Jordan White

I've never understood the whole deal about the Hummer H2 being environment unfriendly. It's based on the Chevy Tahoe! It can get double digit fuel economy and isn't that large. There are loads of vehicles that get worse mileage...Ford Excursion V10 anyone? As for the SSR, a 400hp 6-speed convertible pickup isn't exactly embarrassing. Sure the front is a bit ugly, but the smoke from the burnout you did can certainly cover that up!

Here's where I'm at with the engine. I decided not to go with the usual Ford blue engine, nor did I want to go with a monochromatic or custom color. Instead, I did a search into vintage Mustang engine colors, and I found the late 60's 289 engines were black with gold valve covers and air cleaner. I did something similar, using a Ford gold paint, with a black block and heads, aluminum oil pan and transmission, gold cam covers and intake manifold, and chrome supercharger. I think it's different, vintage yet modern, and the gold will complement the blue that I plan on painting the car.

This is a subject that I have yet to see in this sub-forum, and figured I would take a stab at it. I'm using the old Doyusha 1971 Mustang kit, with parts from the Revell 2010 GT500 kit, along with resin wheels from ebay and R/C car tires. Quite a bit of the GT500 kit will be used, namely the chassis/drivetrain, and some of the interior. The suspension will be modified parts from the Doyusha kit, and the body will be all Doyusha with a few GT500 parts added. I'm working on the engine now, and I'll post some pics a little later of where its at.

Haha yeah, I find that if I make a WIP thread, then I'm less likely to complete the build!

Have you gotten anywhere on this build per chance?

(Just saw this thread while doing a search for another topic) I will plainly say that there are flaws with your builds posted here, and while they are minor, I could see how they may not place in a show (though that doesn't make what the judge said valid at all!) (Opinions of course based on pictures) For the Cougar, the convertible conversion looks great, especially the windshield frame and the partially raised side window. One flaw though is the black paint along the edges of the hood which can be seen from the outside. It also looks like there might be some glue residue where the rear bumper meets the body. Plus, the wheels don't all seem straight (especially the passenger rear). Also, no fault of your own, but the body kit for this kit just never looked that great to me, it always seemed to make the car look tall and blocky. For the F-350, the major things are the bed not lining up with the cab, the slightly crooked front bumper, and the crooked front wheels (also the wheel rims don't sit flush with the tires.) The hood also isn't sitting flush (though that may be more of a kit flaw I've found), and the tailgate is a bit low. However, both paintjobs look great, and overall they are good builds along with interesting subject ideas. Dunno how the guy thinks they look toy-like, I've seen builds that make you wonder how much they spent in tubes of glue!

Yes they were, the SJ was the fullsize Cherokee/Wagoneer.

I wish they would reissue this kit. I was lucky enough to get my hands on my brother's built kit to rebuild, so I didn't have pay out the nose for it.

Winter is nice, as are the (relatively) cooler summers compared to the south. Anywho, don't worry about the decals. I have a set of the Boondocker decals already.

Are you planning on using the kit decals?

Ah ok, the way you phrased it made it sound like, well, it wasn't a production option. Perhaps the chrome bits were part of a Canadian version. Here's an example of a Sport with the Silverado trim:

Actually, according to my 1992 Consumer Guide, the 2WD model was available with the Sport package, along with the Silverado trim (a $2000 option over base price). It also came with body color bumpers and grille. Yours looks good however, and the with the wheels you can say it has the Sport Handling package.

Yeah a truck might be a bit tougher to do, though if you're not too worried about scale, you could find one of the old 1/20 Lindberg Nissan pickup kits. Here's my 3dr:

I'll be watching this, I love this kit and turned one into a 3-door model in the past (since that's my favorite style).

If you don't know what a Pro Touring car is, then here's a quick rundown: It's an older car that has been updated with newer drivetrain, suspension, and wheels/tires. It is made to drive fast, as well as handle very well. Basically, what's your opinion on this "genre" of vehicle? At first I thought they were pretty ugly compared to the same car with stock sized rolling stock. But then I started reading Popular Hot Rodding, where they feature this style quite a bit, and I changed my mind since there are some examples which really look amazing. I love the monochromatic paint schemes and subtle changes/additions that really make each car unique. I'm actually planning on building a 1/12 1971 Mustang in the Pro Touring style, with the drivetrain and interior from the 1/12 GT500 kit. Here's one that I find looks awesome, yet clean and subtle at the same time.

Haha I'll get some pics posted up soon, just moved to a new place recently so I'm still in the process of finding places for everything.

I have the kit, and I believe the wheel/tire combo picked out, just a matter of determining the color and whatever other items I want to add to it.

Great build! Of course, the real truck would have had body colored bumpers. Plowboy: They actually did, I believe in '92 they offered red and white as additional colors to the original black. I have a build on the backburner of a red version.

I'm sure it will be molded in white like every other current release of Revell's. I'd bet money that it's just a re-release of the older kit, with new custom wheels and tires, decals, and nameless stock tires.

Works for me!

I'd be interested in this if it were to begin, have one of the Econoline kits available for just such a build.

I think the worst thing is when people do prequels that include objects (vehicles in this case) that are newer than the older movie that proceeds it in the timeline.

I mentioned it elsewhere, but you could use the 5-speed out of the AMT C1500 kits, since they're close to what was offered in the Wranglers.

From what I've seen, you don't usually have exposed, unsmoothed Bondo. Generally people will use it, smooth it out, then just primer over it. Otherwise, it's looking like some good weathering so far!

I mentioned it elsewhere, but it would have been nice if AMT would have made a glue version of the Tahoe they released. There would have then been a 4WD setup, grille, interior, and engine that could have been used in their pickup kits to make 4wd and newer versions of the truck.