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I'll be putting up my Festivus pole later on today. Thanks for the sentiment, Bernard!

Even if I didn't wave that through the checkpoint, I'm pretty sure she has more than enough turbo to outrun whatever vehicle with which I'd give chase. Love it!

I see the infamous Henway Speed Six... that one deserves to be finished! I've heard (but haven't confirmed) that the tooling was scrapped by Monogram. Even though it was a pretty good kit it was a colossal dud, sales-wise.

Thanks guys! Erik I'll keep it in mind- I should have the flashers from that kit some place, if not I'll let you know Danno- yes ineed, that's the one. James- thanks, but Danno's right- the flasher in the Fire Truck looks quite a bit too small to work.

Yes, this thread's almost two years old, but I've got to say I love 'em! I've had the notion to do a square-body S10 in about the same style as that C1500.

That long ago already? Wow. I will say I'm awfully fond of the new for '13 police version.

Nice! There used to be a green 1:1 truck similar to that in my area.

One classy ol' Dodge! Great way to round out the year.

Cut the molded inner fenders from AMT's '49 Merc, and you can use the chassis/floor from the chopped Revell kit with comparatively little fuss. That '66 Nova pro street chassis will also work under Falcons, Comets, Rancheros, Fairlanes, and even a few AMC products, all you need to do is adapt a suitable front suspension, and the stock Nova parts are almost close enough to resemble the Ford parts in scale. Obviously you may need to do some trimming and shuffling of engine mounts, etc., but it's usually a pretty straightforward deal. The supercharger and belt drive from the Revell '69 Corvette also fits the big block engines in their '67 Chevelle and '66 El Camino kits. If you don't want a Chevy powered AMT '32 Ford, you can take that iffy SBC in the kit and convert it into an iffy (but convincing) Y-Block Ford with some appropriate valve covers and adding a tilted distributor. Moebius and most Italeri soft vinyl Michelins will also fit right onto AMT's big rig kit wheels. A few more when/if I remember them...

Always wondered what a rusty 'Vette Stingray would look like... I now have my answer! Makes me want to pull the trigger on the rusty Delorean I've had in mind for a while now.

I'm planning to model a couple of Michigan State Police units, and that of course means I'm in need of some Unity Spitfire RV 25/RV 26 "gumball" roof flashers.... nothing else looks right on one! Any kit or aftermarket sources for one? I'd really rather not have 'close enough' for this one, but if I have to settle that's what I'll do...

Not at all.

I've head some say that they're "generic" trailers, and I've heard others say they're replicas of Wells Cargo brand trailers. Anyone know if they represent a particular 1:1 manufacturer's trailers? Just curious.

Love it! And isn't this scenario always the one that plays out...

Nice! Sucks that the IMC thing didn't work out- I was going to get multiples of this and the Olds Cutlass.

You guys are absolutely right there- the wheels appear to be 15", with the tires at 14.

Not a GM truck guy at all, but I do love these. You did the subject justice, Terry! Ditto.

The 'curbside' one I'm meddling with... You can see the hood (which I've already glued down) is a bit smaller and a slightly different shape than its opening- time to break out the filler! Here's the kit chassis with the MRC sleeves in place. And the trimming I've done to the fenders, so the grille will settle back further and bring the headlights back so they aren't bulging past the fenders... And just for kicks... Roger, here's the '64 Comet chassis, which looks like it'll need the rear inner fenders trimmed off to fit the 'Chero body.

They're a bit big- they pretty much render the wide whites in the kit narrow. The tires provided are similar to the ones in the '64 Comet, but are open all the way through.

Just as well- this likely would have been little more than that dreadful F&F Camaro kit with different decals.

Same here!

Love it! One of these days I want to do a First Gear '53 IH panel as a fully outfitted Civil Defense rig.

It has been, but go back through the thread and check out Roger's (plowboy) conversion of the '66 Fairlane chassis, another viable option if you want a full-detail 'Chero.

I'll second that! Lovely job on these.

I don't care if it's toyish- I love it!