ewetwo Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 39 minutes ago, oter11 said: recieved these 2 in the mail today,61 ford rest of the Family,60,62 and 63 ford Nice!
Ron Hamilton Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 7 hours ago, ewetwo said: Picked this up today at a garage sale right around the corner. Who knew? Why I bought it is beyond me because I’m not a Corvette fan and I have more than I needI I saw a one -to-one Wednesday night on the highway. Sweet car!
89AKurt Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 What the pen is pointed to, the resin emblems. So I can do a '69 like my previous truck, and now my current '68. Wonder if there are photo-etch CHEVROLET letters for the hood?
Gramps46 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 44 minutes ago, Exotics_Builder said: This arrived in the post, yesterday. Another beautiful model from Fernando. Thanks for sharing.
Hotrod 97 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 I got a couple more Mustangs. A '69 Boss 302 from HL And an '07 Shelby that a friend gave to me. He said he bought it a few years ago and never touched it since. The chassis is started and some parts are missing, but nothing that can't be fixed or replaced.
bandit1 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 17 hours ago, 89AKurt said: What the pen is pointed to, the resin emblems. So I can do a '69 like my previous truck, and now my current '68. Wonder if there are photo-etch CHEVROLET letters for the hood? Nice!
89AKurt Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 9 hours ago, Exotics_Builder said: This arrived in the post, yesterday. Sweet! I saw that on his Fakebook page, can you do a review?
Mark Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 20 hours ago, 89AKurt said: What the pen is pointed to, the resin emblems. So I can do a '69 like my previous truck, and now my current '68. Wonder if there are photo-etch CHEVROLET letters for the hood? Take a look at Model Car Garage PE sets. They don't make anything specifically for the pickups, but you might find a car that had similar letters on the hood. You might get other things like window crank handles out of the set too.
Can-Con Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, Mark said: Take a look at Model Car Garage PE sets. They don't make anything specifically for the pickups, but you might find a car that had similar letters on the hood. You might get other things like window crank handles out of the set too. Yup. '62 '63 and '64 Impala, '65 Chevelle and '66 ElCamino have the Chevrolet block letters in the right style script for the hood. This is the '65 Chevelle set.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/1/2019 at 6:59 PM, Snake45 said: Got these in recent trades with SamIAm and Gramps46, respectively. Not sure what year the 1st gen Corvair is (the chassis is one-piece with molded in engine, if that helps) so I'll call it a '64 until someone can tell me different. This funky '62 Corvair emerged from its week-long Purple Swim today and you would NOT BELIEVE what was hiding under all that 55 year-old hand-brushed Testor PLA red paint and Testor (or AMT) putty!
Joe Handley Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Picked these up at HyVee today, the red one is going to get theme painted (it's red plastic w/tampo print graphics) now that I know what my Sister is carrying
Lordmodelbuilder Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 57 minutes ago, Snake45 said: This funky '62 Corvair emerged from its week-long Purple Swim today and you would NOT BELIEVE what was hiding under all that 55 year-old hand-brushed Testor PLA red paint and Testor (or AMT) putty! Rust?
Sam I Am Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Snake45 said: This funky '62 Corvair emerged from its week-long Purple Swim today and you would NOT BELIEVE what was hiding under all that 55 year-old hand-brushed Testor PLA red paint and Testor (or AMT) putty! Well?!?!
Mark Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Probably a nice clean Corvair body. Sometimes that old plastic is a bit more resilient than usual, the result being that glue and solvents in the putty don't bite into it.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Mark said: Probably a nice clean Corvair body. Sometimes that old plastic is a bit more resilient than usual, the result being that glue and solvents in the putty don't bite into it. No more calls, please, we have a winner! Looks like Duco cement or something of the kind was used to assemble it, which didn't bite into the plastic at all. The putty pretty much dissolved in the purple bath. There's been no cutting or sanding on the body at all. It's VERY clean and restorable.
Tom Geiger Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: No more calls, please, we have a winner! Looks like Duco cement or something of the kind was used to assemble it, which didn't bite into the plastic at all. I have an old Falcon kit that looked to have very heavy yellowish glue on it everywhere. When I went to pull at the first joint, it just came apart. I figured out the model had been assembled with rubber cement!
ranma Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Arrived in the mail today, MPC 1969 Impala SS Promo, and need's a little repair/rechromed .Since it has to be repaired would it hurt to do a little detail work such as door handles, window trim, side trim.???
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, ranma said: Since it has to be repaired would it hurt to do a little detail work such as door handles, window trim, side trim.??? Since it's not in perfect or near-perfect condition, it doesn't have all that much "value" as a promo. Upgrade it to your heart's content and display it proudly!
89AKurt Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 17 hours ago, Mark said: Take a look at Model Car Garage PE sets. They don't make anything specifically for the pickups, but you might find a car that had similar letters on the hood. You might get other things like window crank handles out of the set too. 16 hours ago, Can-Con said: Yup. '62 '63 and '64 Impala, '65 Chevelle and '66 ElCamino have the Chevrolet block letters in the right style script for the hood. This is the '65 Chevelle set. AWESOME! Thank you. I should be able to trade what I don't want for something......
Exotics_Builder Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 18 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Sweet! I saw that on his Fakebook page, can you do a review? Did a brief one in the Car Aftermarket/Resin section
1930fordpickup Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 8 hours ago, Snake45 said: No more calls, please, we have a winner! Looks like Duco cement or something of the kind was used to assemble it, which didn't bite into the plastic at all. The putty pretty much dissolved in the purple bath. There's been no cutting or sanding on the body at all. It's VERY clean and restorable. Good for you Richard.
ChrisBcritter Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Sometimes patience pays off. I've looked at and passed on dozens of overpriced, incomplete gluebombs, and then this turned up: No paint and ALL the stock parts are there - many of them on the trees, including the taillights which are usually missing. Of course it has a lot of holes, but plenty of original sprue to plug 'em up. Best part - got it cheeeeep; it had been up twice before for fifty with no takers, and then listed as "make offer", and I got it for half that. This was a big seller for AMT/SMP; they kept it in the line through '61 so there are still some around. Edited June 10, 2019 by ChrisBcritter
Mark Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 The '60 El Camino almost got yet another reissue in '62, as a Styline kit. It's listed on one (maybe both) of the '62 flat-box Styline kits (Valiant, Corvair). Probably worn out after producing promos, and friction models and kits in '60 and '61 (promo '60 only).
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