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No warpage? Quick, go and buy a lottery ticket.
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Nice job. For next time: the front sub rails are part of the body, not a separate subframe like say, a Camaro has so no need to pick them out in black.
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If anyone has the 6569F 1965-69 Firestone Tires set, what is the overall diameter, and do regular AMT wheels fit? TIA.
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American Racing LeMans. The JoHan '63 Plymouth has some mags that look close.
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Moebius F-100 issues
dodgefever replied to thatz4u's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Thanks for the measurements, very helpful. I'm still trying to work up the enthusiasm to tackle this... -
Exactly, it's a mess. Also note the relationship of the bottom corner of the windshield to the lower edge of the side windows, and the crease that on the 1:1 flows off the hood, along the cowl and under the windows. On the model, it's disjointed - almost like they stiched together the front and rear of two bodies and misaligned them by about 1/16".
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What a load of bollocks. Why push this false dichotomy that there have to be "car guys" and "big rig guys" and never the twain shall meet? I like both and I know plenty of others who also build a variety of subjects. 90% of what's posted in the car section doesn't interest me, but I just scroll past it.
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Selling on the Forum - Poll
dodgefever replied to afx's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Forum logic: "I don't want to engage in buying or selling on here, therefore nobody else should be allowed to do so". Of course it's up to the forum owners/admin, but given trading is allowed already, and aftermarket suppliers are self-promoting willy nilly in forum threads, a formal buy/sell/trade subforum would be helpful. All the naysayers would be free to ignore it, so should one be created, its existence needn't trouble them. -
Or, as I mooted earlier, they farmed out the artwork to China along with everything else. These recent efforts don't strike me as being done by anyone with a feel for the subject, or even much skill as an artist. Now I'm wondering where the other box art is lifted from.
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The Mystery Part I.D. Help Needed, Please, Topic
dodgefever replied to Casey's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
1967 Lincoln, one year only I think. -
The Mystery Part I.D. Help Needed, Please, Topic
dodgefever replied to Casey's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I think that's the custom grille from the JoHan '69 Roadrunner. -
Also the only one of the bunch that looks halfway decent. Have they got the Chinese drawing the box art now? They look as if they've superimposed the vehicles on video game backgrounds.
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Because it's a convertible.
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Moebius F-100 issues
dodgefever replied to thatz4u's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
My '69 shortbed has a warped hood, the '71 is not as bad but still doesn't fit properly. Moebius '65 Plymouth has a noticeably warped body, so from my experience some warpage is to be expected with their kits. As mentioned above, the grilles are all wrong because of the oversized headlight surrounds. Aside from those problems, the chassis and FE engines appear to be mostly cribbed from the '70s AMT pickups. The front suspension attachment is completely wrong, having the radius arms mounted outside the frame rather than underneath, and the twin axle beams are far too short - they should also mount under the frame rails, not part way along the cross member. I reworked mine to look more a bit more prototypical. I could have done more - that huge kink in the driver's side beam is still wrong, but by that point I was questioning why I was spending so much time on this... 1:1 Moebius OOB Modified -
Yenko vs Baldwin Motion Streetburner
dodgefever replied to Dieselhead's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Bumping this thread to comment on the Streetburner reissue of the B-M Camaro. I just bought a factory sealed one, but it doesn't have the 'fly eye' air filter. The instructions show it as chrome part #81, but that's the standard Chevy air cleaner and it appears they've used that on the new box art too. I'm a bit miffed, because I had the original Skip's issue and I remember the fly eye being in it, so it's disappointing that Revell has dropped one of the distinguishing features of the Motion cars. -
Building Lindburgs Color Me Gone as the Hemi Honker done
dodgefever replied to Johnt671's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
You might want to turn the rocker covers around before you finish the wiring - they're upside down. -
New Plastic @ Hobby Lobby
dodgefever replied to bandit1's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Revell's recent box art efforts are truly awful. -
Fujimi Enthusiast Series Lamborghini Countach
dodgefever replied to Dragline's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Never could get the doors to fit on mine, so I hope to find out where I went wrong. -
'37 Plymouth. The car in your first post was finished and is in one of Andy Southard's books.
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41 Dodge COE is done
dodgefever replied to DrKerry's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
They're OK size wise, but 8-stud fixing and have military tread pattern on the tyres. Also, the PCD of the stud pattern is larger than you'd typically see on US trucks - same goes for 10 stud British and Euro wheels vs. US ones, the US wheels have a smaller PCD. -
1959-'60 Mercury engine source
dodgefever replied to MrObsessive's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Lesser Mercs were available with an FE, but the Park Lane came with a 430 MEL as standard. The AMT '58 Edsel has an FE, which also looks rather undersized compared with FEs in other kits. -
41 Dodge COE is done
dodgefever replied to DrKerry's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
The wheels & tyres appear to be copies of the Italeri Opel Blitz parts. -
'68 Super Bee/Coronet R/T
dodgefever replied to Snake45's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Going by the positioning of the DODGE lettering on the rear panel, and what looks like a red R/T badge on the right, I'd say it's an R/T.