Dennis Lacy

Thanks Steve! It’s tough when you really want to be at the bench and you can’t be. I might not have made it another week! ?

Most definitely! The kit doesn’t have them so I’ll be making my own. That’s probably the next step.

Got any cold beverages to put in that cup holder?

UPDATE! I’m back! I haven’t been able to have a Sunday afternoon at my workbench for a month worth of Sundays. And not for lack of desire. The weekend before Christmas we were visiting another state and for the rest it’s been just cold enough (and rainy) to make it uncomfortable to sit out in the garage. Finally, today it all worked out! Since it had been a while I had forgotten what I wanted to do next so to get the juices flowing I messed around with some easy drilling and pinning of various engine parts to make mock ups and final assembly easier. Then I got compelled to mock up the engine, tube k-member and rear axle upside down for a look. This caused me to start messing around with exhaust ideas… Below is what the kit gives you. On the left is stock system and on the right is the optional drag race system which consists of MAC Pro-Chamber mid section and some bullet style mufflers that are disappointingly simplified. Not even turn down tips behind the mufflers. Hokey! I don’t like the looks of either system, the pipe size looks a little small and wimpy and both would need modifications to mate up with the new SVT Cobra engine and long tube headers. After giving it some serious thought I decided this car needed Flowmaster mufflers like every proper 90’s Mustang. Only catch is that I didn’t have any and I’m not even sure if there are any available in scale? No problem, I’ll make my own! I started with laminating some chunks of plastic together, cut them into the basic dimension, finished shaped them then added the seam strip. A couple of robust looking turn-down tips were made from the ends of the headers found in Revell’s recent reissued ‘29 Roadster or their original issue of the ‘30 Coupe. I then made new exhaust pipes from Evergreen 3/32” tubing which is a size bigger than the kit pipes which (IMO) give a much more aggressive appearance. It’s like the difference between stock the 2.25” pipes and proper aftermarket 2.50” pipes on the full scale cars. Once the pipes were fitted I then trimmed a crossover pipe to fit between creating a classic Fox Body Mustang “H-pipe” mid-section. The mufflers have alignment pins which fit into the pipes and the front ends of the pipes were drilled out bigger to fit over the little alignment nipples on the headers. I also made a new driveshaft since the kit piece was now too long. I used larger 1/8” Evergreen tube and heavier U-joints from Revell’s ‘32 Ford kits to replicate the bigger diameter aluminum HD driveshaft that was offered in the old Ford Motorsport SVO caltalogs (and is still available from the current version of the brand, Ford Performance.) Now the exhaust system can get crossed off the to-do list. Always a big deal! Some people will probably call cop out for not doing full tailpipes but SO MANY of these cars ran dumped Flowmaster’s back in 90’s, one of mine included for a while!

In all my experience those Extreme Lacquers cover fully on the first coat but I’ve never used the turquoise. In fact, I didn’t realize they had this color in the line up. Must be a newer addition? Anyways, it’s gonna be perfect for a 50’s style A Coupe. Also, very cool of Hobby Lobby to replace the kit for you.

My dilemma with mixing in machined aluminum parts on a mostly otherwise plastic model is that’s exactly what it looks like. Especially larger pieces. Thing is every glass packed muffler I’ve ever seen comes painted. Look at “Smithy” mufflers. They come in a light metallic blue and Tamiya TS58 is a really good match. Paint them and they’ll blend in nicely. ?

One of the nicest builds of the MPC ‘32 Chevy I’ve seen. Good color choice, too!

Dude, this turned out freaking kick ass! I love every bit of it. What really stands out to me is how well-planned out the whole car looks. Nothing looks like an afterthought.

This is off to a good start. Just goes to show there are many ways to approach traditionally backdating the chassis. The chopped 3W is a great choice!

Ha, I told him the same thing when he showed me that picture a couple of weeks ago! ?

The Thunderbird right away brings back memories of one very similar looking that used to be seen in the later 90’s Ford Motorsport SVO catalogs and advertisements.

Man, the ‘65 Impala Custom is AWESOME!

I really like the AMT ‘32 “Snakeyes” box art model. You got the look just right! The Lindberg “Devil Drag” is really neat, too. I didn’t know of its existence before now.

Dang Phil, you had one helluva good year! They’re all awesome but I really love the Ed Roth decals applied to the Foose FD100. That’s so bitchin!

Some killer looking finished models and a great looking group of projects. I love the Model A Coupe, in particular the panel paint scheme. The ‘37 Sedan is also awesome. Perfect stance, beautiful paint, and I like the sunken taillights.

Great to hear from you, Glenn, and thank you so much! I’ve always appreciated your support. Happy New Year to you, too!

Wow, thank you so much! Very generous of you to say.

I made it from the stock grill bar. I cut away the big center crest area then added material to the ends and shaped them to make it the full width of the opening. The “chrome” is Molotow pen.

Thanks, Claude! You are correct, the door panels and front seats were used from the ‘26 T Sedan. If you go to the link below there is extensive build coverage of this model and several others that joined in with their own versions.

I only finished 3 models this year but I’m very happy with them. I was also beyond surprised to see a prominent feature on my ‘27 T Touring in the last issue of MCM. The ‘29 Surf Shop truck was done as a tribute to Tim Boyd and a how-to article that he did in Street Rodder Magazine’s Modelers Corner column back in 1990 which showed from start to finish how to kit-bash Revell’s 29 Pickup into a modern street rod. The ‘57 Chevy was built from the old tool AMT kit and is my first attempt at a full custom with grill, rear fin and taillight treatment of my own design. See you in 2022!

Nice to see an update. The in/out box is bitchin!

Chassis is looking awesome! Love all the bolt head detail, rear spring shackles and a nicely fab’d exhaust as usual.

This is my favorite take on the Foose FD100 that I’ve seen yet! I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s so I have a fondness for Pro Street. ? I love the white with black trim, the use of the 80’s billet wheels from the AMT ‘67 Chevelle Pro Street and the stance is WICKED. The truck as a whole just looks bad ass!

Thank you once again, @tim boyd for another stellar kit review. Everything in the final version somehow looks “crisper” compared to the test shot you built not too long back. The revised body looks terrific and I love the inclusion of that blower belt tensioner bracket. I can’t wait to get a few of these and build one with my touches. Dang, Between AMT’s recent efforts with their ‘63 Wagon kits (just got the follow up Customizing kit for Christmas yesterday!) and now these Moebius efforts on the horizon I can’t believe how excited I am about Chevy II’s!

@Speedpro Nice update! The rear chassis revisions look great, especially the fab work for the panhard. Really looking forward to seeing this back in color. And you’re right, the trailer Kit built really is bitchin.