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• Caterpillar D-7 in 1/35 scale
• Nearing the finish line 70 Charger Daytona *PICS*
  • Re: Correction: 69 Charger Daytona, 60 & 70 NASCAR season. I'm on a break at work and half tired. *NM*
    • Re: 69! Sheesh! *NM*
  • That looks really really good! Big fan of NASCAR of that era and I think you captured the look perfectly! *NM*
  • Very nice! *NM*
  • Great build!! *NM*
  • Is this the MPC body? Great job! *NM*
    • Thanks All! It is MPC and an AMT short track Dart front stub. Im rescuing what was a cut up #71 original body + a derelict Dukes kit.
      • * PICS Inside * *NM*
      • Dang!! This is great. Would be cool to see a full tutuorial on the frame mods, this seems like the best way to get to a reasonably accurate Mopar B race car
  • Beautiful build!!! *NM*
  • A most excellent build! *NM*
• Truck #2 in my 'what if' TV vehicle series..... *PIC*
  • Looks great!! *NM*
  • Good Night John Boy......and nice truck! *NM*
  • I like it.....and the little story. *NM*
• Matt & Dawn, received my order today. As usual everything is spot on. Thanks for the great service *NM*
• See if you recognize my build that got finished this morning. It's close to the original..... *PIC*
  • Limefire *NM*
  • More pix, please!!!! TIM *NM*
    • ^^^ DITTO! ^^^ *NM*
  • WOW!! *NM*
  • AWESOME, and yes, more pix please! *NM*
  • Cool subject, clean sharp build. Nice. *NM*
  • This was one of my favorite hot rods growing up....had the center fold on my bedroom wall! Are you going to post more photos of your build? I've seen one or two other attempts at replicating this car, and it appears that yours would be sitting at the top! *NM*
    • That’s pretty high praise. Thanks! I find it so hard to post multiple photos here. If you’re ever on Instagram my handle is Freddy Beach Customs. Tons of photos there. *NM*
• Model Car Museum Opening, Lincoln, Nebraska... *LINK*
  • Seeing the "Big T" would be worth the trip to me! *NM*
  • That's on my bucket list. I'd love to visit there. When I finished the Goldbrick I was asked if I'd have interest in building another for the museum. I built it for a guy who's connected with the Rod and Custom community. I think I should. *NM*
  • Max and I will be there. *PIC*
    • So many people getting together to share our great hobby :) *NM*
  • Thank you sir *NM*
  • When the grand opening was first announced, I had hoped to make it... Unfortunately my health has been steadily getting worse, so I haven't been able to attend shows of any type since March. *NM*
    • I will take as many photographs as possible so you can see as much as possible :) *NM*
    • Sorry you are feeling poorly, Marty. Hope you can get on a path to recovery soon. We here are pulling for you, man. *NM*
    • So sorry to hear that Marty, I hope it's temporary and you get back to health ASAP! *NM*
  • Was planning on going to the opening but scheduling has interfered. I have been to that museum a few years back. Worth the visit whenever you can. *NM*
  • Like Marty I was going to attend but sadly, my traveling days are over. *NM*
  • I won't make the G.O, but I plan to get there soon. *NM*
  • Wow... just ... Wow.. !!! Thanks for sharing. *NM*
• Actually, there were quite a few Cutlasses. just not as much demand for them, so lesss volume of productions. The 442 and Hurst Olds in the '60s and some '70s and some '80s. most coupes, but even a convertible '66 442 and the Hurst Hairy Olds with engines front and back, etc *NM*
• 1969 Dodge Dart GTS revisited. I decided that I like the kit supplied mag style wheel covers better than the ones that I built it with originally. Here it is with the new wheel covers. .......... *PICS* ..........
  • They look good too, though personally I prefer the other ones. ;-) *NM*
• Well I ordered some contingency & number/letter decals from Becky at Slixx June 11th , turned up yesterday & have been driving myself crazy making up the Bantam Blast AA/FA set, not Slixx's fault but anal Andys as the East Coast Hobby Expo is next weekend & I wanted to have
  • i built this one 20 plus years ago, left the class #s off, we would just shoe polish them on when we get to the track.......: *NM* *PIC*
    • Nice work CD, esp. like the red VHT on the zoomies, I was gunna throw some flat blue VHT on my BB but as I'd painted it Tamiya Metallic Blue I thought that was enough blue....yellow VHT would have worked well too....lol.p *NM*
    • Clean, crisp build, CD. *NM*
• Friday Evening Randomness..... ENJOY!!!!! *PICS*
  • You are an automotive archive sommelier. The burgundy '32 is my favorite *NM*
    • Yeh, I could live with it tho' I throw some fenders & running boards under it to cover those anemic wheels & tyres.....lol. *NM*
      • They look good to me. Very era appropriate just like the A 5 window coupe hot rod 3rd pic from the top. *NM*
      • Thats funny because I replaced the big baloneys on my F100 with narrow steel wheels and caps *NM*
      • Anemic???? I think you meant traditional. *NM*
        • The 4 T's are very much overused...traditional, tats, tikis & t.ts....growing up in the 1960's hotrods had wide wheels, even 1950's rods had big n little wheels & tyres, not skinny things....6.50x16's belong on a restored stocker.....lol.....showing my age again.....lol. *NM*
          • Yes... That would be correct for the 60s... However, a traditional build such as this is correct for the early and even mid-50s. Two entirely different styles. *NM*
  • Love that little green Rambler--oh, and that Coupe DeVille, too. *NM*
  • Beware: Old Guy Grumble. I dislike seeing model cars doing wheelies without a driver! *NM*
    • E-hem...... You were saying????? *NM* *PIC*
      • Couldn’t see that guy tucked away. My thought still holds!😂 *NM*
        • Yes, it does.... A couple of years ago, at the Cedarville show, there was an incredible diorama of the General Lee jumping over a dry creek bed.... I was amazed at how the builder captured the look of motion and dust flying... However there was one glaring omission... *PIC*
          • Sometimes I can't figure how you can out do one Friday to the next... Well I think you did Last night. I should bring out the Hustling Hemi out again it's been a while. *NM*
  • Thanks Marty! *NM*
  • I've still got my fingers crossed that we will see that Revell Valiant V-200 kit from Atlantis sometime soon. *NM*
    • Agreed, there is just something about the 62 Dodge lineup, they're so ugly they're Kool! *NM*
  • Really great selection man, thanks for the show, some of my favs! *NM*
• Coming along... *PICS*
  • Wow! What a rig! So the Panzer must have been spoils of war? *NM*
    • Yes, the US Army grabbed captured tanks whenever they could. A lot of them got shipped to Aberdeen Proving Grounds so they could compare them against US tanks. The Germans would often set fire to their tanks or blow them up to keep them from being captured. *NM*
      • Super interesting project!
  • Hey Terry! Got just the load for ya. A D-7 dozer in 1/35 scale.
    • Neat, but I wanted that German tank--more colorful that way. *NM*
      • And I know what you mean about tiny 1/35 parts... *NM*
  • Something about this project just really appeals to me. *NM*
  • By the way, the name Dragon Wagon came not from '"draggin" equipment, but because these big engines belched fire out the exhaust pipe on occasion. Weird things you learn when you're doing research on a project... *NM*
    • Yeah. It's on my bucket list to build in 1/25 scale. *NM*
• I just saw online that this 1969 Dodge Charger was for sale on Facebook back in January 2026 with the asking price of $4500.00. .......... *PICS* ..........
  • A little optimistic maybe? *NM*
  • A real "Graveyard Car". *NM*
  • If it has the paperwork and tags, it probably sold. Got rebuilt from the VIN tag out *NM*
    • Probably see “it” at Barrett Jackson next year. *NM*
      • LOL. *NM*
  • Ran when parked. :) *NM*
    • I know what I have. *NM*
• Well, I built a 1969 Dodge Dart, but I decided against my original color choice of orange. I also installed a set of the seldom seen wheel covers for 1968-1969 Dodges. The actual color is a little darker than as seen in these pics........... *PICS* ..........
  • Sweet! *NM*
  • Super nice. Now we need a white one with a green interior! *NM*
    • Green '69 GTS interior *PIC*
  • Really nice! Love the green and the wheelcovers.
  • Looks great *NM*
  • Very sharp!!! *NM*
  • Another Mopar masterpiece! Very nice *NM*
• I am building a 1967 Galaxie for a friend who recently . . .
  • If you got an interior with it, consider the '65 Galaxie. You could use the '66 or '69 also, but the '65 has a steering front end and more parts *NM*
    • The '67 kit interior would need work to fit other chassis...
  • A lot of parts are in the current R2 '69 Galaxie *NM*
• test
• Finished this last Feb but just did details *LINK* *PIC*
  • nice truck *NM*
• Miscellaneous Mopar Madness *PICS*
  • Had to smile when I saw this. *PICS*
    • Wow! *NM*
• Is the rumor I heard true that Revell has sold off more molds? *NM*
  • I heard that recently more of the Revell molds had been delivered to Atlantis. *NM*
  • Per Peter at Atlantis.......
    • Peter relayed a similar story to me some time ago...TB *NM*
  • I wish these would turn up *NM* *PIC*
    • Re: I wish these would turn up....funny, I remember those sitting on the shelf at one of the local dime stores in my Hometown. I don't think I've ever seen one in built in person.
• My So Cal buddy sent a pic I'll share of a a finished build.. *PIC*
  • That lowered stance makesa HUGE difference!!!! *NM*
  • Didn't I read somewhere that the MM has a solidly mounted rear axle- I.E. no rear springs? Just wondering. *NM*
    • One of the two built may have started out that way (was set up to do wheelies) but would have been changed later *NM*
  • Love it! Where can one find the gold decals? *NM*
  • Not a fan of the 1:1. but that model is pretty cool. love the stance. *NM*
• New info to me: Out next month is the AMT All American Race Team Ford LN 8000 Transporter & 1965 Mustang Modified. COOL boxart in my opinion. I'm going to need to order 2 when available. One to build boxart style, other to save. Sorry for the small pic. *PIC*
  • The #1s are cool. *NM*
  • Kool box art, but the transporter seems like over kill for a Modified. Still kool though. *NM*
• A tinted clear top would look good too. *NM*
• WOW!...You must be older than I thought if you were around driving in the Roadster Era.....Or perhaps you just drive in the Vintage Racers Series...Either way, that thing is awesome! *NM*
  • Well CD I turned 70 in Fed so in 1963 I would have been 7 growing up in the Bronx so I would not have known Indy but for sure running a few nostalgia events. Oliver is the wrench. *NM*
• Great batch of pics. Love the le Monstre clone! Also reminds me that I need to get back to the Indy museum - haven’t been there since the remodel. *NM*
• Ida know, really wasn't paying that much attention to truck at the time (despite my love for same)
• It would be a leap of faith at the time for AMT to cut a race only body tool for Chevelles... unless they had solid intel from distributors that the MPC product was really moving *NM*
  • Or the Bobby Allison MC kit did better than they expected. The Chevelle was just a new body, the rest carryover *NM*
• Thanks for posting, Tim. *NM*
• I was given this kit 10-15 yrs ago and I knew it was missing some parts. It had the cab, interior, chassis, wheels and tires and a bunch of other stuff. I have fiddled with it over those years and decided many times I was done with it but it keeps ending up on .....
  • Outstanding weathering of the wood trailer bed, Terry. *NM*
    • Thanks. I am really pleased with it. *NM*
  • Really nice work on that old kit. Love the weathering *NM*
    • Thank you. *NM*
    • Thank you very much. *NM*
  • I love it! That’s really cool! *NM*
    • I appreciate that, thanks *NM*
  • looks done to me, great patina *NM*
    • Thanks. I'm pretty good at hiding missing parts. That's why the tarp is there. To cover the missing drive shaft. *NM*
  • That is outstanding and perfect in every way ! I wish that it was on my shelf. Extremely well done. *NM*
    • Thank you! But l wouldn't call it perfect but it did turn out very well. *NM*
      • I think that it's perfect Terry. I meant every word that I said. I see nothing wrong with it. Well done. *NM*
        • Thank you so much. I know l am very critical of my own work and l shouldn't worry about the small stuff. I do really like how it turned out. Thanks again. *NM*
• Yet, they wanted a Chevette and Monza promo contract. *NM*
• Yes, it looks ever so slightly chopped to me as well. Johan set the standard so if anyone does a new stock colonnade, it better match the Johan Cutlass on the front and side window shape. *NM*
• I bought a few, but never really liked the way Revell executed the ‘77 Monte Carlo. Something weird about the opera window/rear wheel well body shape that bothered me. It seems as if it was destined to be diecast then changed at the last minute for plastic kit production *NM*
• The MPC body looks good to my eye, but it appears that it was designed to be only a NASCAR body. If a company were going to do a stock version, IMHO they would have to start fresh. *NM*
• Tim, I've every issue, various books & specials but its the lack of communication thatsgiven then the poor rap, just a real shame when the product is great but the support not so. *NM*
• I'm a big fan of TRJ, and will continue to support the best Rodding publication on the market. *NM*
  • I stopped holding my breath a long time ago. These people constantly make excuses, make weak apologies, and deliver next to nothing. Bunch of con artists. You can't believe a word they write *NM*
• I think that makes sense for when the target demographic was 7 - 12 year old boys. Gotta wow ‘em with subject matter. Most popular 1:1s were more mundane than exciting Mustangs, Camaros and Corvettes. Today’s demographic presumably is the adult hobbyist…
• Think you have it backwards--McMullen and Argus were already part of Primedia, later Source Interlink, when it went for Petersen. *LINK*
  • Guess it depends who was telling the story, Petersen had 10X the subscribers. Regardless, as indpenendent mags, they were profitable
  • Oops. I apologize for the bad link. Instead of pasting a link to a site that chronicles the history of Primedia/K-III Holdings, I left my initial post to a report on the McMullen plane crash. *LINK*
• If only Dave Starsky had driven a Laguna..sigh...LOL *PIC*
• Agreed.... The front axles found in the Tony Nancy 22 jr double kit are a much better substitute for the parts packs pieces. *NM* *PIC*
  • Gonna have some TN leftovers! Is the same axle used in both?
    • Axles are similar in both as I recall. One car has a Kent Fuller chassis, the other a Tommy Ivo chassis which is pretty much a crib of Fuller's piece *NM*
• Plymouth already had a similar concept car on the auto show circuit in '64. Behold the survivor Satellite II show car. *LINK* *PIC*
  • I wonder what the roof section is from. It doesn't match either the sedan or '64-'65 hardtop rooflines *NM*
    • Probably hand fabricated, has a very thin profile when viewed from the side *NM*
  • Here i the car I copied. *NM* *LINK*