A bit of Nostalgia!.....30 year old Nash Metropolitan builds

[Grumpa]

These are very cool Cliff! Back in the early '60's I grew up with a neighbor, who was a Doctor, that had one just like your yellow and white one. It was his daily driver. Seeing yours brought back that old memory. These are nicely done.

[ChrisBcritter]

Beautiful work on both of them! Way better than you'd expect from a Hubley kit. Can you explain about the muffler tape? Seems like it would be too thick to cover trim; what's the secret?

Edited January 5, 2014 by ChrisBcritter

[traditional]

Beautiful work on both of them! Way better than you'd expect from a Hubley kit. Can you explain about the muffler tape? Seems like it would be too thick to cover trim; what's the secret?

Hi Christopher, The tape that I use is somewhat the same as the aluminum (not cloth) tape used for taping ductwork, etc. It is a bit thicker than BMF but still quite thin and I cut it with scissors or a sharp exacto/ straight-edge. It's best for relatively straight lines and because it's actual metal, it can be burnished over a raised piece of trim with a toothpick to take the exact trim form. It's fairly easily removed when fresh, but over time becomes quite permanent. I've been using it for a long time and what I like most about it is that it usually doesn't have that wrinkly look you so often see with BMF.

[pappabear1973]

My grandfather (95) had a black and white hard top as well as a turquoise (?)and white rag top.he had had others over the years. I believe a turquoise and white hard top and a yellow and white rag top? He would love to see these. Great job on them.

[David G.]

Very cool! I love the bright colors, they just seem to fit those little cars.

David G.