Nate

That looks righteous! I love the way the top of the tires tuck slightly into the fenders.

The Revell 64/65 Chevy kits are pretty nice. They have those "block Hugger" headers and the torque thrust wheels, great chassis detail. FYI, the chassis makes a decent replacement for the AMT 72 Chevy/GMC kits.

Not to be a nit-picker, but the bed on the Cameo truck was fiberglass, and thus did not rust.

Great, now I have the Huey Lewis and the News song stuck in my head! Did your kit come with a Marty McFly figure? Mine did.

Mike, what kit is that?

Indeed! Nicely done! Welcome to the club. Next thing you know you'll be sneaking kits in your backpack so mom won't find 'em.

Welcome back! Great build! I am a little shocked that you didn't return to the bench with a Deuce build, though.

Chuck, you could use this Nash floor logo as a display base. It's the floor of the ground floor of my office in downtown Dallas. It was a Nash dealership back in the day...

I concur. This is a great idea!

If you use paint to make it appear thicker, I think that would be within the rules, since all you did was paint it, a lot. One of the best Box Stock models I recall seeing was at the MCMA Showdown in Iriving, TX a few years back. It was a 71 Charger Built by an MCMA member that was built weathered with ripped seats. Claude detail painted the weathering and created the ripped seat look with BMF and paint, which were all within the rules.

Yeah, but if they picked another car, we would be complaining about them destroying those cars. Not to mention if they hadn't picked the Charger then maybe it wouldn't be as popular because, you have to admit, the show is one of the reasons the Charger is as popular as it is. There wouldn't be nearly the mystique surrounding the car if it was just another old Mopar. Think about it, guys point out a 69/70 Charger to their 5/6 year old sons or whatever and say, "Look there's a 69/70 Charger. You know that's they car that was used for the General Lee." Or you have kids that see one and say "Hey that's the General Lee," regardless of what state the car is in. Think about how many Mopar fans the General Lee created.

Isn't the bed the easiest part? Maybe he can cast up the bedisdes for you and you can cut up the floor of a longbed kit?

I'd have to second that since they destroyed the AWESOME 1933 Chevy Panel truck to make that kit.

What's the word on the street regarding the new Revell 458 Italia kit? I haven't heard anything about its quality. Is it better than the Fujimi (or is it Aoshima?) kit. Does it suffer from the same stupid tire issues that have been plaguing some of the newer Revell offerings? Would it make a decent Box Stock type build, or does it not look sexy when completed?

I'm not too familiar with the kit. Maybe post in the wanted section?

Right, but we're talking about preference. I'm just telling you what I think when I see that type of wheel/tire combo.

See to me the small front/fat rear tires looks like the owner doesn't care to ever take a turn faster than 10 mph, not to mention a little like the car was never brought out of the mid-80's.

I think the older guys prefer the wheel/tire combos that were cool when they were young. It's just a matter pf personal taste. The bigger wheel/smaller tire sidewall thing came about because of performance, which is why the g-machines run them. For me, it depends on the subject matter. My tastes have also changed over time. Here's a 60 GTO G-Machine I built a few years ago: Here's a 1961 Impala I saw in The Rodder's Journal. I would normally put 18"-20" wheels on this type of car, until I saw this one. 10 years ago I preferred this look for hot rods: Now I prefer this look. Note: this is not a rat rod, it's a bare metal traditional hot rod. Then there are cars that would look great with big wheels or steelies and tall whitewalls, like this Foose truck. It's all a matter of personal taste.

So much for that idea.

I think it's a 1/24th R/M kit. I have one molded in yellow.

I disagree. Those wheels are great!

I think he means that the real beds have a bit more detail on the inner bed sides and are not as smooth as they in the kits.

Here are some photos of the inner fenders snagged off of E-bay, which is a great place for reference photos.

Echoing what Steve said about the rear fenders, take a look at this photo. You'll see that the rear fender is not flush with the sides of the cab. The fenders might benefit from a little widening. I plan on doing this with my 69-72 Stepside, if I ever get around to it. BTW thanks for posting up your 69 again, Steve. I love that thing!

Shane, you mentioned that you don't plan to use the stock wheels, so I have a suggestion; you might want to use the final wheel/tire combo to mock-up your suspensions. As the rear suspension currently sits, you might have some problems if you decide to go with a wider wheel/tire combo. Another question, what type of airbags do you plan to use, bag-over shock like Air Ride Tech's Shockwaves or a separate bag and shock? Just curious...