oldcarfan

Another vote for Duplicolor. I use their sandable primers exclusively. They come in white, grey, red and hot rod black which is a really dark grey. I've never had a problem with it under any kind of paint. It does build up and can be grainy, so you need to wet sand it with really fine sandpapers, but it gives an excellent surface.

The Ranchero idea is probably the easiest, but I hate to waste a body! LOL I bought an 84 Camaro promo one time and the guy threw in a second for nothing because it had similar damage to your Falcon. I bought some two part silicone mold putty from Hobby Lobby and made a press mold from the good kit, then used some casting resin also from HL and a little piece of fiberglass to make a replacement part. I stuck it together with super glue and kicker and a piece of wire to add extra strength.

Proving I learned nothing from my Italeri experience, I just bought their Fiat 131 rally kit and their Lancia Delta Integrale kit. I also have two of their Gelandewagen kits. Here's hoping all those are better!

My load from a trip to Dallas and a visit to Wild Bill's Hobbytown in Arlington and in Dallas. They are gradually selling off all the old Wild Bill's stock, but someone told me they are now buying up collections to add to the stores. I guess I was in an Italian mood! Also bought some Plastruct and some Gundam decals to add to the collection.

Do you know how this kit compares to the old AMT 280ZX? I have one of those somewhere and didn't know Tamiya made one as well.

I’d love to see Round 2 pick a year, and clone some of the missing Craftsman kits from that year. Say for 1964, they could do the Plymouth Barracuda and Valiant to go with the ones still around like the Comet Caliente and the Galaxy. Maybe they could restore or clone all the ones they turned into stock cars too?

This was my initial suggestion and I don't want to impose. I'm open to whatever topic we choose. I thought Radwood might be a good one because the topic can be so broad. It could cover vehicles from around 80 to 99 as pointed out, and the competitor could use all sorts of customizing. Maybe allow for a modern chassis or drivetrain? Any of the period fads, such as ProStreet, Billet, or ProTouring or whatever would be cool. I loved hot hatches at the time and had a couple so maybe you could go with a Japanese or Euro tuning theme as well. For a while there was a Scirroco(?) that had two engines, one in the front and one in the rear. I even had a friend in the 90s who took advantage of Texas' lax inspection and titling to get tags and title on his dad's old Street Stock circle track car. It was beat up, so he put the body from a wrecked Thunderbird LX. It was the closest thing to a street legal NASCAR we'd ever seen. Not sure what you'd call it, but it was rad!

It would be nice to see AMT do a 60-63 Falcon two door and wagon based on their Ranchero. Since Revell did a nice 66 Chevelle wagon, maybe they could do a stock hood and all the parts to build a replica stock wagon. The Monogram 40 Ford pickup would be cool with the parts to build a stock truck.

The original plan was to use the chassis and suspension from a Fujimi parts kit and extend everything, but I got lazy. Since it was originally a curbside, I cheated. I was going to use skid plates anyway, so I just relocated the axles to the other side of the chassis plate and the skid plates covered them.

Another idea could be a 'RadWood' Cannonball, since that stuff is in style now. You know, cars and trucks from the 80s and 90s. Picture early tuner cars, Koenig Ferraris, RUF Porsches, Saleen Mustangs, you could even Miami Vice style cars. Or how about those hot hatches like the Golf GTI or Escort GT, or those custom mini-trucks? Maybe an 80s-90s car with modern running gear?

Ten years ago, I wanted to build the Cannonball Countach, and found a kit at a hobby show. I soon discovered the MPC kit was a bit of a dog. I ended up getting this Italeri kit as well, and it wasn't much better. It got started several times, but the parts fit was less than stellar and frustration took hold. The whole mess got put away until the other day when I came across it again. I had stuffed it and the MPC kit in the same box and tossed them in another bigger box. Somehow, the body of the MPC kit disappeared. Since the next Cannonball Community Build is around the corner, I decided to 'finish' Countach today. So here it is, my Italeri Countach, warts and all. It was not an easy task as the kit put up a struggle. The car is a definite 20 footer, but it'll do. It's mostly Italeri with some MPC parts and some parts box driving lights and antennas. The exhaust pipes are pieces of aluminum tubing.

Another welcome from Central Texas! As for back issues, I'd go to the Contact Us page from the Home page and ask. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/oops/contact-us/ I know they used to sell back issues, but it's been a while since I ordered any.

There used to be a guy named Harry P on the forum who would have asked, "But where are the mirrors?" So in his honor, I found a set of Boxter mirrors and painted them to match the body. There you go, Harry! Edit: Forgot to add the picture.

I just completed my first Porsche Safari and want to start another with a bit less height. The tires I used on this one came from an old 90s AMT Ranger and for my next build I need some 15 inch off road tires with not quite as much tire height. Are there any kits that have such a thing? This was my first build and I think they are around a 30-32 inch tire?

Back in the dinosaur days, KayBee Toys had a clearance on the original issue of this kit and its Cougar variant. I bought a bunch of them at $1.99 each and had fun with them. Maybe it's about time for Revell to reissue these kits and some of their other early 90s kits.

Apparently Safari Porsches are a big thing nowadays. I've found 911s, 924s, and 944s are all being jacked up and used off road. As are a lot of other cars that you wouldn't expect to see in the boonies. A guy here in town has a beater Kia with what look like Wrangler wheels and tires on it. No idea how he got them to fit but it rides several inches higher than usual. I've got another 911 and a 924 that are waiting for the treatment. Right now, the hardest part is finding more 15 inch off road tires that aren't too big for the cars and more offroad lights.

The LeMons idea is similar to the Rust To Rome http://www.rust2rome.com/ so maybe some kind of mashup? As for the Panamerica, that's a cool idea that could easily be a separate competition if anyone wanted to run it.

I have a couple of the OG Ford trucks, but I'll be getting more!

You did good!

Looks great!

I finished my second build of the year, this Porsche, then I started sorting through one of three huge boxes of kit parts that has followed me around for several years. So far I found enough parts to build a parts box Monogram F-350.

I started the Italeri Countach a few minutes ago and it's difficult not in the amount of parts, but because there was a definite lack of attention paid to parts fit. Pretty much any AMT kit designed in the 70s is going to be a pain.

I recently finished my hobby room, and so have been doing some building and some organizing. I finished a Revell Honda Civic hatch not too long ago, and decided to do something different for the next build. Without any more waiting, here is my Porsche Safari 911. It's the old Monogram 911 curbside kit from the 70s. That is kind of my go-to favorite kit. I've built several of this kit and it will always be my favorite. Just a word to anyone who wants to build it, the kit's proportions are good, but some of the lines are missing or very shallow. The shut lines on the deck lid aren't even put in. For this build, I decided to go a different direction. This is a 100% parts box build and the list of parts is long. Hope this next part doesn't bore you too much. The kit itself is basically stock, except for the following: the tires are Firestone ATXs leftover from an old AMT Ranger on the original kit Porsche wheels. The horns on the hood came from I don't know where. The roof rack is scratchbuilt from leftover Plastruct sheet and I-beam with the KCs from an old Monogram F-350. The high mounted taillight on the back of the rack is from a Monogram 911 convertible, the LED light bar below is those tiny self stick jewels from the craft store, and the jack is from an old 1/35th tank. I filled the front bumper with lightening holes removing the spoiler from the lower part, added a couple of tow hooks and made the KCs from some plastic smiley charms I found somewhere. The rear bumper was carved up too, with a scratchbuilt winch in the center. The little red lights are slightly larger jewels from the craft store. What's an offroader without a raised height? That's the beauty of curbside chassis with solid plastic axles, I just redrilled the holes lower and added a couple of skid plates to hide it. Whew, I think that's it. The only thing left is to find some rear view mirrors as the kit doesn't include any, and I kind of need a 1/24th scale shovel. Now I'm off to try another Safari!

Does anyone know if eBay has a translate function? I've found a few vendors that have interesting stuff, but they are in German, Italian, or French. I can kind of plod through Italian, and maybe a little in French, but not enough. I thought there used to be a way to translate, but if there is, it's in one of those languages.

Like Palmer brand kits, the Lindberg Thunderbird is more valuable to nostalgia collectors than to builders. They were designed for young beginner builders, with a low parts count.