Chuck Most

Ditto.

Brace yourself... I built it long before I really knew what I was doing! And here it is with an '83 Charger I did up in a similar manner later-

Working on making these... Resemble this... For use on something like this...

I wouldn't rule anything out- Iveco is thinking of reentering the US market (if they haven't already). Iveco trucks used to be fairly common up here in my area. Quite a few of them in the junkards too, now that I think of it... MAN trucks seem to have a pretty good reputation, known even outside thier home market, so who knows? I don't see trucks like this geared toward the independent owner/operator market, though, I have to agree with the assessment that they'd more likely be geared toward big fleets more foucused on economy than making a visual impression.

True- though the '36 wasn't quite twice as thick front to back (it was 3" deeper, for the reason of fitting a larger rad as you mentioned). Another fun fact to consider- the 1935 and 1936 Ford Pickup and Commercial truck grilles were different from each other- the lower 'lip' on the commercial piece was a bit more rounded, to meet up better with the larger fenders used on the 1-ton and heavier trucks.

^Exactly.

A model car will never be driven, never have to operate upon public roads, etc., so in some cases I am willing to let a few details slide. Hey... I've never seen a 1:1 car with a big hole in the engine block and a big metal axle going through it, or the front and rear suspensions and exhaust done as one piece with the chassis, but I see quite a few models done that way.

Depends on the subject. On the rare occasion I'm trying to duplicate an actual vehicle, I'll go all out on researching it. But most of the time I just kind of play it by ear, and go by what 'feels' right.

NOW we're talkin'.

Threw some paint and foil at 'er, just to see how she'd look.

Loved seeing this one go together, love seeing the end result.

I think the orange and silver one Wayne posted was the one from SA- I've been looking around for the specific issue, but can't seem to find it in my stash.

Well... yeah! Go to any of the threads in the New Kit Reviews section, and you'll see people saying what they want to do with an upcoming kit. How is anything like this or that coming across as 'not being pleased' with the kit? If I weren't pleased with what I'd seen with regards to the Chrysler kit, I'd have not posted this. Many people might not buy the kit knowing it's factory-stock only, but if you show 'em a few modified examples of what's been done with the 1:1, might get them thinking about getting a few of them. I think we'll see a pretty good assortment of build styles for this Chrysler- from straight out of the box to drastically reworked creations. And I'm not even going to get into that Sketchpad Jairus did a few months back, which hatched a few more project ideas for me to try on this kit too.

Haven't seen the 1:1 car until just now... but I must say your model looks a lot better to me.

Yeah- the color is the one element of that car I don't pariculary care for. Now... picture that same car done up in the Newport's blue/white scheme.... THAT'S more along the lines of what I'm thinking.

Or, it might be a simple matter of being used to the one ID fits all tires the other kits have been using for as long as I can remember. When you're used to seeing a kind of 'universal' 15 or 16" wheel, seeing an in-scale 14" wheel would deliver the illusion of the wheel being underscale. I did, and it does. Well, my one worry with the kit has pretty much been eliminated!

This is the first one I'm thinking I'll try- not an exact replica, but something based on this. And of course, this- I'm thinking of something a bit more traditional as well, along these lines... Here's a stock Windsor Newport- And maybe something for a diorama, a Chrysler with its engine out-

I was thinking the same thing. I was planning on getting a couple of these at first, but I think I'll be getting more than a couple now.

For some reason the back end of the concept kinda reminds me of a '73-77 Chevelle Wagon. Only more pleasing to the eye.

Oh,no! No, no, no... They leak a great deal of it as well.

To me, it's begging for a larger scale engine, maybe something like 1:20 or something pirated from an MPC Zinger. But a big old 429 would be cool, too.

There was one featured in the other mag about six years back- the photos were smallish, but it did have at least one shot of the model with the front clip removed. That's the only full-on FWD drag model I've seen built.

All-around awesome! I must ask- where did the grille insert and steering wheel come from?

Agreed, except I don't have a 1510. I will say it very closely resembles a '70's Ford tractor.

Two of me, both from 2009 I look about the same now, but the beard is a lot more Viking-warrior looking today.