unclescott58

Thank you Mark. I'm looking forward to the model when it gets here. And it was a pleasure dealing with you too.

I understand. We've all done it (see thread on suicide doors). Just having a little fun with it.

I'm doing this not to be some kind of jerk or anything. But, you guys have not done much research on your subject if you only have pictures of the front and side views of this car. Right after my post above, I did a Google search, typing in "amx gt show car." Guess what I found? Serveral photos, including those the rear of car. So there is no need to speculate on what the rest of the car looks like. There is also a guy on line working on building a full-size replic of the car. Interesting car. You guys need to do more research. On the car itself, if nothing else.

No offense, but the above statement is a big reason I would not be interested in this model. I'd be more interested in Mr. Teague and company's original design, rather than Dr.Devil72 and your customized ideas. I'm sure there has to more information out there than the one 3/4 front view you have. If not on the web, I wound start digging though old magazines from the time period. Or books on AMC, and AMX history in particular. I know I've seen other shots of car. The rest of your project as you describe it, sounds like a pipe dream to me. I wish you luck, and hope I'm wrong on that.

Went to the link. Interesting, but at the same time sad.

"Looking on lint"? I'm amazed you found a couple train shops on lint. I'm going have to start check my lint more closely. With my lack of house keeping skills, I have lots of lint laying around here!

The more I look and read about this kit, the less enthused I am by it. I wish it was an earlier version of that generation truck. A '73 or '74 would be preferred. Then there is the way it sits. Too high for a stock GM 4-wheel drive set up. I'm also not keen on the extra panel lines for the Fall Guy storage compartments. Though I can probably fix that with a little body putty. Mainly the tires and suspension height turn me off. It basically can not be built as factory stock truck. I'm sure I'll be passing on this one.

The more reasearch I do, the more I think the correct factory color for the Red Ram engine is silver.

This is interesting and good news. Thanks Round 2.

I rarely turn it on. And when do, I tend to fall asleep.

Though question to answer. I like to support my local hobby shops. But, I also like to save a buck. Like Harry, in the last 10 - 15 years I've purchased a lot of stuff on line. For many of the same reasons Harry gave.

I can only guess. But, sure I've got over 1000 car models. Of that thousand, about 400 to 500 are built. Maybe more.

A question about part of this kit. What color were the blocks painted from the factory, in case of the Dodge Red Ram engines? My first guess would be red. But, something tells me I may not be correct on that.

For me the model season gets moving more with warmer weather. At times it just gets too cold in my basement where I paint. So good painting weather is on its way back!

Too many. Some kits get built very quickly. Others many take years. Other follow a theme, or maybe share the same paint, so they then get worked on. There are times when I've opened up a box, and found that I was closer to finishing a kit than I thought. Paint one or two pieces, and finish. After years! So, I really can't say how many I work on at any one time.

Picked up AMT's 1/32 '61 Ranchero last night. I love AMT's 1/32 scale kits. And in that series they did a a '60 Thunderbird. I wish Round 2 would bring that one back too. Squarebirds are kool!

I'm glad he asked it here Harry. I knew the answer to this one, but I'm sure there others out who didn't. There are times where questions are asked here that I too have wondered about. Questions not important enough for me put a lot of time into and wanting to do a real research for the answer. Or questions I too have had, but I've forgotten. The somebody else will then will ask that question, and I'll be thinking, "Oh yea I've been wondering that too." Again, as others have noted, there are no stupid questions. And sometimes it's easier to ask a knowing friend than looking it up though another source. Sometimes it leads into interesting discuions about related things. So Dave and others, keep asking those "stupid questions" here. Sometimes I learn something new by you asking them. And I'm always looking to learn new things. That's why I come to websites like this.

My collection is not there yet. But, I'm working on it.

I love '32 Fords. My favorite pre-war Ford by far. So for me, there are never enough '32 Fords. For some odd reason, I really like the looks of the '32 that came with the Willys double kit.

Is it complete? Still with the pink "carpeting" stick on paper thingy?

Lincoln had them in the post-war era from 1946 - 1951. And again from 1961 - 1969. All four-door Thunderbirds had them. And they were offered from 1967 - 1971. Two years passed Lincoln's last use of them.

Man I got to be careful about joking around on here! Come on guys, I thought the emoji gave way the idea I was trying to get at. And being in the field of education, I hope people always continue learning new things. And your right about Art. I've stated that many times in my comments in different threads here. In fact, recently in the review section of truck kits here, I specifically asked Art for information on the history of AMT's '23 T delivery van. I figured if anybody would know the answer, it would be Art. Sad to say, Art did not know what I was looking for. But, the odds were good, if anybody would know the answer, it would be Art. So, lighten up guys! Give me a brake on this one. Okay?

Doesn't it? The last one I bought, ten years ago or so, did.

Art, you say the Depot Hack was based on a Cantrell design? Do you know the back ground of what vehicle AMT used to modeled the Delivery Van from? I've looked through several of my books, and some on line, and can't seem to find anything that matches it exactly in real life. I'd like to know more about where this design came from. I also find it interesting that no seat back is provided for the driver or his passengers in this vehicle. I would not surprised in real life to find set ups like that. But, can you imagine how uncomfortable it be to drive a vehicle like that?

The IH truck above is very..... should I say it? .... yes I have to.... cool! I want one. Today in the mail I got a copy of the book The V8 Affair. It was one of a great series of books put out by Ray Miller in the 1970's. This particular book has many great detail photos covering 1932 through 1942 Ford automobiles. Just about anything one could want to know about these cars, is in this book. He did others on other cars. All were top notch and worth seeking out. There are still few additional titles I'm looking for.