Fat Brian

Don't worry, it's just to throw money at you.

Believe me, I'm coming for you next pay day.

I need that v12 flattie in my life.

Ah, that's the problem. I am looking at the sedan kit now and had previously built a delivery. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

I would have sworn there were extra parts to give these kits dual exhaust but in the kit I have there's nothing in there. Do any older versions have dual exhaust parts?

Build video from Chris is up, the side stripe decals are better than the box top shows and better than in the previous orange car on the box release.

I try to brace my elbows on the table then rest the heels of my hands together. I hold the part in my left hand and brush in my right. Check out figure painting videos, those folks have a lot of ways to steady your hands.

I'm not an expert on early hot rods so I'm open to correction but to me that looks like a 29 with a 32 shell on 29 rails. If that's the case the Revell 29 roadster would be a good start. It has the 29 body with both 29 and 32 grilles along with 29 and 32 frame rails. There are a few issues that would need to be addressed though, the frames aren't 100% stock and the rear end is also very modern. You can get the 29 hood from the old Revell 29 pickup kit.

I did this with a resin Louisville hood I bought off ebay. I opened the box in the living room and "stuck it somewhere safe" until I moved it into my model room. Of course "stick it somewhere safe" translates to "lose immediately". I spent the next two years periodically looking for this hood, opening every one of the hundreds of models in my hobby room just in case it teleported into one of them. One day, after opening every kit box in the room for at least the 5th, time I see a few promo boxes I'd left out of the last few searches. Out of desperation I start opening the promo boxes and stuck in the bed of a 92 F-150 promo I bought for parts is my hood. The promo had come in the mail a few days before the hood and was also in the living room when I was looking for a safe place for it.

Yeah, the extended engine date really increases your build options. What are you planning for a start date?

I'd be in for this, I've been eyeballing a build of the Revell 30 Ford with a 312 and a quick change rear. It seems like it would pass based on the posted rules.

Ok, that's the glue kit, the snap kit has the smaller sleeper. I agree with what the others have posted, you need a selection of glues for different purposes.

I have nerve damage from emergency back surgery in 2014. In my experience it took a few months for things to normalize and then I could start seeing some progress. I'm not saying you'll get back to 100% because I know I didn't but I did improve from those first weeks and months. As much as getting back what function you can is important, finding ways to adapt is equally important. I know less than two months into my ordeal I was still in shock. Stash-guilt is hard sometimes but the models will be there when you're able to work on them again.

Very cool to have the hidden tow setup.

Very nice, those Plymouth kits always fit this build really well.

I remember buying the step side version of the kit in the early 2000s when Walmart was selling three kit packs for 12 or 15 bucks. I got rid of a half dozen not knowing these kits would become hard to find.

And I'm not saying I'm 100% right because this was a bit before my time. There are just some differences that made us question whether they are the same or not. This also doesn't explain where all the short bed stuff went to since that was out way after the monster truck.

Here are comparison pics posted of the two chassis side by side taken by Fabrux. It looked to us that the parts were different enough that they were separate toolings. In the thread where this is posted someone also mentions that the stock long bed was issued once after the monster truck debuted. The short bed chassis was around 8nto the early 2000s as the yellow step side truck.

The monster truck version has a separate chassis plate, the stock one wasn't altered to make it. The body is also unaltered from stock.

Man, they're coming hard for my wallet right now.

I'm very interested to know more about this one, what was found versus what needed to be redone.

No problem, I've mistyped a few things in my day. Yes, the hemi should be fine for the 69 Charger. The Daytona version of the kit comes with both I believe.

The Revell 69 Charger has a nice 440/ 4 barrel engine that's about as close to a 383 as you're going to get. Here's pics of the blocks for comparison. The top is a 383 block, the block ID is on that flat lug to the left of the distributor hole. The bottom is a 440 block, the ID lug is the flat area over the water pump indicated by the green arrow. A little sanding and putty should fix it right up.

I picked up one of these at Hobby Lobby last week and it has the correct interior with the wooden panel along the top. The date on the inside of the body us 8/10/22.

I always try to list out where I got all the extra parts from in case anyone looking wants to use the same part they know where to find it. I also enjoy finding just the right parts to execute my vision of a build. I put a lot of work, and unfortunately money, into rounding up all the various bits and bobs I'm looking for. And I agree, for something so stock appearing there's a lot going on.