Chuck Most

Haven't watched the show much (the David Bowie-esque title is what got me interested), but I do remember this. Lovely replica of the car!

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My '81 F-250 has TTB, but it is a light duty and has leaf springs. I don't think Ford used that setup for very long, by the time of the Monogram kit ('97-91), I believe they were using a solid axle, all the 250s I've seen have that setup. Anyway, yes, the TTB from the Bronco could be made to work with the Monogram F-250, but it wouldn't be totally correct. On the other hand, you could just use the TTB, then put a small block in the truck and refer to it as an F-150 and sidestep all of that.

Looks like the one from the Fujimi Tuner Parts set. Or should I say one of the pair from that set. I think you should talk your friend into letting you keep the engine on that stand- it just looks too nice to hide underneath a hood!

I do something similar, but I use the lids from Testors rattle cans. They actually make pretty handy little containers for such a use, and of course I always have several on hand.

Know what? I actually kind of like that Charger. Rebuild it as a Zinger-type cartoon car!

Looks great, in a not-so-great sort of way, if you know what I mean. And I mean you nailed the look of a workin' truck perfectly.

I've filed that one away for future use, worry not! I don't have quite enough room for a decent sleeper back there.

Very nice! I always wondered about those wheels- I had a '46 Chevy dump truck, and it had the common five-hole wheels, except for the inboard wheels on the rear duals. Those looked like the ones on your model. I'm guessing now they were GMC units.

Another one of those 'throw stuff at the workbench and see what sticks' kind of projects. This was the first phase- the cab started out as a '41 Chevy piece. Keep in mind that it still needs a little reshaping and bodywork, but it will be made to resemble a chopped K-Series piece in the end. The frame is (front to back)- '32 Ford frame rails with assorted early Ford axle and suspension pieces, two sections of 3x4mm Plastruct strip, and the rear frame section/axle is from a '66 Olds Cutlass, with airbags in place of the coils. Front tires are from an AMT/Ertl Ranger Splash, and the rears came from the Revell Pro Street Malibu. For power I'll be using a Viper V-10. It is backed up by a GM automatic from the Lindberg '37 Ford Smoothster. I have no idea what the front wheels came from- the one in the photo has lug nut and demoutnable rim detail- the passenger's side wheel was a spare, and lacked the demountable rim detail and lug nuts. I added some Ma's Resin bolt heads to that side. I've also worked out the front engine mounts in this photo, and added some '48 Ford shocks and mounts, which also serve to mount the headlamps, taken from the Revell '37 Ford pickup reissue. Oh, right- the log manifold was made up from strips of scrap Plastruct 2mm square stock and 1/8" PVC tubing, and capped off with ten carbs, taken from AMT's '53 Ford F-100 kit. The carbs are molded in pairs, I cut them apart and removed the mold seams and the really bad ejector pin marks. That's all for now- expect this one to be crusty and grungy- not sure if I'll put a pickup bed or a wrecker boom on the back yet. Maybe a cut-down pickup bed with a wrecker boom in it? Who knows...

The blocks are the same- the 429 and 460 use the same block (385 series). DO NOT use 428 heads- those are FE items, and it'll just look odd.

Nice! One of my favorite truck kits.

Very nice! Only suggestion I might make is to paint detail the grille body color- on the 1:1 only the grille and headlamp bezels were chrome, but it does look good all chrome like on the kit. Adding slightly larger, clear headlight lenses to this kit is one of the single most effective ways to improve it!

The Police Interceptor has the Boss 429. Which was, of course, only ever offered in the Mustang. Depending on how extensive your parts stash is, you could find some 385-series top end parts and use them on the kit block, or go with one of the engines suggested above. Anything from a base 302 to the standard (non-Boss) 429 would be appropriate. The 240 I-6 was still the base engine in 1970, so you could get one of those from Kitchen Table Resin if you wanted to make yours a true base model stripper.

I'm not a huge fan of modern NASCAR, but if they did release the kits and they were even 90% as good as the old Monogram Winston Cup kits, I'd be more than willing to shell out for a few of them. I need one of those Toyota COT V8s for a project or two, and even if you don't build NASCAR models, the kits have tons of nice parts for kitbashing.

Looks to be shaping up well. For what it's worth I prefer the look of the regular (if there is such a thing!) DB4 GT over the Zagato version.

Sure I can cook. Taking something out of a package, placing it in a microwave, and punching 5:00 into the keypad counts as cooking, right?

Nice! Kate- you should be proud- that came out beautifully! And Matt- consider yourself indulged.

Separate rear suspension- but the axle is molded to the trailing arms and exhaust. It does have a steel wire axle in front, which passes through the block- but the thing is the kit comes with the wrong engine- it's a Boss 429. If you have a Model King '71 T-Bird, the engine from that kit will fit or you can glue the hood shut and use the T-Bird's engine block off plate and make it a 'coaster'.

Normally I'm not much into full-scale automotive sculptures, but that is very cool.

Curt said it well. I've never seen these tubes removed in a 1:1 Merc, but if you are building something that's a bit more show car than summertime cruiser, leaving them out wouldn't be a huge deal. You could always say it has an aftermarket HVAC system if anybody gives you any flak about them not being there.

Now that's cool! One way to take a Corvette and do something REALLY cool with it. Those wheels are unmistakably Vette, but they look right at home on the Metro.

Mean looking Mopar.

Loving that Plymouth. I'm not a huge fan of fadeaway fenders, but the way you did yours just looks sweet! Tonight's agenda is what I hope will end up being a '40's IH rat rod pickup. Yes, that's a Viper V10.

Does anyone know which issue this article appeared in? I know I have the issue, but it's not in any of the copies I have at the house.