Chuck Most

Rusted? Yes. Peterbilt? Yes. Wrecker? Yes. Ugly? No! I'd say it's just the opposite.

The latest from Kris Morgan over at Morgan Automotive Detail. As usual, it's an extremely high quality piece- nicely cast and I'll be condemned if I can see where the modifications were made to the master. I don't have a Revell Merc Woody body to try it out on yet, but if past experience is any indicator regarding MAD bodies, it should be a drop-on replacement for the kit body.

Tom's right, they are pretty easy to make. I need to dig out the one I started a few years back. I just used some .040 Plastruct sheet, and if I recall the wheel openings have the rear fender flares from a Jeep CJ-5. It needs some bodywork and slam latches, that, and I need to remember where I put it...

Love it!

Nice! Makes me want to get back at doing the replica of my '94 F250

I'd say go for it! You don't see too many model trucks done up with service bodies.

In order... Nope, still not decided on FE or 385series big block yet. Chassis is a typical '70's AMT truck kit- all but the front crossmember molded in place, separate exhaust, suspensions, and fuel tank. I went with 2-wheel drive, the kit has a coil spring front suspension for the 4x4 model, which would be incorrect for an F250 or heavier truck.

I would buy a mansion, in some really snotty neighborhood, like Beverly Hills, or at least somewhere along the lines of Grosse Pointe. Then I'd let the lawn get weed choked and overgrown, and I'd have a '77 Trans Am up on blocks in the front yard, with a goat chained to the axle. Why? I don't know- I guess I'm just weird like that. I'd wisely invest whatever I did not spend on the mansion, Trans Am, and goat.

The weak chrome might be a benifit in one regard- past experience when it peels off that easily it usually doesn't stand a chance against your favorite chrome-stripping solvent of choice, and if you wanted to downgrade this from an XLT to an XL that chrome would need to go away anyhow...

You could, but if I recall the bellhousing and shifter position would be different for a 1:1 Ford or GM application, depending on how fussy you are about such things.

The Revell Wrangler Rubicon has a narrower version of those Mickey Thompson Baja Claws. But yeah, the 46" versions shown in the link would be nice!

I'd like to get another one and have the markings made to do it up like one in service in Dubai.

My '98 Mercury Tracer had almost as many miles on it when I quit driving it- never had the engine or trans apart or anything. I never even had to change the brake pads, and as far as I know those were original to the car, which had 176,000 highway on it when I got it. Sure, it went through its share of tires and other wear and maintenance items, but other than having to replace the starter at around 250,000, that car didn't owe me a dime. Even the AC still worked. Only reason I finally put it out to pasture is because it was one or two more winters away from not having floorboards anymore.

I'm 99% sure it's either a Tremec T-5 or T-45. The powertrain from that kit is patterened after what was used in the mid to late '90's Mustang Cobras.

Even though it's a hardtop, and a few years too old, for some reason the Andy Griffith Show theme song is playing in my head now.

AMAZING work! The only downside is that you'll probably get sick of being asked "Where can I get that kit" when you're finished with it.

One of the few vehicles I've seen on a reality TV show I'd actuallly like to own. Love it.

Nice! The Grim Reaper decals are more appropriate here than on the Chevy kit.

Styleside. Fleetside is Generic Motors' word for wide side beds. Anyway, nice job on this one! I have one stalled somewhere, I never made it past the "cut out the extended part of the cab" phase with mine. Doing an '80-86 style in on the agenda for me, too, but I've noticed the character lines on the '91 style bed don't quite match up with the ones on the older style Monogram cab, like one or the other is just a tad over or under scale. Still might go ahead and try it out though. I know I've got a Monogram Bronco to cough up the correct '80-86 rear wheel arches anyway!

Beyond cool! I'd never be man enough to cut up into a vintage AMT kit to that degree, much less do everything else you've done with it. Makes me want to get back at my '66 Falcon pro street project.

I've got two of these (plus a 1:20 Lindberg MSP kit), and they're probably the best North American subjects Tamiya ever did. One of these days I want to do one as a Grand Wagoneer- fake wood paneling and all.

That's the one that became the Pink Poison- as far as I know they never released it as Mr. Deadwrench, it was just shown that way in the catalog. Anyway, love all of these! I think it's about high time Revell brought that J10 Honcho out one more time.

Thanks guys. The orange was actually a compromise- originally, I didn't know if I wanted to do the truck with a service body or with a stake bed. I had planned to go with Competition Orange if I built it as a flatbed, but Oxford White if I did it as a servie truck. My hometown used to have a couple of these with flatbeds and painted the ever-popular "county orange" and I always liked seeing them around. I figured orange would be a good choice for the "old municpal truck" look I was after, and ultimately just kind of crossed my fingers it would look good on a service truck. Just a few days ago I saw a newer Ford service truck painted completely orange, so I guess I wasn't too far off the mark.

Thanks guys! Yes, that you do!

Liking it already! Looks like I might have to get in touch with BNL Resins...