Chuck Most

Sadly, it's not as wild as I'd originally envisioned, if you can believe that!

Nicest SHO model I've seen in a VERY long time!

I'd go with the MKS!

No... but I'll take it anyway! That one's more like IH's take on the SuperCrew and Sport Trac! Wonder what International's answer to the Navagator and Escalade would've been like? (A station-wagon Mohs, is my guess!)

Oh yeah! That's basically all my '98 Tracer is!

Duplicolor also is quite a bit more sensitive to humidity than the Plastikote. It's not as much a problem on primer coats, but still, I don't spray Duplicolor unless A)- the humidity is low (or as low as it gets in Michigan), and - I've sprayed a non-Duplicolor primer (such as Krylon) onto the body first, to serve as a barrier against the Duplicolor. Duplicolor is known to craze parts. I've never had much luck with the Plasicote, but then again, it's been a while since I've used it. I just remember using it nine or ten years ago, and I thought it came out lumpy and thick, though in hindsight that may have had more to do with my skills (or lack therof) at the time! Maybe it's time to give Plasticote another go?

Oh... speaking of fleet vehicles... The 2009 Pontiac Vibes (Vibe is Japanese for 'death trap') we're forced to run where I work. Same thing with the Grand Am you were talking about- once the traction control kicks on, you have no idea which way the damned thing is going to wriggle. You can switch it off, and it behaves the way you'd expect a front-drive turdbox to in the snow, but it automatically switches itself back on at about 30 MPH.

Well- I actually got all this yesterday, but here goes... AMT '49 Ford reissue AMT/Ertl International Transtar MPC '28 Lincoln Monogram Ford F-350 Dually AMT/Ertl '94 Ram 2500 snapper AMT Thomas Flyer (in a nice little zip lock bag!) AMT Kenworth 600 (parts donor) Two old Monogram Snap tite Mustang built ups (my first model was one!) A small-scale (1/32) Monogram Ford EXP (like the Pulsar- not the greatest car, but a cool model.) Two bottles of Tenax Three sheets o' BMF A small sandwich bag full of spares. And, even though I've owned the above for less than 24 hours... the F-350 is butchered beyond repair, and the Ram will be there soon enough!

Okay- most of us are by now getting prepared to spend the next six or seven months of our lives shoveling snow and driving to and from work in four-foot drifts (a slight exaggeration, I assure you). On another thread, a certain Mr. Pristovnik pointed out that a Mustang is not great for winter. A few people responded to that on that thread, but how about we open up a thread discussing just this subject- what were the best and worst winter vehicles you've ever owned? Here are mine: Best: '98 Mercury Tracer '96 Oldsmobile Ciera SL '87 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera '84 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer (4 cylinder, 5-speed manual, never actually NEEDED to put it in 4-wheel drive!) '83 Olds Delta 88 '81 Ford F-250 (351/ 4-speed manual, again, never needed the 4wd, even in intermittent 3-foot drifts) '80 Olds Delta 88 '75 Chevy El Camino '67 Plymouth Fury (as seen on Mythbusters!) Worst: '95 Dodge Ram 1500 2WD (5.2/ 5-speed manual) I once had to get towed off of wet grass. True story. '94 Ford F-250 (5.8/AOD) It ain't half the winter truck my old '81 was. '87 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (5-speed) Liked to go sideways in snow and ice- not forward! '83 Dodge Ram Van (225 slant six, 4-speed) The fact it kept popping out of gear on it's own didn't help either! '67 Chevy Impala 4-door hardtop (I'd rather not get into that...) Now, what about yours?

By all means... it's yours if you want it!

Bandit Resins does long and short tail Torqflites. I think they're Three bucks a pop, plus shipping and handling.

It does grab you, doesn't it?

Well, it might be workable. Just might need a little more TLC than I thought. Still, once you get a pickup, a Travelall doesn't seem like such a stretch. Yours looks quite a bit better than my false starts with scratchbuilding one! Or, an idea I've had for years- take a Travelall, cut out the rear door area, weld it back together, and bingo- A phanom 'Travelall Sport', something IH could've used to compete against the K5 and Ramharger!

Right on the second part. As for the first... maybe it's just hidden!

A Mustang... a bad winter driver? The hell you say!

No seeing what those retailers DON'T have listed for sale on line (which is often better than 90% of the stuff they do have listed.) No running into an old friend en route to the shop. No meeting a fellow modeler who gives you screaming deals on some really cool old kits he's had stashed for years and just now realizes he's not going to build. No driving past the house of that hot 20-ish year old who washes her '08/'09 Bullitt Mustang in her two-piece swimsuit (well, in the summer anyway). No chance of the person you're buying from being a creepy old pervert who thinks you're a 12 year old girl. No chance of your crappy (but fully insured) car being stolen so you can use the money as a down payment on a new Focus (or a 4 or 5 year old Mustang). No chance of being kidnapped by aliens and probed on the way, but I guess that could just as easily happen staying at home. And how will you ever know how well those snow tires and winter wiper blades you just bought for the car work unless you give them an extensive test by driving 80 miles to a NSLHS (not-so-local-hobby-shop)? See how much you're missing out on, Harry!? To me, it's not just about buying the model- it's about the other mini-adventures it can lead to!

Dave Natale built one from an AMT Ford Louisville kit (I think), and it was in an issue of SAE about 20 years ago. That's the only garbage truck model I've ever seen, in a magazine or in person. I think he had to scratchbuild the body.

No, no, no... wait. I think whatever you have is it's contagious, because I'm seeing an ever-so-slight 'Veyron-ness' in the grille opening and basic shape of the nose. And I'm not even squinting!

In THIS country, not to many. In the ex-Communist countries... THAT'S another story! Glad to see you got some wheels that would work- to me, the weakest parts on the old Honcho J-10 kit were those toylike turbine wheels, that only looked remotely like the real thing after you'd had a few beers! I saw this transkit in Resin Talk, and it really peaked my interest- I'll have to keep an eye on this thread!

I'm with Art all the way here- Most of my Wal-Mart kits ended up as parts donors... why part out the one I got for $12 at the LHS when I can cannibalize the one I got at Mall-Wart for $8? I'm also not big on getting kits on line, and tend to seek out my 'local sources' first (and two of these 'local sources' are 40 miles away, one way.) I wouldn't call myself old school in that regard- I'll be the first person to admit to you that I'm quite a luddite for only being 27 years old! I just have some 'hit/miss' trust issues with technology. Besides, which is more exciting- walking into (insert your favorite kit dealer here)'s shop and seeing what he's got in stock this time, or scrolling and clicking for hours on end?

How hard are you squinting?

Fleetstar! That's it! I knew the roof crown was taller than on the pickups (the Loadstars were also), and I knew I'd need to rehash the cowl area, but still, I think it would be easier to use this cab on a pickup than to scratchbuild or modify a kit part, even given the resin cab's flaws. And, once you've gotten to THAT point, building a Travelall wouldn't be such an impossible dream, since you'd pretty much have a front half for the body right there! Sheesh- never knew the original was 3/8" thick... my, hasn't resin casting come a long way?!

That was the whole idea!

That is cool- it almost kinda/sorta looks like an airport tug! Nice to see such a rare car done as a model!

I thought of doing that as well, but I know I'd start having mono trouble once I had, say, more than ten folders featuring a Revell '32 Ford Five Window. (I have none now, just saying!) That's kind of why I didn't break it down THAT far- once you get to say, the Hot Rod folder, you can just scroll down in numerical/alphabetical order until you see the image of the model you want to see. Then again, maybe I need a separate folder, JUST for '32 Fords? Huh... the mind reels...