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How do you do that ? Maybe they were backing up and someone didn't change the switch from the siding.

That's a Manly looking truck.

That was just an Air Cleaner housing that Buick used for a time. The housing was made out of a plastic of some sort. Advantages ? Well you have two intake openings instead of one. The plastic wouldn't transfer as much of the engine compartment heat as a metal housing, and your right it looks cool.

I have used Model Master #28102 Phoenician Yellow on a '65 Chevelle build and everyone thought it was the real thing. I know it's a Ford color but it looks every bit the part and it's one of their Custom Lacquer System paints and it covers really well and lays out real smooth over a white primer. Might cost a couple of bucks more, but how nice of a finish are you going for ?

Thanks, I was sure someone would know about it.

The Bumper cross piece was a dealer trim option and there were several different styles offered. The trim had nothing to do with the engine in the vehicle. The part could be made up of a few short scraps or preformed parts as NOBLNG pointed out. I had two different '57 Fords myself a Convertible in the early sixties and a Mainline Tudoor in the mid sixties. They were both 312's with the Convertible being an automatic and the Mainliner was a 3 speed with O/D. Both were great cars. The AMT kit will give you the best starting point to build a replica of your Hardtop. You might consider using the Grill and some other small parts and the engine from a Revell kit since they are better done than the AMT kit. Please post pictures of your build, I would enjoy seeing it come together.

This is a very nice looking setup and if you're thinking of building it I think you should. The challenge may be in the area of the boat depending on how large a craft you wish to build. The small boat pictured my be hard to replicate unless you just scratch build the haul, or cut down the dimensions of the boat kits mentioned here by others. Either way it is very doable. You also could just use this as a bases for your build and build on of these boat kits to a style you like.

One of the reasons that the Inboard engines were mounted in the center of the haul had to do with the way the Prop was driven. In the earliest inboard boats the drive shaft would be mounted to drive the prop after passing thru the bottom of the haul. The shaft was mounted at a slight angle and that required that the engine be mounted were it was. Later another drive style that was called "V-Drive" and this allowed the engine to be mounted backwards toward the rear of the boat but with the drive Shaft going toward the front of the boat for a short distance where it would be attached To the V-Drive that would then send another shaft at a much lower starting point toward the Stern of the boat. This design still had the drawback of taking up a lot of room inside the Haul. Later a newer design had the engine mounted to an Outdrive system at the rear or stern of the boat. This was much like an outboard motor system but the engine was still inside the haul. With the advent of the Jet Drive systems the engine could now also be placed at the rear of the Haul and drive a pump that drew water from under the boat and then pumped the water out the back with a movable nozzle to control the steering also. As outboard engines became more powerful they became an alternative means of power and being bolted to the stern were even outside of the haul and that freed up a lot of space in the haul. I don't know if this will help anyone better understand why an engine was mounted where it was but it can't hurt to understand the challenge of suppling power to turn the prop shaft and in turn the prop.

Great kit, but about three times what it sold for when reissued. I would love to build another one, but I think the price is a little out of hand here.

I mentioned this with the Butcher when I was shopping and he suggested using shaving cream on your glasses as something in the makeup of the shaving cream would prevent this. He said that it would work on the bathroom mirror also. I haven't tried it yet but maybe someone here knows something about this.

Target ( Tar-ja) run this morning. Getting low on Kleenex again. I buy the 4 pack ones, but they will only let me buy 1 package and the same for all other paper products. The shelves look like pre virus days with plenty of inventory. Employees running around like chicken's with their heads cut off. Masks only covering their mouths and noses out in the breeze. What could possibly go wrong ?

Beautiful looking Catalina. the colors look great together and I like how the interior matches. I built the Ventura issue a couple of years ago and also enjoyed this kit. I also used Mr. Obsessive's suggestions on my build and that helped a lot.

Neat looking Ranchero. Very nice considering the age of the kit & build.

That looks just like our old '86 SS. Ours was a Garage Queen and the driver's seat wasn't worn in this manor but the slightly warped Console Cover is dead on. I remember some getting that way if they sat on the lot to long before getting sold.

Just mount the Distributor in front and see how it looks.

I have seen so many great looking builds from modelers from all over the world. I suggest looking at the Model Shows section and go back to see some of the pictures from shows in other parts of the world. Amazing looking builds.

Thank you for the information. They are beautiful and also sad in many ways. I like the late '30's Dodge ? with the trees growing thru the windshield.

The default engine in the 1:1 world seems to be the small block Chevy. Compact size and a fairly inexpensive Crate Engines every where. Seems like every after market company in the world has goodies for that engine. An LS2 thru LS7 is even lighter and has even more potential than the original small block design. The down side is everyone is doing it for the same reasons. Maybe a nice small block Mopar or Ford ? Even a nice Buick V6 as that was a later option on many Jeeps.

The pad on the top of the console was the interior color. The remainder of the console was what they used to call Piano Black and had a Red stripe along either edge. The panel on the passenger side dash board was done the same way also.as well as the face of the gauge pod.

Great looking Flat Fender Jeep. Good looking tires also. The engine in the kit had an Aluminum Head ?

Beautiful looking build and the paint is outstanding. Very clean engine room also.

I like how you have done the dash board.

I have reed several articles thru the years about different Prototype rear engine Corvettes but never this one. Beautiful looking restoration done on this. I'm sure the chassis engineers had their hands full with the handling. My thought is that if you think a 911 can get "tail happy" think about that heavier small block hung out the back with a lot more torque. I bet you could get on it mid corner and make a U-turn and never leave your lane.

Glad to see you got back on this one. The chassis looks showroom fresh. The interior looks very nice. As Casey mentioned the fabric on the seats is or was a very fine texture almost like the old mohair interiors of old but not itchy to sit on. Your picture looks like you got the vinyl portion done correctly as the seating surface was the only cloth area on the seats and all the other parts were done in vinyl. The color you used also looks good. Years ago I built a model of ours and I used Model Master Enamel #2904 called Kiln Red. I think that they dropped that color several years ago since I have been unable to find any. I still have 1 can laid back for the future. What ever color you used looks great to my eye for what that's worth. Please post your body pictures when you get to that stage.

I had gone into the CHP photo archives looking for any old photos of what cars they used at that time. Your photo looks like the one I found their. I couldn't find any other Oldsmobile PD car photos out there, but I'm sure there must be some somewhere. Something I notice on your enlarged photo what appears to be a mark of some sort on the driver's front fender. The appearance is similar to a type of after market AM radio antenna sold at auto parts stores of the time. The poor officer's uniform isn't as tailored as what they usually ware now.