Chuck Most

Yeah. Call me when you do a rendering of a Top Fuel Trabant funny car. Or, you can just call me if you'd like to chat. (About how cool a rendering of a Top Fuel Trabant would be.)

I've never seen any ribbed, Mopar branded Hemi valve covers,in neither styrene nor resin, but I think Ken is right- SOMEBODY's bound to have a set out sooner or later.

Yeah, Harold- that nose is a pain, installation-wise. I remeber building one years ago, and I managed to get the headlamp buckets up into the holes AFTER I'd glued on the nose, but I doubt I could do it again, much less if I'd WANT to do it!

First time I've seen this one built up! I've always wanted to take one of these and do it up as a street machine.

This is a scratchbuilt body based on a VW Kubelwagen. Hasegawa makes one, but I didn't want to spend the cash on one just now. If somebody made a Thing kit,I'd have probably started with that! Anyway, here it is- I basically just wanted to build a stupid little motorized box with wheels on it. Success!

Oh, yeah! Pro street Olds rockets rule.

And just for future reference, I believe the reissued Monogram (Revell box) '32 Ford Roadster kit has an 8-ball decal for the shift knob, for those who aren't as good at painting small numbers!

Very cool model, and the fact it looks way, way better than my first model (not to mention some of my more recent works) is cool, too.

That's kind of why I've always thought the Hays T-Bird was 1:25. I've never had that one, but I've gone through quite a few of the Monogram '87 Turbos! (I had a 1:1 black '87 5-speed Turbo Coupe another lifetime ago..,)

The more I find out, the more I want 'em!!!!

Perhaps I'm misaken, but wasn't the Hays Thunderbird done in 1:25, while this Monogram Bird is 1:24?

Wow- the guy sure did like his stock cars and light commercial stuff! And people think I'M a nutcase for having a couple hundred kits stashed! (Well, I am a nutcase, but that's beside the point! )

That's what happened with the Pontiac. I started working on it, and before I knew it... "Holy Daybreak, Batman!"

I'm most productive between the hours of ten PM and three AM as far as modeling goes. Then again, this '62 Pontiac was built in one night a year or so ago... the sun was just starting to set when I started on it, and just beginning to rise as I finished it! Reruns of Monster Quest and the progress I was making just kept pushing me onward.

John, I don't care how old the models you post are, as long as they're still cool. And they always are!

Abandoned vehicle... rust... International... next time you see your neighbor, ask him how much he wants for it! (Sure would make building a model of it much easier! )

If it means anything Harry, I'd gladly run as your Drain Commissioner!

Well stated, Dave! Aoshima's new stuff is great. This? Not so great. I'm still going to make a Volksrod out of it- toyish, crude kits like this are perfect for such things!

Very, very cool! That turbo piping almost looks like some kind of sci-fi torture device!

Thanks guys! Oh- Mark- try viewing it from alternate angles... THAT will really mess with your head! Harry- Ignored? No. Color matched? Yes!

Uh... dude? You DO know there's a separate section for 1:1 photos! Wow- all I can say is that's impressive! The DBS really looks good in white, and you did a phenomenal job on the build. Just fantastic!

Every car is dangerous in some way, but Don's right- driving a deathtrap is never a good idea. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to duct tape and solder the front subframe back onto my '98 Tracer. (Sure is embarassing when you're cruising over an expansion joint and your engine and transaxle just come a tumblin' out from under the car! )

Almost looks like the wheel cover from a '76 Caprice kit could be made to work for the turbo charger center piece- it's flat and fluted around the edges as in the photo (the thought actually crossed my mind when I saw the Sketchpad write up). A cover from an AMT '56 T-Bird might work, too.

I'm going to post some pictures, mine will rotate WAY faster than that!

Kind of what I had in mind- the body is pretty much what sold me on the kit. Far from perfect, but usable regardless. I was fiddling with the kit last night, and about 90% seems as if it will go toghether without glue. I'm half-tempted to put a motor in it, just so I can watch it drive around in circles when I'm bored!