Chuck Most

Awesome! There's a guy who makes working window mechanisms from brass in 1:25 scale- and I don't mean a simple little 'rack and pinion' kind of deal- he actually replicates the 1:1 mechanism in brass, just as it looks on the real car. I've struggled with making operating widows using straps, like on a race car.

You know, that process actually pretty well describes how the 1:1 Hudson convertibles were made- they all started out as club Coupes.

That pic is actually my avatar on another board.

Love it... spoon and all.

I stretched the front subframe on an SN-95 Mustang ('94-04 style) to match up the wheelbase- you'd still need to modify the area behind the rear axle to match up with the rear bumper. Keep in mind the body on the Revell kit is a bit shorter than it should be- Revell modified the Mark VII's body proportions to fit the earlier Matt Hay Thunderbird pro street kit chassis.

I built mine mostly out of box, but with a Pontiac engine instead of the Hemi. But I'm thinking what you have in mind will be quite a bit more interesting.

Thing is, I don't have the same issues with the chrome sprues in Lindberg or Revell kits. Moebius appears to use a clear coat under the chrome plating as Round 2 does, but the chrome comes off pretty quickly. The enamel coat underneath takes a bit longer, but in some cases it's so thin you can get away with just spraying a thin coat of primer over it.

Yeah- thick AND it doesn't like to be stripped. The last few Round2 chrome sprues I've stripped really like to hang onto their clear coating. The mid '90's stuff would practically fall off if you so much as rubbed on it with your fingers too hard- this stuff, not so much.

If the gloss comes out somewhat dull, you can wait a day or two and spray a few more fresh coats of clear on it and that should restore the shine. The other thing to keep in mind is humidity. This paint seems VERY sensitive to humidity. All paints are to a degree, but the One Coat line seems particularly sensitive to it..

The Grand Prix was a 3.1 V6- no idea what the Berretta or Citation had, though I THINK the Citation has a V6 as well. The Fiero engine would be perfect for the 2.5, but that wouldn't help you with a '95. You might be able to make the Cavalier engine work, but it wouldn't be very accurate. You'd be almost as well off just making your own four cylinder from rectangular plastic stock and some parts box pieces.

Yeah, this kit is typical AMT of the era- for better and for worse. I'm kicking around the idea of cutting it down to a shorter wheelbase. I know the Revell kit is short wheelbase, and it's coming back out, but that's just as typical of its era engineering-wise as this kit, and something about the Revell body just looks weird to me.

I really like the woody treatment!

I've spoken with a number of UPS and USPS employees who say that 'Fragile' markings are pretty much lauged off... all packages are handled in exactly the same manner, no matter what is stamped on the box. As a rule I never have them put a Fragile label on anything I send out, because in my experience it seems having a package marked Fragile all but guarantees it will arrive in more pieces than when I sent it out.

You see quite a few Jeeps around here with the diamond plate body sheilds- I think this is the first time I've seen someone try it on a model.

The A-team reissue (most recent one) had some pretty shallow panel lines, but I don't recall there being any issues with the drip rails fading in and out.

I usually wait a day (24 hours or so in other words) before applying clear- I've found that in most cases if you spray the clear earlier than that, the clear will end up drying to more of a semi-gloss sheen.

Ugh... about all that's any good from that kit is the rolling stock. I'm thinking of using some of the spare parts from the AMT '34 Ford kit engine (I'm assuming this kit has a 350), with some Minilite wheels I already have laying around.

Started converting an Ertl Scout II into an A/B-series (first gen) Scout about four years ago. STILL looks exactly like this-

To answer your question, no, never wondered about that.... UNTIL I saw this post. Must say, glad my curiosity got the better of me this time.

I'm planning a 'Dajiban' style build for one, minus the 'Daji' part, perhaps.

Most of the ones in my photos are already long gone- a few more are on private lots, where you either have to know the owner personally or know one of his buddies.

No pics of the Revell version I built, but I do distinctly recall having absolutely no issues with the assembly process.

When I scew something up I often go back to see what it was I did wrong, but for the most part, no.

USPS just dropped off a Revell Surfite, Jimmy Flintstone '41 Chevy cab, and a Batmobile turbine engine. Thanks, Mike, Gene, and Ed!

The four-wheel drives were just a typical ladder frame with a solid axle fore and aft- would not be a big deal whipping up your own if you're so inclined.