Chuck Most

Best way to use it is to avoid it in the first place. Doesn't stick, easily scratched, and just looks like gloss black paint once applied.

The plastic parts have been approved for production- instruction sheet, decals, and box design are currently in development. If it's as good as the last test shot, it should be pretty good. Not that I'd know, or anything... ^Those are AMT parts pack tires, but other than that it's out of the box.

I don't recall exactly, but I think I used three- one continuous strip from the tops of the grille openings upward, another continuous strip along the bottom, and three horizontal strips- one on each end and one on the divider bar in the center.

Could be Brockway's revenge, with regards to Mack itself. There will come a day when a Mack is nothing more than a Volvo with a Bulldog ornament. Count on that.

If given a choice between the two... I'd still rather have the Tesla. Just gonna put that out there.

Joe Whitman (owner of TL Model Trucks) suggests one of the 1:24 Italeri kits, like the Freightliner or Western Star.

Wheelbase is now 133", and the glass and interior are back in.

A little Sunny...ha... I see what you did there. Can't wait to see more.

Here are some pics I took of one a few years ago- this one's a 700, but quite a bit is the same. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=76646 http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/truck-photos/dodge-grain-truck/

Here's the victim... I built this back in 2006 or 2007, shortly after Model King reissued it. It was one of the first weathered junker models I ever built, but I've never been happy with it. The more I learned about the 1:1 trucks and the kit itself, the less I liked it. So earlier today I pulled it off the shelf and took it apart for a "resto". It will be rebuilt into something a bit better than it is now, but still a beater. So far, I have removed the side trim, and I'll be using the '78 Custom (base model) grille from Morgan Automotive Detail. The hood will (probably) stay red, but will be weathered a bit. New cab color will be blue. I'm not sure what I'll do with the bed- change it to a 133" wheelbase version (obviously with the frame changed to match) or just stick a flatbed on it. Since I don't feel like tearing the chassis apart, the coil-sprung front axle is staying, so the wheelbase will probably be shortened. An engine/trans swap might be in the cards, as well. And since I have the decals for the dash gauges, I might redo the inside too.

Here's how one looks with some foil and paint-

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If I Recall Correctly. If they're on photobucket, have him try another browser as Rob suggested.

Are they attachments, or posted from a hosting site like Photobucket? IIRC you need to be logged in to see attachments.

The SMBC one is pretty nice, but to echo what others have said, using a Thunderbird Winston Cup kit engine and "stock-ifying" it works as well. I believe the Bronco had a Windsor, but I don't have one in the stash anymore so I can't verify that and I could be wrong.

Make no mistake Steve.... Kris isn't in the dairy business. I've got a couple dozen of his parts in the stash, and there's not a baddie in the bunch. I do have some other Hudson-specific engine stuff in mind, it's just a matter of getting them made.

Just has a "stock-ish" exhaust setup... I was going to run straight pipes out the side, but I figured the thing was over-the-top enough as it is. Blower manifold is a heavily-modified kit piece I went underslung on the front just because I wanted the thing to sit ridiculously low. Rear suspension is mostly stock '41 Chevy, but the frame is Z'd just behind the cab.

Here's a '57 I found in a salvage yard a few years back. The '57 is the only single-headlight version not to have the removable wiper actuator access panels- those were added when the C-Series switched back to single headlights for 1961. The door scripts were also unique to '57 models.

Yes... it seems like the "locker room" odor is prevalent in any sort of indoor gathering- especially when it's hot and humid and the building doesn't have the greatest ventilation.

My most recent completion, which I actually started a couple of years ago. My main inspiration was the "Nashty Habit" coupe... high-mounted supercharged engine, horizontal radiator, metallic paint (Testors One Coat Bronze) but with no polishing or clearcoat. I left the bodywork less-than-perfect in a few spots on purpose. It's basically a hodge-podge of stuff, though I can tell you the pulleys are from Machined Aluminum Specialties (belt is black electrical tape), the MSD ignition box is from Morgan Automotive Detail, and the pulley faces are from Detail Resources. I just felt compelled to slap some Rat Fink decals on it, too.

These aren't up on the Morgan Automotive Detail website just yet, but they are available for 3.00 a pair plus postage. I actually mastered these for a rat-rod pickup and a dragster (a few dragsters/funny cars in the '60's used 8-bolt truck rear axles), but obviously they'd work for a stock pickup.They are 3/4" in diameter and made to fit the tire from Monogram's '41 Lincoln kit. The center is molded open so you can use whatever type of hub you want- flush, full floater, grease cap, 4wd locking hub, etc.. http://www.madmodeling.com/store/

The most recent reissue of the AMT 5-window (2007 or so) has the stock and street rod parts in the box, but only the street rod version is shown or described.

I got sick of having to make one whenever I built a hopped-up Hudson Hornet engine, so I sent one off to Kris Morgan, and now I (and you) don't need to do that. Just plunk down three bucks, wait for the USPS folks to bring it to you (as a bonus Kris' order turnaround time is pretty quick), and you're done. This isn't based on any particular aftermarket Hudson head, it's just a finned aluminum style. The bottom is flat- due to ease moldmaking, the two locator pins present on the bottom of the Moebius head had to be removed. Note that the 3.00 price is for one, not a pair like in the picture. http://www.madmodeling.com/store/

Now available from Morgan Automotive Detail. I'm the one who did the master, so I can't comment on the quality of that aspect, but the casting quality is, as is Kris's standard, fantastic- it looks just like a molded styrene part. And it'll only set you back five bucks, plus shipping. It's not up on the site yet, but here's a link to the MAD home page anyway. http://www.madmodeling.com/store/