Chuck Most

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.

Saw it- information looks complete and accurate! The trucks are sweet, too. Seeing what Moebius has done with the Hornets (and the relative rapid-fire succession with which each new variant followed the last), I'd not be suprised if they are already planning a 4wd variant. Just speculation on my part, but it woudn't suprise me in the least if such an animal were in the pipeline.

The '79 Camper Special did get marked up- there really wasn't much Dave could have done about that. Once the shops and vendors get them, they can pretty much charge whatever they want as long as people will pay it. I remember seeing the kit listed on Dave's flyer at the time (what was that- 2006 or therabouts?) for $20 or so, but I never saw one on a hobby shop shelf for less than $25. And they've gone up considerably since they were discontinued. Still, you're paying less for the MK reissue than you would for a mint original kit. I'm pretty sure that will continue to happen, but there really isn't much Dave (or Moebius for that matter) can really do about it. The markups didn't seem to be as bad on the Tim Flock Hudsons and Chryslers, but again, I think quite a few vendors mark them up simply because they're special editions.

Nice, complete, and comprehensive! Just because I can, here's a '72 I almost bought a couple of years ago. Didn't think I'd like the gas bill driving it 45 miles round trip to my then-employer five times a week. Still, kinda wish I'd bought it now... No rust through other than what's visible on the fenders, and very few dings and dents. It had the 390/Automatic, practically no options other than the camper package, and was two-wheel drive -=that last one was another reason I talked myself out of buying it

I'm not too worried about the prices on the Model King version- judging from the standard Moebius vs. the MK versions of the Hudson and Chrysler, in the real world it seems like the MK versions only command a premium of about five bucks. No matter what, it'll be a bargain compared to the mediocre R&R '72, which sells for just north of fifty bucks.

I built one of these as a mildly hot-rodded version years ago using the MPC kit. I wish MPC had used the white plastic- not the horrid red stuff mine was molded in! Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye on this one.

I've already built six each of these kits ('69 and '71) in my head. Is that good or bad?

What he said... just leave yourself a little budget for paint and foil to use on 'em!

Nope, didn't miss it. I just still want to do a little research of my own. Can't let you have ALL the fun, can I?

X2! The Charger looks incredible done as a lowrider. The fact that this kit is pretty far from great to begin with makes the result even better! Hey, Danno. This one really ISN'T another General Lee.

Ironic that my favorite 'Ferrari' is not even a Ferrari... You certainly did the 1:1 subject justice.

I can live with decalized whitewalls- I'd rather have that than a printed whitewall that isn't centered or smudged. If worst comes to worst I can always airbrush 'em with white acrylic. I am a little puzzled as to why they didn't print the whitewalls on this one, since the ones in the '48 Ford coupes are done pretty well. Maybe for the NASCAR version?

I'm not into counting my eggs before they're chickens... but if anybody finally does produce a first-gen Bronc in kit form, my money's on Moebius.