Chuck Most

Needs a golf cart top.

No, he means Camaro The next time you watch Vanishing Point, watch the final scene closely- you'll notice they used a '67 (?) Camaro instead of the Dodge for the actual crash. It's a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of thing, but it is there.

I'm guessing the side trim is anodized- that turns kind of whitish over time. A light dull coat over foil will get you that effect. As for the red strips on the fins- the decal sheet had them, but because the driver's side decal tore, I just did them to sort-of match the decal pattern with red paint.

Yep... foiled. Every scale inch of it.

Bingo. That's the last full-detail plastic kit I "need", since the Hudsons arrived. Anything anyone released after that would just be a nice bonus.

This is a little on the oddball side, but here you go. '69 Corvair with a turbocharged flat six, big modern wheels and brakes, and a few other updates. I'd assume it would steer and stop pretty well. I just wanted something a little different than a first-gen F-Body with an LS swap.

My former '57's new owner finally came and picked it up today.

Thanks guys. Uh.... I foiled the side trim. Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Harry?

I clicked on this thread expecting to find nice, relaxing posts on aromatherapy, mud baths, and sauna sessions. Still, I'm not disappointed to see the actual content is about endurance racing.

I'm guessing it's a Loadstar. If that's the case. R&R Vacuum Craft used to cast a '57 (they listed it as a '56) A-100 pickup. You'd need to make a few changes and do the front fenders and hood, but that is the basic cab you'd need. The owner of R&R passed away a couple of years ago, but they still come up for sale every so often. There is somebody working on a Loadstar to be cast in resin but it isn't out yet. There are heavier IH cabs out there, but I'm not sure if they're the of the right vintage for you.

They're still tight- but the first kit taught me to chase them out before paint. I'd still recommend sanding the side edges of the hood a tad, so it isn't such a tight fit, I've chipped quite a bit of paint of a couple of fenders and cowls while messing around with the hood.

Gawd, it's like being in class, or something.... I started with a slab of finned plastic, then drilled out the spark plug and head bolt holes. The head bolt holes were capped off with some resin heads, and the plug holes were beveled with a drill bit. The water jacket was a photoetched piece- I think it was meant to be an exhaust flange.

Nice! I can't see the pictures in the first post, but in the others it looks great.

Thanks guys! Well, if they'd studied for the quiz, they'd already know that.

This is the 2003-ish Johan reissue, I've had it in my stash for almost a decade. What's sad is I did the chassis a couple of years ago (I added the AMT '62 Thunderbird custom wheels and tires), and the bodywork a little later, but it pretty much sat all that time. It only took a few hours to actually build. I decided to do it as a slammer- even with the detailing decals, that shallow interior was nothing to write home about, and the thick green glass didn't help matters. I also used the police siren and decals... now it kind of occurs to me that "slammer" is also slang for a jail cell, and this is a cop car. Seems fitting.

Several of mine had that too, it kind of looked like swirls in the plastic. Nothing a little primer didn't solve, though. Primer would solve any roughness issues with the '54 body, as well.

Nice! I think that guy lives in my neighborhood.

The 11th Hornet I've built. This is the first red one, and the first one to use modern style wheels. It's built to represent a mild custom with an air suspension, and this is in the "aired out" position. The cylinder head is from Morgan Automotive Detail. I still want to polish out the paint, the clear dulled along the quarter panels a bit for some reason, though it is glossier in person than it looks in the pics. I might touch up some of the foil trim and touch up some chipped paint around the engine compartment, but all in all, I don't think it looks too bad for a weekend project. '

Thanks, guys! I've got two. A third will follow at some point.

I survived a minor earthquake. So I guess that's something.

Like has been said, it's typical '60's annual kit reissue fare. You can make a nice model out of it, though.

I like where this is going.

Duplicolor "rust" primer, and some of it is real rust- mixed in with 70% alcohol and applied with a brush.

Just wrapped up this one- the plan is for it to end up alongside a rundown looking Texaco station with a couple others. I might still add a partially torn down engine, toss some trash in the interior, and put some tree leaves and sap on it, but other than that it's close enough for a cigar anyway. It may also end up with a few old fenders stacked against the sides. If I don't add an engine I'll probably lift the nose a couple of scale inches too.

That's exactly my feeling. Who's to say a given kit is 100% true to scale in the first place? Given that and the minor difference between the two scales, and it's kind of a wash.