Edsel-Dan

I have 2 of those Craftsman kits. An Original 62 Styline issue built I got recently, and an "El Ranchero Grande" Issue I have had since New.Still have that box too! My Styline kit has that center grill section. I need to get pictures of them. I might have one of the last issue left.. Will not use the engine or wheels/tires in it.

I built that Pace car back then. Only version of that gen. Camaro I have so far.

I am not 100% positive, but I believe the AMT 72 Shortbox GMC Stepside was modified/butchered into the Longbos Fleetside we have seen the past 15+ years. It is not the MPC Tow truck last seen as "Cooter's". As for a 99+ Crown-Vic. Testor's did offer the Classic Metal Works Police car in Kit form. Yes It IS a Die Cast!!. I have 2 different Kits. Silver Series issue with 3 options, Denver, Chicago, & NYPD 3 different lightbars & decals, & painted white And CHP. This one was a Gold Series, and painted black & White.

I had that Spinwelder set too.

Check with the hobby shop, but also check Evergreen's website. They also offer their .01-.08 inch thick in Larger sizes. 11x14 & 12x24 Inch!! Not cheap. if you have to buy more than you want/need, but, Great if you need LARGE areas with No joints. Want Paper like sheets, try their .005. That is THIN & VERY Flexible!! I use it for trim or shimming!!

That depends mostly one the type of Semi you like best. The New Mobius International Prostar, would be the best for Accuracy. Not many of the Older semi's were converted like that. Unless they have been recently. Most are Custom built on New chassis. Sheet styrene is going to be the shell/body of the Home section. If you wanted Less Sctratchbuilding, you could start with Revell-Of-Germany's Neoplan City Liner Bus. They Are used as platforms too. More so actually. Here you would only have to alter as many of the windows as you wish by painting, and confine most of the scratchbuilding work to the Inside. Having an MPC/Model-King AMT issue of the Open Road Mini-Motor home kit will help with some interior parts. But you can also fine 1/2 inch scale Doll house furniture for this.

Their 1/32 scale 30's & 40's kits were nice. It was their slightly larger 60's & 70's cars that were terrible. I have that Ford too. It Is a Multi-piece body, and that issue likely does not have Chrome parts. Tires are 2 piece styrene with the rims molded in place. Axles are plastic, but any AMT/MPC/Revell metal one can be used. they are the same 1/16 inch diameter Many of these were re-issued under Pyro, Life-Like (The HO Rail Road people) and Lindberg brand names.

"Beard Of Paradise" was my First 65 Lincoln kit. I have another unbuilt in the stash How about the Boarder Patrol issue of AMT's 53 F-1 Pickup, & Tijuana Police issue of their 49 Ford?? I still have the built 49. Molded in yellow. I have 3 of the Desert Race series. "Boondock Bomber" 59 Buick hardtop, 'Tourista Turismo' 62 Galaxie hardtop "El Ranchero Grande" 62 Falcon Ranchero Still have the Ranchero box too.

It was NOT A New tool at the time,. This was the RE-Issue!! 3-5 Years later! They in fact had 2 issues out Before. The Stock & the Street Machine you show in the W-M Checker Board box.

How about getting them to retool the 33 Chevy Panel Delivery body??

It reads "Retouched Photo Of Actual Model": Not of A model, so It Should have been the Longbox! And the trim Is correct for the 60 & 61 Apache, I have a couple and can show that

I am curious as to how long before we see one of the polar Lights Batmobile kits built as This??! I have one I started several years ago. Got to find it. I assembled the body around the interior, then cut the chassis section of the bottom plate out.

Looks like it is.

Yes, that Is the one. I wanted that Longbox Fleetside!!! Original AMT/SMP 1960 Annual!! Notice it says Retouched photo of ACTUAL Model!!!! No Way Period on that one!!!!! I have a couple Gluebombs to try my hand at restoring now!!

If they put it on their Home page I can reply, otherwise...... Sorry, not on that.

I got some Cheap 1 inch diameter 11 inch tall Clear tube for storage. They were at Wally's in the Christmas clearance, and filled with Gumballs!!! I paid 49, Cents each for 6. Oh, They were Candy Canes!! Went back for more, but they were gone.

I have one of those. Might even have a second from a built lot I got.

Didn't Richard Petty/Petty Enterprises use one?? Or was it a standard cab??

I would not really look at the real one, but it Was a Pace car for the Indy 500, so I Do want a kit to build as such!!

4 different Toppers/Bed caps have been included in 1/24-25 scale kits The AMT SnapFast Chevy 2500 Extended/Club cab Green box art build/molded in green (Not the red/maroon dually) This is one piece with a separate clear hatch. Gear Hustler, and addition issues of AMT's 65 El Camino include one. It is 5 pieces, top, 2 sides, front, & rear, plus 2 side & 1 rear window. AMT's 70's F-150-350 Pickups also included a full size cap in Certain issues. Revell included one in their J-10 Honcho Jeep pickup, but ONLY in the Red box art issue I do not know is the last issue (Highway Wars??) had it, Also, Since the last 2 issues of the AMT 65 El Camino have the Larger Camper body, I do not know if they include the topper/cap. Scratchbuilding one should not be too hard due to the size & shape. For a sharper corner with smaller radius than Tom's above, you can glue the sides & top together square, add Square or rectangle strip stock behind it (It will help strengthen the joint too) And then when set, file the corner edge to the radius you want. Use .03 or .04 Evergreen/Styrene with similar strip behind it. Even on Square corners, I add the strip for stronger joints/additional glue surface area. Not a Cap/topper, but this is what I mean on filing the radius. The round-over on this cab is filed and sanded smooth

The Polar Lights Herbie kit did show Steering on the box art, but that was their 1/18 Diecast. The Kit did not come with steerable front. It Can be done. I did that on mine. The Original Revell issue of Herbie had an Open Canvas top. I still have mine. Need parts to restore him though!

I had the LA County Sheriff version of that revell Bronco. Frame was very spindly. Thin and easy to twist under its own weight. I used the front have of the body on a Midnight Cowboy tow truck. By the way, I believe it is an 80. And yes they do go fairly high now I do not know of any Bronco with clear head light lenses except maybe the old Monogram 1/32 snaptite.

If you know the wheel base, then cut the frame rails down since they say the Cab frame rails are not in the box this time.

The 2 T-Birds & 2 Pontiacs were AMT, but many said that were not all that accurate. Definitely not as detailed as this one. Pontiacs were 43 of King Richard & 75 of Neil Bonnet Not sure who the second 'Bird was.

But, The only 1/25 scale 58 Bonneville kits offered came with the correct Convertible Interior. I Have converted hardtops into convertibles. All AMT. Boondock Bomber issue 59 Buick Invicta, Street rods issue 64 Impala, and ?? issue 58 Impala How do they look???? 58 Impala. (Visors Hinge!!) Be right back. Buick & 64 are not in Photobucket OK, had to reboot Max. (browser) Here is 59 Buick Windshield frame & Boot cover are from Monogram 59 Impala Here is 64 Impala Boot cover is scratchbuilt.