Fat Brian

No problem, I hope it helps you out.

Right now I'm forcing myself to stick to one build so at the moment I've only got one active project but there is one recently shelved build I want to get back on and another I am itching t start if I can find the hood I bought for it. If I were to count every build I've started and put away it would probably be over 100.

I've never done it but I think the regular kind is fine for casting.

JB Weld is a two part epoxy used for various automotive tasks but can also be used for home casting small parts.

Here are two technical drawings that give some measurements of the block. Since it gives you the length you can calculate the width and height. With the basic dimensions in place you can begin to add the details.

I know, that's why I said that. My post was in response to the question about the 1/32 Aerodyne kit.

I missed the Crown Vics but they're not really in my wheelhouse anyway.

I'm a bit younger than most of the regulars here so I missed a bunch of these kits the first go round. All of the AMT semi kits, the Super Boss, the Blazing Bison, these recent reissues are the first time I've been able to buy these kits off the shelf without paying ebay rates.

I got a Blazer to go with the one I've already got, a Mustang, and six Raminators. Then I got an L700, Charger, and two Rammuntions at the one in Gastonia. Today was a good day.

The one on 51 at Independence has a ton of Raminators and L700/40 Ford combos along with a new Charger but not much else, there was one MPC snap Blazer and a Connie Kalitta Mustang when I left plus some armor and planes.

Unless it was something that stays in your body like asbestos a one time exposure is unlikely to cause long term issues unless that one exposure was severe and caused serious damage. With chemicals like these it's the repeated exposures that have a cumulative effect. That said, your reaction was significant enough that I would consider changing what you clean your airbrush with to something safer.

I think that was in response to someone asking about the 1/32 snap kit that is being reissued wanting to know if it was the same as the Monogram kit.

Everyone is right, you can find the dimensions of just about any part online. Then just start reducing it to it's simplest shapes, just build a rectangle for the block and then start adding the ribs and bumps and whatever to it. Use kit parts when you can, all of the front and rear covers on my 4-53 are robbed from a kit 8v-71 because they look just like the real thing.

Where is the rack for the huge set of balls it would take to ride that trike?

There was a wise old king who said "There's nothing new under the sun".

That's why I wasn't sure what scale it was, the engine is almost as big as a 1/25 Cummins out of a semi truck. The thought of a 40s/50s hot rod or salt lakes car has crossed my mind but the logistics are still up in the air.

Thank you.

I got this straight 8 with dual overhead cams and a gear driven centrifugal supercharger already built in a trade. I have no idea where it came from or even what scale it is, guys, have at it.

Bill, you are so right about the automotive culture of the time. My dad bough his first car in 1974, it was a 68 Ford LTD with a 428CJ and the police interceptor package. When he was little older and making decent money he traded that car in on a new 1977 Pacer loaded with all the options. At the time this seemed like a logical decision and only in hindsight, knowing now how prized muscle cars are today, does it seem like something done by a mentally challenged person.

I built a 4-53 a while back, it wasn't too bad. You'll need the gear covers from an 8v-71 out of an AMT semi kit, the basic block is pretty easy to scratch together.

Thanks, Terry. That gives me some guidance.

I've ordered some of their axles and suspension parts, everything looked nice and the shipping was quick.

Like others have said, I was interested in mechanical things from very early. I had Matchbox cars and Tonka toys, I got my first Lego set at about four. My dad built models as a kid but stopped some time in his early twenties, his last kit was a Monogram IMSA Mustang. My first kit was a snap version of the USS Yorktown bought on the ship at Patriots Point in Charleston SC when I was seven or eight. Within a year or so I got my first car kit, Mark Martin's #6 Folgers Thunderbird. I think I used a whole tube of glue on it and once it was dry it didn't last long as I barrel rolled it down our hallway mimicking NASCAR crashes of the day. My dad gave me his old model stuff at this point and I built several more NASCAR kits along with some Lindberg tanks and the old Monogram A-10. I never really took a break though I've had periods where I couldn't really build due to living space.

Alright, thanks guys. I'll have to make some plans to get out there.

Why did I not know about this, I live like 20 minutes from Lincolnton!