Chuck Most

Picked this one up at a Gehl dealer, but I've seen them on Amazon and Ebay every so often as well.

That's cool! I'm diggin that weird hybrid first and second gen Ranger tow truck, too.

Just picked this up a few days ago, it's a 1:25 promotional model by Die-Cast Promotions, which is owned by F.F. Ertl III, Inc. That's a completely different Ertl company from what many of us know, but the same family. Even though at $32 it's about eight bucks pricier than their other 1:25 Gehl skid loader promos, this one has a few more working features like an opening hood and cab, and more comprehensive and better-printed graphics. About the only letdowns are the oh-so-obvious bare metal rivets, the lug nuts not being picked out in silver, and the molded plastic hydraulic rams for the bucket don't quite match the yellow paint on the metal parts. But for the price and how nice it is overall, those are fairly minor gripes if you ask me. And here she is with her little sister- another FF Ertl 1:25 promo of the Gehl 5635 model, which I took apart and weathered a little. I might do the same thing with the 7810, haven't made up my mind yet though.

All very nice!

Nice!

Speaking of tradition, I wonder if this 'Vette will still have transverse leaf springs like the current car. Or a Model T. Or some stage coaches...

Progress on the Mack so far...

I've heard a few rumors from Meijer employees that they might not be restocking them after the 24th, that may explain why they're now 50% off.

I noticed. Mine might keep a few more of the stock Mack parts, but even stripped down of the uneeded truck stuff it's still pretty big!

Well, I hope nobody minds, but my little tractor conversion isn't going to be so little. It'll be a little bit jumbo-sized, actually, because I'm starting out with a '26 Mack AC.

Those Fujimi Enthusiast Series Porsche 356kits are best enjoyed when select parts from them are adapted to the Tamiya Beetle. Awesome!

I've gone through quite a few Super Saws... NEVER saw a pink one until now! Or a supercharged one, for that matter.

Thanks guys! Niko- the rust on this one is a combination of washes and brush-painted Tamiya Hull Red, exposed Dupli Color red oxide filler primer, and actual rust from a dissolved steel wool pad. I mix the rust with 70% alcohol and apply it in washes, or get the rust down into the sediment in the bottom of the bottle and dab it on for heavier applications. Sam- Odd you mention that- that's more or less the kind of 'feel' I was going for- right down to the '68 plate. And there's a good reason the taillight lenses aren't red. I forgot about them until you mentioned it.

Update- the buy two get one tags are still up... but they've been joined by 50% off tags, and all the Revell kits ring up that way. Bottom line- now they're half off.

Oh, my. That is lovely!

Sorry, but the El Camino itself was an abomination, period. It was supposed to feature all the good features of a car and pickup, but it only had the worst features of both. I know this because I used to own one- a '75... which wasn't one of the El Co's best years, either. (Oh boy, here comes the hate mail...) If you want a two-seater with a lot of cargo room, get a late model Corvette. Way pricier, sure, but way less rust prone, too.

Just a basic, curbside beater, basically built as diorama filler. That Rocket V8 was just too pretty to hide under a hood...

This one's done... should have Under Glass pics sometime today.

Ditto. And his standup acts are awesome, as well. The best part of his sitcom? His real-life father gave the actor playing him tips on how to play him more convincingly.

Sweet- I already like it! About all that's missing is a little Buick influence... though a three-carb Nailhead under the hood would fix that one little issue quite nicely indeed.

Just a Stanley Steamer would have been cool enough- but you really knocked this one out of the park!

Hello, Steve? Anyone ever tell you you bear a strong resemblance to Butters?

That's the one thing I ALWAYS hated about Tenax. The stuff would evaporate more quickly than Vanilla Ice's career- expose it to air and TAH-DAH... it's gone. Never had that problem with the Ambroid though. Haven't tried the Tamiya glue yet, but if it works as well as Tenax or Ambroid and won't evaporate as quickly the second it's out of the bottle it might be worth looking into.

Sounds like a plan to me. Also- I know it's just in raw plastic now, but that red fender/white body look is starting to grow on me.

Deciding on a smallblock Chevy or a Dodge Red Ram.... Red Ram all the way... leave the SBC in the Camaro or box van it belongs in. It WOULD be cool to mate the ZF to the Hemi, though.