TarheelRick

Got a whole lot of work to do and a very little time to get it done. I picked up a box of '53 F-100 parts at a show, included two cabs and enough parts to build a complete flip-nose kit. That began my thought process for the crew-cab. However, my F-150 is not a flip-nose, so I had to dig into my stash and pull out one of my kits. I will be primarily using the chassis from the Lindberg F-150 4X4 kit. Still up in the air on wheels and tires. I ordered a set of the Aoshima 20" Club Linea wheels/tires since they were pretty close to what I have on mine, but they came with the rubber band tires that are sloped to one side. I am looking at another set from an EBay 3D print seller from the Ukraine, just waiting his reply to a couple of questions. Also unsure about which motor to use; the one included in the Lindberg kit or one from a Revell 2016 Mustang GT. I will be moving the door post back as well as the door line. It is hard to tell but the gap between the cabs is filled with acrylic nail filler, difficult as hades to sand, but very strong. Am strongly considering a minor top chop just so I can lean the windshield back a fraction. In either case I will be very slightly enlarging the window openings. It is an ambitious build. Oh yeah - color - when I bought my camper top, ARES included a 4 or 5 oz bottle of matching paint.

Here is the inspiration: This is the motivation: And this is the start of the build:

Thanks for posting this link. I am looking for a certain set of wheels/tires and I believe I have found them there. Just waiting for confirmation of some information about the set.

That is one beautiful little A-bone roadster, really like the color.

A journalist had been bugging the Air Base Wing Commander for months about letting him fly in the backseat of the latest jet fighter. Finally the commander relented. The journalist came to the base the day before his scheduled flight to get his preflight briefing, fitted for a flight suit, and introduction to his pilot. The journalist asked the pilot, "What should I eat for breakfast? Something light, a regular breakfast, or nothing at all?" The pilot responded, "I would suggest bananas." The journalist asked," Is that because the potassium will counteract some of the effects of the g-forces?" The pilot answered, "Nah, they just taste pretty much the same coming back up as they do going down."

That is me in the middle of my "granddaughters"; at least they call me Grandpa. They are our last year's fast-pitch softball team - broken nails or dirt in the face did not hamper any of these girls, they came to play softball. They got knocked out in the third round of state finals. (I'm the one in the back with a beard).

I saw several names and models I recognize from this forum. To all of you congratulations.

That would be a concern for me also. I have a dedicated dehydrator. Bought it at a yard sale for a few bucks, modified it to work with my models and haven't looked back, nor did I ever have to explain to my wife why the dried apples smelled funny.

Great work on a very unusual kit (at least here in Podunk, NC). Your color choice really adds to it. I don't know, but I can just see a blown BBF with some 11" slicks on the back.

I would think the aluminum tape should be a better way, since cutting aluminum cans can produce several razor-sharp edges which result in blood loss.

Received issue #219 in today's mail and as always it is an outstanding issue. Plenty of show coverage and a couple of building articles. Looking forward to sitting down with it later this afternoon and giving it a closer look.

Wish I hadn't missed it. When I checked the CMS website there was no mention of it. I was really looking forward to doing some Pinto parts hunting. I need a gravel pan, just noticed mine is missing. Maybe they will have it again in the fall like they did before the ....... disaster.

I have looked thoroughly through all my history books and am completely convinced General Lee was actually a white man not black. Hope this comment doesn't get me blocked.

Very nice work on this iconic racer. Paint work looks flawless. Really enjoy seeing one without a blower.

Beautiful and very creative work. But I have never seen a bus that shiny. We did have one driver that tried, unsuccessfully, to wax the fiberglass nose piece on his bus.

Oh yeah, those quadrajets sure made a beautiful moaning sound when the throttle was opened. Looking forward to updates on this one. My first was a '56 150 Chevy with a 6 and three.

Sure hope there is a good car wash close by. Just thinking of what that salt water would do to all that vintage iron makes me cringe. BTW, those are some great pictures.

Going to be fun to watch this one come together. I agree with your observation, it does appear to be a bit on the high side, especially the rear.

Drat and be-damned. Here I am trying to reduce my stockpile of kits and all these new releases are on the way. May have to change my philosophy a bit and pick-up a couple of the F-100s (pun intended).

Really like the color combination. Those two-tone Fords were beautiful. That is some mighty fine modeling.

Going to be one fine looking Effy. What are your plans for the grille?

That is some really nice work on those wheel wells. Looking forward to updates.

It would require some work, but I believe a Cougar roof could be transplanted to make the Mustang into a believable coupe.

The sound you heard was my jaw dropping onto my keyboard. I think every complimentary adjective has been already used, and rightly so. Your imagination, your skill of execution is beyond normal. This is one of the most excellently conceived and finished models I have witnessed in my 60+ years of building. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Used to have these hanging under the front bumper of some of our flightline vehicles in the USAF. The idea was the magnets would pick up foreign objects (screws, nuts, bolts, etc.) to keep them out of aircraft engines. They didn't seem to realize a large portion of such things found on the flightline came from the airplanes and were not a ferrous alloy, so they were not magnetic.