Revell Greased Lightning '48 Ford 'Vert

[Daddyfink]

7 hours ago, Junkman said:

Maybe one could build an entirely different movie car from that kit?

It doubles as a submarine!

[Dave Darby]

15 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

It doubles as a submarine!

What movie was that?

[Daddyfink]

6 minutes ago, Dave Darby said:

What movie was that?

It is from "It's a mad mad mad mad world"

 

[Dave Darby]

3 minutes ago, Daddyfink said:

It is from "It's a mad mad mad mad world"

 

I'm a little shocked I didn't know that, lol. 

[Casey]

Hopefully when someone builds this they raise the rear ride height a few inches and add some width to the rearend to push the wheels and tire out a bit wider, closer to the real car's fitment. It looks like the chrome steel wheels aren't as deep as they should be, and that was probably a compromise to allow them to actually fit the model without modification or adding new parts:

Edited December 15, 2018 by Casey

[stavanzer]

The Clear Hood on the Red Car is going to be the hardest part. Somebody back in the 1990's did a resin conversion kit of the Red Car. Had a clear resin hood. For the life of me, I cannot remember who it was. Wish I had gotten one. I'll never see it again.

[Junkman]

21 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

It doubles as a submarine!

"It's too deep! It's too deep, you little rat fink!"

[disconovaman]

21 hours ago, alexis said:

Had a clear resin hood

I thought about doin a facum form with hood in the kit as a mold... trim off the flash and it should fit good. 

[disconovaman]

I tried some different tires on those wheels... the revell nova/mustang slicks are a little big but the Round 2 slicks fit good.

[Toner283]

2 hours ago, disconovaman said:

I tried some different tires on those wheels... the revell nova/mustang slicks are a little big but the Round 2 slicks fit good.

Are all 4 chrome reverse rims the same size or are they a set of big'n little's?

[disconovaman]

1 hour ago, Toner283 said:

Are all 4 chrome reverse rims the same size or are they a set of big'n little's?

All four are all the same size...

[Dennis Lacy]

Well I got one today for my birthday. I'm pleased. 

[disconovaman]

13 minutes ago, Dennis Lacy said:

Well I got one today for my birthday. I'm pleased. 

Happy Birthday!

[Dave Darby]

On 12/2/2018 at 5:37 PM, Toner283 said:

Are all 4 chrome reverse rims the same size or are they a set of big'n little's?

Here they are with white wall and turned inside, and tried them in the Rat Roaster tires.

[Bob Ellis]

On 11/30/2018 at 9:53 AM, Dave Darby said:

I'm a little shocked I didn't know that, lol. 

Great movie. Also a 63 Imperial convertible used

[Casey]

Shouldn't be too hard to create a Danny Zuko figure from a Vinnie Barbarino figure. 

Edited December 4, 2018 by Casey

[stavanzer]

Dave D, those rims look perfect in the Rat Roaster tires. Is anybody casting them in resin yet?

[Casey]

On 11/30/2018 at 10:55 AM, Casey said:

Hopefully when someone builds this they raise the rear ride height a few inches and add some width to the rearend to push the wheels and tire out a bit wider, closer to the real car's fitment. It looks like the chrome steel wheels aren't as deep as they should be, and that was probably a compromise to allow them to actually fit the model without modification or adding new parts:

Well, this is interesting. Looks like there may have been more than one rear wheel and tire set used in the movie, as the below scene seems to show the right rear tire well inside the wheelwell. Maybe the camera angle is playing tricks on my eyes in the above shot, though:

Notice the license plate recess in the trunklid, too.

Edited December 15, 2018 by Casey