James W

A very clean build. Nice color choice too.

If you look at the frame on the S10, over the axle looks like a turned down "C" A "Z" is very like a "C" but one end is left open and the shape is more like a "Z". The back of this pickup frame returns to the original line to match the back of the bed. If you are doing the end of a frame, it becomes a "Z"

Real or Model?

Nice update on an old horse. I'd drive it!

Here is the companion Firebird kit for the one Steve Milberry posted. Price is written on the cellophane. These MPC kits were very good at the time. They built up well with good parts counts for detailing.

Looks like a fun ride. Thanks for posting it.

Those wheels are a 'hubless' design. A really cool subject I wish someone would build 1:1. Very nice model BTW

A good looking hot rod!! Very well done.

That's one way to fight high kit prices. Both are good kits, Ive got the 57, but never built it. You need a big work space fo a kit like that. My desk is never that clean.

Good looking build Jairus, sorry about the whole 'Monogram' thing. So where are you going to have it painted? I have to just say that I have seen many of Jairus' finished slot car builds and they are fantastic pieces of work. His knowledge of the history of slotcar construction is fantastic. I give him grief sometimes, but highly respect his ability. To see these slotcars in person is a treat. The hand made chassis are works of art. And yes, the paint jobs, which he dose himself, are first rate. Check out his website sometime.

Nice looking Dart, Wayne!!! Your builds just blow me away!!

I'm embarassed now. Thought I read GTO on the left grill. That is why I suggested the Pontiac motor. Chop top is sharp. Cool stance too with those tires. What if you remove the center of the 57 hub cap, dog dish style, and insert it with the trim ring? Just a thought.

CB, thanks for the kind words. I had the same thoughts when I first saw the kit too. Hobby Link Japan lists the Hasegawa VW type 2 pick up truck as 'on backorder.' If you read their site however,this could mean that they will not be available again. But I suspect that this kit will show up again in some form and I don't think that they are hard to find on the auction sites. The tool is only a decade old or so. It is 1:24 scale but dose not look out of place next my 1:25 scale stuff.

Nice looking grill. To repair it, I'd try to just shoot some Alclad chrome onto it. No need to go the whole glossy-black-first routine, just touch it up with the Alclad and it should look fine. Wait untill you're ready for the final install however. What's it got for power by the way, 400cid Ram Air I hope?

Don't let TreehuggerDave see these. Whitewall and hubcap Dubs will drive him batty!!

Here are pictures of my take on the Hasegawa VW Type 2 pick-up. Base color is a Floquil green followed by acrylic white then blue. After the paint had cured about a week, I scrubbed the body with alcohol on a sponge. The Floquil dose not hold up to alcohol. next time I'll use an oil base that works better. Thanks to Ryan Silva and the great tutorial on acrylics, this is the first of many experiments.(I hope) Tail lights are my own parts box specials filed to shape and wrapped in Evergreen. These Hasegawa kits fall together. A curbside with only an engine pan and basic suspension, I concentrated on weathering and details. The front was dropped almost a quarter inch by relocating the brake plate on the front swing arms. The rear swing arms were rotated and the axle bent to give the right camber for a slight drop. I don't think these hubcaps would fit these trucks. Don't they have a large hub on the back axle? I just thought these looked cooler than the domes that came in the kit. This kit sat in my closet for many years, I did not know what to do with it. Then I saw one of these trucks in a neighborhood with a 30's era body in the back and the idea of a parts hauler was born. Hope you enjoy. Comments/questions welcome.

Hey! I only see a couple of Monogram parts!

Welcome to the site. Good to have you here. There is some good interest in weathering on this board. Look around on the old posts there are some good tutorials too. This site is nice in that the old posts are not hidden so you can see whats been happening. Enjoy!!

If you have the original trim, glue it into place first, then file it off level and fill the small gaps. I'd use super glue.

The hospitals better plan on extra staffing next September! (post trumatic stress syndrome)

Great subject for a project. All do-able and interesting. The new picture looks like a longer truck. Did he have a fleet of trucks. I would guess so, lots of rail cars and melting ice. Look at all the guys working from one truck. You don't see that today. Find a resin cab and a set of wheels and the rest is all you! Keep us posted.

Found this really cool idea for a model Civil Defense siren. Big Daddy pulling the throttle linkage!

The Plastruct products are a little different than styrene. They take a different formula of solvent. If you use Plastruct shapes and don't use their solvent, you could have problems. The Weldene should work fine on kit styrene and plastics like Evergreen.

I don't really have any dioramas going, always thought I'd do the 'junk yard' thing but haven't yet. I do use parts for 'props' in a pick up bed or set them next to a model at shows on the table. Our club in Portland did a swap meet 10 years ago. I put some stuff in little cardboard boxes, used radio shack circuit board as peg board to display parts for sale. That junk yard may happen someday yet.