David G.

Thanks Jim, I'm glad to know that. No worries. David G.

Nice recovery on the suspension issue Greg! David G.

Nice work! I have a similar project going, it's always fun to see what someone else does with the same kit. David G.

Fabulous work on the conversion! It looks like it came out of the box that way. David G.

Wow, that chassis looks great Greg! David G.

That looks really close to me! Excellent work so Greg! David G.

Knowing your skill and imagination, I can hardly wait to see what you come up with Chuck. David G.

The paint and wheels look great! David G.

Jim, I apologize if I upset or offended you. That was not my intent. My comment was intended to relate some of the experiences we shared in wrangling this kit into some form of an acceptable representation of what it was supposed to be. I continue to be impressed by the quality of work you're putting into this build and I would like to continue following this thread. I could do so without any further comment if you wish. David G.

Indeed the tool kit did turn out quite well and the interior colors are looking very sharp. David G.

A great color choice for the interior. It just feels... "British" If I may David, I'd like to share a pointer on the tool kit. If I were to paint that, I would start with a base of silver lacquer. Once that had dried, I would spray a suitable flat green acrylic over the silver lacquer. I would then use some of those Tamiya cotton buds, the small pointed ones. Moisten them with whatever acrylic thinner is designed to work with the flat green paint and carefully remove the paint from the tools revealing the silver undercoat. The other colors for the tool handles, springs, etc. could then be dabbed in with more acrylic paint. I hope you find this bit of unsolicited advice helpful. Regards, David G.

What a fun build! I love watching you pull all this together; all the cool details you add. David G.

Wow, excellent custom mods! The quad headlights give the Merc a more sinister look. I can't decide if I like the original orange version or the white rebuild better. David G.

Thank you kindly David. It's the one build that I'm most proud of. David G.

I remember having some difficulty with the inner fender well on mine. I don't remember if it was the issue you identified or something different. What I do remember is that they had something to do with the body not fitting down on the chassis properly. I think they affected how the interior tub fit into the body shell. On mine, I never did get the body and chassis to mate properly. Thanks for keeping us up to date on this build Jim. David G.

It looks like you're off to a good start Greg. That chopped top looks cool. I think mine started as the AMT kit. No chopped top but it came with some customization extras.

Hello Everybody! It's time for the next update on the great Surf Shark ambulance conversion. The foiling and chrome trim is done! I'll paint the door handles during final assembly. Now for a quick test fit with all the bells and whistles. I still plan on adding an antenna, I just need to decide where I want to place it. I ordered this from Auto World. Had I known that AMT had one of these in the works I'd have waited and not gone through all the effort to convert the Surf Shark back into an ambulance. Ah, well. I plan to use some of the ambulance features from this kit to finish off the Surf Shark conversion. Then I'll probably build this one as a hearse. Thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Nicely done! David G.

Great color combination, excellent detail and assembly! Beautifully done! David G.

Not usually. But if something I build needs an explanation, I'll usually come up with a reason I built it the way I did. A good example is the 1958 Chevy Proton. A fictional nuclear powered concept car. Here's the explanation I came up with: "Explanation of Chevy Proton Power Systems. If I remember correctly, at the time I was thinking of how much horsepower it would take to move a 1956 Chevy Nomad with two fifty-gallon tanks of water and a lead shielded reactor added. According to my research a 1956 Chevy Nomad wagon, on which this car is based, weighed a little more that 3,000 lbs. To that we add 100 gallons of distilled water (8lbs. per gallon for 400lbs) and associated storage tanks and plumbing which I estimated at an additional 100lbs. For the powerplant itself, I just swapped out the weight of a Chevy 283 engine and automatic transmission at an estimated 750lbs. total. Together and that adds up to an additional 1,250lbs. more than the stock '56 Nomad or about 4,300lbs. My 1971 Delta 88 weighed just a little less than that and got along just fine with about 300 horsepower at about 445 lb-ft of torque. I figured all that in horsepower because I live in the USA. To convert to gigawatts, we should first convert the horsepower rating to kilowatts. Horsepower is not really a set standard but more of a range which is roughly 1hp to .75kW which works out to about 225kW. In GW that's a disappointing 0.000225 GW. I think Doc Brown has me beat." ***** That's about as detailed as I ever got. Cheers, David G.

Thanks for taking the time to take and post photos of this amazing build Randy. It's always a pleasure to see it back on the boards. David G.

A great idea well executed! David G.

A beautiful build! David G.

Great work on the decals. David G.

Another Joker-Mobile, maybe? ? Go for it! David G.