Mr. Metallic

Many of us would love to have it back in this form (and the Little T too), but sadly it would probably take a bunch of new tooling. There is hope, since they did it to the Blue Beetle (Bandito), but this would require quite a bit more tooling. Sadly, if they were going to do the Little T you think they would have done it by now, but that one just came back recently. However, if you're not adverse to resin you can build a Little Deuce. Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland offered the grille and taillights. Drag City Castings does the full Pontiac engine (you can even get the Son of Ford FI intake if you want), grille and wheels. You can modify the kit firewall with Evergreen halfround to get you the rest of the way. The 2000's releases (except the teal car on the boxart) even have decals that are close to the Little Deuce

I think there was an article in one of the mags back then about performing the conversion. Vince Lobosco from NY did a beautiful showroom stock version by bashing that body and the stock Revell Thunderbird kit

The chassis in the link is the Dobbertin car that ended up being replicated by Revell in the J2000 kit. That same chassis was then issued with a C4 Vette body and then a Beretta body. The J2000 is the only one of the three to have the unique turbo setup included The chassis you are referring to started under the Matt and Debbie Hays T Bird that Revell did first, and then ended up under a Lincoln body as well.

Sweet, I'll be able to display this next to the Eldon Milk Truck builtup I'm restoring!

It may feel like Foose doesn't do anything "different" because FOOSE was the one who did most of the cutting edge designs for Boyd in the late 80's and 90's. So when he moved on from the Boyd shop it may have felt like he wasn't doing anything different from what Boyd had been doing, but that's because Boyd was getting the credit for cars that Foose had designed (and helped build). I'm not saying Boyd wasn't a great builder and designer, just that the contributions Foose had to Boyds success, especially in the 90's, is sometimes forgotten because Boyd is such a legendary name. Much like Barris name overshadows many of the design and build contributions of many talented guys who worked for him

Innovative use of the roof by turning it into the seat. You have a good eye

Back to the broader subject at hand, issues with scratchbuilding. I've been delving deeper into it a little at a time. My most recent project (which is now in a box because I moved) was an entirely scratchbuilt hot rod frame. I just felt compelled it give it a try to challenge myself, and because I have gotten tired of hacking up kit frames to get the length and stance i want. This frame is based on a 32 Ford, with a slight stretch ahead of the cowl, a higher arc to the front to allow a lower stance, and a heavily Z'ed rear. It is channeled, so i didn't have to worry about the characteristic reveals in the frame of a 32. It was a lot of fun, and I hope to get back to it soon. But the new technique learned was how to make 2 matching parts. So, I made one rail with the exact dimensions and profiles i wanted, but then how to make another exactly the same? Clamping, sanding, etc. It was tedious, but I'm pretty happy with it. My question is how do you make repeat parts of the same profile? Parts that aren't really candidates for resin casting. Like shock mounts for example.

Just got mine in the mail last week. these bodies are superb. Dennis master work is excellent, and Drag City's quality and service are some of the best in the aftermarket

Well that's just great. After seeing this, I now have to add project 1297 to the mental list of future projects, using the GMC stepside. Thanks ?

I also find it odd that Round2, this far along into their existence, hasn't run either the 5W or roadster yet. Unless their is something wrong with the tool? AMT/Ertl even brought back some of the missing parts when they did the ProShop edition back in the late 90's, so that one is quite close to being ready for a retro style release as far as tooling goes. I love the Snake Eyes box art, and that would definitely have my vote for the reissue boxart. And i think most (if not all) the parts to do that version were still included in the last version RC2 released.

Thanks for sharing. I built this kit as a kid when it came out. It was actually one of my better builds as a kid. But being a kid, I tore it apart to pillage the pro-street parts for other projects. I did finally acquire an unbuilt a couple years ago with the intent to build again. It's really a well done kit, despite the complexity of the actual car, especially the engine and all it's plumbing. I also built the Corvette and Beretta based on the same tooling. Fun times.

Thanks for sharing the video starting right at the car kit part. Looks like Chad was operating the camera this time too. Wonder if it's a result of social distancing? But in all seriousness, glad they're still up and running shipping kits.

Yes! It certainly does. Love the color as well. Nice build with cool touches all around

Very nice amalgamation of parts from two kits. I especially dig the color, and of course the Nailhead!

Since you seem very knowledgeable on boat racing, could you shed some light on the older boats, like the one depicted by the AMT Chris Craft in the thread below? I've been gathering parts to build a race boat version with a flathead, and your insights on the kit would be appreciated. If possible, maybe make a post in that thread?

Yup, appears to be residuals. The new wrinkle is that a well respected LHS in Burbank CA posted something on their website and it was then shared by other outlets on FB, causing the spread again.

Really wish they had formulated them into their lacquer line. Seems like ages since they've added any new colors to that line. But it is nice to have these colors back either way.

Great job splicing in some parts box and aftermarket pieces to truly make this your own. The blue is a great color, and the red interior compliments it nicely.

I'm with you Scott. This is one of my favorite pieces of box art of all time. I have several of the "rat rod" issue of this kit, but if Revell saw fit to offer this kit again with this artwork, i would buy one. Great parts kit

The HUD is cool. But, here's another option. How about a couple pods or a cluster mounted on an arm that swings out of the way. Possibly mounted on top of one of the wheel tubs?

Any updates on this. The 72 grille is one of the better looking from this gen of Dodge pickups in my opinion. And I'd love to build a short bed!

Excellent. Thank you

Nice color. Curious, what parts does the Mercury conversion include?

This came out very nice Dennis. With all the work you did to the body and making up a new interior it's too bad it couldn't have made it's way into some enterprising resin casters mold rubber. You definitely have something unique on your shelf now, and the work you did to improve the base resin kit is excellent.

This is an interesting style, and one I've been thinking about dabbling in myself. In the mid-to late 60's when hot rod trends were getting heavily influenced by the muscle car movement. I'll be following along with what you've got planned, it sounds pretty cool. The chop looks just right, and i agree that the bed could be just a tad shorter. Perhaps a MM or two beyond the end of the frame horns might be the ticket?