Chuck Most

1:1, you'd have to hose Sprites out of the grille at least two or three times a week! Maybe I need to make up a few accessories for it now, like a 'Prius Scraper'. And George, yeah- she's a diesel, but to answer your question- with those 'broadside of a barn' aerodynamics and an almost 800-cube V8 turbodiesel... I really wouldn't want to know how much fuel she uses!

I was wondering why there'd be a Chrysler police car, as opposed to the cheaper Plymouth/Dodge. Seems odd a police agency would have a minumum wheelbase requirement for it's vehicles, but I guess... I've always liked the '61/'62 Chryslers, and I've never seen one built up as a police car- this should be fun!

George has a point! Blow this puppy up to 1:1, and I'd sure be inclined to buy one!

Best thing about this model- since the F-350 no longer needed it's bed, I could use it on my CXT Paystar!

Yeah! Thanks Tim- I'm toying with the idea of hydraulic rams for the bed- that's kind of why there's nothing but driveshaft under the bed right now. So much crazy junk I could cram under there... so little space! (Ironic, on a rig this huge...)

This one sat unfinished, collecting dust on my shelf for a year, until the recent blur of activity over the last few days! Maybe that White-Freightliner buildup put the wind back in my sails! It's the old Ertl- AMT/Ertl Paystar 5000 dumper kit, made into a crew cab by grafting on a second Paystar cab, and slapping on the leftover Ford Dually bed from my '26 Mack's chassis donor. Around back I added a scratcbuilt bumper and a foil copied International nameplate. The stacks are polished K&S tubing. The hood opens to reveal the engine from a Transtar kit, plated air cleaner assembly and all, and the bed also tilts, though there isn't much to see at the moment. Eventually I intend to add batteries, air tanks, hidden fuel filler caps, etc., beneath the tilt bed, but that can wait until I decide how I want to lay everything out. Click on- http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/big-rigs...national-payst/ -for bonus behind the scenes footage!

After a year of dormancy, three days of blurred activity netted me this... I started with the AMT/Ertl Paystar 5000 dump truck, and made it into a crew cab by grafting on a cab from a second kit. I used the bed from an F-350 (yes, the same F-350 which coughed up its chassis for my '26 Mack). I made up a pair of smokestacks from polished K&S aluminum tubing, and scrtachbuilt a tonneau and rear bumper. I also foil-copied an International nameplate for the tailgate. The cab and bed are both hinged, and I used a bunch of chrome doodads under the hood from a Transtar kit. Eventually, I'm going to add batteries, air tanks, and fuel filler caps underneath the tilt bed, so it's not 100% done, but hey... are they ever? NOTE:For behind-the-scenes bonus footage of this build click- http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/big-rigs...national-payst/

Way to end '09 on a high note!

You ought to see the interior... Testors metallic brown! No, Dave! I'd never do such a horrid thing! I just used parts from a model of an IH to build a model of a WF! If it's any consolation, the Transtar is a parts donor for, uh, well... my other Transtar! (I've got a few nutty ideas in mind), and the rest of it went into my 'Paystar CXT'. So it wasn't a total wash! Thanks guys- this won't be my last semi tractor model, I'll tell you that!

Yep- I stand corrected- the taigate also changed with the flat bedrails!

Finally! My stupid ol' W-F is a done deal! The paint is Testors Inca Gold, I added diamond plate to the rear of the frame, and scratchbuilt the mudflaps. The plated fuel tanks came from an IH Transtar (yep, I bought a second Transtar), and the fenders/plated fifth wheel came from a Kenworth T600a.

Oh, 'tis but a scratch!

They're pretty similar, Nick, but not quite the same! The fenders were the same (more or less)from '53-'79, and so was the tailgate. They all interchange. But the actual bed rails were changed, in the early '70's (not sure exactly which year- '73 or '74) they went to flat (90 degree) bed rails, which replaced the earlier slanted bed rails. Later versions also had the gas tank filler neck in the bed side. This bed design was still used into the mid '80's, but with different fenders on the 1980 and newer models. About the only change you'd need to perform to an AMT '53 or Revell '56 bed to work on this '66 would be the side steps and taillamps. You wouldn't need to add a fuel filler neck, as the '66 still housed it's gas tank in the cab, just behind the seat. And the 'rear' (actually front) bumper, in your Model King/AMT '79 F-350 kit? It's the correct setup for this, as well as any other 1957 through 1977 or '78 Ford Pickup. It's crazy that stuff like this was in production for so long, but the factory Ford Flatbed (like the one in the Lindberg '34 kit) was introduced in 1932 and used well into the '70's with a few tweaks over the years! And I think I mentioned this earlier, but those dog dish caps in the new 'Fairlane' reissue of Revell's T-Bolt kit were still in use on trucks for '66. Gawd... I love old Ford Trucks!

Nope, not I! It would be one hell of a drive for me just to dump a couple of gallons of Purple Power into YOUR pool!

And, it could be used to create a phantom 1965-ish CXT! I've wanted to do that in 1:1 for years!

It's a ###### shame this kit's tooling was pillaged years ago, and we'll likely never, ever see it reissued. Still, I have to hand it to you for ignoring it's rarity and percieved value andB-U-I-L-D-I-N-G the thing! Beatiful job!

Gerald... That sure is... uh... a great deal more pink than my example! Yeah, the mold lines are pretty extreme up around the headlamps, but they don't look nearly as bad as some of the earlier-run '49 kits I've got in my stash!

It does work better at room temp, but it works better still when it's warm. In the summer, I usually set it out on my deck in the sun, so it works its magic quicker. In the winter? Well, I'm just a bit more patient! I've noticed that most Testors paints let go pretty easily after a bath in the purple pond, ditto most automotive type paints. Some of the Krylon stuff doesn't like to come off with PP, but that's been pretty rare in my experience. The way I dispose of mine may be a bit crude, but my process is the following- I pour it into a garbage can full of old newspapers, and when it dries, I use the newspapers (with the dried Purple Power and paint residue soaked it) to start fires in my furnace. Probably not the most PC way to do it, but it works, and it's a far piece better than just pouring it into the nearest storm drain and/or your idiot neighbor's swimming pool.

Thanks, because I just noticed I totally f'd up the spelling of Trumpeter! If you'd wanted to 'attack' me back, that would make me a standing target!

You know... that thought has crossed my mind!

This isn't the actual model, but the first model I ever built was this one- The old Monogram Snap Tite Fox body Mustang with the fadeaway pony decals. I was six years old, and remembered being quite pleased with the results- even though I broke off one wheel and (crookedly) glued it back on! I don't recall what ever happened to it, but I picked up this one built up for $1 a week or so ago. I like having it around- it's like having an old childhood pal back!

I saw Miscalculation in Hot Rod, and I thought it would make a killer model. Looks like I'm right so far... even if I'm not the one building it! (Of course, that can be a blessing... )!

Wow... what a dumbass!

This is weird.... and I like weird! Way to make use of a failed earlier attempt!

I've never even seen the regular cab Dakota kit- I've got the Club Cab version. Who did that kit- was it AMT or Lindberg?