restoman Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 This was a challenge. A pretty finicky kit, to say the least, but I'm reasonably happy with how it turned out. The warped body meant I had to glue the doors shut and couldn't get the steering wheel in there, but there was no hole in the firewall anyway... and no column and only half of a steering box. Minor details, right? Comments always welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I wonder how many of this kit and its gasser cousins, the Anglia and Henry J and Austin have been started and left in the box? Looks good for one of the hardest kits to make look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Looks good--love the color! Is that Testor Mystic Emerald? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Love the color also, turned out super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: Looks good--love the color! Is that Testor Mystic Emerald? Yes, it is. Nice colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Awesome job on difficult to build kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Great job on the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Wow! Very nice job on a very difficult kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 You did an excellent job on that kit. You are correct....it is VERY finicky! I got frustrated and put mine up multiple times before I finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Love that green on your build, it really pops!! I bought a built up kit of this with intentions to redo it, but after hearing how much of a hassle this kit is I may just leave it as is. I’m guessing mine is one of the original issue kits because of the different wheels and decals 🤷♂️ Edited January 10, 2022 by Keef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/10/2022 at 7:33 AM, Keef said: Love that green on your build, it really pops!! I bought a built up kit of this with intentions to redo it, but after hearing how much of a hassle this kit is I may just leave it as is. I’m guessing mine is one of the original issue kits because of the different wheels and decals 🤷♂️ That is the 1971 issue, the original was in 1966, but it is identical to what you have. It was the 1995 re issue that came with the Cragar Trick Wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Looks to me like it came out just fine. Color looks great. Nice job. Look at the size of those collectors ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I've got one of these kits in the stash. I keep pulling it out and wanting to try building it. I want to just polish the body and hood, and only paint the engine and chassis. Is that even possible, or do I have to paint the body too.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 13 hours ago, alexis said: I've got one of these kits in the stash. I keep pulling it out and wanting to try building it. I want to just polish the body and hood, and only paint the engine and chassis. Is that even possible, or do I have to paint the body too.? A friend of mine just cleaned up the body a bit and sprayed it with a nice Gloss Clear. Looked pretty good when all done, especially with the decals on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showrods Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 And to think that I was seriously thinking bout buying this kit from my LHS! Silly me. Thanks for dissuading me Mike. LOL Great job though. Hard to say what caused the warping - manufacturing; storage condition. If they release this kit again, hopefully top quality styrene will eliminate one potential cause for warping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 23 hours ago, alexis said: I've got one of these kits in the stash. I keep pulling it out and wanting to try building it. I want to just polish the body and hood, and only paint the engine and chassis. Is that even possible, or do I have to paint the body too.? Your kit....your rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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