Chuck Most

I thought GMP already went under, and a few of its executives formed ACME? Or am I thinking of something else?

Finally got the kit a few days ago, and as I suspected, all Revell kit parts work with the MAD body just as though you're using the Revell piece. The Revell stuff has so far needed more prep work done than the body. DISCLAIMER- the Sombrero caps, lake pipes, and unseen-but-present lowered suspension components are not included with the Wagon kit- I nabbed them from the chopped coupe kit.

Got the Modelhaus steelies and caps today- not only do they look great, I think they even improve the look of the kit tire to a degree. I do need to perform a little touch up on the black bumpers and side trim- the clear coat ate away at some of it. I think I'll go with Wayne's suggestion on the flasher too- after finding a base and flasher for the red dome he sent me, I think it looks way closer than the smaller flasher.

Not a '59 Cadillac fan myself, but you sucked me in with Larry Watson, so I had to check it out. Glad I did now! Fantastic job on this.

Oh yeah. That'll do. That'll do quite nicely.

For me, this one hits a little harder than the others. All of them are true, but this one seems to bite me most often of all. And yes, on anything other than skin or a part in the wrong location, it is anything but "instant". I can't tell you how many times I've muttered "Instant, my (fanny)" while at the workbench....

My favorite buildup of this kit so far. Love Mountain Dew. My dentist... not so much.

That's true- he did development work on several Danbury diecast models. He had a hand in the design of several of their models in the late '90's.

True- but being that he's the only one who's noticed it, or spoken up about it, and nobody else can seem to figure out what it is, couldn't it just be a case of one man's Mona Lisa being another's Velvet Elvis?

Like how this is shaping up! I need to post some pics of the one I started yesterday. (Yeah, your fault... )

Something relatively minor irked me today. What is it with '50's doo-wop music at car shows? It's particularly annoying when the majority of cars at said show are from the '60's. I mean, did all those young and hip kids in the '60's still think doo-wop music was "boss" or "mod" when they were dreaming about that new muscle car?

I guess I can see that. But from where I sit I don't see any major flaw with this kit- or even any real series of minor flaws that add up to me not wanting the kit. The simple fact that nobody else has seemed to notice whatever it was Roger took issue with seems to indicate (to me at least) that whatever it is probably isn't a deal-breaker to the majority of people who might be interested in the kit. Or maybe everyone has noticed it and just doesn't care enough to mention it, but that particular aspect didn't meet his standards. Whatever. I've seen some great kits written off by a handful of people for some pretty inconsequential reasons in the past- that didn't seem to matter to the countless other builders who enjoyed building the kit. The majority of people who have this kit, or have at least seen it up close, have had pretty much nothing but good things to say about it. But as we all know, you can't please everybody...

Guy buys kit... guy is displeased with kit. Huh. Like that's never happened. Any reason we need to make a federal case out of it now?

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.