deuces wild Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Yeah, I didn't even bother painting mine.. Plus I used a whole tube of testors to assemble it.. Edited July 21, 2014 by deuces wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The wynn's charger fed is due out next week! I'll try and post some pictures of the kit once I get it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Anyone got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yes,I have one.See my post in "Drag racing models". BTW,it has the Young American frame in it with the Garlits version chrome tree.I believe that the front axle had to be altered as the space between the axle mounting points on the frame is/was different than the original Garlits kit frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41CHEVY Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Yes,I have one.See my post in "Drag racing models". BTW,it has the Young American frame in it with the Garlits version chrome tree.I believe that the front axle had to be altered as the space between the axle mounting points on the frame is/was different than the original Garlits kit frame. The frame has to be modified. The axle mounts are 26 mm spaced and the chassis mounts are 18 mm. I cut off the chassis " tube " and used a piece of Evergreen .080 rod cut to 26 mm and centered it on the chassis. Cut the axle torque arms off and added them to the rod ends. The fix took about 20 minutes. Edited October 16, 2014 by 41CHEVY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 290 Minutes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41CHEVY Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 290 Minutes ? HEE! when you retire time s l o w s d o w n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 heres something maybe nobody else has noticed: the box is too small. the chrome sprue is too long to fit in it without it being at an angle to the top and bottom. the frame is the same: too long to fit comfortably flat in the box. the box is also too small to fit the iron on transfer that is included...it has to be wrinkled up both top and bottom and left and right. probably wouldn't hurt anything but the question is why? I guess so it would fit into a standard box, but it sure doesn't fit comfortably and flat, which is how I prefer to store anything prone to warpage like that exquisite frame. other thing is, there isn't much weight there. durn box feels empty. just an observation...would feel much more substantial with some extras included somehow. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 The reissue kit's box is actually a bit larger (taller) than the original. Round 2 uses the same size box for AMT and MPC branded kits, while when they were competitors (back in the day) MPC used a box that wasn't as tall as AMT's. The box bottom might be just a bit narrower because of the box top being double layer, though. Some of the chrome trees had tabs added later to stick them in the vacuum plating chamber, which sometimes made them a tighter fit in the boxes. MPC did use a slightly bigger box for some kits (Open Road camper, '71 Chevy ramp truck) but the dragster kits were in the regular box. The dragster chassis fits in, but diagonally. I'm surprised the transfer got wrinkled. The display in the Meyers Manx kit was put in the box without folding the large bottom section, unlike the original issue of that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Hitherto Garliys kits is one of the first three kits I built (the others were Dyno's Cougar FC and the Candies and Hughes Cuda). Until recent issues I had an original boxed kit in my display case. The original issue had the frame diagonal, the iron on wrapped around the instructions and the chrome sorta bent in the middle to fit the kit box. As for the Cosmic Charger, Carl Casper has shown it at the Louisville Show. It is an absolutely stunning piece of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 How large is the iron on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Toups Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 The reissue kit's box is actually a bit larger (taller) than the original. Round 2 uses the same size box for AMT and MPC branded kits, while when they were competitors (back in the day) MPC used a box that wasn't as tall as AMT's. The box bottom might be just a bit narrower because of the box top being double layer, though. Some of the chrome trees had tabs added later to stick them in the vacuum plating chamber, which sometimes made them a tighter fit in the boxes. MPC did use a slightly bigger box for some kits (Open Road camper, '71 Chevy ramp truck) but the dragster kits were in the regular box. The dragster chassis fits in, but diagonally. I'm surprised the transfer got wrinkled. The display in the Meyers Manx kit was put in the box without folding the large bottom section, unlike the original issue of that kit. My kit did not include the iron-on. Not a big deal to me, but it's curious that it was missing. Is it another one of those deals where only one kit per case has one? I know round 2 has done that in the past. My biggest issue was the frame was slightly warped and twisted. Has anyone else noticed frame warpage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 look at the bottom of your box. mine had a false bottom and the iron on was under there, bent up on the sides to fit the box. maybe you just haven't dug far enough because I believe all kits come with it. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Toups Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 look at the bottom of your box. mine had a false bottom and the iron on was under there, bent up on the sides to fit the box. maybe you just haven't dug far enough because I believe all kits come with it. jb I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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