Chuck Most

I probably have more R&R stuff than any other resin product, and I can tell you R&R's casting quality seems to vary quite wildly- I'd say it averages somewhere between 'poor' and 'partly cloudy'. I've built three of the '57 IH pickup kits- the first two were horrible, while the third was actually pretty good- way fewer huge pinholes and thin spots, and much less distortion in the castings. But yeah- I'd avoid an R&R piece for a first-time resin project!

Oh, yes! I STILL do that on occasion!

I think my next 'Bumpside' build will be loosely based of the AMT/Model King '79 kit, with a reworked bed and sheetmetal skin. Fortunately, I have acess to a '67 and a '72 1:1, so reference should be a cakewalk.

It's been said already, but yeah= the original should've sported the stock GTO top! A marked improvement over the original, sir!

I've heard of the project- but I haven't been able to access the Blue Oval Resin website the last couple of days.

Even if you never finish it, this will be cool! Those tracks look awesome.

Yeah, that did suck. Kind of made John Delorean look eligible for sainthood. At least we still have the glory days to look back on!

On the plus side... Purple Power IS a degreaser, when you actually do fill your container with it stripping the paint AND oil shouldn't be a problem! Not nearly as bad as the time I started pouring oil into my car engine... then realizing I had not reinstalled the oil drain plug!

Not bad- I was thinking of making a lip inside to fit the glass to- scribing the line and blacking it out would hide the lip.

Well, summer is officially over, looks like it's time to park the old Mobile Pork Incinerator for the winter. But not before I can get some better images of it! To jog your memory (or if this is the first time you've seen it) the basics- scratcbuilt frame, chopped and sectioned '53 F-100 cab, scratchbuilt pig roaster with real charcoal, annoying roof mounted PA system,"H1 N1" vanity plates no one will 'get' in ten years, and lots of rust and crust. The pig on the roof was an original idea at the time, but in hindsight I think I subconsciously stole it from ###### Cranky. The first in what will be a whole series of "Scary Jerry" inspired madness.

Satan's Taxicab! Love it, love it, love it!

All hail the Snowman! Gene Snow had some of the coolest looking rides on the track. Great job on the model!

I think I'm going to dig out one of my Turbo Coupe kits and build it like my old one- rusty quarters, scaly wheels and all!

R&R makes a resin '72 longbed, but it isn't great. The one I had was poorly molded, and the interior is all wrong- it's '73-''79 style, basically a straight repop of the old AMT kits. The side marker/nameplates are also a joke. If you can find an older casting, I'd say jump on it if you can look past the interior gaffe.

That's about the only gripe I have with this kit, as well, but other than that it's a pretty good kit, despite the fact it's a snapper.

Bait and switch! The AMT '62 Bel Air is about on par with the '62 Cat... can't tell you a thing about the Revell since I haven't bought one yet!

It's spelled 'silhouette'. Regardless of spelling, I like it, and the '58 is cool too. One question- did you build the matching trailer?

Nah... just two of the three decades I've walked this Earth!

It's a pretty good kit- pretty much on par with the other RC2-era new tool kits, like the '06 Camaro and '04 GTO.

Hey, at least you didn't lose everything BUT the A-arms, and the chassis wasn't the only non warped part!

now, if only they could make it stick right from the get-go!

I've had pretty good luck with a brass-bristled wire brush and GENTLE pressure, but I've never tried cleaning one out quite that small. I will say do NOT try solvents- you (or rather the drill bit) will be worse off than before.

One of my favorite kits to see built up!

Once it's done, I'm willing to bet your only gripe will be it's not 1:1!