Chuck Most

Yes- the newer Revell kits were actually what I had in mind when I said that... just didn't want to name any names.

Only one I've worked on in a while. Never finished it. Keef has it now. Well, if it's showed up...

Removing seams is easier on the sprue as well- all you need is a sanding stick or some sand paper folded back on itself. The only time I ever remove small, fiddly parts to take care of the seam is if the sprue attachment points are weak, and the part will break loose during the process.

Never used it as a clear, but I've used it to attach photoetched scripts and details to painted bodies- works quite well for that. Bottle I have is is about six years old with no signs of yellowing- it is kept in a closed cabined in a room with a farily steady temperature.

You don't need to repaint the entire part- just touch up the area where it was attached.

I see potential...

Stupid Yank question.... I see the kit has both the Leyland engine and the retrofit Scania engine. Would I be correct in assuming they are both diesels?

The painted body with the foil trim in place. And an early shot of the chassis. Note the '52 wheels. The test shot included them on the plated sprue, along with a '52 style grille, along with the correct '53 parts. And one more... Here is a shot of the extra '52 grille and the open steel wheels the test shot came with. The test shot's glass was also somewhat milky, but mostly it is the same as the production '53 kits.

Just a little bit of a lead-in to the next issue of MCM... But first, a recap on the original review by Bill Coulter and Len Carsner... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47477&hl=&fromsearch=1 The Terraplane rat rod was going to end up as a sidebar, but I eventually cut it from the finished story. I built it as a way to 'dispose' of my unused 308, and to demonstrate how the engine could be used in a hot rod application. Here is a quick shot of the body after it was rubbed out, which will not be in the actual article. Another quick snap shot, showing the modified DeSoto style ribbed bumper (Revell '49 Merc) in place on the car. Progress shot. Note that I forgot to foil the molded trim detail, molded into the glass itself on the windsheild. In the article I say to paint this black- it should be chrome! Here I am just goofing off. And here we are 'trying on shoes' so to speak... Satco redlines with AMT '51 Chevrolet chromed steelies and a Revell Model A steelie in the Moebius wide white.

Handyman is in the home stretch- we're down to adding the last few fiddly, boring, non-photoworthy details that make all the difference. I painted the wheels silver (rear wheels are from an AMT '49 Ford)- they and the chassis are now permanently installed, along with most of the engine.

No thanks... I'll save spending thousands of dollars and the agony of ill-fitting parts for my 1:1 projects!

The guy can work magic with them, but his articles have pretty much turned me off ever buying a MFH kit. I can take fit issues, but $300 or so is WAY more than I'd like to spend for something with that many issues. I'll continue to get my 'hand-to-hand combat modeling' kicks from the $60 R&R kits, thank you!

Only one I've ever built, other than a '66 Nova AWB funny car I have no pictures of. I no longer own this '69. This started as the COPO kit- the engine is from a Trumpeter '63.

AMT/Ertl did the '96 Tahoe 4-door as a promo and a Snap kit- they come up for sale online quite a bit, and the price usually isn't bad. There is a resin caster making a '81-91 style Suburban, but I don't remember who.

There will ALWAYS be a market for wretched excess, so you are going to see supercars with higher top speeds and ungoldy horepower/torque ratings. There's always going to be that 'mine's bigger/faster/more powerful/etc. than yours' group craving that. Never mind the fact the car will never be used to even a small percentage of its potential- some guys just want to be the baddest on the block. As far as seeing supercars built and intended as strictly race-only, I don't know if that willl happen on a huge scale. You might see some with opition packages which are racing-oriented (in fact, there already are a handful of cars that can be equipped that way) but it won't be the main intent of the vehicle when it's being designed. I think it might go the other way though- you might see more reasonably-equipped (for day-to-day use) cars being introduced, and more performance-oriented versions of existing car lines. Who knows- maybe we've already reached the pinnacle of supercar performance as far as horsepower and top speed go, and they'll focus more on handling and day-to-day operation instead. Whatever happens, it will be cool to see it unfold.

I like that! The Jimmy Flintstone body looks a bit better as a four door.

I haven't had any issues with grainy chrome on any of mine. There was quite a bit of flash on a couple of the kits, but nothing I couldn't handle.

Putty spreader and a pair of tweezers (molded with the regular kit parts) if I recall.

Bummer is... a good percentage of the custom parts shown on the box don't come with this verison of the kit.

Huh? I didn't see a metal axle hole in the engine block or a one-piece interior tub.

Like that color on it!

And.... we're painted!

And finished the interior. Bare boned it, and sprayed it in Krylon Hunter Green.

Pickup is getting there...