martinfan5 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thanks guys, glad you like it! For those that don't care for the raised cowlhoods... how about a non-cowl SVO hood... (Happy Holidays everyone!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Looks good too,but keep the cowl,it gives more room for better fuel injection,heads and blowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I like the second version myself, but I'm an understated kinda guy lol. I would LOVE to have one of those for one of my 1/24 Fox Builds..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Be ready guys, after seeing Revells LX 5.0 Coupe in person.................................................. If you want to build a 1:25 four-eye notch, I have it on good authority that the new Revell chassis will work under Kris Morgan's '79 transkit body. You'd still need to backdate the interior and engine (unless you want a restomod), but I might be jumping in with one of those. That, and there's the matter of me still having to wrap up the Mark VII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 For those interested, I dug out an old hood I had made, LONG ago... And then I made a resin mold and cast it... It was made to look like an AF/X /// Reliable Resin hood. It is not the same, however. NIETHER is it another repop. Unlike the others, my hood has hinges, to keep them in place. (How long the resin hinges last is another story!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 The hood looks good, Jason. Any plans to cast more of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 The hood looks good, Jason. Any plans to cast more of them? I was just about to ask the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) I don't know, I tried a new mold rubber which is different then I was use to, and it took forever to dry. Even when I thought it SHOULD BE dry, it was not. as such there is a blemish in the mold about dead center of the hood. But it's easily fixable, with a bit of sanding. I could make a new mold, but I really don't see the point. Besides, it's still better then the other guys recast of the Reliable Hood! You can kind of see the flaw in this pic, though I think I sanded on the hood a little.... Edited March 30, 2013 by Abell82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Jason, I suspected you wouldn't really want to pop these for others! Well, with the LX Coupe less than a month away, I imagine this thread MAY pick up again. I have been too busy with 1:1 FOXes to get to any building time for the 1/24th-1/25th versions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Jason, I suspected you wouldn't really want to pop these for others! Well, with the LX Coupe less than a month away, I imagine this thread MAY pick up again. I have been too busy with 1:1 FOXes to get to any building time for the 1/24th-1/25th versions! It really doesn't matter, to me. There didn't seem to be a lot of interest in it though. Like I said there was a flaw with the mold, and it went from fair to bad quickly. I did get a few extra copies before it became totally useless though. And I have the master so I can always make a new mold, if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 I was just giving you a little bit of good-natured ribbing as I see you edited your post to remove the 'I think I could get a few more out of the mold' comment! It's ok, as I still have a bunch of parts I am debating on casting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Anybody remember the Mark VII? No? Well... here's a refresher! I used the wheels and tires from the Revell '50 Ford F-1, and the rotor/caliper castings are from an old XS Tuning wheel/tire set. The car will sit a bit higher than this- the body is resting on the tops of the tires (and the large strip of plastic in back) in this photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 I have a Lincoln or two myself, Chuck. I use the Monogram/Revell 1994-96 Mustang GT/Cobra chassis' with modification under these (one I did had a complete 1999 Cobra swap). Rear seats come from the MN12 Thunderbirds and Cougars. The wheels, brakes, and stance look right for a 'tricked MKVII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Thanks! Since the Revell body is downsized to the T-Bird/Cougar proportions I had no illusions about building this stock, only quasi-stock. Kind of thinking of stuffing the supercharged 5.4 from a '10 Shelby in there.... yeah, that idea keep sounding better and better the more I think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Chuck, There is a gentleman over on Corral.net (these are 1:1 cars now) who took an entire 2007 GT500 drivetrain, floorpan, interior, and assorted pieces and fit them into a 1992 Mustang Coupe. He actually cut the floor out of the Fox and welded the appropriately measured GT500 floor section in. Then he made the GT500 dash fit, and everything else from the GT500. If it can be done in 1:1, it surely can be done in scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Hey Jason, about that hood, do You make one to fit the MPC 1984 GT-350 anniversary kit? I would most definitely be interested in one of those! Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Hey Jason, about that hood, do You make one to fit the MPC 1984 GT-350 anniversary kit? I would most definitely be interested in one of those! Roy Nope, I am more into the 1/24th stuff. What were you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Jason, I'm looking to find a cowl hood for a GT-350 project that I'm working on. And it is in 1/25th scale. The search continues. Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Roy, Got some .040" styrene handy? With that, a razor saw/hobby knife, glue, a bit of body filler, and some good reference photos and a cowl hood is just a few short hours away from being on the GT350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Chuck, There is a gentleman over on Corral.net (these are 1:1 cars now) who took an entire 2007 GT500 drivetrain, floorpan, interior, and assorted pieces and fit them into a 1992 Mustang Coupe. He actually cut the floor out of the Fox and welded the appropriately measured GT500 floor section in. Then he made the GT500 dash fit, and everything else from the GT500. If it can be done in 1:1, it surely can be done in scale! Gee, thanks. Just what I needed... ANOTHER project idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Always here to help, Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Roy, Got some .040" styrene handy? With that, a razor saw/hobby knife, glue, a bit of body filler, and some good reference photos and a cowl hood is just a few short hours away from being on the GT350. That would be a good idea Brad, but my scratchbuilding skills are.."not so good lookin'"..lol Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Bought a "knock- off" Reliable resin Mustang LX coupe on Ebay a few months ago... Here's what I got... Here it is today.... It still needs a bunch of work, but I think it's coming along fairly well. Yes, that's one of my hoods, I was going to primer it, but it started raining. (The black spots on the edges of the hood are black marker) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 It looks WAAAYYYY better now than when you started, that is for sure, Jason. how many hours do you have into clean-up and fixing the ills of that cast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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