Can-Con

Yea. full crotch shot photo [probably photoshop] mixed in with ads for models up for bid on the site. I did inform the mod on the site here at the moment though. I know how touchy they are here about even mild expletives so I'm thinking they might want to know about it.

I know that MCM isn't responsible for the ads but this is kinda out there seeing as they don't even allow mild expletives. I doubt her gynecologist even gets that view.

That's definitely the AMT 1/25 kit.

Tom Cruise playing Jack Reacher is like Danny DeVito playing a T-800 terminator. 🤣

Could you make it fit by sliding the engine back a bit? Of course you would need to notch the firewall more too but I think it would be worth it. Don't compromise your vision.👍

My wife is a big fan and has read all the books except the last one, which she has bought a couple weeks ago. Loves the serise. The movies, on the other hand ,,, well lets just say she was "less then impressed" with the casting of Tom Cruise.

Me 3. I'd use it.

Yes, they always were a nice kit. I'm kinda surprised it hasn't been reissued in quite a while.

I found this but it's Ertl and appears to be stamped steel. I don't remember ever seeing a kit that looks like this, Harry.

I take it that's a version of this van, Sean. It's Monogram and dates back to the mid '70s even though it has Revell on the box. I was referring to these ones when I said Revell. Note it says 1/25 on the box and always has. It's also from the mid '70s.

Get the front suspension from a 1/24 Chevy van. Most, if not all the parts on the 1/1 are identical. The lower A-arms even have the same part #. I'd just cut the frame off behind the suspension and graft it onto the pickup frame. That would even give you the crossmember. The all you'd have to do is slightly trim the crossmember where the engine sits so it would sit in the center, not slightly off side like in the van. BTW, even though the old Revell custom only vans say 1/25 on the box, they're actually closer to [or actually are] 1/24.

Did some more bodywork . Not quite finished with it but you get the ides. I'll add the body side trim after I get the body to my likeing. Seriously considering reworking those rear wheel opening lips, just doesn't look right to me. Doesn't match the front ones.

1980 GMC "Indy Hauler" ,,, Yes, they did look like this. James Garner had a stepside that was supposed to be good for 140.

This thread is not going to end well. ☠️

James, this is only the 6th separate thread started on the problem.

Those "Desert Fox" style strips seem to be very popular with the square body guys right now.

Glenn, it's pretty easy to adapt the short wheel base chassis from the Revell '65/66 pickups and they're pretty close to accurate for the '67/'72 Chevy pickups too. IIRC, the GMC pickups used leaf springs at the back but I wouldn't let that stop me.

Got the chassis and suspension pretty well worked out on my square body GM build. A good buddy of mine printed out a couple sets of custom LS engine covers as a surprise for me. Pretty cool.

Here's a mock-up of the frame and suspension up on wheels. Had to make a couple tweaks to the rear after taking the pics but I'm happy with it now. Also filled the holes in the hood and roof and doing the finish work on them. A good buddy set me up with a couple printed LS engines and I'll be using one on this build. Here's a closer shot of the custom valve/coil pack covers he did up for me. A nice surprise as I didn't know he could even do something like that.

But it makes you wonder what AI would come up with if you asked one [hypothetically] how it would take over the planet. [spoiler, someone already did. 🤨]

Well it's good to see that you stuck around and hope you can find this place interesting enough to continue to participate. I really hope you contacted Ray though and tell him of your experience with his "middle man". He really is a good guy and I doubt he'd appreciate how you were treated.

I agree Dan and told the OP exactly that. Ya know what I'm tired of? Seeing people join up here not to participate in the forum but for the sole purpose of complaining about some vendor or another and then disappear when they don't magically get any satisfaction from their complaints.

Revell go cart.

Couldn't they just add the fin and tonneau cover as separate parts and not alter the original kit at all?