Chuck Most

That, or I was half asleep! It happens sometimes, I'll go to a post, make a comment, and have no memory of it whatsoever later.... hey.... who are you people and what are you doing in my house!? Wait a minute... this isn't my house... Uh-oh... (SERIOUSLY, though, Alyn- I have no idea how I gaffed up like THAT- I mean, I've only looked at the photos ten or twenty thousand times- it should be BRANDED into my memory by now!)

Yeah- I'm quoting my own post, because the last sentence of the first paragraph is no longer true. Looks like I have at least two rod models in my stash with 1/4 eliptics that are gonna need some radius rods....

Are those the Weld Mountain Crusher/49" Iroks from So Real? I used a set of those on an AMT-Model King '79 F-350, and I loved 'em! I only wish I'd have bought eight or nine more sets...

I think ya meant ARDUN (a contraction of Arkus-Duntov), but, yeah, I had the same question. I see plug wires- where do they go? Be that as it may, I love this kit, and I love seeing it done up to this level. The color in particular really pops on this truck.

Hard to go wrong with a '40 Ford. Nicely done!

I'd rather see the Olds variant (with or without Vista panels), but I'd take one of these if it were available.

Neither have I, trouble is, I suck at graphic programs. So if I picked up the pencil and pad again, I'd be terrible, and if I clicked on the mouse in a Photoshop type program, I'd be far worse.

Thank you, Andy!!!!

I must agree with fordh8r... despite the fact he may have the worst screen name ever! That came out beautiful, Bob! (Naturally, I'm kidding with you h8r!)

The easiest way to get a four link rear under this car would be to use the floor pan and rear assembly from an AMT Pro Street '70 Super Bee or '68 Road Runner. While you're at it, you could add the SB/RR inner fenders, firewal, ect, as well as net some speed parts for a Hemi.

Dude- this one is coming together nicely. I say keep the bomber seats (I'd like them more if they had more holes in them, but that's just me!) I really like the door panel surgery you performed! Unrelated note: We have the exact same 'star pattern' cutting mats! Everyone who's seen mine looks at it like it's from Neptune or something.

Ah, the quarter eliptic spring setup, few things look cooler on a rod! One minor thing- I'm not sure radius rods are necessary with such a setup, since the springs themselves locate the axle- at least I've never seen a quarter eliptic set up with radius rods. Are you going to run tube or early-Ford style friction shocks?

Man, I LOVE the grille! That's the most killer nose I've seen on a scale rod in a very long time!

How the H-E-double hockey stick did I miss THAT? Still... don't want to know. Again, great setup with the headlamps. Way to prove the naysayers (if there were any) wrong... this is a sweet little street rod!

Maybe this year I ought to check out the Le Mans. With my personal abandonment of NASCAR and NHRA, the lack of much good televised WRC races (usually on the air when I'm stuck at work), and the like, I'm really bumming to see some racing! Yeah, I know that the LeMans cars aren't production based, but the technology is current, unlike the four-speeds and carbs in "stock" cars. Not only that, Le Mans racers are some impressive looking machines, as well!

That's a fact... I tried to turn the Scout II into an A800 Scout. It ain't happenin', kids! You're better off starting with a scratchbuilt body and using the Scout II kit to fill in the blanks. Thanks for the info guys... now I just need to find one of those SSII versions! The underhood "detail" innacuracies wouldn't be so noticable if there were things like a heater box, brake cylinder, reservoirs, ect., to cover it all up. I've relied heavily on my parts box to fix this area on the last three of these I've built.

I was wondering if anyone knew about the history of the AMT International Scout II kit. Things like when it was first released, reissued, revised, ect. It was most recently reissued with a '78-'79 style grille, but the photo on the instruction sheet shows an earlier grille, which leads me to think it may have been an "annual" type kit at one time. Also, the misshapen hood and grille and a weird, pan shaped mold mark on the outside of the interior tub make me wonder if it was a modified A-series Scout, or if it was originally intended to be an A-Scout but AMT's management changed their mind halfway through?

They just reissued the old Optimus Prime toy from the late '80's- I had one back in the day. I'm thinking of getting a new one! It'll look sweet next to my Kill Bill action figures!

Hardest build.... does it count if it isn't finished yet, and will possibly never be finished? Some that fall into that category: AMT '69/'66 Riviera hybrid ('69 Body and interior melded with the more detailed chassis from the '66... sounds pretty easy to pull off until ya try it!) Jimmy Flintstone '51 Buick Chopper Head custom.- The body is pretty much done, the chassis (old Jo Han Olds promo) is close enough for now. Now, I've just got to figure out the windows and make up an interior tub. I'm on my third try for that last one. Tamiya '86 Mazda RX-7- I don't know why, both of these I've attempted to build ended in disaster. Jo Han "Pro Street" Rambler- not because the kit was fully detailed or had lots of parts or anything, but the thing was flash city! There was probably as much plastic in the flash as the rest of the entire kit! AMT '50 Ford Convt.- Riddled with flash (see above Rambler rant), plus many warped and not fully molded parts. I had to raid a couple of '49 kits to get it to end up decent. Not good, just decent. About the hardest kits I've done that actually turned out well were: AMT '41 Plymouth (chopped top, custom grille treatment, and lots and lotsa shaving) AMT '41 Plymouth (installing a 6.1 Hemi from a Magnum SRT, Big and little Billet wheels, adapting interior parts from a Prowler, '57 Ford, and '05 Chrysler 300C) Galaxie Limited/Jimmy Flintstone '47 Chevrolet Barnette Hearse (streching the chassis, floor pan, and interior floor/sides about 48 scale inches) AMT '28 Lincoln Touring Car (Lots of small, fiddly parts, and all the excessive flash did not help much!)

Good God, man... this thing is beautiful!

Oh... help with PAINT! Thought you meant something else entirely, Gregg!

Not only is it crude, but on the last one I built, the wheelbase was too long. If built straight out of the box, the front wheels sat WAAAAAAAY too far forward, like on an old Funny Car. It's a pretty simple fix to drill some new holes to the rear of the molded in ones, but it still makes you wonder what somebody was thinking!

I've never met a rat I wanted exterminated. Allow me to throw more praise toward your headliner designs- that's awesome!

I like the cut down Sedan body, and I even like the Jag six. I'd rather see a Flathead or Y-block, but you's de boss! This one will be sweet when it's done. I know this because it's pretty sweet where it stands now!

This one IS awesome. A 2CV gasser would have been cool as well. I'm just happy that some rich boy's Ferarri had to die to create it!