Chuck Most

Looking for this kit- the Spyder (roadster) with the V10 engine. Let me know what you need for trades.

Thanks!

I picked up two of Maisto's 1:27 scale 2010 Ford F-150 STX models not too long ago. One will stay as is (for now), and the other will be downgraded to the base model XL.

Here's how it looks stock, in what looks to be a pretty close match to the 2010 Blue Flame metallic paint...

The STX has buckets and a console, while the XL has a 40/20/40 bucket arrangement. I'll be cutting out the center console and replacing it with a smaller midship bucket. These seats are identical to the ones used in the XL, and will stay after some mold seam cleanup and paint.

I went with Oxford White- I did not strip the model, I just sanded the factory paint, applied primer, and sprayed the white over that. I also filled in the fog lights with two part body filler. You can order the XL with fog lights and a chrome front bumper, but I'm going with the no fog light, semigloss black bumpers and grille look.

I had the proper wheels before I got the truck. For some reason Revell put these late model six-bolt Ford wheels in their Expedition SSV (police) kit- wrong for that vehicle, but just the thing for an '09-'14 F-150 XL! Though they're 1:25 and the truck is supposedly 1:27, they look just fine on the pickup. About that... I think this particular truck is much closer to scale than most Maisto diecasts. Many- mostly the long bed and extended cab trucks, look significantly underscale. This truck looks just fine with 1:25 and 1:24 scale truck models.

Really hoping this project won't take too long to complete.

Because I may be getting my third Slo-Par for that reason...

If you're curious, it's a nice, solid '52 Plymouth which runs and would drive, if it weren't for the fact that the left rear brake is set up... but that's a simple enough fix. I can get the car cheap (I have the advantage of knowing how much money the current owner has in it, and I know he's beyond sick of having to plow around it),put next to nothing into it to get it back on the road, and just run the thing until it does start falling apart... which should give me enough time to decide what to do with it if I want to make it into a 'serious' project.

Thing is, I've never really wanted one of these cars (not that I never liked them or anything), but the fact this one isn't completely rotten, is missing onlly frivilous stuff like trim and bumpers, and has an indestructable flathead six (with a relatively fresh rebuild, no less) make it seem like almost a good idea. That and the simple fact I don't see fifty of these at every car show I attend.

But the thing is, the car just looks so sad sitting out on that lot. Maybe it's that grille, though...

Anybody else ever let the same thing happen to them... see some forlorn old project someplace, and just snap it up for the sake of getting it out of its situation? And did that purchase end in a good or bad way for you?

I've come close a few times, but this is the first project I've seen, felt bad about seeing it sitting around unloved... and am seriously considering picking up.

Just a quick little project- AMT's new '10 RS/SS Police kit. I used the second set of graphics instead of the "kinda/sorta" CHP graphics shown on the box, and I left off the flashers on the push bar. I still might detail paint the wheels, but for a few evenings of work, not too bad I dare say.

Both were built from the AMT Ohio George '60 kit. Neither was built as the Ohio George truck, as I suspect the majority of these kits will be built. One was done as a low-line stocker, the other one was built anything but stock...