Chuck Most

I counted 6,347 rivets. Is that the correct number???? On a serious note... Dave, you will post up some pics of the kit contents shortly, right? Pretty please?

I was thinking of trying something like this with a Studebaker Avanti, but scrapped the idea. Seeing this one come together is making me reconsider that!

Or this? (It's a Vauxhall, but still...)

With all due respect to Eric Clapton, I don't get off on '57 Chevys. When the 150/Black Widow kit came out, I thought "Wow... one more supposedly great kit I'll never buy!" Today, I did a really, really bad thing. I bought one of those 150 kits. But I have a good reason for that, I swear! You see, there is a guy in the little Michigan hamlet of Breckenridge who has this beat up old '57 Chevy sedan. Well... it was a sedan at one time. At some point, the car was relieved of its body from the b-pillars back, and a flat bed was added. I don't have any pics of this unique machine, but I've seen him oot and aboot lately, so I'm pretty sure I can snap a few later on. This model won't be an exact replica of that car, anyway, I'll be putting my own spin on things. I went to St. Ignace last year, and saw the first '57 Chevy I actually liked. This one... Now, I don't know what it was about this particular '57 that appealed to me, but I really liked it's overall crustyness. The model will more closely follow this particular car. Oh yea, the model... Don't worry- later photos will be much better than this one! First order of business was cutting away the molded-in floor from around the rear 1/3 or so of the frame rails, and reshaping the inner parts of the rails to follow the curve of the outers. The wheels are MRC Muscle Car Hop Up-Set Keystones and Goodyears- I always thought they were a bit too chunky looking for use on a muscle car, but they'd look okay on a truck. Even a truck that used to be a car! I also liberated the rear part of the roof and trunk, from about 1/8" aft of the b-posts. I made up the rear cab wall from .020" styrene, still needs a bit of blending into the original Revell plastic, but gives a pretty good idea of where this one's going...

Just thought of something... You've heard the expression "60 is the new 40", right? Well, try this one on... "Trumpeter is the new Palmer." I dunno... I like it.

Am I the only guy who's bummed that they fixed that on he later versions of the kit?

Oh, that's just the warlock telling you to get crackin' on the next Resin Talk column. Not, like, later... NOW!!!!

Ah... the maligned Revell Nova! It has just as many flaws as the old AMT kit, but fits together so much better, and has better detail. Ah, I feel better now!

I've had my eye on this one for a few months... '71 Ford F-250 Camper Special, 390, auto, 2WD, 155k, a few rust holes in the typical spots but not too bad overall, $1700. Wonder if he'd take my '94 as a trade?

This'd be the stock version... every one I've seen has been a bit out of my price range, so I can't compare 'em side to side! http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://beta.ioffer.com/img/item/177/586/923/amt-amc-matador-76-5-new.JPG&imgrefurl=http://beta.ioffer.com/si/cragar&usg=__yAhDJLpDMTqYl0wDsg201uBquIE=&h=436&w=582&sz=62&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Ssf9SEO6KRrcLM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=175&ei=wdanTfq6FpPltgfXuJjeBw&prev=/search%3Fq%3DAMT%2BAMC%2BMatador%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SNNT_enUS412US412%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D539%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=90&oei=wdanTfq6FpPltgfXuJjeBw&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=129&ty=72

I've bought a couple of those Falcon/Comet/Mustang AWB kits... JUST FOR THOSE TRACTION BARS... I'm seriously considering reworking my 1:1 '94 Ford to resemble your model!

It's very easy once you get the hang of it, Mike! I'm just starting to get into making my own 4-into one header collectors that actually look convincing... THAT'S a bit more vexing!

Who here doesn't love a mediocre, or just plain bad, kit every so often? I sure do! A few of my faves... Arri '72 Ford Thunderbird... looks okay, but the grille has the wrong number of bars, it was motorized, so the engine, interior, and chassis detail are terrible, and it's way, way, WAY overscale... and who could possibly love that rear-view mirror molded to the windshield? But I love big-body Fords, and this one plugged a hole in my collection. The fact I got the kit dirt cheap was just icing. Ertl/AMT-Ertl Scout II... the grille is the wrong shape, the headlamps and bezels are too small, the body has several missing cut lines and no hood peak, and there's a general overall lack of detail (only a battery and upper rad hose under the hood and nothing else, for instance), but my love for the 1:1 Scout means I'll always have several of these kits in stock. (Note, this model has had the aformentioned hiccups and ommissions fixed). Jo-Han SC/Rambler... well, Jo-Han kits in general. Usually pretty good body proportions (some were a bit under or over scale), but generally VERY compromised engine/chassis detail, and many of them had interior tubs about as shallow as a Hollywood starlet. But how many manufacturers had as many cool 50's/'60's American subject matter as Jo-Han? Oh sure, there are more, but these are just a few of my favorites.

Ah, the old 'perfect the vehicle... THEN kill it schtick, ripped right out of the old GM playbook...

Why? Jabberwocks are so much more managable...

BINGO! Even in the event we ever DO get a 100% accurate kit produced, there will be at least a handful of people who can find a few faults with its accuracy, or at least claim to. That 'human factor' can be a dodgy thing- ever hear the expression 'one guy's Mona Lisa is another guy's Velvet Elvis'? Is that 100% accurate kit POSSIBLE, given today's technology? Perhaps. Is it going to happen? Well, this guy's not holding his breath! This Falcon isn't on my 'must buy' list, but it is on my 'likely to buy' list. I've bought several examples of some kits which were total turds (AMT/Ertl International Scout II, anyone?) and managed to make decent models out of them, and I'm rather looking forward to trying a few things with this kit, too.

This version= http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/uploads/1/First_Look_Revell_Fairlane_box.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/publish/flautomotive/First_Look_Revell_1964_Ford_Fairlane.php&usg=__PrYxPMcJIJOUX9_hyTcsOoTn3Q8=&h=424&w=600&sz=74&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=b2Rg0K63P8WfxM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=135&ei=Ta2nTYm8IIeDtwe8mojeBw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Drevell%2Bfairlane%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1T4SNNT_enUS412US412%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D539%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&itbs=1 has the stock hood and tires/wheels, and all of the T-Bolt parts. All the other versions have only the T-bolt hood and wheels. The decals are also different from each version. If you already have an earlier issue, Bandit Resins sells a flat hood for this kit, which fits better and has cast-in "Ford" letters along the front, which the Revell flat hood does not have.

You might be able to use the '63 kit chassis and engine, or if you're really up for some superdetailing, the chassis/engine room from the '60 Skyliner. I know the promo chassis in the curbside '64 kit will fit the mod stocker body, so I'm going to make an educated guess and say the engine and chassis from the mod stocker would work in the stock '64,too, but you'd need to scare up a few stock engine parts and the like.

Dr. Cranky presents... "The Jason Vorhees Guide to Killer Custom Paint..."

Oh, yeah! Lovin' it. As for painting while donating blood, maybe not a GREAT idea... but imagine the spatter patterns you could achieve...

Oh, one with a little snow... (frozen rain, for those of y'all who live in more temperate, or is that less temperamental?- climates)

Cuz we ALL KNOW... those EPA figures are undisputable and right on the money, 100%, every time... Anywhoz, here's one I picked up since last time. '89 Ranger, 2.3, 5-speed manual, 2wd. Got it for free. I think I was screwed on that deal.

First, an explaination... If you believe everything you read on the internet, this car (a '62 Dodge Dart limo wagon) was built for the Vatican, but ended up at a Catholic church in Kentucky, where it remained in service for many years. It turned up on eBay a while back, powered by a V10 truck engine and 6-speed manual, and looked as if it had been given a 'restofication' by a group of semi-mental Chimps. That being said, I wouldn't mind having one... I'm pretty sure this thing is real.

Check my post in the "Favorite Diecasts" thread, and add a bullet nose Studebaker.

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