Chuck Most

Yeah- in the Falcon I'm building (with the pro street Nova chassis) I had to use stock exhaust manifolds because none of the headers I had in the stash would fit the ports AND clear the suspension.

I've used the '50 F-1 Flattie engine in this kit (well, the chopped '49 Coupe anyway), and getting it to fit was no big deal. I used the ARDUN heads and three-carb intake, though, so I can't say how well it work as a stock-only application! I don't even think I had to mess around much with getting the headers to match up with the Merc exhaust.

No, because I use a photo-sharing site. If I recall, you are limited to how much you can post to the forum if you add it as an attachment. Once you reach a certain point, you can't add more or are limited.

LOVE THIS! Great way to dispose of spares!

What... no 'roo bar? Seriously though- this is my favorite build-up of this kit I've ever seen so far. Love the combination of the color and graphics.

Very nice. And indeed- you could get a factory Ford stake bed platform, the one on this truck is the same style used from 1932 well into the 1970's with few changes.

Still want one! And a D-series pickup...

Nice! Makes me want to get going on my own "powered" Wrangler now, except I'll be using an MPC Pacer six with a resin copy of the Tamiya wrangler valve cover, and a few modified and scratchbuilt parts to update it to 2001-2006 specs.

Oh, man... this is sweet! Wonder how competitive it would have been with the 'Suzu mill, though.

See? A bit more informative than just saying stuff's wrong with it and leaving it at that. I'm just a little shocked you homed in on that (even though you're 100% correct on that being a flaw)- I can't see past that sort-of unravelled braided upper hose. That model pictured isn't what you'd call the best example of the breed, quality wise, but in all factory-stockers always were Danbury's strongest suit. Though they still screwed up the grille on the '70 Mustang worse than Monogram ever dreamed...

No choice but to keep it up now. Quick shot of how it looks now- Still need to paint the window trim and door handles. I also stripped off the factory orange paint on the headlight lenses, and redid the turn signals in Tamiya Clear Orange.

Thinking I'll scratch that with some clear styrene, and some solid plastic mounting brackets, using the decal as a pattern to make the clear board. That's the plan anyway.

Do you even need to ask?

I think I have all of them- Monogram's '37 Ford and the Revell Beatnik Bandit II come to mind off the top of my head. The suspension in the Nova is pretty close to the Ford setup, but I know an AMT '67 Mustang setup can be adapted to the Nova chassis, if you just can't live with knowing its a GM suspension under it.

I picked up two of Maisto's 1:27 scale 2010 Ford F-150 STX models not too long ago. One will stay as is (for now), and the other will be downgraded to the base model XL. Here's how it looks stock, in what looks to be a pretty close match to the 2010 Blue Flame metallic paint... The STX has buckets and a console, while the XL has a 40/20/40 bucket arrangement. I'll be cutting out the center console and replacing it with a smaller midship bucket. These seats are identical to the ones used in the XL, and will stay after some mold seam cleanup and paint. I went with Oxford White- I did not strip the model, I just sanded the factory paint, applied primer, and sprayed the white over that. I also filled in the fog lights with two part body filler. You can order the XL with fog lights and a chrome front bumper, but I'm going with the no fog light, semigloss black bumpers and grille look. I had the proper wheels before I got the truck. For some reason Revell put these late model six-bolt Ford wheels in their Expedition SSV (police) kit- wrong for that vehicle, but just the thing for an '09-'14 F-150 XL! Though they're 1:25 and the truck is supposedly 1:27, they look just fine on the pickup. About that... I think this particular truck is much closer to scale than most Maisto diecasts. Many- mostly the long bed and extended cab trucks, look significantly underscale. This truck looks just fine with 1:25 and 1:24 scale truck models. Really hoping this project won't take too long to complete.

Wish I knew. He'd pretty much retired by the mid '80's, so I'm sure they were all gone by then. I've never seen any of them still in the area. I've still got the GMC letters off the front of the old Crackerbox he had before he got the first CL9000 somewhere, though.

Might have to buy more than one of these. Let's just say my great uncle was rather fond of them... Oh, and Alan- never mind Mitchell. He's usually the complainer in the crowd.

The thing is alarmingly rust-free for a 62 year old car- one other thing I really like about it. And I doubt I'd change a thing about it other than replace the tires (possibly with wide whites) and maybe slap on some trim rings for the wheels. And yeah, Mike- I know these old things don't start well in cold weather, but I wouldn't want to drive it in winter anyway. The duct for the heater blower is half gone- for some nutty reason the blower motor is up in front of the engine compartment, and that duct which runs back from it is full of holes. Not even sure why it was left in place- the hole it goes to in the firewall is blocked off anyway. So, I'd not use this thing as a winter beater. I like how this thing looks as it sits, but even I might restore this one back to stock, just because you don't see many of them.

I've been kicking around the idea of using the Pro Street '66 Nova chassis under this kit, with the front suspension modified to a proper Ford setup and a Ford big block. I know some serious cutting of the cargo bed would need to take place, but I think I'm up for it. Good or bad idea?

Just curious- anybody know of a set of six-spoke IH cast wheels, in resin or whatever? Uptown Automotive used to sell a set, but I just e-mailed Jim Amado and he says they'll be out of production for a little while.

Cool! I've been looking for a reputable doctor for some time now. I have this weird growth I need looked at...

I've got the rear radar antenna- that was on every Blue Goose I ever saw from this era and was a very prominent part of the car. Wayne- thanks for the pics. I think I've got some stuff rattling around in the spares box that looks close, if not, I'll scratchbuild if I need to. There might be a pretty long pause before the next update on this- gotta put in an order to Modelhaus for that wheel/hub cap set.

That one's already been grafted to the '65 body... it's just a matter of doing the bodywork (which I hate) and getting it looking good. Might have to blow the dust off that one and get back to work on it...

Because I may be getting my third Slo-Par for that reason... If you're curious, it's a nice, solid '52 Plymouth which runs and would drive, if it weren't for the fact that the left rear brake is set up... but that's a simple enough fix. I can get the car cheap (I have the advantage of knowing how much money the current owner has in it, and I know he's beyond sick of having to plow around it),put next to nothing into it to get it back on the road, and just run the thing until it does start falling apart... which should give me enough time to decide what to do with it if I want to make it into a 'serious' project. Thing is, I've never really wanted one of these cars (not that I never liked them or anything), but the fact this one isn't completely rotten, is missing onlly frivilous stuff like trim and bumpers, and has an indestructable flathead six (with a relatively fresh rebuild, no less) make it seem like almost a good idea. That and the simple fact I don't see fifty of these at every car show I attend. But the thing is, the car just looks so sad sitting out on that lot. Maybe it's that grille, though... Anybody else ever let the same thing happen to them... see some forlorn old project someplace, and just snap it up for the sake of getting it out of its situation? And did that purchase end in a good or bad way for you? I've come close a few times, but this is the first project I've seen, felt bad about seeing it sitting around unloved... and am seriously considering picking up.

But if you've ever owned a Ranchero, or a Rampage, or an El Camino (the last of which I have owned, unfortunately) you know that the title and registration say "pickup". SUVs would go in light commercial, but what are they considered? Wagons. Same deal for passenger vans. Yet for some reason, putting a '96 Tahoe in the Light Commercial section is a no-brainer, but putting '66 Chevelle wagon in the light commercial section would raise a few eyebrows, even though they're both considered wagons. My rule of thumb is this- if the 1:1 vehicle would have 'pickup' on the title, it goes in the truck section, even if it's a "ute". If not, it goes in Under Glass. Wagons go in under glass. If it gets moved to another category after I post it, I'll let that be my little problem. Even though again I don't see why cars and trucks (not to mention resin and diecast models) really need to have separate sections in the first place...