Can-Con

"I still don't understand why there was no decal for the FORD on the back of the truck or why there are no inside walls for the truck bed. Makes it look kinda stupid." Well, Eric, I'm thinking [and I may be wrong about this] is that there's no inside walls in the bed because the real trucks didn't have them either. But you got it together and that's what counts. ?

I don't think it's so much not a good replica as it is over priced and overcomplicated for a car kit. Only car kit I've ever seen with separate guides on the head rests for the seat belts. Think "Fujimi Enthusiast kit" complicated at the price of 3 regular kits. The price was what drove me off. Here's a link to the instructions. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/trumpeter/trumpeter-1978-chev/#media

I thought I had commented on this last week, I remember typing it out but?? Anyway, I have a rebuilder of the first 4X4 issue, that would have been the second issue from about '79,IIRC. I've built an original issue annual a few years ago ['78?] and have a copy of the first of the modern reissues with the blue 4X4 on the box but I've never seen anything wrong with the cab corners. Do you mean the earlier ['67/'72] trucks, Rick?

The LT-1 and LT-5? , yea, completely different engine. The LT-1 is a pretty basic hi-output Chevy small block, the '90s Corvette LT-5 was a quad over head cam monster developed for Chevy by Lotus.

OMG! I don't know what it's supposed to be but I sure can tell what it started as. ?

Looks pretty good to me. Only real difference from the Vette kit's engine is the headers don't have cats attached and there's no Corvette lettering anywhere on the intake. It's very similar beside that with small differences in the sculpting detail. BTW, the "Boyd's Hauler" has a regular LT-1, not the 4 cam LT-5 It's a very nice kit but it's 1/24 scale. Yes, I'm a "scale bigot". ?

Yes, but not a Vette. It's from the "Wagonrod" kit.

I have definitely seen them. There's a couple models on the "Wheels are Everything" blog site built by the owner wearing them. Don't know who makes them though. Great site, BTW. http://www.wheelsareeverything.

Thanks Joe, that's exactly the vibe I've been shoot'n for.?

I figured I'd put the most radical '90s Chevy engine in it so, what would that be? Well the Corvette ZR-1' s LT5. Took some grinding on the crossmember under the engine and shortening the hump in the oil pan to get it to fit in there but it finally fit. I also scratched up an insert got the grille from sheet stock and strip stock.

I figured I'd put the most radical '90s Chevy engine in it so, what would that be? Well the Corvette ZR-1' s LT5. Took some grinding on the crossmember under the engine and shortening the hump in the oil pan to get it to fit in there but it finally fit. I also scratched up an insert got the grille from sheet stock and strip stock.

Different. Wouldn't have thought of that.

Looks like you're off to a great start, Dan. What's the engine?

The whole bucket was sprayed with the same dark red then I taped off the door panels and console and sprayed a wet coat of clear flat on to stick down the flocking. Did another coat of spray and flocking a few minutes later. This is how I've been doing my carpets for quite a while now.

That Ferrari is a pretty nice kit. But it's not really a GTS. It's just the GTB with decals for the rear side window louvers and, IIRC, the targa top piece. Not hard to cut the top out if you want a GTS but I don't know what someone would do about the window louvers.

I'll see what I can do, Al. I'd never be able to get pics of all the cars, there's usually between 2000 and 2500 at the show.

Finished the interior. Wanted to do it in grey but the old paint kept bleeding through the primer. Happy with the dark red though. It goes well with the exterior of the truck.

Finished the interior. Wanted to do it in grey but the old paint kept bleeding through the primer. Happy with the dark red though. It goes well with the exterior of the truck.

A little late, Bill but,, My first order of chrome I did with LMKC, I sent Dale a Canada Post money order in U.S. funds. Should have been good anywhere in the States but none of his local post offices would honor it, even though it should have been %100 good. Dale sent it back and he got Paypal just so I could do business with him. I don't know if he ever did that for anyone else. Really gonna miss that guy but wish him a great retirement. He deserves it.

About 20 years ago I got a pretty good deal on a '79 Nova kit. This was long before it was reissued. The box was open and there was a pic of the contents. Description said it "looks complete" , , and it did in the pic. body, check, glass check. the rest of the parts were in there. There was a glint of chrome beneath the black plastic parts ,,check. When I got the kit everything was just as it looked in the pic. Except that glint of chrome wasn't the chrome tree but a piece of chrome metal doodad thrown in the box. One complete MPC '79 Nova kit, pristine unbuilt , no paint, missing the whole chrome tree. Oh well. complaining not worth bothering with.

Yes, original part from the '61 kit, it was never reissued

yup

It was only issued the one time as an annual so that would make it about 63/64 years old.

Yup. what he said.

Anyone else going to Moncton next weekend for the Atlantic Nationals car show? If so, maybe I'll see you there, if not, you'll be missing one of the biggest car shows in eastern Canada, probably the biggest. Remember, Main St. in Moncton will be blocked off all day for festivities and Canadian classic rock band Chilliwack will be playing the street dance that evening this year