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The holes in racing cars are tempting, my first attempt was not so good, the frame was a bit thin on one side, honestly the starting material might not be perfect. It was a retake with the equivalent from a 32. Just as honestly, I like the pattern on 34 better but you have to be able to live with compromises. One way to drill sharp holes in thin plastic is to clamp a thicker plasticard sheet on each side and drill through three pieces.

The fight against the release angle goes on around the clock in parallel with the fight against seam lines and ejection marks on the forum. As a result of my struggle against the release angle, the AMT's interior went out and with it there was a little disorder in the dimensions of the coupé. I called in Bob to help me get the seat height, steering wheel position and angle, pedals and lever. The work is ongoing and I have promised to paint Bob clothes when we are done. It immediately turned out that the small bracket for the seat that I made was far too high, ok I have to drill some delicious light holes in something else.

The plugged hole in the roof got what will hopefully look like spot welds when all is done. On the underside I glued a slightly smaller equivalent. Of course, the one on the inside should be negative, I know, but my thought is that it will be easier to paint when there is an edge. Carbon black in the corners that should not be seen and sharp contrasts I hope will hide what should not be seen. This build isn't perfect but it's a lot of fun.

Now almost a year later I'm not quite sure why I have a Chevrolet inline 6 but I think the engine in the AMT 25 Ford T was a bit too new(?). Anyway, I had an injected 51 Chevrolet with manifolds that looked enticing. The cylinder head that I had never seen before turned out to be a Fisher cross flow and I got good help from Ace Garageguy with links and other information to be able to build a sensible engine. Afriend said that I really chose AMT's two sourest lemons, 34 Ford which is a little weirdly skewed and 51 Chevrolet engine which is soft which I noticed. To get some rigour I made my own engine block, The "clutch" is an old Monogram rim and a part from the 51 air cleaner. The ribs on the tailgate are a pair of valve covers from an AMT Corvette.When I was done with the engine, I found a new engine block from a Galaxie 47 Chevrolet kit in one of the scrap boxes I bought the year before…

The wheels are half the car, after a bit of deliberation it was Moon discs from AMTs1925 Ford T Chopped No. 1167 kit. I am a bit restrictive with buying kits just for a few parts but I know I will build a T-rod one day. The front wheels are from an AMT 49 Ford and the rear are actually wheel backs from an AMT 62 Corvette. The moon discs were not as nice as I had hoped for actually. I put the wheels in my poor man's lathe, it turned out like that. The truth is revealed when the primer comes on.

I had already lowered the top, it was out of frustration during the pandemic, and it was my first top as an adult and I have learnt a lot for next time. -Have a plan. -Brace the body with a few sprues across the inside so that it stays straight. -Measure three times, saw once. -saw with a fine saw. -Saw carefully. -Be sure to build the internal window frames when the roof is gone, it's nice and steady. All this does many more experienced model builders.

I started this project just over a year ago. I saw the Calb56 invitation to the Race of Gentlemen presents... California Drag Racing 2023 Build Thread in Community Builds and thought it would be fun to participate. My idea was to basically glue together some parts from the junkparts, it would prove to be a total lack of self-awareness. My starting point was a pandemic desparation choped AMT 34 five window coupe and thought that I have everything in my scrap boxes (I bought some scrap boxes during the pandemic when I returned to the hobby). I jumped in on page 6 with my body and worked on during the spring, but then I unfortunately became so stressed that I did not dare to work on this one. Just before the turn of the year, most things around me had calmed down so much that it was time to start again but now the time for the group building was over and the focus was on other things so now I start again here. Rightly or wrongly, I start here because my thought is that it is a hot rod for the street making a small detour to The Race of Gentlemen.

Wow, a kit I've never seen ? thanks ! I would like Atlantis to release such a kit. My Bob will only help me to get the dimensions inside the coupé.

Nice build, it's a bit strange that Tamiya hasn't released a 1/24 kit like that themselves as they have released both 1/32 toy and 1/12(?) RC Baja buggies that have very nice shapes.

Thank you I will put together a wip thread in the future, I am working on the text. American is not my native language so I want to work on the text before starting such a thread. Deep Translate on the net is very good but then I have some pride too. My productivity will increase in the next few months when I stop working. Now this project has reached the desirable level that the model is driving me forward, flow, nirvana or whatever you want to call it but it's fun.

He's edgy, inflexible and quite slow at the start but that's the driver I have. Now I can fit the steering wheel, seat, pedals and gear lever. Maybe one of these 3D printers can make a slightly better looking old man for the relatively small group of gasser builders?

Nicely, he drove barefoot to get the right feeling. It would be nice to see a reissue.

I read an interview with Mr Tamiya in an MC magazine in the 80s. He had a very clear strategy about how they (he) chose. The MC that they chose should be unique and have something special (it was an MC magazine). I have been told that this methodology is still in place and permeates especially MC but also the cars, regarding tanks they seem to be more mainstream. Tamiya's cars are quite extreme Porsche 959 and GT2, no dozen cars. I think they want to sell to a customer who wants to build a high quality model kit more than a car interested modeller. The modelling itself is the goal. Another rumour concerning Tamiya claims that there is a challenge, a puzzle in the kit, something that gives the modeller a reward, a dopamine kick. Tamiya has made fantastic kits but far from all of them appeal to me or make me want to build them. Tamiya's MCs leave me cold but I know that several of the most incomprehensible to me are best sellers, such as the Honda CX500 Turbo. I myself put great hope in ICM's Ford model A, it combined with MONOGRAM's coupe or Roadster pickup can perhaps reach a new level.

Nice build. I, like you, always have someone in mind when building, in short someone's car, how and what it would have chosen and maintained.

My method, a piece of foam board and a couple of needles. Sometimes I glue a plasticard tube in the oil pan so that the engine can stand on a needle as well.

Don’t miss this big scale, he also made an impressive instruction.

My wish (prayer) is a simple Barracuda or Valiant, the more basic the better. Round2 reads this ?

Bad photo, slow progress but it is moving again after a six-month hiatus when I was too stressed to work on this project. Plasticard and putty. The Moon tank is an AMT from 1962, tooling has developed but I had an nice hour working on it.

AMT 1957 Ford, it bring back memories even of I to this day never built one.

Small but mean car, they sit very low. In the late 80s earls 90s I lived in the same neighbourhood as Michele Mouton, she drove an R5 Turbo as her everyday car.I just looked at the car and found out later who she was. According to Volvo's engineers who worked with Renault, these cars were very well built (unlike the others?) and a pure prestige project which was allowed to be a loss-making business.

I believe you, I work on and off with the El Camino and it has its (same) challenges. Lots of doors and plenty of space for packing appeals to me.

Very interesting and dangerously attracted project. It would be remiss of me not to give you a special commendation for your sense of colour tones. I have a constant thought of building a TD.

Tamiya's choice of models has always surprised me and reminded me of both how little I understand about running a profitable model kit company, how little I know about license costs and how small the circle of customers that I probably am. In short, Tamiya makes the best kits, no doubt, Tamiya has made one of the best small ever 1966 VW Beetle, accurate, detailed, easy to build, good price etc. But now comes my objection, the VW is one of the few Tamiya 1/24 kits that can be built in its own way and certainly one of the few that can be built weathered and rusty which is a bit surprising considering that Tamiya also makes tanks and suitable colors etc to weather these. In short, I am surprised that Tamiya has not made more cars that wear and rust nicely. Revell has made Land Rovers, Heller makes French cars, Revell and others make VW buses. Tamiya's choice of models has always surprised me and reminded me of both how little I understand about running a profitable model kit company, how little I know about license costs and how small the circle of customers that I probably am. In short, Tamiya makes the best kits, no doubt, Tamiya has made one of the best small ever 1966 VW Beetle, accurate, detailed, easy to build, good price etc. But now comes my objection, the VW is one of the few Tamiya 1/24 kits that can be built in its own way and certainly one of the few that can be built weathered and rusty which is a bit surprising considering that Tamiya also makes tanks and suitable colors etc to weather these.In short, I am surprised that Tamiya has not made more cars that wear and rust nicely. Revell has made Land Rovers, Heller makes French cars, Revell and others make VW buses. Tamiya has made several Volvos, thanks for that, but it would have been even more fun if it was a Volvo that can be built weathered. Can we wish for a Volvo 245 estate wagon?

Incredibly nice build, I really like that you worked with different tones and gloss in addition to the detailing. It is an AMT ?