THarrison351

So that's what it should have looked like! The one I built as a kid looked more like a light blue potato

Hah! I have two unfinished 66 Mercury kits. One ruined by too hot paint and the other to replace it. The one kit I've looked at and put back through multiple reissues is the 70 Galaxie.

Never mind, I unsubscribed from this guy because he displayed his politics once too often

Umm... Stellantis announced they are cancelling the Charger and Challenger. What will they have for a racer, Maserati? https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/report-dodge-to-discontinue-charger-and-challenger-by-2024-add-ev-muscle-car/

I feel your pain. That's a nice car and I hope the seller comes through with some compensation. Early on in my diecast collecting I won a Danbury Mint Stutz Blackhawk. It was in perfect condition and came with a display case. The seller placed it in the case with some shipping peanuts then wrapped the cased with newspaper and placed it loosely in a box. All the plastic chrome parts were destroyed and so was the case. The seller refunded the pay and I kept the car. I found all the broken pieces and glued them back together. Nice fifty footer now.

1966 Beetle, 1968 Karmann Ghia convertible, and a 1970 Torino station wagon

It's very nice, but the front and rear splash pans are on upside down

I built this when it was new and short of anything by Palmer, I have to agree. I also have the SC/Rambler and it sits in a box started from almost 35 years ago, maybe someday

I still have one of these Buyers choice kits on the shelf. It's supposed to be used for a #8 Joe Weatherly stock car. I also have another one started like the kit at the top. I can confirm they all the same parts.

Hmm, lucky me. I have the first issue box,

Thanks, went to their stadium for my state high school's football championship in 1982. B'burg was a tiny place back then.

As far as I'm concerned, it's the best NASCAR kit I've ever built. It probably sits way too high box stock, but that's easily remedied. It's too bad it fell out of production. Maybe the kits will come back with Salvinos JR, if they have them.

Christmas gave me some nice gifts. I now have a dehydrator! I can't wait to try it out My son gave me a couple of Easy Model aircraft, 32 Chrysler, and a signed Gary Balough autobiography. My wife gave me the Milwaukee impact and batteries

I started this kit in September 2018. There was a closeout on Revell Danica Patrick Aspen Dental Ford Fusion kits, so I purchased multiple kits, and some decal sets from Mikes. I was trying to get back into building glue kits and this was one of them. Unfortunately, work and life got in the way. I was sent to Canada for a year and when I returned, Covid was the thing. The good thing for me about Covid was it gave me time to organize and complete my hobby room. This led to finally completing this kit. It's mainly box stock, the only mods I made were some suspension lowering and narrowing of the wheel track. I also added a chin splitter from .040 sheet stock. Decals are Ace, paint is the suggested Tamiya TS-11 Maroon and Krylon pewter gray. I also added decals from Powerslide for the tires, underhood, air cleaner, seat, and dash. Mistakes were made, but I hope to do better on the next one. September 2018 when I working in a temporary space in the house In January 2019 I made space in my storage/hobby room to continue work on this model Then I got sent to Canada Three years later, finally ready for paint Paint!

Picked up a couple last week from Wal-Mart. A new VW Transporter in EMPI Inch Pincher livery from M2 Machines and my first Jada. It's a 2021 Ford Bronco modified by Addictive Desert Designs. It has removable doors and a bazillion lights. It seems oversized to me. Go figure. They had several different styles and colors, but I liked this one the most.

Nice!

Nice save! looks really good! That's one I've wanted for a while too.

Thanks a lot! I'm really happy with this one.

Thanks for the replies! Before acquiring this, I had no idea the GMC and Chevy were that different, but looked so alike.

Looks great. I have the Burgundy standard version, but always wanted a Bond.

Great work! I feel your pain. Many years ago I made a Ford Ranger Supercab. The cab was not so bad, but the chassis and interior were the most difficult part and caused me to put it away for awhile.

Thanks for the compliments. It was nice to get this completed and it inspired me to finish my hobby room and start building again. I'm slowly getting into it and on my third build since this one. Now that I'm not on overtime, I hope to be a bit more productive

The 1950 GMC truck is a slightly bigger, more powerful and stronger version of the 1950 Chevrolet truck. The GMC and Chevrolet trucks shared identical transmissions, suspension and bodies, but the GMC featured a thicker frame and larger engine. Chevy pickups shared its engines with General Motors’ automotive lines. GMC had specially manufactured truck engines. Although GMC and Chevrolet shared most of the same sheet metal, GMCs had a distinctive grille, tailgate, hubcaps and exterior colors. The 1950 GMC base engine for the half-ton pickup was the 228-cubic-inch in-line six-cylinder. In contrast, the base Chevrolet model featured the smaller 216.5-cubic-inch straight-six. The 93-horsepower 228 had a 3.6-inch cylinder bore and a 3.8-inch stroke. The 228’s compression ratio was 8-to-1. The optional 110-horsepower 248 straight-six had a 3.7-inch bore and 3.8-inch stroke and 7.5-1 compression. The biggest powerplant available on the GMC truck was the 115-horsepower 270 six-cylinder with a 3.7-inch bore and 4-inch stroke. The 270’s compression ratio was 7.5-to-1. Canadian versions of the 1950 GMC truck were equipped with Chevrolet’s 216 straight-six with 228 and 248 available as options. Another significant difference between the GMC and Chevy models was that the GMC used a six-volt positive ground electrical system, while Chevrolet was equipped with a six-volt negative ground system. Like its Chevy sibling, the GMC pickup included the half-ton, three-quarter ton and 1-ton models. The Chevys featured wheelbase of 116, 125.25 and 137 inches, while the GMC wheelbases were two inches longer for each of the three models to accommodate the larger engines. Body dimensions, however, were identical with the cargo boxes measuring 50 inches wide and 78, 87 or 108 inches long. The 1.5-ton and larger GMC stake bed and flatbed trucks rode on either a 137-inch wheelbase with a 105.5-inch bed and 9-foot total length or a 161-inch wheelbase with 148-inch bed and a 12-foot total length. All GMC trucks featured all-wheel drum brakes, a forged steel I-beam front axle and hypoid single reduction full floating rear axle. The rear suspension featured steel leaf springs with the front and rear both equipped with tubular shock absorbers. A three- or four-speed manual transmission matched the engines. The four-speed was optional on the half-ton and three-quarter ton models and standard on the 1-ton and larger versions. For 1950, General Motors engineers abandoned the process of bolting together the cab and welded the cab to minimize road noise and vibrations caused by the stiff frame. The cab also rode on the frame cushioned with a three-point suspension system for a smooth ride. The gross vehicle weight rating ranged from the half-ton’s 4,100 lbs. to the 3-ton’s 26,000-lb. rating. (ROB WAGNER) The 1950 GMC Long bed Pickup. Known for truck-like ruggedness and auto-like comfort, "Jimmy" light trucks were at home on the job or on the range. All this was wrapped in modern styling that was to serve this handsome truck for seven years. Franklin Mint's version of this truck boasts all the features we look for, working suspension, fully detailed engine and undercarriage, a drop-down tailgate, and a wood-lined bed. All chromed parts are flawless (the windshield wipers alone are works-of-art), as is the glossy, red paint job. But this is merely where the fun begins. FM has included a ?-ton's worth of extras: two sets of side rails, four fence posts, two hay bales, and a lantern. As if these weren't enough, there's a saddle and lasso (really!), a bedroll, and a cowboy hat with removable band. Oh. Don't forget the jug of whiskey(!?) Had enough? Well, don't cry uncle yet. Also included are stick-on 1950 license plates and a reproduction 1950 dealer's brochure (full size). (Tom Pine) Well, that's a bit of information about the real truck and the review of the diecast a few years after it was released in 1999. Mine came only with the two pairs of side rails, two heavy resin hay bales, and all the paperwork. That sales brochure is neat! And a broken mirror from poor packaging. That was an easy fix. This was a happy accident. I've wanted a GMC pickup, well since I've started collecting Mint vehicles. The problem is they're either too expensive or too busted up. I know I could have gotten a busted one and canned from a Chevy, but by the time you've purchased two with shipping, you could have bought a good one to start with. So I waited, and this popped up with a $30 buy it now and it was in the state and that meant cheap shipping too! I've seen worse sell for triple! Now granted the Franklin Mint 1950 GMC is not as robust with detail as the Danbury Mint 1953 GMC, but it has a flip up gas cap! Pictures Flip up gas cap I think they forgot the parking light/turn signal lens. There not in any pictures I've found on line. Houston, we have a problem. That spare tire wheel is, is, just wrong. It's the backside of the wheel center, and no holes for the lug nuts or hub. The other set of side rails

Your 1960 Phoenix Convertible turned out spectacularly! That interior! I built the hardtop from Modelhaus during the pandemic. Not the greatest kit, but like you, it was important to me and the first car in my life. Also like you I wished my dad could have been around to see it when it was completed.