Allen Wrench
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23 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:
All of that is fine and well, but the box art says Joey Saldana.
I would expect that the aftermarket will respond with decals to do additional cars.
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9 hours ago, Rob Hall said:
I’m assuming it’s the Monogram Chevy Stepside 4x4 last seen in the early 90s molded in blue. It oddly had a spare tire that mounted on the tailgate, something I’ve never seen on a 1:1.
This one?
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10 minutes ago, mikemodeler said:
I had a version of the Chevy pickup for years (bought around 1994) and never built it, not sure if I will get one this time now that I have sold it off.
Still trying to figure out what kit it is that's being reissued. The only thing I can figure is it's that horrid old Revell street machine abortion. I got excited when I saw the pic of a bone-stock truck in the display; thought it might be a new tool. Guess not.
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13 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:
FWIW the WoO Sprint car is Joey Saldana's, not Kevin Swindell. Unless you're talking about the origin of the kit, which would be Sammy Swindell, although I think the Sprint Car kit is older than that in terms of who's car it was supposed to represent first in the late 80s.
The first three Monogram WoO kits represented the rides of Sammy Swindell, Steve Kinser and Brad Doty. Monogram (and subsequently Revell) would release numerous additional "decal-engineered" kits of Kinser's and Swindell's kits over the year.
I've always really liked the sprint car kis and I'm glad to hear the tool has gotten a major update. I'll be in for at least one.
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On 2/9/2019 at 5:36 PM, Erik Smith said:
Oh, better get your brake system finished - no master cylinder.
Fixed. Thanks for noticing.
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Finished this awhile back, just got around to taking pics. Revell kit with Olsen Brothers resin half-cab conversion and Fireball Modelworks' wheels, tires, fender flares, emblems and covered spare. Evergreen strip plastic was used to the bed rub strips. Paint is Tamiya Light Pearl Blue and Testors Wimbledon White.
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Great work, Eric. Look forward to seeing it at the Buckeye Classic!
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Those are all simply lovely. Dennis, you are a master!
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Very nice.
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You did a great job considering what you had to work with. I bought one of those kits with the intent of doing a simple box stock or box art build, but I ended up selling it after I realized how much work it would take to do that and wind up with a model that looked halfway presentable.
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On 11/17/2018 at 4:46 PM, RichCostello said:
Turned out pretty good anyway, I think it looks better without the scoop(never liked that scoop), in fact I think it looks better without the hood. I can't believe AMT can't make that hood fit better.
Ed Fluck at Drag City Castings has a resin hood that has been reworked for an improved fit. He also has repros of the kit's original custom exhaust dumps. Ed's stuff is first-rate, too.
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4 hours ago, Greg Myers said:
The Badman II and the American Graffiti '55 , both actually have a 348 /409 "W" block engine.
True. Still not a 396.
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On 11/8/2018 at 10:23 PM, Casey said:
I've yet to find any better deep American Racing 200-S wheels like these in 1/25 or 1/24 scale, so that's two usable parts.
The ladder bars are well-done and are definitely usable on other drag builds, too. In fact, Ed Fluck at Drag City Casting offers them in resin. I've also seen the front straight axle setup used on other gasser builds. In fact, I believe Tim Boyd used it on his '57 150 gasser that was featured in SA several years ago.
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If you want a more accurate Badman, seek out the Badman II diecast kit released by Revell a few years ago. It's based on the American Grafitti '55 kit and has a very well-done unchopped sedan body. It has the same issue as the plastic kit with regard to the "396" graphics on a small-block powered car, and they're tampo-printed on the diecast body. But overall, it's a nicely done kit.
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The MPC modified kits represent pavement cars.
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Cool! Love the name!
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9 hours ago, MrObsessive said:
I want to add that I wish Revell would include the stock parts to make an actual Hemi car so we don't have to rob other kits for parts and such. The air cleaner comes to mind as well as the intake manifold for the dual carbs etc.
Maybe that's in the cards for the reissue------I hope.
I don't see them doing that because the kit needs quite a few additional parts to build it as an accurate Hemi car, as I'm sure you're well aware _ a set of 15" wheels and tires, the aforementioned torque boxes ahead of the rear springs and larger-diameter exhaust pipes among them.
Personally, I wish when Revell toooled this kit that they would have designed it so the second version was a Hemi car rather than that faux NASCAR thingie. I recall that when Revell announced this kit way back when, the promotional material showed a 1:1 Hemi Daytona with steel wheels and dog dish caps.
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23 hours ago, Bucky said:
There were three AMC kits available in this group:
There was also a Capri in that group.
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Very nicely done!
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On 8/27/2018 at 12:59 AM, Daddyfink said:
I was surprised when Revell did the Attebury Jungle Jim car and not this one. This one was an actual Gene Snow team car, where the Attenbury car was just running the Jungle name
I think the fact that Gene Snow was a child molester might well have influenced Revell's decision.
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That is a gorgeous, clean build. Excellent work!
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That's crazy! I like it a lot!
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13 minutes ago, Zoom Zoom said:
Nice work! I love the '71-'72 bodies. Will this be eventually poured in resin like the others?
Don't worry over unsolicited comments about your workbench photos. They're fine as they are. It's not like people contributing their work here are paid entertainers.
Nailed it with a single stroke.
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Looks like it's ready to dig through the ditches and burn through the witches!
Adding stripes to NASCAR wheels
in WIP: NASCAR
Posted · Edited by Allen Wrench
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Does anyone have a good method for adding the thin red or yellow stripes to the edges of modern NASCAR wheels? If so, how about sharing? Thanks.