Chuck Most

Another minor little fork in the road- I'm repowering an older build of mine with a Rambler V8. The engine itself is a hodgepodge of Monogram Jeep and Rambler V8 parts, the latter of which I got from Casey. (I'm guessing the unused engine from his GT?) Some parts box carbs and Parks aluminum velocity stacks are the highlights. Here it is with the Olds V8 with which it was originally built... And here's how it looks as of tonight...

Changed my mind on the engine... this one is now HEMI powered! At least I'm not breaking the scale rule now.

Good old Model Master Sublime Green, actually. And for the white I just masked off the white plastic.

Care to take a guess which specific green that is, Casey?

The one in the pic you posted is one of the 'Vinage Dirt Modifieds' reissued as a pair by Model King a few years back, the Kustom Koffin being the other. They're a bit crude but they look pretty cool when build up properly.

What he said, because I just now realize I didn't come out and say so myself.

Valwag!!!!

Thought the name sounded familiar... Welcome aboard, Carl!

That slammed '79 looks killer- I've wanted to do something similar in 1:1 for years.

Best thing to do would be to check out the Kit Reviews section of the forum- many kits are discussed in detail there, and if you cannot find a thread on a particular kit, asking about it will bring all sorts of comments about it.

I might take a few of the 'unwanted' remainder of the kit off your hands in that case, Mike! Thanks for the info Mike and Bill- I know I'll be getting at least one to see what's up with the plow, but I can certainly see a few uses for the truck.

So... if I'm reading this right, the plow might be this kit's big selling point. How's the actual truck itself? Is it closer to the GMC Wrekcer or the '76 C10 Street Machine, detail-wise? I built the Monogram Chevy K10 Sportside (blue plastic) about 20 years ago, and remember it being a pretty decent kit. If this one is fairly close to that I might be in for a couple.

Very cool! I'm sure Peter Steele would have loved it, being a car guy and something of a hot rodder himself.

Well, that and the stock taillight lenses. Still, I also wonder why they stuck it with that dated tail treatment, which didn't even seem like a popular choice when the kit was new.

Sweet! These were the best of the second-gen F-bodies.

The enclosed front wheel openings look a lot better on second glance (seeing it all in primer helps it would seem), I'm thinking it just might work.

It varies between 0 and 2 at the moment. Tomorrow? Who knows...

Ace looks a lot more like Tommy Thayer to me... Seriously, those came out very well. You'd think being a KISS fan and a modeler I'd at least have these in my stash, but I don't. Might have to change that.

That's looking perfect! Almost looks like a factory Mopar concept.

Really not sure about those enclosed front wheel openings, but I'll wait and see how they turn out. Love the way the top and cargo bed are done.

Best sixteen seconds of Borgnine ever...

No idea... posted a few photos of the body as found in the resin section, only Hendrix has been suggested, but it doesn't look like a Hendrix piece. Darrin didn't know who cast it either, he only knows he bought it secondhand at a western Michigan model show from a very 'rotund' man.

Frank Stallone questions this car's awesomeness.

For some people, nothing will ever replace a Deuce as THE ultimate hot rod, no matter how popular other cars are becoming. But Model A hot rods do seem more common today, even with fiberglass or repro steel bodies. '32s haven't been cheap in a long time, even the fiberglass repro bodies run more than a similar A. Thing is, Model A prices are starting to creep up as a result. They aren't at Deuce levels, and probably never will be, but that nice, workable Model A you bought for a hundred bucks in 1980 might be worth about eight grand today. Just ask my father. Has anyone noticed Model Ts are making a pretty big comeback as hot rod material? Sure they never really went away, but it seems like you are seeing more Model T based hot rods now- they seemingly fell out of favor for a while, but now they're starting to come back.