Chuck Most

You know, I'd have been way more interested in an R8 with '58 Chevy underpinnings. But this will work too.

If you want to split hairs, you could say that the early Super Stock Mopars started it. They had leaf springs that placed the axle forward of the standard location... by a whole whopping inch. Things sort of escalated from there.

On second thought- one thing I do miss are actual model names. As much as I love my Lincoln MKZ... MKZ sounds less like a car name and more like an ingredient in soup I should stay away from. The MKZ was called Zephyr it's first year on the market, but that is kind of a silly name for a modern car. Probably why they went to MKZ. But even if it's a silly or downright stupid model name, I could give them a point or two for trying.

Wait a sec... Mike... did you figure out the whole "posting pics so people will think you build" thing???

If I had a 1:1 classic Mini it would probably look something like this. Mine might have the early stamped steel grille though.

Wait... GM is taking a chance? They're actually trying to do something kind of innovative with the Corvette? I mean, they'e about 35 years too late, but God bless 'em.

I have that box somewhere- a little beat up and somebody smeared silver paint on one corner. The kit itself was partially built up and has since been dispersed all over the place but the box is still around.

There's no d at the end of Advance. Sorry- I worked there for five years and it always got on my nerves. That being said- I don't see too much of a problem. I always bought my DupliColor from the local Meijer. Their cost was less than what it would have been from Advance with my employee discount, and they often had buy one get one half off sales. I know not everybody has a Meijer in the area, but if you look around I'd think you'd be shocked how much less you can get it for than at Advance. Or any other auto parts chain really- seems like the auto body stuff is always pretty dearly priced when you go to an auto parts store.

I actually saw this a couple of days ago, but whatever...

Nothing, once I get into a modern car.

Same here. I just posted twice in the light commercial Under Glass section, including the post that was giving my trouble, and all was fine.

I've posted this model a few times before, but it has recently undergone a few changes. It started out as a Monogram F350 chassis and an MPC '53 Ford cab, and just snowballed from there. Here's how it looked upon completion in 2010. About a year later, it was damaged on the way back from a show, so a few repairs were in order, and I decided to make a few changes while I was at it. I added a sling to the wrecker, changed the air filter, and front wheels/tires. I also airbrushed on some wide whites for the rear tires. And that's how it stayed until 2017. The 2017 refresh was pretty tame- I added some cab lights and turn signals from an AMT big rig kit, and I changed out the air cleaner once again, raiding one from a Moebius Comet this time. Some time ago the hood ornament was knocked off, and rather than replace it, I opted to replace the entire grille with a resin Hudson Terraplane piece. I also redid the interior, replaced the glass, and channeled a little more out of the back of the cab so the cab would sit level. Maybe it'll finally stay one way or maybe it'll get totally rebuilt one day, who knows. I call this my "George Lucas" model, because much like he did with the original Star Wars trilogy, I'm constantly going back and changing things whether I should or not.

This is a mix of parts from the Revell '66 Suburban, the MPC '84 GMC, and a few other doodads to create a Mad Max style cruiser. The kit engine was treated to a supercharger from a '30 Model A with the GMC kit's headers, and a scratch built front end. The gun is from a Mega Bloks Halo vehicle kit.

YES!!!!

Those guys are still around- they've traded in the open button-up shirts for tank tops and the Levi's for sweat pants, but they're still around.

"Hi, I'm your creepy mustachioed bachelor uncle."

I have only noticed the problem when I try to post a new thread in the light trucks Under Glass section. I just posted in Under Glass and Drag Racing with no issues.

This is more or less a hodge-podge of components from every version of the Revell '57 Ford kits, plus a 392 Hemi and a mesh grille. I originally started this back before the gasser version came out.... before the wagon version came out, even. Originally I had the 57 Custom body with the straight axle components from a Monogram '55 Chevrolet. After a bad reaction with the paint it was shelved and started back up when the wagon variant came back out. I'm not sure where I came up with the idea for a ratty hemi-powered, gasser-themed cop car in the first place, but apparently I found the idea amusing enough to stick with it through all the changes in direction the project took.

The idea here was an old drag car that was stashed away and recently unearthed. It has a scratchbuilt Hudson two-piece head, header, roll bar, and a modified AMT tow bar. Many of the drag specific parts are from the '65 Comet, with rear coil over shocks from a Thunderbolt.

The Travelall looks good, so would a D-series pickup. (Cough, cough ) I'll definitely be good for some Scout parts as well.

Keith Marks sells a sheet with the Bicentennial graphics which comes with gauge decals-

Thanks for the heads up. I don't plan to go whole hog, just make something that appears more stock externally. That engine bay might come in handy- quite a few '60's and '70's FoMoCo kits have (shall we say) compromised engine compartment detail.

Thanks guys! Not sure why I didn't just check Kevin's site to begin with- a flat Comet hood seems like the kind of thing he'd have in his product line.

Just a question- and sorry if I missed it in the flurry of info on this thread- but did anyone ever do a flat hood for the Comet version of the kit? I know Bandit Resins has a grabber hood for the Maverick but I don't recall seeing a replacement hood for the Comet. I plan to build my Comet ('90's Pro Street issue) a bit closer to stock and losing the giant scoop and hole in the hood is an absolute must. It looks like the rear wheel openings are also radiused a tad, but I think that I can live with.

I was trying to refrain from using the hyphenated B-word.