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BMW-Bring Me Wrecker. 'Nuff said!

Since I own a 1973 Maverick, I would buy a kit of that car. However, I doubt we will ever see one, they just are not popular enough. And, when I was briefly involved with JoHan, we looked for the stock tooling to the 1970 Maverick and 1971 Comet. It did not exist! That kit was the first one Okey had planned to reissue, as that tooling ranked right up there with the Turbine car for accuracy. And no, I still have not been able to find a resonably priced kit of the 3 in 1 Maverick or Comet!

I'm going to be contrary on this one. I've been modeling for most of my 56 years. The last thing I finished was in 1988! Since then, I've been a reluctant kit collector! The thing was, I won some contests in the mid '80's and winning trophies became primary to just having fun with models. Now,I have lived with this nonsense enough, and am currently setting up a new shop since I got married and moved to Indiana last October. I got bogged down and lost scope of what model car replication was all about. When I get my shop finished, I am going to just build when I want to, my style, and comfort level. And remember this, every model we build began as a box stock kit!

Yes, yes, yes! I think all these kits should be reissued! The MPC Cobra II,Pacer,Pinto wagon,Pinto hatchback,Vega,and Shove-it (Chevette, to those that were not in the car business, back then),and the AMT Pacer wagon, all stock and custom build versions!

This is a great build! I do not think the boat is out of scale, and if it is, so what. It looks good, and that's an attractive color combination. Very well done!

You put the engine in another Chevy truck, enough said! I like all trucks, but the G.M. trucks are my favorite. The only BIG thing I got against the Fords is that crummy "Twin-I-Beam" front axle. They won't stay in alignment and few people are willing to work on them!

All my sympathy to you,you have my stongest prayers.

Over the last 2 weeks, I got a '57 Thunderbird promotional model, a big box of Model Car, Model Car Science, Model Car & Science magazines, and 3 or 4 Auto World catalogs, all from the mid to late '60's, Revell Hummer H2, and 2 M5 die cast cars, a '55 and '57 DeSoto in green & white and gold & white, respectively.

Welcome back Tom. Been there, done that! No time in the hospital is enjoyable, it's a necessary evil sometimes. You will recover and be modeling again in no time. Keep the faith!

Ken is right. Hang on to what you have, you WILL do this again. It is in our blood. We occaisonally have setbacks, but we can overcome it. I had a stroke in 2005 and lost some of my modeling knowhow, I know I will not be able to do what I once did, but I will see it through. Good luck to you and your family, I wish you the best.

All 3 of your trucks are beautiful. I like showroom stock trucks best, but apprieciate the work that goes into a custom truck such as your '40. Excellent builds!

A truly great conversion! Don't let the chassis fitmit bother you, these things can take a great deal of flexing, just use cauton. I wish I had thought of that conversion myself. Great color, choice of car, and great execution of a beautiful model!

Dr. Cranky and Harry are right on this subject. The problem is where the folks judging the contest do not know what category to put the model in. I have seen this happen over and over. If someone is going to stage a contest, they had better have hard and fast rules. I was part of a contest where they had 98 classes. That is riduculous, and is also why I no longer get involved isn model contests!

There is "Kentucky Automotive Modelers" in Latonia, Ky; "Cincinnati Auto Replicas" in Cincinnati, Ohio, and "Cincinnati Scale Modelers", also in Cincinnati. "K.A.M." and "C.A.R." are primarliy car modelers, "C.S.M." has aircraft, auto, figure, military, and marine models. I hope this is helpful to you.

I like all kinds of Novas. I really like this model because you do not see any 6 cylinder scale models of them. The models all seem to be COPO, Yenkos, or SS models, which I also like, but this is a different slant on a great model! Very good job!

I agree with Chuck Most, Mercury should have built this car! Very good, innovative idea that you had. Great work! And, what color could it be but Competition Orange?

The'57 Chrysler, '62 Catalina, '62 Impala, '66 & '69 Olds 442, '68 & '69 Mopar, '70 Monte Carlo,'71 Duster are all goods kits. However,I really like the AMT kits of the '60's and '70's, they was not as detailed, but you were guaranteed a decent model, with whatever kit that was chosen.

Nice work! This model sort of resembles the prototype '49 Ford that was shown a few years ago. Take your time but keep us posted, this is going to be a cool custom!

Wow, this is incredible work! I can hardly wait to see how this car comes out. Why could'nt Ford have imported these cars to America? Excellent job on a truly unique model!

This is a cool idea! Where I used to live, a guy chopped a real '70's IHC Fleetstar. It was in primer and did not have any glass the last time I saw it, but it sure was neat! Go for modifying your Dodge model!

I like all Chevy trucks! Yours is a GREAT build. I love the color! Job well done!

Revell/Monogram is reissuing a '70's style Chevy or GMC pickup this year. It is a shortbed Fleetside 4x4 and includes a snow plow. I have no release on this, as yet.

I like the buses. It's too bad that most Americans no longer take pride in what they drive. About the lug nut spears, my mommy & daddy taught me that if I was that close to a rolling wheel that I would probably get hurt, and to not be there in the first place! Let's go back to discussing models!

Crack user? For one thing, that is an UGLEE TRUCK! I would kind of like to have a stock one, but at prices like that, I must pass. I could tool one up for less than that and run 111,111,111 million copies, make all my money back, and buy more REAL PLASTIC models, and a real '64 Ford!

I have been into models all my life, I am 56 years old. I had Testors paint from the early '60's that was still good, that I used up just recently. It was stored in all kinds of temperatures, as well. However, since the fun cops (EPA) are controlling everything, the new paint leaves something to be desired, and the brand does not matter. All of it does not have a shelf life! The fellows in our club have issues with the new paint all the time. I know of one case where the paint was purchased, taken home for immediate use, and it was dried up/would not spray. This was NOT the fault of the LHS either!