Chuck Most

Not sure if I'm happy to hear this or not- I just picked up one of those kits.

Until now I was under the impression the Mustang notch was going to be a drag car- now I'm kinda glad to see it appears to be mostly stock. I can always convert it into a drag car if I want.

I recently began working for Kellermeyer Building Systems, Meijer, Michaels, and other retail stores use them to keep their buildings clean. I work out of the Meijer store in Dewitt Michigan, midnight to 7:30 five nights a week. Before that, I did five years hard time at Advance Auto Parts, mostly dealing with commercial customers (ie- dealerships and repair shops), and I was responsible for keeping tabs on overstock items.

With that, I award your review ten bonus ponts. Please note that these points are non-redeemable.

I am acutely aware of that. I have two not-quite-finished LoneStars that'll end up hooked up to one, but I really want to couple one with a ProStar, because a friend of mine runs a ProStar/Great Dane combo. And many of the rigs I see every morning at work are ProStars pulling vans and reefers (though not always Great Danes), so there's lots of inspiration for a project or two there. Most of the semi tractors I have are roughly vintage 1970-1975 models, and while it's certainly possible for an older rig to pull a late-model trailer, I want to try and keep things consistent. Even though I'm pretty sure a causual viewer wouldn't be able to tell the difference! I do plan on hinging the back doors on at least one of these as soon as I get a gameplan figured out for that. I'm toying around with doing a (most likely non-operable) roll-up door too. All I'll say for now is look for a WIP when the first one hits my workbench.

Hmmmmm.... I'd have to say the opinion of the man who sees the thing in his mirrors most of the year would carry quite a bit more weight than that of the typical armchair expert. I'd like to hear that guy's take on the kit, especially since I'm getting more than a few of these Great Danes. Gotta be prepared for when the ProStar gets here.

Chassis looks fantastic. Can't wait to see how that engine looks built up!

That was actually a heavily modified Dodge Stealth- didn't know it was also in Back to the Future 2. Really nice job on this kit! Love the opening doors and the overall 'cleanliness' of the build.

Love the way that frame is taking shape!

Reefer unit itself looks okay to me- but I'd agree it could use some decal embellishments, though. http://www.thermoking.com/imagecenter/products/SB-310+.jpg

That's the only one of the litter I've never even bought, much less built. I'd love to see Revell reissue that one.

I could, but then I'd want to rework the interior pieces where needed, and so on, and so on... So maybe I'll just slam the '50, paint it suede green and call it good enough.

I'll save ya the trip to the hobby stash James- they do indeed look exactly the same as the tires on the LoneStar.

I've been wanting to get one of those... doubt I'll find one for 40 or less, though!

He has/had a nice suede green one I was thinking of replicating using this kit, until I realized it was a '52...

Absolutely right- but consider that some of those kits (specifically the '37 and '51) came out before most modelers cared about (or even were aware of such things as) 'total accuracy' and 'scale fidelity'. In the early days, as long as it looked halfway decent that was all that mattered. Back then, simply not having a hole in the block or a notch in the oil pan to clear a metal axle was good enough for the majority. Question- did you mean '50 Chevy pickup? That had a Stovebolt- the '60 has a straight six, but it's a totally different design from the old Stovebolt. Even then, yes, there are differences in the sizes between the '37, '51, and '50 pickup kit engines, some slighter than others, but present never the less. The '50 truck engine seems right compared to the 1:1. I did once take measurements of a 1:1 '47 engine and compare those to the '50 kit engine, and what I measured checked out- but consider that the '50 truck kit came out in the '90's, when accuracy became a much more important thing to have in new model kits.

Ah... the picture that for some reason wouldn't load until after you mentioned it. Anyway, glad to hear it- I'm good for at least a trio of those.

Oh, Al... whatever happened to that Amphicar...?

About time somebody did one of those!

Just curious- are the springs molded in halves? Kinda/sorta looks that way in the photo of the chassis parts sprue. Random thought- Now I'm really beginning to wonder how well some of the existing speed parts for Olds Rocket V8s in old Revell and AMT kits might adapt to this kit's engine.

Well, Revell didn't bring out the 2010 Mustang GT kit until well into 2011, as just one example I can think of. Seems like only Tamiya and Revell AG get current models out in the current model year. Of course, this is assuming a 50th anniversarry W900 kit was even in the cards...

As far as Class 8 trucks go, I'd have to go with the Ford LTL series as being my favorite. I won't post any photos, just do a Google image search and soak it in.

I went with 'other' because 'all of the above except the Roadster' wasn't an option. Not that I don't care for the roadster, it is just simply last choice for me among the body styles.

I'm just glad it's still on your mind, even if you aren't actually working on it. The Italeri Ford LTL 9000 is on my to-do list, but mine might be a little bit closer to stock- as in 'box stock' and 'factory stock'.

Awesome!