Chuck Most

Duplicolor Wimbledon White (Ford color) also works pretty well.

Man, I don't even recall what they cost. I want to say 7 or 8 bucks plus shipping.

Well... all I can recommend is to keep your eyes open for the So Real sets online. Bad news is they were only sold as wheel/tire sets- not individually. I haven't seen the BNL So Real repops in person, could be they just don't look as impressive in raw resin. As far as I know So Real stopped marketing the wheel/tire sets about a decade ago. I'm still kicking myself for only getting the one set.

They aren't from a kit- they are repops of the Super Swampers marketed by So Real. They came on a couple of diecast 4x4s and were sold by themselves for a brief time. I know the Weld Mountain Crusher wheels they sold fit them, and I think BNL casts those as well.

Nice buildup of an oft-overlooked kit.

Thanks guys- like I said, some of these models were started years ago and just wrapped up this year, so the total number only seems impressive. Bruce- the Republic is a heavily modified ALF pumper.

What do I think? I think I like it!

One of the local shops had one of these, factory sealed, for years on the shelf- I think they were asking 35 bucks for it. Never got it. Wish I had, could have done a troll face drag car.

A dirty, raw aluminum cab would look great. Think along the lines of weathered aircraft models.

The custom version seems easier to come by, even though it (to my knowledge) hasn't been reissued, unlike the stock one. Might just be there's more demand for the stock version- let's just say you weren't the only one put off by the parts used on the 'Street Machine" version. I do see the stock one online quite frequently with asking prices in the mid $30 range, sometimes less. Other than the stock grille, hood pods, intake, exhaust, steering wheel, and rolling stock, it's the same base tooling as the custom one you built.

Here are some pics of the LT- http://codeediecast.com/Code-E_Diecast_Collection/Lincoln_Mark_LT.html

None that I've seen, not even in resin. There was a diecast Mark LT done in 1:24 scale as a promotional item for Lincoln when the LT came out. I believe the same company did a 1:24 diecast Blackwood as well, but they're much more rare. Both trucks were based on the F-150, so you wouldn't need a SportTrac. I suppose if you really wanted one badly enough you could use a Revell '97 F150 as the basis for a Blackwood, but it would require a ton of scratchbasing.

... and nothing of value was lost.

Just get the stock version of the kit. Original run- Or the reissue, which for some reason shows the old SMP long bed on the box but contains the newer-tool kit-

I built one as a post-apocalyptic rat rod.

First 1:43 model I've ever built, and it may be the last completed model for me this year. It's the late '70's tool Heller kit, which has also been sold in Airfix and Humbrol-branded boxes. Very few parts, and other than the tire halves (which have no means of positive location) the parts lock together pretty well. I grimed it up a bit, and plan to add a little more weathering once my eyes uncross. I have to say I'm in no hurry to do a small scale model again anytime soon, and I have to hand it to people who can build these to look as impressive as a larger scale piece. But I had fun and kept my Mini bender running, so that's all that matters to me. Just for kicks, here it is as meat in a 1:24 scale Tamiya Mini sandwich.

Beautiful buildup of a not-so-beautiful car. My hat is off to anyone who can build 1:43 scale that cleanly.

AC compressor and an alternator (as opposed to a generator). Hmmmmm.... would those have been factory issue for a GM truck of this vintage?

Best looking buildup of the wrecker kit I have ever seen, period.

I think doing them in black would look okay- but I do like the idea of bronze.

That's what makes it ironic. That, and take a look at the concept and see if you can picture the average Buick customer (a little old lady or an upwardly mobile Chinese worker) buying one...

Never say never, though.

Avast, ye! I will point out one thing- you neglected to detail the windshield and back window trim. But aside from that, it's a fantastic final result. I was keeping an eye on the in-progress on this and was wondering what ever became of it.

2007 was 45 years ago? If this one makes it to production, I wonder if it will make it to the US. The previous GT was sold here as a Pontiac and Saturn- those makes are gone. It's hard for me to picture it with a Buick badge, ironically.