Snake45 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Got this Welly '68 4-4-2 yesterday, laid about 2-3 hours of Snake-Fu on it today, on the shelf and DONE! Overall shape is good. As you'll see below, it's just a teeny bit undersized. The paint, a good match for '68 Olds Sapphire Blue, is even, smooth, and shiny--very nice! I was particularly impressed with the vent window frames--these are much more delicate and accurate than we usually see in diecasts, especially cheap ones. Was also impressed by the correct body seam lines at the rocker panel. Door gaps aren't half bad, either. I didn't have to Silver Sharpie the window moldings, though I DID have to do the wheel arches, as I believe the chromed arches was standard on 4-4-2 (or at least all the ones I saw on google). I did spend some time detailing the grille with Testor Steel, and the backup lights and front turn signals with Testor flat white and then a craft acrylic pearl white. I hit the chrome hood vents with a black wash. Oh, and I had to saw off the screw bosses on the chassis, they ones they use to screw the thing to its box. They were huge, and would have been visible on the finished model. The model's weak point is definitely the wheels. The tires are about the same height as the common AMT L60s (though not quite as wide), but the wheels themselves are noticeably undersized. And they don't look much like real Olds sport wheels, or anything else I can think of, for that matter. I just painted the center sections with Tamiya Metallic Gray and let them go. Overall, though, quite nice. Not quite as nice as their '70 Challenger TA, but pretty darn nice, and better than most cheap diecasts. I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 And here's a few pics comparing it to the AMT '69 4-4-2 I built a while back. You can see that the length is pretty close--the Welly is just a hair undersize in length, maybe 1/26--but it's noticeably narrower in a head-to-head comparison. But, overall, I think it looks pretty good, except of course for those wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) Both your Olds are looking good. It is a shame about the wheels on the Welly. Edited October 31, 2018 by Gramps46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Yeah those wheels are atrocious! Still, I may have to have one of those to go with the Chevelle and GSX. I should have a set of Olds wheels somewhere from a plastic kit. Swap them and tires out and bam! Got something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 41 minutes ago, randyc said: Yeah those wheels are atrocious! Still, I may have to have one of those to go with the Chevelle and GSX. I should have a set of Olds wheels somewhere from a plastic kit. Swap them and tires out and bam! Got something. It should sit nicely with the GSX--or even the '65 Riviera. I've been doing some homework on the wheels. Although most pics show them wearing the SSII wheels (poorly portrayed in the diecast, nicely done on the AMT kit), the SSIs (AKA Magnum 500s) were optionally available in '68, and those are far more common in scale than the SSIIs. The next problem is this isn't a simple straight-axle chassis, it's got the posable front wheels, and so swapping them out for model parts might be troublesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Looks really nice Rich, great job on the detailing. what's your thoughts on the T/A Challenger. I've looked but not pulled the trigger because I though it might be an odd size like Welly is so accustom to doing. Is it really 1/24 or 1/25 or smaller? Thanks for any info. Geno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, Geno said: Looks really nice Rich, great job on the detailing. what's your thoughts on the T/A Challenger. I've looked but not pulled the trigger because I though it might be an odd size like Welly is so accustom to doing. Is it really 1/24 or 1/25 or smaller? Thanks for any info. Geno. I LOVE the T/A Challenger! Definitely my favorite Welly and my favorite "cheap" diecast of any kind. It's 1/25, or at least it's smaller than the Monogram and is pretty much identical in size to the Palmer/Lindberg 1/25 '74. I've got a '67 Firebird to Snake-Fu, probably today or tomorrow, and hope to photograph and write them up and post them here very soon. I like the Welly TA Challenger SO much that it's going on the shelf with my "good" models, not relegated to my "Diecast Ghetto." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks Rich, looks like I may have to pop for one lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Geno said: Thanks Rich, looks like I may have to pop for one lol. Just finished cleaning up the pics. Hope to post them tonight. Oh what the heck. Here's a Preview of Coming Attractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 That looks sweet Rich, I can't wait to see the rest of the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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