THarrison351
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Not sure how rare it is, but it's been in my possession the longest. I bought it in the late seventies from a toy store in Hickory, NC. I've never built it for some reason and never seen one built by anyone else. It was issued in 1971 and never rleased again
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My store in Wichita has some of these kits, but they have yet to discount them. I did see a trike with torn celephane discounted to $13.?? It's like a three dollar discount.
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I have a large collection of unbuilt kits I've been collecting since...well, the oldest was bought in the seventies. I thinned them a while ago by selling on eBay just before the fees went stupid. Over the years I've started many only to put them back on the shelf. Also, my son and now his wife have gifted me models. Now that I have dedicated hobby room, I'm building the gifted and started kits as quickly as I can. I just alternate gift or started ech time. Otherwise it's kind of eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
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Nice, clean, builds!
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On 3/31/2023 at 9:06 PM, larman said:
Excellent work! Beautiful paint and detailing!
On 3/31/2023 at 10:41 PM, bondo bill said:sweet build
On 4/1/2023 at 4:19 AM, PappyD340 said:Beautifully done!
On 4/1/2023 at 7:55 AM, KWT said:very nicely done
On 4/1/2023 at 1:17 PM, Dragline said:Your build is very nice. The blue fits it so well. I understand not all of them are white but other colors are decidedly rare.
White was only available in '53 and the beginning of '54. They added, red, this blue, and black. In '55 copper and harvest gold were added and black was dropped.
On 4/1/2023 at 4:44 PM, Classicgas said:Well done.
On 4/1/2023 at 6:02 PM, carrucha said:Very sharp. I like the body color.
On 4/1/2023 at 7:02 PM, TransAmMike said:Great job Tim on the '54 build👍
11 hours ago, ChrisR said:Looks great!!
Thanks for the compliments! It was a frustrating build, but it turned out better than expected
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3 hours ago, michelle said:
nice work
3 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:Nice, I almost bought one of these today. Found a kit for $20 at an antique shop.
3 hours ago, atomicholiday said:That looks terrific. Really nice workmanship.
I was just looking at the metal version of this kit last week.
2 hours ago, Jim B said:Great looking Corvette. Well done.
1 hour ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:Looks great, well done!
58 minutes ago, Tom99 said:Very nice!
38 minutes ago, RSchnell said:Very nice build!
Thanks for the compliments!
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Originally released in 1977ish with a metal body, this kit was modified and rereleased in 1982 by Monogram as an all-plastic kit. This is the 2013 release with what looks like better decals than some of the others. Considered by many to be the superior of the two kits available to build a 1953 Corvette, I'd hate to build the AMT version. Maybe it's the end result. Anyways, I used Tamiya light metallic blue and light sand to represent the pennant blue exterior and beige interior. The metallic tan on the metal bits in the interior was difficult to match. I tried Tamiya's titanium gold, but it was too light and green. I ended up with a HL craft acrylic metallic bronzy color that seemed good enough. I also used Model Car Garage photo-etch parts. Be warned though, there's no guide for the pieces though most are obvious. The metal color is kind of gold even after polishing. The MCG photo-etch supplied interior and exterior mirror pieces leave a lot to be desired. The arms for the mirrors are flat and look terrible when finished. I passed on the mirrors and did not have an appropriate outside spare. Most of the fit when building the kit is pretty good even if the parting lines are a bit heavy and offset. The body was especially affected. The front headlight buckets required a lot of work and even after putty and sanding, the fit was still poor. The chrome was very shiny and complete, but at a cost. The clear they used before plating was sprayed too thick. All the sprue points on the bumpers, windshield, etc., required touchup with BMF. The end results look good to my eyes, but what a lot to get there. I also noted a couple of details in the kit were more appropriate to a modified version of a stock car. 12 volt battery and extended exhaust tips (ok for '54).
The bottom of the body was raw gel coat. Sort of a dirty yellow-tan. Restoration pictures I found, showed the chassis, transmission, and exhaust to be all black. I passed on highlighting all the fasteneners. I was tired
I added the missing upper radiator hoses
The roadster top is a love it or hate it thing
With my Danbury Mint 1953 Corvette
Trying to make the headlight buckets better. No, the hood was not wavy. That's a reflection of the shrink wrap on the box
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Looks, good! I finished the Cabriolet last month, so I know your pain of building one of these kits.
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Looks sharp!
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On 3/7/2023 at 3:18 PM, TooOld said:
Beautiful work Tim , that's about the nicest build of this kit I've ever seen ! Well done !
On 3/7/2023 at 6:22 PM, Danno said:Nicely done.
On 3/7/2023 at 7:05 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:Yup, what he said.
On 3/7/2023 at 7:09 PM, cobraman said:I would like to echo those words.
On 3/8/2023 at 9:26 AM, stavanzer said:Wow!
What a great build! You really nailed the look of the real thing.
Great job on overcoming the small setbacks. (Missing Lens, Dull Chrome)
On 3/8/2023 at 12:14 PM, espo said:Beautiful looking finishes. Like the chassis and interior detailing.
Thanks everyone! I have the Predicta too and plan to finish it in the metallic red paint that the model design represents. Not thhe original blue or later blue restoration.
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On 2/12/2023 at 4:11 PM, cobraman said:
Looks great, I like it.
On 2/12/2023 at 6:28 PM, Gramps46 said:One of my favorite models and you did it proud. The wheel change makes a big difference.
On 2/12/2023 at 6:35 PM, Smilesperhour said:That's lovely. Really like the 904 great shape
On 2/12/2023 at 7:10 PM, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:One of my favorite colors and sports cars.
On 2/13/2023 at 9:18 AM, ve safari said:Nice wheel and colour combo, well done.
On 2/13/2023 at 3:50 PM, 1959scudetto said:Well done, Tim - clean model and the wheels of the Fujimi 356 C are just perfect for it.
On 2/13/2023 at 7:06 PM, jaymcminn said:Amazing how much the 356 wheels change the character of the model. Great work!
On 2/15/2023 at 1:03 AM, slusher said:Sweet looking classic. I would put it in a model case..
On 2/15/2023 at 9:25 AM, drodg said:I know that it is a simple model but you did a really good job and the car really captures the lines of the 904. Congratulations.
On 2/15/2023 at 9:59 AM, ChrisR said:Looks great!
Thanks for the compliments! It was fun build!
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I'm placing this here because it's technically a truck, even though the chassis was a cars. I've had this kit since it was rereleased in 1990. I started it soon after and never finished. Kit is based on Darrill Starbird's Ultra Truck. Don't know why the name change. One of many bubble-top cars from Starbird. Body was a '62 Chevy P/U and chassis was shortened '55 Chevy passenger.
The rear inner fenders had huge gaps that I filled and smoothed before painting.
I opened up the hood scoop and airbrushed a white area in the center. All those thin strips of chrome were a bear to foil.
Engine is an early Buick nail head with lots of chrome. I added a pre-wired distibutor. There's a tiny magnet in the carburetor and one in the scoop so I can take it off. The headlight covers were frosted, so I painted them white.
I lost one of the taillight lenses. Found that a tape dispenser had the correct curvature, and cut it to fit. I used Tamiya clear red to color them.
I think the real car was black underneath, but the instructions called out the chassis to be white. I added a little pearl clear. Oh yeah, it has working steering too!
This is how it was found. Easy kit to build right out of the box. Chrome is pretty bad though. One side of the tree was shinier than the other.
Freshly painted, Testors competition orange, flat white, silver, and black. I used Tamiya pearl on the orange
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I have this release too. It's on my hit list of need to complete soon. So I'll be watching to see your ideas.
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Not current, but you get the gist
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22 hours ago, Snake45 said:
That's a beauty! Is it 1/24?
Yes sir!
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Danbury Mint 1962 Thunderbird Custom. eBay BIN $30+ shipping. Was only missing sport tonneau cover, but I like the hard top anyway.
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This was a super easy build. It's a curbside designed for slotcar racing. I should have deepened all the panel lines. It's 1/24 scale, has probably 40 pieces in the kit including the parts for the slotcar conversion. It captures the look though.
One big change I made was the wheels. the originals looked marginal. many years ago I built a Fujimi Porsche 356 and I kept the leftover wheels and brakes. Parts box tires look OK.
Used a gold gel pen for the lettering. looks purple in the light.
Four parts for the interior. I added some generic gauge decals.
Not much here.
This paint was unfortunately hotter than I hoped, it ate right through the Tamiya White primer. Not the first textured model I've finished.
Mocked up in about an hour.
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When they were racing, it was great. When they were overdriving and intentionally causing cars in front of them to spin or wreck it was poor sportsmanship. NASCAR should have reviewed the incident penalized the aggressor and sent them to rear and returned the ones spun to their position. If someone was only knocked out of line, that's racing.
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Very nicely done!
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Looks great! I still have a drawer full of those House of Kolor paints, including the Hot Magenta!
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On 2/1/2023 at 7:51 PM, xs650shawn said:
Really, that's a disappointment.
Yeah, it's unfortunate that they've never corrected the mold. I have the first release 2000 Baldwin Motion Camaro that the Z-28 was cloned from, and it's RH headlamp bezel is just the same.
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On 1/31/2023 at 10:43 PM, alan barton said:
I have to agree with you, it does take some work to bring this model up to today's standards. You have certainly done a beautiful job on your convertible. The good news is that the general proportions and the sharpness of detail make it worth persevering with!
Thanks Alan! I have to agree. AMT, MPC and Johan for the most part had the body proportions nailed down on their kits in sixties and seventies, especially the promo based ones. The details of the engine and chassis is where it sometimes had compromises. Then there's the kits that where modified into some other subject and then returned poorly to the original or decontented to save a few pennies.
On 2/1/2023 at 8:26 AM, Zippi said:That's a pretty kewl build of the 37 Chevy Cabriolet. Great job.
Thank you Zippi!
On 2/1/2023 at 8:42 AM, ChrisR said:Looking great!
Thanks Chris!
On 2/1/2023 at 9:17 AM, ismaelg said:Nice!
I think this is the first time I see one of these finished.
Thank you Ismael! Yeah, it was hard to find other completed stock versions for reference, I found two Cabriolets, and one Coupe. Anything else was a gasser or street rod.
On 2/1/2023 at 11:36 AM, Jim B said:Nicely done. I'm working on the coupe right now.
Thanks Jim! Look forward to seeing it completed.
On 2/1/2023 at 1:09 PM, Dave Darby said:Looking good. Your color change is a vast improvement!
Thank you Dave! I liked the idea of the two colors over the standard solid tone. Looking through the Dupont 1937 paint chips showed swan grey and regatta red were two I could color match pretty easy
9 hours ago, slusher said:Tim, you did a fantastic job, very sharp!
Thanks Slusher!
1 hour ago, Ulf said:Very nice build, even though it's an old kit you can't get away from the fact that the shape is spot on.
Thank you Ulf! AMT did capture the look!
56 minutes ago, Ulf said:Yes, we may be surprised today at what we managed to glue together then. Today I have a can of Tamiya liquid glue with old runners on the table to bridge the fit in some old kits.
Yeah, sometimes I wish I had all the kits I ruined when I was a kid, but then again I have too many kits as it is. I find medium CA glue with accelerator fills a lot of problems, and I have used Evergreen sheets like I did on the hood hinge.
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Looks grreat evenn with the deccal dissaster. The right headlight defect has been there since day one.
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I just finished this up. It's an old ProShop release from a couple of decades ago. Comes pre-painted for easy assembly. Yeah, right. Well, I had built a bunch of the other ProShop cars in the past and thought I'd try this one. Bought it off eBay around 10 years ago. Started to build it and it wasn't great, but sometimes AMT kits made in the sixties were more difficult than others. It wasn't until I started on the body when I knew there were issues. The parting lines were terrible and they'd painted over them. I was going to look past the dark brownish-red color not matching, but when I tried to assemble the hood and it would not fit without a splice of plastic, I just gave in. So it went back in the box. A couple of weeks ago I resurrected it and realized it really needed a color change. It's not factory, they never offered two-tone, but the colors are close. I find very few example of this kit completed on the internet. It's not an easy kit to finish stock. The best part of the whole kit is the Stove Bolt six!
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Here is what I found in the box after hibernating for about ten years. You can see the fenders and wheels do not match. I added a strip of styrene to help make the hood fit. Also, those terrible parting lines. There's a large one on the rear roll pan too. It's not really visible in this photo, but the track width has the tires sticking out past the fenders. I narrowed all four wheel backs to tuck the wheels inside the fenders. The engine is nice though!
Color change and my first tire painted with a whitewall
Not many stock Cabriolets to get information on the Net. The one I picked was right hand drive, so I mistakenly put the fender steps on the wrong side. No holes drilled for taillights or the rear license plate. Some things have location divots on the inside for drilling, but not these.
The hood needed opening latches. Not even a lump, I made some out of bent wire.
I pinned the headlights to locate them and make them stable.
I pinned the spare tire too
Comes with an up top too
There's no upper radiator hose, but it has a pin in the water neck and radiator, I slipped some wire insulation in between
Very simple interior
That's about it. I built the coupe version a couple times when I was a kid back in seventies. I recall purple and metallic blue. I built them as gassers and don't remember having issues, but Testors tube glue fixed many problems
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Great job! Yep, I will agree a crappy kit and one that when I was building one almost became an aircraft multiple times.