Chuck Most

I also say "keep the wheels".... for use on the next one.

IIRC, the A-Team van had a stock '70's Chevy van grille, as well as the Chevy hubcaps and a bunch of other parts (stock and custom) not used on the A-Team version. At least the 2005-ish reissue did.

The Rescue 911 vans still had quite a few of the MPC parts- they were missing the sink, but I think they still had the divider with the wacky glass, the skylight, the wood-texture inner side panels, and such. If they restored the original grille and the Cragars, I think they could easily bring the Dodge kits back as they were pre-Rescue 911 form.

Never thought I'd put these particular words together in this particular order, but... That's one mean-looking Austin.

Just wondering- is this kit similar to the recent A-Team van reissue?

Sweet! Sheesh, Sam. Where ya been?

That's probably a reissue- earlier kits didn't have the made in China, but the rest of the engraving was the same.

I'm saving a Revell Dodge Magnum to stick in the Telepod with this kit. Hopefully, something like this will come out...

This might not help, as you mentioned you have the wheels and tires under control, but I like to keep mine in those big, clear fishing lure cases. Most of them have compartments with removable dividers- you can keep a hundred or so tires (or wheel/tire assemblies) in them, depending on the size of the tire. I use the same containers for other small parts- cylinder heads, custom body parts, etc. Because they are clear, you can easily tell what's in them at a glance. The small clear conainers used for sewing supplies are great for the same reason, but are a bit more compact. I like to keep parts from a given kit in a similar box- for instance, all my spare Lindberg '34 Ford parts in a Lindberg '34 Ford box. I've also improved my organization by 'condensing' complete kits where possible- sometimes you can fit two (or three) of a particular kit into one box. For aftermarket parts like photoetch, small resin pieces, and other items that come in a pouch or a box wiht a hook hole, I keep them in the original baggie and use a push pin to secure them to a cork board near my workbench. I can tell at glance what's where. I also use this method to keep my Revell parts pack engines in order.

You should be able to buy them online from Auto World, too.

Thanks. It's also cut down to the standard Chevrolet wheelbase of 119", stock Electra 225 is 126". The shortest Buick in '62 was the Invicta/LeSabre with 123", so this is a phantom- I'm not sure if Buick still used the Bubbletop in '62 either. (I know they did in '61). The car is on a '62 AMT Belair chassis.

Yeah... '37 Pickup reissue has one, but the Woody doesn't.

This is one whole corner of my workbench at the moment The truck is an original AMT kit, planning to break it down and restore it.

That photoetch set would be VERY nice to have! Just for those of you who'd like to try your own, a couple close-up shots of the 1:1. The red one is an '85 I saw at a junkyard, the blue one is my '59 junker. The grille was the same from '57 to '90.

That's not a bad idea, actually. Well, I don't think the sledgehammer would inflict realistic damage to the cars, but a car hauler filled with wrecked GL stand-ins... that has hasn't been done.

I think the Revell Vanagon kits had IRS, but it's not the greatest. You'd end up having to modify so much of it you'd probably be best off just scratching your own.

He's getting ready to take care of Bin Laden- give him a few minutes and he'll be grunged up a bit. Awsome piece of modeling there- figure modeling is a bit of a dark art to me, so I always love seeing them cleanly and realistically done.

I know there is no kit, but I'm wondering if there's anything in the aftermarket. I'm aware of the Matchbox Brasilia, but not sure of anything in larger scale.

Saw this in a junkard a few years ago. Project, anyone?

The '57 Chevy (1990's tooling) Pro Shop kit even came with goodies like a photoetch sprue, plug wires, vinyl hoses, and a small sheet of BMF. The rest were pretty much just standard kits.

Price actually isn't too bad, but I have to say I'm really liking that Heller bus. Let me gues... the body in that comes in about 80 or 90 pieces, right?

Let's just say I'd blow the server if I posted a photo of EVERY project I managed not to finish this year, and just say that the number is 'significant'.

This is the new reissue, but for the most part it is the same as the Pro Shop verion, except molded in white instead of gray. It does have a few more custom parts than the Pro Shop (which ones I'm not sure). I don't think it was a Styline kit- they had no engine, this kit does have an engine.

This is the 1:20 promo by PMC.

Is that the IH bus in the upper right hand corner? Love that one.