Edsel-Dan

Here is my Original 74 Road Runner. YES the Police parts are Original to the kit!!!! Note the separate grill sections. I do not recall them in the W-M Checkerboard box issue of the kit I have!! I believe the grill is now one piece

I said "The Original Chassis/engine is likely what you get in the Roscoe Police car or 74 GTX/Road Runner/Daisey Duke kit" Look at the 74 GTX/Road Runner, 69 Charger's, etc Do Not compare this to the Modern tool AMT 68 Runner/69 GTX I recall reading Here no less, that the Dash in the pre-Daisey Duke issues of the 74 GTX/Road Runner had the Dash from the 77/8 MONACO! So Yes, I still say, the ORIGINAL 70 Annual Coronet-Super Bee chassis IS in the Roscoe Police kit. I can proove it too. I have an Origina l Annual in the resto shop. I also have built 73 & 74 Road Runners I can take pic's of. let me upload a few pic's of the Original Coronet Super Bee to photobucket and I can show what the chassis use to look like Here it is Look at the Interior TUB too 2 more pic's of it in the album

Why did anyone say a car, etc body could not be printed due to lack of internal material. Aren't they Suppose to be hollow?? The only solid models I have are the trophy tops in a few kits, and maybe one or 2 OLD Diecast ones, one Old wooden one and a few of the Cast "Wooden Ooden" nascars. Since we go to so much trouble detailing the interior, why would anyone think the body would be printed out solid? They can print out a Working Assembled Adjustable wrench why not a correct hollow car, etc body?? In-fact, isn't a member here doing just that for resin masters?? Amphicar, etc?? As to replacing kits, not for several years. 50-100?? Maybe So far, what I see as the most difficult part will be the cement needed. Plastruct uses ABS for their primary offereings, Sheet, tube, etc. I still have not found the right cement/glue for them, even that offered BY Plastruct is no where near as good as plain old testor's tube can be on Kit styrene, Evergreen & even Plastruct's Styrene accept it just as well. Superglue/ACC, & even epoxy are not that good at holding on Plastruct's material. If the printout is even close to that..................

Talk to friends into Paper models, they use Several 3D programs Pepakura, Metasequoia, Blender & Anim8tor are 4 I know of Just "Search" 3D drawing and you will find Many already out there. I Build and Collect Paper Models along side Plastic & diecast, but do not Design they yet. I have a few of the 3d freeware software programs on my PC too. Pep, Anim8tor & Blender are in my Paper Models folder along with a few 2d drawing programs

I am not sure when the 'Cheyenne' name was added to Chevy's pick up, but do remember my 72 annual box stating CHEYENNE. Most of the 67-72's I have are CS & CST, Some have the Cheyenne badge too. Location of the badge, being a CS or CST will help with the model year of the kit. I have 69's with the CS/CST on the door directly under the window, and on the front fender just in front of the door line That is the location of the Cheyenne badge if it has that. My first of this era Chevy/GMC pickup was the MPC 71 Annual New. I now have several of them, though am not sure as to which are MPC & which are AMT unless I got them in the box. I have 3 unbuilt/started GMC shortbox Stepside, 4 of the MPC Longbox Stepside, 2 of the Heavy Pedal Long-Stepside issue, 2 '67's one a resin conversion, 69 awaiting restoration completion, 2 more 69's that Had the Motor home body now only cab/chassis 71 Fire Truck resto project (no grill but the 71 front bumper), boxed 71 Pickup with Wedge. That one was painted awaiting paint stripper. 2 of the Stock hubcaps are damaged, but otherwise it is complete I THINK I have a 68, but am not sure. I got a lot of 5 Built painted that all I have done so far is replace the custom rims/tires with Stock tires & hubcaps I need to take pic's of these!!. I also got a LARGE lot of parts/built's from a "Wacko" dealer on evilbay at a VERY CHEAP price and have maybe 5-6 more to work with including 2 Hazzard Tow trucks and 4-5 More of the Tow truck parts!!! Also in the lot but in bad shape are 2 sets of Sierra Grande pickup bed sides!! Just wish the script was in better shape! Do you think I Like this era Chevy/GMC Pickup???? I found a couple pic's of my 65 Open Road project. Sorry they are so dark, but my camera is Old, 1.3 MP and does not like to take flash pics Notice some Chrome on the Dually centers?? They were the Chrome Reverse rims in the kit. The outer rings are from the parts box. Tires are Rubber Firestone Gum-Dipped Darlingtons!!!! Yes the ones from AMT's Turnpike Slotcar sets!! They fit the wheel wells and look large enough for the build

How long before we have the matching 3D scanner as cheap so we can replace lost, copy parts we use most??

Buying this "Camper" loose is Doubtful as this is Not a Camper, but a "Mini-Motor Home" This would have been sold Complete by some Chevy, etc dealers, but mostly by Open Road dealers Winnebago sells Mini's like these too and all are ready to go not the bodywork for retro-fit. That is not to say it was not done. If you could find one on a wrecked chassis and mounting it to yours. Would take extra work, but doable. The Mini-Motor Home kit was originally offered in the MPC 68 Chevy Cheyenne Fleetside kit. The last issue as a stand alone parts pack allong with the "Racer's Wedge" car carrier Your 55 Chevy cab has a Taller roof thus the difficulty in getting a good attachment. Do you have the 55 Pickup chassis stretched? or are you just butting the 2 together?? Mount the cab to its chassis and test the fit of the Motor home to it. It will need the wheelbase corrected. That AMT 55 Cameo is a Shortbox/short wheelbase version. once the frame is corrected, you will likely have to shim between the chassis & Motor-Home to get it ti sit correctly over the cab roof. I went to look for pic's in my Photobucket of the build I am doing with this Motor Home on a stretched Revell 65 Chevy, but have not uploaded it yet. (Lost what I had typed here in a browser reset too) As for the Tag-along parts added to this, I do not know that it would work. There is NO chassis frame as port of the body, and the overhang would cause problems too.

The Ranchero came with 2 trim levels. No side trim and trim of the Custom 300. It is very likely some one took the Custom trim and applied it to a base Ranchero. Many 59's were upgraded with Fairlane500 inserts, so this trim on a Ranchero IS possible!!! I like this too. If I can get a few of the new kit, and more of the Old 'Squire based Ranchero's I may try this too.

I believe 61 was the last year cars were sold New from the dealer with Wide Whites. Doers not mean you as a buyer could not still buy them for a newer car after. I am converting an AMT 64 Impala to convertible and it will have Wide-Whites. Maybe if your Belvedere was a Convertible you would like the looks of the wide-whites better on it,. Personally, I Prefer them to those things they call tires now-a-days!! Look more like rubber bands on Wagon wheels

I have a good size list of Lost models. 2 Mission Impossible Coronet convertibles built, 68/9 Bonneville, 72 Grand Prix. and more. These were lost sometime around 71-72. We moved from NASA Wallops, Va, to Pocomoke, Md. I was only 10 so................ Memory is not the best. Most recent, LRE Dodge unbuilt re-issue and 2 Longbox Dodge Pickup restoration projects Put those in a large shoe box, and moved it up to my attic, but can not find it now!! Found what I thought was it, but empty!!!!

The Cord, Lilncoln, & Auburn are even OLDER that the IMC tooled Dodge & trailers. Those are PALMER kits from 59-65 era!!!. So Yea, They are what they are. I did not know Lindberg had released anything for 5 years!!!! I have the L700/flat trailer 40 Ford set. Got it at W-M of all places just before they dropped kits a few years ago. (I have not seen any at my W-M since reading that they are back and even show as a retailer on the Revell website) I hope to get the Coca-Cola issue soon. and any of the others I can.

Decals?? I know the last re-issue of th e65 Lincoln had decal instead of contact paper wood-grain. There is at least one aftermarket that offers different colors of wood-grain decal too. Don't remember the name though

AMT & MPC have been ONE company for Almost 25 years!!. Ever since Ertl bought them. No agreement needed Yes, the Chassis/engine parts in this 70 Coronet Super Bee Are from the Modern tool 68 Road Runner/69 GTX. The Windows are also from them! This kit has been called a Boxed Kitbash kit Since the First re-issue. The Original Chassis/engine is likely what you get in the Roscoe Police car or 74 GTX/Road Runner/Daisey Duke kit I do wish the Original kits Rally wheels were included. I am getting tired of ONLY the 5 spoke rims in ALL of Round2's MoPar kits What happened to all the Hubcap options in these Old kits too??

I was hoping for the screen material. Oh well. Just have to find it through Walther's or see if the R/C manufacturer in Del has it in his Storefront Hobbyshop

We aren't even seeing Re-issues now, so New.................. I know several would love to see them re-issue their old MIni-Lindy's kits. Too bad they have the Old IMC tooling now. Testor's would likely offer them They did before. I have the Touch-Tone Terror Dodge Pickup in IMC box with Very small Testor's name on it. That is one I know Many want again.

I started reading this Back when you started. I lost track of it in Aug 2012 when my modem died!!. No 'Net til Thanksgiving week!!! I do like this, but wish it were an as new project & not a rust bucket! I have built a few of these vans, and cut the rear doors out of all of the, I don't know if they offer them again, but on my Blue Rescue van I used the Mini Hinges from Auto World (Round2 Now) when they were still in Scranton, Pa. The "L" shape of the pieces gives more gluing surface. Another Idea, would have been cutting out the area of the hinge and gluing in Strip Styrene in a thickness to match the size of the hinge piece but wider to cross over the opening more. Drill it for the pin, then file it to shape . Not something to do on a Finish paint though. A Better idea for that would be make Short Piano hinges out of Pie Tin. Cut pieces in a "Comb" shape and Round over the "Teeth". Insert the Hinge pin for correct diameter of rounding. I can take some pic's of a 48 Ford Woody that is still in progress. I started with the styrene hinges but they kept breaking. The Styrene version is working for my 40 Ford S-D Rescue/Ambulance project. Pic's I have in Photobucket only show the 40 & Chevy van with their doors open. I need to take a couple with them closed. Now I have the tin ones and they are holding better.

Interesting that the 1962 tooled AMT Fairlane piece has that detail while the new Revell kit does not

I like Driving games. NOT the gta series. Racing! Have a few on my PC including a few Sample/demos. Just wish I could get my 2 Need For Speed Texaco/Porche CD's to Work on this Dell!! Though Win95 CD's, they work on my other xp PC's!! I also have Star Wars & Classic Monopoly for PC!! I am not into roll-play games either. Just Driving!! Need to find a Cheap Steering Wheel control (PC Only) As for consoles. Sears version of the Atari 2600 & a Coleco-vision. Have not tryed them in a LONG time!!!!

I do have Ollie's about 30 miles from my house. I got the Illinois & Generic for only $4.99!!!!! CHP was still $7.99. Haven't been back since Early Aug!!! The V bar I want was ONLY in the Original Ohio kit. It is NOT correct either. I have a Pic of OSP unit 1933 and it has a Whelan Edge Strobe bar Not the V bar. A friend from Ohio told me NO OSP car even had one. And Yes, It Should have had 2 Blue caps. I wish my CHP kit had the V bar in it.as Most of the CHP Crown's did! I have 4 of the kits, and had one of th ePArts-pack V lightbars, but traded that. I am using 2 Clear cap.s to paint/tint blue for the OSP build. Notice on the box, though you can BARELY see them, 2 of the caps on the right side ARE Blue not red!! I actually have an ebay search saved for the Lindberg Parts-pack V lightbar. but last time I found any (Seller had 10) his reply to my question about accepting Postal Money Orders was After he had sold All of them!!! There is one in my watch now for $4.50, but no reply to my question yet. I would buy all he had !!. I did look at the Chimneyville resin V bar, but all the rotators/reflectors are cast to the base and facing straight ahead. I might be interested. Let me know a price. But I know I would have to remove/replace those rotators/reflectors. That was one Very Nice detail in the original Lindberg lightbar!! I like that the caps for this bar are all clear in the Charger, but are smaller and there is No rotator/reflector for inside. I guess I could make them the Newest LED version!! I am betting that Lindberg Lost that tooling, notice that in the second series of that kit the Tail lights are Clear not red!! Heck, I would be happy if the Rotators/reflector were still on the chrome tree! But the Chrome tree is not even a complete tree anymore either, Just small sections of it!! Most of the parts are actually Loose, though bagged

Don't see 4dr Convertibles that often!! I like this one. I watch all 1/32 scale kits listed on that auction site all the time. but this series goes so high!!

I had several of these that I traded away. Lost my built W-M Checkerboard box Painted kit when it jumped under my feet as I walked past. Was Sublime/sassygrass green too!! Hope to eventually find another of it to replace the dead one. I used the tires from this kit on my 66 El Camno & wagon builds. Used OLD MPC G70's on the Charger. I did find that one interior panel was too tall to allow the body to fit the chassis correctly. Not sure now if it was the left or right one. Replaced the rear window with .01 clear evergreen to help get around that. Will check on the next one and shave it from the bottom to get a better fit (That is IF I can replace the the painted kit)

If you have cable or Satellite watch Speed Late night. I have seen those Moto GP races, Aussie Super Car, and a few of the different Euro Touring car champion series. Brit, German to name 2. ALL are road course. They tend to run late into or after the American series seasons.

57peppershaker, I have 2 from the 57 Chevy. and yes I know they are showing their age. I had to fill a deep sink in the trunk of the one in my Ertl/Matchbox issue. (Molded Tan) I also have the 3 car Chevy kit. I am looking for the 57 Ford Trophy top though Thanks for the offer. Wonder how long before Round2 restores the old lost parts in this kit??

Wish I could show mine, but til I get a better camera that WORKS in Darker indoor rooms, or get some one with one, I can't. I don't have enough Flood lights to get pictures that will let you see anything. niteowl7710, I wish I had HALF that many Lindberg OSP Crown Vic's. I need that "V" Vision/Vector lightbar for some projects. By the time I find them on evilbay, and can ask the seller if they accept Postal Money order, they have sold ALL they have!! The MX now in those kits is OK, but why didn't they offer the option?? Did they loose the tooling?? Yea, I know the mounting pins on the MX are closer together than on the V bar!! The V bar in the Charger is not as good. No rotators/reflectors inside like on the OSP Crown Vic version.

Or different cars. 71 is the year that the pace car was selected LATE. Almost at the start of the event. (or that month/week before) I have read that they just took one off the lot/showroom at a local dealer. It happened to be Orange with the white & black interior No Dealer offered replicas as they were standard production cars. The Cady decal sheet has markings for several different engine options too. Likely because those at the track had different engines too due to the late time frame in choosing it