Ron Hamilton

You would have to show a picture of my daily driver's alter ego. Mine is the same truck, stone stock, down to the color, Gray, with a Graphite Cloth interior. I built this one from the original Revell Replica Stock kit, in Black, with a Graphite Leather interior. I lowered it myself, by cutting up and re-making the front spindles, and lowering blocks for the rear axle, and I used the wheels and tires from the Revell Lowrider '86 Monte Carlo SS. The tires were a little too tall, and I had to grind them a little to get them to fit under the wheel wells. The Revell kit with the red truck on the box should yield a decent lowered chassis, but the wheels in the kit are incorrect, as they are 5-lug, and the actual truck has 6-lugs. I have the paint and another kit to do my truck as it sits. The only thing is that I have to make a bug guard for the hood, and a set of vent visors. Everything else is represented in the kit, except that I have to modify the body to the 4-door comfiguration, and modify the air cleaner, as mine is a 2002, and the kit is a 1999. It does build into a very nice replica.

I built a couple of GMC's back in the '90's. 1996 GMC Jimmy 2WD, lowered, converted from a S10 Blazer 4x4 with the front half of a GMC Sonoma 2WD chassis spliced in. Dont worry, the 4WD chassis parts and transfer case were spliced into the PU Truck's chassis, and is awaiting to be built as a lifted truck. Yes, the wheels date it (Testors Chevzoom), but I wouldn't change a thing. I built it back in 1996. 1994 GMC Sonoma in my favorite color combination back in the day. I also have a Chevrolet S10SS in the same color combination in a box, somewhere in my collection to go with it. I started this in 1995, and finished it in 2009, due to not being satisfied with the paint, but I had to finish it, as I needed a slump-buster at the time, and it was 75% done for all those years.

Excellent work.

Absolutely breathtaking!!! Is it going to be a Replica Stock, or a Custom???

I have a goat or two. Polar Lights '64 Convertible Polar Lights '64 Hardtop Revell '66 MPC '68

I started on my Ranchero last week, and I can say that it is going together like a jig saw puzzle. I had to swap out the tires, as the rubber compound will not work with the gel pen I use for whitewalls. I am not too thrilled with the engine in the kit, so I will probably rob the parts box for an AMT 289/4-speed combination. I plan to build it as a tow car for an AMT '65 Falcon Race Car.

You will need the grille and insert from the Modelhaus. I removed the grill trim from the resin bumper, and put the same part on the plastic piece, detail painted the grille insert and grill trim, and I was there. Works the same for '71 or '72.

Marcos Cruz gave me the same tip when I did these, and you are so right, that detail paint des make a difference.. I cut up an old JoHan promo grille to back date it to a '71. With the proper detail painting, a '72 442 can be done also. Here's a Hurst Olds with the same treatment.

Very Nice!!!!!!

I have finished the 1965 Dodge Polara CHP Cruiser.

It's Finished!!!!!!

Beep Beep!!!!!

Welcome to the club.

Doc, You are too much!!!!

I have a few "Hogs"

I was able to do some interior work last week. I used plastic sprue to change the upholstery patterns. I still have some detail work to do before I paint it next week.

Beautiful Marc!!!!!

Very Nice Cruz!!!

I modified the roof from the Plymouth to the Dodge body, as well as making the changes to it from Custom 880 to Polara. . Last week, I started working on this one again, as I sharpened up the side sculpturing and re-positioned the roof onto the body for a better fit. Once I was satisfied with my work, I painted the body. Part two-- For the decals, I purchased a set of Code3 decals from PoliceCarModels.com. As of now, the car's body has been detail painted and polished out, the Bare Metal Foil has been applied, and the appropriate decals applied. I am now working on the interior of the car, using components from the JoHan '68 Fury and the MPC '65 Dodge, modified to represent a '65 Polara interior. I plan to do the interior of the car in tan, as I have a photo of another '65 Dodge Cruiser in that color combination. I should be able to take some more pictures of the project in the near future. Thanks to Tom Sheehy for the inspiration to do this one.

I have posted this one before, but it has been so long since I have worked on it, it was deleted from the forum. A few years ago, a friend of mine sold me an unbuilt MPC '65 Dodge Custom 880 Convertible Kit. The problem with it was the windshield frame was completely broken off. That was no problem to me, since I had another kit, as well as some built-up '65 Monaco 2-Door hardtops, so I could do it as a Custom 880 2-Door Hardtop. Fast forward, I saw a build by Tom Sheehy of a 1966 and a 1965 Dodge Polara 4-Door Sedan as a police cruiser. It was obvious to me that he used the roof from the JoHan 1968 Plymouth Police Car. I noticed that he did not modify the side windows, nor the rear window. A minor thing, but it kind of bugged me. Tom also posted photos of Darryl Lindsay's beautiful restored 1965 Dodge Polara CHP cruiser, so I said to myself why not? Mind you, in almost 50 years of building model cars, I have never built a Police Cruiser, so I dove in. Part two is coming.

Bill, I'm glad to hear that the damage was minimal. Good luck on the clean up, and I hope to see you soon. Ron

Oh my!!!!

Personally if it were me, I would use the AMT '62 Catalina chassis, suspension and floorboards. For the interior, it is pretty shallow, so I would use the kit piece, and cut the floor out and deepen it at the bottom. The front bucket seats and console will probably have to be scratchbuilt. The 394 Oldsmobilr engine in the kit is not half bad, as some rudimentary detailing and aftermarket parts can bring it to life. My Dad had a '62 Starfire, which I would love to do a model of.

Ooooh! Toothy!!!!