Mike C.

Buffalo Tom live on Conan. Got to meet these guys backstage at the TLA in Philly for the Smitten tour. Solid bunch of dudes. Gave me and my friends their beer. Still have the autographed CD from that night.

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Paint your Wagon.

I Ain't Superstitious - Jeff Beck - Willie Dixion cover. Love this song.

Well, I got to thinking and I took your advice Steve and went into the trashcan where I had thrown the plastic bag that the sprues were in and low and behold, there it was. I have since glued it onto the top of the engine and plan to paint it. Thanks for reminding me to use my brain. ?

Mine doesn't seem to have model kits on sale except for regular, every other week 40% off thing. I checked the local weekly online flyer, and it seems like the have a lot of Christmas and regular stuff on sale, but not one model kit. Guess it a regional thing.

Beautiful l work Ben. I used to have a '70 GTO. Mine was not a Judge though.

Will do. I'm not very hopeful though.

It must have grown legs and crawled out of the box too because I looked everywhere. No big deal. You can't even see it when the model is completed. Don't get me started on those 2-piece tires. Maybe the worst tires I have ever come across. That includes when I was a kid. Third time I had to glue them together. Maddening! ?

Very cool! I really love vintage car and truck magazines. People just don't seem to do stuff like that to vehicles anymore. Thanks so much for posting these photos. I can get a lot of inspiration for future builds from these. I'm working on a 70s van right now. ?

Ooooh! Yeah. Don't forget the pair of period correct Yamaha YZs.

Got my Ford surfer van(mostly for the decals and extras) the camping set, and some stuff l need.

In the Revell 1975 Chevy custom van kit, the instruction sheet has a combination intake manifold/ valve covers/ distributor. If you can find this part in this kit, you're a better man than me.

Stooges - Cincinati 1970

Afghan Whigs - 1965.

I Wanna Be Your Dog. - REM. Stooges cover.

One of my favorite bands of all time.2 of my friends and I got to drink with them after a show in Philly at a bar across from the Tower theater during the Don't Tell a Soul tour. We all still talk about that night. I clipped the picture out of an old Spin magazine. I wanted it to look like somebody was watching a rock and roll documentary on the flat screen. ?

Half a roast beef Hogie from the Italian store.

Thanks guys!

Got a coat of white primer. Some sanding then a little color tomorrow.

I already scratch built a modern flat screen TV, a laptop computer and a pair of thrusters for this build. Should look cool.

As tempted as I was, I never did. ?

For this build, I decided to combine the Ford surfer van (graphics) with the Chevy custom van. First off, I like any porthole window in custom vans, but the graphics are so cool that I didn't want to take away from that, so I filled the windows in with some styrene strips and glued them into place. Next, they'll get some putty to smooth them out. Next if you haven't already gone to the dollar store and pick up some of these plastic clothes pins you should. They're great for everything. Strangely, the instruction sheet has a picture of an intake manifold but there is none in the kit. Or valve covers but a shiny chrome air cleaner. No biggie, this is pretty much a curbside kit anyway. Secondly, those 2-piece tires totally suck. I even used some 3M black weather-stripping adhesive and first there is no way to line the 2 halves' up. You just have to wing it. Not cool Revell. Stick with 1-piece tires from now on. This is the 2nd time I glued them together. They fall apart the moment I try to put them onto the socket to spin them to even out the tread. I'll let them set up overnight.

Thanks Chris. I never shaped any boards, but I repaired many dings using an ordinary fiberglass repair kit from the auto parts store. My favorite smell was the pineapple sex wax. It was green. I don't even think they make it anymore.

We had a '71 and a'72 in my family when I was a kid. Both had the van style rear doors. I believe that was the option and the tailgate was standard.

There you go. A pair of thrusters in 1/25. Off to paint next!