Chuck Most

Or a first gen A-Series Scout! That Duel rig would be cool to have, too! But, I digress... I'm just happy to see how far along in development the Lonestar is, and I can't wait to get my hands on one. As a modeler and International truck freak, you can NOT imagine my excitement over this one!

Thanks for the info, guys! And once again, Bob... killer job on the model!

About time! Good to see the end result... looks every bit as jaw-dropping as expected!

Well, here it is... rough paint, a few chips, missing parts and all! Like I said, this is an old buildup for me, but it's fairly typical quality wise of the stuff I was building at the time. Maybe it's time for a "Glue Bomb Redeux"?

Pulling my foot out of my mouth here... It's not a 'Triple H' engine, which is what I called it earlier. Triple H is a WWE wrestler, not a Hudson mill! TWIN H, Chuck, not Triple H! I will now return to ogling the pics...

Shave the door handles, and nobody will notice that.

I've heard much of Ulrich's Mini Men, but have never had any in my posession... maybe that'll change soon. I've heard so much about them I feel obligated to have a few in my stash!

He knows notzing...

Probably my 'corrected' Scout II...

I hope their second truck kit is a first gen A-series Scout! What? A boy can dream, can't he? I'm not one bit disappointed in what I see... this looks like it's every bit as incredible as we've expected. I for one can't wait to get my mits on one... I might even rob that Triple H I-6 for use in a hoodless hot rod.

That's exactly what screwed it, right there! As a former Neon owner, I wonder, why try to perfect imperfection?

Is this kit similar, parts and content wise, to the '76 Caprice W/Trailer that was reissued a few years back?

Missing = Wrong?

Nice clean build of a cool sport sedan!

I don't see why so many people go out of their way to ugly up an existing car, when you can save quite a bit of time,money, and effort just buying a car that's ugly to begin with! Examples, you ask? Why, sure...

I don't really ever take my models to shows, so if I never posted them, I'd be the only one who ever saw them! Plus, it's fun to see projects coming together and to comment and provide help to other modelers. And of course, just scoping out a cool model and letting the builder know he done good is fun, too.

I concur! I also like seeing rare old kits actually... you know... BUILT!!!!

Posted this in under glass a while back, but I think it may have an audience here, as well! I basically just built it to kill time while I was waiting for my Time Machine Resins SSII transkit to show up. Here it is, all finished, and the SSII still hasn't gotten here. Oh, well! I had fun anyway! Highlights include- Olds 455 V8 W/TBI 4-speed Manual Tranny Lifted Suspension Super Swamper TSL Radials (Now available from Ma's Resin! ) Sliding Quarter Glass (Well, non funcioning on the model, but you know what I mean!) Scratchbuilt bumpers and '73 spec grille. Scratchbuilt hood w/Nova Cowl scoop Ted Nugent Dazzle Paint (Inca Gold, Revving Red fade, flat black stripes, and a dull coat and dust over all of it) Plus a bunch of other stuff I'm too traumatized to recall at this time. This is probably my 45th Scout model. I really like Scouts!

I thought this model looked familiar... then you posted it in 'donk mode'. Beautiful model, Bob! I have to say, I never though a '74 Caprice could look so good!

I've been working on replicating those two effects- I've seen the bullet holes done, perhaps someone who's done one will chime in? I've been working on a method for shattered safety glass for both side and (laminated) windshield glass, as soon as I come up with something for any or all, rest assured I'll post it!

We've all seen 'em... those cruddy old beater cars with a small little stone peck that has sprouted cracks that now run all across the glass. It's unsafe on a 1:1 car (and here in Michigan, it's illegal and you can be cited for it), so while it's not good to run a cracked windshield on your 1:1 junker, it is perfectly acceptable to do so on your beater models, and it is nearly idiot proof! Let me walk ya through it... Here we have a pristine pane of glass, just ready to be 'stoned'. I think this is the back window from a Jeepster, so being a non-laminated pane, it wouldn't crack like windshield glass(it would probably just shatter like the side glass), but bear with me! We'll just pretend this is laminated windshield glass. Making the initial stone peck is simple enough- a gentle jab and twist with the end of a #11 blade is all it takes. And here we have a fresh stone peck on the windshield. If all you want is the stone chip, you can just skip the next few steps and, I dunno... go grab a Hot Pocket, I guess. You've earned it! Now, for the crack. They radiate out from the stone chip (naturally), but can seemingly veer off in any direction for no apparent reason. Some go straight across the glass horizontally, some shoot upward then veer off to the left or right, some follow all sorts of strange trajectories. Check out a few beaters in your area. Wal-Mart parking lots, dive bars, and shady used-car lots on the outskirts of town are great places to find examples of how no two windshields crack exactly alike, or perhaps you need look no further than your own driveway! With that in mind, just shape the cracks in what ever way looks 'right' and 'correct' to you. I like to hold my blade at a slight angle, and gently cut into the glass, like so... And remember, just run them out from the stone peck, and keep in mind they can be straight, or jagged, curved, or whatever. Unless you are trying to replicate the exact crack pattern on a 1:1 car, don't worry if they don't come out exactly as you envisioned- there literally is no wrong way to do this! I went with a simple, elegant "Seagull in Flight" style crack on this one. And now, here is the finished result... Alright, alright... so it's NOT the same clear piece I just cracked, but it was done in exactly the same manner just outlined. It's a very simple thing to do (I have, MAYBE, three minutes into each 'cracked' windshield), but it adds character and realism to any beater/derelict vehicle model you may wish to build.

I was out in the garage today, and what did I find behind the workbench, but the chassis from an AMT '69 kit! Even though I've already went through all the trouble of hacking the Revell piece to fit, I thought I'd see how the AMT part fit just to satiate my curiosity. It fit perfectly, just as I've been told it would! That's the route I'll take next time,(IF I ever decide to update a Jo-Han 442 kit again in the future), but I'm still gonna have a little fun with this one!

Nicest '29 A Street Rod I've seen in a very, very long time. Looks way better than the Phantom Vicky that spawned it!

Keeping my eye on this one, for sure!