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  1. I have several old JoHan promos; '57 Olds, "58 and '59 Caddys,'56 Pontiac and some others. All have opened hoods and donor chassis. The '58 Caddy uses a '65 Pontiac chassis, the '59 uses an Impala chassis, the '56 Pontiac has a '56 Chevy chassis and interior...so unless you are superbly blessed with talent like Mark G. and insist on every single part, like the cigarette lighter,glove box and seat releases etc, be absolutely prototype and functional, you can "fudge" a bit and simply find a chassis that fits, and appropriate engine parts....now I don't mean to insult the builders who consider authenticity the thing.. .Around here, any of my friends who see those old promos with "extra detail"...they are amazed...so just do it. I would like a Dodge myself and there's dozens of Mopars out there whose chassis would work. It's only plastic, and man has the power to force it into submission.
  2. This was a Mack DM-600 tractor, but I cut it up a bit. Lots of mods here, too many to list, but it uses parts from a city delivery among others, independent front end, shortened and z'ed frame, and Jada wheels.
  3. I decided to make another hot rod truck, and the Mack DM-600 was shortened, given a single rear axle, independent front suspension to drop the front, ( '49 Merc lower A-arms, Mustang upper arms, '59 El Camino spindles and funny car coil-overs) z'ed frame to get the rear down,, Jada wheels, and a functional dump bed made from a cut-up delivery box, with a cylinder made from aluminum tubing. The top was chopped a small amount, and I haven't decided on paint yet. There's many photos on line, but most in red or yellow, but there was a gold one that looked nice.The kit engine is the only six-cylinder turbodiesel I iknow of, and it is a jewel, left stock for a change...! Thanks to whoever put this post in the proper place!
  4. All I can say is "Over the top and loving it!"
  5. I have had this kit for many years, and since my computer was down for a month, i decided to build it. And this is a 1/32 scale kit...probably the most detailed and difficult if not the smallest car i have built in a while. This thing has a Prsche V-12, (with crazy detail, suspension and complete steering gear), no roll bar or seat belts, and huge wire wheels with skinny tires...imagine racing this monster! But I hear it was very successful in its day. Reminds me of the Union Pacific M-10,000 streamlined locomotive only faster.
  6. With the '37 coupe coming back, and due to be built in my house as a gasser, I had to build this older Cabriolet, but with Willys headlights, '40 ford taillights, hopped up six, gold lowrider wheels, and a Carson-type top made from the clear "fabric" top. I used the lowered suspension parts from a '39 Chevy too.
  7. The stance is great...at first i thought it was channelled a lot more, but obviously the body sits (close to) on the rails like a proper "highboy"...but for some reason, yours looks a lot lower than your typical traditional Highboy! Amazing, stance and paint.
  8. I may have laid on too much flake on the sides...but in the sun, this thing will blind ya. Chopped, channelled, blown,about every thing you can do to a '32 3-window. What appears to be a strange mess on the sides is the flame decals from a Monogram '32 roadster. I should have lightened up the flake a bit...but it was my first attempt at using testor's glitter paint.
  9. I made very few changes to this circa-1964 re-released and re-named kit. I added 5-spoke front wheels and side-exit exhaust. Total deja-vu as i had an original in '65 and several re-issues. This time Rev-Mon nailed it. For such an old model, it certainly makes a totally relevant resto-rod. Testor's Ice Blue Pearl is the perfect color, and makes the new "Bandito" graphics pop.
  10. I am going to try some Testor's Icy Blue pearl with a shot of Kryoln Sapphire Shimmer glitter flake and a ton of clear...
  11. I see a lot of muscley-cars here on the bench...so I been building Hawt Rods. This one is obviously chopped, channelled, lowered, shortened, and tweaked a bit. The Rat Roaster has the best wheels, and nearly best engine of all the Revell '32's I used the truck floorboard after cutting out the ones molded on the frame and grafted in the tranny tunnel from the roaster. Bed floor was cut out and raised to channel the bed. So now I have a Rat Roaster roadster, coupe, and now a truck, and I have another sedan body...so I need another Roaster kit!!!
  12. I have to give you some cred for even attempting one of those Pyro Lincolns. Difficult, at best, to produce an accurate replica. I was commissioned in 1986 to build one from a guy who had a real '48..I had an unbuilt original, and I did my best, and used two flathead 8's to make the 12, drilled out the headlights and stuff, used better wheels and suspension parts...really outdid myself, and drove hundreds of miles just to get the right Desert Tan paint...and by the time I got it done, he had repainted the real car in a Gawd-awful Maroon!!!! He paid me for the model anyway. But hey, that woodie idea is cool. I have one also, a recent re-issue, and not a woodie, but a '48 with 5-spokes, and a 427 Ford mill...I might have to finish that turkey now...but there's no way around having to use that funky inaccurate grille....too bad there, but considering it is the ONLY '48 ever made in 1/25, we have to use it. I really like this idea though, and may re-think my example accordingly.
  13. Don't want to sound like an uninformed weenie, but what is a Rocket Bunny, and what is the brand and make of this car???! Forgive me for being ignorant of a lot of stuff! Whatever it is, it looks good so far. If you intend to paint it white, you probably already know you need to use a top-quality primer or it will be grey! I just had this problem with a red plastic body that turned orange instead of yellow! I didn't lay down enough primer. Taking time (being patient) is always a good idea.
  14. I have an abundance of AMT, Revell and Monogram deuce parts, T parts, and unbuit kits, and so this one is chopped; channelled, supercharged, most every piece tweaked a bit, and originally I planned on using a 302 Ford, but that old Lincoln Y-block and Latham blower (with Weber carbs) makes it a Hawt Rodd Lincoln! It will be metalflake green soon. I tested the paint on an unused fender. it is white primer, Testor's Neon Green, then Testor's gold glitter paint, sealer and clear! The exhaust is 1/16" solder with short heat-shrink tubing collectors..
  15. Everyone has the right to be particular...but to me, if it is a car with a "longroof" , windows or not, seats or not, rear doors or tailgate, I call it a wagon....Tomatoe, Tomahtoe. So cut out the windows on that delivery, and add a rear seat....nobody will know. Of course you are aware that some "sedan deliveries" of old were actually light trucks..and a truck in any form is NOT a station wagon..so nobody's wrong here. My vision of a "proper" station wagon goes back to my dad's Kingswood Estate with a 454..now THAT was a 'wagon that hauled! And it had four doors, rear seats and windows.
  16. That dragster is totally off the hook...and those Roth engines...beautiful.
  17. Ah-HA! You used Rat Roaster parts, din't ya? I had this in mind too but made a coupe.
  18. Wow...I am wondering where you got this model! In 1970 I was in the Army, stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona...I got around on a Yamaha 125, but a friend had a '64 Caliente with the 289 hi-po...exactly the same color as your model except without the race graphics of course. This was truly a deja-vu moment for me!!!! Several GI's would pile into that Comet every weekend and burn rubber (and reefers) all the way to Tucson.....
  19. Hey! Didn't I see your name on that "other" magazine forum??? I like it here but once in a while ya have to dodge the bozos...one in every crowwd! For the most part it's all good.Thanks for the comment.
  20. Just a mash-up of the 69 Corvair and a Mustang "funny car" or "street freak"...it was relatively easy to do, using Mustang quarter panels to fix the wheelbase, Corvair dashboard, and a few other tricks.
  21. Nice work! I built one of these right out of the box, and when I got the reissue i decided to go outside the box, and put a 69 Corvair body on the chassis. i cut the quarters off the Mustang and carefully grafted them onto the corvair to correct the wheelbase, resulting in an altered Corvair. Check the post, "World's fastest Corvair?" for details.
  22. After completing the Chezoom drag team, I decided to try something different, and put the Corvair body on the Mustang "funny car" chassis. I had to cut the quarter panels off the Mustang body and graft them onto the Corvair body for a corrected wheelbase. I am using the blue windows from the Mustang as well, with some trim, they fit. All i have left to do is the clear coat and final assembly. Round 2 should do more mash-ups like Chezoom, don't ya think? This one would be cool as a kit. I made trunk panels in the rear for batteries and fuel. Other than that, the Mustang chassis fit like a glove. I also used the teardrop scoop, and grafted the Corvair dashboard into the Mustang tub as well. I'll add more pics of the finished "Pony Express" soon. There has to be a way to post more without having to delete older posts.
  23. There's more about the fitment of the chassis in "On the Workbench" post titled "It Fits! (Chezoom xhassis)
  24. Check out my other post in "On the workbench" titled "It fits! (Chezoom chassis( for details...thanks.
  25. I had a blast building these. The AMT '69 'Vair was always a great kit, and the Chezoom is rad once you get the chassis to fit. Thanks to John Greczula from Round 2 ,who sent me the extra decal sheet for the tow car!!! I'd love to post more of this rig, but I am out of space and need to delete some things first!!!
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