'78 Scout II

[chuckyr]

I grew up in Ohio so I know the Springfield plant.

[cargostar]

I've got some friends that are retirees from Springfield, both the assy. plant and the old body plant. Been thruogh the assy. plant numerous times in the past, even when they were still building cabovers!

[jeffs396]

This is my most recent build from the old Scout II kit. For the first time, I adressed some of my old gripes with it:

I straightened out the incorrect curve to the upper edge of the grille and hood, and resized the headlamp bezels to a more realistic size, to get rid of the 'beady eyed' look of the kit. I also took the opportunity to add clear lenses to the headlamps, and add the missing hood peak and turn-signal panel cut lines.

In back, I used BMF to simulate the taillamp bezels. The Michigan Bicentennial 'Scout' plate was an absolute must!

What you see here is a combination of parts box (booster/master cylinder, reservoirs, and battery), and scratchbuilt (heater box, charcoal cannister) items, to fill out the kit's sparse engine bay. I did forget the steering column- d'oh! Next time...

Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'm gonna build a matching Transtar!

Very nice Scout! Awesome looking corrections & details! These used to be everywhere in western PA when I was a kid in the seventies...too bad they rusted away

[Chuck Most]

Very nice Scout! Awesome looking corrections & details! These used to be everywhere in western PA when I was a kid in the seventies...too bad they rusted away

Same story up here in Michigan... most Scout tubs have returned to the earth long before now.