Chuck Most

What he said. Ford did not make a factory dually pickup until 1980.

Gonna have to be the sick weirdo here and suggest the Electric Pink.

Thanks guys. That's just a few thin coats of Tamiya clear yellow, brushed onto both sides of each lens.

I think it was AAM (All American Models) which was owned by Art Anderson, but don't quote me on that. The Merkur Scorpio was kinda/sorta like a RWD Taurus. They shared quite a few styling cues anyway.

And even more stuff on the way.

The cost of renewing my tags doesn't bother me, it's just the fact they're due on my birthday. It's like the state saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY... That'll be sixty-one bucks, please."

NOT what I was expecting! Nice job on this.

Speaking of business cases... I think Revell (and a few other manufacturers) could save a few bucks by simply not including tires in some of their kits. Just put a disclaimer on the box saying "Look, we tried, but... you're better off just using something from the spares box for rubber here." (And I am only half-joking .)

Right- for a US model, which is how I originally intended to build it. But the optional RHD setup was just too cool to pass up, so... I kind of went with an "exported non-export" model kind of theme.

I was afraid the windows on the Revell Beetle would fit poorly- but they actually fit great! The problem with the tires (for me) isn't so much that the sidewalls are blank, but that they are flat. No bulge in the sidewall at all, not even once they're slipped onto the wheel. That and the ones in my kit were poorly molded- I can't vouch for that in every single example of the kit though.

I've been moving a lot of my former Fotki photos over to Photobucket, and I've been rediscovering a few favorites. Like this Pete that seems to think it's an Oshkosh...

The only thing I hate about that kit is the tires, but the balance of it is really nice. It's at least on par with the Tamiya '66 in most cases, just a little behind it in others... but actually better in a few areas, IMHO.

^My neighbor has that same way of thinking... but weirdly he doesn't seem to mind the Kawasaki engine in his John Deere, or his Honda Rancher ATV, or the fact the Duramax diesel in his beloved GMC is an Isuzu design. I don't know if he knows his Impala was assembled in Canada... Personally, I don't care who built it, or where- I'm not going to waste my hard earned money on junk. And I don't believe in the "Just because it's made in America/Japan/Germany/Narnia that alone automaticallly makes it superior to all else" school of thought. It has more to do with the manufacturer's dedication to producing a quality product than the country of origin.

Finally got around to building the Revell Beetle I've had sitting around. Since it has the wrong fenders and engine for the year it's supposed to represent, say the guys more knowledgable on air-cooled Vee-Dubs than I, I decided to do it as a beater.... Engine/bumper/equipment discrepancies aside, my only real gripe with the kit was the tires. In a word, they're awful. It's not so much the fact the sidewalls are blank, but the sidewalls are flat as well. So I nabbed a set of narrow AMT Firestones, and used those instead. They fit the Revell wheels like they were made for them- I just installed them with the thicker bead (the side that had the old "spider"you had to cutout) facing out so the outer part of the wheel would sit nice and flush with the bead. Aside from that, its box stock- right down to the factory style trailer hitch. My next project might be to do a VW-powered rail, and put it up on a trailer for this Beetle to tow.

That's it exactly. Even those "perfect" Japanese cars get recalled every so often, but there's a point where you just have to sit back and ask "are you flippin kidding me???" Maybe if they changed their name to American Leyland it would bring them better luck.

Sounds like that guy wanted to be decked in the face.

I like where it's going. I've messed with the idea of stuffing a Mod motor sideways in one of these kits.

I'm just stunned GM has managed to push 500,000 of that wedge-shaped doorstop of a car. Hearing about GM's inability to design a vehicle that isn't junk? That should suprise no one at this point.

Looks like the '30 my grandfather has in his shed. He's restored seven or eight other Model As in the 40 years he's had that one, but for whatever reason, that one just sits there.

That is certainly in the Top Ten of "Greatest Descriptions I've Ever Read".

Must have missed the announcement this kit was on the shelves- I knew it was coming. Gotta get one now! Great job on this one- for some reason it's making me think of an old rally car.

Lee- not only are there unused dome flasher lenses, but check out the inside of the roof- it's full of flashed-over holes, which are covered by the separate headliner. Expect more from this tooling. (Note that last sentence is little more than an educated guess on my part. ) I'm finally getting around to working on this kit, and I will say my one big disappointment is the tires. Not just the blank sidewalls, but the ones in my kit are really poorly molded. BUT- I robbed some of the old skinnny, hollow Firestones from AMT (they're in the Bill Jenkins Grumpy Toy '66 Nova and most versions of the '49 Merc among others), and they fit the kit wheels pretty well. If you have a set of these, notice that one bead is a bit thicker than the other- slip the tires over the wheels with the thicker bead facing out, so the outward-facing part of the wheel will fit nice and flush with the bead of the tire. The AMT Firestones are a very nice alternative to the kit tires.

You had me at '60 Edsel. No matter what you do with it, I'll be watching.

Click an individual photo- that'll take you to the Photobucket album with larger images. Really nice! A Ford AA is in my to-do pile.

Bummer on the damage to the woody, but good to hear it's easily repairable. Notes taken on making room for the Ardun. Still need to get back at mine.