Chuck Most

Hopefully it's a leather hat- they cut easier with a serrated knife than a fabric hat. I'd rather not discuss how I came across this little tidbit...

I feel the same way- I'm not worthy to hang out with the cats in this book!

Oh, how many times I've told myself that same sweet, sweet lie. For some reason that mockup reminds me of a '59 I saw at St. Ignace last year-

I have only one gripe about this kit- AMT only would have needed to add a second pair of skinny tires for a three in one kit- stock, custom or drag... just like in the glory days. I know a proper set of stock tires is just a trip to the parts box away for 99% of us, but still! That aside, it's a good kit and a good one to have back even if they sort of replaced the stock building option with a drag version.

I've had good luck with the Krylon 'Glowz' paint. It comes in 6oz spray cans and sells in the neighborhood of six to eight bucks, depending on where you get it. I've seen it in some department stores in the craft section, and most well stocked hobby shops should have it, or at least be able to order it for you. Stock number is 3150.

Nice all around.

Probably just Fotki randomly changing the URLs again.

Rough and mean. I love it.

Buick, Olds, and Cadillac... or could that possibly be a Studebaker? NOW we're talkin'. That reminds me... was there ever a kit of the Little Deuce Coupe in the second pic? Because there really should have been.

Just plain lovely, and I'm not just saying that because I'm fond of IH trucks.

Love the direction this one's going! Can't get enough of rat rods with artillery wheels and unusual engines. I think "The Man Upstairs" by Voltaire might fit, too. I won't post a link to the song or anything because of some language, but it's a hillarious song in a twisted kind of way.

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I think it was some guy who worked for Revell in the late '70's... for a VERY short period. Maybe the intern who got coffee for the engineering staff or something. They dropped the practice pretty quickly, but unfortunately they still reiusse many of the kits that way.

That came out great!

If you ask me, just the brake backing plates and suspension pieces make this kit worth buying. The rest of the kit's nice (other than that grille that gets wider toward the bottom), but those parts in particular are very well done. Just a pity that the frame is molded in with the fender unit.

So, GM can't say it's 'from the country that invented rock and roll' in Camaro ads anymore? (Note, that was a little sarcasm based on old ads from the fourth-gen car's advertising tag line.)

So far it looks like my neighbor's old beater- missing taillights and all.

Weird thing is, I was certain I got the roadster as a 13th birthday present, which would have been 1995. I hate being reminded my memory isn't so good!

I was thinking the Roadster was the first, but to confirm what Casey says- the 3-window and Speedwagon were in the 1996 catalog. No sign of the Roadster in that year's catalog.

Just stumbled across one of these late '70's parts packs. This one isn't 100% complete, but I figured a few of y'all might be interested in seeing what's in there. The box- The instruction sheet... say, doesn't that look like an MPC Dodge kit? There's also what appears to be an AMT '72 GMC kit on one of the box side illustrations... as far as I know Revell never did a late '70's Dodge pickup or a pre '72 GM truck. Two stepside beds- one for compact trucks, the other for fullsize trucks. The hood scoop is also on this sprue. Wheels, flares, rollbar, and bed cover. The bed cover is scored at the bottom, you use it as-is for the fullsize bed, or cut out the scored part for use with the compact bed. The wheels are dinky- about the same diameter as Revell's modern Lowrider kit wheels. That giant grid is the custom grille material. There's enough here to do at least three trucks. The custom quad headlight bezels look an awful lot like '66 Olds pieces. All lenses are chrome. Wheels, lights, bumpers (again differing for compact and fullsize trucks) and winch. As with the non-plated wheels, the plated ones are a bit on the small side.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again- love this car, and wish they sold them in the US. Love the stance and color combo on this one!

I have, and it does work well. I've even used Bare Metal foil to mask whitewalls- works even better, but it's quite a bit pricier to be sure!

That it does- wasn't sure if the rib on these would be as much of a bear as those Olds wheels or not.

Might not be helpful for painted/decaled wide whites, but I've had great luck with recalcitrant Revell tires by heating them up by means of sitting them on a sunny window sill, or setting them near (not ON) a furnace vent for a few minutes. I've heard some guys use the microwave for that, but I'm not gonna be 'some guys' in that case. I can spend the time I'm not using kneading and squeezing the tires to soften them to work on some other tedious model-building task. That (kneading) also works well, by the way, I'd just rather be able to work on something else while the tires soften .

Tom- is that an old Hubley '60 Ford wagon?