Casey

The Nomad would have the slightly lower coupe roofline anyway, so no good for a sedan delivery. There is an existing topic here on the forum regarding the various roof height of the Tri-Five Chevies, so a search should pull it up. I would post a Wanted ad on the forum, and keep your eyes peeled on eBay. If you've already done the research regarding who made a resin cast '57 sedan delivery, you can watch eBay using those keywords, too. You could also combine an existing Tri-Five sedan delivery body with the Revell '57 black Widow kit, which is a great starting point IMHO.

...and more pics of MPC's Super Hawk: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1501/super-street-modified-buick-skyhawk

S&S Specialties SuperTrapp style mufflers:

Got it. I would recommend gluing the block halves, cylinder heads, water pump, oil pan, and intake manifold (unless the intake manifold is supposed to be aluminum) together, then painting it as one unit. Tamiya cement works great for bare plastic parts, so just make sure you follow the instructions, and give the cement some time to soften the mating surfaces. Then, let dry for 24 hours, clean up any excess glue squeeze out, and prep for primer, then paint. Detail painting the smaller parts is a matter of preference. I think it's best to carefully cut all parts free from the runners, clean up any remnants of the gate (that little bit of plastic which connects the part to the runner), then prep and paint each part individually. If you are hand painting/brush painting the smaller parts, you will have better control over the areas you want to keep paint off of, such as the four flanges where the exhaust manifold mate to the engine block, the underside of the carburetor where it mates to the intake manifold, and so on. When you can glue together and paint parts as assemblies (such as the transmission halves in your kit), I would always try to do that, then assemble the smaller assemblies into the complete engine and transmission, and so on. Follow the instructions as best you can, too, as the kit was designed to be assembled in a particular way. You may discover a shortcut or alternate order as you go, but generally, the instructions are designed to make assembly easy and building the kit a success.

It depends upon the order of assembly. Some parts need to be assembled before painting, and other are best done after. Any two surfaces to be glued together must be free of paint and/or chrome plating. Always glue bare plastic to bare plastic. Which kit are you building? A typical V-8 engine could have the block halves, cylinder heads, water pump, and intake manifold glued together first, then painted as one unit. Then add valve covers, the fan and pulleys, etc.

https://www.tamiya.com/english/howto/bike1/tip1.htm

I would say this seafoam green color is accurate, but I have only found the below two color images of the GT-404 turbine engine: http://www.delcoremyhistory.com/Museums/rollsroyceallisonheritagecenter.htm http://placespages.blogspot.com/2014/06/miscellaneous-displays-at-pacific.html

Saw these two on fb Marketplace, and picked them up today:

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True. I just look at those long projecting fenders on the old body without any support between them and can't help think warpage and stress was an issue.

That's an issue with almost all MPC kits, so I was glad to see Round2 address that, too.

Don't forget they still have the AMT version, so while I have my doubts there is incredible demand for a '73 as Rob mentioned, perhaps they have future plans for that kit.

I would bet a fair amount the new molded-in-place grille also provides increased stiffness and better alignment/registration, too. Entirely possible there was some damage or wear in that area, too, so Round2 did what they felt was best. I saw a seller parting the kit out on eBay, and grabbed the image of the tires, which appear to be the re-tooled Goodyear Polyglas tires first(?) included in the '62 Pontiac Catalina Polyglas Gasser II kit?:

A bit more info here, with some helpful images, too: http://www.shorttrackmodels.com/index.php?topic=1040.0

As you discovered, there are two sizes of MPC Formula Desert Dog PCV tires, found in various kits. Generally speaking, the larger size was included with the '84 GMC Pickup, Dodge D-50, Jeep Commando, and 1/20 scale Highjacker Ford Van. I added two images for comparison, so hopefully someone can help you out with a set of the smaller tires, as I only have one.

What's old is new again, this time as kit #1255:

Coming soon, the 1/25 MPC #939 1970 Pontiac GTO Super Stocker:

Don't beat yourself up too much. This kit is rather crude, starting with that way-too-leaned-back windshield. The entire kit suffers from that "73% there" feeling, with no details quite right, and simplified assemblies all over. It's a total mystery how Lesney/AMT could have created such accurate American 200-S wheels, and almost completely failed on the balance of the kit. I would never recommend this kit to anyone, other than for the aforementioned wheels.

Not that I'm aware of. I think modifying the Firebird 400 style hood is your only option.

Content pics of the original issue 1/25 Monogram '50 Ford Pickup kit from 1995: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1533/25-monogram-2457-ford-pickup A very under-rated kit, IMHO.

They really have some great stuff, things we all know we'll never see in kit form: http://www.miniatur-models.com/models.html Is this new?: