Chuck Most

Very, very cool! If I could make one suggestion- I'd add some brake drums to the axles. The jeep looks a little bit naked without them. I remember reading somewhere about a collector in France who found about a half dozen surplus jeeps still in the crates in a warehouse... in the early 1990's.

That's the only picture I've ever seen of one. I've been putting together a stash of parts to build one for years, and have been having a hard time finding anything but this one.

In my experience, ladies like a guy who's good with his hands. Maybe it's something to do with that.

Again, what he said. Closest shop to me who carries BMF is 40 miles away, so I order it direct quite a bit. I've never gotten a damaged sheet that way, but I've gotten sheets from other online vendors that looked like they'd been run through a shredder.

I see, said the blind man. Forgot those. Would be cool to see them sold individually.

What he said. It would cost me over ten bucks to order it and have it shipped UPS as well, and I'm in the same state. Just over six bucks with Priority or Parcel Post.

Did you choose UPS ground or USPS? I punched in Drew's zip code, chose Priority and got $6.35- fifteen cents more than it would cost for me in Michigan.

You can still order direct from Bare Metal Foil Co.. They charge $6.75 per sheet, and shipping should be about six bucks for Priority mail. At one time ehobbies had a deal where you got free shipping on any order over x amount, but I'm not sure if that was a policy or a special promotion.

You might be thinking of Revell for the bikes. AMT did a Triumph, but revell did a couple of others, including a Triumph.

Now that I think of it, an AMT '34 Ford 5-window might work as a starting point, too.

Anybody planning on attending? One day or all three days- doesn't matter.

Here's a scan of the page from the book... looks to be the exact same image, only in black and white. On-the-job testing of the Ford H-Series concept began in the summer of 1959 when four dual-drive set-back axle prototypes such as this were placed in service of P-I-E, Spector-Midstates, Great Southern and Middle Atlantic Freight Lines. Custom-built by Hendrickson Manufacturing Company, to Ford's design and specifications, these tractors employed elevated C-Series cabs complete with sleepers. Notice how the original headlamp, grille, and wheelhouse openings were blocked off. Production units were quite similar.

That is a Ford prototype for the H-series. They were built in 1959 by Hendrickson to Ford's specs, and distributed to P I E and other carriers for evaluation. There is a picture similar to this in James K Wagner's Ford Trucks Since 1905 book, I'll see if I can dig it out and get more info.

Already planning one.

Closest is AMT's '36 Mod Stocker, which won't work because it's modified into a race car, and the '32 was a totally different design. Reworking a Ford body might be the way to go.

Besides, then you'd have Camel smoking doctors reccomending Lucky Strikes to their patients.

Yes! Guess I never said the project specifically had to be for this CBP, so I think I can allow it.

Whoever starts first. That's who starts first.

In triplicate. Then allow 4-6 weeks for processing. After that, expect to wait another 90 days for delivery, at that time you will be charged $95.99 for shipping and processing. And the worst part is, the watch isn't even gold, it's just an old Swatch spray-painted with Krylon by some guy in a shed.

Hard to go wrong with an Ertl Scout II kit. Even if you add detail and fix the little accuracy problems with it, it will be a pleasant experience.

What if you want to start with a 'conventional' car, say a '57 Chevy or something like that, and just build it in an unconventional manner? Maybe something along these lines-

I suppose it would depend on how accurate you wanted the chassis to be. If I remember, the Sniper's actual chassis was all custom fabbed, with the Viper components added to it. But, I'm thinking I'd just leave the hood sealed and use the provided chassis if I were building it. But I'd love to see somebody build this as a blow-by-blow replica with full detail!

Anybody want to give this a go? How about 'Argentina's Rambler', the IKA (1966-77) and Renault (78-'82) Torino? Might be a good way to fix that poorly molded SC/Rambler kit...

Do I detect just the slightest twinge of sarcasm in that remark?

No... Foose still had some degree of talent when he designed this... this was long before he started throwing his own wheels on two-tone, mirrorless GM midsize cars for TV. The 1:1 Sniper was built with a Viper drivetrain and suspensions- Troy had some buddies at Chrysler and managed to get an R&D mule that was slated to be crushed.