Casey

Plenty of pie crust slicks, and 28"(?) LSR wheels and tires. The Revell Tony Nancy double kit is even better for parts IMHO, but eight engines is not too shabby a haul.

NO, NONE THAT I SAW NOR READ. THE FRONT FENDER WHEEL ARCHES ARE DEFINITELY ENLARGED, THOUGH, AND THE LEADING EDGE/LOWER FRONT CORNERS OF THE FENDERS ARE TRIMMED BACK, TOO.

I'm working on the Revell '41 Chevy pickup kit, and specifically upgrading it to a heavier-duty 1.5 ton version, with the 160" wheelbase and dual rear wheels. I have looked at the GM Heritage site's drawings and info, and I know the frame rails were extended in length and had some L-shaped material added compared to the 3/4 ton Special truck's frame rails, but were new, unique frame rails made specifically for the 134.5" and 160" wheelbase trucks? Or was the additional length and height added, either by welding or riveting (or both?) extra material to the 3/4 ton Special truck's frame? Below are the cross-sections of the frame rails for the LWB trucks, if that helps. Pic #1 appears to show the L-shaped piece added to the side of the slightly thicker (7/32" thick) framerails of the H.D. 3/4 ton Special.. Is it that simple, just add an L-shaped piece on the outside of the existing framerails? How were the two attached? Here's the 50" frame extension for the 160" w.b. option. Are the frame rails the same dimension in this 50" section as where they butt against the existing framerails? I can see the frame starts to taper a little bit forward of the front of the rear leaf springs, but I don't see any cross sectional dimensions for any other section of the frame. I did note the 3/4 Special an larger trucks use a slightly larger (in wall thickness, overall height and width, too) frame rail, so to be correct the rails would need to be modified in all dimensions. Below are two trucks showing the general direction I'm headed:

No shortage of mold seams to clean off the chassis rails, but far better than the Aurora kit. Are you planning to lower the rear of the body a bit? The nose was always a challenge on this kit for me, as it was a balance between leaving a nice crisp edge for the "bumper" or fully molding it in (as it should be) and masking it off perfectly.

Someone just learned the Mexican peso and U.S. dollar share the same symbol. $1300-ish is a bit more reasonable.

Does the '56 have a full interior? Not interested in trading for it, just curious as I can't really tell. Michael's had a 60% off coupon today only, and I needed something else from there anyway, so...

Thanks, Chris. Another one added to the list. Has that always been the case for the '59 Rambler Wagon kit? I ask because after looking at the runners on the two (I'm assuming, perhaps incorrectly) Heavenly Hearse sections I have here, one area looks much more hand-modified than the other, making me wonder if the two surfboards and skegs were an insert swapped between various kit bases:

Also, are the surfboards found in the JO-HAN Heavenly Hearse and '59 Rambler Wagon kit the same? I have the below boards from various HH releases, but the none from the Rambler wagon to compare:

I was looking at the various releases of the 1/25 AMT '55 Nomad on eBay yesterday and noticed one area of the chrome parts was changed for the Body Coddington "American Hot Rod" version, specifically the new large diameter wheels and wheel backs had replaced the side dump headers, oil pan, Hilborn mechanical FI sytle intake manifold, and one other part. I hope that change was made via removing an old and replacing it with a new insert... *edit* After adding the pics, it looks liek there are quite a few changes-- I see the rear bumper moved and the El Caminp version's bed rails appear o have disappeared, too. If anybody has better pics of any versions, please post them. Poor image warning, but best pic of the BCAHR version's chrome I could find:

Exactly. Once you finish with the 12,000 grit sanding cloth, it shouldn't need anything else.

Good question. I see nothing which states how to order, but they may not be ready to accept orders/payment yet. According to my math, for 108 deliveries @ $219.90 each = $23.749.20 Plus the first two @ $39.90 + $99.90 = $23,889 total FREQUENT QUESTIONS HOW MANY DELIVERIES DOES THE COLLECTION HAVE? The collection consists of a minimum of 110 deliveries, each delivery consisting of a fascicle and parts to build the Ford F100 pickup. HOW OFTEN ARE THE FASCICLES PUBLISHED? The fascicles are published every fifteen days until the delivery 8 and from the delivery 9 goes to weekly periodicity. Available in magazine stands, self-service stores and department stores. HOW MUCH DOES EACH FASCICLE COST? The first and second deliveries have a special price, $ 39.90 and $ 99.90, respectively. The third and subsequent installments are priced at $ 219.90.

Be forewarned the MPC hood, once cut free from the body shell, is a good deal thicker than the Revell hood, so you'll need to thin the edges evenly all the way around to allow it to fit properly on the Revell body. It's far from a drop on fit once you separate it and clean up the vertical edges.

Never though to look at the Sedan delivery. Thanks, Mark, that's the one:

Does anyone recognize this surfboard, or know which kit in which it was included? It's molded in a dark (fine) metallic teal color, with an integrally molded skeg , an has two ejector pin marks on either side of the skeg. Overall length is 4.25" and max width is .710", and it's the same size and shape as two of the boards found in the Revell Surfite kit but the ejector pin marks are slightly different, and I don't think the Surfite was ever molded in this color, so I'm guessing it's from another Revell kit...'31 Ford "Woody", maybe?

Shared designer, perhaps?

Almost here...

Meanwhile, over at Revell... Nothing of note here, just molds for kit numbers H-1551 and H-1251:

Looks like it's available now.

I think you left out the decimal point and some zeros. I'm holding out for a LHD Chevy Spectrum.

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Plenty of Goodwill stores in the Twin Cities. They are less than $10 used, but you can still buy them new. I bet if there's a Spencer's Gifts in the MOA, they'd sell 'em.

I think that may be NSFW, Bill.

The world was apparently not quite ready for the big Hot Curl (admittedly different than the 1/25 scale figure you mentioned, but..) figures in 2011, when Round2 proposed/teased reissuing them: The MPC '29 Ford Woodie/Pickup with Hot Curl:

If you look at the racks in the background of Chad's monthly Autoworld/Round2 videos, that appears to be Autoworld's warehouse, and you'll see Revell kits on the shelves. I'm not exactly sure what the exact business relationship is with Round2, LLC and Autoworld, but they are close. Just looking at the kits sitting on the desk in the bottom pic, I see 18 kits which Round2 has reissued within the last few years, and I bet the Orange Blossom Special, SnapFit Firebird, and Barris Mail Truck are not that far away from being reissued.

Actual image of Jesse confronted by Chevy Guy, taken minutes ago... "You take that back right now..."