favorite bands are gone forever, I mean Layne, Scott, Kurt, Shannon, and now Chris. Can we get some bodyguards for Eddie Vedder please?
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The AMT Baldwin Motion 70 Camaro has some very nice Cragar rims that have wider rears for a good 70's look.
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Moebius - Now that the Comet is out, What's Next
Fat Brian replied to Swifster's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
If they have the 68 Coronet body couldn't they swap in the 68 Roadrunner/69 GTX chassis like they did with the 70 Coronet? It wouldn't be a new kit but would get the 68 back in circulation. -
AMT Mack R685ST Semi Tractor Kit Review
Fat Brian replied to hpiguy's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
Man, I am disappointed this doesn't have both sets of wheels and has those sad tires in it. -
The new Revell 71 Bronco and Moebius 72 F-100 both have great 302's with the stock stamped valve covers but neither have the script as far as I can tell.
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MPC 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee
Fat Brian replied to 1972 Satellite's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
If I remember correctly you have to take a bit out of the windshield at the bottom of the vent windows because the MPC interior tub has a bump on each side where the ends of the dash rest, you can also round off the ends of the dash so you don't have to take so much out of the glass. -
I buy my chain at Michael's or Hobby Lobby in the jewelry section, they sell it in a few different sizes. Just be sure to get the kind with the links the correct shape.
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Revell 30 Model A Ford Production Halted?
Fat Brian replied to Daddyfink's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
If someone who can still find them would pick me up one I'd appreciate it, they never made it to my usual sources in my area. -
Honest,It Follwed Me Home.....
Fat Brian replied to Badluck 13's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Man I love those CL's, I guess I'm going to have to save my pennies for a resin one. -
The Fallout video game franchise takes place in an alternate future in which scientists of the 40's were able to harness nuclear power and make all of the wild atomic ideas of the 50's a reality. They have some very interesting ideas about what a nuclear car would look like.
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1.1 cars that got away
Fat Brian replied to l88 chevelle's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I never really owned anything classic but I do miss my 95 SC300, that car was going places but I ended up having to sell it. My only regrettable near miss was a 70 Impala two door hard top, it was perfect but I couldn't get the cash together. -
Kenworth k100 help
Fat Brian replied to Rebal442's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
You could get the 12v71 from the Super Boss kit and have all the extra parts and pieces to work with though the turbo setup will most likely not fit under the cab over dog house. The 12v71 won't be any longer that the inline six already in the K100, just a bit wider. -
Kenworth 8 Bag Air Suspension
Fat Brian replied to jrfrey's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
There are different versions with different ratings, the most common 8 bag setup (called Airglide in Kenworth speak) is rated at around 40,000 pounds but they make units capable of nearly 70,000 pounds. The snap kit most likely has the standard 40k setup which would work for a smaller dump truck but not for any of the mixers out there in kit form though you could scratch slightly smaller one if you wanted. -
Wow, I was going to scratch build one of these for a project but not now. That s a very nice piece.
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Dads last ride by Clayton s
Fat Brian replied to clayton's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Moebius has two versions of their 53' trailer, a smooth side and one with slightly corrugated sides. It's 1/25 scale but the difference is pretty small on such a huge piece. -
Offbeat Places You Have Purchased Model Kits?
Fat Brian replied to Casey's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
When I was a kid I bought a model of the USS Yorktown in the gift shop aboard the USS Yorktown at Patriot's Point in Charleston, South Carolina. -
Okay, I'm going to take a stab at this. I think you have a combination of two engines there, most of the lower part of the engine is the chrome FE motor from a Lindberg issue of the 34 Ford wrecker which explains the chrome plated yellow plastic. The valve covers appear to be the Buick nailhead parts from the AMT 40 Fords kits and are incorrect for the Ford block and heads.
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fabbing flathead headers
Fat Brian replied to topher5150's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Do you have to add the lower port to an existing piece or could you just make the whole thing up? I would use a size in size tee fitting for the lower connection and then just an ell for the upper one. -
You can still run whatever lines you can still get to, you will probably have to touch up the paint at the attachment points though. You can't spray dull over the glass, it will make it look frosted and definitely not clear.
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K100E conversion for Revell kits
Fat Brian replied to Fat Brian's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
It's all white, mine is black and red because it's the 2005 RoG issue. -
K100E conversion for Revell kits
Fat Brian replied to Fat Brian's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
The reissue is the flat top as Force said, I paid out the hiney for themost recent issue Aerodyne version. -
K100E conversion for Revell kits
Fat Brian replied to Fat Brian's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
The 8v92T from the AMT Papa truck kit is correct. The Revell kit comes with that twin turbo Cummins, if you make it a single turbo I'm sure it would be fine along with the 3406 from the snap kits. At that point the only difference between the Aussie and US version looks to be that the Aussie truck keeps the little vent that that the US version loses when it gets the vent over the right side headlights. -
K100E conversion for Revell kits
Fat Brian replied to Fat Brian's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
I made the upper corners of the grill more square and made the square bezels that will eventually go in the new square headlight surrounds. The only other major difference for early and mid production E's is that the cab went for 108" to 110" but I don't think I'm going to cut the cab up for 3/32 of an inch difference. The late production E's also had the front axle set back three or four inches due to new and better front springs so they redesigned the way the rubber drip rail curves down at the front. If there's enough interest I will see about getting them cast. Early/Mid Late