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I just went to eBay and ordered the stock coupe.

One of my holy grails. Prefer if it were molded in white plastic though.

Know me, I'm sure I'll end up with a wagon eventually too. Got to have the full fleet. It's part of my sickness.

Lutz. How well was GM run when he was there? I don't see why he's been put on such a pedestal as the end of all automotive wisdom? Why Road & Track magazine replaced their classic P.S. page with him, I'll never understand. I don't see his predictions coming true. Because of American's attitudes towards controlling and owning their own forms of transportation. And even though it true, that the automobile replaced the horse as basic transportation. The is still around, and used recreationally. I sure if the automobile is replaced by these pods, there will still be a place for them recreationally. Lutz is not the God of cars. I'm taking his predictions this a grain of salt.

Interesting and cool. A very neat idea.

Very cool. Another kit I wish Round 2 would reissue.

I love these model histories. Sad to say, I'm not a big fan of this generation el Camino. The only model of this generation I have is the 1979 promo. Which I bought back in '79 when I worked for a local Chevy dealer. Still, despite of my lack enthusiasm for these el Caminos, I do appreciate these history articles.

Thank you Tim and Dave for showing us more of Moebuis' future. The Ford pickups will be high on my want list. The stock Chevy II Nova hardtop is also high on my list. And the Discovery from 2001. That's cool too. I'm looking forward to spending more money on Moebuis models in the future.

Man! I really want one of those. ☝️

I'm with you Randy. I don't really about scale, as much as whether the subject interests me or not. At the same time, the majority of the kits I build are 1/25. That's the scale I like best for kits. Toys, diecasts, just about any scale is fine.

Today I got Revell's '48 Ford Custom Coupe 3'n1. Kit 4253. I'm very happy with what I found in box. You can see my review on kit in another thread here.

Just got home. And what is awaiting for me on my porch? The Revell '48 Ford Custom Coupe 3'n1. The first thing I did was open the box, and look for the body and instruction booklet. Wow! Is there a lot of stuff packed into that box! After pulling everything out, to get at the instructions at the bottom of box. I had a heck of a time putting everything back in. I decided to keep the body out for now. To look at and admire. First the body in my kit is beautiful. The roof has a mild chop. And looks pretty good to me. On my copy, I don't see a problem. I like it. Second, I like that this kit comes with a good old fashion hopped up flathead. I love the chrome finned heads, and dual pots. I'm still thinking about building it the way I talked about in my last post here. Though Custom grille #1, the Cadillac style grille is starting to look a little bit better to me. And I kind of like the taillights in bumper guard option. Other than that, I'll be keeping it clean and simple. For those worried about the top. It's a matter of personal taste. I've always liked a mild chop, if any to the roof of a car. This one is perfect for me. Being the obsessive, compulsive person I am, I'm now thinking about buy both the stock '48 coupe and convertible. 1948 has never been a favorite Ford of mine. But, I do like the looks of Revell's kits on this subject. I'd build the stock coupe as just that. A stock '48 Ford coupe. Since the convertible as some custom and speed parts, I like to build it as a stock '48 Ford convertible with a hopped up mill and dual exhaust. The Custom coupe, the stock coupe, and a mildly modified convertible would be a fun combo sitting on the shelve. So, with my next paycheck in may be buy two more '48 Fords. Now do I need the wagon too?

I for one, will be curious see what you find. I've lost my enthusiasm for Bondic over the last few months. I question how good of a bond am I really getting with the stuff? Once or twice I've had things come apart using Bondic.

Looking at other photos on the web, and the instructions for this kit, I've got some ideas of what I'm going to do with mine. The main body I'm going to leave alone. I will not be using the fender/door flare extensions. IMO they make car look too 1940's GM. The same with the Cadillac and Olds style grilles. I like the looks of the simple custom tube grille. It retains a little bit of the basic stock Ford look up front. Again, to retain the general look of the stock Ford, I plan on using the stock style vertical taillights included with kit. I also plan on using the smooth bumpers, flipper wheel covers, and the fender skirts. Last, I also plan on keep the car plain paint wise. No flames, pin stripes, or scallops. Just a mild custom, painted in something like Testors Aztec Gold One Coat Lacquer. Nice and clean.

I too like the 312 Tulio installed in his '32. It's nice to see something like that, rather than another small block Chevy. Don't get me wrong. I admire the good old SBC. But they've done to death in 1/24 and 1/25 scale. I love seeing the Thunderbird valve covers under the hood of another Ford. Very cool. Tulio, looking at the 312 in this model, it looks the Y-block is too wide to use the hood sides? Is this the case? Or did you just leave them off to show off the cool valve covers? Since I will be building mine with the SBC that comes in the kit, I have already chosen to glue the side to the top of hood. Again, as good as the SBC may be, who really cares to see another one in a Hot Rod?

Interesting to see a Y-block in your model. What was the engine out of? And how much work did it to get it in there?

It took me a little while to figure this one out. Then it hit me. The AMT 1957 Thunerbird. For years that was my favorite kit of my favorite car. Both may not be my absolute favorites today. But, they still easily rank in my top 10.

As note in another post here, I really had no interest in this kit. Until now. Mr. Boyd's build above has convinced me that I need a copy of the kit. I really like the looks of the car above. I'm not a big fan of the grille or the color. But, the rest I like. So guess what? This morning I ordered one on eBay.

I'm with Tim Boyd on this. I don't see a problem with the model he posted above. I like the looks of it the way it is. I like it better than the real chopped Ford shown in Glenn's post above. I don't know what to say? I like what Revell did with their kit. The roof looks good to me.

Congratulations. Very cool.

Always interesting in seeing vehicles designed for markets outside of the United States. And not sold in the U.S.

Wow! Is that nice. Revell really should restore the above kit back to original form. That looks a lot better than the later repops. The wheels and tires really make the difference.

Yup, the Mickey D version has the hood louvers Bill.

This is very interesting. And this brings up a question of lifters I've wondered about for years. It's my understanding that hydraulic lifters are self adjusting. Solid lifters are not. If this is the case, what does adjusting the lifters do? And how is it done?

I've seen the Shasta in the flesh. It's a very nice model. I'm having a very hard time of convincing myself that I DO NOT need one. I've got too much of this stuff. Including a couple of Green Lights' very nice 1/64 scale campers. I'm sorry, but I do not need the larger ones too. But, I sure do want them.