VW Dave

Except for the 'glenn' part , you took the words right outta my mouse.

Gray wasn't a stock stripe color on Shelby Mustangs, so you'd be hard pressed to find any in a kit. However, you may get lucky reaching out to someone who makes custom decals......Keith Marks might be your man. IIRC his email addy is mofobow@hotmail.com

I don't know if I've seen any in-progress crawlers here, but let me say 'welcome aboard.' Don't ever be afraid to ask a question or share pics of the stuff you build.

AMT made a '65 a few years back that had the Tri-Power setup. I have a built-up of that kit that I had planned to Ebay.....PM me if you are into it. The ElCamino project you mentioned is feasible, and I'd say go for it. Fellow MCM poster and local buddy 'mhadman'(Mark) is doing a '69 Olds-based 'Camino' conversion:

Totally off the wall, totally cool, and I like it a bunch.....maybe even more than the weathered one . I like the fact that you made something out of the spares; nothing went to waste, and you wound up with two great models.

Took the words right out of my mouse. I like it a bunch too, and I may soon find myself digging for my camper & LRW kits because of it. Any plans for the colors/finish? I could see a nice faded/patina'd turquoise for the cab and a stained white & turquoise-striped shell.....hmmmm(scratches chin).

I agree, it looks like you are on the way to making that sow's ear into a silk purse. I'd almost recommend cutting the interior tub out and fabbing a new one so there's room for a single racing seat and a roll bar, but you may want to keep this one as simple and painless as possible.

Either that or it's for the 1970 version, if they plan to reissue the kit as such(please,please,please). The '70 hood was different where it meets the grilles, and(on the non-W30 cars) the vent configuration at the rear is also different than that of the '71-72 cars.

Looks like a Palmer or Pyro oldie...and it's fugly to boot. I'd say keep it as-is or ditch it, and grab a Gunze version to do as a gasser.

Phil - If that one looks the closest, you will need more than one can of paint; the Mica Blue is TS-50, while the TS-30 is Silver Leaf(the base color). My numbering system on the spoon pics shows the base color numbers under the top color number, so I can make more accurate captions. Not having the car anymore allows you more color leeway, so you have it made IMO....I hunted for about 6 years for a color to get even near to the metalflake finish on my 1:1 dune buggy, and having it right in the garagemade it hard to accept an 'almost.'

Not the best picture....do you have any better ones? Tamiya TS-50 Mica blue might be the color indeed, but you should try it over different base colors to get it as close as you can. Here are my tests over(from left to right) TS-14 gloss black, TS-38 gunmetal, and TS-30 silver leaf:

It's actually quite easy when you have the right material; I use soft aluminum 'armature wire' from my local Michaels, and bead cones from the same store make good looking stinger pipes to boot. I have a complete, still-on-the-trees Tamiya engine available for swapping....and Nova-ss has a PM.

They must have gone through a lot of tyres making the movie, you think?

The Fujimi 356 motor is indeed über-cool, and it would look the business in a buggy; for pure VW power in scale, however, the Tamiya engine is the best.....and I might have an unassembled one available to trade if needed. Drop me a line as a reminder, Chris, and I'll do a little kit inventory.

I like it so far, and I'm looking forward to an update.

I agree, the wheel upgrade and stance are righteous......any plans for the stock 'phone dial' wheels?

Very slick finished model, and the retro RS stripe really does work well on it.

I really like it too, and the purple horn was indeed a nice addition.

Super job on the panel, Mr Nilsson; you have every right to be proud of the finished model. So am I

The color really pops with the clear....looks like you could drown in there.

Thanks for the kudos, all. Even though I jammed a fair amount of detail and weathering into this one, it was a refreshing 'quickie' build because I turned it into a curbside. George - The car is sadly not for sale; Charlie is one of those 'hoarder' types, and it's likely not going anywhere while he's alive. This is a pretty Mopar-heavy area, and there's a long list of folks who would love that car. The bees kept me from peeking under the tarps, but I'm told it's a column-shifted 383 car.

I'm not sure which one I like more, the model or the 1:1; great job on both, Peter!

I like the color as well, and the retro theme seems to work well on the new Camaro; I would have fitted the stripe to the nose's 'peak' a little more, but it still looks good as-is.

IMO the two most important things are the macro setting and a tripod; those two have greatly improved the quality of my photos. My original digi was a Nikon CoolPix 3200(3.2mp), and I later upgraded to the CoolPix L6(6mp); both were inexpensive, are easy to use, and they came with software. The 3200 came with the 'Nikon View,' and the L6 came with 'Picture Project.' My mini tripod was about 7 bucks including postage from Ebay, and I got a full-size one(extends to nearly 4 feet) for about $16 from there as well. I also sprang for one of those 24" white nylon 'photo cube' things, and it ran me about 30 beans shipped.

With the new baby, it has been a quiet modeling year at my house....but with him knocking on the door of his first birthday, I'm getting back on track. Speaking of 'track,' I have another model just about ready for my buddy Tom's G-gauge junkyard. I have a few small bits to add, like tiedowns and wood, but it's close enough to post in the 'under glass' forum. Backstory:Tom's known the owner of the real Charger since about 1978, and the car has been in this sad state for well over a decade. I figured it was a worthy addition to my 'personalized' set of vehicles in the junkyard section of the model RR layout. The real car: And the nearly-done model: The link to more photos of both: CHARLIE'S CHARGER