Chuck Most

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.

It's funny, when that car first came out, the TV ads actually said "Tiburon...it's Spanish for 'shark'." You can tell you are scraping bottom for a car name when you have to tell people what the name means in the ads! The AMC concept that spawned the Marlin was called the Tarpon. Does a fish-named concept count?

Just picked up the Revell '72 Hurst Olds 442 drop top and the AMT '62 Cat SD421 "Farmer" reissue, and I just ordered an IH Metro from Motor City Resin Casters!

How's about this... Kinda looks like what Robocop might use to drive his date to the prom!

Looks killer- that yellow and purple color combo really pops! Great job Fatkidd! (By the way- that's a great screen name!)

You mean Lonestar, right? Yeah- I'll be right in line behind you! Wouldn't mind this one, either: The RXT, kind of a diet CXT.

Am I the only guy who'd like to see one or both of these in kit form?

I was thinking that too, but I can't seem to find those cinder blocks from the AMT '50 Ford drop top I've got stashed away!

There is... but not nearly as much as you'd think!

I saw the article on this one in HRD, and thought it would make a killer model. Looks like I was right!

The spirit of the muscle car's future, as it seemed in the late '80's. A Yamaha-engineered motor, in a Mazda engineered car, wearing Ford badges and fitted out with a Ford-designed interior! Yay multinationalism!!!! Wow, I was still using sewing thread for plug wire when I built this one! Still, it's one of my better efforts from my 'earlier' years. And yes, that SHO V6 does clear the hood after some gratuitous trimming of the oil pan, transaxle, and engine cradle, but only just so!

Here's how you can fix both problems at once!

I usually start from scratch, but if I screw up enough times, I'll just trace out the main elements to the car from a photo.

Roger's right- the Monogram Bronc is the only scale Traction Beam setup- though you could always go the sraight axle route, or make your own Traction Beam front end. I'd rather have the straight axle- I never did care much for the Traction Beam suspension on my '81 F-250.

That's Sgt. Stiglitz to you, buddy!

I'm not sure its nearly as crusty and rusty as a camper that old should be!

Spyder the Interrogator! ;) You could make it part of a body shop diorama.

Art... I think you just gave my my next idea for a model!

Whoa... some weird weather patterns across the pond! I hope no one was hurt! Let me know if it ever rains Shelby Cobras!

Return the favor to whoever 'stuck' you! (Then get to crackin' on that Stratos!) Harold- You ought to build the abandoned Sunoco next to Dean's! I used to take leaks there all the time!

I've seen guys use old box fans. I steer far clear of those knuckle-draggers. That seems just tempting an explosion to me, and I really don't want to be involved in an explosion! Life may suck... but the alternative is unacceptable.

Beetles are awesome. Floppers are awesome. How can you lose?