1930fordpickup Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 Get well soon Greg . Kerry kicking the soda can be as bad as the smoking habit. Ice tea is no better for the kidney stones.
DrKerry Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 I hear ya Andy, been trying for awhile now. Slow but going......
Greg Wann Posted September 15, 2013 Author Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Get well soon Greg . Kerry kicking the soda can be as bad as the smoking habit. Ice tea is no better for the kidney stones. I can't drink iced tea either? DANG!! Water is getting boring. My wife is on me now too. I appreciate all the well wishes. Getting old does suck. The Eleanor photo etch set: My grille has one bar that is ever so slightly bent. I have actually attempted with fair success to resin cast PE parts. I have cut PE parts off their sprue, drop them in front of me and they are a struggle to find. I bought a set for a still unfinished Buick GS convertible build. Those little fender badges are so cool and accurate that you can actually paint the red paint in the letters and numbers and polish them out. They really make the GSX build POP! It is just too bad they keep releasing this kit with the same inaccurate front fenders. They are not squared off but sharply rounded. Like the picture of this fine specimen. Now, this is what I call a Hot Wheels car! If this Gold GS was my Flip Nose version I would be one happy camper! Edited September 15, 2013 by Greg Wann
DrKerry Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 I hear ya, water is boring but I've been drinking a lot of it lately.
Drewstang Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Can't wait to buy a few bodies to make the chop top go away.
Danno Posted September 16, 2013 Posted September 16, 2013 Can't wait to buy a few bodies to make the chop top go away. Be sure you do! These guys are putting together a beautiful conversion kit . . . and you WON'T believe how reasonably priced it will be!! (Read that: cheap!)
dimaxion Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) I can't drink iced tea either? DANG!! Water is getting boring. My wife is on me now too. I appreciate all the well wishes. Getting old does suck. The Eleanor photo etch set: My grille has one bar that is ever so slightly bent. I have actually attempted with fair success to resin cast PE parts. I have cut PE parts off their sprue, drop them in front of me and they are a struggle to find. I bought a set for a still unfinished Buick GS convertible build. Those little fender badges are so cool and accurate that you can actually paint the red paint in the letters and numbers and polish them out. They really make the GSX build POP! It is just too bad they keep releasing this kit with the same inaccurate front fenders. They are not squared off but sharply rounded. Like the picture of this fine specimen. Now, this is what I call a Hot Wheels car! If this Gold GS was my Flip Nose version I would be one happy camper! Edited October 30, 2013 by dimaxion
Elliot949 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 I just this week got my copy of the resin LX coupe from Greg... at first inspection it is AWESOME!!!... I will drag the kit out to test fit it and let you all know the final results but I suspect as always It will be GREAT!!!...
Maindrian Pace Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Last week, I dropped off a bag of coupe glass to Greg, and now the body kits are starting to go out. Included is the body, glass, a "slide" to make the 1/4 windows (you can get at least three out of a slide, in case you cut one wrong) and a stock hood. Why a stock hood, and why not just use the kit hood? Because the hood is the only other part that is painted body color, so with a resin hood, you can paint the whole car with any hot automotive paint - base/clear, lacquer, Duplicolor, etc, without worrying about crazing a styrene part. Selling isn't allowed on the forums, so PM Greg Wann to get on the list, and the bodies will go out in the order of which the names are added. So with that finally taken care of, my next post on this thread will be a continuation of how it started, a build thread of my car. -MJS Edited November 4, 2013 by Maindrian Pace
66belair Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 Looking great,I guess the bodies are ready? I need to he mine ordered
mademan Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) so when can I buy a couple? was put on a "List" .. Edited October 30, 2013 by mademan
Mike Kucaba Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 I'm gonna buy one and chop the top!!! Seriously, will there be a way to get one or two at Model Z?
Greg Wann Posted October 30, 2013 Author Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Modelzona? I had not planned on attending. I could mail one or two to you. Edited October 31, 2013 by Greg Wann
Jon Cole Posted October 31, 2013 Posted October 31, 2013 Re: Soda- I also had to kick the soda habit several years ago. My dietitian suggested Aquafina. I am hooked. Just enough flavor. No sugar. Non carbonated. I like the Strawberry-Kiwi. Also Rasberry, and Grape, as well as maybe peach. I always have one handy when I drive. Hope you like. And get well, too.
Mike Kucaba Posted October 31, 2013 Posted October 31, 2013 Modelzona? I had not planned on attending. I could mail a couple one or two to you. I hadn't planned on being there either until I was reminded about the date. I'll have to wait until next month's Government Dole Out has me flush with cash!!
Greg Wann Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 NOTICE: The body mold has suffered some damage in the area that forms the grille work under the bumper. When I get the master from Mike a new mold will be created and the project can resume. Sorry for the inconvenience.
mademan Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 I just received my 3, and I must say Mike you did an incredible job mastering this body, and Greg did a great job of casting it, flawless and kit like, was very worth the wait; I've already started on one.
Greg Wann Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 Thank you, I will be getting the new body mold finished this week and production can resume to fill the waiting list. Greg
stang_crazy Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 Mike I requested to join your phoenix model forum so I could get in touch with Greg I think it is to see about getting a few of these resin bodies along with the Eleanor bodies but have not heard anything back. Or is there way to get in touch with him. And I must say being a Fox body owner my self you did one hell of a job. The first thing I noticed on this kit was the roof. I do not know how in the heck they butchered that part.
Greg Wann Posted January 12, 2014 Author Posted January 12, 2014 Hi Mike, I posted some fresh photos of the new mold making process. You can PM me on this forum or the Forum I post my work on or my mastercaster1 email address. I am hopefully improving my mold making skills this year. I did switch silicone, actually a better one. It is actually just about the same price by the pound and I can drive to Tempe and pick it up to save on shipping.. I am pretty excited for the new resin casting year. With some new projects that are plumbing related and some custom work I do I hope I can keep up. There just aren't enough hours in the day to do resin work with a real job I have to go to. Greg
Danno Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 I can't vouch for how Greg is with stopped-up toilets, but he's a genius with resin models and parts!
Greg Wann Posted January 12, 2014 Author Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I can't vouch for how Greg is with stopped-up toilets, but he's a genius with resin models and parts! My parts are also dishwasher safe! I am working on a plumbing related item and I did a test for SMOOTH-ON TASK 8 resin specifications. The pink one is task 8 with a little red dye mixed in. I am trying to squeeze it to bend it after pulling it out of boiling water. The white part is SMOOTH-ON 300 resin. It drooped on it's own upon removing it from the water. I really don't use it for model parts anymore. They won't melt in your mouth or the trunk of your car. The many hours and dollars you spent on a contest car won't melt away from heat stroke. Edited January 12, 2014 by Greg Wann
Greg Wann Posted February 12, 2014 Author Posted February 12, 2014 I have a new mold done and getting dialed in so to speak. Production will soon resume.
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