Chuck Most

Ya call THAT a warp?

I'm thinking my creation will lean toward these two, appearance-wise...

I like having internet, but you can keep your bluetooth headsets, GPS systems, and those stupid 'Kindle' things. If all this internet stuff came crashing down tomorrow, it would suck for a week or so, but I could go back to the way things 'used to be'. Hey- I've finished models and worked on 1:1 vehicles with a camp lanterns during power failures. Not having technology wouldn't exactly kill me.

Sounds about right.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... Depends on how you define 'better' I suppose.

That's probably just as well- from what I was told (by people with much more knowledge about such things) that the Mac's standard OS is like Swiss cheese as far as security holes go, actually even worse than Windows.

Cool! I was actually thinking of working a Gremlin into this somehow...

I tried out just over a dozen different machines before I bought my Vaio (And I don't mean fiddled with them for ten minutes at the store- I borrowed machines from friends and relatives and actually USED the things, including Apples, eMachines, Sonys, Dells, etc.) and I still don't see what you are paying for with a Mac aside from a styish case and the oh-so-trendy Apple brand name.

Not as cool as the AMC-logo pants some of the race team guys had!

That had no stock tires (it might have had the stock wheel covers and inner wheels- NOT sure). It did have all stock and custom parts, it just had some really poorly done big-inch wheels included.

Yep, you're right! I knew I was in the ballpark, anyway.

His prices are great, quality is good (though as some have said, not up to Modelhaus/Promolite standards), and he ships quickly when you buy direct. I've bought tons of JF stuff, and the only letdown was a '62 Pontiac 'bubbletop' body that appeared to be a bit shrunken.

Awesome! And to those who'd like to see what Barry does with his models with a few photo effects- http://www.madmaxmodels.com/bhdiorama.html

AMT '51 Chevy had some (at least the Convertible and Fastback kits did). The AMT '67 Mercury Comet kit had some too, but they were the Mercury-specific 'slotted' steel wheels. There is a set in the AMT '63 Ford Galaxie, but they're a bit iffy, appearance-wise.

That's something I've never really 'gotten' about Apocalyptic vehicle models myself... it is almost always a '57 Chevy, or an old muscle car, or something like that. To my way of thinking, 'classic' cars like that would retain their value in a post apocalyptic world- maybe even taking the place of currency in some situations. Then again, the sheer 'cool factor' and relative lack of anything late model in kit form could be factors too, I guess. That '41 is a very nice kit, and since 'militarized' versions of that vehicle were used in WWII, you might have a few styling cues you could incorporate into the build.

Ditto. And I say that after 'test-driving' just about every type of PC AND laptop out there over the last few years.

Best Corvette model. EVER.

I've used it on some 1:1 projects- about all you need to do is strain it before running it through a spray gun. It doesn't say you have to, but I have a habit of straining all paints before spraying them. You probably would have to thin it to use in an airbrush. It's pretty good stuff, especially for the price- the local Advance sells it for just under $23 a quart.

The red one is a bit strange... that roof just doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the design.

Lookin' nice, Mark! I'm just waiting on some BMF to show up, then I'll be able to finish up the green '52. Well, the body, anyhow.

They must have come with the kit- the one I got a few days ago and posted here has those same wheel covers on it.

Just waiting for the 'official' start on the 15th- still in the gathering parts stages at this point.

Interesting. The most obvious things to me are the lack of engraved carpet and seat detail in the interior tub, and no copyright notices on the chassis plate. No idea what's different from production with the 1:16 Ford parts, as I've never owned one. I did get one of the Moebius '53 Hudson Hornet kit test shots, can anybody tell me what parts here don't come with the producton '53?

That did happen. Same deal on early IFS cars when the owner got a bit overzealous and lowered the front too much- a tire would fail and the lower crossmember would catch the ground. I think we can all picture what would happen next. I wasn't around back then myself, but my grandfather and great uncle have a few stories about stuff like that happening.

Wow. All I can say!