Chuck Most

I built the Rides Magazine reissue when it came out (which was all kinds of awful, though it had more to do with the additions made for that particular release and not so much the main kit itself) and didn't encounter any of those issues- I even managed to get the hinged trunk lid to open and close smoothly and with a rather consistent gap around it. Seems like Round 2 has been altering or repairing some of their tooling, which is needed in quite a few cases, but it seems like too often they aren't checking to see how stuff actually fits before the kit hits the shelf. The '60 Ranchero reissue comes to mind- the awful hood gap (the previous '61 reissue from 2007 or therabouts had a much better fitting hood) ,the too-short wheel mounting bosses, and two driver's side decal graphics instead of one for each side (which has happened a couple of times) seem to indicate they might be in a bit too big of a rush to bring some of these kits back out. Yes, yes... I've been accused of being a "Serious Adult Scale Model Hobbyist" and am capable of working around these issues, that being said, I really wish that kit manufacturers would take a step back and invest just a little bit more on quality control. And in no way is Round 2 the only guilty party in that regard- that applies to pretty much every kit manufacturer.

I mentioned that earlier- that's why I'd really love to see somebody do the proper five-bolt steel wheels, even though the F-150 alloys would work just fine. I've got one on the bench at the moment with those wheels and tires- I used some plastic tubing slipped into the wheel backs so they'd fit on the metal axles. And the unused six-bolt steelies from the Revell kit ended up on a Maisto 2010 F-150, an application where they would be appropriate. The decal sheet was the big downer for me with that kit- Revell needs to end its love affair with those peel-and-stick vinyl graphics on their snap kits. I ended up using some spares from a '97 F-150 kit for the dash instruments and Ford oval on the grille. The fact that the graphics were generic was kind of a moot point to me, since there's no way I'd stick the things to the body in the first place.

Thanks guys! It could certainly catch up to pretty much anything- but any bump or pothole would get it off your tail.

Nice! The neighbor has one in a color similar to that, but his is a Supercab short bed. I do want to cut up one of these kits to represent that configuration.

Aw yeah! Pull 'er out of the barnyard and throw her on a fresh bagged chassis.

Just plain sweeeeeeeeeeet.

I've been screwing around with a '41 Plymouth the last couple of days and I think I might be onto something...

All kinds of cool! I'd love to see one of these as a newly-tooled kit subject. (NOT holding my breath... just sayin'. )

$25 plus shipping and handling. ????

Very nice!

I like where this is going.

Did I mention I really like this body?

I basically threw this together from some spares, in much the same manner I'd assume a 1:1 like this would be done.

This was just a quick and simple "slam it together and get it over with" type of project. I used the wheels from the Revell '49 Merc Wagon, and some of the engine parts from the Revell Cadillac parts pack engine, and did it as a psuedo-MSP car. Kind of my take on an updated version of the MPC '50 Merc police car snap kit, I guess.

You did the impossible, Rob... as in you built a second-gen Camaro that, if blown up to 1:1, I'd not be ashamed of being seen in. Great work all around on this one.

Screw it... I'm moving to Queens.

Thanks guys. Those came from Modelhaus- 1992-1997 Ford Police Wheels. They come molded in black resin with separate plated caps.

I really like it! I've used the Tamiya interior and chassis under couple of other Beetles and it's a very adaptable assembly. Never noticed the discrepancy between the LHD and wiper configuration on the Tamiya kit.

Very cool! I like the idea you have with the taillights- the old Ford "sheild" type lights, but with a round lens. I'd like to give that a try in 1:1.

What he said- though the hood is more "rust" than either color. Rust can turn black though- just sand it and spray some of that rust converter on it.

Nice! I have a similar swap I need to get back to working on- only I'm using the SnapTite drop tob body with a '10 Shelby GT500 as the donor.

I could go for a set or twelve of those...

And yes- that's foil, and if you saw the model in person, you'd notice it's not as neat as it could be. The trim is molded to the body but it isn't quite as well defined as it could be- meaning there are a few slips and less-than-straight edges here and there.

It probably is a bit oversized (it's from a 1:20 Lindberg kit), but it was that or go with something noticably too small. Here's the real thing on a newer style Crown Vic-

VERY well done.