tim boyd Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) Two Two models from the early-mid 1990's. They were both kitbash cover stories for the other model car magazine. The '37 Chevy came first....it was a heavy kitbash based on the AMTErtl Orange Blossom Special kit. It was a real challenge to get anything out of that kit that looked like a real 1937 Chevy pickup.. You can read the whole story (with plenty of pictures and word captions here. (See image #108 and beyond). The 1937 Ford was built shortly after Revell's stock-only kit was released. A 5.0L EFI and widened rear fenders, plus all new suspensions, were part of the conversion . A larege series of images starts here. (See image #84 and beyond) Here's a bit more background on the Chevy..... In the late 1980's we were hungry for any source to create a 1/25th scale street rod model, in this case, even hungry enough to kitbash a mostly accurate 1937 Chevy pickup from AMT-Ertl's "Orange Blossom Special" tractor pull kit. The cab and body in this kit were, shall we say, a mite distorted, making the conversion to street rod configuration a bit challenging. It ended up being a two-part Scale Auto Enthusiast magazine feature, including a cover appearance sat against a 1/25th scale diorama-type "real" landscape background. And a tad bit of additional info on the Ford..... Revell-Monogram's 1937 Ford Pickup was a surprise when it was introduced in the mid 1990's. Of course, I was immediately prompted to do a conversion of this stock-only kit into a proper street rod. With help from the chassis/front suspension of Monogram's 1937 Ford Cabriolet kit, a 5.0L EFI Ford V8 from a Fox Mustang kit, widened rear fenders, and Testors' then-new "Bright Red" spray paint, the model came together quickly and became a Scale Auto Enthusiast cover story soon thereafter. Again, plenty more pix at the two links above if you want to see more....and thanks for looking! TIM Edited February 3, 2019 by tim boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Very nice. I like both of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Great looking pick ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdrag1 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Great looking builds Tim.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Very nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Some cool Pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoDak1 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Mmmm 37 chevy pickup. I wish I could buy that off the shelf. 2 great looking builds here both in great color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Both are great looking street rods! Love the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Nice pair of trucks. Nice work converting the Chevy to a street rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Very cool! They look great together, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose1957 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 They look great. I always wanted to try something with the Orange Blossom Special kit. Yours came out great. The Ford looks great also. Thanks for sharing. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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