tim boyd

Chris....Lookin' good....I am especially impressed with your scratchbuilt frame....super sharp! TIM

Dennis......great to hear that you enjoyed those old Street Rodder Modeler's Corner columns.....will be watching this one develop, for sure. Cheers and Best Regards.....TIM .

No further updates here. Anxiously awaiting as you are! Hope you guys put in your advance orders..... TIM

Very nice indeed! Outstanding work...TIM

Lookin' good so far.....TIM

Not only that, 1960's Mopar C-bodies were just horrible when it came to rust. Anyone owning one of these cars in the snow belt (such as SE Michigan where my family lived) could expect to find rust breaking through sheet metal surfaces within three years of being new. That's a shame, as mechanically- and interior appointments-wise, the 1965-68 C-Bodies were great cars.... TIM Update...I now see that Bill and several others also mentioned rust....sorry for repeating....TIM PS - looks like another great Mopar C-Body build, Steven...I'll be following for sure. TB

Well. for what it is worth, I see at least one topic suggested here in a number of replies that is actually under active development by one of the model car companies. As in all-new tool of a subject never before kitted in 1/24th-1/25th scale. As to what the present status of the project is, I do not know. But I do hope it will see the light of day sometime in the next couple of years. TIM

Mine from this kit...box stock except for the wheels/tires (Revell '32 Ford 3W) and lowered front ride height....more pix.....TIM

Here you go....79 how-to/buildup and completed photos of the Edelbrock version...click here and.... and here a similar treatment for the Offy version.... and click here... These two kits are among the best 1/24th/1/25th scale kits to ever be tooled....they are amazingly authentic and pretty easy/quick to build for experienced modelers. I cannot recommend them highly enough.... TIM

For those looking for the ultimate in accuracy, Steve Perry at Calnaga looked at all kit SOHC valve covers in various kits and then redesigned his own masters that improve the accuracy ... TIM

Here's the assembled "Chris Craft" engine in the AMT kit.... More pictures of two kit buildups of versions of the AMT Chris Craft 3 in 1 kit... http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyds-124th--12/boyd-model-boats/boyd-boats-/page2.html see images #43-48.....TIM

Brian...there are a number of 1/25th and 1/24th scale bike kits out there....but almost all are out of production and somewhat pricey. The Maisto diecasts are pretty decent....and there were some from Franklin Mint and others as well...even some of the Hallmark 1/24th scale Harley christrmas tree ornaments could be made to look pretty sharp. Here's a link to some of my own motorcycle kit builds and kitbashes in 1/24th and 1/25th scale....TIM ********** The one below is a built Revell 1/25th scale Parts Pack Harley Custom Chopper....I saw one go on eBay.com a few weeks back for nearly $150....for a kit that cost .79 cents back in 1963 when new!!! This one is a Revell 1/25th 2001 Dyna Super Glide Custom....built box stock (with paint detail) from their F150 Harley 100th Anniversary kit c. 2001. .

Two comments...1) Pat...that is a way sharp diorama and your SOHC engine builds look terrific....2) Steve Perry has done extensive research and now casts up what he considers to the the most accurate SOHC cam covers out there....his product line is at calnaga.com and his pricing is very reasonable...TIM

Just to add my kudos....that's about the cleanest (and most realistic appearing) build of that kit I can recall. Interestingly, when this kit first came out (in the Buttera Tudor Sedan form), I dropped everything and did a 24 hour build. It was even Testors Candy Blue over silver (when that spray paint dried in minutes/hours instead of days/weeks). The kit just about fell together for me. At the time, I considered it the best-ever Revell kit I'd built, a ton ahead of most of their 1960's tooled kits. It was then, and is still now, one of my all time favorite street rod/hot rod model kits. Thanks Greg for bringing back those memories, and again, great job on that model! Cheers...TIM

Everyone here is entitled to their opinion, this is mine. Sorry if I offended you. TIM

Dennis...you are far, far more qualified than I on this topic. However, at one point in my various assignments at Ford, the SVO Marketing guys were part of my organization and they were all well respected street rodders. They developed the shorty water pump, oil filter adapter, and other parts specifically to counteract the dimensional issues with using SBF engines in Ford hot rods/street rods. So I understood the length dimension to largely be a moot point. Your post suggests otherwise. So I just did a quick google search "Chevy Small Block V8 dimensions vs. Ford Small Block V8 Dimensions" Here are the results from the website http://www.onallcylinders.com/2013/01/10/engine-dimensions-for-popular-swaps/: Engine Measurements Chevrolet 262-400 Dimensions: 26 inches wide, 28 inches long, and 27 inches tall Weight: 575 pounds Sump Location: Rear Starter Location: Right Ford 221-351W Dimensions: 24 inches wide, 29 inches long, and 27.5 inches tall Weight: 460 pounds Sump Location: Front Starter Location: Left NOTES: 351W height to carburetor pad in 23-3/4 inches. 289-302 height to top of pad is 20-3/4 inches. Length for all 221-351W Ford is with short serpentine water pump. So based on this information (again, presuming it to be correct and an apples to apples comparison), the SBC is "only" 1" shorter in length, .5" shorter in height, and actually 2" wider in width compared to the SBFord. Not to mention being 115 lbs. heavier than the SBF. (Personally, I'd take this weight comparison number with a grain of salt...sounds a little to good to be true in favor of the SBF...) The Jegs website shows one Ford Performance (SVO Successor) water pump yielding only a 27" length (pulley to bellhousing): http://www.jegs.com/p/Ford-Performance/Ford-Performance-Water-Pump/753291/10002/-1 289/302/351W Reverse Rotation Driver Side Inlet 1.75" Shorter Than Old-Style Pumps No Provisions For Fuel Pump Overall Length 27" Pump Pulley to Bell housing Again, you are the expert here, not me; I've never built a 1/1 scale hot rod as you have. So fire away if I've misinterpreted something in copying this dimensional comparison data. I should also note that SBF's were often seen in 1960's/1970's Model T and Model A based builds, in part because they are narrower (by 2" per the above sources) than the SBC. And that 2" made a big difference under those stock/"resto rods" Model A hoods.... TIM ,PS - that's a super clean engine/compartment in your 1.1....TB . r

Very, very sharp. Love those old Monogram Classic kits! And your model fully does them justice...TIM

Harry....fully agree, as long as the "mistakes" cited by participants turn out to be factual, not fabricated. Problem becomes when non-factual first impressions are taken as fact by most/all who read this board, and then acted (or not acted) upon in error.... TIM

Chuck....valid points, all. What I am concerned with is that it seems often in these forums, "facts" on kit errors are presented that eventually turn out to be, well, not factual. (For reference, the recent brou-ha-ha on the seven vs. eight nubs on the Revell '30 A Coupe kit distributor). Now I am not even remotely an expert on 1965 Cyclones, but I am sure Moebius scaled a 1.1 in detail during the kit's development, and I am reasonably sure that they did not make up the design of the wiper motor or the engine compartment brace on their own. Plus, in the 1/1 muscle era restoration business we are finding more and more often that once-accepted "facts" about what was production-correct were in fact not correct, given the variability of plants and assembly processes back then. And internet images/information does not always turn out to be correct, either. My comment here on "facts" and "kit errors" here does not apply specifically to the Cyclone kit, but instead to all internet forum discussions on kit accuracy. Comments on kit accuracy backed up by specific, in-print resources (which even here can be wrong at times) should be given more credibility in these discussions....and I guess what I am saying overall is...factor in what you read here and elsewhere, but don't accept it as hard fact just yet...form your own opinions and judgments, particularly after you've researched the subject yourself, then bought, examined, and yes, built the kits being discussed here. Now...I need to get busy at the modeling desk....TIM

All valid reasons to use an SBC....but Ford Small Block V8's (with a few easy adaptions like shorter water pump and revised oil filter mount) are a far more artful and brand-appropriate choice, can be just as powerful (I presume some of you read Engine Masters et al), are now reasonably affordable....and so much more appropriate to use in a Ford hot rod body. ( If you start looking in detail at hot rods from the mid 1960's on, many of the leading edge builds used small block Fords, not SBC's. So they are era-correct after all, and a far less generic, more creative choice.) Plus, these are models we are building here, not 1/1's. Great opportunity to be creative with your engine choices (and not just Ford small blocks...why not Y-Blocks, Olds/Pontiac/Buick, or Dodge Red Ram/Desoto Firedome/Chrysler Early Hemi et al)...with better than ever first gen OHV V8 newly tooled kits brought to market in the last ten years or so? Man I love this hobby! And to each, his/her own....Cheers..>TIM .

Best solution? Use the Nailhead from the '29A kit...fits the '30A kit without modifications... including the sidemount Nailhead headers without the jog around the steering column.... (As you guys know well by now, I've still got a severe allergic reaction to SBC's in hot rod Fords, Honda 750 fours in Harley frames, etc., etc.. at least until we see tons of 5.0L Fords appearing '67-'69 Camaro builds....(smile)) TIM

Exactly correct. TIM

1/1 scale pictures of '28/'29 Model A Coupes (for kitbashing the Revell '29A Roadster kit)....click here......TIM

For those that missed the earlier post, here are the details (so far) on the new kit....TIM http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/111545-a-detailed-preview-of-revells-upcoming-30a-chopped-five-window-hot-rod-no-pictures/

I bought my last batch probably about a year ago. It was on sale there at that time. Have not checked since then....TIM