DJMar

It's cool to see this one back under construction. I like the work on the cage. I can only imagine how much time you spent sanding down mold lines!

Maisto made a 1:24 diescast Wrangler Unlimited 4 door, but AFAIK, there is no kit of this vehicle in plastic.

I've been on a kick with 90s trucks lately, so yeah...I'll get at least one of them.

If we're talking factory only, mine are the 1966+ Mustang hubcaps. Also, in a more generic vein, there's nothing wrong with steelies and baby moons!

Me too. They were such cool little cars.

I think you could "rehydrate" it with some water, but based on my past experience with the stuff, I'd be worried that it would shrink back down when it dried.

Page 4 of this brochure gives you some idea of standard equpiment: https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/history/heritage-vault/brochures/1966_ford_fairlane_brochure_ar_96_212010_8009.pdf 1966 Ford exterior & interior colors

Oh, some Jackman 8 spoke wagon wheels...in white! Are the kit wheels and tires pretty much what is pictured on the box art?

Nice to see this one back on the bench. The b-pillar mods look really good. I liked the first roof shape a lot, but in comparing the two, the new & improved version looks way better. This is another vote for whitewalls & hubcaps. Those make it look factory stock, even if it's a phantom.

Looking good! I think the exterior paint color is right on, and it's as close as you can get to the factory color from a can. Any idea what you're going to do for the mirrors, since the new kit doesn't have the "correct" ones? Comparing the two, the newer kit has deeper engraving on the interior bucket, dash and seats, but the fabric detail is much more pronounced on the old kit, especially on the seats. I'm not an industry insider, so I don't know how much of this kit is actually new, and how much of it is simply a modification of AMT's original tool. Obviously, the grille and chassis and wheels and tires are new. But so much of the rest of the kit is dimensionally the same as the old, albeit with sharper engraving or different attachment points on some parts. New or modified? I couldn't tell. Just my two copper, but the original AMT glue kits (Sportside, 454SS, etc) were great models, even though they had some issues. You couldn't go to a contest in the early to mid 1990s without seeing a bunch of them on the table. Personally, I would have been much happier with a straight reissue of the old short bed kit, warts and all. My hope is that they didn't destroy the original molds to give us the new curbside.

I dig it! I don't think this kit gets enough love, but you did it justice. Great weathering, too. If you don't mind revealing secrets, where did you get the ladder?

I'm amazed that those ancient decals held together as well as they did. Looking good!

Agreed.

I'm digging it. Nice call on the color, you can't go wrong with purple! The AMT full detail kit builds up really nicely.

I'm pretty sure you got a bad tube. My past experience with this stuff is that is was very easy to work and cleaned up with water. But, water cleanup meant you couldn't wet sand it or paint over it with water based finishes without a solvent primer over the top. I relegated it to use on scale figures, where where it worked well smoothing out tiny gaps between arms and legs, etc.. It did dry out in the tube rather quickly; I think I had it less than a year. IMO, solvent based (like the Bondo spot putty) or catalyzed putties (like Evercoat) are the way to go for plastic models.

The AMT kit is dated, not horrible. It first saw the light of day in the early 1960s. It was reissued multiple times in various versions (coupe, sedan, sedan delivery) over the next 6 decades. I can't even imagine how many kits were popped out of those molds. It was pretty much the only game in town (ignoring the iffy Lindberg/Palmer '40 Coupe of the early 1990s) until Revell kitted their coupe & convertible versions in the early 2000s. The Revell kits are very nice, for sure, but haven't been reissued in 20+ years and have some quibbles of their own. Insofar as a sedan delivery, the AMT kit was the only option for that body style for years. The AMT kit is old technology but still builds up into a respectable model. Compared to a more modern kit with separate running boards, exhaust, etc., it certainly requires more work. But it's eminently buildable, reasonably accurate and has a ton of potential for custom work. I can understand that many folks might prefer the newer Revell kits, but the AMT is far from horrible. Now that Lindberg kit...

Sweet! The Caddy seats look like they belong there.

That is super cool! The prints look really clean, nice work. The '35 coupe (3-window especially, imho) is such a great looking vehicle. This is one of those subjects I keep hoping kit manufacturers will give us...maybe, someday?

I believe this is how most plug wires were run back in the day, just along the valve cover or over the top. Looking at pics of some of the BB Fords run in the Glidden cars through the 1980s, they just ran the wires along the valve cover. I don't think they ever used looms since the engines were torn down frequently.

I'm on the fence about larger scale stuff, in general. My spares boxes are filled with 45+ years of 1:24/25 pieces, so that limits parts swapping with other scales, especially with wheels/tires. I like the idea of 1:12/16/18 scale kits, and the ability to have more detail, but the reality is that the subject matter would have to be really interesting to me before I would buy. For example, I think the Revell 1:12 scale Camaro is an excellent kit, but I've built a handful of 1:25 Camaros over the last three decades, so I've no need for a large scale counterpart.

I wasn't quite sure what you were trying to do with the front of the frame until I saw the pics of the area shaped and sanded. It really changes the whole appearance of the car and looks fantastic. Kinda like a z'd frame without actually cutting anything. I might have to add that trick to the toolbox. Cool, very cool.

She's looking great! Looks like you nailed the interior color. Sweet, very sweet.

Here's one I've never built before. The box is ratty, but the kit is complete. For $20 shipped to my door, I'm not going to complain. Mmmm, 1990s AMT goodness!.

IIRC, Road Hugger is one of those "private label" brands. I think they are made by Toyo for outlets like Discount tire. The Radial G/T was discontinued a while back.

Looking great!