Chuck Most

Whoa! If I were even 1/3 the scratchbuilder you were!

I did a pro street '78 Dodge LRE a few years back- If I've still got it I'll glady post pics! Just give me some time to find it.

That's one thing I've never done- build a replica of a real race car, much less build two of the same. I always love seeing Bantam quarter milers!

I ordered an SSII transkit from Time Machine, and figured I'd build up another Scout II kit while I was waiting for it to show up. Well, it's done, and the SSII still hasn't showed. Sigh... 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!

Allan- again- stop putting out all this cool stuff, so I can finally make up my mind and BUY some stuff from you already! I really like the Super Swamper TSL radials- now I won't need to cannibalize Aoshima Toyota pickup kits for them anymore.

That describes 95% of my projects... but mine never turn out THIS cool!

Not just the quarter glass, but the whole side window opening on that kit has always looked weird to me.

Yes. Didn't know there was a challenge on in that department, but now that I'm aware of it, yes.

One of these days, I want to do a 1:25 Optimus Prime using a Peterbilt kit. And I don't mean Optimus in truck form... I mean I want to cut and chop that truck into the Robot form!

He is right, but here's something about the windsheild and back light on that kit that should be mentioned- just cut off the mounting pins molded inside the body. Don't bother at all- just shave them off when you first begin the model. It will make adding the front and rear glass and getting them to fit well tons easier.

Yeah- the thing is GIGANTIC!!!! The Model King '71 body will almost fit inside it!

I might be inclined to buy a few of these! Now, Kenny... when's the Pacer coming?

Yep- '71... why is that 2 so close to the 1 on the keyboard! The old Ertl kits had the '76 style grille, and all the reissues I've seen have the '78-9 Grille (remove the vertical grille bars and it's a '78!)And they all had that weird curve to them! I really like this kit, even though it is a bit crude, and I really can't wait to see how this one turns out!

That's way too new to be a '69 (The Scout II didn't come until '72), but if you wanted to convert it into one, THAT would be cool! Cooler still if you made it available in resin.

I think you're onto something... there's certainly a die cast 'chunkyness' to some of the Revell kit's parts now that you mention it.

There most certainly IS a difference- the sides of the Revell chassis had to be trimmed to fit into the Jo-Han body shell, and some trimming to the fenders was also required. The area to the rear of the driveshaft tunnel also needed trimming so the AMT tub would lay flat. Yeah,I wouldn't reccomend the Revell chassis for its ease of adaptation to this kit, that's the truth! Will the Revell kit's engraved detail make it worth the effort? Well, again, I guess you'll find out when I do!

Mark, still my favorite C3 Corvette model ever!

Depends- if it's Testors, the purple pond will usually have it ready to scrub off in a few hours- an overnight soak worst case. If it's an acrylic (like Krylon), the Purple Pond probably won't do much at all. Regular automotive and general-purpose paints will usually require at least an all night soak, in my experience. Kind of sucks you're stripping it- I sort of like those graphics on the hood !

Oh,yes, it probably would have been way, WAY easier! I can't tell you how many times people have told me parts from the Jo-Han '70 and MPC/AMT '69 interchange so easily. Trouble was, I had no chassis to the '69 (in fact, all I had were the interior tub, ram air ducts, and the optional Torque Thrust wheels). And since I messed up the body on the '72, I had a huge box of spares from that kit to use, so I just went that route. I will say the Revell chassis needs a lot of trimming and fitting to fit, and the wheelbase needs a bit of adjustment, but using it not only spared me having to buy a '69 kit, but gave me the more detailed engine bay as well!

What do you get when you take the body and related pieces, plus the dash, from a Jo-Han '70 442, the interior tub from an AMT '69 442, and the chassis/engine bay/powertrain from a Revell '72 Hurst, a few bits and pieces from other kits, and throw 'em all together? Well, I have no idea. I guess you'll find out when I do! Lots of butchery had to happen to get to this point, but I think the worst of it is over now. I'm planning an updated, sort of 'restomodded' version of this old classic.

I'll have a Toothless Zombie Hunter in the works shortly enough! And it was cool to see one of Pat Covert's Grundy models again.

Yes- that's the one!

The Double T kit units are the only ones I've ever seen that feature the Lincoln star... do you have any pictures of the 'unknowns' you've found?

Looks like a bit more than just a little paint and foil to me, but still, it proves these old AMT warhorses aren't as bad as some like to think!

The car was on the cover of Car Modeler some years ago- but I can't seem to find any other info on it besides that. Does anybody have a copy of the issue in question?