Chuck Most

Well, he may have been, but he's dead now. Don't think he's building much of anything these days. The car was featured in Hot Rod a few years back, and they have the article on their webpage- http://www.hotrod.com/articles/25-dodge-roadster/ I've always had a thing for that car, mostly because it looks like something from an NNL table that somehow came to life.

I love it already.

Nice to see this one back in action.

I wonder if this one will ever make a comeback? Yes, it's pure '70's chintz, but so have been many recent Round 2 reissues.

My father owns a '47 Crosley, so I might buy one, but would 9,999 other modelers also want to buy one? Probably not. I wouldn't even hold out much hope for a less-obscure early American compact like a Nash Rambler, or a stock (or at least stock-ish) Henry J... or what about a Bantam? I mean I'd love to be proven wrong but I'm not holding my breath either.

Rifle... shotgun... they both make a boom sound...

Love it! Mr. King seems to be one of those guys who likes cars, but isn't really an expert about them. I seem to remember one of his short stories (The Road Virus Heads North, maybe?) mentioning a car that was equipped with a carb and fuel injection, George Stark's Toronado had a manual trans, the main character in The Mist drives a four-door Scout, and I think the discrepancies between the actual '58 Plymouth Fury and the one depicted in Christine. But I get the impression that Mr. King is something of a casual car guy. Whenever a character's vehicle is mentioned in a novel or story, it always seems to fit the character pretty well- even if he has to bend the rules of reality a bit to make it perfect. I've heard that he's owned a few cool cars himself but is more into Harleys now.

Few more years.... there might be 1:1 Chargers running around looking just like this.

This started off with the Mel's Drive-In kit. Other than the addition of plain steel wheels (on the rear only) from the '52 stock car kit, AMT Goodyear Polyglas tires, and some plug wiring, it's box stock. I was going for a one-time Boulevard Belle, with it's wire wheels and non-factory blue accent color under the side spears, which has become a back road gladiator after about 20 years of rough and regular use judging from the '73 plate. At one point the car must have been in a front end collision and repaired with mismatched junkyard parts. On the other hand, it's still reasonably solid and that 308 Twin H is still humming along, though with leaded fuel about to be phased out it might finally be time to trade up to a newer model. I basically built this kit in about one 12-hour sitting, to kill a cold and windy day off work, but the amount of time isn't really the point- I'm really happy with the finished result. Usually there are at least five or ten things on a model I wish I'd done differently, but this one came out more or less exactly the way I wanted, which is nice for a change!

I know, and I can see why they still put the make on them, but model? I just don't see the function of that at this point. I don't think Danica's Fusion moves any actual Fusions off the lot, you know.

What difference would it make? They'd be the existing car with different decals slapped onto them. I don't even know why they bother with model names on cup cars anymore.

I currently own both! The car is a 2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5 TS wagon I bought a little over a year ago for 700 bucks. It's the best all-around commuter car I've ever owned, and nothing short of a packed 2-foot-deep snow drift will stop it. Yes, it looks like hell, and yes, it's falling apart, but it's still getting the job done. The truck is a 1994 F-250 XLT I've owned for almost eleven years. The main reason it is no longer my main vehicle is because after a while you get sick of gassing the thing up, and after my '98 Mercury Tracer gave out it was all I had for a couple of years until I got the Impreza. If that F250 ever gives out on me it's not getting scrapped- it's getting a full-on Viking funeral.

This is the nicest example of this kit I've seen in some time, maybe ever!

Like I said... when I know more, you'll know more.

If you think of a dump bed as "a box with some stuff stuck to it", which a dump bed pretty much is, it's not a tough thing to make yourself at all.

Hate to burst your bubble, but not everybody is concerned about power and revs. There's more than one way to overcompensate.

Nice! Are those Moebius Chrysler wheels?

Did somebody say Hyper Pak parts from the old Revell Lancer? Because I have those parts, and I just lent them to a reputable caster. I'll keep everyone posted...

More like at least 14 of them. I haven't actually counted which ones are clean and which ones are rusty, but they're all here- (except for this one anyway)- http://chuckmost.wixsite.com/madhouse-miniatures/single-post/2018/02/18/The-Hornets-Nest

Thanks guys. Paint is the purple and white from the Testors One Coat line. I should have used more than one coat of the white on the roof- I got some ghosting... And Dave, yeah- the foil work is the one thing I don't like about these- particularly the window surrounds. But it's a necessary evil.

Not much to say about the 18th Moebius Hornet I've finished. I did it as a lowrider with some suspension mods and a rolling stock transplant from Revell's custom Coupe Deville lowrider kit. Under the hood I used a finned cylinder head from Morgan Automotive Detail, as well as some carbs and air cleaners from a Revell '29 Model A Roadster. Maybe later I'll add a visor and a swamp cooler AC unit. We'll see.

Awesome! I have no idea how I missed this before.

Quick little one-evening project based on the old 1:35 RPM Drezyna Pancerna BA-20ZD kit. An ill-fitting little nightmare, but the vehicle is so cool looking and I got the kit dirt cheap, so here it is. I did it as a Soviet BA-20M, in 20th Brigade winter camo. The kit comes with rail wheels and railroad tracks, but I liked the pneumatic tires with artillery wheels that were also included, and after seeing a 20th Brigade BA-20M on tanks-encyclopedia.com, I opted to go that route. And artillery wheels just seem so fitting on a combat vehicle. I'm not happy with my hand-painted camo scheme, but it looks like nothing else on my shelf and it was a fun project, so I'll call it a success.

It's not noted for pedestrian safety... if you've ever seen that part of the movie that is one of the greatest henchman death scenes in motion picture history.

Shaping up beautifully! And as somebody who spent a lot of time around Loadstars (as farm trucks), I have to complement you on the engine compartment detailing. These things are surprisingly "crammed" under the hood!