Ragtop Man

Agree - if a dealer lands on a combination of features at a good price that turns very quickly, they will keep re-ordering units for stock until the District Managar stuffs them with Station Wagons in July when the market is dead. "Tim, we've got an objective on wagons right now, let's order a few...for you. Then we can talk about those Charger Rallyes ..." All the reasons you cited are exactly why 'muscle' just went over a cliff.

Someplace, I have pics of another conversion of the R2 "2+2" showing the general location of the cuts. The AAM 2+2 was decent, but it was using somewhat earlier resin casting technology, not sharp like the best of Don, MLRC, others An alternative strategy is to add the rear clip from the '65 Grand Prix, a more complex project that will require some filling and finagling of the opening for the bumper. I'll see if I can find the pics of my AAM with sharpie lines that show where the original cuts were - sent to a local builder friend who was planning to take a 'chop' at the project.

Oh, it's still ug-leee... But a good build nonetheless. BOB

I could see a tune up (perhaps clone?) of the Super Charger that would use elements from the retooled '68 Coronets. I think that interest would grow if the program likewise included a retooled '72 Roadrunner of the same quality and fit. That said, I'd step on a row of boxes to get to the '70 Cyclone even though I'm sitting on several as we speak.

Great build - they are just as much work as the bigguns! A Monogram 289 Cobra would have been a great 1/24-25 subject, but I can easily see the product committee saying, "We already HAVE a Cobra..." at the same time green lighting another Corvette.

Oh heck yes! I'm heading to the Studebaker regional show in South Bend this weekend - this is a great inspriation for the trip!!!

Nice job on the "Michigan Strong Boy" - IIRC, the last year that you could get a 4-speed in the big car. Several documented '69s... dunno on '70s. Question to the group: would clear coating the new/recent AMT / R2 decals help? This build is very well done, love the contrast, looks just like they did backinnaday cruising around Dearborn. Sure would be swell if the 3Dverse had the die cast Galaxie wheel covers for '67-70 - I think the closest in any kits were the '68-9 Jeepster from MPC.

Nice! So hot rod, so cool. Too be clear, tho: Which kit chassis did you start with - ? Sit, stance and details are exactly right!

Just teleported back to the '80 Street Machine Nationals... you nailed the look and feel of that era. Great job!

Things that make you say, "damn!" for $500! Super clean and gorgeous, surprised we are not seeing more of them that exploit the opening hood. The paint is outstanding and love the interior match, that feels exactly like 1964.

Sick, in the good way! All kinds of cool Fiero 1:1 swaps out there. I occassionally fantasize about stabbing in the Grand Prix GXP east-west V8 (LS4) in an '88 GT... Spent a good part of my early career working on Fiero projects for our marketing agency, got to meet with the engineers, and toured the plant up close. Lots of stories, maybe some day they will end up in a book.

Both builds rock. The Monogram 308 is easily the best rendering of the subject for shape and proportion, its hard to mess up. Found a "Rally" version that looked like a good start to replicate the early Michelotto 308 developed under the customer assistance program. The 612 is great as a kit, too. I've got a stack of the late model front-engine (599, 599 GTO, 612, SA ) and look forward to digging in for some building once the project is in the bag.

Super builds on both - I like the color selection, especially the slate on the coupe. Makes ya think... there was a time when you could have a show-worthy 1:1 Gullwing or Roadster for the price of a new Cadillac. Now, literally, millions. I have always loved this particular car, and used to drag my father to museums just to see one. One of my first "realistic" builds was the AMT 300 SL in the original art version. First metallic silver paint job without blotching, and I even went as far as cutting away the molded in exhaust on the chassis and replacing with a stick of plastruct. For all the slagging over the years, mine went together pretty well, and if you are interested in the subect, early relases are not very expensive. Collection of things now includes the 1/12 Revell (ancient) and 1/16 Italieri (nearly as ancient) so I'll need to do some digging on YouTube to see who's taken a crack at them.

As a quick reminder, the 1/24 '32 Roadster in quesiton is the c. 1964 Monogram "Little Deuce" which has had several re-releases. Last one I looked at had replaced the Pontiac with a SBC (boo, hiss) but is still about 85% if the original kit.

Double Chubby Chuck with fries, and a Cherry Coke. Beautiful build, the kit is simple but it sure ain't easy to get it to look like this.

Rwarr... love the blue on it! Very nice!

So a while ago I posted a scan of the 1/8 Scale PC 88 Big Deuce decal sheet on the Spotlight Message Board, just to get some conversation going... and I was contemplating tracking down one for another project. Brandon Miller saw the post and gave the sheet it a rip. He normally does NASCAR decals, but decided to take a flyer on the 62-year-old sheet. I sent the highest resolution scan I could muster with my stone-age Canon that gets up to about 600 dpi. What he sent back knocked me out. Not only did Brandon absolutely nail every bit of the original sheet, but cleaned and sharpened some original speed equipment logos, and doubled up on the ‘flame’ decals as well. Just to make it even better, he also planning print this in 1/24 for anyone making a replica from the more plentiful Little Deuce, most of which is still in the recent “Basic Builder” kit. (A friend of the board is working on 1/24 American “LeMans” wheels… just to ice the cake. More to come, there. ) By copy of this, I will ask Brandon to step forward with a link to purchase in either size, or discuss whatever custom decal project crosses your mind.

... which can be accomplished with a inexpensive aquarium heater. All safety protocols for same should be carefully observed.

Boom - the ideal amount of detail for me. Neat trick to get all the disparate parts to look like they were all there, all along.

Raising this thread from the dead... Mach Won has made the compartively rare Kenz & Leslie High Country Cougar II a distinct possibility once again. While the original kit wheelwells were radiused like the original, I don't think the fronts got the same treatment, or do not appear to have been hit. Incredibly, I have the original, untouched decal sheet of which scans are attached. Even more unbelievable, a raidused wheelwell body turned up in a junk bag years ago, pretty well untouched. So a build is defintiely in the cards. However, advancing age and the print quality of the original sheet are conspiring to make the open areas on the sheet appear blank, much counter to AMT procedure in the era. I can barely make out a tapered white hood stripe at the bottom of the sheet, and some script "Mercury Cougar" logos. Anyone have art or reference to where these appear on the finished model? Any possiblity that a better, modern sheet got printed in the recent-ish era? And as a side note to anyone who can access their stuff and has both the MPC F/C body and the AMT kit body (stock is fine) can you please comment on the fit of the glass and possibly, the interior tin? Many thanks!

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In the description of the factory installed Scotty in the Kenny - they mention a 12" frame stretch between cab and axle, which just makes it that much cooler. Would love to get a finished Hall-Scott 12 for a 'done-lost-my-mind' build of a Dumas boats triple cockpit rum runner. I haven't done a stick model since I was 10, so it will be an adventure.

Nuthin' but net. Excellent build!

Ya know.... Hall-Scott did a monster V-12 that wound up in a road-going early 50's Kenworth... Could get up and down the mountain roads with ease... as long as there were gas stations close by! Would be a bitchin' marine engine, too.

The Revell (new tool) '56 is the sedan, which later begat the Nomad. The Monogram '56 is from the era when they were still feeling their way along in the 'adult builder replica' market, and is chunky by comparison. Fun fact - that 'clunky' '56 is a common basic builder kit, and can be a good source for a chassis swap if your 'olde skool' PC 83 Bel Air Convertible needs replacing.