Chuck Most

More or less out of the box build of the AMT-Ertl kit, painted in Krylon School Bus Yellow and lightly weathered. Not the greatest kit you'll ever see but looks good on the shelf, which I find as the years go on, that's all that really matters.

This is an original T596 kit that I bought a couple of years ago. I just love that old rigid plastic. 😁 The hardened vinyl tires I could do without but hey ... That's the tradeoff I guess. Inspired by the box art I used that and a Purple Wave auction listing for a 1969 C700 as my guide. The paint is Tamiya Camel Yellow overall, with the bed finished in Krylon Scarlet. The chrome was stripped (no thick nasty undercoat in 1971... Another plus for the old kits) and refinished in Krylon Colonial Ivory, which is a decent match for aged Ford Oxford White. The Speedy decals are from Gofer Racing, I changed the location from Chicago to Detroit with a section of old Fred Cady graphics. Wheels and underside were lightly weathered. The Bender's stickers are from the AMT Autocar dump truck. The box art showed the door emblem above the character line, 1968-1970 style, while the actual cab has it below, 1971-1990 style. I sanded off the original emblem and replaced it with the Moebius 1967-1972 F100 hood emblem. There's a "bonus" set of these in the 65 and 66 kits. Speaking of, I modified a 65 F100 bench seat to use here. The crates were painted Tamiya Flat Flesh and dusted with weathering powder.

Used and abused MPC kit. I mangled the fender, mismatched the hood, and made a grille from grooved plastic stock. The bed is made up of basswood, and the window AC unit was built from various leftover plastic stock and aluminum mesh. I went with the optional turbo and used an Iceman Collections conical air filter. Leftover junk fills out the rest.

My brother got this for me for Christmas a few years back. I didn't do much aside from strip the chrome parts and stick it back in the stash. About a year ago I ran across some aftermarket decals, featuring a grille pattern and Caterpillar graphics. I don't know who printed them, they came with an envelope of various decals I bought along with a few other farm and construction kits. Anyway... Earlier this winter I finally decided it was this kit's turn at the bench. I kept it mostly box stock, with three exceptions. Obviously the aftermarket decals, and also a milk crate for a little extra storage, and seat cushions cut from balsa foam. The balsa foam was painted Tamiya Rubber Black and then sanded to simulate exposed padding. I went with the drawbar option instead of the ripper. Paint overall is Revell Matt Yellow, with Tamiya Linoleum Deck Brown on the tracks. LDB was also brushed and misted to simulate rust and grime, along with Tamiya Hull Red. The blade face is Revell Steel misted with more LDB and washed with Vallejo rust wash. Monroe weathering powder was also applied throughout. I definitely wanted a weathered appearance but something a touch more subtle than how a lot of people tend to build these. It's actually a pleasant kit to build, despite what I've heard about it. Kicking myself now for waiting this long to tear into one. Eventually I may add some hydraulic hoses but overall I'm happy enough with it.

Well, my recent Morris Mini trilogy ends. 🤣 This is the old Scale Kraft resin transkit combined with the Tamiya Morris Mini Cooper racing car. I cut out the pickup grille opening and splash apron and grafted in the Tamiya part to use the passenger car grille. The front flares are modified to clear a factory bumper. Paint is Testors Star Spangled Blue. The Beatles front plate was home printed and out back is a 1963 Michigan plate from Three Inches Under. My panel washes need a little cleanup and some foil work needs touch up (again... Gotta love digital photos and natural sunlight) but overall I'm really happy with how this came out.

This is my other Morris Mini Van. I actually started this 5 or 6 years ago but it languished in the box until I finished the green one I posted a few days ago. It's a slammer, since it will ultimately become a trailer/flatbed load I chose not to go crazy with the details. Wheels and hubcaps are from a Revell 64 Chevrolet pickup, with parts box Dunlop tires up front and Mickey Thompsons out back. The body has shaved handles and wipers, but the A panel seams missing from the resin body was added using Evergreen D strip. Paint is Colorshot Stiletto (red) and Marshmallow (white). Told you the next Mini would not be green. 🤣🤣Spare Tamiya kit parts fill out the rest.

Nice! Going with the meatier tires was a good choice.

Built this a couple years ago and just recently added the camper. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/162663-1964-oldsmobile-p-85/#comment-2688837

Mostly box stock buildup of the AMT kit. It's been treated to a hasty, "get it done before the shift starts" pink paint job (Krylon Colormaxx Matte Sunrise) and lettering, and some cutesy Ms. Piggy graphics to go with the color. Eventually it will get weathered and filled with trash. But for now it's just for show because Mr. Tremonti wants to show that he runs a legit business and not a Mafia front company... Wait... Forget I said that last part...

Nice! This is the Lindberg kit, which is currently available again as an AMT. It's the only full detail glue kit of a tenth generation F150 with a four wheel drive chassis, and if I remember correctly, a manual transmission. The Revell kits are all rear wheel drive and the regular cab Flareside Revell just reissued is an SVT Lightning.

Just a fun little combination of an incomplete Tamiya kit and an old resin conversion kit. Paint is distressed Tamiya Park Green on the body and Krylon Colonial Ivory on the wheels. Monroe weathering powder simulates rust and London grime, with help from Vallejo rust washes. The body was missing A panel seams and fuel filler cutout. I used d-shaped plastic strip to add the seams and completely forgot adding that fuel fill cutout. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson... D'OH!!!! The pickup in the last picture was built years ago from a Tamiya kit with a Scale Kraft transkit. It recently got new number plate decals as the original front plate had chipped badly. Next Mini I build won't be green. 🤣 I think. Possibly.

Just the Atlantis kit, thrown together basically out of the box with the exception of door graphics from the Atlantis Chevrolet flatbed. Not the greatest end result but I just wanted to get familiar with the kit. Next one will probably be stretched and fitted with a flat bed.

Just a 1:48 scale Revell-Monogram Pro Modeler kit built out of the box with Revell and Tamiya paints and Vallejo rust washes. Start to finish it was probably a three hour project 🤣

Nice! I've always avoided this kit because it always looked "off" to me, but looking at this I'm kind of reconsidering. I also like the phantom Styleside bed, though now I'm thinking about cutting the roof off a panel truck and swapping on the pickup roof and taking the idea a step further... F100 unibody six years before Ford did it. 😁

Interesting take on a mild custom and I'm digging it.

Jack Rebney approves. 👍👍

Turning out nicely! Love the door graphics, are those printed on white or clear backer. I'll be watching this progress. I have the Wrecker from this series in the stash and I just might get to work on it before spring.

Tom Valenta, not Valento or whatever gibberish you typed. Maybe work on being "getting things right" yourself before calling making a stink about other people dropping the ball. 😇

I would love to find an 8 food 57-60 bed for yet another project. I know there were resin kits at one time but naturally I missed them before they turned into unobtainium.

Take the time stamp off and add a little overexposure/faded sephia effects and these could pass for images grandpa took of his new pickup in 1965. Lovely build.

Probably the best example of this kit I have ever seen built. Ever. So realistic I swear I caught a whiff of that 1986 GM velour interior. 😁

Another Moebius kit, this one was purchased so I could rob the F250 crossmember, springs, axle, and rolling stock for another project. The remaining kit became this. The Cummins engine is from Iceman Collections, and I built the topper from various Evergreen stock and AMT El Camino camper side windows. I originally built it for a 1978 Dodge, then it was set to go on a 1965 Ford F100. Slightly embarrassingly, I made a new firewall insert but forgot about it until the chassis was installed. Whoops. 🤣 Overall appearance is "well we blew the budget on the Cummins swap so it's keeping the barn find look".

Finally got around to adding that camper.

This is the Moebius 65 kit done up to resemble an old junk man's truck. It has a 66 grille, wheels, tires and suspension from the 67 ramp truck, the power brake booster and 1970s steering wheel are extras from the kit. The fender extensions, gantry, and chain block are scratch built. The engine is a 428 Cobra Jet because why not. It's the Moebius bottom end and front cover with AMT 68 Shelby parts up top. The fuel tank is removed from behind the seat and replaced with dual frame mounted tanks. Those, the 8 bolt wheels, independent front suspension, dual chamber brake master cylinder, and "late model" steering wheel are there to indicate the 66 cab sits on a newer frame.

*cough cough*