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To be embarrassed about driving a car implies you care about what other people think when they see you in it. I don't care, and am quite happy with my Element. I have a large frame, and it was the smallest vehicle I found that I feel comfortable in (especially headroom). The only complaints I have are excessive engine noise in the interior,seats not good for long trips, and those goofy rear doors in tight parking. A+ on everything else (except styling. I don't hate it, but NOT A+).

Gotta love a Lincoln. Very cool.

Maybe one of those 1992 Ford pickup promos could donate a representation of the twin I beam. Were they still using Twin I beam in 1992?

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Repstock/library/Ford%20pickup%20standard%20wheelbase%20bed?sort=6&page=1 Here's how I handled it. I still have to make inner bed walls. Maybe somebody would want to cast these....

I'll probably do a V8 box. The interior detail will be limited to the driver's compartment, and I don't want to put a lot of detail in the chassis. I'm hoping these will be easier to cast and cheaper to purchase that way. Also, there are so many possible variations it would probably be best to leave the details to the builder. I'm thinking this will be about the complexity of a snap kit. No opening hood or doors, etc. The builder can then add his own skills to make it into what he wants. I'm not sure what to do about the suspension, as many builders probably don't have a twin I beam setup laying around in the parts box. Any thoughts on how to handle the chassis?

It doesn't look too bad except for those roof ribs. They should be indented, not sticking up. The body is also very tall compared to it's length and width. Finally, and on a die cast this is probably too picky, but there's no twin I beam front suspension, it looks like a Chevy van front suspension. That's no worse than the Hess (GMC) training van, which shows the two rear axles as differentials with drive shafts. The van depicted was front wheel drive. There's no denying this Ford die cast has a certain coolness too it, though. (Cheesy graphics excluded, of course).

Actually in the same junkyard with the W series, there was a Crackerbox. I measured it up, too, and have Cad drawings of it. External anyway, I couldn't get inside. I hope to do it someday, too. I noticed on a resin Crackerbox I saw the windshield was flat. On the truck I measured, the two windshield sections were slightly canted toward the front in the center.

I guess I could have mentioned the scale. Sorry about that. It's 1/25.

I'm working on a 1974 Econoline. The shape has been roughed in, detailing to come. Since I want more than one , I am going to see about having this cast. I have a caster in mind who I think would be happy to do this one. The bottom view is to show that I'm trying to keep the inside nice in case a builder would want to detail it. I'll post more as more gets done.

Ben has the later one covered. Since i crawled around in a junkyard, measuring and taking pictures of my older version to create the CAD drawing, I feel obliged to use my own material. It is going to be 1/25, with an AMT donor in mind. I'm sure Ben's version will be much more popular, but it will still be neat to have the older version available.

Yes, but I've got quite a backlog. Right now I'm working on a 1974 Econoline. I think a 1/25 scale model is needed, and It would go well with the Moebius Ford pickup. I have the cab for the W all drawn up, I just have to make it. Maybe I should team up with Ben Wicker(?)

I purchased some of these years ago. They're still waiting for the station to be built.

In my mind we're ALL real modelers. For me this is a very solitary hobby. Without you guys I'd have no friends!

I agree that the kit will no doubt be great, I have a fund set aside to purchase multiple copies. It's the rivet counter thing that bothers me. EVERYONE is a rivet counter, it's just where you draw the line on what to accept and what not to accept. Unless there ARE people who are perfectly content with Palmer kits. If a person had a Palmer kit, and wasn't driven to complain (assuming Palmer was still around), I don't know how much I could respect them as a modeler. The disagreement it seems is where to draw the line. On that we will all NEVER agree. What bothers me may not bother you, etc. I don't know why this rivet counter thing keeps coming up. There's no way to prove an opinion, no way to resolve it. Perhaps it's just venting. THAT I can understand.

In the same vein (cheeky, that is), let the rivet counters build Tamiya, and "real" modelers can build Palmer. If we comlpain about Palmer, they'll all stop making automotive models...Did that happen?

As one who had the Buddy L station, I will say this: You can use it in 1/25 scale, but I think some dimensions were "compacted" to make it a more manageable size. The bay doors are narrower than any real ones I've encountered, the restroom doors are the same (though in real life, they were not wide). It's a great looking station, I just think they fudged some dimensions so it wouldn't be too big. The differences offended my eye, which led me to sell it some time ago. I'd rather make my own anyway.

Dupli-Color Import Auto Spray 8801542 Creme. No Clear. Thank you for the compliment.

They are provided as decals.

Here's mine so far...

It's a big station in 1/25 scale

I've won, on two different occasions, mint unbuilt Ertl CO-4070A cabovers on eBay. Both were buy it now, and I just happened to stumble upon them moments after they were listed. Both times the buy it now was $25.00.

I just bought 'em for the goodies. I have no intention of using the building portion. It's gatorboard for me! When I was a kid, there was a Texaco station at the end of the street. Leo's Texaco. It was a design "B" building. Diagonally across the street was a Sinclair. Down the street was a Phillip's 66. In the opposite direction was a Humble station. Past the Phillip's a ways was a Shell and Sunoco. None of them exist today except the Phillip's 66, which is now a used tire store. I suppose what I'm doing with the models to some degree is trying to hang on to a piece of all that. My kids can't miss what they never knew, but I suspect a lot of you guys do.

Here you go. The Texaco issue. That metal "paneling" you can see inside the bay is just how all the interior garage walls were covered in the '60s Texaco near me.

Ah, much better!

Thanks. Your avatar is a bit...unsettling...