alan barton Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) On a trip to the USA back before COVID< I found a gluebombed Hubley '32 Chevy five window coupe in a Pomona antique mall for $20.Ā Couldn't leave it behind but wasn't quite sure what I would do with it. The biggest problem is that these old Hubleys are around 1/20th scale and I had very few spare parts or donor kits to suit.Ā But then I got lucky. While out shopping one evening I checked the toy rack in Target and found a Hot Wheels monster truck based on the old Twin Mill show car.Ā The wheels looked like they would work and as the toy was marked down to $5, I grabbed both copies off the peg. Ā A quick mock-up showed me that a gasser was the only way to go as those tyres were never going to let it hug the ground anyway!Ā Sadly, these otherwise fantastic wheels and tyres are too big in diameter to fit the Hubley Model A Fords, just in case you were wondering. The next win was that I still had an oversized engine from the Monogram S'cool Bus so even though a big block Chevy or a 409Ā would have been ideal, a Hemi would work fine!Ā Ā The trick with building any of the Hubley cars is to hunt through your parts boxes for the biggest 1/24th or 1/25th scale parts you can find.Ā That's how I chose the Moon tank, hood scoop and parachute.Ā The best part is you end up using parts that are probably too big for a normal model! Win, win! The headers are scratchbuilt from Evergreen and the headlights are the big set from the Revell Model A kits with an aluminium craft wire headlight bar.. Other than removing the fender spare tyre wells and filling some seams on the multi piece body, it did not take a lot of work to reach this result and I am very happy with it. Hope you enjoy something different in the pits! Cheers Alan Edited August 21, 2022 by alan barton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Nice job of making lemonade.Ā Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 I couldn't have said it better myself!Ā There is a warped part of me that gets more kicks from restoring tragedies than starting with fresh new models of which I have an abundance! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 What a transformation on the 32 Chevy Coupe.Ā That turned out Great Alan.Ā Touble Maker looks like a show stopper to me manĀ š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Nice save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Wow !Ā That looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 That's just cool. First pic looks like 1:1 barn find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Looks great. I like how you got all of the parts from different sources. There is an old saying about "Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear".Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismarck Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 The last 2 pics could pass for a 60ās HotRod magazine shoot!! Great Job!!šš» Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Nice save. I agree that having unexpectedly fall into your lap that is just waiting to be saved seems to spark an extra measure of creativity for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Cool save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Super job! It is so hard to do stuff in 1/20 scale, but this is probably the best hot rodded Hubley model I have seen. Love the color too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Beautiful work.Ā If you didn't mention it most people would think this was a regular kit.Ā Ā That paint in the sunlight reminds me of the original hot wheels "spectra flame" colors they had.Ā Great save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 That is a fantastic save! Ā Period correct and looks outstanding.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Beautiful Chevy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Alan....that flat out rocks!Ā Ā Way to go....TIMĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Elky Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I love the before and after shots any one can restore one, but it takes a real man to cut one up. Well done šĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 A silk purse from a sow's ear indeed! Way to go!! -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Great save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Great job! Looks very old school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 He shoots, he scores! You knocked this one straight out of the park. Way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geemoney Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 the BEST hubbley i've seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Something magical giving a discarded kit a new lease, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyglue Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Cool build. Nice colourĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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