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Same here, these look good laid out and were easy to do so with the Promo chassis that the old SnapFast Plus kits had. Hope that these are as well, that and that they bring back the extended cab with the regular non dually long bed as a kit too, I slammed one of those back in the day and it looked a mile long!
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Think of it this way, at least you can't get any Death Wobble when the front axle is nowhere near the ground
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Another ‘What is this, please?’
Joe Handley replied to Earl Marischal's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
If you look at the rockers, there appears to be a couple hoops just below where the doors would close over. Likely used latches for the barn door style side and back doors on the Econoline vans. -
Street Fury Customs and Custom ‘58 Fury
Joe Handley replied to Joe Handley's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Thanks! Got a little sanding done today and should have it shaped how I want. Just needs primer now to tell me the truth. -
Street Fury Customs and Custom ‘58 Fury
Joe Handley replied to Joe Handley's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Street Fury Customs and Custom ‘58 Fury
Joe Handley replied to Joe Handley's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Did a little work on the Street Fury that is going to be painted black and gold after finishing clearing the interior pieces of the ZJ. Routed grooves into the hood and decklid so I can peak them. Only have the grooves done so far and will go back at it after dinner and use that Evergreen rod to make the peaks with. I also stripped the chrome off the grill portion so I can repaint it with a gold plate like paint then Moltow the chrome bits. -
Mixed my own semi gloss clear from Vallejo matte and gloss varnish to paint the grey parts of the interior that would be made from different types of plastics. Also ran a little Bondic into the groove for the indicator for trans shifter. Oh, I also ended up using 2 different brushes…..and held them like this a few times too…..
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Very true, the other problem is that mine was the 4.0l I-6 and all of the kits are the 5.2l V-8, so not only do I not know where the Tamiya kit I have went, but then I would need their TJ Wrangler kit for the engine donor as I don't have one of those laying around.....surprisingly. At least the Lindberg kit can be built as a curbside and other than the V-8 badge on the bottom right corner of the tailgate, there was no other tell tail signs of the engine unless you have one of the 1998 5.9 Limited ZJs, since the badging and stance on those completely give that away.
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BMW Outlaws and Hot Rods
Joe Handley replied to JollySipper's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
It looks like they to do nothing by EV conversions, and none of them are really slow, since even the slow ones . Some years back he did a Karmann-Ghia and compared to stock, it was both a lot quicker and handled better than stock due to how the Non-Tesla motor puts down the power the battery placement without being overwhelming. Then there's the Magnum PI era Ferraris and his personal VW Double Cab Transporter truck and Super Beetle that run Tesla power units and batteries.....those things make gobs of power and both are way quicker and handle far better than ones with the stock V8s and Flat 4s, again due to how those motors put down their excessive power and how he manages the weight balance in them. The Ferraris are closer to 50/50 balance than before and the VWs are right about where the Ferraris were stock, if not better as well when it comes to weight balance. -
There’s no reason they couldn’t offer those parts in conjunction with the Eliminator Coupe parts, or maybe even throw in parts to make a Whiskey Runner as well as the vintage goodies.
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If I can figure out how to make a file, I would be willing to take you up on that offer! I may need to find info on the real ones or find one of the ZJ's with those wheels still left here in Northern IL to take the measurements off of. I know they're 15x7" with a 5x4.5" bolt spacing and would have to measure the spare center cap I still have from the XJ for the center bore and nearly flush face to the lip of the rim, I just don't know the dimensions of those triangular windows in the wheel face.
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The problem I'm running into is that it's a 1/20 scale kit that it hasn't been on the shelves in at least 25 years, I could barely find any of these kits on eBay when I looked on the way home from the last club meeting, so I doubt they are very well remembered on top of it. I don't have access to a 3D printer or know how to design for one, that's why I'm going to look into getting set up with my Cricut and see if I can figure out how to have it cut out the shapes I need for the wheel face then use the wheel backs from both kits to at least make a starting point to cast the assemble in Alumilite or something similar then using those.
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That's what I was thinking would be needed, just never done it before, luckily the red and white or silver stripes would be easy to replicate on decal paper and I should be able to find pics of the license plate as I reused it on my Dodge Shadow after the truck was totaled, I'm just not sure about how I would change the color on the badging. That said, I did find a nearly suitable tire though! It's a more modern BFG A/T instead of the Wrangles mine had, but it's about the same diameter of the kit tires and kit rm pieces would be usable, but it'll be a bunch wider like the tires mine had were! https://store.rc4wd.com/rc4wd-bfgoodrich-all-terrain-k02-07-scale-tires.html
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Kei C10 Lowrider
Joe Handley replied to Lownslow's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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I have two questions related to my 1/20 Lindberg ZJ project, one of the wheels and the other is the decals for the badging. The wheel is probably a bigger issue since the kit wheels look nothing like the wheels my ZJ had. The first pic is what mine had on it while the second is the wheel design that came with both the glue and snap kits (as well as the XJ Cherokee I used to own, oddly enough). I’m thinking that I may be able to use my Cricut machine to cut out the shapes out of sheet styrene and stack them to make that design turn either make all 4 that way or make 1 and cast it in Alumilite to get the 4 I would need. The other problem is badging, the Limited’s had their Jeep, Grand Cherokee, and 4x4 badges gold plated instead of chromed and since these kits were only sold the Limited, that’s the only type of decal that was in the kits. I’d there a way to use a program like the Testors decal maker to take a scan or pic of these decals then change them over to a more silver finish? The rest of the decals aren’t a problem as I intend to paint the strips in the bumpers and side molding black vs gold and only really need the instrument cluster decal for the interior out of the rest of those. IIRC, mine also has a red and white or silver pin stripes running just below the upper character line instead of the two parallel gold stripes, but I may be able to use gel pens for those. Any suggestions on the above would be appreciated!
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Ok, finished off the interior, all in Testors semigloss black enamel. I may take some Valero semigloss varnish to use on the areas that would be grey plastics to give them a little gloss, but that will be for another day. I’m very grateful to have access to images on the internet for these since I have no idea where the pictures I took of mine went over the last 24 years……..
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Street Fury Customs and Custom ‘58 Fury
Joe Handley replied to Joe Handley's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Thanks and I kinda am too. The red original kit is staying as I built it +/-25 years ago, the 3 new issues will each have their own character and color scheme. I’m thinking that the one that will end up with the wheels from the ‘41 Plymouth kit will also end up finished more like a proper Fury, but in some form of Black vs Buckskin Beige. Still haven’t figured out what to do for the other two though. -
Willys Jeep truck
Joe Handley replied to BIGTRUCK's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
I’m just now trying it, but I picked up a UV Nail Lamp n clearance from Hobby Lobby last year and trying it out on the Christine licensed AMT ‘58 Fury. It may take a while to fully cure the Bondic UV Resin I’m using on the quarters for the body mods I have planned. -
Street Fury Customs and Custom ‘58 Fury
Joe Handley replied to Joe Handley's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Going to add the Christine kit I’ve started digging into as well, going to smooth the sides and tops of the fenders as well as blend the chrome at the top of the fins into those too. Not sure what to do for the engine, I’d like to find a way to swap a Gen III 5.7l Hemi and matching transmission into it, if there are any available. -