Chuck Most

Nicely done! As for your picture not working, sometimes it takes a couple of tries before the picture will show up.

Yes, I probably should have amended "I'd have never noticed the discrepancy with the quarter windows" with "until I tried to fit the glass". Or "until it was too late".

1210? And people thought Morgan Robertson was amazing for 'fortelling' the disaster in 1898? You guys knew it was going to happen 702 years before the fact!

Yes, I did. I laid a piece of Scotch tape down over the center of the trunk and cowl, and cut along both sides- after cutting and cleanup it works out to roughly 14 scale inches narrower than stock.

Income tax return time! Tomorrow payment goes out for a Models By Dave daycab and custom grille for that Lonestar. Got this just because I felt sorry for the thing- it used to be an MPC Caprice... '74-ish, perhaps?

Just got a pair of these today- Firestone lettering is still present on the rear tires. Fronts have blank sidewalls, but I think they always were, or at least have been since the Max Rat issue. Now if you'll pardon me, I'm off to see how hard it is to stuff that chassis under an AMT '66 Olds 442!

Wow! Did NOT know this kit was so wonked out! I'll know what to look for when I pick one up. Fantasic job on the model-year 'downgrade' and corrections for accuracy so far (I admit I'd have likely never noticed the discrepancy with the quarter windows). Makes me want to pick one of these up and do something REALLY crazy... like build it as a standard Regal.

Turned out very well- especially the stance. The weathering on the chassis also looks very realistic. I love seeing these built- the '64 Fairlane is one of my favorite cars.

I would assume the former Firestone tire lettering is absent from this version?

A local (to me) legend by the name of EJ Potter (aka The Michigan Madman) used quite a few of these Allison engines in his exhibition drag cars and pulling tractors. Apparently there was even a W-24 variant developed during WWII. The project was scrapped when development of the planes they were intended for, but a few engines were built for testing. They were essentially two V-12's 'joined at the hip'. This is a photo of one from his autobiography- According to Wikipedia, only 150 or so of these W24s were built (compared to some 7,000 V-12s). They were designated V-3420s,V-1710 was the V12 engine depicted in the AMT kit.

Body is painted. Needs some polishing- the finish is a bit bumpy. No orange peel, just lumpy in spots. I'm trying to get away with not using any clearcoat, if at all possible. I guess we'll see what happens.

Sad, sad news.

Nice seeing this one again. As I've probably said, I never really cared much for the Lotus/Caterham 7 until I checked out Mark's models of said. Not sure if Mark is an expert modeler, or if he's invented some type of shrink ray...

I used to have the 'Max Rat' version. Other than differences in molded plastic colors, decals, and box art, the new one should be mostly the same. http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/kit-contents/revell/67-chevelle-pro-street/

Very, very nice! Is it just me, or does the Lonestar look better as a daycab?

Very cool! My brother makes wooden toys as well- mostly farm tractors and boats. He's got to see this!

Progress so far... The old... oh, let's just call it a 350, was treated to some new seals, a $40 chrome dress-up kit from AutoZone, and a coating of Rustoleum Meadow Green from the rattle can, the same color the car body will be painted. The distributor is an old pre-wired job I've misplaced a few times, last time I found it (again) I decided to use it before it walked off the bench again. I cobbled up the cowl vent, here it is in its initial rough state. The piece of PE sceen to the right will be added later. I cut some interior walls and a dash top from .020" styrene sheet. For a guy who truly hates bodywork, I always seem to take on projects which require a lot of it, and this one still has a way to go.

Don't worry, Mike... I'm constantly hounding Dave for those D-series trucks.

3 or 4? Pffffft. Amateur! Having more than one project going on at a time is almost a cliche among modelers I know, so I'd say it's nothing unusual.

Uh... Time Machine Resin. Ordered it off their website.

Love it! I think this was the prettiest car Toyota ever built, and the custom touches make it better.

Somebody made a Hupp? Too bad it isn't a '38 like my dad's, but still!

That'll work. Might be the only thing that'll fry all four of those tires at once.

What kind of engine do you have in mind?

I now have a drivetrain lined up... In keeping with the 'low buck' theme, we'll be using a booooring old SBC four-bbl mill, cobbled up from AMT and Revell parts. I'm using a trans cut from the engine in the MPC Vampire Van. (As to why I did not use the VV block, it lacks block/cylinder head detail.) This trans was chosen more for its compact size than anything.