BIGTRUCK

The steering wheel was actually made to turn the front tires but there is way too much play in the design. Posing at the tires works great.

Slow progress building with it being summer but I am getting some thjngs done. I decided to go with North American VanLines colors instead of the boxart theme. The interior came out ok but that front chrome grille/bumper need some work. I will probably get the bumper in blue and maybe drill out those lights. The white on the trailer is cured so time to get the blue on that. If only that cab wasnt so toy-like. As I said before ,it lists out at 1:32nd but a 1:25th scale driver fits.🤔

Your Buick modified looks just fine, never put down your work, it takes guts to put your work in front of the world. Build everything your way and have some fun doing it. I enjoy seeing all the builds here.

Thanks..after collecting all these years I said when I retire I will build anything in the collection unless it has lost its appeal then I would sell it off so someone else can hang onto it in their collection or build it..

This is a real oddball kit that AMT released in 1967 and claimed its 1:32. Kit # 2020-300 was a new tool according to the Scalemates site. Some parts such as the cab and interior seem to be 1:25 others like the trailer I have no idea on the scale.I compared the 1:25 AMT firetruck cab to this kit cab and as you can see its close or maybe a touch bigger. A 1:25 scale driver fits in the cab with a slight mod. The truck itself does not have a chassis, the trailer does but looks like at one time this was to be a promotional item with a built in radio. No decals, the lettering is molded into the trailer. Only glass is the windshield , the rear and side vents I will have to make. This kit was mint except the hubs were put on the axles. I was going with the original North American colors but decided to just go box art colors. The cab does not represent any truck manufacturer. If I remember right, this cab was also issued as a semi-dump.

Monogram kit #2269 from 1980 the Corvette American, as far as I know it was only issued the one time. A Custom Coach company in California built these in the 70's early 80's. This kit a few fit issues but not really bad. The mirrors were switched out for the Alternomad Caprice mirrors as they looked better, otherwise built out of the box. The last pic is the real car.

Really cool idea..

This 1/32nd MG was a 2'n 1 and I chose the custom version. The crazy front end needed some body trimming in order for the grille and smile style bumper to fit. Headlights were rough to install, no location to mount. A dab of CA with zip kicker and a touch of epoxy once set. The roof was the other custom item, I made a front and rear glass for it. Two chrome superchargers on the hood sides and chrome cover under the back of the roof replaces the convertible boot. The decals were a real surprise , I used hotter water than usual and had to peel the decal off the backing but it stayed together perfectly. I used Micro sol & Micro set and it worked fine. The Bullet decals help this 60's oddball make sense.I wish they would have done the custom roof windshield frame a little better,it looks kind of odd. Only non kit item was the one red roof decal. It now sits next to the Aurora Jag Hellcat with all the other 1/32nd scale oddballs.

I have 2 of these and will get one done one day. Yours came out really good. Any fit or warp issues?

Really a great looking model.

0.79 back in 1960

Not very many may remember the series Aurora did turning the stock kit into a 2 in 1 by adding custom parts in 1960. I saw the Cunningham turned into a fastback called the Phantom, I built the Jag XJ Hellcat and now Im building the MG Bullet. I bought this kit mint in the box years ago pretty cheap because the right rear body had a chuck missing but looked like an easy fix and it was..anything white is the repair. The picture with the two rows of parts are the top row stock parts and bottkm rom are the custom parts. It does have a chrome front axle not pictured. Kit came with 2 sets of decals that I will try to use , but that may be wishful thinking. Its always neat to see the small ads in the instructions.

Nicely done getting all that detail in 1/32 scale

Another kit from yester-year is this Indy car by Monogram with steerable wheels,driver and mechanic with tool box. Decals are from Indycals to make this the 1956 Filter Queen car with Roger Ward as driver. They were out of stock on the tire set so I just went with what I had. Making and getting the glass to fit is an issue as well as getting the driver and steering wheel to fit in together. Its not an exact replica but Im having fun building these older kits.

In paint and Indycals on...very cool product. The decals need to be cut close to the image and they work well with Micro-sol. and if its not trimmed tight to the image, no problem it blends in nice. On some reference images it has a roll bar, on others no roll bar. I elected the roll bar. Interior next. I forgot to say on the right side the body has a bump in front and behind the engine bay for the hood opening pins, these decals and the Micro- sol worked fine in this area.

Ordered new decals from Indycals but the nice tires/wheels are still out of stock so I will have to move on with what I have, kit parts. I chose the #19 FilterQueen Roger Ward ...should look great..thanks for the heads up on Indycals, I never heard of them so to me its another model accessory outlet.

I had a sheet of thicker clear plastic and left out the notch.

I actually have a few black and white pictures of kits from Monogram and I do have the Indy Racer..

This is the last of the older issue Monogram kits I never got to build as a kid as they were not the 3 in 1 kits with extra parts and rubber tires. These older kits built one way and no extra parts and usually no chrome. This first came out in the late 50's and was released around 8 or 9 times, once with an electric motor. This is the SSP 1996 issue , I saw this kit on an online hobby shop for $59.00. Its a 2pc body so getting rid of the line was first. Then getting the driver and mechanic bodies to line up and sanded. The steering is really a concoction, it works the way its supposed to but set it where you want and walk away. The windshield is another task, they give you a template and a clear sheet to make your own..I tried one , didnt work...I'll figure something out . I do like this kit so far and lately Im a sap for kits with drivers.

This is a J/F resin body that came with the circle grille. I went with clear blue glass which may have been a mistake as you can hardly see inside..front and rear lights are epoxy. Slixx decals. Hood cut open and built back up to fit. Chassis parts and motor: MPC Flipnose Mustang & Chevy II AWB. I used alot of Evergreen plastic for spring brackets, drive shaft and dash. This was a complete kit bash / parts box build.( I know the grille stays on the body when hood is open but it fit better when removing the hood, it was tight the other way.)

Main frame is MPC Flip Nose Mustang and firewall forward and rear end is AMT Chevy II awb.

I was going to build this kit but backed off to do another kit but will come back around to this one. Its the only older cheaper simpler kit I came across that has real rubber tires and not the 2pc normal plastic. Kit claims to be 1/24th. The chrome survived perfectly but almost 100% of the green parts were detached , I put them near just for the picture. Decals would have been nice but these are yellowed pretty bad. Instruction sheet was done well especially showing kits Hawk had to offer.. and those prices.. The original kit was called "Dragin' Wagon"in 1959 when many kits were motorized and reissued as unmotorized Slinger in '61.

Interior mostly complete,engine mostly complete, hood opened up for injector stacks to fit. Next I need to make a template for the windows then turn to smoothing out the body for paint . I would like to open up the 2 small grilles but dont want the take away from the center spinner grille.

Got the hood to fit back in by building up with plastic strips and sanding. I will need to cut a hole once the engine is in for the stacks to fit .Chassis painted and final stance achieved, back down ,front upwards. Body color still not settled.

This mock-up is a JimmyFlinstone resin body , the rest is a Frankenstein parts lot. Most of the chassis is from the MPC Flip Out Mustang with AMT AWB rear suspension, the front suspension and frame are AMT RatPacker and engine is 427 fuel injected from AMT Mustang GT funnycar. Tires / wheels are parts box. Drivers area is moved back away from normal dash location. Hood cut open and not sure if I will leave it off or modify and reuse,rear wheel wells opened up. Long way to go and more parts to locate..