Fat Brian

What I do is make the part a little long, fit the joint how I want it, then sand the flat end to correct the length. Parts that are mitered on both ends can get a bit tricky.

Nope, that generation of Bronco was not done. However, three different companies did the 80-86 body style. Of the three the Monogram 1/24th kit looks the most like the real thing out of the box. It's also the easiest to get ahold of at a reasonable price. The Revell and MPC kits both have shape issues around the window/windshield area. If you want one really bad you could get the 92-96 Lightning kit that's out now and cut it up. For the top you could post in the Wanted section and see if anyone has one they'd part with. I have parts of an MPC kit and could take some measurements for you to plan your cuts.

The Revell drag Cobra has a hard top.

This is an interesting question, my dad worked in printing and worked twelve hour days because setting up the press with ink and plates and blankets and getting all four roller sets in register could take and hour or two and cleanup was at least an hour. Once you get the thing running right it's best to just let it go as long as possible.

If I remember correctly those in the know have posted that most kit runs are around 5,000 units these days, maybe 10k if they think they've got a hot seller coming out.

There's a nice set of big and little mesh wheels in the Monogram 79 Camaro. They're 1/24th scale so will look about like 16 or 17 inch wheels in 1/25th.

I got the car up on its wheels, hopefully the rear axle will be here soon so I can get rid of the bamboo skewer. I want to build the stretched hood but I'm not really sure how to get it done.

That sounds good. It's a surprisingly big engine to be four cylinders, I didn't expect to have to move the cab nearly as much as I did.

Those are very close to what I had in mind. I've been spending a few days getting the car up on its wheels while I look at wrecker options and wait on parts.

Sure. The block is 25mm from the head mounting surface to the oil pan and front to back, basically square. I used an 8v-71 head and valve cover from a kit as well as the front and rear gear sets. You'll need to shorten the kit oil pan about an inch or so, the 8v-71 has something around the crank pulley that the 4-71 doesn't.

Awesome, thanks Bill.

Pretty much the title, I'm looking for a Columbia 2 speed rear end for a project. Kit or resin doesn't matter.

Yep, from the pic there were a few thicker ones and maybe enough of the same thinner oners to laminate a couple together.

Thanks, I've been wanting to build one for a long time but couldn't find measurements for the block. Finally I remembered that one of the jobs I'm working on has this ancient old pan with a 4-71 so I snuck down there on a rainy day and got the dimensions I needed.

I bought a small assortment on ebay the other day, hopefully they will be here tomorrow.

I'm going to need one of those.

And equally on this end, thanks again.

Absolutely, you can post them here.

That's what I'm looking for now, gears that look like they could operate a 30s vintage wrecker boom. I'm looking to build something kind of simple a home built since the whole build is going to be kind of a garage job. I have a few ideas I'm tossing around depending on what I can turn up.

Personally I like both looks, the black Impala above looks amazing. It would also probably look great with a set of chrome steelies. A lot of it is about overall execution. The yellow Duster looks horrible because the wheel choice is wrong for the car. This looks 100 times better while still keeping a modern look.

Yes, I used kit pieces on a scratch built block. The Detroit 2 stroke diesels were designed so most of the parts would be modular, parts from the inline 4 cylinder like this also fit the v8 version. The blocks of the inline versions can also be reversed so the supercharger can be on either side and the head will bolt on in either direction. It's an ingenious design that allowed these engines to be used in all manner of vehicles and equipment and also as stationary power units.

Those are very nice, I've always wanted a Blackfoot and Lunchbox to build replicas to Awesome Kong II and Rollin' Thunder but I know I wouldn't be able to stop with those.

That's an interesting idea, you could probably use one of the clear two piece Easter eggs or tops from one of the 25 cent toy machines and make a WWII style ball turret.

Thank you, I've wanted to try it for a while.

I don't usually do build threads because they seem to be the kiss of death for actually finishing it but I think I'm far enough along to put something here. This is going to be the tow vehicle for a late 30s salt flats car I'm going to start on soon. This started out as a Monogram 29 Ford rpu that I started and abandoned close to 25 years ago. I scratch built the 4-71 block and used parts from an 8v-71 to finish it. I had to move the cab back about 18 scale inches to fit the new engine. The frame, rear end, and transmission are from the Lindberg L-700 while the front is made of parts from a 1/32 semi and the Monogram 32 roadster I'm using for the salt car. The wheels and tires are from Scenes Unlimited. The interior from the Monogram kit was too custom looking so I built an older looking inside more befitting the back story of this project. Next steps are figuring out a wrecker body and getting some little details buttoned up.