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Thanks Jeremy! This Bronco is a great kit, even with the small wheels. I highly recomend this kit to anyone...including you! lol Stay tuned, there will be more Bronco and McNally!

I don't mind doing this little bit of kit bashing if it corrects something like this. As an experienced modeler, I like fixing the little errors that others may overlook or not want to bother with. In this world, nobody's perfect.

Curtis, I've seen several of these Broncos built at a couple of shows that I have attended this year. They are out there and are being built! The Story McNally follows the main drag out of the town center on Route 35 and then takes a left turn onto Rollins Road. 2 miles down the road he pulls into the unpaved driveway of the Tate Farm. The old homestead has been here since the early 1900s and is showing its age. The front door has a boarded up window made of plywood and painted to match the door itself. McNally gets out of the Bronco and notices several junk cars, a couple of pickups and an old tractor in the yard as he walks up to the front door and knocks on it. The door opens with Robert Tate standing there and McNally introducing himself and holding his PI license for viewing. The Build I painted the wheels this morning and inserted them into the tires later this afternoon. What a job getting those wheels into the kit tires! I paint detailed the wheel covers with Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black paint and my Molotow Liquid Chrome pen. Then I inserted the 4-wheel drive hubs into the wheel covers. The completed wheels and tires. McNally will return...

Thanks Lane and David! I am correcting the small wheel issue of the Revell kit with the Moebius wheels. I don't want to use the Revell wheel covers with the Moebius wheels since they are too small and the Moebius wheel covers fit the rims perfectly. A little paint detailing and they will look great! And, you've gotta have the detailed hubs to complete the entire package!

Thanks guys! The Story Several hours after his meet with Sgt. Lockland, McNally arrives in Bolton's Pride. The houses are spread apart with the neighbors not close to each other. As he drives through the town center, he notices that the Bronco would fit in amoungst the other vehicles in this town which also consists of a grocer, auto and farm parts store, a clothing store, and the town hall with a Police Dept. on one side and the Fire Dept. on the other. It was like stepping back in time. The Build I got the wheels and wheel covers from the '72 Ford Sport Custom kit. Taking the kit wheels, I removed the hubs since they have the locking detail on them. I plan on using the '72 Sport Custom's wheel covers since I recall seeing them used on a 4-wheel drive F100 many years ago. I figure that someone, somewhere may have put a set on a Bronco at one point in the vehicle's life. The mod for this was easy, just drill a hole in the center of the wheel cover large enough for the hub to stick through. The Moebius wheelcover with the hole drilled. The wheel cover with the hub inserted. The completed wheel covers. McNally will return...

My latest build project and the return of McNally, Boston PI. The story is called Bolton's Pride and is to show what is driving this build. All persons in this story are not related to anyone living or deceased. The story is called Bolton's Pride. The Story Bolton's Pride, NH, located north of Franconia Notch in Northern New Hampshire, is a small town harboring a secret that could cost McNally, Boston PI his life. On occasion, McNally works in the State of New Hampshire for Browning, Cole Investigations of Manchester, NH. This case assigned to him involves a missing 19 year old Jason Tate from the town of Bolton's Pride. He stops at a fast food restaurant in Tilton, NH to meet up with Sgt. Alex Lockland of the NH State Police, hoping to get more information. Sgt. Lockland gives McNally the most recent info accumulated from the Bolton's Pride Police, Coos County Sheriffs Dept., and the NH State Police. Alex queries McNally about the '73 Bronco he is driving as he has never seen this vehicle before. McNally cites the need for a 4-wheel drive truck was a requirement for his winter sleuthing and the price was right. The Build My kit is the new Revell Ford Bronco kit #85-7320. My paint will be Testors Gloss Bright Blue for the body and Model Master Classic White for the roof. I am using the wheels and wheel covers from the Moebius 1972 Ford Sport Custom pickup along with information from the April, 2017 issue of Scale Auto article Build A Better Bronco by Bob Downing. McNally will return...

The Satellite is looking great with the paint and clear! Great job SFD! And the story...I want more! You have pulled me in to the story and I want more! Excellent!

You've got my attention! I've got to see what this will look like!

Thank you Steve! Between getting ready for the NNL East show last week, working around the house, and dealing with health issues, I haven't done anything on the 'Vette. I will be getting back to it soon!

I have noticed a slow down along with other issues. I click on a topic or thread and it takes a while for the page to come up. About 30 seconds or more. When I get on a topic that includes pictures, the pictures don't load and I have to refresh the page several times before they do. It becomes infuriating after a while and I either put up with the slow times or leave the page and revisit it later.

Progress has been slow on the Sinkhole Corvette. I got some of the interior together, but the dash has not been worked on yet. A mockup to check on fitment. I still haven't decide if I'll wire the engine just yet. More to come...

I appreciate the info Brett and Joe! I have never been a fan of the Tri-5 Chevys. When I was looking for my first car, all my friends in high school told me to get a Tri-5 Chevy as there were several for sale in the area at the time. Instead, I bought a '56 Ford Customline for my first car. I have always like the '50's era Fords better and I knew of a couple of guys who raced them successfully. Now, the differences in 1/25 scale between AMT and Revell makes me want to not bother with the AMT parts at all. I find that AMT 1/25 is smaller than Revell's 1/25 scale and I can't be bothered trying to "fix" the AMT induction to fit the Revell engine block. As to which manufacturers' scale is correct or more accurate, I don't care. I just want to build this 'Vette to my satisfaction.

Well, I don't think I'm going to bother getting the AMT '57 Chevy just for the intake. It's a waste of money buying something for a part that may not fit. For now, I'll keep the fuel injection. Thanks Joe!

Progress on the Sinkhole Corvette has been slow. I'm still doing research as I go along and I noticed that the 1:1 Corvette engine has dual carbs and the kit has fuel injection. If I can find a dual carb intake and dual carbs, I'll switch them over. If not, then I'll continue building the '62 Vette as is. The interior pieces have been painted with Insignia Red and is in need of detailing. The chassis has been painted and partially assembled. I also noticed a slight twist in the frame and will try to correct it. More to come...

Thank you John!

One of the things I am considering for this build is a chopped windshield ala Chip Foose's Speedbird. More to come...

Thanks guys! I've done a little bit of bodywork, but nothing worth showing just yet. The weather here has been really nice and I have been spending time outdoors working around the house.

Thank you Cliff, Michel, and Steve!

Thank you John!

This is my new project with the goal of having it completed for the Classic Plastic Model Club Exposition Club Challenge on Sunday October 8, 2017. The Challenge this year is Convertibles (1937 or newer) in 1/24th or 1/25th scale. I am building the AMT '62 TBird Sports Roadster this year. I was originally thinking of building the TBird stock, but changed my mind and will build it slightly custom with Testors One Coat Lacquer White Lightning with a Model Master Insignia Red interior and a lowered suspension. Fellow Club member and friend Paul A. has already scrutinized the body for flaws and has marked them in pencil. Plus, I have been warned by Paul and Club member Barry about fitment issues between the body, interior, and the windshield frame and I shall do mockups repeatedly before painting to make sure that everything fits together as it should. More to come...

Thank you everyone! When I have a build with a story, it feels really special for me. The issues I had during final assembly, were mostly of my own doing and putting this build aside for a few days allowed me to refocus my abilities and finish it the way I had envisioned it. The dark green color is a nod to the cars driven by Steve McQueen in Bullitt and by Robert Urich in Spenser For Hire. I have noticed the lack of color in new cars today and I am starting to dislike silver, black, and white for car colors and I long for the colors that more or less stand out like yellow or green.

Thank you Joe!

Thank you everyone! Even though it is a snap kit, it can be built into a nice model!

Thank you Jeremy! I've got a few stories in mind for the next build. Just have to decide which one to go with.

A quick project that is painted with Tamiya TS-31 Bright Orange and Tamiya TS-29 Semi-Gloss Black interior, parts box disc brakes behind kit wheels chromed with a Molotow Liquid Chrome pen, and the rear spoiler from a Revell 2010 Mustang GT.