Plowboy

Why would it take a year to do a reissue? Or is it a new tooled kit?

Would've like to have had the option of scratch building on the "What is your favorite part of building?" question. That or foil work. Maybe add the option to fill in the blank?

It was reissued a couple of years ago.

Don't forget the COE International Transtar and the Garwood garbage truck. There's also the new Charger and Bronco coming.

I'd use the AMT Parts Pack Firestone WWW tires. I have heated tires with a lighter to make them soft for a minute. It makes mounting them a lot easier. Definitely don't use a block of wood and a hammer!

I'm not a fan of the stock '32 Vickie body. But, I think it or the sedan would look cool on that chassis. Hmmmmm.

I saw a built model of one. It was cool as all get out! Found it! I think the Cameo bed would work better so that the Badman could go above the rear wheels.

It's pretty obvious. The decals have two 327's on them. Look where the front wheel opening would be on the flag decals.

I'm back on this one for a minute. Hopefully, until it's done this time around. I was able to steal a bit of time and was able to make some pretty good progress. I have the chassis, floor pan, door panels, dash, roll bar, underside of the hood, engine, radiator support and rearend in paint. I'm hoping I can steal enough time to get the body and hood cleared too. We'll see. I still have to paint the tops of the door panels body color. But, I have to wait until the satin black is dry. I also have to pick out a pair of seats. I don't like the seats from the Moebius kit and the Nova seats won't work either.

Looks like it has both the "Badman" and the street machine wheels and tires. I don't remember the rear slicks sticking out that far though.

I doubt it. More than likely, they're the same slots that always came in the black street machine version.

Believe it or not, a good paint job starts with good prep. I always sand the entire body with 400 grit first. That knocks down any high spots and will show any low spots. After putty work is done, I shoot a light coat of primer and sand with 600. If all is good, I shoot three coats of primer and sand with 1000. Then I'll spray two coats of paint. Allow it to dry a day and barely sand with 1000. I then spray one coat of paint and one coat of clear. Allow that to dry a day and sand with 2000. Spray two more coats of clear. Allow it to dry a few days. I spray clear over every paint whether it's a solid or metallic color for two reasons. 1 It acts as a gauge when it comes time to polish. As long as I don't see color on the cloth I polish with, I know I'm safe. If I see color on the cloth, I know to back off on that area. 2 It gives a deeper and better shine in my opinion. Once the paint has dried well, I barely sand with 2000 grit. Just enough to knock down any orange peel. Then I switch to 4000 grit and get the clear as perfectly smooth as possible. Then I go over it with the Tamiya Polishing Compounds: Course, Fine and Finish. This stuff is a game changer when it comes time to polish! It's a bit expensive. But, it's worth every single penny and then some! I wouldn't paint without it!

Maybe Round2 feels they can't make a profit on the '71-'72 Road Runner. If the molds are too damaged and they would have to start over, they probably couldn't. I'd like for Round2 to reissue the unibody Ford pickups. But, just because that's what I want, doesn’t mean Round2 could make a profit on it. Just like anything else, if you want it bad enough, you'll pay for it. If you don't, you'll do without.

The Custom actually came with the small chrome strip also. My dad bought a '75 F-100 new. It had the small chrome strip and was two toned. White above the strip and a reddish orange below. It also had the chrome strips on the tailgate. After a tailgate and left fender mishap, he had the whole truck painted red.

Yours may have came with the Desert Dogs. There could have been a mid run change or something. Are your tires like these?

The Model King version came with the Firestones. The box art builds have the Desert Dogs on all three of them. But, it actually came with the Firestones. It also didn't come with the stripes that are shown on the black version. I was disappointed when I opened mine up.

Thanx Tommy and Scott! I'll do a tutorial on the '68 Road Runner when I get a chance. I don't plan to build it just yet. But, I can go ahead and get the body done.

Very cool! Perfect meshing of the two kits! This should have been done by Monogram.

Very nice! That color looks perfect on it!

Thanx Larry! The valve covers are square on the corners next to the intake like a Chevrolet. They don't have the angled corners like the 440 covers have. The wheels look OK. But, they just don't "do it" for me.

Thanx! The quarters have too much arch at the top along the base of the C pillars and drop down too much towards the rear. They also don't have enough height towards the rear. The wheel openings are shaped wrong. The trunk is flat across. It should have a slight curve to it. No vent window detail besides the vertical piece. The reveals on the quarters and front fenders are too faint.

Sharp as a tack! I gotta build one of these someday instead of using them for parts. Nice work!

One could also snag the tires from a Revell first gen Baja Bronco. Wheels too maybe.

One of the best examples of this kit that I've seen! The wire wheel covers really makes the model along with the vinyl top. Nice work!

To me, the Revell '65 Chevelle has the best looking wheel covers. I built the Lindberg '66 a long time ago. Even then, it just didn't look right to me. Especially the rear of the quarters and the tail panel. There were several things I didn't like about then. I would probably find more that I wouldn't like now.