Goose1957

I talked to RMR at the NNL east show and he said he needed to get back to casting, he had so many other projects he was working on. Apparently, I got the last Gladiator grill he had in stock ? lol. Jeff

I used to see these advertised in Old Car Trader magazine for sale. A company made the conversions. They used an Oldsmobile Toronado ( Cadillac or similar) powerplant and trans for the front wheel drive. The rear wheels were just bogey wheels to carry the car load. Jeff

Awesome! I'll buy one just for the cool box art. And probably another to build someday. Jeff

Looks good so far. I'm still working on mine so I can't wait to see where you go with this. Maybe give me some inspiration too. Can't decide if I want to use the Gladiator front end on my build, or save it for a future build. Nice lettering on the tires. Jeff

No problem, sorry, wasn't sure if you knew about the repop. Cant wait to see where you go with this, thanks. Jeff

You're in luck. Revell reissued this kit about a year ago and is easy to find. My local Hobby Lobby has them on the shelf. If you want to replicate the Jeep Truck in your photos, the front grill and headlight panel is made in resin from RMR to back date the kit to look like the old Jeep Gladiator. I just picked one up from them at the NNL East show last Saturday. Good luck, I'll be following this project with interest. Jeff

Great pics on your album Tim. You got some I missed somehow even after 5 trips around the hall. Great show and some of the best of the best modeling on display. I felt very humbled. It's so cool to see some of the beautiful models on this forum in person. They look even better live and in person. Sorry I couldn't put a face with a user name on here though. Jeff

I saw that at Hobby Lobby too. What was unusual was that it wasn't shrink wrapped, but taped on the ends. Looked old school. Now I need one too, lol. Jeff

Saw this one at NNL East today and I have to say it looks even more impressive in person. Beautiful workmanship and a very touching story to go along with it. Sorry I didn't meet you today. Keep up the good work, Jeff

Just...jaw dropping! I don't know what else to say. I followed your build thread and couldn't wait to see the final model and it was well worth it. Outstanding build. Jeff

I saw one in person at the NSRA East show at York, PA several years ago. It was set up basically the same as your model version. I think it was in a 29 Ford if memory serves me correct. The sign sitting next to the rod stated that it was a very rare original one. I snapped some pics of it, but sadly, they were on a memory card that went bad and are lost.? Your version, as always, looks great. Jeff

Cool, reminds me of the original Grave Digger a little bit. That's gonna look nice when finished. Can't wait. Jeff

Nice looking Bronco. Makes me want to start on one now. I like just the hood decal, the side trim makes up for the lack of the side decals. Nice color choice too. I see what you mean about the license plate, oops! Jeff

Wow, that's cool. Looks like a lot of fun to drive. 1/4 mile burnouts for sure. The modeling is just terrific. Nice color choice. Everything just works. Nice job. Jeff

I like to ues Krylon because of the spray nozzle. I think it puts out a nicer spray pattern. Years ago I made a paint dryer using an old steel bread box. I put a ceramic light socket and a 40 watt bulb in it for the heat source. When I'm ready to paint something, I put the body/parts in it along with the can of paint and let them warm up for about 15-20 minutes. The 40 watt bulb doesn't get too hot, although one time I had the bottom of a can of Testors bulge out. But I never had a body warp. The paint flows a lot better and puts out a finer mist this way. Plus the parts are at about the same temperature as the paint and speeds up the drying. Plus there's no air moving to kick up any dust. My paint jobs aren't as professional as a lot of you guys, but works just fine for me. Jeff

Very cool truck. Gotta love an overkill blown engine in just about anything. Great work. Jeff

They both look great. Love the side glass on your custom. Jeff

Wow that looks good. Nice little details. I love the "wash me" on the back window, you can almost see the fingerprints in the letters. Nice job bringing to life a simple snap kit . I know, I just built one myself and didn't turn out anywhere as nice as yours. Jeff

Oh wow, didn't even notice that. Too cool. What a great build. Very nice detail. Jeff

Very nice. Turned out great. I'm going to have to find one of these now. Jeff

Another great looking, ugly looking (hate to see a classic all rusty, lol) build. Keep em coming, I enjoy seeing your work. Jeff

Looks great. The polished plastic really turned out great. I gotta find me one of those someday. Jeff

Nice clean build. I like the color. Jeff

That turned out great. I followed the build thread and saw how much work you put into it. Looks just like out of the comic strip. Great job. Jeff

Very cool! Beautiful paint job. Love the matching cobra on a trailer. Jeff