tim boyd

I did just as Tom did, and found the same result. The K-Code sprue had very slight warpage on my kit (much less than in the video), but the parts on it were fine. The hood on my RestoMod kit also fit perfectly. If anyone sees a RestoMod hood that is flawed like the one in the video that Alan posted the link to, I encourage them to contact Moebius at the email addy in the instruction sheet; I would expect they would send a new one right away quick. I have two more RestoMod kits that just arrived from Spotlight Hobbies last week, I'll try to dig those out and see if there are any hood warpage issues on those. I also finally had a chance to look at the reversed "Comet' engraving on the passenger side. This is very shallow engraving on the tool, making the letters just slightly raised. About five or 10 gentle swipes with a sanding pad and they'll be gone for a resto-mod build. For a showroom stock or K-Code build, at the 28 minute mark of the video Alan posted above, the reviewer shows a way to foil cast new letters for the passenger side. I would still probably just sand mine off and wait for a future decal badge, either from the aftermarket or perhaps from Moebius should they decide to resolve the issue that way. Thanks for all the comments and all....TB

It's really cold here in Michigan today....dreaming of warmer times in SoCal....at least in a 1/25th scale world.... This model was built from a test shot of the Revell Dan Fink Speedwagon kit, sent to me along with the Three Window Deuce and Roadster kit parts from the same tool, by then-Revell Vice President Roger Harney. The Three Window kit was built for the intro/cover story/feature article in Scale Auto Enthusiast magazine in late 1996, while the other two kits were lightly kitbashed including the one shown here. Basically, built from the test shot, but with the Speedwagon roof removed and a modified small block Ford V8 kitbashed in; the paint was (to the best of my memory) real 1976 GM Bright Lime Metallic, and the wheels came from one of the more obscure Monogram Street Machine kits of the 1970's. Scroll down for some more views including detail shots....and thanks for looking! Cheer....TIM

Hah!....Love that explanation. Maybe I'll use it on my next Tubs post too....cheers....TIM

Correct...thanks Bob. Will change my previous post....Cheers....TB

The 1967-69 Barracuda kits (1967 AMT branded, 197/68-69 MPC branded) were formed from updated tooling of the original AMT 1965-67 tooling...the history of all this was covered in the next to most recent issue of Model Cars Mag (issue #225)...the one with the 1969 Rallye Green fastback on the upper RH corner of the cover....TB

Hi DJ...don't recall for sure (probably been 20+ years since it was built) but I am guessing it was the T5 tranny that came with the original Ford Modular V8 that was in the AMT/Ertl Phantom Vicky kit....TB

Really creative design, work and problem solving throughout; great ideas here for others to use on their projects. Cool idea with the stripes on the seats, too. Great work, Dennis! TB

This is a largely kitbashed 1932 Ford Phantom Vicky Phaeton. It uses the body, interior, and the frame crossmembers from the AMT-Ertl kit of the late 1990's designed by John Mueller and Jairus Watson, combined with frame rails and suspension of the Revell 1932 Ford Hot Rod kit series, and the Motor City Flatheads replica found in the Revell 1948 Ford Convertible kit. The paint is either AMC 1971 Mustard or MoPar 1971 "Butterscotch" (real auto paint, airbrushed), having been inspired by an old Street Rodder magazine 1932 Ford Tudor cover car image. Those fat dirt tracker rear tires are from the Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland parts catalog. Noticing some leftover wax residue on this one and one other in this album....please try to look away from that and I will try to fix it at a later date...some more images below, and thanks for looking....TIM See 'ya later, gator!

I built this model around 2008 or so when the 1/1 scale hot rod movement seemed to be revisiting and discovering its historical roots, albeit via a somewhat exaggerated interpretation of same. It was directly inspired by a 1/1 scale Tub owned by Mark Morton and pictured in his annual "Hop Up" magazines of the era including Issue #6. The engine was a combo of the Revell 1960 Cadillac engine parts pack and parts from one of the Ed Roth Revell kits also powered by a Caddy V8. The low-down chassis was heavily kitbashed, and the paint was a combination of mid 1970's Lincoln/Thunderbird "Lipstick Red" and a complimentary dark red/burgundy color, also from the Ford color palette of the era. A full buildup article followed, I believe in Scale Auto or one of their Contest Annuals, around 2008 or so. Here are a few pictures.... Thanks for looking...TB

Correct as noted in my earlier reply....TB

Yes, I was saying that the AMT kit actually duplicated the McEwen car, not the Hemi Under Glass. Looking at the R&C issue referenced above, it is abundantly clear this is the case. Sorry if my wording wasn't that clear....TB

Me too....although someone on the board here pointed out the real car, as finally run on the strip, had the different generation of Hemi engine from what is in the HUG kit. But there was one suggestion that the kit engine was really the 2G but with the 1G distributor/magneto location, to therefore all that was needed was to relocate the distributor....don't quote me on this though as the memory on this is not entirely clear. Need to recheck my references on that subject. But other than that, the AMT "Hemi Under Glass" was actually 100% the 1/1 scale car instead....and thus is just waiting for the new Round 2 kit and the Slixx decals.....theoretically, at least. But how many times do those 100% slam dunk kitbash conversions turn out to be a little more complicated? Guess we will find out soon....TB

Round 2 is aware of the First Gear product and apparently used that as one of its very early reference sources during the initial stages of kit development, to my understanding. But my takeaway from discussing with Round 2 personnel is that they are deeply researching this subject through 1/1 and historical sources, and that the final kit will be a function of that effort, not a replication of the First Gear product. As I always say in these instances, "time will tell" but my impression at this point is that the B-61 kit will be the result of a pretty intense, in-depth effort to replicate the 1/1 scale subject...TB

SAE also did a commentary piece with quotes from various modelers/journalists/business involved people on their reaction to the new Nova kit. There is also a sidebar in the "collecting muscle car model kits" book on the development of that Nova kit....TB

They are aware of the issue and plan to correct it for future runs of the kit. Metal transfers is a cool idea; question is whether the market would accept the increased price (do not know the amount) for the added content. I'm sure we would, be we are a fraction of the total consumer sales volume for a kitmaker.... ....TB