Chuck Most

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.

This is just the old Academy kit, with some XS Tuning wheels and tires and a sealed-beam headlight conversion. Decals came from the AMT '77 Pacer wagon.

Relieved to see this- I thought Heller was in receivership?

Turned mine into a pickup... And used the graphics on something even crappier, a Hyundai Pony...

I have the '83 MPC Annual version of the kit, and I intend on doing a box-stock build of the box art car. When will we see these back in Retro Deluxe packaging from Round 2?

I kind of wondered if all the Revell kits had the 429 but one was mis-identified. I've only ever had the Cobra so I didn't want to say for sure it had the same engine or not.

It's only one piece, but the '65 stepside C10 has a hitch. I'm guessing it would fit onto this kit with no real drama.

I've gotten two replies from Revell... both e-mails telling me the parts were on the way. I got both e-mails on the same day the parts arrived in the mail.

You're very welcome, Terry!

That would be my choice, or order the 385 from Calnaga.

Yeah- 427 would be an FE. Altogether different design than the 385 and pretty close to what's already in the AMT kit (though more detailed).

Revell Torino Cobra... I guess it's a '70 now that I think of it. Revell also did a 70 Torino GT but I'm not sure if that had a 385-series big block in it or not.