Chuck Most

I can't believe press releases and threads STILL get some folks all hot and bothered! Sheesh- I don't even get excited when I see test shots anymore. Thank Revell and their supposed '87 Cutlass Supreme kit that still ain't out yet for that. Of course, the fact that I've have been, am, and forever will be a pessimistic (expletive deleted) probably helps !

You ain't kiddin'! The plastic in Trumpeter kits rips apart like pulled pork whenever you do anything but cut it off the sprue! I've never built the Monte, but I can say the 'weak engine' issue also plauges their '60 Bonneville kit. Kind of pleased to see you chose to repower it with a V6!

Mine sure will never look this cool!

You ARE going to keep us posted on THIS one, too, right?

I like the chop, but I LOVE that chassis! Nice to hear it's getting a 427 as well! I've never seen the '49 with that box art- last time I saw it on the shelves, it was the brown car on the gray background. You mean I MISSED a recent issue of this kit?!

I have no idea what it's supposed to be (looks like the love child of a Jeep J10 and a '69 Ford F-700) but I like it! Wouldn't want to actually use the thing though- think of how gunky and nasty that paint and those wheels would look after you used it to haul a load of sod off to the jobsite! I might need to find a Structo truck of my own now!

Way to make the best of a bad situation, Jody! Nice.

Interiors are overrated, Al! Just means you got to spend more time on the stuff people will see, and it looks like you spent that time wisely!

I believe Maisto did a 1/24 diecast of one, too, but it was kind of toyish in execution. I had one, I think I traded it for some kits. OR a case of Dr.Pepper. Or was it Faygo Moon Mist... I don't remember. And Spyder- I'm well aware of the '65 Connie kit with the optional wagon version. It's one of my ALL TIME favorite kits. I've got... jeesh... forty? Fifty of them squirreled away? I meant I've never seen a 1/1 scale Lincoln wagon. Now that I think of it, I don't even see the kit built as the wagon too often, even though it comes with that halfway decent woodgrain decal! Though personally I could do without the big bubble window in the roof, it still builds into a nice phanom Lincoln wagon!

I do agree with you for the most part, but hey, isn't the "Here, you make these work" concept pretty much the standard M.O. with the vast majority of resin kits? On the other hand, I guess a 'casual' modeler isn't going to dive into a resin kit, so I suppose that makes the 'resin kit concept' theory of mine pretty much moot. Although I believe Revell lists this as a Skill Level 3 kit, which might rule out any casual modelers. As far as the two-piece whitewalls, if I recall, the wheels supplied in any of the '32 kits will fit. I can't be 100% sure of this as I usually kitbash my builds beyond all recognition, but I seem to rembember using the inner/outer wheels from the '32 with the '29 tires, without significant modification to the wheels or tires. If nothing else, it probably wouldn't be a big deal to tool up some inner wheels that fit the whitewalls AND snap onto the '32 stubs.The way Revell is operating nowadays, that wouldn't really surprise me. And I said it once already, but it does bear repeating- I'd be up for a Revell Deuce pickup, regardless of where the fuel tank is located! This ain't a replica-stocker after all, right?

Bah... they could just leave it there, and leave it up to the modeler to remove it. Kind of like how on the old AMT S-10 you had to file off the side moldings yer dam self to make the SS version of the truck. A '32 Ford pickup done to Revell standards? I'm in no matter whether the tank is in the right place or not! I'd really like to see an issue of the '32 include an I-beam style axle in place of the tube axle, and perhaps a buggy spring/quick change setup in back. I was very happy to see the hairpins as an alternative to the four-links in the 5-window kit! Also, what's stopping Revell from including a set of whitewall tires, like the ones in every issue of the '29 pickup and '31 Tudor I've ever had? They'd have been a natural on the recent Tudor version of the '32, and they'd look unbelievably badass on the 5-window. (Just picture the blue box art model with whitewalls... yeah.... THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

The first factory-issue Lincoln of any kind you could consider a wagon (hearses excluded of course) was the '98 Navigator. (Why there's no Navigator kit out there I cannot imagine.) I don't recall ever seeing a factory prototype Lincoln wagon, either. You could get a Cadillac wagon, but I think that was an aftermarket deal. Heck, in high school I thought about buying my buddy's '85 Country Squire and hanging some Town Car sheetmetal off it and doing up my own Town Wagon! Funny- there was never a Lincoln wagon concept, but I do remember seeing a full-scale 4-door Mustang clay model ! I love seeing the '65 kit built up, as the '61-'67 Connies are some of my all-time faves. I haven't seen the wagon version built up in a while... and this would be the first time I've seen a purple one, with a color-matched interior, no less!

I've never seen the 1/20 Blazer kit- this is a new one on me! It'll look cool done up like the Blazer in the photo. Not sure about the roof-mounted spare, though I guess there'd really be no other place to put it, but I think you should try a brush guard with lights like in the pic.

T-buckets are pretty easy to keep cool- if you just keep them moving at a good steady clip! Who needs a fan when you have an endless wall of atmosphere you're pushing through at a hundred miles an hour?! Keep it out of any 1/8 scale MickeyD's drive-thrus you may encounter and you'll do fine! (NOTE: In the preceding text, many entire sentences were actually true.)

Hmmm.... looks like SOMEBODY'S never climbed into a Ford H-series COE! I've seen a 1:1 Willys cabover in a magazine. I think it was Street Rodder, and it seemed like it was about ten years ago or so. I even tried to do one in 1:25 with an AMT kit as the basis, but it didn't end well and I either broke it down for parts or it lives in the deepest, darkest corner of my 'junk I'll never finish' pile.

I get what you mean, but isn't a Volvo the boxiest lowrider fodder possible?

I'd love to see the Challenger brought back out, but when's the Attempt I going to be re-released? THAT'S something I'd like to have. Even though I already have a couple of them stashed. I've got a thing for four-cylinder race cars and rods, especially when they're as oddball as a Poncho Slant-4 with a supercharger!

The cops in my area are big on that- don't run the auxillary lights and you're asking for a roadside chat with one of central Michigan's finest. But they do seem to pick and choose what laws to enforce. I always wonder where the cops are when idiots use the left-turn lane as an on-ramp. It's stupid, and I've seen a few accidents as a result. The center lane is for LEFT TURNS- NOT MERGING! And what part of "It's okay to turn on red, if traffic is clear and there's no sign posted that explicitly prohibits turning right on red" do people not seem to get? A touch off-topic, yes. That's just something I had to get off my chest. As for bikers not wanting to wear helmets, I say let 'em not wear helmets if that's what they choose. Ever heard of Darwinism? Hopefully it still applies!

AMT also did promos- I have a '66 (or is it '67... man, I'll have to go look now!) four-door promo. No engine, but hey, that means you can spend more time on the body! I could've gotten a '69 kit awhile back for $20 (started but never finished), but somebody else swooped in at the last minute! Story of my life... I'd really like to find another '66 or '67 so I can do it up as a two door. the '66 and '67 cars were similar, bodywise, and it was one of those two years that was the first for a two-door in this generation Lincoln Continental. The promo I have has been in the family since it was new, so I'm not cutting into that one! I've got the '65 kit, as well as the Monogram '41 and the Lindberg '48. Other than the hard to find originals like this one I'm so jealous of you for having , they're about all you can get as far as bi-scale Lincoln kits. I've given up all hope on ever seeing a kit of an '80-'89, '90-'97, or '98-up Town Car, or a '93 MKVIII. No Navigator kits, either! Why is the world the way it is... Now, I'm just gonna shut up and enjoy the finished build... love it! Thinking of dusting off one of my 20 or 30 '65 kits and hitting the bench now!

I really think that most lawmakers and cops really need to focus on what their jobs are supposed to be- serving the public, not harassing them. I used to drive a '75 El Camino with glasspacks, and I got stopped a few times for it being too loud. Yeah, it was loud, but not as loud as, say... a stock Harley. I've never heard of a motorcycle rider being stopped in my area for being too loud. Then again, maybe that has to do with the fact that most of the cops in and around where I live OWN Harleys. One local cop (who will remain nameless here) was a big muscle car guy, and while it was pretty common to see him stopping a car, he was quite a bit more tolerant of the 'noise polllution' thing. As far as lights and light covers, for the most part I think they look stupid. (LED washer nozzles, licence plate screws, and valve stem caps? What are you, six years old?) But I don't think they should be outlawed outright, as long as 1- they comply with existing laws (you know, amber on front, red on back, etc. etc.)or, 2. if they are left off while the vehicle is public roads. Underbody neon is okay, but let's not have it on the streets! I think foglights should be outlawed. Seems like every a-hole coming at you at night has them on, fog or not, and they've actually been proven to REDUCE visibility in non-foggy conditions, yet most people still believe they can see better. Well, right up until they miss the curve and plow straight into a tree! But hey, people believe stuff even more stupid than that, so it can't surprise me much. As far as suspension height and wheels, that's never been a problem around my turf. Lifted trucks are the norm, and practiallly none of the muscle cars wear their stock wheels. Again, possibly due to the fact that every cop around here owns a lifted 4x4 with 20" wheels, or an old muscle car rolling on M/T Sportsmans! I loved it when I was in the auto repair biz, and we'd get calls from people asking 'How much will it cost to remove the catalytic converter?' Our response "$50,000." When we heard the inevitable dumbfounded 'why' on the other end, we'd say "Because that's the amount of the fine we'll get if we do that." Most people don't realize it's a federal offense to tamper with the vehicle's emissions system, even though 50% of it is completely and utterly useless. I don't really see why the government is so flippin' obsessed over what we can and cannot do to our vehicles. I mean, Jeez, the presedential limosene is what you might call 'heavily modified'! And, hey... are all those military vehicles legal for use on public roads. Seems there'd be some 'too tall' issues there, not counting the rockets (dummy or not) strapped to the flatbed ! I say they let us do what we do best- spending our money an stimulating the economy to modify our cars. And they can go right on doing what they do best- spending our money on wars, NASA, $30,000 wrenches and toilet seats, and whatever other junk they spend it on.

Well, Chris- it looks like a pretty intense build you have here, and an intense design needs intense wheels, right? Those wheels peg a solid 11 on the 'intens-o-meter'! I think Bluesman Mark has a great idea on 'cooridinating' the direction the panels open, but I'd go with a suicide driver door and a standard, front-hinged door on the passengers side, opposite of what he proposed, just I could claim it was my idea and not his ! No, seriously, wouldn't do that! These kits can look very cool- with some extreme work anyhow!

I actually have tried the 'blue towel for buffing' like Big Gary says- I can vouch for it all the way. Haven't tried the Bounty yet, but it sounds plausible, and besides, Gregg sez it works, so it must work! Either way, yeah- make sure your primer is totally cured first! (Been down THAT road before, too... )

Wow- quite a difference! Way to give Nutrisystem the finger! Just goes to show you anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Well... just about anything. I still can't make the dinner table levitate with the power of my mind, but I'm still plugging away at it. Congrats to you... and to Mr. Obsessive!!!!

I'm not really sure how I got into car modeling- my dad used to build, but he stopped back in the '70's. I started when I was six, then got out of it, then jumped back into it about five years ago and haven't looked back since! My parents have always been supportive, though probably because they know all that clutter piled up in the workshop would eventually become a model.

Nope- it's a different guy. The Clay who hangs out on MCM is deployed in the service now, and the other Clay is a regular contributor to SA.