Jantrix

Yer in!

These kits were hands down favorites as a kit. Lots of attitude, big engine, hood scoops, tilt front and sidepipes. Everything I loved. I'd like to build them again, but a Google search reveals it's been some time since they were reissued. Also I seem to recall some fitment issues? Can anyone fill in the blanks in my aging memory? If anyone has a complete kit, please shoot me a PM if you'd trade it.

This didn't start as a pickup, but it ended up as one. Does it count?

Same here. My first car was a '75. This would be close enough for me.

Very cool. Did you split the firewall only, but the cowl as well?

I'm going to do one soon. Likely fenderless. I'll admit I'm not looking forward to mating the roof and body. I'm planning the solvent-glue-and-thin-stock-into-the-seam trick to get it looking smooth. I got the kit from a friend missing the wide whites and steelies (some friend, I know). If anyone has some to trade let me know.

This what happens when you put an autoshop in a mental institution.

Carl, Jon, great points and I've thought a lot about that since posting. The reason I added the allowance of styrene stock only, was to not limit how the kit was to be built. For instance, if I wanted to Z the frame on a Revell Model A or chop the top of the AMT '49 Merc, being allowed to use styrene stock is very useful in making those custom touches easier. If I was to say, you need to use the sprue if you need extra plastic, which is harder, folks might be less inclined to participate. The same goes for the detail parts. Some people just won't build a model where they can't wire the distributor and flock the carpets. They have a standard and won't lower them. And I wouldn't either. As I mentioned before, the more you narrow the scope of the CBP, the fewer people are interested. Just the whats-in-the-box idea of this CBP, will turn off plenty of people. Others it will challenge. The idea is to get people inspired, interested, and involved.

Yes. Those are what I was referring to, when I mentioned "flaws". They matter to some people, but not to me.

Real nice work. It's very cool how the improved tires we've been enjoying the last 5-6 years improve a model.

I get that you are trying to save time, spraying everything on the sprue, but that doesn't really let you clean up the parts. See the little circles on all those parts? Those are ejector pin marks left over from the injection molding process. Ejector pins push the sprue from the mold as it's cooling. The faster the machine, the worse the marks as the plastic is still soft. Those should be sanded smooth as well as any other mold lines on the parts for the best possible fit and appearance.

Good thought, but that dog won't hunt, as they say up here. In Idaho it's still light out at 9pm. Dawn to dusk is 16.5 hours in June.

Nah.

Say what you want to about the kits flaws but it builds up real good, everything fits that's supposed to. Just an engine swap and a slight chassis stretch for my version.

Outstanding. My hats off to both of you. It just doesn't get any more "classic hot rod" than that.

For the first time in my life I have something outside to do aside from the usual mowing chores. We bought a 10 acre homestead in an Idaho canyon last fall. My spring/summer honey-do is as follows 1. Build chicken coop. 2. Build the raised beds for the vegetable garden. 3. Clear the rabbit grass and sagebrush from the orchard. 4. Replace four windows on the house, replace trim and paint the house. 5. Have roof replaced. No pressure.

Agreed.

Outstanding.

Outstanding work.

But it has friction shocks! I'm sure they help out a bunch. "Look at me" might not be a primary reason for most hot rodders, but it's in the top three. Always has been.

This one has always caught my eye. The inverted suspension must have been difficult to engineer.

I hadn't thought of that, and although the idea sounds cool, I think ultimately it would reduce the amount of folks who might participate. Either because it would require the purchase of another kit, or lack of interest in a 1927 Dinglewhopper. One thing I have learned over the years on the forums, is that the tighter the focus of a CBP, the amount of interest decreases dramatically. I think due to the nature of this CBP, most folks would naturally gravitate toward kits with a lot of custom options, which in most cases is a pre-1960 hot rod. So have I. I've just never pulled the trigger and tried it. Kits like the AMT '57 Chevy hardtop, '36 Ford, '49/'50 Fords, Revell Ford Model A's and B's are no-brainers for this. I think it could be fun, and it would really stretch builders creativity and scratch-building skills.

Looking good Bruce. I have salvaged the slant six. I've repaired the broken stock intake and will be starting to get things rolling in the right direction soon.

Very simply put - NO PARTS SWAPPING. The kit must be built with what's in the box. Only styrene stock (sheet, tubing, clear, etc.) and detailing parts (but nothing that replaces a kit part), can be added for the build. The recent thread about the AMT '36 Ford brought this to mind. Any interest? If so, I'll likely start this toward the end of the year.

Back in my youth I built the '60 Desoto Adventurer using the the chassis from the MPC '67 Charger. It was a very simple swap, it fit perfectly, wheelbase was dead on and it made for a great hot rod. I recall no width issues.