tim boyd

Mark....very , very sharp and creative. Great that you used something other than an SBC in the engine compartment, and the rust/patina effect is very convincing. Cool! TIM

John...You sound like a guy that reads Mopar Action.magazine ...(smile)....thanks for noticing. For those of you who didn't follow this exchange between two confirmed old Mopar fanatics, Mopar Action magazine has been on a 20+ year campaign to get Chrysler muscle car restorers to properly black out the outward facing surfaces of the radiator core support, so that you don't see a paint color when you look through the grille... .just as Mother Mopar did in all her assembly plants back in the day. You might be surprised how many "expert" restorers get this wrong.... Cheers...TIm '

Heh John....true confessions time.....that black is intended to replicate the factory applied undercoating applied over the gray primer to the driveshaft tunnel, front and rear wheel wells, and area underneath the rear axle, which is what I''ve seen on some restorations. Unfortunately, my airbrush was misfiring for that application and things got really sloppy! Thx for the comments on the body/interior color combo. I originally was thinking the EB5 with the mid-year White with Blue interior, then the White with Black interior, which is really better for model cars as the interior details are easier to see, but then I went with the Black as that is without question what I would have ordered for the real car. Why not the White with Blue or Straight blue interior? I already built the Revell Hemi-'cuda back in 2013 in the black exterior with blue interior combo, and didn't want another one in the display case. Best....TIM l

Richard....got 'ya....that term "resto" I used was intended to apply to a model built to replicate a 1/1 scale car restoration , fresh from the shop. Sorry for less-than-clear use of words! Best....TIM

One more view for those who didn't check out the photo album link in the original post...thx. for looking! TIM

Thanks everybody for your comments and feedback. David...agreed this one skews to the understated side...which was always my preference in the muscle car world. That's also probably why I felt the 1971 version of the 'cuda was a complete and utter failure....overstated in every possible way. Of course, collectors to day love both versions, but supporting your point, the '71 seems to be a bit more highly valued even now... Glad you guys liked the car and the build....Best Regards everyone....TIM

Hi Richard....it's a kitbash of the new Revell AAR and (2013 issue) Hemi 'cuda kits, with a lot of refinement to the body to more closely replicate the proportions and body surfaces of the real car....thanks for asking ....TIM ////////////

And for those who might have missed it, here's the link to all the details of my complete reconstruction in 2019 of the 4th place nationwide 1968 MPC/Car Model/Dodge Funny Car Contest winner, conducted just about 50 years to the day from when the original was essentially destroyed during a photography session for the contest.....TIM https://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyd-on-line-mo/tim-boyds-car-model/ And here are a couple of pictures from that album.... January 30, 2019: April 25, 2019: Very glad to know you guys are still interested in this type of stuff....TIM

A model I've been wanting to build for what...just about 50 years now. Just finished last week and never seen outside my workroom until tonight. A 1970 'cuda built just the way I would have ordered it from the factory had a been a few years older when it came out. 14 other overall and detail shots at this link...and thanks for looking....TIM PS - thanks to several of you, particularly Bill Geary and Bill Coulter, for body refinement ideas and approaches; those thoughts largely paralleled my own thoughts and helped to reinforce my work plan ....TB

Earlier this week I got a look at some pix of the newly retooled parts for the 1932 Chrysler kit....they look very sharp. Notable improvement over the originals....TIM

The AMT Rabbit tooling still exists. And FWIW (given the memory is now 42 years old), I put together one of these right after it came out, without paint, to assess whether AMT had made progress in improving the quality of their newly tooled kits of the late 1970's. My recollection was that the kit went together really well The kit was tooled as a joint project with the AMT Scirocco kit of the same era; much of the underbody is shared parts trees. Round 2 reissued the Scirocco within the last several years, so we know the tooling exists. Those of you who read the other model magazine should check out my fairly recent "Classic Kits" column review of the AMT Rabbit, it contains some pretty interesting "insider info" about the kit from back in the day, and a published quote from the soon-thereafter AMT-Lesney-Matchbox product manager discussing the market (non)results of the kit.... TIM

Interesting to see this thread and train of thought is still alive. Domestic model company personnel are aware that there is interest in a '68 Coronet R/T. Getting there from here, though, is not easy. I agree that a sci-fi connection would be a big plus, but lacking that would not totally rule out a newly tooled body to go with an existing kit tool innards. Especially if there were other spin-off kit versions that could be merchandised with the new body. Bottom line, in my personal view this one has transferred from the "never will happen in a million years" to category to the "unlikely, but these days you can never say never" category. Or stated another way, this would be an interesting thread to resurface five years from now and read again, to see what if anything has materialized. TIM

Guys...if I am remembering correctly, the original AMT Courier "Minivan" kit could be built 100% showroom stock, in the Ford "Free Wheelin'" package livery. I built the kit when it came out and it's was a pretty decent effort in the context of late 1970's AMT kit development.....TIM PS - here's my build which was a combo of the original "Minivan" kit and some parts from the slightly later "Firestones" kit release....

Alan, I sent an original tool wheel to Norm and he ran some for me, but because as discussed above, the "master" had some flaws in it, I'm not sure Norm wants to offer it to the public per se. Maybe you should email him and find out..... Best...TIM

What John said just above. Blows me away that nobody has ever done a correct RA IV engine in 1/25th, not to mention a redo of the 1970 GTO, the one many consider to be the best 1/1 scale GTO ever....TIM

Dave....I highly regard the original MPC Toyota Supra annual kit from 1982/83 - a picture of the kit is at the link in Carl's post above. One of MPC's best annual kits ever, IMHO. Here's a picture.... .... of my build of the kit....primarily a cleanup of some of the gee-gaws on the original Supra body and some typical early 1980's mods including a California ride/stance.... Here's a link to 16 more pictures of the build for anyone who might be interested.....TIM

Dennis....just saw this. Great job. And love, love, love the choice of a Y-Block for the engine. And yes, Dave, just saw your comment. Yeah, very, very big smile here. Best....TIM .

Bill....can't wait to see your latest update and progress......Cheers....TIM

Heh guys...great to see this thread hoppin' once again. Boy some great work on display here! Congrats to all....TIM

I posted a message with info about the new kit a couple of months back here, perhaps someone can find it and link it to this thread.....TIM

Images of the kit and mostly its new contents at this link; including the instruction sheet. Start at image #08....TIM

Yikes.....someone is very misinformed on this one...... As to your direct question, yes a few fellow model car builders joined me in a trip to Boyd's original backyard shop in Stanton in early 1984.....including (I think) David Dale, Gary Gollehon (sp?), Jim Kampmann, and a few other names you might recognize....TIM

Guys...I've taken up way too much of your time, and space on this thread, regarding this topic. As I said before, I don't expect to change your views on this topic, nor will mine be changed. I just hope we can respect each other's thoughts on this. Thanks for taking the time to express yours. I'm going to sign off on this one now; feel free to continue to respond as you see fit. Over and out....TIM

Chuck....that's not far off how I see this....thanks for putting it in your own words that are perhaps a little more clear than mine were....TIM