Ryan S.

In the early 21st century the Dukes had a hover conversion installed...lol. Keep up the build, I'll be watching to see how all the details come together. You're off to a good start.

WOW, been a little while on this one, but I've finally got a little update. The rolling chassis is pretty much done, except for the final exhaust pipes. Trying to decide whether or not to put any mufflers on it or not. I redid the shocks and put them on, made a new drive shaft from aluminum tubing. Polished aluminum tube used for the front and rear frame bars, looks way better than the kit chrome pieces. The body is finally cleared, but not polished yet. I had a little problem with some clear that I didn't realize was lacquer and it crazed the blue paint a little. Luckily I didn't have to strip the whole thing down. I was able to save it with some careful wet sanding and then a few more color coats. The only problem is that the paint is a little too thick now, oh well. Lesson learned! We're in the home stretch now,I've got a list of little things that need to be done. I should have this one buttoned up by next week, barring any set-backs. If I can get it done, I might enter it into the Gearz/ Revell contest. As always, thanks for looking!

The only thing that bugs me is the apparent lack of weight on the tires, but I've still got to vote real on this one.

This one is tough, but after looking at it for a few days I'm saying that it's real.

41 out of 48, a lot better than I thought I'd do. Thanks for posting.

There's just something not right about this one . I'm going model

Just to add, you can't put future over Novus either. It won't stick and just runs off.

I think I'm going to go with Testors lacquers. A combo of Graphite Grey and Firey Orange. Sorry for no updates. Life is busy. Hopefully I'll get some work on this in a few days or this weekend.

That stance looks mean and with a black wash on the rims, I think they'll look great. I'll be keeping an eye on this one for sure! Keep it up.

Thanks Cranky. I had bought the tires with another model in mind and they ended up being too tall. When mocking the 55 up for ideas I tossed these under it and loved the way they looked. The bonus was the chrome reverses from the Merc. I had to drill out the center of the tires to make them fit, but being resin it was easy enough. I'm really excited about how good they look.

Thanks for the comments on the bed, Tom and Mike. The more I've been looking at this the less I've liked the half-round I was going to use. It looks too big. The wood I'm using isn't balsa, it's either beech or bass wood. I really like the idea of using the I-beam pieces and cutting the bed into strips. Thanks for that idea...now I just have to get to a hobby shop and find some. I was planning on doing strips on the bottom of the bed so it wouldn't just be a wood slab and I think the I beams are the easiest way to do this. I appreciate the suggestions you guys, thanks!

Thanks for the comments everybody! Gus, The Caddy air cleaner came from the Modelhaus. It's the 53-56 resin piece they make.

Great job on this one. It looks just right. I used to be into lowriders but not so much anymore, but this one looks great. Not over done, still maintaining the lines of the 'lina, and not a lot of graphics. Nice choice of wheels and tires too.

Going strictly from memory, I think this kit is exactly like the one that was originally issued in the mid 90's. Nothing extra, nothing new. The same kit. The only difference is that it's molded in white, not red plastic (thank goodness), the box art model is purple, not red, and the decals included are flames, not the stripy ones in the original issue. Mine had some minimal flashing to clean up, but nothing too bad.

That's a nice, clean hot rod you've got there. Nice choice on the colors. I'm surprised how good those rims look on there. After reading and before looking I wouldn't have thought that they would have worked that well. Well done!

Yes, this is the recent R/M "classic cruiser" reissue of this kit. I built it when I was a teenager but that one is long gone, so I'm excited to put another one together; I love these 50's Ford trucks. Thanks for the comments!

I need a break from cars for a bit and pulled this '55 off the shelf to get it started. Going for a classic/ modern combo look. Lowered suspension, white-walls, chrome reverse wheels from the 49 Merc kit. 1/24 small block chevy from the parts box (originally from the 37 ford hot rod kit) topped with a Modelhaus resin Caddy air cleaner. First up, scratchbuilding a real wood bed. Cut out the plastic bed first. Cleaned up the bed frame. Some plastic framing for support of the wood bed. Piece of hobby wood cut to fit. Half-round used for rails. I'm not sure this will be the final decision on these. And some mock-up beauty shots. Lots of work to do but I wanted to share my progress thus far. Thanks for looking!

Happy birthday Gregg. Thanks for letting us play here in your yard.

I'm going to say real as well.

That's pretty cool. Where'd the clear steering wheel come from? It's a nice touch.

Beautiful truck. I really like the pinched fenders. Nice trick.

That Nomad is going to be sweet. Nice job on the chop. I'll be keeping an eye on this one!

Looking good Clay. I've always seen the tires arrowed forward on the real trucks.

A lot of good stuff here that will be filed for future use. Thanks for the how-to!

That thing is as cool as the other side of the pillow! I love the color choice, it's perfect!