Chuck Most

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?

Looks like that is at least correct. (After reading this thread and seeing the upside down lettering come up, I got curious and did a little digging...) I agree- I think they look great on a variety of muscle car subjects.

That's what the 1994 copyrighted kit I have and the RC2-era 'AMT Muscle' issue both had, the latter actually came with two sets, for whatever reason! Back to the upside down lettering- is that actually correct? I've heard guys say Firestone actuallly did make tires with upside down lettering like that, but I've never seen a 1:1 Firestone from that period lettered that way.

I don't see why you're not 100% satisfied with it- it looks great from were I sit!

I bought a kit for a few parts (a snow plow and some 8 bolt wheels), so I figured I'd have a little fun with it. Post-apoc it is. No zombie hunting for this one, though.

Don't. The 'Fred Flintstone Braking Method' isn't quite as effective as you've been led to believe.

I had an '85 Ranger with just over 250k on the clock and the original clutch wasn't missing a beat. Same thing could not be said for the rest of the truck. On the other hand, my girlfriend went through two clutches in one year in her Jetta. Third time around she had it changed at another dealer and it was still fine when she traded it in with about 30,000 on the third clutch. The tech at the VW dealer she took it to the last time was a bit more thorough- he checked the pedal freeplay and IIRC he even bled the master and slave cylinders when he changed the clutch.

I've used liquid superglue- run a steady bead all the way around the bottom of the seats. That should not only keep the seats firmly in place, but act as a barrier between the styrene and vinyl. I don't know if they've reformulated the vinyl so it won't burn the plastic parts, but I haven't personally seen a kit made after the late '80's with vinyl burns on any of the plastic parts, so I'm guessing something was changed somewhere down the line.

Seems to happen all the time with engines, anyway. Check the Red Ram Hemi from the 2002-era Ala Kart against the same engine in the original Ala Kart kit or the '29 Model A roadster and you'll see an obvious difference in size- the newer engine is a bit underscale, while the original is just a teensy bit overscale from what I've seen. Every Chrysler 392 varies somewhat in size, even among kits of the same scale by the same manufacturer. I guess that since the engine is mostly hidden away in the engine compartment when the model is built, the manufacturers might be willing to fudge the numbers a little bit more than they would on more visible parts of the model. Not sure if that's true or not, but seems logical and it works for me.

Period perfect! The things that can be done with a Beverly Hillbillies Olds kit, some scratchbuilding, a little aftermarket influx and a steady helping of skill never ceases to amaze me.

I think big wheels look great on big cars, and a Deuce-and-a-Quarter is a big car, no doubt. This came out fantastic!

Right here- http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51809&hl=%2Bfire+%2Btruck I also did a quick review of an original kit and compared it to the current reissue, that's in the December issue of Model Cars. I now realized I failed to point out the incorrect suspension setups in both the online and print reviews.

All of the 1:25 late model Hemi engines seem to differ in size- the one in the AMT 300C is just about in between the Revell Challenger and Magnum engines, though it is quite a bit taller. That one also has those weird exhaust manifolds sprouting out the sides of the block. Both the Revell engines look correct aside from the size discrepancy, though I could not tell you for sure which one is more accurate as far as dimensions go.

Just saw that- the orange Isetta caught me, and I HAD to read the story after seeing something like that!

Figuring out the engine, and poked some holes in the hood for it to breathe.

Yeah, I noticed you kind of have a thing for tractors. Still debating belly mower or scraper for this thing....