Chuck Most

I still have the Toyota on the back burner, but I remembered this Courier I started. This might be a good excuse to finish it.

Here's how it looked the last time I saw it-

Can't seem to find that Lindberg Lincoln I know I have. But when I do... watch out!

I hear some guy dug up an original issue of the MPC Fire Truck and compared it to the recent Round 2 reissue- that might be in the December MCM if I'm not mistaken...

Mark is building a 7? What kind of insanity is this???? Seriously though, this is extremely cool! I'd wondered when you'd just skip using kits altogether and conjure up your own 7- guess now I have my answer.

Okay- think I've got something here... This would be Revell's 67 Malibu kit. The blower setup and drive belt are from the Revell '68 Corvette kit- these parts are a DIRECT swap for the Malibu's kit-based intake, FYI. I've also lowered the car a bit, but I'd say this thing is a long way from finished, much less 25% of the way there.

Nice truck... but the driver might want to tidy up that sleeper a little.

Oh, yeah! Love it.

Just an update- the most recent '53 Club Coupe I purchased (two weeks ago) has the fender skirt cut lines relocated. So it would appear any Hudson variants Moebius brings out from here on out will have the fender skirts properly centered over the rear wheels.

Saw this yesterday at the local Chevy lot-

Wayne- count me in- I'm just not sure what vehicle I'll be using or when I'll jump in. '67-72 body style, or '73-79 stylle? If you want the former, you could go with the R&R Vacuumcraft '72 (which isn't the best quality wise), or wait for the Moebius kits to come out later in the year. For the latter you could go with the AMT '79 F-350, though you'd have to do something about the long Camper Special-spec bed. Unless any Ford truck will do- you could also find the AMT Ford Courier, which would make a really nice little Pro Street hauler. There were a few different versions of that one- one with a stock long Styleside (wideside) bed, and one with an aftermarket Flareside bed- the Flareside version reissue from around 1995 seems to be the easiest and cheapest to find. Both the AMT F-350 and Courier kits have separate frames and multipiece beds, so back-halving and tubbing them shouldn't be a big deal.

There are a few 'hole in the wall' automotive modeling magazines out there if you know where to look, though most of them are dedicated to one particular niche in the hobby. 'Kustom and Hot Rod Models' comes to mind, but I know there are at least a few others I'm not remembering at the moment.

One of the reasons I have this 'personal thing' against competing in (or acting as a judge) in contests. As for helping you understand, Kevin? Can't help you at all there, I've often wondered the same thing. I've seen quite a few well-done models lose to what I'd consider second or third place entries. All I can think of is that judges are humans like anyone else, and maybe the model that wasn't the cleanest build and had maybe too many added bits on it just somehow had a little bit more 'gotcha' factor than the more cleanly-built models with fewer bells and whistles at that particular contest. No idea if I'm correct or not, or how many times that particular scenario may play out, just a thought.

I saw a Nailhead powered T... and I forgot what this thread was about...

The earlier D-series was International's inspiration for the LoneStar's styling, but I do see a bit of a resemblence to the KB just the same. The LoneStar is coming out great!

Nice! Wasn't this one kind of my 'fault'?

Glad you're back.

Nice! I always had a thing for the EB110.

Nice! Love '30's Ford heavies.

I don't care if it's a hybrid, nor do I care that I'm not normally a fan of FWD compacts, but the CR-Z is one of the best looking modern cars if you ask me. Love the way this came out, and the lights look sweet.

Another Enzo kit being misused beyond all recogniton? You have my full attention.

I'll be in with a Lindberg Lincoln at some point. For those of you unaware of the kit- it has a multipiece body, one-piece all-chrome engine/engine pay piece, and generally lacks anything that could be called detail. You'll see once I post some pictures.

At least it doesn't look like the love child of a '69 Camaro and a rubber door stop anymore. Wait, no, it still does...

THANK YOU!

Nice little Honda!