ChrisBcritter Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) Got one of the early issues about 25 years ago and decided to go the Modified Stocker route with it; opened up the wheelwells, dechromed the body with a few dozen trim clip holes drilled, separated the tail panel and sanded it smooth, and found some two-piece deep reversed wheels from the AMT '66 Corvette. Started gutting out the interior using sketches from a junkyard car (pre-internet) and cobbled together most of a SBF engine. Ground out the grille from behind to open it up, and that's about as far as I got. It's going to be finished as a Bomber-class car like those run at the Freeport, L.I. Speedway - which will save the trouble of building a roll cage (not required with non-hardtops ). Edited May 18, 2020 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Got one of the early issues about 25 years ago and decided to go the Modified Stocker route with it; opened up the wheelwells, dechromed the body with a few dozen trim clip holes drilled, separated the tail panel and sanded it smooth, and found some two-piece deep reversed wheels from the AMT '66 Corvette. Started gutting out the interior using sketches from a junkyard car (pre-internet) and cobbled together most of a SBF engine. Ground out the grille from behind to open it up, and that's about as far as I got. It's going to be finished as a Bomber-class car like those run at the Freeport, L.I. Speedway - which will save the trouble of building a roll cage (not required with non-hardtops ). Nice looking project Chris - you should finish it or trade it to me! Edited May 19, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Just my humble opinion. But I think its one of the best kits to ever carry the Revell name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I do like the latest release, probably mostly for the decals. They include the block style “FORD” script for the trunk. Not sure if the Special Edition also has them. I noticed the styrene quality isn’t what it used to be like the earlier kits. Just like any kit, this one has a couple minor issues, but not complicated to deal with. Other than that, it is one of my favorite cars, and favorite model kits. I think I’ve built around 14 or so, with three others still on the bench, as I have decals for. A few of my Thunderbolt builds. The last three are the first cars I built a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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