Chuck Most

Could be they are thinking ahead to a Goodguys or California Wheels-type release in the future, and will tool up suspension pieces specific to those. Or (long shot) they're considering more '49-'52 GM vehicles, and are tooling parts that could be used on any GM vehicle of the period on their own sprues.

Not sure. I might do something logical and go with a couple of 1:24 big block Chevy engines, and build it as something that COULD be done in 1:1, though it would be hugely impractical. Or I might stuff a couple of Zinger kit engines back there. Sanding? No. Cutting on the other hand was iffy- the plastic Revell used in this one is pretty hard and brittle, and quite thick in some areas. I'm hoping this isn't the same plastic Revell will be using for all future releases.

Just a hint- only Exacto makes Exacto blades. Now, change 'Exacto' blades to 'hobby' blades, or just #11 blades, and you'll get a few less sideways glances. I will say to steer clear of any blades sold in a cheap set, like the kind you see at discount and auto parts stores. They blades usually aren't very sharp, and break pretty easily- even with proper eye protection, I'm not to comfortable around blades which shatter like glass under any real strain.

I wouldn't call it horrible, but I wouldn't want to pay nearly that much.

Wow... my eyes keep crossing just looking at the photos, can't imagine how hard my head would be pounding if I were actually building one of these in this scale. Very cool!

I wouldn't use a '65 chassis for a '63- remember, the '61-63 Tempest had a rear-mounted transaxle and the 'rope' driveshaft. '64 onward had a conventional front trans/rear diff and a conventional solid driveshaft.

This one will be loosely based on the 2004-design Cool One (there was another Cool One done by Hot Wheels in the mid '70's, but it was a rear-engine dragster). The newer Cool One is this really funky ice cream truck thing, with gigantic rear tires and two supercharged engines with the blower hats sticking up through the roof. I'm starting out with the 1:24 Revell van. I noticed the plastic is thick in most places, and is very hard and brittle- not the most fun to work with if a lot of cutting and pasting is in the cards. I couldn't find any gigantic rear tires, so I decided to try some Revell Donk wheels at all four corners for this. Here I have also cut out the driver's side door opening, and radiused the wheel openings. I debated for a bit whether or not to incorporate the raised roof, and finally decided to go for it. I cut off the 'cab' area, sectioned it, and glued it back in a lower position. Still needs some putty work at this point, but the basic shape is locked in. I might reshape the rear doors- the Cool One's rear panel is raked forward at a much steeper angle than the Chevy's, and I think it could use a little less rear overhang anyway, so I might go for it. Here it is with the Cool One for comparison.

Nice work on this! Bonus points for keeping the six-banger.

That's the trade-off for most automotive TV shows- you either get 'Jersey Shore on Wheels', or a dry, thinly-disguised infomercial for somebody's aftermarket parts. I have to hand it to Speed's Stacy David- he has more of the latter format, but manages to keep it interesting. The shame is nobody watches Speed unless Barrett-Jackson or a NASCAR race is on.

These also did well in NASCAR and as road racers- I'm fully certain we'll see many of these built that way no matter what versions Revell ultimately kits.

Hmmmmm.... give me a couple days to let the violet rockers and lower fascias soak in. It makes a very strong initial impression, I'll give it that!

Knock off the destination charge and the gas-guzzler tax and you're only looking at about $380,000. Now, THAT I could swing for $500 down and 36 months. First place I'd cruise to would be AutoZone, where I would pick up a small fire extinguisher.

Got some kits everybody else got six months ago.

Nope... those custom builts are all you're going to find for the Aquitania. Really not much out there in the way of Transatlantic passenger liners in kit form, other than the more well-known ships.

Here we are- as you can see- proper left and right side graphics for the green bars.

I'm hoping they'll do a DeSoto based on the Chrysler tooling at some point. Even if not, I'll be getting a few more Hudsons and Chryslers, and whatever else Moebius puts out in the coming years.Yep, they pretty well sucked me in!

Sweet! Been wondering where you've been.

I'd do it if it weren't such a long drive for me. Glad you're in a better job- now celebrate and blow a little cash on some kits and/or supplies.

Nothing major mechanically- pretty much just some of the trim and (maybe) a few interior pieces- but since you mentioned the one you're thinking about is a custom some of that may not even apply.

I just got the kit today, and the green graphics appear to have been corrected.

Well, yeah it's scripted... just like American Chopper. Remember the Dream Bikes episodes, where they knocked on the winner's door, and the winner came out acting all suprised, even though they had already been fitted with a microphone when they opened the door? (Battery pack clipped to the belt is a dead giveaway). All 'reality' shows are scripted to some degree. Well, yeah, they haggle down the price... they're in a business, and the whole point of a business is to make money. Buy low, sell high, remember? And of COURSE they're going to make a few bad calls and pay too much for a stinker or two every so often. And if you were on a show, would you want to let many of those bad deals out there for public record? Doubt it! Main reason I watch is because of Danielle- take her off the show and my interest would drop by a good 70-80 percent.

http://now.msn.com/now/0416-lamborghini-aventador-fire.aspx?ocid=ansnow11 Maybe Lambo ought to start making fire suppression systems standards in their cars.

^ One suitcase and a bowling bag, if everything stays the same as the 2003 reissue.

Buick Gran National- Monogram Muscle issue.

Nice!