Chuck Most

Agreed, and the Holden wouldn't kill me, either. I don't see a Kaiser though.

If you don't mind mixing 1:24 and 1:25 scale pieces. Which I don't, by the way. Hey- for the most part nobody will know unless you tell them or they happen to notice the part, right? Craig- looks like you are a Manx kit, a set of MRC Keystones, and a can of Testors Mystic Emerald away from modeling your buggy!

$100 for an Airfix 1:24 aircraft kit? Last time I was at Dean's, he had two of them (Junkers Ju-87B-2 and P-51 D Mustang) for forty bucks apiece, sealed. Sometimes, if you can find the right deal, cost isn't even a factor.

In other news- hosed off the '52 in Mystic Emerald. Now I just need to pick up some BMF and set aside about a week and a half to do all the trim. Yes, it's a terrible photo- the green looks way better in person, or at least in better lighting.

To some, absolutely. But when you're talking about a kit this rare, might be another matter. Then again, I only 'collect' them until I have the chance to build 'em, so what do I know?

I believe the Tim Flock '52 kit has a full interior, and the upholstery is slightly different than the '53's. So it might be the better of the two kits to start with for the Porky's car because of that and the grille, wheels, and hood ornament. (Then again, the Porky's car had what looked like an old JC Whitney-esque hood ornament, so scratch that for your particular build. )Then you'd just need to rework the roof, re-scribe the door lines, and make copies of the door handles. But starting with the '53 would be feasible too, just a little bit more work to pull off the conversion. Not sure if the '52 includes the stock exhaust, but if it didn't, I know I've got a few perfectly good '53 exhaust systems I'll not be using. As far as getting both... well... of course you know I'm going to try to convince you to buy as many of these kits as humanly possible, right?

Hmmmmm. Might have to use an AMT Parts Pack Corvair Spyder engine and some K&S tubing for the axle tubes.

I know the most recent reissue (2002-ish?) had quite a few of the original Ala Kart parts in it, almost enough of them to build the Ala Kart in fact. I'd like to see them bring it back as a double kit, but being they have the newer-tool Ala Kart kit in the stash as well, I don't know how likely it would be. I suppose it would be a question of how much it would cost to restore the original molds as opposed to just reissuing the second Ala Kart kit.

Roger- best bet might be this, but they can be a bit pricey- This one might be easier to find, and way cheaper- Craig... THANKS for posting that. Now I'm going to have to build something close to it! That thing is wicked. Speaking of engines- how good is the engine in the Manx kit? If the engine in it is decent, I might be in for a few more just for the powerplants and transaxles.

Like that one, Wayne! Something on a similar note- A guy bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas. After hearing about it, a friend of his said, "Well, you spent a lot of money, but for that price, you could have bought her that sporty four-wheel-drive vehicle she wanted." The guy said, "Yeah, but where was I going to find a fake Jeep?"

Or, he could just consider the grand he spent an investment in having something cool in his collection. Then he'd be pulling pure profit.... after deducting the cost of rubber for his molds.

Nice! You did that particular kit justice.

Local K Mart had them for the longest time. I was just in yesterday and they're nowhere to be found- guess they redistributed them out to all you guys.

One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip, but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit. This stressed Santa even more. When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out heaven knows where. More stress. Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked, and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys. Frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had hidden the liquor, and there was nothing to drink. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider pot, and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw end of the broom. Just then the doorbell rang, and irritable Santa trudged to the door. He opened the door, and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't it a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?" Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.

Nice! Makes me want that IMC reissue even more that I already did,

I was going to suggest Petty Blue, then I remembered this is a Dodge.

I have something similar in mind for an AMT/Aoshima Lexus LS 400. Awsome job!

I can't see any pics, only a 'This photo has been moved or deleted' placeholder.

Dragging out another one- one that I haven't posted before. It is the AMT '09 Dodge Challenger SRT8 kit, and I'm making it into a phantom '11 Hemi 'Cuda. I just attached the Challenger chin spoiler to the modified nose- which is a combination of the AMT part with the grille and splash apron openings from a Revell '71 grafted in. Eventually it will get the fender 'gills' and taillamp panel from the '71 kit, as well.

Nash is back! Wasn't happy with the tan paint job, so I shot a new coat of primer then went with a blue over white scheme. Still the same plan as before... 'beater/sleeper' look.

Great- now I need to seek out a couple Fujimi Porsche 356 kits!

The Tim Flock car already has a '52 grille, and the steel wheels you would need, but using the more common '53 kit would still be feasible- you'd need to make up the triangular center piece in the '53 grille, and dig out some narrow steel wheels. The car in Porky's was a four-door. I know R&R makes a '48 4-door transkit, but 1. being an R&R it's probably on the rough side, casting wise, and 2. If I recall, it is meant to be used with an AMT '49 Merc as a donor kit, so it's just an eensy, teensy bit smaller than the Moebius Hornet. Hendrix does a couple of Hudsons, too, but I believe they are all coupes like the Moebius kit. It does sound like a cool project, Jacen- I've been planning to use the '48 4-door body on the Moebius chassis, might need to go ahead and try it out just for 'research purposes' now. Other than the conversion to a four door, modifying the interior side panels and reworking some hubcaps to resemble the Hudson units would be the toughest part of that conversion.

Whoa- where did those wheels come from????

Agreed, and at any rate, it's a lot closer to done and way cooler looking than my Datsun 7, which I haven't so much as looked at for a couple of months now.

Another attraction in Ypsilanti- the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, and home of Miller Motors, the last surviving Hudson dealership. Between that and this model shop, sounds like a great reason to plan a road trip to the area.