The model car thread! :-)

[J. Robinson]

Roger - Testor's still makes candy colors that look pretty good. I remember using them back in the early '60s (when I, rarely, could afford them) and I still do occasionally. I think maybe since we've gotten older and have seen many wondrous custom paint jobs at car shows and cruise-ins, the old stuff just isn't as impressive. Or maybe we remember them better than they really were. I remember a Shelby Cobra that I did - it was a fade from dark blue to bright green over a gold base. I remember it as being absolutely stunning.., but was it? I don't know... I have attached a pic of a '40 coupe done with Testor's candy red over a gold base. The pic doesn't do it justice - it looks much deeper in person.

Ryan - I think you're addicted... like me! Anyway, the '39-'40 Sedan kit was reissued in the recent past and you might be able to find some on Ebay. It comes with all the same '39 and '40 parts as it did in 1962 plus an additional set of red windows for making a gasser style car. The main difference is the kit is cast in white. The originals were either black or gray, depending on when they were made.