tim boyd

Working from memory, I don't believe the FE was available on the F100 in 1963. Will check my references and report (probably tomorrow, sir!) TB

Dennis...super to see you back at the bench on this one. Personally, I have great admiration for the extent that you (and also, my modeling buddy Steve Perry) prioritize the use of these pins to faciitate mockups and goof-proof your final assemblies. Thx for the update! Cheers....TIM

X2! Another great Mueller and team kit was the street machine version of the '68Elky: Mini Tubs, 90s era B&M supercharger/EFI, wide and wider low-profile rubber, etc. Never been reissued since original production run circa 1998. Hope to see it soon! Cheers...TB

Wayne....that is one spectacular piece of work! Mega congrats from this corner....TIM

Pete....just saw this WIP thread. Looks really promising so far. Needless to say, I'm all over your choice of a SBF engine for a Model A Hot Rod, too. Will be watching your progress! Cheers....TIM

Craig....really, really sharp....such a clean build....way to go! Tim

Thanks Tommy. Did not know about the above factoid. Fascinating. I suppose the following is of note for those following this thread: I researched the two=tone paint break line as shown above, which was different in 1963 than previous. Also noted that the cab drip moldings were body color, not chrome. Since my build is a semi-custom I am going to leave off the door moldings shown above, but what I really would have liked to do was save the bodyside molding. I couldn't do that, as the original annual kit molding engraving on my kit body was a disaster. Fortunately, the newly tooled kit molding (which can be seen in the background) looks great....TIM

Hi Alan...its the early 1990s Cayman Green Metallic from the Testors Car Colors Lacquer paint series...now sadly discontinued. Many of my cans of this paint series have suffered oozing from the bottom of the paint cans, but at least with this particular paint can, it still words fine. The second color is Tamiya Racing White, which is very close to Ford Wimbledon White.... Thx for the comments...Tim

Brief update....back at working on this one again....comparo to the new Round 2 tooling of the same subject.... Thx for checking it out...TIM

Very sharp, Chuck! Thx for the inspiration...TB

Tim....very nice! And what's the story on the dune buggy? And the bikes in the background? Inquiring minds (at least this one) want to know. :) All....as Tim notes, moving the axle rearward of its kit-based location on the single axle version is a "must" as it will tip rearward if built straight from the box, particularly if it is carrying a vehicular load on top...TB

While the first version was a single axle trailer included in the AMT 1964 Corvette annual kit (as noted earlier in this thread), I believe it quickly changed to the dual axle setup you have here when it was included in the AMT Fireball 500 kit which came out around 1966 or so. The Piranha combo kit, as pictured above, quickly followed. I am typing this from memory and not able to check my sources, so apologies if I have a few of the details not quite right...TB

Thx Steve for the info. The AMT '66 to '69 Falcon annual kit was a personal favorite of mine back then, and today. Interestingly, been going through my volumes of the original Model Car Science mags from mid-60s to the end in 1972, and I have been very surprised to see how many of the "model of the month" contest entries were based on this kit series, especially given all the other cool kit topics available back in the day. I can only conclude that the kit's Gasser version front suspension and engine setup perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the period back then, perhaps moreso than most other kits. at the time. Still....if I were in your shoes, I'd reluctantly be forced to rank a new tool Falcon well below most of the other retool/new tool projects you have in mind... Best...TB

Don't look now (well, actually do), but this looks to be a reissue of the 2nd version of the Pro-Modeler tool circa mid 1990s, and it has some very cool parts in it, including (IIRC) essentially a back-halved chassis with a competition/G-Machines style four bare rear end and all other kinds of goodies. TB s

I hear you guys on the van. Personally I'd love to see a reissue of the boat in the "Quarter Masters" combo kit but with the Polar Lights 2005 GTO (the drift version w/o tampo prints and drift parts, but with the 2005 factory GTO updates) replacing the original 1968-ish "custom" Firebird tow car in the box and on the box art...as to the best of my knowledge the Polar Lights 2005 was never issued as a factory stock version like their earlier 2004 was...and that "Quarter Masters" box art was epic... TB

Very, very sharp! B

Correctamundo.... plans included Jungle Jim Nova and Dickie Harrell Camaro IIRC....too bad it didn't get delivered to the market....TB

Andrew...that flat out rocks! Cool! TIM

In talking with Revell during writing my book on Drag Racing Model Kits (this woud have been around 2019) it was revealed that they were doing some preliminary investigation of what would be required to update their Rail Dragster tool to today's configuration....but that died when the Hobbico bankruptcy debacle took place....too bad for all the obvious reasons...TB

Great to see you do a dragster like this Clay....it certainly showcases very well your many modeling skills! Bravo...TB

Very, very cool. Luv those megaphone headers, too! TB

Interesting....however the newly tooled 1963 F100 Unibody "clone" kit I built a couple of months ago had no flash that I recall, and the surface development/quality, and especially fit and finish, far exceeded any of the original 1960s annual kits i have built over the years. I was building an original 1963 F100 kit when Round 2 announced the new one, and let me tell anyone who will listen, there is just no comparison in any of these areas between the old and the new.... Not sure if that is directly relevant to your comment, but wanted to pass it along anyway. Best...TB PS - your gen 1 Corvair sounded like a blast!

Steve....correct you are. Best...TB

This one really sailed along undetected (sorry for the water clichés, I can't help myself..) Round 2 reissued their 1968 Kindsvater hulled drag/ski boat for only the fourth time ever, paired with their Chevy C30 van and freshened box art replicating the rare 1975 "Aqua Rod" Van/Trailer/Boat gift set. Hidden in that box was a spectacular, newly designed decal sheet which not only redid the 1975 Aqua Rod livery, but included a second whole set of boat and van graphics based on the illustration of the upcoming kit in AMT's 1975 1/2 announcement bulletin. The result, which was printed in Italy, by the way, was an 8" by 10" decal livery that is among the highest resolution, glossiest and detailed work I've seen in a model kit (the image below doesn't even begin to do it justice...). You can read more about the reissue here. But if you think of boating in scale when the summer arrives and the sun is shining, think about tracking down one of these kits. I think you'll have a blast building it. Best...TIM **** PS - many of us have wondered whether any of the old AMT Rayson-Craft Trophy Series ski/boat parts were lurking past unopened gates in this kit tool. We now know the answer...it's mentioned in the review above...TB .

Just got my MCM #224 yesterday and was astounded to see six pages of coverage devoted to the contents of this thread. To all of you who participated in this thread over the last several years, to all who posted your modeling projects, to Dennis who got the whole thing going, to Wes and Paul at GSL, and to the entire MCM Editorial team, thank you from the bottom of my heart! This will be one of the proudest moments of my life, for sure! Very best to you all!!! TIM