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Came out looking better than many of the 1:1 counterparts I know! If I could do that well, I would be proud, so I see no reason for you to have any shame whatsoever. Beautiful build!

It's definately looking good James. If I might make a suggestion on the headlights and turn signals/corner marker lights........mask them off and shoot some of the chrome paint into them. Drill and add the tips of stick pins (the flat side) to simulate bulbs sitting in the buckets. Also, on the side marker lights, the heel that wraps around the side of the nose is a reflector (or at least has a section that is reflectorized); this can be simulated by adding a small section of cigarette wrapper cut to the desired shape and either Micro Krystal Clear or white glued into place. Thanks for the comments on my 'Glazed Doughnut' Mustang. I can't wait to see her sitting in fresh paint either, as I have known this car for almost its' whole life and have known 3 of the previous owners personally (it has had 4, including me).

Thanks Ben! I have the 40' flatbed (I actually have 2, and am stretching the one to 48' with parts from the other and adding the duals from my spare White-freightliner tractor) and am eagerly awaiting the dry van or reefer unit to arrive. Needles to say, I see some trailer purchases killing my wallet here soon! I had planned on the Alclad route for the tanks, and using the second set to swap over to the Kenworth W900 Aerodyne I have.

Thanks for the extra info Ben. I always thought (once I realized what I had destroyed) that the engine was very good for the time, and the kit was quite nice. I can't see me throwing down $65.00 for the other Revell W900, but it it nice to know that it will work.

'70 RoadRunner? Looks good in the pic (what I can see of it). My first was a 1965 Dodge Coronet500 convert that was originally a 318 Poly powered car. Swapped the K-Member from a wrecked 361/383 car and dropped a 69&1/2 440+6/Hemi 727 into it (Hemi and 440+6 727s had a wider first/reverse band and heavier forward drum), along with a 742 casting 8&3/4 with 4:11 gears. She would move for a big B-Body....I miss that car. I grew up with Hemi and 6pack cars.......so how I am into 302 Foxbody Mustangs now is anybodies guess! Any progress on the rail?

Got my second kit and am slowly starting on the sleeper extension. Thanks to picking up the newest issue of MCM, I now have a build review and a reference to go from. So far, this kit is as I remember dads AMT truck kits being.....well detailed and fairly good fit with minimal clean-up. If they re-issue some of the other great truck kits (Peterbuilt Conventional and the Kenworth 123 Cabover), I think they will have a fairly good response to them (I know I will at least buy a few). Trailers would be nice too (the FrueHauf Reefer if you AMT guys are reading this!).

I built (and quickly destroyed as I was young) this kit when it was first released in silver plastic. It is a snapper, or more of a very heavily pinned 'glue' kit. The rear wheels/tire assembly snaps together as a unit and does not look the most realistic. To me, it seems the air ride suspension is fairly well represented but placed a little too far forward on the chassis (I may be wrong.....truck guys help me out here). The chassis itself seems to be fairly spartan on detail, but that can be fixed with some parts-box raids. The fuel tanks almost seem too small in diameter, but again that might just be me. The kit does build up fairly well (and quickly mocks up thanks to the 'heavy pins' style of build, and the decals are nice. I will be building this one in short order, and may rob some wheels from the White-Freightliner build I also have going.

Looking good! You have taken it to a shade very similar to Dark Shadow Blue from its Twilight Blue hue. You are doing an excellent job with the resto of this kit. Thanks for the positive comment on my 91GT......she will be getting the body done and repainted in stock colors this year, plus getting a new set of wheels/tires.

Thanks for the additional info. I have noticed (riding shotgun for over an hour at a time gives one some leeway on what to look at) that a lot of 48'ers are out there, and almost every one had spreads. Some had a drop deck and 20" wheels, some were straight decks, some had headache racks and others didn't. Seems there is actually a good variety of flats out there......it just took some road tripping from Columbus to Dayton a few times to notice this. Geeze, looks like I need to get out more! Now that better weather is coming, I might just do some more roadtrippin' with camera in hand. Thanks again everyone.

We may talk on that Front end! You definately get more done than I do.....no doubt. Looking good, can't wait to see it in the 'Under Glass' section.

Yep, the Ponies were a Silver in color. Personal opinion here, but one of the best looking wheels Ford ever saw fit to grace the Fox with (I love the 93 Cobras). I no longer have the Ponies on my 91, it now wears a 5 lug swap and 96 Cobras (for the moment). You are doing a great job on this rebuild! Her paint is shot, due to Florida living, but her body is rock solid and the drivetrain has 270,000 unmolested miles on it.

HooAh!

Cliff.............allpar.com <search there. Be ready to be overwhelmed by all things Mopar.

Well, the girlfriend finishes moving out sometime this weekend, and unfortunately the PC and internet go with her. Until I get a system, and the net to go with it, I will be limited to the work 'puter. I don't know exactly when I lose the system, but it will be this weekend. I will still be here, but limited to what I see and do.

An O.D.Bee huh? Could be very interesting.

Wheels do look good on it...and I must say that you have more stones than I do to work on a die-cast!

I thought I recognized your name from either Britmodeller or ARCForums.........I go there because I am building up both a Hasagawa 1/72 E2-C and the Kinetic Models 1/48 E2-C, as I worked on these planes in the Navy. Your RX7 is looking good.......I can tell you are a plane modeller by the way you detail the car (not a bad thing, but just different enough to be noticed!).

Thanks for the replies guys.....I got the second trailer yesterday morning and am going to start on it sometime next weekend. While scratchbuilding would be my best option for maximum realism, combining two already kitted pieces will give me a general idea of what needs to be done as far as cutting, fitting, and finishing are concerned. All of these will lead me to a scratchbuilt with more confidence in my abilities to pull it off later. Semi Trailer Mechanic: yours looks great, and I hope you don't mind me referencing back to it when I start to build mine. Thanks again guys.......when I start the plastic flying I will keep you all posted.

Thanks for clarifying that! Your build looks good so far, I like it.

That body color combo is what my 91GT wears, only mine is a hatch versus a convert. I look forward to seeing this one restored.

Well Anthony, I would say either a Challenger Wagon or a Charger that Dodge should have built; but these are just the guesses of a madman!

I don't see anything wrong with your build so far! You over on ARCForums at all?

OK guys, while this isn't a build thread yet (but if I aquire the info I seek it will lead to one!), I figured I would ask here as this is where the miledogs hang out. I have aquired two of the AMT re-issue Fruehauf 40' flatbed trailers and was going to kitbash/scratchbuild them into a modern 53' trailer. Questions are: 1)Does anybody even build a real 53'er or is the max a 48'er, 2)would it be feasable for a 53' to sport 9' spreads (and are they measured at the axle centerlines or at the tire edges for the spread distance), 3)does anybody have any pics of such proposed beast? I will be stretching it regardless, and bringing the rear bumper and siderails up to modern type equipment, and any help you can give this flaky four-wheeler would be greatly appreciated. My dad drove in the 70s to 1981, so he is some help on the tractor I am building, but he is lost on modern trailers.

Detail levels are what you would find in the typical 60s kits (this can be both good and bad). Personally, I find these to be just right for period builds, and I can scratchbuild or kitbash whatever the kit detail lacks.

What Monte Carlo SS kit did you take that grill from? That looks like an LS grill versus an SS, and I could sorely use one to convert an MPC 86 El CaminoSS back to a normal Elky.