unclescott58

Missed this kit the first time it was out. Looking forward to the reissue. Scott

Hands down the Cord 810s and 812s are the prettiest cars ever designed. And you've done a great job capturing the essence of the car. Scott

Other than the wheels, I like your '71. Scott

Love the big Mustangs. I too have built a copy the Diamonds Are Forever Bond car. I used the last issue of the AMT Boss 351 kit with Keith Marks Mach 1 decals. The kit is a piece of you know what. But, it turned out fairly well. Scott

Nice job. This is one of my all time favorite AMT kits. I've built a couple over the years. In fact I'm working on the latest reissue right now. I've always found this kit a pleasure to build. And I love the level of detail to the kit. Makes for a nice model of one of my all time favorite cars. Avanti.... Forward! Still. Scott

I love the odd stuff like this. Very cool. Didn't know the CHP used Nashs back in the day. Scott

1965? You mean 1956. Right? Still cool. I like it. Scott

It's fun to go back and look at older postings that I may have missed. I keep running into treasures like this. Wow! Very nice. I'm a big Stude fan. And growing up in Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes, I tend to like boats. Especially old wood boats like Cris Crafts, which use to to be built here Minnesota. Scott

Very cool! I never expected to see these two kits done in this manner. A very cool concept all the way. I like both vehicles. I built my Daytona Transporter as shown on the box cover. I was disappointed find out how narrow the bed is on this thing is, and how little will fit in it. Never would have thought the Chrysler Turbine Car would fit. It looks snug. But it's fits. And the way you set it up, it looks right. I love it. Scott

You can't hear me. But I'm singing Volare right now. I love these cars. I know, I'm sick. Scott

Very nice Nick. Fun combo. It's a shame Chevy never offered a '66 Chevelle 2-door wagon. Your's looks great. And growing up in the 60's, I love the Schwinn Sting Ray. I assume that came from the old MPC/AMT Model A woodie/pickup kit? The camping trailer also has the right looks for the mid-60's. Time to "See the America First". Scott

Very cool! Now Buzz and Todd need to be upgraded to a new Stingray when that kit appears. Scott

Wow! Very cool! I've always admired the work it takes to build full customs like yours. The other thing I like about yours is the design. Some customs one can admire the work, but question the design. In other words I've seen some customs that were not very good looking, even if they were built well. I like the looks of what you've done. And, I love doors. Great job. Scott

Fun to see one built. I'm also disappointed now that I've seen one built. Your build is great. In other words the work you did is great. But, boy! I had heard bad things about this kit in the past. People weren't exaggerating. The angle of windshield and door vent wings look terrible. It's a shame. Round 2 is reissuing this kit for Mustang's 50th Anniversary. After seeing your, even as nice of a job as you did with it, I will not be buying the reissue. Scott

Boy, I was buying this, hook, line, and sinker. Great model. And a great background story. I've heard of state governments doing stupider things. So this kind of made sense. Plus I now wonder how a Cosworth Vega would have done in that role? Scott

How about more info and better photos of this kit. I want to know more. What kit did you start with? What scale? How did you do the roof? I've built AMT's old '55 Nomad as the phantom El Camino with the parts included in the kit. And I had good results. I'm wondering how similar your build was to doing that one? Scott

I can't resist a pun..... Cool! I had to do it. I'm sorry. But, it's true. Very nice job. The color makes more sense than yellow for a nice delivery truck. I like it. Scott

Maybe the lack of a way of getting fuel into their truck's engines, is why your mail doesn't come in a more timely manner Al! I hope Mr. Mendoza has a sense of humor. Over all it's a nice model. It's just missing a thing or two. Scott.

I did one exactly in the same color as yours a couple of years ago. Using the same Testors paint. My ended up looking kind of dry and flakey. No where nice as yours. I've had a lot of troubles with Testors paint and have switched over to using Tamiya. With a little Future floor wax my '65 looked OK. So I have no plans on redoing it in the near future. Great color for that car. Scott

Despite the "mistakes", I like the build you did. It looks very, very nice. Scott

Oh.... And you have no intake manifold or carburetors for your engine! Split exhaust manifolds are cool. Your car has a way to exhaust gas, but no way to take in air or fuel from what I can see. Scott

How did I miss this one? Pretty cool. Nicely done, except.... You made one small mistake, especially if your running without hub caps. You have your your front wheels on the rear. And your rear wheels on the front. The the center of your rear wheels has a part that bulges out. These are the grease caps for the front wheel bearings. The rear axle does not need these. So there should be nothing sticking through the center of the wheels in back. Other than that one mistake, you did a very nice job. At the same time, the car would have come with the hub cap as standard equipment. So why not use them? Scott

I built one of these recently. I found it to be a simple, but fussy kit to build. And mine did not turn out as well as yours. Very nice. I too would like to see more photos. And hear more about the modifications you made. Scott

As I noted in another post on 1960 Plymouths, like these cars a lot. And Alan you did an outstanding job on yours. Very nice. I need to find and build one the JoHan '60 Plymouth wagons one of these days. Scott

Both Plymouths look great! I really like the color combination on the hardtop. It looks right. The wagon look great too. I'd like to see more photos of it. But since it's done by another builder it should probably be a separate post. As much as I dislike '61 Plymouths, I love the 60's. I think front looks a lot better. And I love the fins. Plus you could still get the toilet seat trunk lid on the 1960 Plymouths. Scott