Chuck Most

I've been waiting for this one!

I bought an AMT '60 Starliner (the round 2 reissue), and the new reissue of the '51 Chevy drop top. I also ordered a Jimmy Flintstone '51 Buick body, '51 Nash sedan delivery, and an R&R '56(? looks more like a '57 to me) International pickup. Still waiting for the esteemed Mr. Jeff Ballard (wonder if he's related to Bob?) to send the International Metro. AND- I got a pair of new front tires for the front of my car. Huh. No wonder I've got serious money trouble!

It appears you are correct, Ken. I bought some stuff from JF today and paid via Pay Pal, and the name "James Coulliard" appeared. Huh. "James Coulliard". Sounds rather dignified, does it not?

Sheesh- and I think the one hour there one hour back haul to Dean's out in Flushing is a pain...

Seriously.... is that the dude's real name? Okay, maybe James Flinstone. But really, I'm curious!

While picking parts off an early 80's Le Baron ragtop for a buddy of mine's car, I found an old Igloo cooler in the trunk with a compass (the drawing circles kind), three pocket bibles, several Swisher cigars still in the cellophane (but still looking pretty gross), a resin puppy figurine, two identical pairs of reading glasses- one pair with a lens missing, a strap from a sandal, a very old copy of Women's Health... and a pair of thong underwear. The other stuff I can see being in the old cooler in the trunk of an abandoned car, it's the thong that kind of messes with ya... I don't even want to talk about the '73-ish fullsize Dodge Hardtop with the trunk full of severed deer parts...

First Scale Skoda I've ever seen! I like.

I want one!!!!

Oh yes! Those wheel rims are fragile as glass when you try to install them. I sanded the inside lightly to help- just take care not to smoosh the rim while you sand it! I don't get why the wipers are molded in place, when most everything else on the cab is separate. I didn't notice the too-tall headlamps until Tim's write-up, either. Still, I stand by what I said- it's a good kit!

Call me a glutton for punishment- now I'm planning on a second one, with the hood cut open and one of Ken Kitchen's Buick Straight 8 engines stabbed in the thing. Huh. Wonder if I think of it as a 'quick one year project' if I'll get it finished in a weekend?

Nice one, Steve!

This was supposed to be a quick, simple weekend project. A year later, and it's finally done! It's the Jimmy Flinstone Chopper Head body, on a butchered Jo Han Olds promo chassis from my spares box, all littered with a parts pack '57 Buick grile and headlamps, '62 Buick wheel covers, and a '66 Riv interior.

Wow- check out Juan's Scout, Guys! Evedently I'm not the only sicko who loves IH Scouts!

Killer!

Like what I see, but how about some underhood and interior photos?

The kit is missing the grab handles shown on the box art, and the fit of parts is a bit fiddly, but this was my first sucessful big rig build and I'm pretty happy with it.

I echo that... UNLESS said rare car has snobby fanatics who'd be uber-offended by me cutting it up. Then, all bets are off!

The top edge of the grille and the hood itself are way too curved- it should be flat. And that's just the tip of the icebert- we won't even get into the missing cut lines, hood peak, etc. ... Sewage treatment ponds on the east end of town on a windy day. Hang ten!!!!

This is a cool kit, and the latest version is even better with that spare engine! 352 FEs are way too pretty to cover with a hood- I'd stab that puppy in a trad rod!

Looking incredible- man, if I could be even 2% as meticulous...

Will this do?

I agree- that's why I'm using another pair of Citroen tires on my '56 Rat project (or would that be projekt?)-

Kool!

I've added detail to the Scout II kit before, but this time, I decided to go the opposite route and do one as a slammer. I painted the inside of the window unit black, left out about 95% of the kit parts, and only concentrated on reshaping the grille and hood. I should also thank Bob "Zoom Zoom" Downie for the technique I used on the hood and grille for this one! Works great!

I wanted to build a Volksrod- to me that's nothing new. But this time, I wanted to keep it VW powered, but make it RWD. I also wanted to see if I could chop a Beetle body into a pickup style cab. I wanted to do a rat rod with a VW front axle, and I wanted to add a Farmall tractor style nose. Let's see... that's six objectives, and I nailed all of 'em! The skinny- Chopped Revell Beetle body, scratchbuilt bed, '25 Model T chassis with '56 Beetle front axle and '55 Chevy pickup rear axle, scratchbuilt Farmall grille, Revell VW Pancake 4, Heller Citroen C4 rear tires and wheels, '56 Beetle dash, '66 Beetle steering wheel, '78 Courier steering column, and a wicked helping of parts box stuff.