Chuck Most

Don't feel too bad- we're all entitled to a momentary lapse or two now and then.

I ordered this a couple of years ago, so I'm not sure what the situation is now.

There was a guy out in Colorado casting the GMC '47-53 style cabover, I'm not sure if it is still available now.

Looks like the one from the AMT '62 Corvette- I think I have one of those in my stash. Might need to set it up on the cowl and see how it looks.

Well, for power I believe there is only one correct choice for this car- an Olds V8 with a supercharger! I know a big block Chevy would probably be the easy way to go, but I just think an Olds pro street car needs Olds power.

I'm leaning toward Duplicolor School Bus Yellow, but nothing is set in stone at this point. I might look at available '66 442 colors and see if there's one I like. Fixed the front ride height issue- cut the axle stub off flush with the vertical surface of the spindle, then moved it up as high as it would go. Unmodified side on the left, dropped side on the right of the photo. Works out to a rough 3 scale inch drop. Now THAT'S more like it! Yes, I know the rear axle isn't centered, we'll worry about getting the rear suspension all sorted out later.

Well, this is what you might call a modified reissue of that kit. It's seen a few variations over the years.

Yes, yes, Pro Street is pretty much 'dead', but I don't care. The body is from the AMT kit, while the chassis is from the new reissue of the Revell '67 Chevelle pro street kit. Both the body and chassis needed some trimming to fit together, but wheelbase, track, and the general position and location of parts are perfect for the Olds... which they should be, as the 1:1 cars shared a basic platform. As it is now, the car sits a bit high for my tastes, so the nose will be going down a few scale inches at least. I've got a bit of room in the fenders to play around with, but the rear is another story- in this photo, the rear tires are touching the tops of the tubs. The Chevelle kit comes with modular wheels with Bow Tie patterns engraved on them, obviously not going to cut it on an Olds, so I got a spare set of wheels from a Monogram '37 Ford Tudor street rod kit. The front inner and outer wheel halves were filed down a bit to fit better in the wheels- the assembled wheel would have been a tick too wide for the Chevelle front tires had I not done that. Rear wheels were another story. For those, I cut the Chevelle rear wheels roughly 1/8" above where the wheel gets wider. I then filed the cut flat, painted the modified Chevelle wheel flat black, and glued the Monogram outer wheel to that. Here's a view of the modified wheel-

If its a cool model, or the thread containes useful information? I don't have a problem with it at all. 'Bumping' it might mean people who missed the first go-round will be able to see it.

The owner of Fireball Model Works posts here- his name is Joe Osborn and he goes by the handle 'Chief Joseph' here.

Yes- it's the old Monogram 'Little Deuce' with the Small Block Chevy engine and the framerails molded to the bottom of the fender unit.

Thought about using a piece of kit glass- if I can find one that's relatively thin and the right width I might go that route. As far as the grille I'm leaning toward a laid back '32 Chevy radiator shell.

If the decal represents a painted graphic or motif, it gets cleared. If it represents a decal, I don't clear over it. That's how I approach it.

Only 'iffy' thing with the wraparound might be getting it to lay right, but I'll see how it works out I guess.

Asked my local hobby shop owner, and he said he'd probably list it for around $35 or so when it comes out. In any case, this is one I'm getting for sure. I'm thinking of doing a day cab Michigan 'grain train' hauler, and of course I'm going to do one as the Green Goblin from Maximum Overdrive.

Interior is pretty much a done deal, just in need of final assembly. Not much to see in there, but it'll do. The dash is a strip of birch, and I added some auxillary gauges underneath. It also has turn signal indicators and a push/pull headlamp switch. The steering wheel is the '66 Nova piece, cut down. Yes, there are a few other details visible I'll outline later... Let's just say I'll be using clear coat after all. I also went ahead and did a second bumper, the one which will end up on the car. A '66 Michigan plate is the finishing touch for that.

Hubley, Entex, then Minicraft (with Revell AG in between). Minicraft got hold of this, the Mecedes 300 SL, and Triumph TR-3 after Entex went under.

"I see" said the blind man. Should have been obvious, but I guess I had a bit of a lapse on that one.

This is your idea of thrown together? Wow. I'd love to see a model you built with a little care and attention to detail!

Entex or Minicraft? I'm certain it's not original Hubley (this is molded in light gray with a black chassis and interior, and all the Hubley-branded releases of this I've seen are all light blue), and I'm pretty sure it's not the Revell AG issue, because it has chrome plated parts. What's throwing me as that I always thought only the Hubley versions had metal axles, while the others had plastic ones, but this kit has the metal axles. Or did the plastic axles come along later on?

Just got one yesterday, and I have to say my only gripe is the box. I wish it were just a bit larger, so that everything wasn't crammed in there as tightly. Fortunately there was only one loose part (lower radiator hose), and no parts had been twisted or ripped off the sprues because of the cozy confines. One observation about the box art... it's very eye catching and nicely done, but did anybody else notice that the car's model year is nowhere to be found on the box? Not griping there, just wondering out loud.

Well, might be a slight change of plans. Picked up this '79 Toyota yesterday for the princely sum of three bucks, so I might need to do something with it.

The diecast vs. plastic argument in the modeling hobby is about as pointless (and dare I say idiotic?) as the steel vs. fiberglass arguement in the hot rodding hobby. A model could be made of laminated tissue paper and I'd build it if I liked the subject.

Bob- I'm leaning toward a wraparound screen, like something you'd see on a '60's speedboat. Or maybe just a flat, laid back pane like on a more conventional roadster hot rod. Haven't really decided yet- I'm probably going to hold off until its up on wheels at ride height and just sort of see what the car 'tells me it wants'. DId a little work this morning- added some blue dots to the taillights- they were some leftover photoetched discs with the centers painted transparent blue. The bumper was narrowed and sprayed in Duplicolor bumper paint, but I think I might redo that to incorporate the stock tag bracket- it just looks a bit too plain as is, and the tag would just look tacked on.

Already planning mine! What do you think... something like this... Or maybe something like this?