David G.

Thanks for your suggestions. I plan on doing a bit more here and there, I just needed to get away from this one for a while first. When you refer to the tops of the fender peaks above the headlights, do you mean the bits that protrude over the headlights like a bill on a baseball cap? And would that rust develop along the leading edge where the steel is rolled under? Thanks to all of you, I really value tips and suggestions like this, I may not always use them, but they at least remain in my mind's library for future reference. I usually work weekends and right now I don't have a lot of time to respond to all of your feedback right now, so I'll hit it as I can. Regards, David G.

Way cool! I've got a '64 Dodge 330 in the same livery that I can't wait to get started on. Your updated version looks better than the previous one, much cleaner.

I'm afraid I don't know what a "Bagged" style car is.

I don't often use this word, but it's ... cute. I mean this in the best possible way. It's a neat little car and well done.

Look like you're off to a good start. One word of caution: Most spray paints will dissolve styrofoam giving off nasty toxic fumes in the process. I use florist's foam as a base for my skewered items. Regards, David G.

All home-made I made the beer and oil cans using Paintshop Pro and my color printer. After printing the can labels on paper, I cut them out, glued them into cylinder shaped tubes, then glued the tubes to aluminium foil to make the ends. The BK bag and cup I printed, cut, and glued into shape- just like their 1:1 counterparts. The cup lid is Scotch tape. I drew the Marlboro pack on a bit of styrene with Sharpies and stuck a bit of BMF to one end then clear coated it. After everything dried, I trimmed the bottom off to get the right size then touched it up. Easy Peasy! David G

You're right! As near as I can remember, that's my old phone number form when I lived there more than 20 years ago- back when the area code there was still 216. The plates should say Cuyahoga Co. instead of Mahoning Co, though. I just figure that the owner moved there from Y-town. For those who want to know, this is the kit I used. A birthday gift from my wife! I'll try to get some engine pics posted soon. I guess it was worth all the aggravation after all. Sometimes it's difficult to see what it really looks like while you're working on it. Thanks for all the positive feedback, you guys are awesome! Regards, David G.

I think that's the question he's asking.

On a coolness scale of 1 to 10, this goes to 11... at the very least!

Thanks for all the kind words, guys. I'll see if I can get some engine pics posted soon. In the meantime, here's a photo of all the vintage early Eighties interior junk And a shot of the custom mufflers and modified rear shocks. Again, thanks guys! David G.

Excellent work. Your detail is awesome.

You really nailed that whole '60s metal flake look. Nice work!

WOW! Just... WOW!

Nice conversion! The original MonkeeMobile always seemed a bit awkward to me- rather like an oversized bathtub on wheels. Your version makes much more sense!

And it's even car related!

Nothing yet.

I think this car was one of the most troublesome kits I've built yet. Many of the gory details are in the "WIP: Model Cars" thread I posted. Though I finally did get an engine into the dang thing, I'm not completely happy with the way I had to shoe-horn it in. There were a few other fit issues that may have been due to modifications I made, but It's as done as I care to get it right now. I'll look at again in a few weeks and see how I feel about it then. Though it's just barely noticeable here, I went through the trouble of opening the grille by filing the back off it. The license plate in the rear window looks like it has been stamped from aluminum. I glued a piece of foil to the back and embossed the plate number on it with a small tool. A bit rusty, but restorable. And that's why the plate is in the rear window. As always, please feel free to share your comments, critiques and suggestions. Thanks for taking the time to look. Regards, David G.

A very nice '55. Excellent color choice. I'm still working on mine, and should have it done soon.

True. That happened in the Phoenix area sometime in late 1999 or early 2000. I worked at the funeral home that handled the services- direct cremation.

Well done! ...so to speak. I actually saw rigs like this running around NE Ohio when I lived there 25 years ago. Excellent work!

Very cool build. I didn't know about the movie, I'll have to keep an eye out for it. It'd be fun to see one of these cars in action.

A model is a scale replica of a real object. What we buy from AMT and Revell are model kits; kits that we use to build models. Whether or not an item is or is not a model or model kit is not determined by the number of pieces or level of detail. If you buy a diecast, prepainted car with a complete finished interior and the only thing required for assembly is to screw the chassis plate onto the body and snap the wheels onto the axle stubbs, then it's a model kit, as is a 300-piece Tamiya Ferrari. If you buy a model of a 1932 Bugatti, it's still a model even though it may be a Hot Wheels manufactured by Mattel instead of a replica issued by the Franklin Mint. Like it or not, everything else is an emotional issue... "Those aren't real models, I build real models!" David G.

Excellent work!

Very good work for any age, let alone 16 yrs!

Welcome. It sure looks like you know your stuff, great looking truck. Feel free to post pics of some of your other builds too.