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Chuck Most

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  1. Very cool! I've built one of these JF Nash bodies, and made it into a full detail model. I'd like to get another one and update it to the '60 style. That yellow really pops on the Nash, and the stance is killer!
  2. That's it! This one's just been bumped to my 'must build' list.
  3. Who'd have thunk a Chevette could look this cool? Sure is a far cry from my neighbor's old 'Vette, which was hand painited with an Argyle pattern!
  4. Last of the Olds stock cars- awesome!
  5. Ah... remember those whimsical motorized Japanese kits? Neither do I - they kind of fell out of favor before I was born. More of a novelty than a true replica, they're more or less shunned by 'serious' modelers, even though they pop up from time to time as reissues. But if you're willing to sort through the chaff, there usually is a thing or two they have going for them, even if it's only the fact the 1:1 subject car is cool. Aoshima's Beetle falls into that category. It falls well short of Tamiya's '66 in terms of detail and parts breakdown... heck, it falls short of Gunze Sangyo's '56 in those areas, as well! If the GS '56 is a 'curbside', this one is a 'sunk a foot into soft soil side'. What little engine and suspension detail there is a tad less than adequate. The engine bottom detail is decent, but seems a tick or two underscale. The real car is depicted on the box art (usually a red flag for me with an older kit or reissue), and the disclaimer that the product contained within may not match the photo. That's the case here- you'll get no stock wheels or tires, only aftermarket style mags (not sure if they're Empi products, but I'm pretty sure they aren't a Porsche item), and the inexplicable presence of what appears to be a set of four "Lancer" style wheel covers, which would look more at home on a lead sled than a bug! The tires look more like the mud & snow tires Uncle Dave ran on the back of his old diesel Chevette than anything I've ever seen on a Beetle. Since this was a motorized kit, the chassis and interior are, shall we say, heavily compromised. You do get a choice of left or right hand drive, and both dashes feature pretty good engraved detail. Shame there are no inner door panels! The body is 'acceptable' overall- to me the fenders look a bit too chunky, especially the rears. The lamp reflectors aren't great, and the glass unit is not only all one piece, it's not great as far as clarity is concerned. Then, there's the price. I paid just under $40 for mine- quite a bit for a crude old curbside kit. Granted, I've paid a lot more money for much worse kits (usually resin), and this will build into nothing more than a nice shelf model unless you're into some big-time plastic surgery. I guess I'll leave the answer of the 'is it worth it' question up to you. Kind of depends on what you want as a finished product. Could I reccomend the kit? Truthfully, I don't think I could. I think it has more than enough issues to keep most modelers far, far away from it. You don't need to be a rivet counter to see it has its faults! The price is a big factor, if I could find one for less, then I might be a bit more inclinded to reccomend it to someone. But if you are like me, and have absolutely no intention of building it box stock but more as a source of building parts, it might make a bit more sense. There's plenty here to make a decent Volksrod (wink-wink), so overall I'm pretty happy, even though I wish I'd paid just a bit less!
  6. Thanks guys! Oh, and Mike... wait until you see the Taurus' competitors in the derby...
  7. Somebody speaks my language...
  8. Good to see Chevrolet come to it's senses and use the grille from a Mopar model inspired by a '33/'34 Ford!
  9. Only the cool ones!
  10. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!! It's spreading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  11. Ha! Know what's funny, Harold? The '69 kit engine is a better looking MEL than the one in the '65 kit!
  12. I thought it was just from me mixing Nyquil and Dayquil!
  13. I use Permatex syringes exclusively, and I like them. Sometimes you just need to push just a little bit harder on one side or another to get equal amounts, though.
  14. I still think it's great I'm not the only guy who brings car parts into his living room on occasion!
  15. Young boys today... how do they get all this cash to buy these rare, expensive old Mopar muscle cars?
  16. DUMP HER!!!! DUMPHERDUMPHERDUMPHERDUMPHERDUMPHER!!!!!!!! Whoa, sorry... might've overeacted there!
  17. That pink coupe up at the top of the screen... anyone else notice it seems to be rotating a little bit each day! I could've sworn it was right-side up yesterday!
  18. Personally, I believe car modeling will go on in some form or another, as long as 1:1 vehicles exist and there is an interest in them beyond mere 'transportation modules'. Car modeling existed long before AMT popped it's first annual promo, it's still going strong (maybe not as 'huge' as it once was, but still chug-a-lug-a-lugging right along,thank you), and it'll be around longer than any of us. Sure, maybe kits won't be recognizable in 50 or 100 years, and maybe the materials and processes will change, but I'm not at all worried about the existence of scale modeling!
  19. Just a few ancient buildups of mine, in no alphabetical, emotional, and/or particular order... '79 Ford F-350 Camper Special 4x4 '70 Ford Galaxie beater '78 IH Scout II Plow Truck '89 Taurus, which will eventually end up in a demolition derby diorama '59 Cadillac Hearse (modified AMT Ecto 1a with a Monogram grille and bumper) '37 Ford Truckster Rod '41 Plymouth Street Rod (yes, it has a Hemi, 6.1 from an '06 Magnum in this case) '47 Chevy Barnette Hearse
  20. Glad to see some progress on this one again!
  21. This is a cool old kit- I did one years ago as a gasser. There seem to be quite a few old Heller kits being built all of a sudden. Don't get me wrong though- that's a good thing!
  22. I'd just use the stock manifolds as a reference- these were pretty simple engines with siameesed ports.
  23. Good to see the Lincoln V12 going to good use! And it looks like you're going to beat me to building my Renault Vivastella hot rod!
  24. I don't know- that Metro of yours can take quite a beating!
  25. Now that I think of it- I don't think I've ever owned a 'real' car!
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