Chuck Most

I've had paint adhesion problems with Revell plastics in the past (grain of salt- I usually don't wash parts before paint with styrene- resin's a whole other ballgame) but so far no significant issues with the plastic being crazed. I normally use Duplicolor or Krylon primers, depending on what basecoats I'll be using and/or what I have on hand.

There's the body style before this, and the one after (the first Fox body variant) exists as a NASCAR stocker, but not a '78. Wouldn't mind having one myself in 1:24 or 1:25. I've never even seen this body done as a resin body for a NASCAR model, which kind of suprises me.

They didn't for very long, as far as Class 8 trucks go. I think they were in that business for less than a decade.

I know the thread is called What's your 1:1 CAR... but since so many others have shown off their trucks, here's mine- '94 Ford F-250 XLT, 5.8, AOD, two-wheel drive. Runs and drives fantastic but it sure loves keeping those dual fuel tanks empty! Other than a K&N filter, Optima battery, Pioneer CD player, and a few assorted dings and dents, it's just as it came from the factory. '81 Ford F-250, 351, 4-speed, four wheel drive, and a TON of bits and pieces from other F-series trucks. It originally had a 300 six, and the grille came off an '86. the original grille got damaged, then the '86 replacement grille got damaged, so I don't know if I want to put another grille on it if something bad happens again. It's due for a bed replacement- not sure if it'll end up with a flat stake bed or if I'll try talking a buddy out of the 9' Reading service body he has taking up space in his shed.

Krylon's Fusion line works on polyethylene, the trick might be finding the right color, as the choices are a bit limited in that line. You might try spraying a lacquer-based primer first, then go over that with the desired color. I can't personally vouch for how that will work on polyethylene, but I use it on vinyl quite a bit- I'd try it out on the sprue first of course.

That's just plain gorgeous! Being made from paper, this model would probably be about as sturdy as the real plane.

Here's the Krylon Sun Yellow blasted onto the body, pic is from yesterday, hopefully the trim will be in place soon. I've been working on it the last few nights during commercial breaks from Hatfields & McCoys, so I might have it mocked up with the interior pretty shortly.

That certainly doesn't show- everything looks like it's there, and where it's supposed to be! I'm not very knowledgable about modern drag cars myself, but I don't think I could make one look as good as yours.

Hmmmm... wonder if he was running shine, fleeing the constabulary when the car ended up like that.

Trailer isn't in the Nova kit- the kit was originally a Buick, and the Hemi came as a display piece for the trailer. The Boss Nova uses the Hemi as its powerplant, hence, no trailer.

This 1945 Federal sat out in front of a well-drilling business on a main Highway in central Michigan for a few years. No idea what ever happened to it, but it isn't there now.

I think the JF bodies are for the Polar Lights kits, but I have seen a few hearse bodies for this kit.

That's one area I didn't fix on this one- for me, the area just behind the headlights on the fenders was the most distracting feature.

Same planet where the fourth-gen's interior layout makes any sense at all. To be fair, a Camaro is a bit easier to get in and out of than a Mustang if it's a T-top model and the T-tops are out at the moment. But only then.

Well, AITM sells something close- http://www.aitruckmodels.com/pages/ck130dodgels1000.html

I think somebody is doing an LTV 1000 resin transkit now.

I've had this one collecting dust for a couple of years . It's the old 1989 AMT Ecto 1a kit, with a widened El Camino roof. The interior tub is the Ecto part cut down just behind the seat, and I'm leaving it a cubside. I'd originaly planned to use it as a hauler for a Revell Midget. The Midget will fit in the cargo bed, but I overlooked the one minor little detail of the Midget being too wide to fit through the tailgate.

Biggest improvement you can make (appearance-wise) to this kit is to install the grille/bumper from a Monogram '59. The white strip visible between the bottom edge of the hood and the top of the grille will fill in the gap resulting from using the Monogram grille on the AMT body. The blacked-out area behind the headlight bezels shouldn't be kept chrome- that's a common area overlooked by most people who build '59 Caddy kits. Here's how it looks before the remaining chrome is masked off, and the area is blended into the fender. Here's how it looks blended into the body.

If you ask me, the carbs are a major selling point for the kit. VERY nicely done, and well molded. There might be some ejector pin marks on them, but if there are, they're faint on mine.

Still have this one.

That is correct. Actually, the fenders, doors, and tailgate never rusted too badly, but the tubs and roof rotted out so fast it was scary. Love the way this one came out.

Love it!

I have mixed feelings about this- after seeing this, I'm chomping at the bit to get going at my shed diorama, but at the same time I know it won't be nearly as cool as this is shaping up to be.

Just wondering... does the Convertible kit have the non-W30 front bumper? I'm looking for a standard Cutlass bumper for an upcoming project.

Yes, that's an El Camino- early '80's vintage. That one you see out and about in town every so often.