Chuck Most

Current trend? They've been doing it since the early '90's- the original Revell Caprice cop car had stickers instead of decals. I have no idea why- I personally find waterslide decals to be easier (and more forgiving) to apply, not to mention more realistic. I just can't follow Revell's way of thinking on including sticker graphics on snap kits.

Very cool! I do like the color of the wheels, just not the design- but that's GM's fault, not yours. Having them painted (even in a 'loud' color) tones them down a bit.

People still post on The HAMB?

I think this is, by far, the coolest re-interpretation of this kit I've ever seen. Very cool!

If you just so happen to have a Revell AG Vanagon laying around....

Could be. The 2003 Johan reissue suggest using the windshield from their '56 Pontiac as the rear window for a sedan conversion, IIRC. I thought there were some in-progress photos of the '56 conversion, but I couldn't find them, so he well could have done something similar.

Juha Airio (Pretty sure I bungled the spelling) did a conversion- not only to a sedan, but backdated to a '56. http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/model_cars/model_cars_from_others/models_by_juha_airio-1/1967_rambler/

I once saw a sign that read something like "Make sure door is open before attempting to enter." I actually lost a bit of faith in humanity when I saw it.

Assuming nobody actually did stop and offer help (since the vid cuts off just after the car does its impersonation of The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay).... 1. The guy hit the gas and took off at a rather high rate of speed- he was doing a pretty good job gaining on the traffic in front of him. I'd be willing to guess he just blew through a red light. 2. He was passing on the right. That's just plain idiotic in pretty much any circumstance. 3. He didn't have enough sense to make sure he had the little things taken care of... like a properly installed rear axle, for instance. So, in short... stopping to help someone like that would be interfering with natural selection.

So... 1:24 scale ("the wrong scale" for quite a few annoyingly-outspoken types, never mind all the old Monogram NASCAR kits were 1:24 and nobody complained), snap kit, no engine, and pre-printed graphics. Uh oh. Better put on a NASCAR spec helmet and fire suit, because I have a feeling this might get ugly... That being said, I'm up for a couple, and I'm not even a NASCAR fan. I actually like how the Fusion "stock" cars look, and I can wait for the decal guys to come out with some different graphics. I'd love to have a Toyota or two as well, just because the presence of Toyota in NASCAR irked so many hillrods... which is always a good thing if you ask me.

It's older than the hills and about as crude as a cave painting, but still a fun kit and a subject you won't see every day.

Since I've gotten back to tinkering with this custom Hudson Hornet (which has been an on/off project for about two years), I figure I'll just leave this here...

Nice! I need to steal a Supra six and put it in something.

"Windscreen"... Seriously, though- it came out great.

One test shot, one advance copy. Wish I had a stash... I will soon enough.

I'm in. Those sound like something I need to try.

I already built a nice one, so...

Actually saw these yesterday.

The 1996 Chevy 3500 Dually had the updated interior and grille- if I recall, the body was molded in a dark red (maroon? burgundy?) with a gray interior. The earlier Phantom dually, on the other hand, did have the '88-'94 style dash. I remember buying a '96 because I planned to cut down the interior so I could use it as part of an update on an MPC '88 C1500, but never got around to doing so.

"Good hands. Bad taste in cars." - Will Darnell

Liberty did that one. It's nice, but as you said, a bit underscale.

This and this. A few mists of primer and some wet sanding and it's no longer an issue. And what's the first thing you do with one of those polished-plastic looking kit bodies? Sand it so the primer will adhere better.

I'm really hoping someone will do a photoetch and/or resin set to do a Mercury version.