tim boyd

If any of you are subscribers to Fine Scale Modeler, you may want to check this out. They just posted a full kit review/completed buildup of the '64 Cutlass Convertible for subscribers at their Fine Scale website....TIM

For those that are subscribers to Fine Scale Modeler, they just posted a full kit review/completed buildup of the Round 2 AMT 1964 Olds Cutlass Convertible kit at their website....TIM

Once again thanks to everyone who looked at this one and to those who commented. Cheers....TIM

Rodney and Kit....even more impressed after looking through your Fotki build album link posted above. And big kudos to you both for some VERY realistic weathering and patina....looks so real, especially when compared to the overdone weathering and patina that seems to so heavily prevail among the military models crowd these days. TIM

On the other hand, the standard Bronco Sport engine has received surprisingly favorable comments from some of the media....and as government fuel economy requirements continue to escalate you are going to see more and more smaller engines and restricted availability of engine upgrades across all makes and models. In the case of the Bronco Sport, my recommendation would be to drive both powertrain options, then decide...or as you suggest, perhaps look at the Edge....TIM

Sorry...this is new news to me as well....plus, since the Hobbico bankruptcy/debacle, my contacts with Revell have been few and far between. I'm surprised by this offering, but presuming the source behind the announcement legitimate, it's certainly an interesting choice. I don't believe I have that Sandman buggy in the stash, and the half cab Bronco is cool too. I'd buy one, FWIW....TIM

Wow Rodney...that is one fine piece of work!!! TIM

Interesting POVs here. Personally I believe the "bigger Bronco" (the one that will start deliveries in this coming summer) would be a great choice for a full assembly model kit. I have expressed this POV to those I know in the kit industry. Second, while the Brono Sport and Escape share the same "C2" Ford platform, virtually all of the media coverage I've read in the States reflect a good deal of surprise at how just differently the Bronco Sport plays out vs. the Escape and most other competitive "C-Segment" crossovers. It is targeted at a much different customer than the Escape, and again, if these media reports can be believed, it is delivering on that target. It also appears to be a very strong seller at Ford dealerships at the moment. As for the "big Bronco", it shares its basic platform with Ford's global mid-size Ranger pickup truck platform. It is a "body on frame" design. The new Explorer is based on Ford's new RWD CD6 car based platform, and it is a "unibody" (no separate body and frame) design. Conclusion of all this? The new big Bronco and the Explorer are two completely different products, sharing very little other than some basic powertrain architecture... Hope this helps clarify a bit.... Best....TIM

Chris....how may I be of service? Cheers...TIM.

I agree, where are they from? When I saw these questions, I was a bit mystified myself. Then I thought....did they come from the AMT (nee Lingberg) 1934 Ford Pickup? But didn't have time to check. Now thanks to feedback from Dave and Ron I think we can confirm that's where the came from. Thanks for the comments and feedback, all.....TIM

Steve's post reminded me of this project from the mid 1990-'s....just after I finished it, I discovered that Don Holthaus has already done the same thing for his resin lineup. Mine was different in some details, but overall they were very close....and using Don's transkit would have been a lot easier than the kitbashing I had to do to bring this one to reality.... Ten more overall and detail shots here.... Guys....let's keep this thread going. Who else has car/pickup model images to contribute??? TIM

Chan....great progress on a project many of us considered, but backed away from due to the amount of work. And kudos on those 1/1 LSC's. Two of my most very favorite cars of all the ones I've owned or leased over the last five decades were my 1990 LSC in the pale blue metallic and my 1992 LSC in the dark red metallic. Those were magnificent cars, and ones that I liked a lot better than the 1993 and 1998 Mk. VIII's I had later on....wish I still had that '90, in fact. Good luck as you continue with your project...TIM

This was a simple/quicky 2015 kitbash of the most recent reissue of Monogram's 1930 Model A Phaeton kit. It was inspired by, though not an exact copy, of the Monogram "Red Chariot" kit of the early 1960's. (The Red Chariot was a one-version kit based on the tooling set for Monogram's original 1930 Model A Phaeton Customizing kit from 1961.) Parts came from the latest version of Monogram's 1930 Model A Woody kit, and the "Blue Bandito" reissue of the original Monogram "Blue Beetle" 1929 Model A pickup kit. The paint is 1956 Buick Seminole Red, a popular color for 1/1 scale late 1950's and early 1960's hot rod projects, sourced from MCW Automotive Finishes. It has never been seen until now....thanks for looking. TIM

I commented earlier on the build thread for this one, but in my opinion Steve hit it out of the park with this one. I particularly like that passenger side rear three quarter view....this is a model I could see as a 1/1 scale machine strutting its stuff as it slowly motors down the main entrance boulevard at the GoodGuys Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. ' Excellent attention to detail, flawless finishes, a great stance, and a very creative idea delivered to completion. Great work, Steve, and thanks for the inspiration for the rest of us...TIM

Dennis.....you are spot-on here....many of these models i remembered but many others I had forgotten....especially how many phantom variants Jack did, some of Pryor's inspirations, and just how detailed some of Fred's and Bud's models were. It was a magical time, for sure. And as I've been re-reading all these old Modeler's Corners, I'm also discovering many other long-lost tidbits from the era, such as the inspiration for the SuperCab dually above was Street Rodder's editor Geoff Carter asking me to show our readers how Jack Davis did his Crew Cab pickup.... And while we are on this subject that Alan and Dennis have raised, ,I should also nod a hat to David Dale, who is still very active in the hobby but doesn't post here, who had one, or possibly the very earliest, crew cab street rod pickup models (around 1982 or so IIRC) and Gary Gollehon of San Diego, who also had a street rod stake truck with, if I am recalling,, was a SuperCab configuration, also dating from the very early 1980's.... TIM

Oh wow....here we go again. Great ideas all, Alan, and so very much in the thread of this theme. You go, guy!!!! - As for that Ford V6, I used that in one of my model projects....but I was not aware they did a shortcut on the engine. So very Monogram, that, from that era. I'll have to go back and check mine, but I think I may be guilty as charged. Anyway, thanks in advance or fixing it on yours! Again, this entire thread is about you guys, but since there is now a discussion on extended wheelbases, I will briefly mention this one below that was a two-parter in Modeler's Corner, including the "Super Cab" body extension, an extended wheelbase, and widened rear fenders to cover the "Dually" tires back there. And to top it off, the Brian Bordon era "heartbeat" squiggle graphics.....I guess this one is as much a part of the era as the pink one that inspired Dennis in the first place....TIM

For those of you with a back issue collection of Scale Auto magazine, see the April 2008 issue for a six page, full color story on 1/24th/25th scale six cylinder engines. Includes buildup photos and commentary on nineteen different straight six engines....TIM

Needless to say, I've been pretty blown away by the interest and builds posted so far in this thread started by Dennis. The idea that the 1980's era street rod themes would prompt so many talented builders to revisit the era surprises me. Concurrently, over the last few weeks I've been working through my entire collection of Street Rodder magazines....nearly 600 of them. Including the Modeler's Corner columns that ran from 1978 to the very early 2000's. It has struck me that as much as I like the current "traditional hot rod" building - and I do, I've built a ton of models of 'em - we (both 1.1 and scale builders) may have once again painted ourselves into a corner. There is only so much you can do with truly authentic traditional hot rod builds. Now, compare them to some of the innovative work that was being done in the latter 1970's and 1980's. I'm particularly thinking of John Buttera's two '29 A Roadsters, but more generally, the creativity that came from the Buttera, Coddington, Thom Taylor, Vern Luce school of design....and the 1/25th scale work of many modelers, with Dave Hill, Jack Davis, and (while lesser broadly known, just as creative) Chuck Helppie. among many others, front of mind at this moment. Bottom line, I salute all of you showing work in this thread for being confident enough to stretch beyond the current hot rod design idiom to build some really creative projects that harken back to, yet provide a fresh perspective, on a very creative era from our past.... Best....TIM

Count on it, Steve! Cheers...TIM

X2 what Claude said about Tim Slesak....what a talent!!! TIM

Steve....I have been looking for the photos of your finished model but can't seem to find them elsewhere here on the forum, so I will comment here. Last time I looked at your project you were just getting started. I was then stunned when I saw the images of your completed model.....beautiful craftsmanship and a great realization of a very cool design theme. I am wowed. Great job and congrats to you....TIM .

Chang....very, very sharp. Great to see the effort to use factory-correct finishes and colors.....Big congrats....TIM

Some great stuff on display here....big congrats to all with a special salute to those of you who took the time and effort to do factory correct 1932 Ford Roadster pickup bodies....and those who used the modern-day 1/1 scale repo with the extended cab mastered by Craig and produced by Drag City... Here's my only '32 pickup so far. This one was a how-to in one of the Kalmbach model pubs about 20 years ago.... 14 additional mages including closeup detail shots here.... Best Regards....TIM

Wow guys, some seriously great work going on here. Congrats. Here are my two.... * 1969 Charger R/T pickup....built during 1970 and 1971 as part of a three-piece Charger funny car/Charger themed transport trailer/Charger two vehicle, intended to compete in the old MPC National Customizing Contest.... * 1970 Coronet Super Bee pickup.....started in the early 1990's and finished in the mid 2000's. Subject of a two-part Model Cars Mag how-to article about 7 or 8 years ago..... Made an attempt to do the pickup cab conversions using the same Design Studio styling themes as were seen on the two door hardtop versions of the cars....just as would have likely been done if they were actually produced in 1/1 scale....and I see that those of you who have posted so far have followed exactly the same theme....More pictures of both here... Hope more of you post your car-pickup images here.... TIM

Thanks to a reminder from Alan Barton, there is actually a third Model T engine to use as a basis for a Fronty conversion. It's the engine in the c.1975 1/2 release of the all-new (at that time) AMT 1923 Model T Roadster kit - the one with the illustration of a green street rod version on the box art. (This kit was recently reissued for the first time since 1975....) The same engine was also in the Model T Panel Delivery and Woody-style Depot Hack kits, which shared most of the tooling with the Model T Roadster. I haven't had the time to look it up myself, but Alan says the detail of this engine is significantly better than the ones in the 1960's AMT Trophy Series '25 T and '27 T kits.....TIM