tim boyd

What James said. Decals are also updated per the images posted above. Other than those engine and decal sheet changes, should be identical to the original release.....TIM

IMPORTANT UPDATE - I've been told by a trusted source that the '30A box art is legit. It was just shown at an IPMS event by a representative for Revell. Firm release date unknown....participants at the show were told possibly mid-summer, personally I would plan for sometime later. Will let you know if/when I hear a firm release date. TIM <

Boy Chuck....that Panther Pink Charger R/T just sings! Way to go....TIM

Most interesting. When I last checked about three months ago, there was no definitive info on a reissue of the '30A Coupe kit. I'm checking with sources there to see if this has changed. The fresh box art above is certainly a very promising sign - either that or an exceptionally well done fake! TIM

And I'll dig out my kit and see.....TIM

Kit....thanks for the additional background on the KR logo and your building alliance with Rodney. What a cool, cool legacy you guys are leaving for the hobby.... And it is more gratifying than one could possibly imagine to hear that I have contributed that kind of influence to the world of model car hobbyists. Kudos to you and Rodney for building on that yourselves.... All the very best....TIM

Couple of fresh pictures with a load of - what could be more appropriate for a 1970's tribute - Beer Kegs. These are from the Monogram Beer Wagon kit. The bed rail across the back is a press fit so I can leave in it place, or remove it, depending on the scene. Thanks for looking....TIM

Alan.....One of the most popular events these days at the GoodGuys shows here in the States are the "AutoCross" driving events. Even to the point where they now have 7 or 8 different classes of competition, and a national circuit of regional qualifiers leading to an annual runoff in Phoenix in November....TIM

Guys....other than badging, the 1971 GTX and Satellite Sebring Plus bucket seats and interior door panels were identical. The GTX used the round rallye gauges instrument panel as standard equipment, however. The earlier picture brochure orange/black interior image posted above was the Road Runner interior, which was not as plush as the GTX interior. Having said that, I am not even remotely expert on the cars in that TV series, and as we've learned since, often those cars were modified to various degrees from factory stock. However, the dark TV picture/image showing the driver's side door panel is likely the GTX/Satellite Sebring Plus door panel, not the Road Runner. Good luck with the project....sounds like a cool idea! TIM

PIcked up my copy of "Building Muscle Cars, Restomods, and Pro Touring" from Pasteiner's in B'Ham, Michigan, today. We can now toss all the prior speculation aside. Here's the actual story: * 98 pages of full color, only ads are on inside front cover and back cover. Other than three pages (table of contents and introductions), the rest is pure car and truck modeling. * Content is all-new; no reprints or updates of prior SA articles * Contributors include Claude Thibodeau, Marcos Cruz, Bob Downie, Mark Jones, Jeff Bloomhuff, Tom Valenta, and myself * Price is $13.99 and it is to appear on newsstands until July 26 of this year. Out of deference to our website hosts I will not list the contents or any further details; if it sounds interesting, recommend you check it out at your favorite hobby store or book seller. TIM

As Alan says, and as covered in my book, the MPC Galloping Ghost kit was a spinoff of the original MPC Ramchargers kit. The contents of most of the two kits were identical except for the body panels and livery. Also as covered in the book, MPC played fast and loose with drag racing replica kits and liveries. That including using last year's drag racing lettering/paint schemes on their decal sheets and (occasionally) box art for their following year's annual kits. Most kit buyers didn't catch on back in the day but us drag racing rock dogs knew many MPC Drag Racing kits were incorrect to various degrees. TIM

For as long as there have been NNLs, photographers (err....that would include me) have been taking pictures of the models there and then (oops, that would be me again) submitting then them to published sources without expressly asking permission from the builder. The same thing occurs countless times each year at 1/1scale automotive events. However, in such instances, if the photo appeared in an article that did not directly involve covering that specific event, I always tried (and continue to try when possible) to add a sentence such as "Steve's superb replica stock model was photographed at the NNL South"...or in this instance, it would have read "was submitted as an entry in the ACME Virtual Southern Nationals...)." ********* On a related subject, I have long admired Replica Stock model building, and if you have read any of Steve's build threads, you can't help but conclude Steve is setting new levels of innovation and build quality/accuracy in the realm of replicas stock models. His recognition in printed magazines is long overdue, and welcomed by myself and (reading this thread) many others in the model car hobby. Way to go, Steve? TIM

Yes, and development work is underway on an all-new 1971 Boss 351 it at this time. My guess (entirely my own supposition, no insider info here) would be it will hit the market some time next year. At least one additional variant is also likely to appear somewhat later....TIM

Bill....I did Z the frame at the back....basically via a sheet styrene extension to each of the frame rails. As for the engine....it was a modern-day Ford banger, from the Tamiya Super Seven kit of the mid 1980's....hey, fuel economy was a big thing with rod builders back then. Not my cup of tea (Ford V8's for me), but semi-relevant for the time....also looked pretty cool, or so I thought....Best....TIM

This was my adaptation of the Revell Buttera series frame/suspension et al to the Revell 1929 Roadster Pickup body/fenders....its a natural once you handle the wheelbase extension....TIM

John....some really, really fine workmanship on display here....congrats! TIM

Thank you Gerald...TIM

Thanks for the kind words, Kit. Over the years I have had a number of modelers approach me and ask about a book that reprints all those Street Rodder Modeler's Corner columns. Before Covid hit, I had conducted very preliminary, exploratory talks with two publishers who have used my work in the past....one was interested in talking further. The Covid debacle pretty much took the interested publisher out of the picture, and I have yet to figure out the intellectual property issues (the original intellectual property owner, McMullen-Yee Publishing, went through at least five or six subsequent ownership changes and now to my understanding is basically a video company that also publishes three mags; yet apparently has a reputation with some publishers as being extremely difficult to deal with on these types of issues). Nevertheless, I have been re-reading the entire Modeler's Corner column catalog (just over 200 monthly issues) and noting my favorites (which quickly became a three page list in small writing, and not done yet). As for the Scale Auto work, that one is pretty easy for anyone that has the two history of Scale Auto CD;s that recap most of the history of that mag. You can do an author search and punch up the article titles, and easily go from there (though the most recent 5 year CD is not as easily searchable IIRC). Not to mention I and other authors have also done many articles on hot rod modeling for Model Cars over the history of this title. In some ways these might be the more relevant articles for hot rod model builders. All this is getting around to the thought that maybe your idea - which I think you are suggesting - would be a topic list of relevant hot rod model car articles from the history of the hobby that could be run here as a continuing (bookmarked?) feature. Many projects on the plate here but let me add that idea to the list and let it percolate a bit. TIM PS -to all readers of this thread, there is a new article on "extreme Z'ing" Model A chassis - and all the other changes you have to make to a model when doing this - in the May 2021 issue of Fine Scale which is available now. Might be worth a look if the topic interests you...between that and Kit's new cover story article in the latest issue of Model Cars....hot rod modelers should have plenty of fresh reading material and kitbashing inspiration! TB

I saw a few instances of original box art when I was doing work for AMT in the mid 1970's. They are at a whole 'nother level of impact when you look at them in person....TIM

SHARP!!! Tim

I don't have pix of my first three van projects....these were partially scratchbuilt modifications of the AMT 1975 1/2 "Vantom" Econoline kit, built to a set of AMT factory blueprints for three spinoffs of the original kit tool. These kits were marketed as the "Disco Van", "Cuckoo Nest", and the "Hyper Hut". I had a real good time (not) fabricating the grille and bumper unit for the Hyper Hut! AMT commissioned me to build the prototypes for their national sales rep annual meeting, as the meeting was scheduled to take place well before the tooling for the spinoff kits was ready for production. Other than some very poor, out of focus images I shot on top of my bed before I turned them over to the AMT product development team, sadly, I have no images of the finished models. The only other van I've built (at least, partially built), was this project I started sometime around 1977 or 1978, intended for the MPC National Customzing contest series. When that series was cancelled in early 1979, the model when in the box. Here are a few images I took a few years ago.... Some of the base parts of the body were source from the eventual production kits of the very same prototypes I had semi-scratchbuilt for AMT two years earlier.... One more comment....those of you with a a library of Model Cars mags should look up Steve Perry's 4x4 Econoline replica - it was a cover story around 2013 or 2014 if I remember correctly. It's an awesome piece of work....TIM

Steve....yep.....page 37, two images, too. Such recognition of your models in the mags is really well deserved in my opinion, one that is shared widely by those who frequent this forum if the comments on your projects are any indication. Again, my congratulations. TIM

The new (May 2021) issue of FSM has an eight page article explaining the build process behind this model. Might be worth checking out for those who are interested. Also, for those who were disappointed with the lack of comprehensive build photos and details earlier in this thread, hope this explains why that wasn't in the cards at that time....TIM

So true, so true! Often this is the difference between a great project that never gets finished, and an equally great one that makes it across the finish line. Speaking of which, exciting, Steve, to see the progress on your R/T. BTW, also congrats on the photo of your '67 Galaxie 500 R-Code 427 project the "Reader Gallery" of the latest issue of FSM.....TIM

Dennis....great to see the effort you have put into the subtle detail-painting of all the suspension and engine parts. A very choice body and powetrain color choice, too! Lookin' good!!! TIM