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Are the 60 Ford or Mercury dealership promos stryene or that cycolac material ? I am looking at one and it show no signs or warps is why I am asking

Positive. Here is the build thread. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=99632 Thanks all for the kind words .Its not flawless by any means but I am real happy with how it came out . This one is going to be tough to just give away. But I'll do it because he is a good friend of mine. and I know he'll certaintly appreciate it ........ He doesnt even know its coming.

It's the moebius kit.

I want to go on record this has to be the best engineered kit I have ever worked with . Intructions need a bit of work, But the kit itself is impressive . Anyway,,,, this is a replica of a friend of mines actual car. His birthday is next month ,,so when we meet up next I'll present to him. 1st the actual car I was attempting to replicate. Outside of an exterior repaint back in the early eighties this car is pretty much original. So its a pretty correct un-messed with car and makes a great 1st impression when you see it in person. He has owned the car since about 1979 give or take a year or so. About 2 years ago , he finally gave in and put a set of wide whitewall radial tires on it. Which makes it so much more comfortable to drive, which he does do on a regular basis,,, weather permitting. And the build. which I really enjoyed . Its all built 100% box stock Body is done with rattle can black laquer with a rattle can urethane clear,,,slighty rubbed out . Interior is all testors model masters enamels . I'll get some better pics of the engine compartment and underside maybe tonight . ( Posting these pics ,,,I just realized I need to put the decals on the rear quarter panels ,AND install the rear shocks on the suspension ) Comments of all kinds welcome.

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Birds were avial with 14" wheel in either the 5 spoke road wheel or the silver rallye wheels ( both has trim rings as standard equipment ) 15" rallye wheel were standard on Hemi car,but optional on the others . I am about 99% sure ,,,,,, a plain steel wheel was NOT avail or offered with any kind of hubcap choice Bucket seats or bench were avail,,but the only interior colors avail were black or white . As just a general info, ALL superbirds had a black vinyl top, no exception and ir-regardless of exterior color choice.

Agreed Having first hand experiance with the subject IMO, helps you find and notice flaws others cant see. or pick up on right off the bat if at all. I am a mopar guy at heart and always will be . To me the 70 Cuda had major flaws even before it was released ( the 2 scoop hood is one major one ) I can spot the horrible wheel lips and over sized tail lights right off the bat as well as the wrong body line in the rear quarter panel . And yet,,,To my eye the wagon looks killer and I WILL build one. To others its junk.

I can certaintly appreciate the effort it takes to do these . But roundy round car stuff is of no interest to me . I am more of a early 60's to early 70s straight line fan myself. But I didnt want it to go un-noticed or appreciated for your efforts.

I used Testors enamel clear on a build years ago . ( blue and white car.) And beside a recent build all white car its definitly yellowed big time. I'll not use it again. The past few years I have been using Upol urethane clear ( its tall rattle can ) straight out of the can ,,,I'm not an airbrush user unless I absolutly have to So far I've used it on testors enamels and laquers, Duplicolor, and cheap hardware store paints with good results. All straight out of a rattle can. This a black laquer ( not sure the brand ) with Upol clear,,and a very light polishing.

Didn't even have to click on the link and I knew it was that black Valiant. I've seen the video before and that car is insane. There is a black 1962 Dodge ( maybe its a Plymoth ? ) out there thats similar on the sanity level

Looks almost pink on my monitor ?

I was in Jo-anns fabrics and crafts today. And they had this stuff on the shelf. Price was $24 ,,but when I went to ck out it was only $14 May go back tomorrow and get a 2nd one just for grins

I probably have an original mpc hood if u need it.

Cool, I was over at a friends house last weekend he tried to sell me a 59 and a 60 Bonneville hardtops . $100 for the pair. But I had just bought both in convertibles . He sold the 59 on Ebay this week but still has the 60.. and I may just go ahead and grab it

Ditto. Built one many years ago. ..but mine didn't look near this good

that show is in Columbus , not cincinnati

Outward appearance...especially in 1.25th scale. .there is no difference between 413 426 wedge and 440 The crossram manifold was available between 1962 and 1964 on max wedge engines. And that all look very similar

I didnt see any reference to this show,,which is next month. And I am thinking about going this year . Anyone else

I'm normally not a A/GS fan. But man that looks killer . Great color contrast . I'm gonna have to watch this one to light

Good friend of mine is a painter by trade ( darn good one I might add) And I remember in the past he told me he hated painting the three stage stuff . If I talk to him this week I'll ask about it

Seeing that this one is going so well. ..... but is gonna be given away once it's done. I think I will HAVE to do another one for myself thanks all for the kuddos

Anyone know if there is a kit tire that is more accurate than the hard plastic tires in the kit .? I looked at he wide whites in the 55 300 kit and the height is not even close The actual car had some wide white walls on it with the firestone lettering clearly legible. Just wondering as this kit is on my short to do list maybe later this year

I've used the flocking in the past but it always came out clumpy and never cared for the result. I just tried embossing powder for the 1st time a few weeks ago. And am so much happier with the look. My local Micheals has it,,but in limited color choices. So I may try online to see if I can widen my color options,,the multipacks looks promising. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hampton%20art%20embossing%20powder&sprefix=hampton+art+embossing+%2Carts-crafts%2C981

I buy , fix and resell cars so my daily driver changes on a regular basis.I just sold my quad cab Dakota, and before it was a 1998 Ford SVT, I also had a 1995 Ford Contour with a 2.5 V6 and 5 spd,,,those cars were a blast to drive and super easy to resell . I would love to have another SVT Contour Currently driving a 2005 Grand Caravan I bought to fix and flip. As for my daily driver next week or next month, who knows