Casey

Problem was, Monogram started producing 1/25 scale kits around the same time, giving us the '59 Impala, '59 Cadillac Eldorado, '93 Chevy S-10, and '50 Ford F-1 from new tooling, and mixing things up even more.

1/24 steel wheels are available which fit the Monogram Goodyear Steel Belted Radial tires included in many of Monogram's 1/24 kits. Scenes Unlimited is another source which has a great selection of 1/25 steel wheels, and their service is great: http://www.scenesunltd.com/WHEELS.html

Are you building the Monogram/Revell 1/24 kit of a JO-HAN 1/25 scale kit? Alternatively, which tires are you using?

Ideally, Yes. Yes, for many kits, but there is also demand to consider... ...which you just mentioned. Kits like the Dukes of Hazzard '69 Charger will sell forever, no matter how many times it's reissued, even though the kit itself is rather poor (I'm being kind here).

Are you planning to sink the faux-spare tire further into the trunklid to have it match the real car/truck's "toilet seat" trunklid?:

I agree. Decals of companies which were less common, or at least not available in kits already. One specific decal I would like to see is the STP "daisy" decal: Maybe multiple "generic" class letters with drop shadows? No sure if that was done with the DTR or Model King modifieds or not, but having a few different fonts to choose from would be a nice option to have. Maybe even some semi-transparent white shoe polish like car numbers for the windows? The '60s gassers were so varied and so personlized, I think t will be hard to come up with a "universal" name or logo, and many used very few decals and most had no sponsors at all. Pretty good YouTube vid here for reference:

It would almost be a necessity with a wheelbase that long. A very nice looking, and well executed truck. It's surprising how well the late model wheels integrate, too.

I think it was because MPC held the license from Warner Brothers to use the Road Runner cartoon and name at the same time the Satellite kit was new on the market...1984 or so?

The Revell (Monogram) 1/24 '70 Challenger T/A Excellent. One of Revell's best kits. See the review of the very similar 1/25 Revell '69 Charger R/T kit in the Model Cars: Kit Reviews section. AMT and MPC both produced kits of them, and they are much better than the Lindberg kit, which is best avoided. The last reissue of the MPC kit was under the AMT label and had some issues, so finding an early '70s issue would be ideal.

That was going to be my question, as the colors they are made in probably wouldn't work for most people.

The Moving Violation was originally released in 1976, then reissued in 1997 as part of the Selected Subjects Program. You can see the "Revell-Monogram" branded instruction sheet in the earlier pics of the kit's contents, so I updated my earlier post with that info. Does anyone have or is anyone willing to take and post a pic of the second, chromed axle?

Fixed it for ya.

Here's a pretty good write up/build critique on this kit: http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/automotive/Trumpeter-1-12-1966-Ford-GT-40.php

Beautiful work, John.

Would it be possible to add the Chrysler's cowl to the pickup body?

Or maybe the AMT body?

Are these 3D renderings going to be built for real? I liked the hubless(?) wheel idea since I first saw it years ago, and have a build idea to utilize them.

I don't think it's any more complicated, but it does seem more in tune with facebook and Pinterest users, especially with PB emphasizing the "Stories" element.

You can click on the link in post #22, and view the full Advance Auto flyer for this month. This month's specials end March 27th.

Are you volunteering? I will make sure it gets pinned.

"What kind of car is that?" "It's a Ferrari LaFerrari"

We could've locked this after James' reply. Round2, Revell, etc. know what they can sell, and at what price points their kits will and won't sell, so why add more expense and produce a product your target consumer won't buy?

A pic of Mill City Replicas' phantom Willys bodies, thought to be OOP, but see Chuck's reply in post #2.

Not gouging out the door behind the "open" area of the handle is the hardest part. Thank goodness some of Revell's Mopar kits include separate door handles.

I should've been more specific on the scale, but it might've been Muscle in Miniature who did the 1/24 '70 Challenger R/T conversion I'm thinking of. The twin-scoop Rallye hood was part of the package, as well as the correct rear valence panel and quad exhaust tips, all of which was to be used with the Monogram '70 T/A kit. There may have been a center console, too.