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Fabrux

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  1. Yeah, these head lights were common on European cars from the '70s that I have seen. I would imagine that the Canadian Motor Vehicle Act closely resembles US laws seeing as we have so much overlap...
  2. I was at a local car show today and saw a '72 Olds 442 with these snazzy headlights. I'm wondering if anyone has seen anything like this before? Is it perhaps a dealer option, aftermarket accessory, or something one-off this owner did? The owner wasn't around for me to ask questions... Also, does anyone know where I'd be able to source lights like these for a Revell 72 442 build?
  3. This is 2WD, using the frame and suspension from the wrecker kit.
  4. 1) Was your introduction to modeling at home? Yes and no 2) From whom? My father and his cousin, our then neighbour 3) What kind of models (cars, planes, trains, etc)? Cars 4) What did the person who introduced you to modeling do for a living ? They both worked at the local box mill 5) How old were you? Around 8 6) About what year was your introduction? 1992 My dad had built models when he was a kid but had long stopped when I was born. My neighbour had a couple of model kits that he had tried to get his kids into the hobby with on display and I wanted to build them too. My first kit was a 1:32 scale 1965 Mustang that my dad painted for me. I didn't build much in my younger years but by about 1996 I was buying kits and had acquired a bunch of old built-ups from a friend's dad that got me started!
  5. I picked this one up at Canadian Tire. I had a $50 gift card so I didn't mind the price. http://www.sears.ca/product/salton-food-dehydrator/611-000038331-EO1260 Still have to set it up and use it one of these days; I can only paint outdoors so I've been waiting for warmer/drier weather.
  6. Here is a combination of the Revell snap kit wrecker and the glue kit cab. The cab is from one of the HOT ROD magazine issues and the bumper is from an Ice Patrol kit. The window piece is actually from the snap kit; I managed to get it to fit into the glue kit cab. I was originally just going to try and prime over the red paint but there are some issues in the paint and some glue spots that need to be cleaned up so now that the hole in the roof is filled in it will be going into the stripper.
  7. My buddy and inspiration Steve Milberry did just that, only with an MPC kit: I also started to adapt the van suspension to a Revell kit with mixed results....
  8. That's cool! I may have to copy your idea...
  9. You will need to use trailing arms and coil springs to get rid of the leaves and keep a solid axle. The Monogram Fox body Mustangs would be a good donor for the right setup. If you want to switch to an independent rear axle, the Revell Cougar/Thunderbird kits would be a good donor.
  10. I think the front suspension issues has a lot to do with the Sneaky Pete being the first issue of this tooling; it is close to something you would see on a full-size Peterbilt. The issue with the rear wheel wells is, as I stated, due to using a California Stepside bed. The fenders are the same in these kits, the Datsun pickups, and the Ford Courier. This generation of pickup lasted from 1973 to 1987 for regular cab trucks, 1991 for crew cab, Blazer, and Suburban. If Revell or AMT was to develop a new tool of this body style I would go bankrupt! I have three Revell kits, six Monogram kits, and seven (and counting) MPC kits!
  11. From my understanding, the model year 1970 would run from Summer 1969 to Summer 1970 or so. A car introduced in Spring 1970 would be a 1970½, a car introduced in spring 1964 would be a 1964½, etc. Minor mid-year changes are also usually labelled in ½ increments by enthusiasts, if not by the manufacturer directly.
  12. I may have missed it (and can't check at work), but is the Penske Race Team Chevy van in the gallery? If not, it should be!
  13. What do you expect from FOX "News"?
  14. Apparently this kit sold for $2!
  15. I'm constantly on the lookout for a Mr. Sandman kit, as well as the one with the red truck and the dirt bikes. The older Revell combo kits are so cool and go for crazy money!
  16. Stef, so far I've covered most of the pickup kits from the Big Three, check them out! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=70067 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55344 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71634 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55352 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69861 They are all down in the Truck Kit Reviews section.
  17. It's a fair sight better than the picture I had! Thanks!
  18. Um...what? Ford had wagons (Parklane, Del Rio, Ranch Wagon, Country Sedan, and Country Squire) and they also had the Ranchero, which was the first pickup based on a car body sold in the US; El Camino came later. Check out the Wiki article for the Ranchero.
  19. Hey Stef, you're missing a whole bunch of Chevy pickups that were put out by Revell. Check out my history thread
  20. Agreed! The basic glue kit leaves a lot to be desired. I want to try and track down some of the snap kit issues and try to adapt them to the glue kit's body.
  21. All of the kits listed in this thread are 1:25 scale; the interiors and hoods all interchange. The GMC with the plow is 1:24 scale.
  22. Dang, I knew I forgot one! Doing some digging it looks to just be a re-box of the Basic Builder kit, even has the same stock number!
  23. The F-150 was the same for 1997-98, which is what this kid depicts. The grille was changed in 1999 and stayed the same until 2003/4.
  24. I have heard mentioned in the past that there is no relation between the glue and snap kits, however I present the following pictures: On the left is the 1996 issue of the HOT ROD Magazine kit, on the right is the 2012 wrecker pickup. The under hood engraving is identical with the addition of the molded in engine for the snap kit. The hoods interchange. The front of the kits are very similar, with the exception of the snap body being updated to include a one-piece chrome grille and marker light fairing featured on the 1979 and 1980 model year trucks. Compare the above pictures with this picture of the snap Blazer/pickup: The Blazer/pickup body added the molded-in engine but used the same grille opening as the original glue kit. The Big 6 Wheeler and wrecker body used the same engine insert but enlarged the grille opening. One difference of note between the snap and glue kits is the window pieces are not a direct swap. The windshield and rear window fit in the openings, however the glue cab is slightly longer, thus causing the windows to not quite fit properly. I hope you have enjoyed reading this article as much as I enjoyed researching it! I look forward to comments.
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