Goose1957

TV Tommy Ivo had several kits made with him on it. Jeff

Great looking Astro. Did you build it box stock, or did you modify anything. I have one of these kits I want to build like my dad's old Astro and I already know a couple of things I need to change, like the rear doors. My dad's had the vertical split cargo doors in the rear and a rear bench seat. I like your color choice and the underneath painting. Good job. Jeff

Cool project. Can't wait to see the progress on this one. So that's what it is. I have a parts tree with a few of the parts on it including the front intake, but it's not complete. I wasn't sure

Nice compound turbos on that Willys. Wonder what the boost is going into the head? Jeff

One of the Coke kits I'm looking forward to. The other is the C600 stake bed. Need that to haul all of the vending machines from all the other kits, lol. Jeff

Great news! Gonna pick up one or two of those for planned projects. Jeff

Really great build and weathering. Where is the pig from? That really made the model. Jeff

That came out really nice. Good attention to detail. There have been some really good builds of this kit on here lately. Yours is definitely among them. I need to build one of these soon. Jeff

Finally finished this build. It's a finicky kit for sure, gave me some fitment issues and as usual, my paint job is sub par. But it is a cool kit of a different and cool car, so I was more than happy to see it reissued. I built it stock more or less. The paint might not match factory codes, but my memory of one running around town when I was a kid was of this color scheme. I didn't fully do the engine bay as it wasn't easy finding good, clear pics inside the engine bay without the spare tire getting in the way. Plus the starter went into the stratosphere while I was painting it in a pair of tweezers and somehow disappeared into the linoleum monster (is that possible?). So I decided to not fret the small details and take several members advice and just build it for fun (thanks hpi guy and several others). Thanks for looking. Jeff

Snapped this pic today at the trucking company close to my job. They always have some cool loads. See my earlier posts. I figured they would have some this week since last weekend was the big antique auto show at Hershey PA. Sorry the pics so far away, but I snap my pics from the public roads, I'm not going to tresspass on private property without permission. Would make a cool build with the auto rack reissue announced. Jeff

Lol, that is TOO cool! Outstanding workmanship in that and wow for finding all that cool stuff for the interior. I'm impressed. Jeff

Nicely done. Great paintwork and interior. Man, there are some nice Broncos popping up on here lately. Gotta get off my keister and build one of the kits I have squirrled away now. Jeff

Great looking Bronco. The color combination works good for it. Good job on your first 4x4, it won't be your last. Jeff

That came out very nice. Great scratch building on the roof and interior. Jeff

Wow, that's sharp. That is what I'm looking to build. Thanks Jeff

Thank you for the reply. I might try to take 2 kits and scratch one into a hauler like in my pic. Was just hoping somebody already made a kit or conversion for one already. As if I have enough time to do that when I can't seem to get any "straight" kits built now, lol. ? Jeff

This is good news, I'll definitely pick one up this time around. One question though. Did anybody make one with the cars transported on the cab roof too? I'm not sure what they're called. I'd like to build one like in my pic. Jeff

Forgot.to add, I picked up one of the Discovery Channel visible 4 cylinder engine kits for $19.99. I hope my 5 year old daughter will share in its build. Looks pretty cool when completed. So far, we have built the VW Bug and Van from Arifix and the new Revel Jeep and Lightning McQueen kits with the "bolts" and screwdriver. I'm trying to raise her right, lol. Maybe a future modeler. Jeff

Thanks for the heads up. Just stopped at my local Ollie's in East York PA after work and picked up the Kenworth cab over semi and the chrome tanker trailer. They also had the International semi, but I already have two of them in the stash. They also had the 72 GTO, the Daytona kit, and the snap 49 Mercury police car. Also a bunch of Lindbergh ship kits. Jeff

That turned out great. I was following your build thread and wondered how it turned out. The colors really make it stand out and say "tropical paradise". Would be a fun tour of the island. I only wonder if your message inside would be "period correct ". They would probably hand out packs of cigs to tourists back in the 50's, lol. Jeff

I guess I'll say International Harvester Scouts, 1 and 2. Gotta love the Scout 2's when only the grill and headlights changed throughout their entire run. Also, all REAL Jeeps- MB, CJ, Wrangler. Love em all. I'll throw in the Tucker also. Only one year, one model, one body style. Classic. Jeff

Very creative, I didn't even realize it was the v-6. Great detail in that build. Looks like a real powerhouse. Jeff

Very nice Jeep! That turned out great. Love the color and all of the modifications you did. The tires and wheels look spot on. Did you have to move the radiator forward to slip in the v-8? I had to move it forward when I built my 72 Commando with a v-8. I wasn't sure if the Jeepster body was spaced differently or not. Great job. Jeff

Isn't this the cool thing about our hobby, as a kid, you can built practically anything and it's ok. I remember building stuff like this growing up and had a lot of fun doing it. Didn't need video games (they were barely invented yet), cable tv was aways off yet. Yea, some of my builds didn't make much sense, I rarely used drive shafts, just stuck a huge, honkin' engine with a blower on it in the engine bay and away I went to the races, lol. Wish I left some of those early builds alone, most got tore apart and added to the parts stash, others just were destroyed. Ahhh.... simpler times. Jeff

Great use of spare body parts. Beautiful interior and all of the scratchbuilt parts. Looks like something we would build and use here in PA, lol. I can just see this along the Susquehanna river as a summer getaway or in the mountains as a hunting camp. Great job. Jeff