Chuck Most

"Falcon" and " 'only' $70,000". Wow. You don't often see those words in the same sentence!

DARN!

I don't know if I'd buy an '11 Charger kit, but I know lots of people would. I'm still not a fan of the late model Chargers (not because of the door count), but the newest version is at least an improvment over last year's model stying-wise.

The whole thing about the (real or alleged) JFK ambulance is one of the reasons I don't get into Barrett Jackson. It's like the 'Jersey Shore' of the collector car hobby! For me at least, not even Steve Magnante can save it now.

Bradley James?

Did a little weathering on the cab earlier today- Added the Miller beer logos cuz, well, intoxication is a HUGE influence on most of my models!

Skip- I agree with you! The difference between us is this- I never had any respect for Barrett-Jackson to begin with!

Oh, yeah, I've tossed around the 'Vista Van' idea a time or two myself!

Not a fan of Bumblebee or the new Camaro, but i have to confess, I do dig the model! Looks like your son has a bright future in this hobby.

I hear ya- cutting up the body is a project's death sentence. First thing I'd have tried was cutting the body down to the shorter wheelbase of the 1:1. Glad to see you aren't taking that jaded path, and choosing the path of progress instead!

The curve on the back windows to these is oh-so-subtle- just trim it right and it'll conform to the curve just fine.

Did a little hacking on the Chevy cab, just to see...

Sheesh- gas was $1.49 (what seems like) not too long ago! I'm gettin' into geezerdom...

Shopping, shopping, shopping around for cabs... Will it be the '40 Willys cab (white)? Or the '37 Chevy cab (orange)? Will it be some weird mish-mash of both, or willl it be neither?

I dig it. Kind of like a 'demolition donk'! Welcome aboard- hope to see more of your stuff here!

Hmmmm.... It's Lycoming V8 from a Cord, and... it's front drive?

C'mon, Steve! I meant it in an endearing, loving kind of way! They don't look too bad in burgundy, by the way. And Steve's model proves it builds up nicely.

The Mexican Ramcharger also used the Caravan roof skin and liftgate- yeah- that one's on my list, too! Mark- I'm pretty sure I'd mess something up. My hand isn't quite as steady as I wish it was.

As the former owner of a '75 El Camino, I can't say I'm a huge fan of '70's Chevrolets, as far as styling or engineering goes. But I do like this old girl, which is back again under the MPC logo. Why? Not sure... http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/kit-contents/mpc/76-chevrolet-caprice/ As with all of Round2's recent 'non-mass market' reissues, this one is molded in white plastic, a far piece better than the greasy grey stuff from a few years back. I don't know if it's just me, but it seems this plastic is a bit less prone to sink marks than the previously used plastic. The AMT suffered from quite a few warped parts, but was far from unbuildable. If you built the '06/'07-ish AMT-badged reissue, you'll be instantly familiar with the contents in this kit- it is completely identical, aside from the white plastic, the new decal sheet, and the flashers for the security car version. The molding is much better than the AMT too, way fewer sinkmarks and noticably less flash. Yes, there's still some flash and a few highly visible mold lines, but that's to be expected on a kit tooled in the mid '70's. The trailer is one of my favorite aspects of the kit. It comes with some very cool wheels which would look way cooler on a hot rod than on a trailer. The tread surface of the trailer is still marred by ejector pin marks- I'd reccomend replacing the molded in details with some diamond-plate material. You also get a hitch and some ungainly mirrors for the Caprice. I can't profess any expertise on mid '70's GM land yachts, but the model looks accurate enough. Remember, though- this is old tooling, so it is a bit more simplified than a later kit. You know- headlamps molded in place, an interior bucket with few enough separate parts to count on one hand, etc. Still, the completed model looks every bit the beached garbage scow the 1:1 car was. I'd reccomend this kit to anyone who dig's Jerry Ford-era American Land Yachts, or to anyone who likes a quick, simple build with very little fuss. I think I'll convert this one into a Delta 88!

I actually like many of the old hot rod kits- I think I have every recent Model T and A hot rod reissue from Lindberg in my stash right now, so you can bet I'll be picking up a Black Widow or ten. To me, it's a much more interesting subject than Revell's other Black Widow! As far as its ommissions and inaccuracies- I can work around those or look the other way depending on how I want to build it. Who cares if there's no tranny, and that the rear axle is just a big plastic twig- you can't see any of that when the model is sitting on its tires. Which, oddly, is the way I prefer to display my models.

The Epic Moore, Downie, and Most Lightsaber Slugfest 2011! Who will fall down the shaft? Who will lose a hand? And who will be who's father...

Okay guys- grab your lightsabers- I'm sensing a fight to the death!!!! Oh, Glenn? I'd love an Astro kit, too- I just don't really condider the 'Astrofari' a 'mini' van. More of a 'middie' van.

Lovely! I'd love to have this one and that orange one side by side on my own shelf.

And I'd be right in line behind you Bob! I'd cut in front if they added a '55 Clipper to that list...

Art Anderson... the god, patron saint, and all-round kewel kat of scale model scratchbuilding!