Chuck Most

It's supposed to be 1/25... and the same company has a Hudson Hornet and a '56 Chrysler 300C coming out as well! Guess who's buying one of each? (NOTE: It's me!) Of course, that is if they don't end up as 'ghost kits'...

I'm more of a Ford C-cab man myself, but I love the Dodge flip-cabs as well. Just wish there was a medium duty IH tilt cab kit. I really like this one, why don't my white paint jobs ever come out this nice?

The Model King repop of the '79 F-350 came with a 2wd twin I beam setup, though it wasn't called out in the instructions. You get the twin I beams (molded together, in front and back halfs to trap a typical AMT metal axle), the radius rods, steering link, and rotor/caliper castings. Not the most accurate rendition of the setup you'll ever see, but very workable. I can't say if the other '70's AMT Ford F-series kits had this setup included, but the MK and even the Bigfoot kit with the '79 body included the vestigial I-beam parts. Though not entirely accurate, the parts are 'dumbed down' enough to where they should work in a '60's Effie. Heck, a '64 F-100 I-beam is almost indistinguishable from a '94 F-350 I-beam, anyway! In scale, only the fussiest of detail freaks would even notice. Yeah, Mark, I know I'm not this Roger dude, but I hope my little rambling there helped ya anyway! I've owned several Ford trucks, and while the twin I beam is quite robust, it sure likes to eat tires! My old '81 has the 'Traction Beams' that is, twin I beams with a differential... and it was suspended by leaf springs! An odd setup, but it worked beautifully! I think the 2wd Super Duties still use the Twin I beam setup, or at least they did up to the 2004 re-hash.

Abe- not only is Dave 100% right about the 'technical' side of these Indy rain tires, but the tires themselves look absolutley bitchin' !!!! I've got two sets laid aside for some planned track-style rods. You'd do well following Fletch's advice here, I've ripped quite a few visors and framerails to shreds drilling out speed holes! I've learned to try and avoid this when I can, now I've just got to figure out how to get the things lined up and evenly spaced . As far as the build, man, what took you? I've long wondered when you were gonna do a scale version of the car in your avatar! Looks like you beat me to it! Oh, well, I've got my very own military-themed rod done, one that you inspired. I'll post pics when I can.

That's true. But at least it had the correct rear window!

Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa.... theres a SPS version of KITT in model kit form? By Aoshima? Who do I have to kill to get one? I'm going to do a kit of KARR, as well as a few versions of KITT from different episodes (remember the one where he had side pipes, Center Line wheels, and flames?) Also, I'm going to build a version of KITT's little-known 'Sloppy Burger' mode. You know- he's up on blocks with his hood open, trying to eat a cheese burger, while Bonnie video tapes him and pleas with him to stop drinking! Not sure how I'm gonna pull it off, but if I ever do, I'll be sure to post it on You Tube!

YES! At least it doesn't have the 500/Charger flush rear window this time! And it's not molded in that cruddy orange plastic! Oddly, their F&F '70 Charger had the correct rear window- but still had the '69 taillamp panel. Sheez! I'm with Dave, though- this kit is past it's prime, I'd just raid what I needed from the AMT kit, flush the rest down the toilet, and use the Revell Charger as the base kit. Or- if you happen to buy one with a decently molded body, use a '69 GTX chassis underneath it, which will not only give you a better detailed chassis, but the non-Hemi Mopar big block you crave. This kit's already been rereleased to death over the last few years, I'm really surprised (and a touch disappointed) to see it back so soon.

Gehl's got a few diecast, 1/25 promos as well. In fact- I've got a Gehl skidder that I dirtied up and weathered posted in the 'Under Glass' section as we speak. And once I find a few more, you guys know exactly what I'm gonna do with them...

I think the 'Dreamscapes' kit was actually the Jeepster Commando. I saw that kit at Dean's a couple of days ago and it jogged my memory of this thread. I know it's a bit late, but there's yer answer. The last (most recent) reissue of the Scout was the 'Hot Trucks' version and the plain (blue background) issues of about three years ago. This was the standard kit with the roof, no 'custom' parts aside from an optional CB radio and antenna were included. These kits also include some incorrectly-sized 'Rallye' decals in white, and were molded in white or light gray. I've seen only these and the original, late '70s issues (SSII, Off Road, and standard- usually molded in color), I've never seen any '80's or '90's issues of the Scout II kit- but that's not to say the kit was not rereleased in those decades.

First off, I am a realist, and I can say with 100% confidence that this will never, EVER, be available in a 1/25 styrene kit. But hey, hope springs eternal that it'll be available as a diecast. Anyway- here's the object of my longing- http://www.tractordata.com/news/2009/03/ne...mer-8n-barn.jpg Like I said, maybe I'm nuts- but I'd build a table full of 'em!

Or cover the whole car in vinyl- like a Mohs Safari Kar! What's with the dumb looks? Am I the only guy who recalls the International-powered, ugly as sin Mohs line?

I'll second Casey's statement. If only every semi tractor looked that flippin' awesome!

There's a guy who lives about ten miles from me who's got a Knight 2000 clone, and you'll see it out and about every so often in the summer time. As far as I can see, it's as faithful a representation of the actual (?) car as I've seen. Bastard won't sell it to me, though! But it's cool. MY KITT replica's gonna have fully-functional Super Persuit Mode. THEN we'll see who's got the baddest Knight 2000 replica in the land! Now, if only I can figure out how to make the 'Turbo Boost' feature work...

I can buy the 20 minute build time- I've done a few engine builds in ten or twenty minutes. Few of them were as convincing as this, though! Now- what (if anything) is it going into?

One would think that the 800 lbs of clay would negate any aero upgrades! Maybe there's a sweet spot between aerodynamics and weight we aren't quite clear on yet.

Okay, Duke... where's KARR? Maybe the version from "KITT vs. KARR", where he had the silver rocker panels and the amber scanner? As soon as I dig up another Knight 2000 kit, that's what I'm doing!

Little Johnny's mom got a call from his teacher. "It seems your son is confused about the differences between the sexes." the teacher told Johnny's mom. That afternoon, once Johnny got home, she sat him down in the living room for a talk. "Johnny, take off my pants." She told Johnny. Johnny took off his mom's pants. "Now take off my shirt." Johnny took off his mother's shirt. "Take off my bra." Johnny took off her bra. "Now, take off my panites." Johnny took off his mom's panties. "Now, Johnny," his mom said, "PLEASE stop wearing my clothes to school!"

That's what I hear- it will have the correct single exhaust setup. Vice versa, the '74 GTX will be reissued with the dual exhaust chassis. Huh. Wonder if they just switched chassis plates between the two kits?

Ken, I've been saying the exact same thing myself for years.....

I like them all, but these two are my favorites!

More like a C, D, or possibly F movie. I've gotten plenty of modeling ideas from movies, and some of them just hit out of the blue. Totally different movie, but in one of the Airport movies (no, not Airplane!), there's a scene with a Dodge A-100 pickup that's had it's doors and roof removed. It appeared to be some sort of crash response vehicle, and ever since I've seen that movie (can't remeber exactly which one of the movies it was, there were three or four of them), I've wanted to build one with the Lindberg LRW kit. Oh, here's one more useless fact- the Titanic in 'Night to Remember' was a scale model- I don't know what scale, but I seem to remember seeing pictures of the actual model online years ago.

Consider this one filed away for future use... regarding your question, have you tried just cutting out the '72 wheel openings and grafting them into the '90 bed?

Is it a Capri or an Opel? This Yank has no idea. I will say that it looks very cool, though!

Harry- I am offended...no...OUTRAGED by your elitist suburban yuppie-ism! EVERYBODY knows that it's a three day pack mule trip from Ithaca to Hooterville.... sheesh! Well, four days if you bring your wife/cousin/sister along with you! Not that Hooterville sounds like a bad place, judging from the first six letters, anyhow! I know you're probably in the pocket of the Chigago mob... but show a little decency, would ya? Is it any consolation if said farm equipment dealer is not actually in the town where I live? Oddly, the hodunk stinkhole I live in has no farm equipment dealer- I had to drive 8 miles to get this skidder! Now, on a serious note- Thanks, guys. Glad to see I'm not the only one who's bothered by stuff like this with a brilliant showroom shine! They had an another, larger, 1/25 diecast skidder that I'm thinking of giving the treatment to.

Just plain awesome! Makes me want to dig out that Scout kit I had saved to slam on some 20" 5-spokes!