gary geracci

I am not sure on that .I do know that when I worked for Cal Automotive we designed and Built what became the " Barris " Munsters Coach. George was a fraud then and didn't change much . ocn

Hmmm; I will have to check out the boats . Could be something I missed or something I should avoid .We'll see ! oldcarnut

WOW , that's it , Brian ! ! It's alright though .I got the model built the way he did . It sure is one sharp truck . Now my friend down the street wants it . No way ! When I put the last part on it I , got quiet for a moment. "Convoy " was playing on the CD player and that was his fave song . See we get sad , but the angels they are now do have something to do .Keep us sane ! Now , from here on out my comments will be geared to helping anyone that needs it . Remember , I've been doing this , it seems like forever , and I want to share . Cars were my first passion then ships got in the way ( I joined the Navy ) then things changed ( I rejoined after 12 , and started building Marine stuff . That is Planes , Light-skin Armor and figures . I also scratch build a lot of oil and Gas tanker Ships . My civilian job in the winter was captaining Seagoing , Oil and Gas tankers . But I like to build stock automobiles with vinyl tops and the extra trim of a regional nature . Like the " Razorback " Ford pickup .and the "Texas " edition Chevy etc . Oldcarnut

I was just reading Chuck Most's column concerning the Ford F-150 pickup . Chuck are you sure about the start for this truck ? I have one and I would be willing to swear ( oops I don't do that on line though ) that this model started as a Revell - Monogram Snap kit in late 1982 . The reason I say this is very hard to state .But when I do I think you'll understand . My 12 year old went and bought his first , choose alone and pay for out of his allowance money model . It was this truck .A snap kit with the Revell name on it . It was molded in black and had a full engine , and the most beautiful grey ( silver and red trimmed ) decals in a panel design .He built it all by himself .Uh Oh ! he accidently snapped the hood in two . It wasn't fixable . For some reason the glue wouldn't make a good join . So I showed him how to make a hood from scratch . He didn't show me the whole truck till the new hood was on it . Why ? well , it happened to match the brand new one in the driveway . He wanted me to have a model of my truck built by him .He died 14 days later In a tornado. This truck didn't survive that day either . I have waited all these years for the exact truck to come back in stock trim . I believe this is that former Snap kit . I could be wrong . I still love it . Now it looks good done up just like the one he did back then . I have done it in Gloss Black with Silver panels outlined in red . It is gorgeous . Red interior too . Please don't ask for pictures as I have NEVER successfully learned how to do that . oldcarnut

My name is Gary . I go by Doc or oldcarnut . I have been building model cars since they were a block of wood , some profile drawings and a set of hard rubber tires . Geez , that's a looong time ago aint it ? I love to build factory stock or regional stock ( specific area dealer loaded models ) . You'll never know what you'll come across ! oldcarnut