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  1. Bingo. We have a winner. I actually have this kit
  2. Anyone think of any recent / current kits that might have an open face helmet in it Before I go tearing thru every kit I have in the pile I know I have a helmet around here s, somewhere but sure cant find it
  3. edit, Going thru my vintage magazine stash. I found an article on this very car And I have just enough stuff wrong , That I will not be happy with it Changed a few detail items in the interior , tach and shifter BUT,,,,,I'm going to start over on the engine with a different one
  4. well, save for seat belt hardware. The interiors are done. White with bucket seats is the Sox-Martin car Red with bench seat is the Grotheer car
  5. Are swap tables avail for this one. If so how much? I cant find any costs associated with such on the dsc site
  6. If so, Pm me and we will work it out
  7. PM sent Is this avail without the bed ?
  8. Turns out I have 2 of the same side I need the drivers side scoop if anyone has one
  9. While relaxing watching basketball last nite I decided if I could fix a few tiny snafus in the paint. So dove in with some 2000 grit wet and dry . Then polish , polish and polish some more. I have to pat myself on the back here. I think this is the best paint job I've done in my life. And Im amazed on how well it slicked up and shined up like no other before it.,,,,ever in my lifetime. . This is not something I usually strive for. This is all Tamiya colors with Duplicolor 1K clear, All rattle cans. All very light coats untill maybe the last 1 or 2 passes with clear. Those went on quite wet. And the car shined up real well . But I had some tiny dust bunnies in prominent areas I didt care for . So after a few days to cure. Out came the sand paper and polish . I used 1mm Tamiya tapes to lay out the stripes . Then very light passes to get color on the body. End result is I have practically zero edge lines between the colors Needless to say Im thrilled beyond belief I do have some silvering around some of the decals. Deep down , Im not real surprised. As the kit is getting old ( Ive had it since they first came out ) BUT,,,,,I can live with it Interior is just a mock up , Im waiting on some aftermkt parts to make seat belts out of before gluing it all together
  10. simple update. Found some photo etch emblems for the kit. So decided to use them Belvedere on front fender and the 426 Hemi emblems ( I had screwed up and sanded the molded in ones off. ) As this particular body was originally intended for a different version that didnt have said emblems. So when it was decided to do the Grotheer car I had to figure something else out Also tried my hand at making a stock body color twist off fuel filler car as opposed to the chrome flip cap for the GTX Working with pieces so small is trying on the patience believe me !!!
  11. Very nice. Really like the color combo
  12. Most of the plants they will be grey primer. ( LA plant cars were black primer) The amount of overspray underneath varied from car to car No mopar cars were ever full body color bottom side Unless fully undercoated the only black will be the wheelhouse area
  13. Not exact. But should give you the idea
  14. These were/ Are very odd yet neat lookign cars and quite unique even for the period I built one several years ago, But kept it a curbside model
  15. OMG, THAT Is insane work . hard to believe its 1/25th scale
  16. Waiting on some detail supplies - seat belt components and photo etch pieces . So, in the meantime working on the chassis and interior Bench seat is Harts Parts..it's not exact. But it'll work. Hard to warm it in hot water to bring the backrest portion more vertical Made seat track risers Dana and springs are from the revell 68-69 Charger Chassis on the right is for the Grotheer car
  17. Is all you want the dodgefever decals alone , large and small ? If so, I got em. Just need address
  18. Thanks, Been looking thru any - all decals sheet I have here Found the NHRA decal on the recent MPC Challenger funnycar sheet Although its not the exact decal from back then , It will work just fine for my shelf No luck of any kind finding the Plymouth race team decal anywhere, and doubt I will
  19. I'll ck the stash later today
  20. Jake King ( S+M head mechanic for ages ) started as a diehard Ford man. But gained his notoriety with S+M . He actually campaigned a light blue Ford Thunderbolt back in the day BUT, to remain close to his roots so to speak . All the S+M engines were painted Ford blue back then
  21. Anyone know of any decal sheets that contain any or all of the following in scale ?
  22. Engine repainted the correct Ford Blue And I have to give a huge shoutout on the AFB carbs by Fireball. These things are miniature works of art There is no kit carb that comes even close to the detail these have for something so small Fireball Modelworks home page
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