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How about the '67 Mustang? Beauty of a kit.

Is there anyone other than Dencon that makes Grand Prix pieces to convert a '62 Catalina? I found reference on this board of Dencon producing the grille, but there was some argument about it in the thread and he mentioned discontinuing it... at any rate, the website is down and his Twitter account hasn't seen activity in almost a year... I found a conversion kit on eBay ONCE and I'm kicking myself for not snagging it. I think it had both the grille and taillight trim pieces. I figure if anyone knows where to find this, this board will!

Thanks for the compliments.

The Revell Chevy is about a '75 or so, judging by the grille. The cab is close, but the rear wall is a separate piece and the chassis is absolutely horrible. The bed isn't even GM; its a California Stepside unit. The MPC kits start in at least '75 and were updated continuously up to at least '82; the Mule Skinner is an '80. Almost all the MPC pickups were 4x4 and stepside beds; the only 2WD release I've seen is the 1978 Chevy Stepside. The last issue that I can find of the MPC pickup is the Sodbuster, which is the '81-'82 style. The Monogram pickup was reissued a few times and depicts an '80. They're 1:24 scale and don't match up with any MPC or Revell offerings. Unfortunately there were no '84-'87 offerings, as mentioned above. Should you want to go newer, I have actually seen someone take the MPC '88 Chevy grille and flatten it out to create the '88-'94 grille used on crew cabs, Blazers and Suburbans. You'd need the '84 GMC's cab to have the proper front fenders.

The wheels are Pegasus #1277 Chrome Hellas. I also did the opposite... That one didn't turn out as great. I honestly think it has about 95% to do with the colour... blah.

Judging by the dovetail, the fenders and the ramps I'd say its the Revell race car trailer. I have one on my shelf and I must say, I like the look of the wood deck better than the untextured strips that come with it...

The Penske set was AMT, I believe. The van would've been the LWB version and AMT trailer is slightly different, IIRC. This is the Revell set and hasn't been out for as long as the Penske set.

I used to alternate between Testor's glues in the orange and blue tubes, but one day I stumbled across Tamiya Cement (in the white labelled bottle) and haven't turned back. When I go through this bottle I'll probably end up switching to Ultra Thin. For clear parts I use Testor's Clear Parts Cement but I think I might try something else as I'm not that satisfied with it at times...

:lol: If I'm not mistaken (having seen many of these things on the road) that bright yellow sign on the back proclaims a student driver...

My good buddy Steve Milberry suggested I post this to show it to you folk. I built this back in 2008, which considering my modelling skill development is pretty early on. It still holds up well, I think, but there are a few things I'd change if I was building this now. As it is, the body work was too extensive for me to strip it down and re-do so it'll stay as is. The underhood detail isn't the best. The engine is a 428 from a '69 Shelby GT500. I started with a '60 Cougar Eliminator and grafted the roof from the Shelby. And yes, I did build the Shelby as a notchback. The Cougar was a side project and turned out much better than the Shelby...! I find that the body line from the Cougar fits better with a fastback roof, myself. I think I might end up redoing the Shelby; I can post that one too if y'all like.

I recently was in a quick need for flat black and the hardware store closest to me only had Krylon's Ultra Flat Black in their Camo line... looks pretty good! I usually stay away from all-black interiors, but I think my next one will use some of the paints/methods mentioned here.

Today was club meeting/LHS visit for me. I picked up this... To go with this... And when I came home I saw that my fiancée brought me home this... (she's a dental assistant)

Could be one of those cases of the Mrs said to sell it and he said 'I'll only sell it for what I think its worth.' This way he'll get to keep it.

Discounting all the other usual distractions in life (computer, wife, TV, 1:1 vehicles) I'd say my biggest distraction in model building is my own imagination. I'll get working on something and then have a random idea for something else and I keep jumping around. At the moment I have 9 projects on the go and whaddya know I have an idea for something else! It never ends.

Around here Canada Post will leave you a note for parcels; sometimes even if it fits in your box! FedEx will leave a note if you don't answer the door. UPS is the only ones that just leave parcels willy nilly...

There was such a beast known as the Marmon-Herrington Ranger, which was an F-1 (later F-100) panel van, converted to four wheel drive and passenger duty. They installed rear seats and cut out windows. I plan on building one, eventually.

Any of the hitches and balls I've seen in kits so far have been pretty much the same. The Datsun kit this came from, the Revell sets with the boats and trailers, the AMT Caprice + trailer, Harley F-150... Then again, when you're talking a 2" ball in 1:24/1:25 scale, the difference won't be much.

Well, it wasn't built as a labour of love but it is supposed to be a working trailer. Paint would probably be best, I guess. I actually built a 1:1 trailer and used pressure-treated lumber for it. I never stained it or painted it and its still holding up pretty good so far.

I'd just like to interject with a little thing I noticed in your build list: the flares from the Bronco won't work on the F-350. The wheel wells from 80-86 were flat on the top and have an indent while the wheel wells from 87-96 are fully rounded and stick out.

The Revell Fun Truckin Courier looks pretty close to that LUV. Has the chopped top and the fenders on the bed look like those (side note: Revell used the same fenders in the Courier, Datsun pickup and 75 C10).

I haven't built one like this for car-hauling but I did modify one of the Revell boat trailers for car-hauler duty. I have a couple extra ones so I might look into making them wood-decked. Thanks for the idea!

I think the ill-fitting glass is just a feature of the kit. I have a '55 and two '57s and they all fit horribly.

As long as you're willing to negotiate, you should be able to sell your kits no problem. Most of the time if you have an OOP kit that someone's looking for, they know how much they're worth and what they're willing to pay. Don't undersell yourself, however. Asking $20 for every kit no matter what it is might be over- or undercharging, depending on what it is. HTH

We got new license plates here in NB in 2009 and nobody has them on their websites... Our plate designs are the same no matter what they're going on, however there are slight variations for veterans, firefighters, antiques, amputees, seasonal and conservation (I have a buck on my truck ). Fortunately, when they released the new plates there was a press release with beautiful large pictures of each variation. I can modify plates as I see fit. The only font I have, however, is for German EU plates. I'll have to go digging for fonts and see if I can find the one we use here.

Here's my 78 4WD Courier. I have another 78 in progress in the Mini Truck CBP...