ChrisBcritter

always gets crashed

Cool! How about a photo, Sam? What's the story behind it being parked?

Boy, the kinks some folks have...

And on the one from the '40 pickup, a big hole in one side where it mounts to the firewall.

Some sharp custom goodies here as well - especially the headlights and instrument cluster. Next time one gets parted on eBay I'll take a closer look. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Back in the '80s I was with an Aztec dance group in L.A. Sometimes if I wasn't performing, I'd join in with the percussion on the native instruments (big and small wooden drums, tortoise shells, etc.) Let me try to upload a file in edit mode; if it doesn't show up you know it's frozen again. (OK, had to put the file on a thumb drive and go to another computer. Better get a new hard drive for the main machine, pronto. That's me in the black and white shirt.)

That's the one - thanks! (This thing's freezing a lot - just what I need right now when everything's shut down )

with the fingah!

Many, many times over the decades, I've dreamed of being in a store or a flea market and finding boxes of old models being sold cheap or given away, digging through them and loading my arms to take them home, and then realizing that I'm going to wake up and they'll all be gone. I'm surprised nobody else has posted something like that?

As bad as it looks, it might be a good start for scratchbuilding an Australian Chrysler Valiant Charger! (I'd post a photo, but my computer keeps freezing when I try to do so.)

filling the bathtub

So... short beers?

I remember that from the news helicopter shot of the LAPD cruiser blithely driving off the broken end in broad daylight, with the officer getting out and looking like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Whittier was scarier for me - that hit like a jackhammer in Pasadena; bailed out of bed and ran from the apartment with the stairwell ceiling plaster falling on me, and managed to cut my foot on a bit of glass once I got out.

See? Every cloud has a silver lining.

a better idea

Nice! Tough-looking machine - and good job fixing the wheelbase.

It's a nice enough kit; too bad AMT never got to do any other versions - a woodie'd be sharp, and I started a convertible conversion using the cowl top/windshield from the IMC '48 Ford vert. Had the mods worked out but the project got lost in the shuffle. Getting the grille surround installed and blended in smoothly is a chore (I'm guessing there was a molding issue that required a separate part). The stock wheels are way too deeply dished - I'd try sanding on the backside until the hubcaps come loose, then put them on Revell '40/'48 Ford rims. It does make a kool mild kustom taildragger.

Ever heard a Tucker starting up, Bill? Sounds like a Corvair on steroids!

Fighting the good fight to the bitter end! Thanks for the update!

So as I was saying... The Little Engine That Could (drive me up the wall) is now nearly done: Chassis is now ready for detail paint/weathering; I dressed up the front end with some Trumpeter suspension bits and added traction masters from an AMT shoebox Ford: Red and clear resin tail/backup lights are in: Interior is all together: I'm pretty happy with how the dash and instrument cluster turned out: (Four Five times I've tried to post and the last photo keeps appearing twice! ) The Krylon Champagne metallic came out a bit flakier than I wanted; oh well, press on regardless. Thanks for looking!

Worth saving for the color combo alone! Dodge had some flashy tri-tone paint schemes back then. Good on you for rescuing it, Charlie!

Been almost two weeks with no guesses, so we'll put it to bed: Joe and Eddie - "There's a Meeting Here Tonight". Movie: Hootenanny Hoot (1963). Joe Gilbert was killed when his sports car overturned on the Long Beach Freeway on the way home from a concert in Orange County.

with Fluid Drive

I was in SoCal when the Northridge quake hit; our house got shaken pretty hard but a long shelf of models stayed put. Turned out it was because the vinyl tires had softened the latex paint on the shelf a bit and stuck themselves to it. First and only time I was thankful for tire melt.

Sorry to de-sanctify your Grail, but it's much much worse than the box art! (images via gasolinealleyantiques.com)