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  1. Fat Brian
    I remember my dad having this when I still lived at home. I found most of his albums on closeout at Bestbuy years ago and picked them up.
  2. Fat Brian
    Moebius stuff has been 1/25 so far.
  3. Fat Brian
    It's my understanding that the kit is the early coupe and not the later 2+2 with the higher roofline and more bulbous rear end. Early coupe 2+2
  4. Fat Brian
    Well that sucks, I kept seeing that box pop up trying to find 68 Galaxie stuff.
  5. Fat Brian
    I would use the chassis from the AMT 69 Cutlass, that's my plan for this kit. You should be able to pick one up for cheap since it's been in near constant production for a while now.
  6. Fat Brian
    That thing is menacing.
  7. Fat Brian
    Part of it is the ebay shipping calculator. I sold the big Can Do/Will Do wrecker a while ago and the calculator put the shipping at over $50. Actual shipping was just over $20 and the buyer got a nice refund.
  8. Fat Brian
    What about this one?
  9. Fat Brian
    Wow, that's awful. I had heard that the singer had just come back to the band and they were working on another album. I always liked the version of Lord of this World they did on an old Black Sabbath tribute album.
  10. Fat Brian
    That kit was called Destroyer. You're right, it's basically a renamed Bigfoot 1 kit with different tires.
  11. Fat Brian
    64 all the way, I love the side trim on the 64.
  12. Fat Brian
    #did the math
  13. Fat Brian
    Build ends December 1st.
  14. Fat Brian
    The box floor doesn't have much detail other than the ribs on the bottom side but you could use it as the base for a car hauler. Adding some strips of diamond plate where the the car would drive on it, some side skirts with storage bins, ramps for the back, and a rack on the front would get you there.
  15. Fat Brian
    My mom used to do that back in the 70s when she was a teenager. I remember there were still a few pieces around when I was a kid.
  16. Fat Brian
    I have the 3000 model, it has a half dozen or so speeds. The slowest setting is still fast enough to melt plastic if you hold the tool in one spot for too long but it's much more forgiving than the one I used to have.
  17. Fat Brian
    I totally understand, maybe Joe will chime in with exactly what he used to heat the string.
  18. Fat Brian
    That's good to know. I wasn't sure a lighter or candle would get hot enough.
  19. Fat Brian
    Yeah, they can be a bit stiff but can be worked into shape with some small pliers. I've wondered if you could heat the wire to try to take some of the temper out but I've never tried it. Sometimes you can pull the wrap off of a section which would make it much more flexible.
  20. Fat Brian
    I would use wound guitar strings shaped and painted black. Best if all, if you know a guitarist you can probably get an unlimited supply for free.
  21. Fat Brian
    You can find the AMT NASCAR hauler trailers on ebay for cheap, they're essentially the Mayflower moving van trailer.
  22. Fat Brian
    Its really trial and error until you figure it out. Each door or whatever moves a little differently and where your attachment points are will dictate the shape the wire needs to be.
  23. Fat Brian
    Perfect
  24. Fat Brian
    Okay, the top part of the rear bumper piece tucks just behind the lip of the trunk lid instead of being flush with it like you have it there. If you tape the brake light pieces in place it will give you a nice mounting edge to put against the trunk lip so you can tack the bumper in.
  25. Fat Brian
    The Revell 68 Vette has a nice blown 427. The valve covers might be a bit modern depending on what you're doing but those are easily swapped.
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