Chuck Most

Hey, Marshall? Does the kit actually include dual rear wheels?

The '32 rear window surround was also separate, and riveted in. I've got a '34 cab I'm turning into a '32 right now. That one may end up on a Revell Deuce chassis.

Same here!

Makes me wish I still had my old '87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe, rusty rear wheel arches, flaky alloy wheels, and all!

Thanks from one Chucky to another! I only wish they'd done a Travelall to go with the Scout kit!

About the only IH pickup you could make from the Scout II would be the Terra, which was the long wheelbase (118" as opposed to the standard Scout II's 100") Scout II with a pickup-style top. The '68-'75 light pickups shared no body panels with the Scout or Scout II. I've been wanting to build a replica of my neighbors '69 IH 1/2 ton for a while, I think I'm going to use the chassis from a '72 Chevy (not accurate, but about the right wheelbase, width, and overall size), and a lot of scratchbashing. FYI- you'd be better off scatchbuilding an A-series Scout body for the II kit, as the Scout II body can't really be tweaked properly to get the full effect. Behold this nightmare if you don't believe me... I'm just going to retain the modified Scout II interior tub and chassis and start all over on the body!

That's putting me off a bit as well, but I'm just going to approach it one assembly at a time, like usual. I'm more worried about how I'm going to deal with the ejector pin marks on the inner door panels without ruining that beautiful cast-in detail! I've only seen the box-art models built up, but it looks like it has the potential to build up into a nice replica. With all those windows and doors that open, I'm sure the 'interior detail mongers' among us will put this on their must-build list!

Bob- the one I'm building now, I'll be using the hood-bending technique you showed (on this one, I just filed the curve out of the hood). Yes, the grille (among other gaffes and glaring omissions) have always irritated me on this kit. I haven't noticed the issue with the AMT Challengers yet, but I'm sure I'll notice now! THAT has GOT to be easier to fix than the hiccups on the Scout kit!

This is my most recent build from the old Scout II kit. For the first time, I adressed some of my old gripes with it: I straightened out the incorrect curve to the upper edge of the grille and hood, and resized the headlamp bezels to a more realistic size, to get rid of the 'beady eyed' look of the kit. I also took the opportunity to add clear lenses to the headlamps, and add the missing hood peak and turn-signal panel cut lines. In back, I used BMF to simulate the taillamp bezels. The Michigan Bicentennial 'Scout' plate was an absolute must! What you see here is a combination of parts box (booster/master cylinder, reservoirs, and battery), and scratchbuilt (heater box, charcoal cannister) items, to fill out the kit's sparse engine bay. I did forget the steering column- d'oh! Next time... Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'm gonna build a matching Transtar!

Here's my latest Scout build, and it's the first one on which I finally fixed my biggest gripe with the kit- the incorrectly curved upper edge of the grille. I straightened out the hood, added the missing hood peak and turn signal cut lines, and resized the headlamp bezels, giving them clear lenses and plated reflectors in the process. Around back, I used BMF to make up taillamp bezels, and added the cut lines to the rear quarter end caps. I also raided my spares box to fill out the kit's sparse engine compartment. Yeah, this is a crude and simple kit, but it's got potential!

So in other words, it looked like it had been built according to the build standards of the time? Thanks for the correction on my foul-up, and the pics! Shame they never actually got built!

Revell AG VW 'Samba Bus'... looks like it'll be either a unexpected joy or a waking nightmare to assemble, especially since I have a few 'modifications' in mind! AMT '55 Nomad... THIS one was a real letdown. They deleted all the gasser and custom parts! Oh, well, there's the spares box! Only two models this time... what's gotten into me?

Wow! Yeah! That would be enough to make one want to escape that Mini Active Urban Sandal and sit down for some Alto Afternoon Tea, perhaps beneath the cozy shade of a Joyful Canopy! Am I on drugs, or is this a real thread? No, I'm serious. I'm getting a little creeped out!

That's it!

Harold- did you know that the Predictor was supposed to have been the origin for the all-new '59 Packards that never were? They'd planned to buy the old '57 Lincoln tooling from Ford to use as the basis, and work some of the Predictor's cues into it, but that deal fell though. Oddly, though, the old Packard body tooling lived on in Russia for many years. I think it was called the Zil or Zaff or something all warm and Commie like that! 'Nudder fun fact: In some early literature, this car was identified as the "Projector". Now I'll just shut my trap and let you get back to work! Long Live Packard! (Metaphorically...)

Okay- most anybody who knows me can tell you I've got a thing for rat rods. And anyone who's followed rat rods recently will tell you that 1930's-1940's Farmall tractor noses are pretty popular noses for rats. I've scratchbuilt three for my own builds so far (in 1/25 scale), and I'm kind of getting sick of having to whip one up from scratch every time I want to slap one on a rat. My question- First, is there an aftermarket resin Farmall nose in 1/25? If not, I'm thinking of scratchbuilding a 'replica stock' Farmall nose and making a mold of it to do resin casts. If I do that, do you think there's any real interest? Here's one example, on a '32 Chevy truckster.

Thank gawd above that the industry's going to alphanumeric 'names' for their vehicles...

Do what Jairus says. You're more likely to find a '59 Biscayne or Impala or whatever Chevy called it's fullsize line that year, but you should be able to crib anything from one of those cars to an El Camino. I agree- you might be hard pressed to find such a huge car as a gasser... though it's not entirely out of the question.

No, Andy, it's the right size... it just needs another one!

Good point, Sam! Or, the rifle could prevent one from getting into serious trouble! I did have to remove the trigger to mount it to the windshield frame, not sure how a 1/25 baddie would fire it! Reason #37,357 I don't have a Blackberry!

Yeah- didn't have time to make a three-bottom plow for the thing! Maybe next time...

I second, third, and fourth that statement!

I love this hobby because it allows me to escape the pressure and BS of my everyday life, not add to them! I can make these stupid ideas I'm constantly having into real, three-dimensional objects! That's the esscence of it. Perhaps not as eloquent or detailed an explaination as some of yours, but it's what describes this disease I have best!

Lindberg seems to be kind of 'hit or miss' on the subject lately! As promised, here's mine. As I stated, not box stock (I built it to see how well the Revell Deuce parts adapted to it), but a pretty good representation of what can be done with this kit! http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/34-ford-blue-devil-/

Gentlemen, behold my latest brain-fart, now a 1/25 scale vehicular creation.... http://public.fotki.com/ChuckMost/30-international-tr/ I've got to warn you- it's pretty drastic, even by rat standards!