Joe Handley

Saw that on David Frieburger’s IG post the other night, this is the 4th person he personally knows that it killed.

It is a difficult decision, the next time I build one of these, it may be the Pegasus big and little narrow white walls on the chrome steelies.

If you don't mind Torque Thrust style wheels, theres always the big and littles from the '34 Ford snapper and the big inch from the '63 Stingray Roadster snapper Then there’s always the Pegasus Sovereign-T style wheels too!

Well, my little friend Willy here is ready to wheelie this weekend?? That’s also the first time I’ve ever painted a face too!

First heard this one on the radio right after I got out of the hospital in February.

Looks good so far Mike!

Thanks! I know I have a Revell Z06 C5 that I was going to put the engine in a Monogram Fiero, I just need to go and look for both, plus I have 2 C6 ZR1 kits upstairs and a regular C6 somewhere. I also have a late 90's Silverado 4x4 from Revell that may donate the transfer case for the 1st project and once I figure out where I put that mild kustom Ranchero I had at a club meeting a few years ago, that was going to get the SCX24 motor I pulled out of Dad's truck when that went brushless.

Oddly enough Brian, I had the same thoughts in both cases! I even picked up a Foose C7 and was going to pull the transaxle out of that and put the motor from my Axial SCX24 (which now brushless?) on it for that, but it’s molded to the chassis, so if I do that, I may have to pull apart a Vette kit I may already have. I’ve also spent the last 24+ Hours trying to remember if I have something to rob a transfer case out of that may not get built……….

That’s what I was thinking too, Gerry, but the i8’s are back ordered and the ones out there are expensive right now. I was looking I to getting one for the club project this year. It would be nice to see electric cars being kitted though, especially as the national EV fleet grows.

Has anybody ever seen a Tesla Drive Unit, or really any variation of EV Drive Unit 3D printed or in resin? I’m wanting to make something that is EV swapped, but can’t seem to find that on Google or Shapeways, or even something that kinda like that. If there isn’t something like it already, a Model S drive unit would be fairly easy to fab up.

They start at $32k, so they’re not super expensive, though having to rebadge them to keep people from losing their minds over it being “a Mercedes” is stupid. Unless these people don’t think the mail carriers deserve heat, a/c, and then to not to have to worry about their 30 year old solar ovens……..errrr…..delivery vehicles catching fire on their routes due to aging wiring until the new purpose built vehicles can be delivered.

That's what I like doing with the Revell '05 Impala police car, but instead of a civilian Impala, make it a retired cruiser that is made into a whole different sort of "cruiser"

Change the outfits of the people in the background, that would look like the set of a Mad Max movie!

Thanks, I’m taking some insulin plus a couple other things and gave one of those LibreLink things for my phone……which I like better that poking my fingers. Hopefully if I keep this up, I can be off the insulin by my birthday this fall.

No updates, but I showed the body to my friend that sells automotive paint and body supplies today, he’s also thinking that stripping and reshooting is my best option on this one.

Had my A1C checked as part of a doctor’s appointment today and it was down to 6.2, when I was hospitalized in February, it had spiked to around 12? and pre-pandemic had been averaging around +/-7.0!

It'll like;y be great for people who think they need a truck and/or want the AWD, but can't see themselves in a minivan and can't use/don't need something as big as a full size or mid sized. If he didn't have a minivan already, this would work well for Dad and his scooter as well, I have to drive myself when we do family shopping trips as the van doesn't have the room for us, his scooter and my Sister, BiL, and niece, thn this would add mobile charging for the scooter and more room for groceries.

I still say that would be a decent little truck for that need a cheap little truck, plus with the power outlet option, you could throw a windowless topper to haul R/C cars or the smaller R/C planes around in. Also be good for older people with mobility scooters as well, should be able to change those while transporting it!

I guess these could be considered outlaws, more power and better handling, no gas needed either!

This, trucks are bought by enough people who don’t actually need, most would be better off with a minivan, but that’s not a macho machine that feeds an ego.

That looks like a decent little pickup with decent power with the hybrid system, let alone the 2.0 Turbo motor !

I was watching it with my mouth hanging open, I’m using that Bondic stuff to try out on restyling a AMT ‘57 Chevy and find it interesting, but this was mind blowing! That is why I had to share it with you guys!

Since I’m at a complete loss for words here, I’ll just post the link to the video?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29dsCVFI0HM

I seem to remember that this platform was designed by Renault and could have been FWD, RWD, or AWD without major redesigns and was how the Charger concept car from the late 90's was based on this platform as a starting point. I have another one of these I want to build as a 2dr custom, but may need to go and dig for one of the many AMT/Ertl Prowler kits I bought in the 90's to see how hard it would be to adapt this kit and that drivetrain together.........

That could be it, plus it was getting humid leading up to today's rain as well, which may not have helped, though I had other stuff I painted that didn't have that issue.