Chuck Most

Yep- I used some plastic D-section and overlapped it a bit over the opening, so that the clear piece would fit flush against it from the inside. Thanks guys!

This is the AITM short-nose 9500 cab kit, perched on top of an AMT GMC Astro 95. I modified the front wheels to fit the float tires from an Ertl IH Paystar, and made up mirror and exhaust brackets. All in all, one of the easiest conversions I've done in a while. Now I'm ready to order another one and the long-nose variant.

Not sure, probably a couple hundred.

Fifth wheel came from Scenes Unlimited. I did think about doing the broken flares, but then the quarters would be visible and I didn't feel like using ones from a regular bed or making my own. Maybe next time.

I finished this back in 2015, with an old AMT kit and an even older Frank Gortsema resin conversion, but recently I dug it out and did a few updates. I added the slots in the bumper, along with the bumper bolts, and added the wet tank and lines. I still need to add some grease caps to the front wheel hubs.

The model got damaged a few months ago, so yesterday I spent a little time fixing things and doing upgrades. (Harry, if you can read this in Valhalla... I still didn't add trailer lines. )I I peeled off the foil from the grille and bumper because I used that nasty Ultra Bright stuff, it was all redone in the regular Improved Chrome. And now I see the headlight buckets could still use a little touch up. I also added some bumper bolts and fog lights, as well as a spot light. I also added a couple of thin vertical bars to the grille- eventually I might make the diamonds for the center.

You, me, and everyone else who builds models and abides.

This is the AMT/Ertl snap kit, built as a junker. I added some of the inner fender structure, and a set of mirrors from a Chevrolet C1500. Other than that, the body was heavily weathered and a few dents and dings were added, and I tossed in a mis-matched tailgate for good measure, and because I realized I had forgotten to paint the tailgate until I got to final assembly. I also lowered the rear suspension to simulate spring shackles that had rusted and broken away.

This started out as a built-up AMT/Ertl snap kit that was missing the tailgate and had worn chrome. The missing tailgate was replaced with a scratch built one, and a scratch built headache rack and mirrors were also added. The receiver hitch and fifth wheel hitch came from Scenes Unlimited, and the Federal Signal Aerodynic light bar is an old Chimneyville resin piece. After stripping the chrome, I noticed the plastic was almost the exact same color as the plastic Dodge used for the 1:1 grilles, so the foil was torn and curled to represent the peeling chrome these second-gen Ram grilles were notorious for.

The idea here was a barn find that started out as a jalopy, then was being converted into a street rod, then put in cold storage. The base kit is the Revell five-window, with a few Rat Roaster bits tossed in. Power is from a Ford 300 six with a home-made header and three-carb intake. The crash bars and roll cage were made from plastic rod, and the Holman-Moody wheels and pavement tires are resin bits I've had kicking around for ages.

Love it! Still need to grab this kit.

It depends. On this one the rear axle is solid mounted. I did toy around with the idea of opening the trunk and putting an air suspension back there but after all the other problems the project threw at me (it's sitting on chassis number three, for one thing... ) I did it the curbside way to finish it off.

'60 Lark more-door... I've seen it driving around town and I caught up with it today and found out it's for sale. I need to see if I have a couple grand in my sofa... For about the same price the guy was also selling a clean Porsche... dirt cheap because it needs an ECU. I gawked at it, but the whole time I was thinking of the old saying "Nothing is more expensive than a cheap German car..." Sure is a looker though, even if it's not a "real" Porsche... I'm guessing? And after all that excitement, I went home with a '46 Michigan Noiseless 75 mower, manufactured by REO Motors in Lansing. It still works just fine, but the "Noiseless" part of the name is pure nonsense.

Thanks guys. The mesh came from Chesapeake Model Designs. They had a variety of different mesh screen sizes. I'm not sure if they're still in business but their stuff is still relatively easy to find.

I like it! And I feel your pain on the grille- I really wish that Revell had done the grille insert as a separate piece. Same goes for the Lightning, Magnum, and dozens of other kits from that period.

This is something I started way back when the kit first came out, and I finally got around to wrapping it up earlier today. The body and interior are from the Revell '30 Model A. The whole mess sits on a scratchbuilt chassis with Ford F-350 suspension components, and a 7.3 PowerStroke diesel from Trailer Trash Kustoms. The rear wheels were scratchbuilt, and I sent them off to Kris Morgan at Morgan Automotive Detail. He now sells them as 8-bolt Rat Rod wheels. They're in tires from a Monogram '41 Lincoln. Up front I used Scenes Unlimited wheels in tires from a Revell '48 Ford. The center caps are bullet tail light lenses. The big air cleaner came from an Airfix Stuka bomber. I also added some Fujimi figures to the interior.

Let's not forget...

I've never bought Hobby Design wheels, but I've bought a few sets of their turbochargers and other detail items, and I've never had any problems.

I keep hearing that, but I don't see any signs of life at Chrysler besides a relatively fresh mini van and the 300 series, which is already a decade and a half old under the skin, and uses some recycled Benz components that are even older. Same story with the Charger and Challenger at Dodge, but they still have the once-hot Grand Caravan, Durango, and the most forgettable crossover ever, the Journey. I'm still leaning toward the old legend of the Jeep curse.

There already are! A few summers ago I walked right past a row of first-gen Camaros and Mustangs to check out a pristine '85 Plymouth Voyager.

Construction detour on the way home from work took me past a self-storage place I forgot even existed. This clean old-lady-Olds was parked out front. I don't think I've seen one this well-preserved since junior high (mid '90's).

And I thought Hemi E-bodies going for seven figures was nuts...

Nice! Still quite an amazing amount of potential in those old AMT kits.

Question is... will there be anything left of the Chrysler group besides Jeep and Ram come 2021? PLACE YER BETS, GENTLEMEN...

I'd be up for a few... a Continental Mk V, Ford LTD II, '78/9 Grand Prix/Cutlass Supreme/Regal... I could go on. Trouble is, none of them are muscle cars, and that seems to be what the majority of modelers want, so....