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OOB= Out of box OOP= out of production curbside= no engine, molded in hood. BMF= Bare Metal Foil. Those are all I got off the top of my head.

I think your friend has too much time on his hands. On the other hand, what a great way to quit smoking!

Really nice job Niko. Clean assembly and foil. Thumbs up. B)

Metallics are primarily transparent colors. The flakes that give it the sparkle float inside the tinted clear paint same as pearls do. Using a silver or gold base under the metallic reflects the incoming light back through the metallics paint causing it to shine and sparkle brighter than if a standard primer were used.

Johnathan's absolutely correct about spoon testing. It will save you alot of heartache! The general rule of thumb, is to keep the primer in the body color's spectrum. Reds and oranges use the red oxide color. Dark blues, purples and blacks, use the black primer and of course whites, yellows, sky blues you want a white primer. However, you can easily change the hue or tint of a color by switching up the primers. If you want your testors bright red really bright shoot it over a white primer. If you want it the shade it's formulated to be, use red oxide. If you want it a shade darker like a blood red, go with the black primer. It's not always that cut and dry and this is why we always suggest the spoon test. Hit the dollar store and pick up a hundred spoons for a buck. You're set for a while! And yes, silver is a good base for metallics.

Most of the details like the shift knob are tampo printed by machine. Some of the model might be hand assembled but the bulk of the work would be done by machine similar to any modern day assembly line.

That explains the match! Those paints were excellent, if a bit ambitious. I think they overestimated the market for them. Hey check your private messages.

It's very easy to compile a sheet of oil filter decals and print them onto decal paper from a home computer.

You came to the right place Mark. Beauty of a build. What Blue did you use for the Petty blue. I want to say it's really close but that could be the lighting.

Welcome back! Wondered if we'd ever see you again. Nice '67. I see you're still cranking them out. You need to get together with Shafer. Let's see that engine!

"Pinky...are you thinking what i'm thinking?"

ok , another question , i was going to build a roll cage from plastic , but i see on the WWW , world wide wed , i can get all kind of sizes of round brass ( cheap too ) i like this idea , has anyone done this , my guess is yes , but just want to pick your brains , Anne ,,,, PS sorry if i ask stupid Q's , i tend to be a pain

Ross Gibson, hands down. Look him up on the bay. He does outstanding work. His kits are a little expensive but worth it.

Does it have the " Rich Corinthian Leather " ?????

Awesome! I would have bought one. I don't think the Edsel is an ugly car at all. Man I was born fifty years too late! B)

I got this little 43rd scale beauty. Side trim, window trim, grille and door handles are all photo etch as well as the hood ornament! There's no chassis detail but I don't care. Made by NEO models of Germany. The only thing I don't like is that it was advertised as a 1976 Dodge Charger but the pe badges say Cordoba. Heck they can't be seen anyway without a magnifier.

Yes, Doug and Jamie are Round2 employees. The Petty Dart was a kit car that did not identify to any specific year because it was a kit car. I call it a '72 because that was the year it recieved the most press as well as use.

1/18th parts are more sparse than 16th. Your best bet is garage sales and flea markets. Buy used, beaten and junk diecasts and strip the worthwhile parts.

There is currently no information on this reported re-issue. Currently Doug and Jamie are focussing on the mid year releases of which there is no concrete information on yet either. I will keep in contact with them and bring you any news as soon as I have it. The current project being worked on is near and dear to my heart and that is the 1972 Pety Dart sportsman kit.

Very kind words Ms. Smith. I myself have a list of builders here that I will follow any thread they start. Although it at times makes me feel a little inadequate, I can't help myself thier work is just too good! Welcome to the board.

I quote Bart Simpson- "WHHOOOOOOAAAA MOMMA!" B) 5 outta 5 my man!

Sometimes I wonder what the Chrysler guys were on when they named certain colors.

Doll houses and furnishings, etc. are generally 1/12 scale.

Well pardon me for thinking that once...just once you took it easy on yourself and cut a corner!

VERY nice! Alan is correct. The carribean blue is a little too...well blue. 1970 Plymouth corporation blue or 1971/2 Basin street blue or 1973 Super Blue are all as close as you can get to Petty Blue. I really dig the shade you got out of that Carribean blue though. B)