Chuck Most

Actually, I sold something via craigslist last summer to a guy all the way out in Colorado. I had an owner's manual and warranty manual for a 1968 Cadillac, and listed it on Central Michigan craigslist. Somehow this fellow from Colorado came across the ad and called me about it. He told me he was a bit reluctant at first to call and ask me if I'd be willing to mail them out there, but for me it was no big deal. A lot of folks on cragislist refuse to ship the item, no matter how far away the interested buyer is from them. Flip side of the coin, I had a '73-79 Ford tailgate I listed, and the guy who bought it came to get it himself, even though his pickup had Wisconsin plates on it.

Man, craigslist is a trip! I've had better luck selling stuff there than I ever did on eBay, but that being said, that site does tend to attract some real characters.

There never was a 100% stock version of the Monogram '40 Ford. Even the original release had a non-stock dash, door panels, and seat. I can't tell you for sure, but I don't think the Monogram wheels were the artillery type. Best Model Car Parts (bestmodelcarparts.com) sells the stock conversion set for the interior, with stock type door panels, dash, and seat.

Meh. Call me when RoG kits the G63 AMG 6x6. Not holding my breath, just sayin'...

Huh. Guess it must have depended on how the truck was equipped. My grandfather's '68 F-100 had the 390 and 3-speed manual, and it had the 9". The truck is long gone now, but the axle has been underneath a pro street car for about 20 years.

I hope they'll consider that, but perhaps not before doing one more run of the T600/Canepa before doing so. Sort of like they did with the big-scale Charger street machine before they changed it back to the Richard Petty stock car. As flawed as those T600s are, something about them just speaks to me... and I'm not even that big a fan of the 1:1! Anyway, back to the subject at hand... I've always wanted to pick one of these up, but I've never been able to find one for a reasonable price that was still complete. I'm glad they are going to be able to bring it back mostly intact- there was a rumor going around that the tooling for this one had been dumped into the Detroit river at some point. Looks like that wasn't the case!

A tad off topic, but about that... Would the Dana be correct for a 2-wheel-drive 1/2 ton Bumpside? Every such '67-72 I've ever seen has a Ford 9". 3/4 and 1 tons are another ballgame, and I know those did have them.

Thanks, Tim! I feel that the best place for a small block Chevy is in a boat... I hear they make a fine anchor. I saw that car at the big show up in St. Ignace in 2012- the piece says "last year", which was correct when I wrote the article back in 2013. Should have just mentioned in the text it was the 2012 show. Live and learn, I suppose!

Just something I'd like to point out, related to the earlier discussion of a suitable Cleveland engine. I'm using a Scale Modeling by Chris engine in one I'm making into a '78 Custom. The SMBC engine is a fine little piece, but be aware- I had some issues with starter clearance against the 2wd front suspension crossmember. I'd suggest cutting down the starter, try to fit it a bit closer to the block and or move it a bit further back toward the bellhousing, or (if you really don't care about underside detail) leave it off altogether. I cut a notch out of the crossmember to clear it, the trimming isn't visible once the engine is in place and the body is mounted, but it's something to think about. The SMBC kit I used came with a separate C6 trans, but I used the AMT kit trans instead, as there is a locator pin molded to the pan of the kit piece. I haven't tried the Cougar or NASCAR kit engine block in one yet, so I can't say for sure if there'd be any clearance issues with those as well.

Yeah, if you are going to copy something, for Pete's sake don't copy a highly profitable product that sells nearly a million units a year in its home market, and therefore may end up being a highly profitable and huge selling product in the market where you're selling your knockoff. That just smacks of stupidity... (Note, that was sarcasm, people. )

I'd do it, but then I'd get sick of hearing "Hey, where did you get that figure of that Jace guy from Duck Dynasty?" all the time..

You'll find a ton of them HERE

Stunning!

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Because in 1994 this would have just been a used ambulance. It would be like wrecking a '98 model in a movie made this year - nobody would care. It was just a "used truck" then. And don't blame Hollywood this time.... Spider & Rose is an Australian film.

I'm thinking of doing a phantom Super Duty Raptor- cut the F-350 bed down to a short bed, radius and flare the fenders, and stick some big tires on it. I'm really hoping someone will take this kit and build one of THESE

Stumbled across this on IMCDb last night, and thought it might be an interesting project for the AMT '78 F-350 that was just reissued. http://imcdb.org/vehicle_263310-Ford-F-100-1978.html

Stumbled across this on IMCDb last night, and thought it might be an interesting project for the AMT '78 F-350 that was just reissued. http://imcdb.org/vehicle_263310-Ford-F-100-1978.html

I only have two questions... 1. Where did you get the shrink ray, and... 2. What did the Pete's owner do when he saw his truck had been shrunken down to scale model size? Seriously though- that's a beauty. Green and yellow should not work together well, but on this truck, the combo looks great. May have taken three years, but it looks like time well spent to me.

Started on the bodywork for the tractor. I'm going for a late '70's/early '80's look (hence removal of the gear and lightning bolt medallion), but the tires make it look even older for some reason. Meh... still going to go with it.

You do indeed remember correctly... that can be done as the snow plow, leave off the plow for a regular dumper, or as a tractor. The single axle setup isn't shown in the instructions, but it's all there.

A forlorn Earth object on the moon... for some reason this is reminding me of a South Park episode called "Free Willzyx".

If the equation involves my paycheck, it means one more kit manufacturer will be getting a cut of it...

Yeah- that's the only thing I'm really afraid of. Really the biggest downfall of the majority of Revell's newest snap kits.

First one I plan to build will be converted to a regular cab. Second one might be shorter still... Yes, this truck is the earlier style, but you get the idea.