Chuck Most

That's nothing. I once sprayed a 1:87 scale car body with so many layers of paint it's 1:16 now!

Yes- the Model King kit is a '79. The '67-'72 and '73-'79 generations were similar, structurally, to one another, but had totally different 'skin'. In fact, the R&R kit appears to be a modified AMT ''73-'79, including the incorrect (for the '67-'72 version) later interior!

This is just me using the awful R&R casting procedures to my best advantage! The cab was short shot (short poured?), had many thin spots and air bubbles, and the parts didn't fit very well. I decided to not fix these things, and instead use them to contribute to the model's worn-out, crusty demeanor.

Looks just plain gorgeous, John! Still, I have to wonder how she'd look layed out low, with a six-carb early Cad V8 sticking out of an open hood!

Even if you are, in fact, doing it totally wrong, as I pride myself in doing!

Are those seats from the '62 Catalina kit?

I can vouch for this, but being as you're doing this in HO scale (my hat's off to you for that!), it won't help much!

Hendrix kits are generally pretty good as far as casting quality goes. One gripe is, they don't plate their parts like Modelhaus does, so you'll need the Alclad or the services of your favorite plater.

And they appear to have female pelvises! Let me check my backyard- I might have a few skeletons for ya... wait. Small scale? Sorry, can't help you there!

Skip- I'd go with Volkenbatt! Jim- Might be in the cards, all I'll say is stay tuned!

I just enjoy gluing odd shapes of plastic together into small, car-shaped replicas. If other people like 'em, fine, if not, that's cool too! As long as I enjoy it, that's all I'm concerned with!

That would be my old '81 F-250, which will one day donate it's 4wd drivetrain to a less-rusty '94 cab and bed.

Welcome aboard... and you just might have the coolest last name in history!

Here's a fun way to dispose of leftover parts... take a spare '41 Chevy truck nose, '46 Chevy Sedan Delivery body, '57 IH pickup frame, a parts pack Pontiac 421 engine, and some other cast-off scraps, and you just might end up with something like this...

Here's my latest VW rat, based loosely on a Revell Convertible Beetle body, set up on a scratchbuilt frame, and powered by a 1.6 liter Scirocco engine. The rest is all leftover junk from the spares box.

Wasn't sure about the foil treatment at first, but I've decided I dig it.

I think he's got it right- George- that little bit along the firewall is body color, and all the rest is black. Cool- puts all my '66 models to shame!

There's a certain level of 'functional beauty' in the Rebel's design, and I think you nailed it with your model. Shame we'll probably never see this one back on hobbby shop shelves.

I feel your pain, brother! Be that as it may, this is still the coolest Revell '70's van model I've ever seen. A real time warp!

Very nice!

Looks like a cool old truck!

Yes, but only because the kit looked like that when I got it! The opened panels were kind of crude and sloppy, so it's gonna be a looooooooooong road for this one!

Wait... maybe it's time somebody actually did a set of 16.5 Ford XLT wheel covers so we can build that Monogram F-250 into an accurate model!

Well, ALL Hupmobiles are 'odd year' when you think about it! I can't suggest a single thing for TDR- seems like you guys are doing fairly well with your product line. About all I could suggest might be a buy-one-get-one sale!