BOSWELL891 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) Jantrix, I understand where you are coming from, but the three of us are just getting into or getting back into the hobby. We realize this isn't much of a challenge to most of the guys here, but to us, it most certainly is. We don't have the bins full of parts, and plenty of leftover paint. We are just starting out and figured we'd challenge each other to get better in a way that is conducive to our situation, and we decided to open it up to anyone who wants to join us in. Oh. I understand. Sorry I was unaware this was the case. I'm just sort of used to dealing with the rest of the goons here with massive collections and spare parts left over from 30+ years of building, it didn't dawn on me you guys were newer builders. My apologies. Starting from scratch, $50 is a reasonable limit then. Left over paints? you plan on scraping paint off of a rebuild, and re- applying it to a project? The paint is in the budget, left over or not. It evens the playing field for guys that have been doing this since before I was born and guys that are casual. Nope was refering to the plethora of 1/2 full spray cans I've got all over my garage. Edited May 3, 2011 by Jantrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Schmidt Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Working on Body now...got to love sanding Goodbye Shock towers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wontonkiller Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Goodbye Shock towers!!! SO very true lol The color I picked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSWELL891 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The kit and paint. kit $23, spray paint $3, bottle paints $4.50 the grand total is $30.50 i think i did pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wontonkiller Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 boswell !! Thanks for going us looked like just my 2 other friends at first lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSWELL891 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 This is one cbp i just knew i wanted to be a part of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaMcGurk Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I haven't built a small scale model in years but this sounds like fun so let me ask a couple of questions to see if I fall within your "rules". I bought a 1/25th "Revell Muscle" '71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda a few years back (as reference) for a 1/8th scale Cuda I'm working on, I was somewhat disappointed as the kit has no shocks , clunky inner wheel halves, wrong interior pattern and to top it all off just doesn't just doesn't look right. I bought it a Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon so the kit cost me about 12 bucks. I also have a resin Gibson Super Stock engine. The engine was given to me by a friend but they cost around twenty bucks or so depending on where you buy them. I have plenty of paint on hand from other builds including tubes of acrylics (used to be an artist) that occasionally I dip a brush into for weathering etc. Like I said....I don't normally build small scale so I have no large stash of parts. The only kit bashed parts will be disc brake calipers taken from a broken die cast model. You all are familiar with the Plymouth "Super Bird" I'm sure, what I have in mind is turning the Cuda into "Super Fish" as if Plymouth had built it as a street muscle car in the '70's to complete with the Judge, Boss etc, cars of the era. I have no way of figuring scratch built parts as I generally use scrap plastic, house hold throw aways and I buy fillers, sand paper etc, in bulk for full size stuff. So it's up to you guys... do I qualify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 You all are familiar with the Plymouth "Super Bird" I'm sure, what I have in mind is turning the Cuda into "Super Fish" as if Plymouth had built it as a street muscle car in the '70's to complete with the Judge, Boss etc, cars of the era. you mean like this one (i call it chicken of the sea) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The only thing keeping me out is the Vehicle age I have a post '79 car that would be perfect for this build and would not get built otherwise. Nick About paint also, what If I can prove the spray can was cheaper than the $3 general cost? Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewart Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 That is one sick cuda. Nice job on it. STewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDocktor40 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I haven't built a small scale model in years but this sounds like fun so let me ask a couple of questions to see if I fall within your "rules". I bought a 1/25th "Revell Muscle" '71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda a few years back (as reference) for a 1/8th scale Cuda I'm working on, I was somewhat disappointed as the kit has no shocks , clunky inner wheel halves, wrong interior pattern and to top it all off just doesn't just doesn't look right. I bought it a Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon so the kit cost me about 12 bucks. I also have a resin Gibson Super Stock engine. The engine was given to me by a friend but they cost around twenty bucks or so depending on where you buy them. I have plenty of paint on hand from other builds including tubes of acrylics (used to be an artist) that occasionally I dip a brush into for weathering etc. Like I said....I don't normally build small scale so I have no large stash of parts. The only kit bashed parts will be disc brake calipers taken from a broken die cast model. You all are familiar with the Plymouth "Super Bird" I'm sure, what I have in mind is turning the Cuda into "Super Fish" as if Plymouth had built it as a street muscle car in the '70's to complete with the Judge, Boss etc, cars of the era. I have no way of figuring scratch built parts as I generally use scrap plastic, house hold throw aways and I buy fillers, sand paper etc, in bulk for full size stuff. So it's up to you guys... do I qualify? How about list it as say...$30 for both the model and the motor. That way you have some plenty of room to add paint. Sound fair? About paint also, what If I can prove the spray can was cheaper than the $3 general cost? I think to keep it even, I'd have to say count it as $3. I'll be posting mine up this evening hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 What about the age cut-off? Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wontonkiller Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 What about the age cut-off? Nick 61 to 79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDocktor40 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Here's mine 1968 Le Mans GT40. Model: $23.10 Paints: $19.50 total (5 sprays, 3 bottles) Total: $42.60 DSCN1290 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr DSCN1277 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr IMAG0415 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr IMAG0436 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr IMAG0429 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr DSCN1283 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr DSCN1288 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaMcGurk Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) Alight then, being 63 and figuring 30 bucks for the kit and motor, a couple cans of spray paint and few of those small testers paint jars I guess I qualify. Here's a few pics of where I'm at. Sanded and starting assembling the resin Gibson engine. Detailed the kit wheels with a little paint. Assembling the chassis and adding a bit of paint detail.....a little rust and road road grime as this is intended to be a driver not a trailer queen. The addition of the disc brakes was a pain in the butt but sure looks a lot better that the kit "toy" back wheel half. Edited May 5, 2011 by GrandpaMcGurk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wontonkiller Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 more work to the 65' Gt500.. Engine now fits thanks to some work on the engine bay.. All of the suspension parts from the 2005 are fitting on the 1965 with some mods. Also working on the custom cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Reid Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 looking good bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDocktor40 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 (edited) GT40 is finished, but I'm not happy with the way it turned out. This kit, at least for me, was a nightmare. It'll look good on the shelf, but it really fell short of how I wanted it to look. DSCN1297 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr DSCN1304 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr DSCN1298 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr DSCN1292 by TheDocktor40, on Flickr Edited May 13, 2011 by TheDocktor40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaMcGurk Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Got a little more done on the "Super Fish". I scratch built a distributor from scrap as the resin one was too difficult for me to drill out individual holes for plug wires. I cut the grille from the valance as I won't be using it with the Super Fish nose. I'm in the process of modifying the kit intake manifold as I don't want to use that big super stock one that came with the Gibson engine. Also added a little more texture to the valve covers after drilling for the plug wires, hopefully a light coat of flat black will give me that "factory" wrinkle paint look. It's also good practice for the vinyl top I'll be adding later. There's a couple of slightly blurry pics coming up as my club fingers inadvertently switched off my macro setting and I didn't want to take the time to re-shoot them....sorry 'bout that. I'm not going to go with the "shaker" hood. I'll be turning it around backwards and molding it into the hood for a little more slippery shape. Started cobbling up the nose...you can never have too many clamps. It's difficult to see in the photo but the added nose extention is peaked in the center and turned upward at the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaMcGurk Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 As you guys that have built this model know, the front end of this car sits way too high.....rather than weaken the kit torsion bar suspension I'll channel the body down a bit in front. You can see in the pic where I'll be trimming the inner fender panels. Probably will have to cut the floor pan from the interior tub and shorten it's height a bit also. Still, all in all it's easier than moving the spindles up. The next two pics show the mocked up nose and "swing set" rear spoiler. Sure it would have been easier to pick up a junk Superbird kit and modify the nose and spoiler for this build but where's the fun in that? Perhaps I'm just a glutton for punishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSWELL891 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Just got started on the charger this week because I've been busy lately but I've got the body and frame painted the motors painted too just not assembled yet. The motor is the 426 hemi because I'm doing the car dragster style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 i like where the body work is going here but im confused about the shaker its on the wrong side of the hood and facing the wrong way whats your angle ? (no pun intended) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaMcGurk Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Eelco, I won't be using the scoop as a "Shaker" air cleaner. I'm lowering the front of the car by channeling the front of the body down on the belly pan and will add Super Bird type bumps on the tops of the fenders for tire clearance. The shaker will be molded into the the hood with the openings facing the windshield. I'll fab up an air cleaner for the carbs under the hood. The nose and rear spoiler are all intended to make the car slippery and provide down force at high speeds....that shaker (as it comes) is just top end wind drag...that's why it's becoming an integral part of the hood and turned around, it'll act more as a vent for under hood trapped air and heat and add a little bling. My intention is to make the Cuda look like an attempt by Plymouth to build a race inspired factory "baby" Superbird for the muscle car crowd of the period. Edited May 23, 2011 by GrandpaMcGurk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaMcGurk Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Due to the things that pop up in every day life, I'm not going to be able to complete this car by the 31st. I'll complete it in the work bench section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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