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I have some bad news for you, if you use the roll bar as it is on the Jo-Han 71 'Cuda you woun't be able to use the side windows as the main hoop will interfere as it's slightly wider on top than the roof...ask me how I know that. So if you want to use the side windows on you model you have to shorten the upper bar some and angle the uprights slightly inward...then it will fit allright. I noticed this when I was to put the interior in the body with all glass installed so it was a bit too late to fix it, the interior was finished with the seats and I also had added a 4 point racing harness wich is wrapped around the bar behind the drivers seat, so I had to skip the side windows as it was too much work to fix the problem...but I for sure will on my next build. Otherwise, you're doing a good job and I can't wait to see the result.

Yes indeed, they look great.

If you can't find the Prudhomme Hot Wheels car and you don't need the Hot Wheels decals this is essentially the same kit. And this one too.

I just saw the video myself a few minutes ago, unfortunately the rear wing side plates reads "Tyrone Malone AMT Hobby Kits" but it should be "Bandag Bandit AMT Hobby Kits" so it's close but no cigar. I also noticed "Driver Martin Carver" temporary decals for the doors on the decal sheet, it's from when the then CEO for Bandag Martin Carver set the record back in August 1988. You can't really do the Martin Carver record setting version with what's in the kit if you want it to be correct because the hood is different on that version with some large bulges down the sides behind the fenders wich are not on the kit hood, and the stripes down the hood sides are much shorter. It's unfortunate that Paccar and Kenworth stopped Round 2 using the correct markings for these trucks, because Bandag/Bridgestone or Detroit Diesel-Allison didn't mind and would let them use the names, from what I saw in the youtube video the decals would have been awsome if everything was on there as it should have been...but no...it was like "leave the Bandag, Detroit Diesel and Allison out or you can't get the license to do these Kenworth truck kits"...very bad...it would have been easier to leave out the Kenworth markings. It's not like these things are small and insignificant and they can't easily be found in other kits, Bandag, Detroit Diesel and Allison together with Kenworth are the reason Malone could do what he did for so many years. So to complete the markings on both these trucks we have to rely on Jerry at Modeltruckin', I don't know how well his decals will go with the new kit decals colorwise but we'll see. I noticed another thing when I went through my references recently, I wasn't sure what rear suspension the Hideout Truck had, torsion bars or air ride, as I have never seen any pictures of the underside of this truck, but as it turns out there is a text between the rear wheel arches on the original paint job I hadn't noticed before that reads "Kenworth Airglide 100 Suspension"...so the model kit is correct there so except for the front bumper and wheels, everything else is right for the Hideout Truck. Another thing I have noticed with the Bandag Bandit and Super Boss truck kits is the missing shift lever for the auxillary transmission, this shifter should be near the back wall of the interior between the seats, AMT only provided the shifter for the Allison automatic transmission but nothing for the Fuller auxillary transmission.

The front wheels in the kit isn't the right style and kind of crude, they used reversed Halibrand spindle mount kidney bean magnesium wheels on the Winged Express. I'm pretty sure the gold front wheels were coated with DOW 7 wich was popular chemical treatment on magnesium wheels at the time to keep them from oxidise wich magnesium does as you look at it, the DOW 7 gives the magnesium a brass-goldish sheen but wasn't that durable.

Very nice.

You can paint the engine silver if you want to, I think the engine is supposed to be a 8V-92 and the 92 series was called Silver 92 and was painted silver. But I have seen them in Alpine Green too.

They are in lots of Mopar kits with Hemi's and pickups. But BNL Resins has one and so do Competition Resins, Speed City Resin, VCG Resin and certainly several more resin casters.

Yes, that's why I thought it was funny how it was put down in the arcle. James is allright in my book as it's better to have cars built for him than burning his money up on other stuff...but it looks like he tried to do that too.

I don't like the snap wheels at all including the tires, the fronts looks weird and the rear wheels are too shallow to look right.

I don't like the Global Shipping Program ebay uses, the shipping fees are horrendous sometimes and a lot more expensive than regular international shipping. If I'm interested in a thing for lets say 5 Dollars the shipping with the Global Shipping Program can cost 50-55 Dollars so the total can be 60 Dollars for a 5 Dollar item...totally outrageous and not worth it. And sometimes they charge 25-30 Dollars shipping for an item you can send in a letter for a few bucks...crazy.

It's a bit funny...I read in the article that he built 11 custom cars in 14 years...well I don't think James built any of them himself, he had them built for him. Never the less the man likes cars wich is allright by me, and they are all nice. I have seen two of his cars live. The Voodoo Priest 1937 Lincoln Zephyr I have seen twice, it was the first car I laid my eyes on when I came through the gates at the Goodguys Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale AZ back in November 2012 and this car was also on display at Sacramento Vintage Ford in Sacramento CA when we were there back in April 2016. The Black Pearl 1948 Jaguar I saw at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas NV back in November 2014 where it was displayed together with another music artists car, the Wiskey Runner 1934 Ford owned by Billy F Gibbons (ZZ-Top). I have also seen the Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett's all black 36 Ford Coupe live when I was at the California Hot Rod Reunion at Famoso Raceway CA back in October 2009.

I totally agree...if we don't tell them what we want we will never get it.

I'm interested in good detailed model kits of many old classic cars and yes the Coronet is one of them, but I don't necessarily want the old less detailed kits made in the early 60's, I like to have new better detailed kits made with todays technology....but that will most likely not happen any day soon.

Before you go too far, I know it's shown that way in the instructions but check the fitment of the rear wheels, because I think you have to reposition the brake chambers to make the wheels fit properly, I don't think there is enough room between the frame rails and wheels for the brake chambers to be where you have them now.

Well most of the truck model kits we have available to us are old.

I saw a Ford Prefect Fuel Altered in the Jackson Brothers Gasser Files video now when I think about it. It was Steve Woods car with a Nitro burning blown 392 Hemi.

I used to have a 64 Fairlane with a 8 inch and now I have a 63½ Galaxie with a 9 inch and I feel the difference in weight of the axles in the car when you drive over bumps like a train track or something like that. Finding rear axles nowadays is not a problem as the most popular ones are plentiful on the aftermarket, so you don't need to rob one from a junk car anymore, and of course if you are doing a car for performance you want a strong axle so at least that will hold up even if everything else is blown to smithereens.

It's unfortunate Pavel did his kits in very limited numbers and they are hard to get, most of them looks to be top notch.

Of course the 31 spline axle is stronger but for street use the 28 spline is strong enough, and I'll bet the aftermarket axles available now are stronger than the old stock parts. The parts availabillity for the 9 inch axle was far better than for the 8 inch and that may be why so many used it even tho' they didn't need the strength.

This kit has been out several times in the last 40-50 years and he haven't shown any interest in it before...but I also hope he will do a nice set. He did a nice set for the 56 Fairlane Victoria recently and that kit is almost as old as the Galaxie kit.

Well I own a real one, that's why I notice these things.

Very nice as usual from you KJ, it has the "right look"...and a fast build.

I think it looks good. ??

On a light 30's hot rod with street tires you woun't get much grip, so it's not that big of a problem...on a race car with racing slicks and a prepaired track it's another thing. But the 9 inch axle is heavier than the 8 inch and you want the unsprung weight to be as low as possible, and the aftermarket stuff available for the 8 inch nowadays is stronger than the stock parts and will hold up at least as good as a 28 spline 9 inch axle if not better. It was another thing years ago when there wasn't much for the 8 inch axle available on the market and you had to do with stock parts and an axle taken out of a junk car, today you can buy everything new and get the axle as you want.