Fat Brian

The worst part about the original 69 grille that the 68 still has is the way oversize headlight surrounds.

If you don't want it to tilt I imagine you could use Evergreen strips to make vertical posts from the frame to the bottom of the interior. The rear of the cab should have rests where it sits on the frame.

I have a Hasegawa box like that for their then new 250 Testa Rossa. I interesting idea but I think the plastic to paper glue joint proved to be a weak point.

While the majority here do know what to expect from a kit there has been an influx of new builders in the past two years. They've only bought a handful of kits and don't understand that there can be 50 years of difference in technology between two kits from the same manufacturer on the same shelf at the same price point. The AMT tin box Daytona has been a huge disappointment to many newer builders who see the fancy packaging and don't know that tooling has been through the wringer.

The Supra has different tires that are wider in the rear. The Mitsubishi GTO has something close to what you posted.

Yeah, once I saw this one I had to build it. I'm going to play up the 80s looks a bit with the red interior and raising the rear a bit. I'm also going to add a long cb antenna to the it.

This is the car that inspired this look, once I saw it I changed my whole build. I was going to build a typical Restomod style car but decided to build it as a Day 2 style early 80s ride.

I like the Tropical Shine brand from Sally beauty supply. The grit seems to stick better to these and they come in a few grits and at least two widths. I'm sure you can find them on Amazon, along with some sanding twigs for tight spots.

I use wide sanding sticks to block sand the body. There always seem to be ridges on either side of the door and trunk lines and sink marks where there are attachment points on the inside of the body.

Yep, you could also use Evergreen to add a flange to wheel back for that side.

The way things are right now? Who knows. It seems to be six months to a year between when they first show something and when it's actually on shelves.

They reworked the tires a bit when they released the camo truck a few years ago. They removed the lettering but the wheels still don't fit right if you want to mount all four facing the correct direction. The tires are thick on the inside wall and thin on the outside wall that used to have the molded in letters. When you try to push the rim inside the tires on the passenger side with the tire pointing the correct direction the thick inside wall is on the outside and the rim has a flange that makes the rim face sit too deep below the face of the tire. Also, the wheel back doesn't fit will well in the hole that used to be the front side of the tire. Basically, even though they removed the lettering that necessitated mounting the passenger side tires backwards the construction of the tires and wheels themselves still fit best with the passenger side tires backwards. That's why I used the AMT wheels, I could face the tires the correct direction and not worry about the rims not fitting well on one side. Here's both sides of the new version of the tires with the wheel parts. The tire on the left is has the inside facing up and the tire on the right has the outside facing up. Here is the tire with the rim installed correctly. Here's what happens to the passenger side when you try to face the tire treads in the correct direction. The thick inside of the tire won't left the rim sit correctly so you still have to mount the tires backwards to use the kit wheels.

The Revell 99 Silverado custom kit had a jet ski.

The box art picture for the next reissue shows them on the kit.

I'm still working on the 7, I think the worst thing I've got left are the photoetch seat belts. Otherwise it's just detail painting and final assembly.

I managed to get the black on the lower body without couple ruining it, now to let it dry for a few days and do the window trim. I also got the interior done, I added a cb to the passenger side.

That is such a cool build and so much done to such a rough kit.

I didn't want to want one of these but the pics are tempting me.

The 39 Chevy wagon is getting reissued so fresh sets should be available soon.

Here's the link to his website. https://tx3dcustoms.com/

Yeah, you're right about that. They fixed where the tires would be backwards on one side but the kit rims still don't fit well. I used the wheels from the Deserter truck and they looked much better.

These look great, this fills a big need to be able to back date these trucks.

I got the yellow on my 81 Mustang. It's been so humid here painting outside has been difficult but it turned out okay. I'm going to give it a few days to cure then start masking for the black lower half. I'm waiting on some front tires to finalize the suspension ride height but I'm pretty certain I've got the wheels picked out.

The Tamiya Lunchbox was based on a real vehicle. The Rollin' Thunder monster van was one of the early monster trucks and was purchased in about 1987 by some Japanese guys who toured it extensively around Japan.

Something similar has been in the last few issues of the Moebius Ford trucks. If you post in the Wanted section Someone might have an extra set.