OldSkool81

Thank you Luc, for now making me want a kit that I didn't know I needed, *SIGH*... All jokes aside, I'll absolutely get one. Lately, I've been on a shopping spree to buy and make a stash of 1/35 military trucks from around the world, such as the Hummer, M37, UAZ Buhanka and 469, MAZ 537, KrAZ 255B, ZIL-131, WW2 GMC's, etc. Still need an Unimog and some URALs, and that Chevy will do nicely with the other American trucks!

Aren't those still available where you live? Kit #AMT1363; here in Canada, a bunch of my online hobby shops still have some in stock. Surely your suppliers also have some left? And no, I didn't call you Shirley!!!! 🤣

Phew, good to know! The Pro-Street chassis is good, having buit the Super Bee version back in the day, but having also built the 1968 stock RoadRunner, that stock B-Body chassis in one of the best in the business! By the way Steve, one of those two kits in the 90's (can't remember which one) came with the parts for the rare overhead cam Hemi; are those parts or molds still around?

Well, from what I see, one could do Burt's Blazer from Tremors with that 1990 grille... Now we need a 1/25 1973 to 1980 front clip conversion so I can also do John Matrix's Blazer from Commando!!!

Beautiful!!! And the correct yellowish tint of the LEDs instead of pure white gives it that extra realism!!!!

Count me in for one of those Blazers! Either a 4 door to do a correct replica of that Mooneyes truck I saw in Truckin' Magazine back in 1995, or a 2 door to do a "what if" version of that truck!!!

I'm just grateful that you got to have it green lighted! I'm 44, so I'm always happy to see kits from my "nostalgia years" I.E. 80's, 90's and early 2000's! I don't care about the interior or styling update inaccuracies, because prior to reading the comments, I had no idea about those. And people checking out my models on the shelves at home will also be none the wiser. And Luc brought up a good point; I also did the same thing with my previous daily driver 1998 Ford Ranger. It was a 4 banger single cab stepside, and I later converted the front end to a 2003 with a Ranger Edge Powerdome hood, grille, headlights and bumper. And I also had Ranger Level II Alcoa wheels, so pretty much a melting pot of Ranger parts! I'll definetly get one of those XTreme kits, and speaking of the Ranger, if R2 ever bring back the Ranger Splash kit (which is on my want list) I wouldn't mind the same updated treatment, even if it's not 100% accurate to the very last detail!

Just WOW!!! Great build! No joke, it gives me butterflies in my stomach, bringing me right back as a 9 year-old, on a week-end, watching Nascar on TSN, and let's face it, as a kid, waiting for a huge crash!!!!

I wasn't sure about putting this in the 1:1 reference section since it's a video, so feel free to do so if it's more appropriated. One of my regular YT channels, The Fast Lane (TFL) just did a tour of the Mack museum, and I've seen a lot of cool trucks from every point in Mack's history, as well as many engine and mechanical parts displays. This video's got lots of reference potential IMO. Enjoy!!!!

Superb build!!! But I think my mind is playing tricks on me; I got one in the '90's with the same box art as you IIRC (a blue C5) but never was enthusiastic enough to start it because I'm pretty sure it was the Hardtop version, while my favorite is the Coupe version like yours... I'll have to double check to see what I have! I love your choice of paints, because while it looks showroom-new, your metallic paints have a kind of subtle dept that makes it look more like a real car rather than like a model!

Wow, just WOW!!! I have two of those in the stash... Turns out that as kid, I received this kit twice either as a birthday or Christmas gift. Big bodied cars not being my cup of tea at the time, with my focus more on muscle cars, I never even started this kit. Yours looks so good that it makes me want to dig one of mine up and start building! I do remember they were really nicely detailed kits! Great job!!!

Dang, that sucks... Every hobby shop seems to have a bunch of those Trans Ams, and sell them cheap like they just can't get rid of them; it could've been a good donor canditate. Ah well....

I know my fair share about muscle cars, but I'm not a Camaro God, so pardon my ignorance... But could the roof from the Revell/Monogram 1/24 1970 Trans Am be used? The ST Camaro and the 70 Trans Am are the same generation of F-bodies, right? Or is the Trans Am roof just as bad?

Nice!!! I think I'll go with this! Thanks Gerry!

I actually bought this kit last week, being aware that it was simplified. It is a tad better than a curbside, and can be used as a base for a little scratchbuilding and detailing. However, the packaging is a real nightmare; the trees are stacked with only a single layer of like silk paper or tracing paper between them; you know the stuff you find in gift bags or in a shoebox. No sealed plastic bags, And even if my box was in perfect shape, the car's roof was crushed in and a bit side-shifted. I have other Heller kits, and none were damaged, but the other ones don't even have paper in the box; just platic trees thrown loosely in the box. Very deceiving, but I keep coming back because they have hard to find subject matter!

Are you talking about the '55 Stepside or the Cameo? The small block and big block valve covers are a different shape, but I think you might be on to a really smart Idea!!! Very simple, but very smart! IDK why, but my mind often focuses on complicated solutions, instead of the obvious! And believe me, being able to see the obvious is a real gift nowadays! Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate your idea!!!!😃👍👌

Hi, I hope I'm in the right section, but I've been searching the aftermarket sites for a while now, and didn't find anything. Do any of you know of a supplier or a model kit where I can find these valve covers for a 454 Chevy? It's for a retro build, and only found the smooth Edelbrock valve covers so far for a 454; it sucks because I found some for small blocks, but the shape is wrong. Any ideas?

@Jay Whittaker, I don't want to divert the attention from your awesome builds, but I have a quick question... Where did you find these Weld Draglite wheels? Are they aftermarket? If not, what kit(s) did you pull them from? I'm sourcing parts for a future 90's retro replica build and these wheels are a must! Thanks!!!

Finally a Fiero! I'll take one of those for sure, and if the S-10 really has a 2WD drivetrain, I might take one, and I think I'll wait for HPIGuy's review for the Chevy LUV High Roller before I make a decision on that one; look cool though!

Check a few posts up for Luc Janssens' reply to my post asking the same thing. The Revell Germany version has more decals, namely decals for the off-white sections of the two-tone body if you don't want to deal with masking and painting two colors. I'm also from Canada and one of my online hobby shops also pulled similar shenanigans, advertising preorders for the Revell Germany versions, but the joke's on them because the cheaper Revell USA versions came in stock first, while the Germany versions have yet to arrive. I cancelled my preoder and bought the USA version instead, and I'm very satisfied.

Sorry for the off-the net images, but my stash and boxes are kinda hard to get to. My rarest one is the AMT "Diamond in the Rough" kit, even if you can pretty much buy most of it separately, except the dented-up Ford Tudor. Next it the Revell Germany Ferrari F-50; not a really sought after kit, but I've never seen them for sale. My Dad gave it to me when I was 15, and I still haven't finished it. And for built/to be repaired models, there's the AMT Snake Bite Monster Truck, Lindberg's GMC Sonoma High Rider, and Revell's Swamp Monster as mentioned in another post. Btw, I'm talking about my neck of the woods; I know you can find anything on Ebay, but around here, these kits are seldom seen.

About the original post: did you ever notice that a lot of people from the 70's, 80's and 90's that ended up in technical domains, and furthermore pretty good in those domains, built model kits as kids? Wanna talk about modern hazardous things? What about energy drinks that kids consume as if they were the juiceboxes we used to drink... Or constantly having a phone or tablet in their hands that have been proven to be harmful... Seems like everything is harmful for you nowadays; I'll take my chances with model building. At least, it'll work my noggin, help me keep my dexterity, work my patience and maintain my spacial (3-D) viewing skills, all of which looking at a screen can't give you.

Here are some of my favorites that are sitll on the shelves. All completed in my late teen years, the latest being the DTM Opel which I completed at around 20 years old before life got in the way, and forced me in a 20+ years model building break. We moved a lot when I was young, so I've got many more favorites, but they got damaged and are in boxes somewhere awaiting restoration, one one them being Revell's 1/16 "Swamp Monster" Chevy Monster truck (sorry for the lack of picture, since I don't know in which one of my boxes it's resting), and I always wanted to buy its companion kit, the "Giant Tracks" yellow version with the bedcap, but kept my money instead to pay for my driving lessons...😓

Dang... 2025 first seemed to be a lighter year for my wallet than 2024; we're only in late february and my want list just went from 11 to 14! I want all 3 of 'em!!!

Hmm I wasn't aware about those car kits; I don't remember seeing them at the online stores I do business with... You do have a good point with the tractors, and yet they're doing it again with the upcoming Fendt tractor... So to resume, it should be a pre 1987 big car or truck, from the size I'd think more American than European, new tool so it's something they never issued before, with the possibility of being a niche kit with no other future plans...