Chuck Most

The engine in the Yat Ming GMC fire truck diecast would be closest, but as suggested, the Monogram 235 might be easier to track down.

Great job on all of them.

Another thread made me think of these. I've got one of these on the "to-do" pile- I've already started modifying a Monogram '50 F-1 cab. But that's about as far as I've gotten for now. Convoy Company of Portland, Oregon built a fleet of specialized Ford trucks for car hauling in their own shops in 1952- starting out with 195" wheelbase F-8 chassis/cabs. The cabs themselves were the factory Ford units, but stretched 5" behind the doors to fit the hand-built sleeper box. The chassis was shortened 8 inches, and the rigs were set up to pull the Westland-manufactured auto carriers.

That cabover reminds me of one of the old Convoy trucks I've seen. Coonvoy Co. of Oregon had a fleet of modified Ford F-8's with modified Ford factory cabs.

On a less serious note...

It's pretty well known that Ertl was planning a '50 Studebaker and '49 Olds a decade or so ago, but did they ever formally announce or show them? Word certainly got out somehow- I remember there being quite a buzz at the time.

This is the most recent one- but any of the previous reissues would work just as well. The one exception might be the Rides Magazine issue- I don't remember if that one came with the stock suspension parts or not. I think it did but I'm not 100% sure. The last one of these I build I kept the kit chassis, but replaced the engine with one from the AMT/Model King '72 Thunderbird.

Nice! I used to have one of these, but before I got it somebody had tried to open the doors, hood, and trunk. And by "tried to" I mean "pretty much destroyed the body".

GREAT finishing touch!

Nope- Mitch Hedberg.

Nice.

One mean green machine.

Perfect. Looks like an old Midwest US farm truck.

Yeah... I know! Asking a question about a particular kit, in a particular thread devoted to that kit. Bizarre, huh?

Always wondered how likely the Rampside would be to fold in half like a futon when the unibody started getting rusty...

No, those are tractors.

Looks great to me! I filed the wheel rims down on mine, so the wheels would fit inside the opening on the tires.

I can't speak for every drawing on that site, but I've seen a couple they have on there that weren't proportionally accurate. The one for the Dodge looks okay, though, and has the measurements listed. It might be the next best thing to finding a 1:1 to measure.

I was going to raise my hand and say "here", but I like playing grindcore, and grindcore isn't always music.

You think that's bad? I didn't notice Walter White was the dad from Malcolm in the Middle (Bryan Cranston) until I was about two and a half episodes into Breaking Bad. Yeah, my middle name is "inattentive"...

Is this trailer based on any one particular manufacturer's unit, or is it more of a "composite sketch" kind of deal? Just curious.

Cool- I never knew the stock grille ever came with clear headlight lenses.

That's okay- I THINK I've found a way to work around the differences in width. As to how well my idea will work, I guess you'll find out when I do.

Even with the warning, I'm afraid there'd still be a handful of people who wouldn't "get" the concept of such a section. That being said, I can't say it would be a bad idea. Maybe call the section "Tough Love" instead of "Brutal Honesty". Off topic, but I also want to say that out of all the people I've "met" online, your screen name is my all-time favorite.

That came out great! I've toyed with a similar mashup, but I'm planning to retain the F-1 cowl and windshield on mine.