Chuck Most

Flock kit is a '52, and this is a '53. Grille, hood trim, and seat upholstery patterns are different, as are the decals (obviously).

The 1155's cab is a little bit larger in all dimensions (having a 1:1 1155 handy helped me out there ) but parts of it might be usable. Tires from the Ertl kit are also a bit larger on the back, but close enough to work. The big thing will be the transaxle, the tin, and of course the Long Life MM engine. MM had an engine design all their own for most of their existence.

Steve Kohler at STAR Models also stocks Jimmy's stuff, and when you order from Steve you'll normally get your stuff within a week's time if he has it in stock.

That's beautiful! You get so used to seeing these as customs, sometimes you need to see one done up factory stock just to remember how they originally looked!

How about a CBP based around the good old straight six? The rules would be as follows. 1. Your project has to be powered by a straight six. (Duh...) No V-configuration or flat sixes allowed. Any inline six. Flathead, overhead, cam(s) in the block or head, none of that matters as long as all six cylinders are arranged single file front to back. 2. Yes- Slant sixes do count. And not just Mopars, Mercedes and Datsun also installed some of their sixes at a slight angle. 3. I do mean any I-6, so that means anything from a Stovebolt in a '37 Chevy coupe to a Cat turbo diesel in a Peterbilt, or what have you. 4. The vehicle you use does not need to be one which housed an inline six from the factory. Want to stuff a Supra mill into that Toyota pickup? Or a Hudson 308 into a '32 Ford? Go for it! 5. Any style is accepted. Dead-serious realistic model or something a bit more cartoony, and all points in between. (This might just be your excuse to finally build that Monogram Horn Toad or Red Baron.) Factory stock, hot rod, custom, and racing are welcome, as are any combinations of those types. 6. Beginning date will be when/if we get a few interested parties, end date will be when the fabric of time-space begins to unravel. So no deadline worries, in other words. That should cover it all, any questions, feel free to ask.

I love this one! I used to have a 1:1 '87 Turbo Coupe with the five speed. It was black with a charcoal interior, but I always wondered what it would have looked like if I'd painted it yellow. Guess I have my answer now! Just wish I still had the car.

One of these days... I have a big idea for a project in mind to scratchbuild one of these in 1:25 scale. It's a 1966 Minneapolis Moline G1000 with an aftermarket cab. I think I can rob the tires from one of Ertl's tractor kits, but pretty much everything else will have to be conjured up or HEAVILY modified from other kit pieces.

True, Dan- but in this case it isn't the quality of the master I'm worried about, its molding quality. The last few R&R Delta 88's I've seen in person had quite a bit of core-shift evident in the casings, in addtion to rough plating. R&R is notorious for running their molds right into the ground.

Awesome!

Well, yes, but remember- mixing kits from different manufacturers and eras doesn't always net the kind of predicable results parts swapping among the 1:1 cars might. Just ask the Revell '67 Chevelle pro street chassis and AMT '66 442 body I recently joined. I'm already liking how this one's shaping up- it would look cool even if the project stalled where it is... THAT's how much I'm digging it!

A Camaro with a psuedo-screaming chicken on the hood?

All I want this Father's Day is to continue not being a father. Pretty simple stuff.

In my case, nothing more than the 3 and 4 being a bit too close together on the keyboard and not paying full attention to what I'm typing, apparently.

OMGNA73MONACO! Really... I'd buy a '73 Monaco. Rob- thanks for making me aware of the '70 Coronet four-door, I must have missed that one,but I need one now that I know it exists.

Well... 'pre-production sample kit' like my first '53 anyway. Guess you could call it the next step after a test shot. In any case, if the drop-top does have an optional set of steelies, I'll not complain!

If this is a test shot, the steel wheels may not be included. The '53 Club Coupe preproduction kits had the steel wheels as well, but they were not included in the standard production kit. Now, I'm speculating, the convertible might include both wheels, but just saying don't hold your breath.

No, Jay. You're not. One of the reasons I rarely post pictures in threads like the one you describe are because 90% of the time my work area resembles the ruins left after a neutron bomb detonation. In fact, my photography area is on the totally opposite side of the room, so the mess is to my back (and thus completely unseen by the unflinching eye of the camera lens)- I often pick up the project and carry it across the room in order to photograph it when posting a work-in-progress.

Looks far and above any of my attempts with this kit! Love the colors on the cab, and it just looks perfect pulling that tanker.

Better not forget the Levi's interior.

Love them all, but the '35 is my favorite.

It is a Cadillac for sure. I'm not sure if it is supposed to represent the earlier one-piece block/bellhousing (331 ci) or the later block with separate bellhousing (365/390).

That '72 is also WAY overscale- it's listed as 1:24, but it's a bit closer to 1:20-ish.

Get with that Dominik guy... that wagon version he build is VERY cool.

I don't even care about that- I refuse to enter any of my models in competitions, no matter how many times I'm pressured. The finished model is the only trophy I need. A big, gaudy, gold plated ashtray with my name engraved on the base isn't really much incentive for entering a contest, if you ask me.

The only time I started tallying up costs was when I got into a pretty aftermarket-intensive '51 Buick project. Resin body from one maker, resin engine from another, and some side trim and other pieces from as many more manufacturers. And all of that on top of the base AMT '51 Chevy kit I started out with. So far it has about a hundred bucks in it, and it's only about 25% complete. That's kind of what's stopping me- thinking about how much I have 'invested' in it. If I end up not being happy with it, I'll basically have a big, expensive resin paperweight. So I guess what I'm trying to say is... DON'T EVER think about how much money you have sunk into a project if it's just something you're building for your own personal enjoyment.