tim boyd

I've been getting mine from Hobbylink Japan for several years now....TIM

Quite some time ago, when the possibility of this kit derivative was just under discussion, several different engine induction options were considered. I was contacted for input. At the time of the discussion, my somewhat vague recollection was that the final agreed direction was for the engine to have a new dual quad carb system with a different application-specific intake manifold. It was to be patterned after specific aftermarket components (regrettably, I do not have my notes at hand from that time). I do not know if that plan made the final kit contents or not, but I do recall thinking that it was a good solution at the time.....TIM

Very, very sharp Jim!!! TIM

Rob...be still, my heart! That one would be a KILLER....I'm picturing the Ranchero Squire with the 429 Cobra Jet with its Ram Air hood scoop..... Where I grew up in Ann Arbor, the best independent mechanic/garage in town was Illi's Auto Service....and the owner Ron(?) Illi had a new '70 Ranchero Squire Ram Air setup just that way....I remember it being the dark Ford green metallic that year and with a Black Vinyl Roof. Adding the wood and moldings would seem like too much...but in this case it worked brilliantly. He would park that car at the front of his lot on Huron Street (the main drag from downtown Ann Arbor to the western nieghborhoods) and it just shone like a jewel every time I drove by.... TIM

If any of you have old issues of MCM, look up my article on building the roadster version of the Surf Woody from a couple of years ago. Cheers....TIM

AMT '27 T Touring with Pinto 2.3L SOHC, wire wheels from AMT '65 Riviera, big n little MPC hollow tires, Testors Candy Green over Silver paint... AMT '27 T Traditional Hot Rod built with Monogram Little T frame (which is actually a Z'ed Model A frame), '60 Cadillac V8 kitbashed from the Revell Parts Pack and Roth kit...Lincoln Cabernet paint with Lincoln Lipstick Red accents....suspension parts from Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland... AMT '27 T Touring built "Tub" style straight from the box of the AMT Trophy Series XR-6/'27 T Double kit circa 1963..."Fronty" T banger engine from the kit....this one was also covered in an article here in MCM a few years Thanks for looking....TIM

My guess (no insider knowledge here) is that we will eventually see a new Ranchero based on this tool, but it will be a few years down the road. TIM

Really, really sharp model, and absolutely superb photos. The first and third photos in your first post (with the real background) make the car look absolutely real itself. Way to go.....Cheers...TIM

Nicely done!!!! TIM

For those of you who were wondering what type of1/1 scale front wheel mag is represented in the Revell '30A Chopped Five Window kit....here is one example. It's the knockoff style wheel from the "New Traditionalist"product line at SoCal Speedshop.. . More info at the link......TB "

Thanks Greg and the rest of you. Glad you liked the article. I just saw it myself (in final print) for the first time earlier today. . If you'd like to see more model stuff in full size mags, it is always helpful to send a note to the Editors of the 1/1 scale mags you read, particularly those Editors who are already running model stuff (HRD has had at least one model car article in each of the last three years....not much, but at least a start). My experience going back nearly 40 years now as a freelancer is that it does not take a lot of reader letters to catch an Editor's attention. Just a suggestion.... And "thanks" to Drew Hardin (HRD Editor) for his coverage of model cars when it ties to the appropriate 1/1 scale theme in his mag....TIM PS Gregg/Darryl/Harry - I did get a plug in the article for the ModelCarsMag.com website....:) TB

Dennis is. of course, spot-on correct in calling out the latest Revell '30A Phaeton release for its newly-tooled Guide headlamps....they're the ones I used on my own '30A Chopped Coupe kitbash from a couple of years ago...

Of course I was....part of my long-running campaign to....oh never mind TB

It was announced last month as part of Revell's 2nd quarter 2016 product introduction plans....so presumably it will be in production and on the water sometime in the April-June time period. Personally, I am hoping we'll all be able to have it on our worktables sometime in July if all goes well.... TIM

Dennis...that one is SO sweet....[.err....for some reason I seem to be experiencing a blind splot and can't quite focus on what's in the engine compartment, but it doesn't matter ]....love the layout, the stance, the color, the Dow #7 wheels and the tire choices....super, super coolt!!!! TIM

Dave....my problem occured on March 18 but don't know the time. However, I tried to copy and resubmit the comment multiple times over the next two days (March 19 and March 20); I continued to get the same error message and finally gave up. Will let you know if I have any more problems....TIM

Let's hope so! I did a buildup of this original issue kit in Model Cars Mag a number of years back IIRC....(about eight years ago according to one source...) My how time flies..... TIM

Going back to John;s original post in this thread, Rider's in Grand Rapids is one of the two best model car hobby stores in Michigan IMHO. The owner/manager really gets it. He and his team do a great job there. The origin of Riders Hobby Shop, by the way, started back in Ann Arbor where I grew up. The hobby shop dated from I don;t know when, but it was old (probably 1950's/early 1960's). When the owners Mr. and Mrs. Rider got too old, they sold the store around 1973 or 1974 to Jack Busch and Bob Statler (I believe it was Statler...). Jack and Bob did a great job bringing the store into the modern hobby world of the mid 1970's, with plenty of emphasis on model cars and kits. Eventually they franchised throughout Michigan. The best spinoff stores were Flint, Lansing, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids. The worst were several in the Detroit area (for instance, the Canton store). About ten years ago, the franchise/chain went out of business. The Grand Rapids (and the Flint store, I think???) still operate independently, and the Grand Rapids store in particular carries on the tradition Bob and Jack started in the 1970's.... (The other "best" model car store in Michigan is "The Model Cave" in Ypsilanti, 30 miles west of Detroit.) TIM

I typed a long reply to Bill Geary's Mopar question on Thursday. It wouldn't post, instead yielding the "404 Error" message others of you have apparently seen. So I copied the text to Wordpad and then tried pasting and reposting on Saturday and Sunday. Exact same error message each time I tried. Other newer Boyd replies posted OK, In the meantime, I finally gave up on the Bill Geary response as by then several others had posted the same info that was in my text.....TIM

Harry...this weekend I dug out my own Beatles anthology CD set after reading an article in the Friday Wall Street Journal explaining the creative process that resulted in Strawberry Fields Forever. I too find these earlier mixes and versions to be fascinating listening. Also it jogged my memory that perhaps the most fun cut of all is on Anthology 2, Disc 1, track 19..."And Your Bird Can Sing". This is the version where one of the Beatles blows several lines in the first verse or two, then they all bust out laughing near the end of the song... TIM

On another message board, the owner contacted Round 2 and IIRC, he reported that the Prudhomme kit will be the 1972 Garlits RE kit mostly intact, with some newly tooled parts to replicate the Prudhomme injection/blower hat setup, new front wheels, and a new decal sheet replicating the yellow 1972 Prudhomme rail (not the later Wedge). So if this info is correct (or if I remembered the info posted there correctly), and the info above about the Round 2 Wedge kit is correct, we'll be getting two new rail dragster kits from Round 2. Cool! TIM

Yes. those old Monograms are 1/24th instead of 1/25th, but in this particular case the Monogram bodies are more like 1/24th 3/4....they are very, very close to 1/25th. As far as I'm concerned, they can be swapped just as Jairus has suggested and we'd be very hard pressed to tell the difference.... J., I'd love to see what you might do with that Phaeton! TB

Dave....thanks! I've really liked that A Coupe in your picture in part because it runs a SBF instead of an SBC and looks super-cool all the while. All...here are some detail photos of 1/1 scale '30/'31 A Coupes that I shot about a year and a half ago in anticipation of the debut of this new Revell kit. Lotsa detailing photos including the roof top opening and the firewall areas....and some cool engine ideas. Also posted are overall shots of 1/1 scale '30/'31 A Chopped Coupes I've shot over the last two years to give you plenty of kitbashing ideas for this kit once it hits the market.... Best Regards...TIM

today I saw a 1.1 Ford GT/manufacturer's plate prototype on I-94 just west of Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was painted camo dark flat green, wearing all the correct body panels (no add on foam). This is the first time I've seen the new GT out on the road, and it was truly stunning. The entire car was no higher than the fenders of the cars running next to it on the freeway.

Actually, the 1966 Imperial was the last body on frame....the Imperial moved to the existing (1965-1968) C-body in 1967. Prior to that, 1958-1966 Imperials were all derived from the 1957 Imperial, which was claimed at the time to be different than the 1957 Plymouth/Dodge/DeSoto/Chrysler platform. TIM