Chuck Most

Trouble is, the wagon is a Hasegawa, and they're typically just a tad smaller than the listed 1:24 scale.

Just sucks there's no kit of a Bugeye Impreza wagon....

Questions... questions my brain refuses to ponder...

Wheels for winter....

The earlier Mattracks were done by Frank Rizzo- he posts here as lownslow. I can't remember if he sold them through ODD (Outer Dimension Design) or Daft Wheels. I don't recall exactly when he had them on the market but it seems like it was a couple of years ago.

I wonder why Revell didn't include any decals for the rotors? Sand the detail off completely and use the decals. If it works decently enough on the California Wheels type kits, it could work here. I'm sure somebody out there could render some. Hell, I'd bet you (or me, or whoever might be reading this) may already have something that might work with a little trimming. YES, I know that completely side-steps the mistake made with the inverted slot engraving, but still. I'm not gonna crack open that particular can right now.

Cool! There was a set of Mattracks available some time ago but they were discontinued. Any plans on making them available?

That Rapid Transit poster, tho...

I'll be trying the tires on something besides the source kit, I've already made that decision.

Nailed it, especially the acres and acres of brown vinyl in the interior.

You must not work around the tool and die industry, because it's pretty easy for me to imagine that. One kit, one set of molds (not counting molds or inserts for separate versions of the same base kit). Even a fairly simple injection mold can cost a quarter million dollars to cut. Pair that up with the fact that Revell isn't a huge wealthy company and kit sales ain't what they used to be, repairing a heavily damaged mold might not be feasible, or even possible. Fortunately in this case it appears that things are under control.

Thanks, guys. It was a blast building this one.

Like this? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/107612-not-so-stellar/

Tires look okay, I just don't see why Revell chose obviously non-stock tires for what appears to be a stone-stock Bronc. On the bright side, at least they didn't just recycle the Mickey Thompsons from the Wrangler.

Thanks guys. This kit is way harder to find than it probably should be, I got this one in a trade. I was actually looking for the Excel. It was never sold in the US due to emissions laws, but it was sold in Canada. In fact it was the best-selling car there for a few years.

Looks to be a fairly well done kit, with the exception of those mud bogger tires wrapped around undersized wheels. Not that undersized wheels are anything new for Revell (I'm looking at you, 1981-vintage Jeep J10) but come on... measure a real wheel some time, guys!

Looks absolutely killer, and the fact that you started with an R&R casting makes it a victory.

Already did. Those logos are also the reason it has an Indiana plate on it.

Okay.... short version. I started out with the Hornet Special kit. From there, I moved the rear axle forward about 12 scale inches, and swapped in most of the suspension from a Revell Miss Deal, though I did switch to coil springs in the rear. Wheels and tires came from a Rat Roaster. The engine is the Hilborn-injected Buick Nailhead from the Revell '29 Model A Roadster, set back 10%. The gutted interior has the buckets from a Revell '90 Mustang drag car and a parts box roll bar with fire extinguisher. The Rat Roaster also coughed up it's steering wheel, which sits atop an old Parts by Parks aluminum column. The cowl vent was opened to ventilate the rear velocity stacks, while the factory hood scoop (yes, the '54 Hornet hood scoop was functional.... suck on that, Pontiac GTO) does the job for the ones not buried under the cowl. The grille is some old photoetch honeycomb stuff I had laying around. Other than that, a bunch of spare parts and scratchbuilt doodads went into the construction. The Metzner's Mufflers decals came from the '70 F-100, the Dirty Shame logos are from Dr. Cranky, and the sponsor decals are from parts unknown. Paint is Floquil Glacier Green. Engine an interior are red- the idea is that the builder had planned to paint the car red, but the patina grew on him during the build process so he stopped there.

Thanks guys! As the former owner of an '83 Mini Ram (which had the flap) I should have noticed, but that little oversight on MPC's part went right past me until you pointed it out.

This is just the MPC Bad Company van, hosed off in some Tamiya British green. Aside from the Moebius F-100 wheels and tires, decals from the AMT '23 T Delivery Van, and a raised rear suspension it is box stock.

Perfect.

Welcome back.

Just plain awesome. The gunmetal color is perfect for it.

I'm just stoked to build a model the ol' family 30.