tim boyd

Greg/// - the Revell '70 'cuda DOES include the "Fishgull" rocker moldings - I think that may be what you are thinking of with point #1 above. These were standard on the 'cuda per my references (but not on the AAR). They are 2 separate pieces on the plated parts tree and look/fit great. But they really should be finished in the "Astrotone" Silver (heavy metallic silver with a matte finish) as the chrome plating is not 1.1 scale correct. As for the Rear Window Louvers, it will be interesting to see if those Louvers in the 1/24th scale '71 Cuda kit will "fit" the 1/25th scale '70 'cuda body...I would guess not but you never know until you try it... Best...TB

AMT/Ertl '71 Duster 340 for the engine (also has a trip-power option), plus the fan belt assembly from the AMT/Ertl '71 Duster Street Machine (the base kit fan belt includes an A./C compressor that would probably be verboten for such a Pikes Peak machine!. TIM

You guys would never believe that Tom wasn't an architect - his drawings for this project sure looked like professionally drafted blueprints to me! TIM

Same here, about the only changes from '73 to '74 were the longer rear bumper pads, the 340 to 360 E58 engine change, which should have had zero effect on the body, and new paint colors. Hmmm....TB

Guys...I may be the guilty party on this one...several years back I gave Revell quite explicit suggestions on the factory content/options for this kit and I may have suggested a red stripe along with the Black and White. I need to find my correspondence and see if I'm the one to blame.... TIM

Casey...you are correct in that if Revell's specifics on future release plans had been shared with me, I would not be authorized to share it here prior to Revell doing so. As for the other drag cars pictured here, I was pretty knowledgeable about the '70 Sox and Martin car per my comment above, but had conveniently forgotten about some of the other drag cars pictured here - very cool, guys - that Don Grotheer car is so cool! Obviously, these would be just as easy a kitbash using the new 'cuda kit. TIM

John....thanks a bunch for posting this info....I would have sworn that I have photography of a '70 'cuda convert in black with a red stripe, but going through my files, I do not. I am probably thinking of the same color combo on the Challenger, which was available. So you are correct, it WAS only available in black, at least at as of the beginning of the model year. I did find two cars with a white stripe - an In Violet 'cuda 340 Coupe with White Sport Tape Stripe, and a Lemon Twist Coupe with a white stripe - so this was probably a mid-year addition to tape stripe availability. It turns out that there IS documentation of the code V6X "Sport Tape Stripe" hidden away on the Hamtramck site...I found it a few days ago while doing research, so it may be a fresh addition there...it's in the '70 Plymouth section called "Vinyl Roofs and Tape Stripes" or something close to that...several pages in there is a page for Barracuda and Valiant, and it says "SPORT TAPE STRIPES" - Optional at extra cost, available on 'cuda models only (Black only)." And then in the charts below on the lower left it lists Code "4 - Black - V6X". I can't thank you enough for bringing it to my attention. I have already corrected my Fotki posting. Now, onto the mid-year "Strobe Stripe" option, in Black, Magenta (slightly lighter than Moulin Rouge), White, and (?) Ledger Green - some conflicting info on that last color! And yes, I did note a while back the Mod Top listing in both Mod Yellow and Mod Blue. I presume you saw the resto of the F8 Dark Green Metallic 'Hemi Cuda with the Mod Yellow interior a couple of years ago? I KNOW I stashed pictures of that somehere (I think it was featured in Mopar Collectors Guide?). Best...TIM

The interesting thing about the '70 Sox and Martin Pro Stock car was just how close to "stock" it really was....much less modified from the factory production car than the '71 Sox and Martin version was. I think it would be a pretty easy kitbash to take the decals from the JoHan '71 kit and combine them with the new Revell kit, a simple rollbar from Evergreen Sheet Styrene, and some other minor kitbashing, and come up with a pretty convincing model. There was a full photo feature in one of the muscle car mgazines a couple of years ago on the '70 car that would serve as a good guide...TB

Heh Jim! Yes, I am debating the color choice thing as well. I just checked the referenences...18 factory colors, 2 more at mid-year....all thsoe interior colors and combinations...three stripe colors...should a vinyl top be added....not to mention all the engine options....yow! I think my first one will be Vitamin C Orange with a black interior....but not entrely sure. By the way, I reset the photo size at Fotki yesterday so anyone looking for the pictures in a littlle bigger size should go back to the link above...makes a big difference (ooops...overstating the obvious?) . TIM

Judge...never a stupid question! In most cases Revell will send samples to the key magazines and media outlets, typically just a few weeks before a kit is introduced. But that's it in terms of advanced samples. In some specific cases with certain kits, Revell will approach a specific model builder/writer and give them an advance sample as well, with the understanding that they will do a full kit review and buildup and post the pictures online. You may have seen the Bill Coulter/Len Carsner reviews of the Hemi Dart kit and others here in the past...and over the years I have done about 4 of these as well - most recently with the Kurtis Midget kits. In this particular case, Revell approached me specifically and given my interest in the subject, and my involvement its development (as disclosed on my Fotki site), I said yes. Hope that explains it a little better. Should only be a few weeks before you can buy it as the store. I will be in line with you, buying more for myself! TIM . .

Revell has just sent out advance samples of the new Hemi 'cuda kit....here is my take on it. There are 22 pictures of the kit contents and a commentary at the link. Since this is an actual production kit, the full production run is underway and the kits should be in the stores pretty soon. Thanks for looking...TIM http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/first-look-at-all-n/new-revell-70-hemi-/new-revell-70-hemi-/

Torgny, not to repeat what everyone else has said, but I can't help myself. That Chris Craft is SIMPLY SPECTACULAR! Great job! TIM

Thanks Kerry! TIM

...just completed a salon photography session on this model from a buildup article in Model Cars magazine circa 2001 or so. There are 16 more photos (including detail shots of the engine, suspension, chassis and interior) and and an explanation posted at http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/from-the-pages-of-y/from-the-pages-of-m/ Here are a few photos to show what's at the link... (I see that I definitely need to reposition the engine so that the oil pan is above the scrub line!) Thanks for looking! TIM

Model A's you say? Sure..///here are a couple that fit in with the general build theme here....and guys, some mighty fine work among the various pictures you've posted. Cooollll! TIM ...built 28 years ago, before this build style became popular again; inspired by Andy Southard's book on 1950's hot rodding... Built 38 years ago, inspired by Pat Ganahl's '29 A on '32 rails model car kitbash story in Street Rodder magazine circa 1975.... OK, for this last one, I see I've been "fotki'ed" again (finding missing pictures of this model due to their "relocation of the server to Estonia" saga. Hopefully the full pictures of this one will be restored. It's a '29 A lowboy roadster, built early 1960's style, with a Buick Nailhead 425 from the AMT '40 Willys'32 ford Custom Trophy Series kit ala 1963. The paint is '59 Buick Lido Lavendar from MCW Automotive. Here's a closeup shot that still remains in the folder... More photos of these and other A's at the link....TB http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyds-124th--12/boyd-street-rods-ra/boydstreetrodsratro/

Danno...the color was MCW Automotive Paint in '71 Mopar Code GY9 Dark Gold Metallic. Thanks for the compliment! TIM

Ron...thanks for those additional super-cool project pictures. Like you, I was just a little too young to get my dream car - in my case, a new '71 Charger SE with the 440 Magnum and the 15" Goodyears/Rally Wheels. And now that I think about it, as Mike did above, I think I got my racing mirrors from the AMT-Ertl '708 Challenger as well, not the Revell T/A as I said above. I did eventually get a pretty good substitute - a factory ordered '74 Plymouth RoadRunner with the E58 360 hi-po, and among other things, the Interior Décor group what you've replicated in your build above. Which as you have shown, used the same bucket and bench seat sew pattern as that '71 Charger SE. Here are a couple of pictures (apologies to you and anyone else if you've seen these before). For anyone interested in my '74 RR, more details at the link. http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tims-11-scale-cars-/tims-11-scale-cars/ Best regards! TIM

Bernard...thanks a bunch...I've been building the '50 Olds Custom this week and was trying to remember who offered that interior. Best regards...TIM

While I don't have the 1972 first issue kit to compare it to, I got the new kit last week from one of on-line vendors, and it appears to be a straight reissue of that initial kit version, including the decals. As with the original issue, there is no car on the transporter. Looks really good - I recently completed a kitbash of another truck using this transporter body. Another Model Cars Forum member posted a similar conversion in the Truck section of this forum a few months back and did a great job with it. TIM

Danno...completely agree with you on those pinstripe decals. I've been trying to come up with a paint scheme that would let me use those two-tone magenta/white pinstrpie decals (you can only see the magenta in my photo, the white ink is not visible in my photo for some reason). TIM

Ron....great job on that Charger, and the RR too! I think I used the racing mirrors from the Monogram/Revell '70 Challenger T/A on my builds of the '71 Charger R/T....TIM

Wow! Fadeaways plus working doors no less! Great build! TIm

James...super sharp build of a kit that is very difficult to get to look presentable. Really cool that you used the Cad grille option! TIM

Most, if not all, of the stock suspension parts are in the "Custom" kit....TIM

Tom...both the front and rear suspensions are lowered....see the pix at my link posted above for more details. Best regards...TIM