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I'm looking for a 1/25 AMC in line 6 cylinder engine. Is the MPC AMC Pacer X the only kit that has an AMC In Line 6 Cylinder engine? I need an AMC in line 6 cylinder engine but if I have to I'll just try and buy a whole Pacer X kit on E-bay.

Greg, Thanks for the drawing. I'm still brainstorming on this one. So far I'm liking what I came up with. I just have to test a few more ideas out.

I'm attempting to scratch build an International Harvester Metro Mite in 1/25 scale. A Metro Mite was used in the 1985 NBC TV series, Misfits Of Science as an Ice Cream truck. This is the version I want to build. The show is a favorite of mine. I picked up a Metro Mite Brochure on E-bay that had the specs and dimensional drawings. I started cutting out the sides using .060"(1.5mm) sheet styrene. The lower sides angle out so I'm experimenting with ways to replicate it. I would like to make the rear door roll up and I'm considering making the side doors slide open. However the doors curve out below the windows and I'd have to make the lower sides of the body curve out not only on the outside but the inside as well. The ice cream truck was only seen with the side doors closed in 2 shots in the pilot episode and the rest of the time they were open so I'm considering just making them in a fixed open position. This would solve some problems and make it easier. In the pilot the freezer unit on the roof was taller than the rest of the series so I might make it removable so I can use both. Does anyone have ideas on how to make the angled out lower body/sliding doors? I posted pictures of one test I did for the lower body. It will require cutting out the lower part of the side wall and gluing in the angled section. Another option would be to add an angled section on top of the side wall using thinner sheet styrene than I have in the picture. I appreciate any ideas and/or comments anyone can share. Thanks, Michael.

This 1/27 Welly 2019 Dodge Ram Bighorn Quad Cab die cast started as silver. I re-painted it black and scratch built running boards, a tonneau cover for the bed and new side view mirrors. This was done for a friend to replicate his 1:1 2023 Dodge Ram Bighorn Quad Cab truck. I stripped the body and sprayed Duplicolor Self Etching primer followed by Duplicolor Hot Rod Gray Sandable primer. The interior is painted in Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black black with Tamiya XF-63 German Grey on the seats. The chassis is painted in Splash Paints Semi Gloss Black with a mix Gunze Lacquer semi gloss and flat clear. The exhaust is Tamiya XF-16 Flat aluminum and the transmission is a mix of Tamyia XF-56 Metallic Gray and Flat Aluminum. I had Splash Paints custom mix 2023 Dodge Diamond Black, the color of my friend's 1:1 truck. The clear is Splash Paints 2K Gloss Clear polished. The emblems are 3D resin printed and sprayed black. The sideview mirrors are painted body color on top with Splash Paints 2K Gloss Clear and Splash Semi Gloss Black on the bottom with a mix Gunze Lacquer semi gloss and flat clear. This was a fun quick build.

This is really cool. Can you post some underside pictures?

I'm trying to find a place by me that has the Jasco paint remover. So far all I can find is Rustoleum Aircraft Remover.

Thanks Bill. Is it better than the stuff in the spray can?

What's a good brand Aircraft remover?

Great job! Is Tamiya fine surface primer good to use on a die cast body? It says for plastic and metal but is an Etching primer from Duplicolor better?

The annual Charger body is more accurate than the Revell Charger. The Revell Charger's grill is too high. The nose doesn't slope down enough. Round 2 should locate an original Charger annual kit and scan the body and even the parts to make a new re-issue.

Thanks Lou!

Thank you Mike!

Thanks for the compliment Bob!

Thanks Steve!

Here are some comparison pictures my friend Craig recently sent me of his 1:1 442 and the model.

Thank you Hector!

The 442 arrived safely at my friend Craig's house today. He loves it. Here are a couple of pictures he sent me. He took a picture of the model on the roof of his 442 and a picture in his curio.

Thank you Larry!

Thanks Doyle!

Thanks Carl!

Thanks David!

Thanks for your help Steve. Your Revell '67 Chevelle Pro Street build is a big inspiration for this idea I had.

He asked me if I'd build it for him and I couldn't say no. He's giving me some stuff for this which is extremely generous of him. Craig's a great guy and I was happy to build this for him.

This was the first time I used the seat belts from Futurattraction. I'll be ordering more of the harness sets soon.

Thanks Joe! This one was hard to give away but my friend Craig is excited to get it. He should have it Saturday. I can't wait to hear what he has to say when he sees it.