Maindrian Pace

Great job on a kit seldom seen built. I have one, and they are nice kits. -MJS

'79-'86 LTD/Crown Vic '74-'75 Monaco C-tub The Coronet/Sattelite and the Fox LTD. -MJS

They should bring back the GT and put this engine in that. -MJS

Of course you would take the Veyron over this, it's more than a million dollars more. The article stated that the regular 662HP GT500 tops at 202, and that the top speed of this car has not been announced. -MJS

Uh, they expect those tires to hook 1,200 BHP to the ground? -MJS

It actually doesn't look that bad right now. But it is paper-thin and pretty much still destroyed. -MJS

I live less than four miles from the Main street lots where it was filmed, that area is almost totally unrecognizable from the late '70s. -MJS

I wonder why they put GT wheels on it? -MJS

That body may make a good dirt track car, but I don't see it as useful for anything else; other than the resin LX collection of assorted oddities. -MJS

Here they are on an MPC '84. Stock tires from the GT convert kit: On a lower profile set of Gatorbacks. I don't remember what kit these came from at the moment, but I have four of them. Compare to my '92 LX driver with stock size 225/55/16s: Almost exact. Ride height and a slight adjustment to the shape of the wheel well would be all it takes. Positive on the moldings, many have been painted body color over the years for an update. I just touched on the major visual changes from year to year, there were many more: Seats and headrests, interior color and upholstery patterns, paint colors, rear seat shoulder belts, door panel pockets, etc. A little research would be required to make a year-accurate model. -MJS

The body color side moldings were on the '92-'93 LX's only, '91 still had the black moldings. Tips for builders for year accuracy: '87-'88 - Build as is out of box, black moldings, delete mass air meter, use two spoke non-airbag wheel from MPC '87-'88 GT kit '89 - Same as '87-'88, add mass air meter '90 - Same as '89, add airbag wheel '91 - Same as '90, add five spoke wheels from Monogram '92 GT convertible, someone should have them in resin by then, if not already '92-'93 - Same as '91, body color side moldings. Note - '87-'92 gray interiors were all Titanium gray, '93 only had Opal gray, a darker and bluer gray color. -MJS

It's weird looking at a '66 Galaxie and thinking of it as an '82. What engine does it have? -MJS

Great build, and spot-on. -MJS

Looks like a Chrysler torsion bar front end, definitely not an M-II. -MJS

I wasn't paying attention to the scale in the thread title, and looking at the model, I assumed it was 1:35... then I saw the quarter... Amazing detail on such a tiny model. Now I'm looking at an HO scale Fairmont wagon that I have near the bench... Challenge... -MJS

Fantastic! I've driven the real thing ('56 single axle version) and this takes me right there. So accurate, nothing stands out as out of scale or proportion. Great job on the Big Job. -MJS

You've really captured the lines and dimensions of the LTD II well, following this one for sure. -MJS

How about basing it on the Reatta promo? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-1989-BUICK-REATTA-Dealer-Promotional-Model-Car-1-24-Scale-Factory-SEALED-/130828566273?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1e75fd7f01 I'm fairly sure that the two cars shared the windshield, cowl, and drive train, the Reatta being a short wheelbase version. -MJS

Direct hit! Love: Everything about it. Hate: Nothing at all. -MJS

Ambitious... -MJS

Closest I have is a Danbury Mint '58 Edsel wagon, everything opens and closes smoothly. It could be a good template for plastic model door engineering. -MJS

People pay big money for things that you might not see the value in. http://maineantiquedigest.com/articles_archive/articles/nov06/indianvane1106.htm That makes the Batmobile look like a veritable steal. -MJS

We knew it was a matter of time before someone did this, and you did the conversion well. I like the Custom trim on the Ranchero, different but factory looking. -MJS

I like it. The '68 Galaxie was one of the rare times that AMT didn't get the proportions on a body right. The wheel wells are much bigger than in 1:1, and the rear window was all wrong as well. Looked more like a '70s Monogram attempt. The big wheels fill out the big wheel wells and help to make the dimensions come together. And the color is great. -MJS

Super clean build, and quite fortunate that Pegasus made the exact wheels for the replica. That about never happens... -MJS