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2/10/00

The latest information I have concerning Polar Lights' '69 NASCAR FoMoCo
kits is very positive. The projected release date for the Talledega and
Cyclone Spoiler kits is now March. The engineers at PL are going through the
final tweaking to ensure these new kits are very accurate.

What has delayed an earlier release date are some reoccurring problems with
the exact length of the body shell wheelbase and a little thing called
"symmetry".

I have heard a close scrutiny of the most recent test shots of the body
shells revealed the wheelbase dimension to be off by one millimeter which is
the equivalent of one scale inch. Not much you might say but PL would appear
to want to get it right the first time.

My trusty Franklin electronic dictionary says the definition of "symmetry"
is "a balance of portions". In essence what that means to us as model
builders (and in particular as it applies to the subject) is the idea that
things like model car body shells are a mirror image from one side to the
other. It seems the mainland-Chinese have a mental block with this idea as
this is not the first time PL has gotten test shots where the left half of
the body doesn't match the right side!

I'm sure for many of us these concerns have never come up in regular
conversation even when we are yacking at a show or club meeting. I just
think it helps us to be more civil in our criticism of manufacturers when we
have a better idea of the problems they must deal with constantly to deliver
a quality product to market (that's us).

And finally, when we are able to purchase the new PL Ford Torino Talledega
kits don't try to be the first one in your neighborhood to build a blue
double-digit version. Just be patient as I hear the Polar Lights folks have
that one "in the fold" as well.

More and more it occurs to me how vitally important decals are to building
any scale model race car. Unless we are very talented at hand lettering as a
Drew Hierwarter or Terry Jessee there are many projects that come to mind
for us that will never get built. If the "royalty hounds" had their way
totally, you and I would be required to pay a toll every time we wanted to
build a model of a licensed item. That's the reason a whole bunch of
different decals will never get done (legally) as the cost of doing business
exceeds the revenue that would be generated by the sales.

You can't pay some syndicate big bucks up front plus a percentage of sales
and expect to stay in business long unless you can justify a run of a few
thousand sheets of a particular decal. Once you've "mortgaged the house"
then the decal maker just prays they can sell a bunch! I'm sure the old
racing adage equally applies to the decals business. It is often said about
racing, "I have made a small fortune in racing. But of course I started out
with a large fortune"!

It pleases me to no end to have race car model builder send along sharp
clear pictures of their latest work. This months collection is the first
time I have had the pleasure of sharing with you the handy work of others.

This first model comes all the way from Germany. Thanks to Peter Lepold for
sending me a shot of his Richard Petty 1970 Plymouth Superbird. Peter's
English is only a bit better than my German...which means we're both in
trouble! I know little or nothing of his language...even though I was a
regular viewer of "Hogan's Heroes".

I believe I understand Peter to say this replica was built from the Monogram
1/24th SB kit. He says the only reference picture he had to work with at the
time was a single shot of the car in the Petty museum in Level Cross. Oh
that I could do such a nice model of say a F-1 car which I've never seen and
know so little about. Great job Peter!

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Old friend Tom Dill does some of the neatest stuff you'll ever see in
vintage stock car models. If you visit the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall
of Fame in Mooresville, NC, there is an entire display case dedicated to
Tom's work.

Here we have a race team concept as Tom often displays at area shows. The
threesome includes his Tim Flock '57 Merc convertible from the Daytona beach
race modified from a Modelhaus resin kit. The race car sits astride a Buyers
Choice trailer painted to match. Of course, the tow car is something special
as well. It's an Ideal '56 Lincoln also painted to match the car and
trailer. Tom, this whole thing is an impressive sight in deed.

We forget many times that people in the hobby business are quite often
pretty fair model builders. Dave Dodge of Model Car World fame is an
excellent example. Not only does Dave mix a mean batch of automotive paint
for us serious modelers but he's a consummate builder himself. As part of
Dave's business he also creates masters for resin kits and produces decals
on his home computer. The following pictures are models built by Dave from
his own products.


This No. 55 '56 Pontiac is a replica of the car Jr. Johnson drove in the
beach race at Daytona that year. The MCW kit comes with an interior and has
a surface plate chassis with a closed hood. The other option is to cut open
the hood and use any of the 1/25th '55, '56 or' 57 Chevys to finish off the
model. The model features MCW paint and decals (of course!).


This Bill Blair '53 Oldsmobile is rendered in 1/24th scale as it was
converted from a Monogram '53 Chevy kit body. The MCW resin kit also
includes wheels, an opening hood, tires and a dash board. You will need to
use a Monogram '53 Chevy for the interior tub and chassis. Again paint and
decals are MCW.


This is another 1/24th '53 Olds resin kit from MCW and all the details are
identical to the Blair car. This one replicates Buck Baker's race car from
the '53 Southern 500. Again paint and decals are from MCW.


Dave Dodge points out that this 1/25th '60 Chevy Bel Air was built from a
Modelhaus resin '60 Impala. He also suggests it could just as easily be
built by converting the Revell '60 Imp. kit. The car is a replica of one
driven by Jr. Johnson later in the '60 season. Ditto on paint and decals.

For those of you who might be concerned that I don't mention much about drag
cars...will these next three subjects get your attention?


This 1/25th '61 Pontiac Catalina two-door post sedan is built from a MCW
resin kit that also includes a chassis, interior, opening hood and a resin
engine and wheels. (I don't recall who Dave told me drove the full-sized
race car.) Some parts may needed to be bashed from the Ertl/AMT '62 Pontiac
h/t kit. You already are way ahead of me on the source for paint and decals!


Here is another 1/25th resin '61 Catalina Super Stock drag car but this time
it's a hardtop! I believe Arnie Beswick drove this Poncho. As you might
expect all the bells and whistles for this one are available from MCW.


And finally our last replica. This one is another Beswick Pontiac drag car.
This '63 Catalina Super Stocker is built from an MCW resin kit. You know all
the rest of the details.

Model Car World (MCW) can be reached at:
MCW AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES
PO BOX 0518
BURLINGTON, NC 27216
PHONE/FAX 336-228-0240
Automotive finishes for plastic and metal models. Available in air brush jars and spray cans. Full range of colors for American cars, customs and racers from the 1940's to 1990's. Resin car kits & conversions for replica stock and racing.
V/MC - Catalogs: $1 + Large SASE

Man, do these three guys do some nice work or what!

Please feel free to "join the party" by sending me some shots of your
favorite projects to:

Bill Coulter
Racing Small Talk
Box 23
Clifton, Ohio
45316-0023

One final item this month. The editor I worked with from Krause on my most
recent book has been in a coma in the hospital since just before Christmas.
He was on his way home to spend the holiday break with his wife and three
year old daughter when he was hit head-on by a large truck. To add insult to
injury, he was then rear-ended. My friend has two broken legs, a broken arm,
five broken ribs and two broken shoulder blades. Doctors say he is making
good progress but he is still unconscious.

I don't know whether you believe in the power of pray or not but if you do
please remember:

John Brecka
ICU Room 11
St. Joseph's Hospital
611 St. Joseph Ave.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
54449

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12/20/99

Maybe there's a slight pause in motorsport at this time of the year but not
for the stock car model builder. There's a lot of good news this time around
in RST, but there is just a wee bit of the bad stuff. So let's get it out of
the way early.


Ertl/AMT has announced the reissue (December 2000) of the 1/25th scale Petty
Dodge Dart Swinger Sportsman that was part of the Chrysler Kit Car program.
This kit was only available twice before and both releases came to market 25
years ago! Well...it ain't gonna' be anytime soon unless a real miracle
happens. Engineers have looked high and low for all the pieces to the Petty
Dart Swinger tool. Everything has been located with the exception of the
body shell and hood. Though the No.43 Dart remains a high priority with the
manufacturer, the reissued kit will not happen anytime soon...as least in
this configuration.


As a worthy substitute, the decision has been made to reissue the Warren
Stewart Dodge Dart Sport. This isn't all bad as this particular iteration
from the Kit Car series was only issued once in the mid-'70's. Now don't
assume that since I've included a picture of the K&K Dart I built a few
years ago here, that it's the version Ertl/AMT is doing. Probably... not
likely... as it would involve another licensing foray that could be lengthy
and costly. This model was the only version of the Stewart Dart kit in my
collection. You must admit it probably did get your attention though.

If you choose to build this version of the car, decals from Fred Cady
Design or Yesterday's combined with some dry transfer numbesr will do the
job. This is not phantom livery on this model car. The K&K Dart did compete
once dressed up in this paint scheme. If you want to read more about it
check out my new book "Stock Car Model Kit Encyclopedia and Price Guide"
under the section title "Short Track Stormer that Comes in a Box". (Don't
you just hate gratuitous self-promotion?)

In the event the Dart Swinger body shell tooling is never found, the
after-market resin casters (I'm sure) will step up and fill the void. I'm
already aware that Early Racing Classics makes the Cushman Duster body
shell. I believe that Ron Cash did (at one time) offer the Petty Dart
Swinger body in his fine resin line.

There are a few subtle differences between the Swinger NASCAR Sportsman car
and the short track version. One major difference is the rear axle. The
Chrysler NASCAR Sportsman cars ran a standard 8-3/4 in. rear end while the
short track cars (such as the Duster and Dart Sport) were allowed the option
of a quick change. I can already hear resin casters rustling through old kit
boxes looking for the right parts to get under rubber!

The great news this time around is the eminent release of two street-stock
kits that will delight all of us vintage stock car builders.

(editor's note: our apologizes for the graininess of these "skunkworks" photos)

Seen here is what I'm told is the final test shot of the new Ertl/AMT '60
Ford Starliner kit in 1/25th scale. If you have liked the renewed attention
to detail and things like the separate frame and floor pan seen in recent
kits from this manufacturer then you'll love this FoMoCo.


The refinement of the tooling trade can be seen here as precise engraving
and accurate dimensioning have resulted in jet another well executed model
kit from Ertl/AMT. Complete front and rear suspension parts and component
pieces make for a convincing look of realism.


This new '60 Starliner from Ertl/AMT is going to make up into an excellent
NASCAR stock car with a minimal amount of work. The multi-piece drive train
and chassis will allow even the builder of moderate skills to fashion a
satisfying finished piece.

In future installments we'll look at sources for reference material for this
era race car and some of the parts and pieces that make for an accurate
replica. Be assured that more than one after-market decals source is busy
researching this subject.

There have been rumors of all sorts for the past few months about somebody
doing an early '70 Dodge of some sort. The rumors persisted that it would be
revised tooling or simply a reissue of something vintage. Tah-dah! Nothing
of the sort here!

Again, Ertl/AMT under the ownership of Racing Champions is about to issue a
new kit of the venerable '71 Charger R/T not modified from any old MPC
tooling. No sir... this is a totally new item...clean sheet of paper and all
that. And with a first look at just unassembled pieces it looks very good.

Again, this kit will build nicely into a period-correct NASCAR stocker.
Since stock car were still being built from "bodies-in-white" fresh from the
factory assembly line, many of the useable part for a race car version are
already there in the stock kit.

Racing decals, wheels and tires, resin parts, they are all available to turn
this beauty into one of many front running NASCAR Chargers of the era.

Again, in future installments, we'll talk our way through some guidelines
for building an accurate stock car replica from this new Ertl/AMT kit.

And finally, thank you for the eMail messages. Great input and supportive
comments. Feel free to let me know what's on your mind. Tell me what sort of
things you'd like to look at in the future. There are many fine after-market
products available for building racing replicas. Would you like for me to
present some on occasion? Remember, this column is for you the race car
builder. We'll do our best to respond to your comments, criticisms or
requests!

11/11/99

Every year that I am fortunate enough to get to the Radio Control and Hobby
Trade Association (RCHTA) show in Chicago (also known as the National Hobby
and Model Show to some) it's hard to imagine it could get even better.

If you've never been there, it's like a cross between the world's fair and
running with the bulls! I love the place 'cause I like seeing old friends
and making new ones. And who doesn't remember being a little kid on
Christmas morning!

For the motorsports model builder I believe 1999 will be remember as a
banner year. The following information is presented in this order for a
reason. For me this list and the sequence is the way I would rate the things
I saw and how they impressed me.......

Accurate Miniatures has gotten it right this time! With backing from
Testors, AM has developed the slickest pair of stock car kits I have ever
seen. We the building public will benefit early next year from the release
of both a glue and snap kit stock car series in 1/24th scale second to none!
The level of detail in the snap kits is incredible. The glue version must be
seen to be appreciated. All will be pre-decorated. Now before you start
howling would you need paint or decals if you ultimately had your pick of 30
subjects that will probably include all the top teams in NASCAR?

The body shells are ultra-light and ultra-thin and appear to be cast in
something like PVC. They can't be destroyed and will not warp!

Polar Lights continues to impress with new releases that tell me they came
to the party and plan to stay for a long time! Four new vintage stock car
kits in 1/25th scale were announced that include two '69 Ford Torino
Talladegas and two Mercury Cyclone Spoiler IIs. These four pieces obviously
share the same chassis but also have a choice of wedge or semi-hemi engines.
PL is taking a bit of a chance since the majority of fans and builders of
stock car models came to the sport/hobby in the late '80's and know little
or nothing about what went on before (and sadly for the most part don't seem
to care). These new PL stockers will also be used for major kit bashing as
the half-chassis was used from '66 through '71 on many FoMoCos.

Also you drag guys will get your 'Cuda fix with the PL vintage FC's showing
up on store shelves in time for you to spend your Christmas money. You're
also going to get a '70 Gas Ronda FC with all the correct driveline parts
early next year.

Over at Revell we get more ProFinish snap kits of race cars and this time we
get drag cars as well. Interstate and Mad will be on two swoopy Firebirds.
The new 2000 Taurus and Monte Carlo will start out with the number 6, 3 and
24 as we might have expected. A snap kit Indy Corvette pace car is also in
the mix.

Even though the new '77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo is coming out as (whatelse) a
low rider...does anybody really think that red-blooded stock car builders
will let a little thing like that stand in our way of building a Grand
Naitonal stock car? After-market decal makers get ready to roll as every GM
NASCAR team had one of these for intermediate and short track duty. Even RLP
drove one starting in 1978.

Revell is trying to give us the best of both world by introducing ProFinish
glue kits. These releases have pre-painted bodies, opening hoods with a full
powertrain. There will be Chevys, Ford and yes at least three Pontiacs, 18.
20. and 36.

There are four new ones in the glue kit category like 3, 6, 18, 20, 22 and
3. The '87 T-Bird gets a reprieve as a single kit release of Davy Allison's
rookie ride.

Indy car builders will be happy to see two additions to the line with the
Team Green and McDonalds Reynards added to the mix. It looks like those Cool
Kools markings will have to come from the after-market.

For the drag builders Revell resurrects the Olds Cutlass this time as the
Jegs Pro Stock entry. This year we will also get the Baldwin Motion 427
Cobra and in 1/16th scale the Tony Nancy Lone AA/FD and Mickey Thompson's
Grand Am. You can also bet that the '68 Mr. Norm Dart and '66 Dodge Charger
will be built as race cars quite frequently.

The venerable Monogram name has been relegated to reissues called "Classics"
and the Pro-Modeler series. New there is the '70 Torino that will not be a
Cobra but instead a GT. Very little P-E material on the Cobra so the
decision was made to go GT where there's a bit more bright stuff. Also the
old Midget Racer from the SST series will be back due to popular demand.

At Ertl/AMT there doesn't appear to be any new dedicated racing cars of any
description. That's not all bad when many of you see the brand new 1960 Ford
Starliner and 1971 Dodge Charger R/T. Both kit are not warmed -over retreads
but from a clean sheet of paper. The two kits should lend themselves nicely
to many racing conversions from stock class drag cars to NASCAR machines. I
can only hope the after-market decal folks are taking note of some of these
specific releases as the field is wide open for a bunch of new markings for
this fine pair of kits. If anyone can lead me to some good reference material on racing versions of the '60 Ford, please drop me a note.

Diecast and pre-decorated items continue to make inroads in the model car
hobby as manufacturers work hard to find out where their new customers are.
Of course, at the same time, they've got to scurry to hold on to those of us
who fall into the category in current vernacular... "old school".

If you can't get excited about something on this list...it maybe time to
check for vital signs of life!

10/29/99

Hello again and thank you for the excellent questions and comments that I
have received from many of you. This whole thing will get even better with
more interaction like what we've had so far.

The latest word on-the-street concerning the new 2000 Taurus kit is that it
might be a collaboration between a small independent player in the market
place and a long time, well known manufacturer of hobby supplies and
equipment. I hear that it may possibly be pre-decorated as well as being
considered high-tech or multi-media. Though pre-decorated kits have their
place, primarily, it's a type of kit that is geared toward the mass market.
Traditionally, these types of items do not do well on the hobby shop
circuit. That's to be understood. Such retailers have a hard time promoting
a product that doesn't need any of the bread-and-butter stuff that is the
life blood of the tradition hobby shop like paint, decals or glue. I would
hope, if what we are hearing is true about this new kit, someone will see
fit to consider an unpainted and undecorated version for those of us who
would like to build it our way instead of their way!

The 1/25th scale 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo kit is a go. I understand it will be
in a certain manufacturer's SnapTite line. I applaud the industry for doing
subjects in this fashion thereby creating a kit that can serve many
purposes. You want replica stock? You want a low rider? You want to build a
NASCAR stocker...you've got the basic building block to start the project.
Snap kits are also a winner for the manufacturer (especially if it's done
accurately). The cost of a full-blown glue kit tool can be in the
neighborhood of $150,000 or more...sometimes a lot more! Snap kits on the
other hand can be done for less that half that amount. I've always said to
the various manufacturers...give me a great body shell and I can build the
rest of it! After all, we are supposed to be model builders not just parts
assemblers!

The new 1/25th scale Torino Talledega NASCAR stockers should be announced in
Chicago in late October. I know the two guys that developed the master for
this one and they do great work. This should be a honey of a kit. I hear the
first two releases will carry the number 27 and 17. Could we work the number
43 in there somewhere? I have a strong feeling that if we buy enough of this
first release...there could be some Cyclone Spoiler IIs in all of our
futures!

Thanks to RST reader Art Anderson for this latest scoop for the open wheel
fans! Chris Etzel of Etzel's Speed Classics is nearing completion of his
newest product. Coming is a 1959-60 Watson Indianapolis Roadster. This kit
will build either Rodger Ward's 1959 winner, the Leader Card Special, or Jim
Rathmann's 1960 winner, the Ken-Paul Special. Chris will have decals for
both in the kit.

This kit (some of you might have seen the masters at NNL-20) will consist of
a resin body, in sections (no engine--as this will be "pit wall side" kit),
Chris's excellent 16" and 18" Halibrand Speedway wheels, with Firestone
"500" Champion tires, with the correct offset tread. All the suspension
components will be in pewter (you gotta see these, they are arguably the
best cast detail parts ever put in a model kit, anywhere, any time). Look
for this kit to be available around Christmas.

Thanks Art.

9/28/99

    Thanks for the kind comments from many of you on the first RST column. I said that this was to be give-and-take deal so keep the questions and comments coming and we'll do our best to tell you what we know. Drop me an email at complex@ee.net.

    A question came from a reader about the buzz on a large scale stock car kit. The truth is that two different companies have looked at such a project in the last few years. The first instance was in the early '90's when word had it that Tamiya was getting serious about a large scale stock car (probably in
1/16 or 1/12) of the Rusty Wallace/Penske Miller Pontiac Grand Prix. You stock car fans will remember that ths was when RW was on a real tear, winning races in double digits for a couple of seasons. For whatever reason the project stalled. Some say it was the team's switch to Ford, but we may never know the real reason.

Revell-Monogram...I'm sorry REVELL (it took me years to get in the habit of rattling off those two name together!) considered a large scale stock car kit of their own. The quandary was which car to replicate. Should it be Chevy or Ford...Monte Carlo or Taurus? I'm guessing that the slow process by
NASCAR in approving the 2000 Monte Carlo may have sealed the fate of this project. From what I hear, the "bloom is off the rose" as they say, to do a large scale stock car kit at Revell. This is especially true as I hear sales of Revell's stock car kits (their bread and butter line) are down considerably.

    Some say the deal to sell off Revell Collection to Action Performance for some elbow room in the licensing frenzy has turned sour. You will notice that there have been precious few new stock car releases so far this year. To add insult to injury...92 people (one-third of the work force) no longer punch the time clock at Revell as of last week.

(editors note: If that concerns you, please read the webmasters column "The Parting Line". Bill's last sentence is a great lead-in to that editorial.)

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I've been told that one of the main-line plastic kit manufacturers will announce soon a 1/25th 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo kit. I hear this will not be a race car but a street-driven version of the car. This along with a '77 Oldsmobile Cutlass and the '69 Talladega race car kit mentioned last time would go a long way to fill out many of our stock car modeling fantasies.

See ya next time!

BC

9/1/99

    Hopefully RST will become a regular rest stop on your travels up and down
the electronic highway. Expect to have your curiosity aroused and definitely
plan on having the ole' appetite whetted. We're going to talk about the
latest rumors of new products for the racing modeler whether it's
main-stream or after-market. I say "we're going to talk" as I fully expect
to engage you the reader of these little essays in two-way conversation.
Hopefully you'll have questions and comments as well as news, rumors or
information of your own to share with me and the world as well.

    I understand that one of the small plastic model kit manufacturers will soon
announce a significant new product that should delight the stock car
modelers in our midst. Word has it that it will be a 1/24th scale 2000
NASCAR Ford Taurus with all the bells and whistles. If this new release is
anything like this company's earlier automotive model products, this one
should be a duesy!

    Experienced designers and engineers have done their homework on this one and
I hear that the kit will have the very best of everything, decals,
photo-etch etc. Expect a spring of 2000 release date.

    Vintage stock car kits have been an on and off proposition in recent years.
R-M (sorry, I must get used to dropping the M!) produced a series of such
items ranging from 1981 to '87 T-Birds and many repops that represented a
wide variety of vintage subjects. For whatever reason they did not sell,
which pretty much put the binders on anything really serious being produced
in the future by this company.

    Well, all is not lost, as a new player in the plastic kit business has decided
to take a different tact with the vintage stock car genre. Engineering work
has concluded on a brand new tool for the venerable 1969 Ford Talladega
stock car as fashioned by Holman and Moody. I understand that the new kit
will be announced at RCHTA in late October. Look for two versions in 1/25th
scale much the same way this company has executed their earlier racing
subjects. Many of us are holding out hope that if it is successful over the
counter, then this manufacturer may see fit at a later date to add a Mercury
Cyclone Spoiler II to the kit line.

    A persistent rumor is circulating that Bob Reigle, the owner of the Hemi
Under Glass 'Cuda exhibition drag car, disclosed recently that a company rep
had approached him about replicating his car in a scale model kit.
Speculation on this one runs the gambit from a simple reissue of the
original AMT '66 HMG to a brand new tool. Already spokesmen from Polar
Lights have denied any connection to this project. I haven't heard a thing from the
folks in Dyersville. We'll have to stay tuned on this one for sure.

    Blue Ribbon Model Car Parts in West Valley City, Utah does some really nice
detailing items specifically for the Monogram stock car kits in 1/24th
scale. Tires of all eras, air intake enclosures, exhaust dumps both exiting
from one side or right and left can be had. Larry Meyer produces some great
stuff for stocks, drag cars, customs and street rods as well.
There is not a website, but get a list via email at blewribon@aol.com, and please
tell them you saw it here at Racing Small Talk/Model Car Hub.

    Well I better get back to keeping my ear to the ground as they say. See ya
next time!

Bill Coulter
Complex Communications
Fax: 937-374-3097
complex@ee.net

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