Longbox55

The Revell '67 would be the best bet for a chassis, '63-'67 are essentially the same.

"Bad air in the tires" I haven't heard that one before! does that file along with having "low flicker fluid" for the turn signals? The Dodge/Ram trucks and the Jeep Wranglers are known for death wobble, too. They have a similar front end to the Ford SD.

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2014/06/13/ford-recalls-700000-vehicles-power-steering-assist-can-fail-creating-crash-risk/ http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1092648_ford-recalls-some-fusions-lincoln-mkzs-for-faulty-floor-mats http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/07/ford-recalls-434k-vehicles/

Well, that may not exactly be inaccurate. There is a 7 spoke wheel available on the 1:1 in a 20" diameter. http://www.finishlinewheels.com/enlarge.php?img=/prodimg/ALY03845U.jpg&title=Wheel+A-03845U90%C4+2012+FORD+F250-F350-TRUCK+Wheels+F250-F350-TRUCK+Rims Those wheels, however, are for '11 and newer trucks.

Hadn't heard about that one.

Not uncommon at dealerships, Harry. I have a local Toyota Dealership that does $10 oil changes if you buy a car from them with the "care package" , and the local Honda/Hyundai dealer runs $8 oil changes from time to time. Oil changes are the throwaway job at best. The idea is to get them in the shop, then upsell on other services.

I'm going to have to call you on this one. If you one "plugged one hole", it either would have left with a V7 or an I5, Ford didn't have a V6 engine in '46.

Well, it's not so much that he doesn't like the kit or is displeased with it, after all, he is entitled to his opinion. It's more the fact that he made a big to-do that there was some sort of major flaw with the kit that no one else seems to have found, but yet he won't say what it is. It doesn't really matter to me if he wants to trade it, not build it, or blow it up with firecrackers, that's his rights to do so if he wishes. However, I wouldn't mind knowing what the "major flaw" is before I spend any money on one (I have one on order at Big 4 in Indy).

Ford and Chrysler put out their fair share of junk over the last 40 years, too. There's plenty of blame to go around, and certainly plenty of poorly engineered vehicles out there from all the manufacturers, foreign and domestic.

You made me get mine out and look at it! I had forgotten that it has that grille, too.

Seems I may have mis-spoke. While I do have unbuilts of both kits, I only have one pic comparing the cabs. Seems most of what I took of the Revell cab are comparing it to the Monogram kit. However, her is the one ca comparison pic I did take. The MPC cab is on the left, Revell in the middle, Monogram on the right.

The glue bomb looks to the old MPC '78 Chevy, with the custom grille from possibly the Super Duallie issue. You're not really going to be able to use much from the donor Revell kit, they don't match up very well. If you can give me a bit (gotta go in, supper's ready) I have a few pix comparing unbuilt versions of both kits.

Apparently, he does have at least one. It's up for trade.

3/4 ton. Too long to a 1/2 ton, not long enough to be a 1 ton. It does look like someone has swapped out the hood and didn't change the badge, which isn't uncommon. From what I can see, that truck is VERY restorable. The only real catch would be anything in the wrecker boom, and perhaps the wheels/tires (15" splits, hard to get proper tires for them or find anyone willing to service them). Otherwise, virtually all the body parts are readily available, and mechanical repair parts aren't too hard to find.

Most of the differences will be in the doors. You'll have to add vent windows, and the door handles will have to be changed out. The correct door handles can be found in the revel '64/'65 Chevrolet trucks. On the passenger side, the door lock will have to be removed as well. In addition, the cowl vent on the drivers side, located just in front of the door, will also have to be filled in. For a correct stock truck, the grille should also be de-chromed, with the outer bars painted body color, the inner bars painted Thistle Gray. Other than that, there really isn't that much difference.

A little quick math, that scales out to 18.48", just about right if you count the rim lip.

That's pretty much right on target. However, in addition to continuing the Johnny Lightening die casts, they also continued the Ertl die cast tractor and farm equipment lines. Last time I checked, the packaging for JL and Ertl no longer mentions Learning Curve. Most of what I've seen says Tomy, but I have seen a couple of items that say Takara-Tomy on them as well. Takara and Tomy merged a few years back.

I believe the F350 is supplied with the option 18" wheels, or at least the 7 spoke wheel in the kit should scale out to 18".

You just had to mention Giordano's. Ate there once a few years ago, 2009 IRRC. I know we went there after we left the Chicago Auto Show. Quite possibly the best pizza I ever had. As far as chili goes, if I'm putting it on a dog or fries, no beans. If I'm eating straight, then I like beans in it.

Snap-On Glomad die cast. Below are some pix of the 1:1.

Uuum, you do know that tomatoes are fruit, right? I'll admit, I have tried a Chicago style dog, it was alright. But I'm more a of a chilli dog man.

It's not easy. First, you have to get one bead reasonably seated to allow it to stay in place while you pull the tire up to the other bead. The you have to push in an extremely large volume of air in past the bead and hope is seats the first time. It requires the use of the cheater tank usually pumped up to around 175-200 psi to get it to work. As far as doing in scale, the methods suggest are probably the best bet, unless you can find someone that casts them. I didn't see any on Frank's Shapeways store, perhaps he might consider it if there's a demand?

Agreed 100%! Clint agrees, too! http://youtu.be/F5JIpT4GkyM

I suppose it depends on the region you're in as to what one sees more on the road. Around here, we have just as many 3/4 and 1 ton trucks on the road as 1/2 tons. However, I believe that Meng went with the F350 (the F250 is virtually identical) due to them being primarily a military model company. The F350 would be a very easy fit into that market, as the US military does use F350s. Granted, the scale isn't what most military models are accustomed to, but I've seen a few other kits in their catalog that are not in the "traditional" 1/35 scale most military kits are done in.

I forgot to mention that the 427 car was indeed an L88. IIRC, the 454s that were used also had the open chamber aluminum heads, possibly LS6 spec? I guess the reason I said "supposedly faster" has more to with wanting to see both cars on the strip, head to head race, to prove one way or the other. I do know that the AG '55 does have an Olds rear with 4.88s in it, not sure if both cars are the same in that aspect.