Chuck Most

Good to know the Italeri kits are LHD. I haven't built a 'late model' Italeri kit, it'll be nice to finally have an excuse to do so!

Krylon looking glass works okay... IF you spray it on the backside of some thick acetate (it'll craze styrene), or over some thick glossy plastic. I sprayed some over an old Tamiya gloss black paint can lid and it did look like chrome, but I haven't found a gloss black basecoat that it will work with to get the same effect yet. I tried sealing the gloss black base with Pledge Future, but it did not seem to help. I have found that it will help restore old dulled or scratched chrome, though, and when sprayed directly over kit chrome it looks a lot more like 1:1 chrome. Other than Alclad, there really isn't any 'chrome' paint that actually looks like chrome- the Krylon, Rustoleum, Duplicolor, and Testors chrome paints all more closely resemble aluminum than chrome. As for the clears, I've had good luck with the brands you've shown, but DO NOT spray them over the chrome colors- in my experience, any gloss clear coat over a chrome paint will dull it and turn it into more of a medium gray. I've never tried spraying Rustoleum from a pot through an airbrush- I've only decanted it from a spray can and airbrushed it, and that worked okay. Can't vouch for the stuff in the pots, though.

That they did.

'58 Fury... in red and white, and with four-doors (as described in the book). No such Fury existed in 1958, but it is a work of fiction after all.

I find the lack of bodacious tatas in this thread disturbing.

The '73-77 Generation was quite similar in design to the '67-72 as far as the 'hard parts' (chassis, suspension, drivetrain, etc.), so parts swapping is not only possible, but you'd be well in the ballpark as far as accuracy. If you have that Model King '79, or any of the '70's AMT Ford pickup annuals, combining the bodies from those with the chassis and engines from these upcoming Moebius kits and you'll be able to make a pretty good model of pretty much any Ford F-series from the '70's you'd want to replicate. And there is absolutely no doubt in my mind whatsoever that the engines, drivelines, and rolling chassis in these will be several steps above the old AMT stuff in terms of detail present. Another reason I'll be buying more than just a handful of them once they're out.

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So do I, even though the Fords are more my thing. Not saying I don't like those- I really do! But I never really thought I'd have a legitimate reason to buy that Modelhaus Tucker kit. I think I might have one now, though...

The '66 to '67 AMT top-swap wouldn't be a huge deal for a guy with your skills, but even so, I'd go with Rob's suggestion and get the MCRC body. It'll save you loads of time, and Jeff's stuff is beyond reproach in terms of casting quality. And his prices and delivery times are very reasonable, to boot.

I wouldn't! I'd be too busy pleading for my life to worry about the condition of the rope. I'm not gonna complain about this one because I'm not going to buy it. Revell has plenty more kits and subjects I want more than this either already available or in the cards. From there, my only complaint will have nothing to do with the kits themselves, but with me a) not being able to afford to get them all within a reasonable timeframe and actually FINISH any of them in a reasonable timeframe.

Awesome! Great way to get rid of those meddlesome Corvette parts, to boot.

My great uncle had a bunch of Bumpsides, and only one met with an unfortunate end, around 1970-71. Proof? Here ya go...

This cat, not that cat. Anyway... anybody dare me to try to replicate this? It's the first of many owned by my great uncle, and the only one to meet with an unfortunate end...

It's about 50 miles North-ish of Jackson, in Clinton County. It's actually closer to Lansing- only a few miles north of Lansing on 127.

Sorry... I'm a bit confused by your question. There was no 1929 T. 1928 was the first year for the Model A, the T having been disconinued the year before. But, as far as Model T's go, it's hard to top any of the AMT kits, '25 in chopped and stock height coupes (with optional roadster bodies) or the '27 Phaeton, which is a little light on hot rod parts compared to the '25's but still just as adaptable as the 1:1/ For Model A's- AMT makes a '29 Roadster that's pretty nice, and builds up stock or as a Hemi-powered hot rod. There is no fenderless building option, but you can build it that way if you cut the fenders off the floorpan. Revell's '29 pickup and '31 Tudor are the best thing out there as far as Model A kits go (just my opinion there), and you can use the more detailed Revell chassis under the AMT body with minimal fuss if that's your thing.

Right you are. Recently saw one in person, and it was a pale grey. The guy who had it said he wasn't sure if it was the original paint or not, but Miracal gray primer (Dollar General's finest line of paints ) was an almost perfect match for this particular engine.

I'm assuming Moebius will produce these in 1:25, so you should be good there... IF the old AMT kits were close to their listed 1:25.

Bill Coulter is there to cover the event, but I guess I never thought of Model Cars setting up its own display at the show.

Shaping up nicely.

To me the American 5-spokes don't quite jive with the engine, but I think I'll let it soak in before I come to any final conclusion on that.

The only Stutz Bearcat I've ever seen in person in my life was rusted. Badly. Steel rusts, pressed into the shape of an iconic ar or not. And it takes skill to make plastic look rusty. That being said, I hope Jeff takes the opposite path and makes this one factory fresh... or at least low-milage in appearance.

Same here. Between the '69 and '71 kits, I should have more than enough main ingredients to FINALLY replicate my grandfather's '68 Custom Cab longbox- the first Bumpside to play a significant role in my life. My great uncle pretty much owned a series of these, even though I can only personally remember a couple of them. Given Moebius' track record with bringing out variants of its existing car kits, and the fact every automotive release from them is better than the last, I think there will be quite a few varaitions on the Bumpside theme from Moebius in the coming years. Not a bad deal at all, if you ask this cat.

Awesome! Must say this is the first time I've seen the Turbine done as a drag car.

Well- this is his LoneStar daycab and Harley grille. (Note- I removed the LoneStar scripts and handles from the doors). Casting quality was fantastic, price was great, and delivery turnaround time was blisteringly fast. I'll definitely be doing more business with Dave... especially when he gets that D-Series pickup and Travelall on the market. Cough, cough...

Red one on the bottom is the body style after this one- '73-79.