Chuck Most

My favorite thing about the tail end of Johan was the chrome sprues. As has been mentioned, they would just run the parts in whatever colors they had handy. And since the plastic would be covered in chrome, sometimes they'd just throw whatever odd bucketfuls of colors that I imagine they'd swept off the floor. If you ever strip the chrome on a later Johan part, be prepared for anything. It might be the same color as the raw plastic. Or not. Could be several colors. I've seen a few that were a treat of psychedelic swirls of color once the chrome came off. 🤣

Oh... Don't think for a second that basically that same idea HASN'T crossed my mind. 😁 I don't think there'd be much Australian about it, more like Chrysler wanting a cut of that sweet sweet Ranchero/El Camino market. I always thought it was odd that Chrysler didn't get into that market until the Rampage/Scamp.

I don't think so. I got my M months mixed up.

I asked my local shop a couple months ago and they said their supplier was saying late March. Well, I think they blew that deadline. 🤣

I slept on this kit until yesterday. It's a convertible, a muscle car, and a Chrysler product. Three things that normally don't grab me. Any combination of two sure, but not all three in one subject. 🤣 But I'm definitely getting a hardtop version whenever that materialized, as long as it still includes that trailer. Anyway, I bought one just for the trailer. But the kit itself has got me thinking. I've been searching around online (with no luck so far) for a four door sedan body. Have it be a police car, or leave the R/T badging and do a what if '60s performance sedan.

Jay's wheels and tires are always good. Those look perfect on this one. Awesome work on that bumper... looks like it's up to the job of pushing another vehicle and/or light demolition work. 😁

Very nice! I used the same mirrors on the two I built. Weird how AMT provided those mirrors in the '92 and not in the kit they actually belong with. 🤣

Kitbash of the old MPC Heavy Pedal kit and the AMT Ertl GMC Sportside. The wheels and tires are from Scenes Unlimited. The whole mess is hosed off in Krylon Sea Mist. Needs some cleanup on the side markers and some touchup on the grille but I might weather it later on. Guess we'll see what happens.

All I'm going to say is... Hey ... Lockheed? Might be an opportunity to get back into the airliner business. Jeez, tap into the retro zeitgeist and make a new L-1011.

Sucks about the decals, that's been an on and off Round 2 decal problem for a while. I know this kit can be a bit of a challenge but it looks like you got a nice finished result. I'm definitely getting a couple anyway, mostly for the four wheel drive drivetrain doodads.

I got the idea for this from a Dodge Caravan converted to a dump truck that went viral a few years ago. And a bunch of oddball conversions I remember from Farm Show magazine in the '80s and 90s. Not sure why I settled on the Nova but here we are. Base kit is the AMT Nova wagon, with a scratch built dump box. Apparently the brakes have at least been upgraded, suggested by the five lug wheels. Front wheels are from a 60s Corvair, while the rear wheels and tires are from a Revell first gen Bronco. For extra kitch i added some cab clearance lamps, West Coast mirrors, and a spotlight. I left all the trim in place and even used some C-channel strip for trim on the dump box. Paint is Tamiya Orange with a dull clearcoat over everything.

They're the wheels that came with the Lindberg F150. There was an "off road" version of the kit with basically these wheels and tires and a rollbar.

This one came to life in the Power By Ford Community Build. Basically it is an AMT '53 cab set up on a Lindberg 1997 F150 4x4 chassis. The engine was upgraded to Lightning specs with Revell parts. The bed is made up of Plastruct fencing, Evergreen strip and basswood. The hood ornament is a Miniart 1:35 scale pigeon. Paint is distressed Revell Matt Yellow. Door art was done by hand with a Gundam marker.

Next time you see the '53 it'll be in Light Commercial Under Glass. 😁

I think I mostly have the F100 flat bed dialed in. I also made up a bumper and used Jeep fog lights as taillights. The bed planks are actual strips of craft basswood.