Chuck Most

My real hangup is the purple. That's a shade of purple that just doesn't seem to exist beyond the Big Al. ?

Not sure how I missed this originally, but nice old Dodge. One of these days I want to model a Big Al engine. I think an AMT Cummins would get me about 75% there. I've got an Illini Big Horn that I need to pay more attention to.

I've never had quite as many problems with this kit, but you did and still got a great looking result. Just goes to show that sometimes a little skill and a whole lot of patience is all it takes.

This was just a fun project, a kitbash between the (now) AMT Dodge L700 and the AMT Ford C900 Garwood packer. The rear frame rails were grafted onto the Ford chassis to get the wheelbase to 153". Basic large subassemblies were mostly out of the box, though I added a winch cable made from leader line and added some work lights. Line-O reflective tape was used in place of the kit waterslide decals. The paint on the packer body started the entire project. I found a can of Rust-Oleum Satin Moss Green in the garage, and thought it was an appropriately hideous color that would look good in a garbage truck. The same green was used for the wheels, bumper, and grille.

Late to the party but.... I've been poking around online because I be had a similar project in mind. I've found photos of exactly one on all of the Internet, from an episode of The Fall Guy. Things I keep going back to. 1. I'm not 100% sure if it's a functioning garbage truck or just something a television studio threw together, but, well, it existed in full scale. 2. I'm also not 100% sure that's a Garwood 900 body. Sure does look close to me, though. 3. The Garwood 900 went into full production in 1972, while the L600/700 went out of production in 1971. Any combination probably would be a later refit, assuming there was ever more than one L700/Garwood 900 in existence in the first place. Still thinking about moving forward on the project though.

If it were a little more beat up looking it would resemble a real one that used to lurk around my area.

You were right the first time. It's a Ford cab. Budd stamped it, but Ford designed it and paid for the tooling. Any manufacturer who wished to use it needed approval from Ford.

If he's the actual AMT Kat, I can't claim that was my intention. I just wanted to incorporate the Kat logo for whatever reason.

I swear it's medicinal!

My favorite thing about the tail end of Johan was the chrome sprues. As has been mentioned, they would just run the parts in whatever colors they had handy. And since the plastic would be covered in chrome, sometimes they'd just throw whatever odd bucketfuls of colors that I imagine they'd swept off the floor. If you ever strip the chrome on a later Johan part, be prepared for anything. It might be the same color as the raw plastic. Or not. Could be several colors. I've seen a few that were a treat of psychedelic swirls of color once the chrome came off. ?

Oh... Don't think for a second that basically that same idea HASN'T crossed my mind. ? I don't think there'd be much Australian about it, more like Chrysler wanting a cut of that sweet sweet Ranchero/El Camino market. I always thought it was odd that Chrysler didn't get into that market until the Rampage/Scamp.

I don't think so. I got my M months mixed up.

I asked my local shop a couple months ago and they said their supplier was saying late March. Well, I think they blew that deadline. ?

I slept on this kit until yesterday. It's a convertible, a muscle car, and a Chrysler product. Three things that normally don't grab me. Any combination of two sure, but not all three in one subject. ? But I'm definitely getting a hardtop version whenever that materialized, as long as it still includes that trailer. Anyway, I bought one just for the trailer. But the kit itself has got me thinking. I've been searching around online (with no luck so far) for a four door sedan body. Have it be a police car, or leave the R/T badging and do a what if '60s performance sedan.

Jay's wheels and tires are always good. Those look perfect on this one. Awesome work on that bumper... looks like it's up to the job of pushing another vehicle and/or light demolition work. ?

Very nice! I used the same mirrors on the two I built. Weird how AMT provided those mirrors in the '92 and not in the kit they actually belong with. ?

Kitbash of the old MPC Heavy Pedal kit and the AMT Ertl GMC Sportside. The wheels and tires are from Scenes Unlimited. The whole mess is hosed off in Krylon Sea Mist. Needs some cleanup on the side markers and some touchup on the grille but I might weather it later on. Guess we'll see what happens.

All I'm going to say is... Hey ... Lockheed? Might be an opportunity to get back into the airliner business. Jeez, tap into the retro zeitgeist and make a new L-1011.

Sucks about the decals, that's been an on and off Round 2 decal problem for a while. I know this kit can be a bit of a challenge but it looks like you got a nice finished result. I'm definitely getting a couple anyway, mostly for the four wheel drive drivetrain doodads.

I got the idea for this from a Dodge Caravan converted to a dump truck that went viral a few years ago. And a bunch of oddball conversions I remember from Farm Show magazine in the '80s and 90s. Not sure why I settled on the Nova but here we are. Base kit is the AMT Nova wagon, with a scratch built dump box. Apparently the brakes have at least been upgraded, suggested by the five lug wheels. Front wheels are from a 60s Corvair, while the rear wheels and tires are from a Revell first gen Bronco. For extra kitch i added some cab clearance lamps, West Coast mirrors, and a spotlight. I left all the trim in place and even used some C-channel strip for trim on the dump box. Paint is Tamiya Orange with a dull clearcoat over everything.

They're the wheels that came with the Lindberg F150. There was an "off road" version of the kit with basically these wheels and tires and a rollbar.

This one came to life in the Power By Ford Community Build. Basically it is an AMT '53 cab set up on a Lindberg 1997 F150 4x4 chassis. The engine was upgraded to Lightning specs with Revell parts. The bed is made up of Plastruct fencing, Evergreen strip and basswood. The hood ornament is a Miniart 1:35 scale pigeon. Paint is distressed Revell Matt Yellow. Door art was done by hand with a Gundam marker.

Next time you see the '53 it'll be in Light Commercial Under Glass. ?

I think I mostly have the F100 flat bed dialed in. I also made up a bumper and used Jeep fog lights as taillights. The bed planks are actual strips of craft basswood.

I started this back in 2011 or 2012 when the Moebius kits first came out. It sat around 95% finished until today. Why'd it take that long? No real reason other than I just wasn't "feeling it". Base kit is the '71 Ranger XLT, with the engine and transmission from the Model King '69 Custom. The trim was removed and the '69 seat and door panels were used, to make the truck more closely resemble a base, no frills kind of truck. It has Plastruct ladders, an old VCG Resins saddle toolbox, and a ladder rack made from Evergreen strip. I believe the hubcaps are old MBP Detail Products resin pieces. The distressed door graphics are the TV repair markings from a '90s reissue of the Revell '56 F100. All of the paint and weathering was done over a decade ago, except for the rust streaking on the bed sides, which was done with Vallejo acrylics, and the tailgate lettering. If I did it today it would no doubt look better, but it's nice to have an example of how far you've come to keep you in check, right?