Chuck Most

Almost exactly three and a half inches.

The original...

I love the idea (you had me at "Thunderbucket" ) and I love the finished product even more.

Lovely! I like the mismatched hood and cab.

Here's the Ice Patol kit, minus the snowmobile. (Patience... I'm working on it. ) I deviated from box stock a bit by using the spot lights, wheels, and tires from an Aoshima Nissan Pathfinder, and a winch from an MPC Deserter. The whole mess was coated in a backyard camo paint job. Traces of the factory orange paint are still visible in the engine bay and interior.

So... you have a junkyard derelict Dodge Ramcharger that coughed up it's chassis for another project. But it's a shame that the body and interior are still mostly intact and usable... why not do something with it? So what if most of the floor is rusted out- just fabricate a new floor with a body shop, slide a tube chassis with air suspension under it, and stuff in the biggest wheels possible (From a Revell 2014 Mustang in this case). In other words, the exact opposite of what you'd expect someone to do with a junky old Ramcharger...

I've heard several people point out the inaccuracies of the Revell Bronco's body. I think I found an easy way to fix it. Wheels and tires came from a Revell Dodge Ramcharger, while the brush guard and (modified) side steps are from an Aoshima Nissan Pathfinder.

Does sort of sound like the Scout, but that had vinyl tires.

Could be the Scout reissue- are you remembering the entire inside side wall being molded with the inner wheel half? Some rolling stock from Fireball (or Scenes Unlimited) would be just the ticket for any version of this kit.

Any version of this from the '90's would have had the Goodyear Wranglers from almost every '70's Monogram 4x4 kit. The original tires (Honcho and Dude versions) did have some terrible soft rubber tires and some really awful toy-like, under-sized wheels. You might be thinking of the earlier Honcho kit, though don't quote me on this.

As far as I know, none of these ever came from Revell with chrome parts. There was the initial Honcho (molded in black), the "Dude" version (molded in red and including a separate topper cap for the bed), and the Pink Poison. Other than having clear parts (rather than smoke tinted) for the windows and headlights and different wheels/tires, they're the same kit. I seem to remember reading somewhere that in the late '70's and early '80's Revell was trying to cut costs by releasing kits that did not include chrome plating. As far as the sled goes- is anybody out there reproducing the Arctic Cat El Tigre graphics from the original Ice Patrol kit? They look fairly complete and accurate for a '77-ish El Tigre 6000.

Nice! I have one of these about 95% finished, but when I had it mocked up and painted I sort of lost interest. Yours is giving me second thoughts...

I would love to have one- because it could get me pretty close to building something I've always wanted to build....

Very cool! Dash looks like it might be from a '66 full-size Dodge.

And they keep them running with the most basic tools, in many cases. I remember reading an article about a mechanic in Iraq, and he had a Ford product in his shop (which was basically a car port) that needed a radiator. Ford and Chrysler components are hard to come by in Iraq, but GM stuff is more common, so a lot of the time it's finding something that's close and making it work. This guy talked about repairing radiators with battery acid and old wire brushes and all kinds of crazy stuff. I kept thinking "put this guy in a fully-stocked service bay at a dealer and he could probably build his own vehicle"! I don't recall exactly what radiator he used for the customer's vehicle, but he got the job done. I have to say, reading about what some people have to put up with to do what would be a simple afternoon repair here makes my missing 10mm socket or one-day wait on a replacement part seem trivial.

Same here, but I just went straight into "move on and clean up the mess". Might be because there was only one real "casualty". I'm more puzzled than anything- I have no clue how the support bracket under the shelf came loose in the first place.

Had a display shelf fall for seemingly no reason. A Heller Ferguson practically exploded on impact with the floor- I still haven't found the hood and front wheel. A few models were damaged, but I'm mostly dealing with a few mirrors knocked off, a couple of minor scuffs in the paint, and a broken-off wheel. All should be fairly easy to deal with. Weirdest thing is I'm not as worked up about it as I thought I'd be. I got home and saw it and I just sort of thought "OK, that's weird", and started gathering stuff up off the floor.

Looks can be deceiving. You'll have to do the glass yourself on this one.

Bonneville meets Star Wars.

Just got the newest car body from Kris. Full disclosure- I had a hand in the development of this. Kris had wanted to do a chopped top body for these kits as soon as they were out, and somehow I ended up being the guy who got the ball rolling. He and I both agreed that the existing Jimmy Flintstone body was chopped just a bit too much. This has an approximate 3" chop, and also has the roof trim removed for a cleaner look. After doing the chop I wasn't happy with my drip rails and window trim, but Kris had a plan B in mind. After I sent him the chopped body, Detroit-area modeler Corey Bass added drip rails and scribed in the windshield and backlight trim. Mr. Bass has a much steadier hand than I for sure! Mine would not have looked anywhere near as clean and symmetrical. Anyway... minimal cleanup was needed on the body, and all the Moebius kit parts fit like they were meant for it. Speaking of cleanup- I removed the mold seams present on the front and rear fenders and along the trunk lid which are present on the kit body, because I hate it when I get a resin body based on a plastic one and it still has all the mold lines and sink marks. Naturally, it'll fit any of the '52 or '53 Club Coupes. The body isn't on the site yet, but Kris is an active member here, and he can be contacted via his website http://www.madmodeling.com/store/ccp0-display/splash.html One last thing- I'm not doing this as a lowrider- I borrowed the chassis and hood from one I'm building that way.

Thanks for the info

It's been done. I picked up a '62 Fairlane annual years ago that had been "painted" with a black felt tip marker. Took forever to soak it off with alcohol. And the finish? Well, it looked like a '62 Fairlane that had been attacked with a black felt tip marker.

Looks like it was pulled straight from a 1978 factory catalog.

I love it! Can't believe it took this long to get a DS19 in 1:24 scale.

I've seen it happen a few times, and it's not just Testors. Some have mentioned Tamiya cans do it as well, and I've seen it happen on the small (Testors size) cans from Krylon and Rustoleum too.