Chuck Most

Revell did two kits- a snap and full detail glue. In my opinion, the AMT kit is better than the Revell glue kit as far as detail, but the Revell seemed to build easier. If I were to build another one, I'd probably go for the Revell kit, and look for one that's not molded in color.

Man, you should have seen the floor! Well, I didn't actually see it, but I was poking my finger in the carpet and feeling it break through the floor boards, and could hear chunks of metal and crust falling. Not to mention my finger is still itching from whatever nasty stuff was soaked into that damp rug...

"Seinfeld"= good. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"= way, way better.

Yeah, not sure if I'm bummed or elated about the Chevelle! The Mustang is pretty rough- not only did the interior look like it had set outside with the windows open for several years, the turbo, plumbing, and most of the engine-driven accessories were gone off the engine. Most of the Pace-Car specific parts are still there, but the car's beyond saving.

Just a few of the hulks I've met over the last couple of years in my trips to the junkyard...

My guess is it's designed to save the time and effort you'd normally use priming- this line is intended more for the lazy or inexperienced homeowner who's just freshening up some plastic items than pros or hobbyists. For somebody not as well versed in painting as we are, it's a pretty good selling point.

I'd Loooooooooooove to see one of these in full-detail kit form!

Just wondering, anybody know what these two cats are up to these days? Both used to write for SAE- Dean did 'Replica Stock' and Tim did 'Scale Firehouse', but I haven't seen much from them since.

Cool indeed! Beats 'Chuck's Motors' which is just a slab of concrete, and an old swingset for an engine hoist!

Cool... I need to find one of those engines and build a hot rod around it.

I don't believe anyone casts them- they're only found in the '70 Super Bee Pro Street kit. There might be a 'grey market' caster out there who does them, but none of the casters I'm aware of reproduce them.

Or, could be a typo. I do hope they tool up the SS specific parts though. Funny- I'm not a big fan of the bubble top GM cars of the era, yet I've got several of the AMT kits and exactly NONE of the new Revell kits!

Thanks guys! Now I've got to get cracking on modeling an actual engine. My grandfather's 25-horse Fairbanks Morse, perhaps.

Looks like John is out to use up all the Alclad with his last few models! Loving every second of this.

I used the old fashioned method for mine- stand back about 15' (which works for my particular camera), and just make sure the lighting is good, to photograph the actual object. That's how I made these Wolf's Head oil cases- you lose only some of the very fine printing on some items, but these came out pretty well. I've tried programs such as Microsoft word to resize images, but I must suck at it because I've never had much luck with them!

The first TIV was based on an early '90's Ford F-series, I think it was something like an F-450, so you'd need to swap in a straight front axle,but the AMT F-150 should be a decent base, or maybe the Monogram F-350.

I found the 'flywheels' for this in my parts box... not sure what they were originally. Casters for tank treads, perhaps? Anyway, I used them in this scratchbuilt farm engine. Other than the flywheels and resin bolt heads (From Ma's, of course), it's totally make up from scraps of plastruct and pvc tubing. It doesn't represent any specific manufacturer or model, it's just a generic, horizontal hopper-cooled gas engine.

Very cool.

Oh, yeah! Dig it!

Oh- forgot one thing. Look at the '59 and '85 front ends, and you'll notice the '85 has external access panels for the wiper motors, which the '59 does not. '57-'60 models lacked these panels, all the other years have them.

I've never built this one, but I love seeing it. Yours looks killer! My brother has one, but it's been dropped so many times and repaired it's just shabby and sad.

Yep- and the Enterprise episode was the first to feature a Gorn since TOS! Oh, did you remember when they boarded the Defiant, they stepped over the lifeless body of a Redshirt? It's amazing anyone ever makes it up the ranks in Starfleet... Might be a while before I get to it, Lee, but thanks for your offer to help! I kind of need to get the old Trek modeling bug again first, but I think I see a few Trek builds in the not so distant future.

The blue '59 in the photo has a Y-block, and I plan on getting some decent engine detail shots when I get back out to it. I also have (had?) access to a Super Duty V8 (like in the kit) and an FE, both pulled from C-cabs, I'll just have to see if the guy still has them.

Ever since a I was a kid, I've been fascinated by Ford C-cab trucks. Blame it on my grandfather, I guess... I remember spending hours and hours with his '59, crawling in and on and around that gigantic white and red box on wheels. That early exposure left an impression on me- twenty years later, and I still love these big, beautiful, bucktooth behemoths. Of course, this fascination carries over into my modeling habits, so any C-cab kit would be a winner. Fortunately, the old AMT kit is actually pretty good. And Round 2 has brought back the stake bed version- I really have to say I like the new decal sheet... Check out the "Atom Trashers Radioactive Disposal Service" markings,and radiation symbols. Imagine a fleet of C-600s rumbling through your town wearing THAT company's livery! The kit is very good- though the multipiece chassis can be a bit fussy- I suggest building it up on a sheet of glass over some grid paper, to help ensure what you're building is a straight, true frame and not a wet-noodle jungle gym. The kit could stand some thinner mirror brackets, too- as with most truck kits, the mirror brackets are molded way too thick to look in scale. These aren't gripes specifically aimed at this kit- they're pretty much shared with the majority of AMT's big rig kits. There are two minor hiccups with the kit. The first is a discrepancy with what's on the box and what's on the cab- the box reads "C-600" but look closely (very closely) and you'll see the door emblems actually say "800". Only the fussiest contest judge would even notice- just refer to it as a "C-800" in that case! The other gripe is that the air intake vents behind the door handles, just below the rear 1/4 windows, are not in the kit- this area is totally smooth on the kit cab. My guess is AMT did this because it was easier to mold. And no, the extra framerails from the semi-tractor are no longer included, though all the other tractor-specific parts are still on the sprues. It was nice of AMT to include them as 'bonus' parts in previous issues, just because they opted not to make a return trip for this reissue isn't something I'd knock the kit for. But those are really minor nits- the rest of the kit is great. AMT's new white plastic seems less prone to sink marks than the grey stuff used in the last reissue, and AMT's new decals are always nicely printed and apply well. Sure- there's still some flash and a few molding blemishes, but they're easily dealt with. And the resulting model looks and sits just like the real truck. Like I said, I'd love any C-cab in kit form, but the fact this one is so good makes it that much better. You can build a very cool '71-'74 model stake bed, and with some kitbashing and a little scratchbuilding you can build one in just about any configuration ever made from 1975 to 1990. As an aside, I sure hope AMT reissues the tractor version soon, at THEIR price, not Stevens International's price! I could sure use one of those as a donor for that resin Mack N-series transkit I've been hearing about...

Good point! Guess I hadn't considered that. I'd simply refer them to the AMT '39/\40 Tudor kit...