LDO

I did the same thing a few years ago...buying pre-war kits, that is. One to avoid is a Mercedes 500 or 540 (don't remember which) from Heller. Its body has a weird split line in it, and in order to replicate chrome trim on the doors, they chromed both doors.

Oh please lock this thread. This could be a train wreck of epic proportions. WE ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

Are you going to change the '30/'31 cowl to a '28/'29 style? It can be done with a Revell '29 pickup cowl.

A truck or van wouldn't fare any better. I saw photos of a plumbing van that exploded in a guy's driveway. An acetylene tank had been slowly leaking overnight and the plumber started the van by remote control. Van parts in several yards and on a roof or two. Destroyed a boat on a trailer, too.

They need to make an all-new tool of a '62 Dodge Polara with full engine and chassis detail. My uncle drove one when he was in high school and wants me to build him a model of it. They'd be making a huge mistake by not building this car. Just kidding. It's a hideous pile of dog poop on wheels and no one would buy it....just like half the requests in any thread like this. Don't even get me started on the ridiculous "$250,000 Challenge" annual contest from another site.

Or just don't turn it over :-D How many people see the trans in a real car???

Have you ever seen the Mk II owned by head Goodguy Gary Meadors? It was in Custom Rodder in the mid-'90s. Subtle mods and a stunning car. Check it out on Google (I may have the owner's name wrong, but he is head of the Goodguy R&C organization)

It's good to see that those '50s cars are doing so well. It gives me hope that my daydream ('56 Continental Mk II) might come true. Such an elegant car.

AMEN. Good grief, what percent of the reponses are of the "build the boring sedan I drove to high school" variety??

Oh heck yeah! Slanted B-pillars, too! I'd pre-order one today.

I give up. What's in the box?

It can't hurt to ask resin casters if they would be interesyed in selling copies of your car body, and give you several copies as payment. I did that with an out of production drag car a while back.

Very nice, but why the unusual scale?

I couldn't find it. Can you post a link?

Good grief. After reading all of this, I don't blame Revell for not making an "official" request for our input.

No idea, but you can get a different liquid cement that is already about as thin as water. Get a can of MEK at the hardware store. It's a strong solvent, so use sparingly. I apply it with a tiny paintbrush. Don't use brushes like the type on the bottom of a cap. It will hold too much MEK. Test it first so you don't melt your prized kit parts.

Ah. I see you found the ModelMartin tire.

Wow, Bobber. You really had to do some searching to bring up a 6-year old thread. Check with Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. Also check with a guy from this forum; ModelMartin. He has a company that makes resin parts and kits. At one time he offered a 300mm rear tire for the Revell chopper. It also had a wheel and parts to modify the frame and belt drive.

Uncle Potts: good guy. I got a pair of glue bomb 1/16 Revell Chevy Pickups for a sealed Heller Delahaye 135. I kinda feel guilty for that one. I'm going to offer him another kit.

Hmmm...Testors lacquer and meditation. Hard to argue with results.

I just traded for 2 stepside glue bombs. Just wondering if A fleetside bed was ever made.

Yeah they are really cool. At a model show in Austin, someone had a shadowbox diorama with a few of these inside. Dark box with UFOs that had lights. They were on/above a hillside in the desert. REALLY cool diorama.

Tell us about the paint. What brand, color, etc. Airbrushed or spray can?

Modelmartin/Aardvark Models resin Duesenberg "Mudd Coupe" conversion for the Monogram Duesenberg kits. I'm so excited to see ANYTHING aftermarket for a Duesenberg...but this car...wow. If Darth Vader had been around in the 1930s, he would have driven it. I just "bought it now" so I don't have pics yet, but here is the real car:

Mark Gustavson did, about 10-15 years ago. He may still have some. They were photoetched and needed to be soldered together. IMHO, a simpler solution would be to box the rails with sheet styrene, then drill holes and glue in some Evergreen styrene tubing.