Tommy Kortman Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I built this about a year or so ago. It was the re-release from Revell-Monogram. It was molded in that lovely orange plastic. Research showed that this car has changed a little over the years. The steering column and wheel have changed a few times. and the suspension has been changed a couple of times too. At one point the car had a roll hoop attached for drag strip exhibitions.Currently the car has purple and orange pin striping. I tried to replicate a version that i had seen in and old ISCA show car program. The injector tubes are scratch built from aluminum tubing. Some of the bright work is polished aluminum flashing. I hope you like it. This guy is modified from the skeleton in the kit. I cut him apart at the joints and added wire between the joints so i could pose him in the classic gunfighter pose. I always thought this was a cool Show Rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 WOOOF! (a.k.a. Jackie Gleason) Very cool looking paint and skeleton look great Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Man that looks terrific and I can remember when I use to have one of those in fact I still have the skeleton & the Boot Hill grave headstone in my collection somewhere. You've done a great job on the paint work as well congrats on a model well built. Dingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70elcamino Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 (edited) Looks great, both the car and the skeleton. I need to get one of these built for my collection as well. Russell Edited July 11, 2009 by 70elcamino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Roman Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 This is one of my favorite builds by Tommy. You don't have any idea of how much work and research Tommy put into it, but the results show it. It has the correct color shades (HOK paints), even the stanchions on the top have that subtle difference in shade that is observable in the real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Excellent job Tommy. Probably the best rendition of the Boothill I have ever seen. You really set the mark with this one!! Scott Have I seen this on a "showrod" site before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envious8420 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 WOW, thought it was real there for a minute. Great detail!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Kortman Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 This is one of my favorite builds by Tommy. You don't have any idea of how much work and research Tommy put into it, but the results show it. It has the correct color shades (HOK paints), even the stanchions on the top have that subtle difference in shade that is observable in the real car. All that research would not have been possible at that time without your help. Muchos Gracias Amigo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Kortman Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Excellent job Tommy. Probably the best rendition of the Boothill I have ever seen. You really set the mark with this one!! Scott Have I seen this on a "showrod" site before? Thanks Scott. No it has not been on any other site than this one. I did have it at NNL East a couple of years ago where it was photographed by our most benevolent leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Kortman Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks to everyone for the kind words. It means alot coming from this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Awesome build. Looks great! later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Wow you nailed it! It looks just how I remember seeing it back in the day. Great Job.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yep, there Partner, She's a loookin mighty ready ta roll up the Ol' Boothill! NICE ,CLEAN Build!!! That was always one of my favorite models, Cas in real life, it WAS made from an old hearse! I always wanted to try to convert it back! But you dun GOOOOD on this one Tommy, ya dun her right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Kern Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Tommy, I remember seeing this build at the 2006 shows, and was blown away by the detail and craftsmanship. Simply beautiful, and a very cool diorama. My all-time favorite show rod, and you really nailed it. I built this when it first came out, and always wanted to do a better detailed one (maybe somewhat close to yours !). I did recently score a couple of these kits, an original version and a re-issue (both un-built) for 5 bucks each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Kortman Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Tommy, I remember seeing this build at the 2006 shows, and was blown away by the detail and craftsmanship. Simply beautiful, and a very cool diorama. My all-time favorite show rod, and you really nailed it. I built this when it first came out, and always wanted to do a better detailed one (maybe somewhat close to yours !). I did recently score a couple of these kits, an original version and a re-issue (both un-built) for 5 bucks each! Go for it!! This was a good kit to build. Although it did need some work. Remember, it's an old mold. If you do take a crack at it, I'd be glad to help in any way I can. Let me know. You're gonna love trying to cover that orange plactic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 that's pretty cool I like the base and repositioning of the skeleton not to mention the car. also this is such a stand out show car it never occurred to me that it would have the changes that you called out .which is a valuable lesson on the importance of research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodBurNeR Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Very nice, awesome detail! one of the best I have seen built and one of my favorite show rod kits (that I've never built) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 very nice job on an iconic showcar. i couldn't begin to imagine actually driving the real thing at speed......... whoa Nellie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Kortman Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Thanks again guys! I sometime think that the part of this hobby that I like the most (aside from the friends that you make) is the research stage. I love that discovery phase and the feeling you get when you discover something new. I especially love it when you can disprove those "they never built one like that" statements. For this project however, the research would not have been nearly as extensive as it was without my good friend, fellow club member, and fellow MCM board mate Fernando Roman. At the time I started this project my access to the internet was extremely limited. Fernano was kind enough to help me out and was able to really get me some quality information. It was his info that showed me how much this car had changed during it's lifetime. In fact it was through his photos that I was able to determine that the Valvoline decal on the Fuel tank inside the car was only applied to the R/H side of the tank. (I dont think I included a pic of this.) He was even able to get me some photos of the original coach before it was transformed. Here is the display card I made for the model. I just found out that if you would like to own this piece of American Automotive history, it will be auctioned of by RM Auctions on Sept 29 2009 in LA. Check out the link. RM Auto Auctions - Boot Hill Express Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed City Resin Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I was never happy with the wheels and tires from the original kit, so I pulled off the kit wheels & tires and used my Speed City Resin 18" 12 Spoke Mag Wheels on the front and American "Torque Thrust" 16" Mag Wheels on the rear. The rear slicks are MPC M&H Racemaster Slicks (now available in the AMT parts pack). It's a much better improvement to this old (built in 1992) model. I also had to make my own "Candy Gold Color" as I couldn't get candy gold at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 very nice, this is probably the best one of these I have seen. you did an awesome job , love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Simply awesome and great story and research. ? Edited August 24, 2020 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Amazingly done. WOW!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Very very nicely done , possibly the nicest BHE I've seen ! What's the paint color ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Absolutely the best-built version of this kit that I've seen! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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