Jantrix
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My first was a 1/32 snapper funny car. Funky clear green. Then a Don Garlits dragster and the MPC Datsun Flip nose. Then my dad bought a huge lot of incomplete kits and parts that filled the back of the station wagon, at a flea market. At that point, I was pretty well hooked into the hobby.
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On 7/6/2022 at 3:31 PM, Mattilacken said:
Have had this floating in my head for a good while. Not just exactly how it would look. But I guess it would be a Vette cart style build.
I like it! Is there a build thread?
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On 9/26/2022 at 4:01 PM, carl63_99 said:
I decided time to change the rims out
I was surprised how good the original rims looked with just a change of finish. This is metalizer titanium.
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Looking good!
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2 hours ago, Russell C said:
That's an interesting custom mix 'n match idea, though. Not heading in that direction with my own offbeat '34 street rod idea where I need to retain the fender-mount headlights so that there is no doubt it is a '34. But since I was curious to see what your idea looked like, I taped together enough of the eBay glue bomb I got several years back and held up a Danbury Mint '32 crossbar / lights / horn to it. The pointed grille puts them all a bit farther forward. A person might have to tweak the appearance by maybe moving the headlights inward on the crossbar, and maybe shortening the outer ends of the crossbar so that they sit down just a bit further ....
Maybe it's just because of my affection for cars of this era, but that looks perfectly normal to me. Thanks very much.
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On 10/7/2022 at 9:04 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:
Exactly what I was going to suggest.
And the real '34 had separate lights, not on a crossbar.
What's the issue with the running boards? I thought the ZZ Top car had black ribbed ones, like stock.
There are several versions of the kit with louvered hood sides.
EDIT: Or the AMT '34 5-window louvered hood sides can be reworked by adding a little material fairly easily, too. I just pulled the kits to check.
Thanks guys, I was unaware of this.
Bill, for some reason i seem to remember smoothed running boards, my mistake. I'll look for this kit, thanks.
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I built this one as a kid. Went together pretty easy. However when I was a kid that style of hot rod was what I was into. Now at 54, I'm more into nostalgia hot rods. At least on the outside. There is something to be said for a hot rod that looks old but is modern beneath and ultimately lets you drive it as much as you like.
Has anyone tried to backdate the Eliminator to look a bit more old school? I'm thinking of replacing the headlights for something on a crossbar, maybe from a Revell deuce. Lose the smooth hood sides, and the rear rolled pan. Bob the rear fenders a bit. Wheels and tires from the Revell '29 RPU. The running boards will take some real work though. The engine, I'd leave alone aside from replacing the billet ZZTop valve covers and air cleaner with something older.
I'd love to hear if anyone else has given this a go.
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The easiest way to do this for anything related to scale, is to remember that that 1 millimeter is one 1/25 scale inch. So, if you need 2 inch tubing for a roll bar you are looking for 2mm tubing, or something very close. Both Plastruct and Evergreen add the sizes in standard and metric on the packages.
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On 7/30/2021 at 4:27 PM, stitchdup said:
First up we have Mike Burroughs from stanceworks bmw engined hotrod
I've been following Mikes Model A for a while and have chatted with him online. Real nice guy. Here's what the A looks like now.
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7 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
I dunno, but wouldn't it be cool if cats were really that big compared to trucks? Sure would clean up the human gene pool in a hurry.
H.G Wells thought so too. 😁
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Great bunch! What's left?
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Very nice. I have an Early Iron release of the Monogram 1930 Ford tourer, that I'm planning to do something similar with. Terrific work.
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I'm diggin' it.
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I've been tempted to get one and try to back date it so that it looks nostalgic/old school hot rod on the outside, but modern-ish running gear. Probably will.
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On 8/21/2022 at 7:33 PM, larman said:
Super job! It is so hard to do stuff in 1/20 scale, but this is probably the best hot rodded Hubley model I have seen. Love the color too.
On 9/16/2022 at 11:00 AM, geemoney said:the BEST hubbley i've seen!
I'm gonna agree with these two gents. I've been a member here forever and we just DON'T see many Hubley kits get built. Much less get customized. Outstanding work.
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8 hours ago, Modlbldr said:
I found these today in my decal stash. Looks like they can be found in the Monogram 32 Ford roadster- Kit # 2718-0300.
The Mr. Horsepower decals are VERY common. You can find them on lots of different kits. Especially old muscle car kits that come with drag options.
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Very solid work. I'm not a big fan of outlaw hoods but you did that one very well. Most impressive.
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9 hours ago, Calb56 said:
Lol... so I bought the wrong kit. 🙃
That figures...
I'm afraid so. Or rather the right kit at the wrong time. The initial release had the nailhead. This release. The 30 Coupe that came out after it, had the blown SBC. When they released the roadster a second time, they changed to the SBC for it as well. A real shame. As modelers were up to our ears in small block Chevys, but a good nailhead is a grail item for us. Revell really didn't read the room. Good luck.
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Terrific work. That kit is a life long favorite.
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As far as sheer scariness, for me it was Stephen Kings IT, and his novella collections, Skeleton Crew and Night Shift. I read a few other horror writers like Dean Koontz (awful writer), Robert McCammon, Brian Lumley, John Saul. None are as good as King, frankly. Let me reiterate, about Koontz. He writes well, spins a good story, but his endings are the most disappointing of any writer I've encountered. A 340 page novel should not end and wrap up in six pages.
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That looks very slick. I'm impressed.
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While I haven't done a Halloween theme yet, I have done a villain car, a fictional one based on Stephen Kings villain Randall Flagg.
I figured something big, loud and aggressive without a lot of reflective surfaces. This '73 Cougar fit the bill.
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With some imagination, you can turn just about anything into a Halloween themed vehicle. I'm going to turn the Revell '37 Ford Panel into a horror ice cream truck. I mean you'd buy ice cream from this guy right?
Get creative.
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I think this Nascar Pontiac hood is a step in the right direction.
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Help with Decal I.D. please
in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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A reverse image search shows this photo in a thread on the H.A.M.B.. That's where I'd ask around, if you haven't already.
The photo Steve added, the town under the AEI, appears to be something like Clinton, Md., but my Googling hasn't turned up any AEI in that location. I wish you luck.