Jordan White

In my opinion, for whatever age, giving them a glue kit to start is like getting someone into woodworking by telling them to make a table with some builder plans. Sure some may have the dexterity to do it correctly the first time around, but there are some that may think it's too complex and just give up. With a snap kit (or other basic builder kit), you at least let them get a feel for it. They can learn how to clean up mold lines, use the right amount of glue, and even learn how to create a good looking paint job. Then, their next kit could be a glue kit in which they could take the processes they've learned and apply them to the more advanced kit.

First time modeler? Go with a snap kit to start since it's easy to assemble and can be a good painting lesson for him. Do you know what sort of vehicles he's into?

Well since you just said "a 1970 Chevy", then I could counter with a factory LS6 Chevelle.

That's not an abomination... THIS is an abomination! (What's interesting is if you do a Google search for "studecamino", there's a whole slew of these things!)

On (I believe) every newer transmission, such as the 5LM60, the bellhousing is part of the transmission. On the older trans, the bellhousing was a separate unit. They would generally have the same bolt pattern however for the Chevy V8.

For reference SM465: 5LM60:

Transmission in the kit is actually the New Venture 5LM60 5-speed. Trans you added is the TH350, if you have any of the SS454 kits you could have used the trans out of that (4L80E, but close enough)

Hey now, I've seen plenty of guys at car shows prop open their trunks and hoods with toothpicks!

I'm using the one from the re-released Bronco kit. Oddly enough, even though the kits are different scales, the roof rack fits perfectly.

Well what is it you're looking to build?

I'm thinking it's more due to the fact that the kit manufacturers think that people want rolling tires on their plastic models.

A few things that haven't really been mentioned that I've noticed. 1) In the GMC Jimmy kit, the extra parts all represent Hickey parts available at the time (hood, grille guard, rear spare/fuel carrier). I'm building a version of the Jimmy that Hickey customized, called the Desert Fox (this one has an incorrect red grille guard, so it may have been pre-production). 2) The Jimmy kit did include a set of headers, along with a dual-intake air cleaner. 3) The wheel arch dimensions of the truck compared to the Blazer/Jimmy I believe to be different. This is based on the flares provided in the Jimmy kit; while they appear to fit the arches correctly on the box art, they are much too large for the truck wheel arches. In order to mount them, one would either have to cut out the fenders (which makes sense since the style is generally used to cover larger openings), or cut down the flares to fit the openings (I chose the latter, since it was easier to accomplish IMO). 4) Neither the Jimmy kit nor the GMC pickup kit come with stock-style steering wheels. The Jimmy comes with a nice "Grant GT-Series" style 4-spoke wheel, while the truck comes with a nice "Grant GT-Series" style 3-spoke wheel.

How slightly? Because I'm looking at the LMC Truck parts catalog, and they don't distinguish between 2WD and 4WD for the replacement bedsides. Besides, I've never heard of that detail before, and looking at pics of both a '77 C10 and K10, I see no difference (much less a difference that would be noticeable in scale.)

There's a difference?

Better yet, make the wheels so they are one piece wheels, like the Japanese do. Two piece wheels are pretty ridiculous, since they both look unrealistic and they mean that you won't have wheel backs to use for any extra wheels that may come in the kit. If they had one piece wheels, then they could more easily standardize tire sizes.

Ok, I guess I'm not following here, what's the problem with upgrading your browser compared to the particular imac system you're using?

I'd rather watch American Chopper over Jersey Shore, since at least something productive gets done. What happens in Jersey Shore? Fist pumping and big-breasted Oompa Loompas.

My question is this: What's the deal with Overhaulin? By my count, there's only been 4 episodes aired for the new season so far, and it's been close to a month since the last episode aired.

Better bet would have been like others and bought a second kit to cut pieces of the bed. However, looks good so far for it being a custom job. Kit year is late 70's ('77-'78 namely) for reference. I believe the reason they made it a short bed is it's based on an old Monogram kit, and they figured it would be a good kit to add a plow to. It's too bad they never made a long bed kit though, since it is a popular conversion for these kits (and the AMT '84 GMC).

Well I don't think the companies that OCC is building the bikes for will be riding them several hundred miles much less 20 miles.

To be fair, they were pretty much all rideable. Majority were built for companies who would just show them off at their headquarters or at events anyways, so they had to be more show than go.

It could be labeled as 1/16, but may scale out to 1/12. There are a bunch of kits where the model is actually larger or smaller than the scale indicated on the box.

Small block Chevy, probably just a 350/5.7L. Great looking build!

Geeze, for that many parts I agree that you would think that they would provide clear and concise instructions.

If Revell was smart, they would regain the tire licenses they had, and in addition to putting lettered tires in kits, they could also sell the tires in packs. I'm sure most people who build pickup/SUV kits have plenty of extra wheels that fit in the Goodyear Tracker A-T tires! Plus I really like the Goodyear GT Radials that were in the older F-250/F-350 kits.