Flintstone '29 Ford Tudor

[Sportabout]

I need a good donor kit for Flintstone NB137 1 '29 Ford Tudor. Revell and AMT has '29 Ford kits. Which is the best of them? Revell '29 rat rod? Critical parts are chassis, front suspension (stock) and other front parts. Engine, transmission and rear axle comes from other kit.

 

[Deano]

2 hours ago, Sportabout said:

I need a good donor kit for Flintstone NB137 1 '29 Ford Tudor. Revell and AMT has '29 Ford kits. Which is the best of them? Revell '29 rat rod? Critical parts are chassis, front suspension (stock) and other front parts. Engine, transmission and rear axle comes from other kit.

 

Flintstone's website says to use the AMT or MPC kit

[Mark]

The MPC (last boxed as AMT) Woody/roadster pickup kit would probably be the best one.  The Flintstone body is based on the AMT '28 sedan (which was created and manufactured by MPC).  MPC replaced the sedan body with the Woody and roadster pickup because they did not want to reissue the kit in the same version as AMT had sold earlier.  The fender unit has not been changed very much.  An original MPC sedan body still fits the fenders.  The AMT/Ertl issue of this kit should not be too tough to find.  The fender unit in these kits do have the frame molded as a unit with the fenders.

Second choice would be the AMT '29 roadster.  The sedan body should fit these fenders but the rear part of the floor (between the fenders) will probably need to be reworked.  This kit has the fender unit and frame molded as separate parts.   

The Revell pickup unit will need even more work, as it has support pieces for the pickup bed molded as part of the unit.  It also has truck running board detail.  The AMT/Ertl Woody/roadster pickup kit still has passenger car running board detail (rubber mat on top side of board) which was never changed from the MPC '28 sedan kit. 

[Sportabout]

Thanks. I think I need both AMT and Revell kits. I have read Revell kit has much better front suspension parts.