tim boyd

I don't have the most current release, but the 2018 reissue with the original 1962 Trophy Series box art theme, also had an added set of five chromed reverse wheels, which are of course entirely period correct for the remaining contents of the kit....TB

This is a really interesting comment. It is exactly what I would have said (and probably did, many times) given my observations and knowledge of the model kit business over many years. But as the hobby kit market and model car hobby evolve, I am not quite so sure now. I would have never, ever thought we'd see a series of Hudson model kits, as just one example. And in the 1/1 scale world, as the Moparesti get tired of seeing yet another'71 Hemi 'cuda and the like, and the once scorned Duster 340s are now commanding as much as $50k or more, people are beginning to look at the large sized Mopars with increasing interest. The 1965-68 and 1969 to 1973 C-Bodies have a whole number of compelling offerings (I won't list them here). But as/if 1/1 scale interest continues to grow, and as/if the model car hobby and kit business continues to expand as it has post-Covid, I'm not as sure as I once was that we'd never see a newly tooled C-body kit. Still unlikely, but I'm beginning to consider "never say never" My "dream away" choices? #1 1970 Sport Fury GT with Factory six pack #2 1969 or 1970 Chrysler 300 2DH and Convertible...probably from Moebius....and if those were successful, something like a 1969 Polara 440 Magnum police special, while not my personal cup of tea, would be a logical extension of the enabling tooling....- TB

Jamie....really cool story and an excellent model, particularly on the vinyl roof. Ii think yours is the first 1968 Charger model car I've ever seen that correctly reflects the 1/1 scale differently colored pleat in the '68 Charger interior. I've got one painted '68 De ark Racing Green Metallic that has been sitting waiting for completion for a long, long time; I am planning the same interior colors for that one if i ever get around to finishing it. Thanks for showing and sharing....TIM

Phil....love 'em all. Keep 'em coming! Cheers...TIM

Always, always great to hear your perspective on these topics, Bob. Thanks for sharing! Best...TIM

The B/FX prototype kit parts Moebius sent me way back when I was providing some advice to them, at their request, on fine tuning the original '65 Cyclone A/FX, included the 289 and Webers along with other associated engine compartment parts. That was a long time ago and lots has happened in the interim, but my best guess is that those parts will be in the new kit too. Guess we will find out for sure sooner than later...TB

What Bill and others above had said...here's my AMT '40 Ford Panel painted with Testors Gloss Black Spray Paint in 1977 or 1978. No polishing or waxing that I recall (although it was a very, very long time ago!). The model went on to win Best of Show at the 1979 MPC Flint Michigan contest and placed in the top 10 at the 1979 MPC National Finals (6th or 8th place, can't remember which). Although I will be the first to admit that it probably didn't deserve to win either of these awards, the out-of-the-can Testors paint certainly did not hurt. Later on, in 1993 when I painted an AMT-Ertl 1962 Bel Air bubbletop with the the-current Testors Gloss Black, the results were far less admirable. The thought that Testors had changed the formation in the interim, either at thier own hand or to conform with Federal/EPA standards, never crossed my mind at the time. Maybe I should try today's formulation and see if there is any improvement from my 1993 debacle???..TB

Sigh....! TB

For all you c-body fans, the best underbody by far is in the MPC 1965 Dodge Monaco HT and Custom 880 convertible, 1966 Monaco 500 HT and Polara 500 Cnovertible, and the "Magnum II MPC custom bodied spinoff kit. This basic C-body floorpan/chassis/suspension design was introduced in 1965 and ran mostly without changes, to my understanding, through the end of Chrysler C-Body production in 1978. While nobody is going to tag a modeler on this, the B-Body chassis/underbody was very different then; unlike the B-body, the C-body used a separate subframe that did not incorporate the "K frame' engine mount and suspension cradle of the B-body that you see in the best B-Body kits (thinking Revell 1968-70 Chargers and AMT-Ertl 1971 Chare R/T her)e. The MPC kit chassis mentioned above, with just the addition of accurate front suspension components, is about the best you'll get for an accurate C-body underside. Here are two images of that MPC underbody, albeit not with the aforementioned front suspension details....

Let's see what, if any, they unveil at the DAAM show in Detroit in a few weeks. Betting man would hold some money to place on that event....just sayini'....TB

Really interesting concept, and love your pristine, super clean fabrication and finishes. Also, the interior detail (door panels and rear quatrer panels, for instance)....lotsa terrific craftsmanship there too. Great job Claude! ..TB

Micheal is spot on here...I should have included Model Car Garage in my original reply....I've used their parts in a number of my Flathead Ford V8projects....TB

Great thread, guys! Keep it going. I suspect you all know how the Revell Midgets (c. 2010) look when built up, but if not, let me know and I will post some pics here. Best...TIM

Hi Mike....thanks for your interest. The color is Ford 1970 Grabber Orange from MCW Automoitve Finishes. The body and track roadster nose is from the old and soon to be reissued Revell 1929 Ford Roadster/Closed Cab pickup. The frame/suspension/5.0L Ford V8 are all from the Revell 1932 Ford hot rod kits. The car was a cover story buildup back in around 1998 in Scale Auto Enthusiast. Here is a link to some more pictures starting at #118 (bottom left hand corner) and continuing with 15 more pictures on the next page of the Fotki album. ....TIM

Thanks Marcus! As an author there is nothing better than to hear that you've brought interest and fun to a fellow scale modeler! Very best...TIM PS - I hear that there's a possibility that that B.T. Sherwood guy might reappear in a future issue of MCM...

I heard a number of different stories from inside and outside of Revell. Don't believe we will ever hear a definitive story and I believe that may be intentional. But if you compare the first and second round kits you will note that about half the parts trees in the second round kits were new tooling....mostly on square section (vs. round on the original kits) parts trees. Further, some of the inside surfaces on the second round frame rails were not properly finished (you can see EDM marks that should have been polished away) and revised parts feed locations on the Deuce frames were prone to causing warping on the second round kits. Nevertheless, it is in my mind a major miracle that between the Hobbico bankruptcy, Covid, and the like, we still eventually got back these kits. Major Kudos to the Revell and Revell Germany teams for making this happen! TB

Correct, and the V8-60 in the Midget kit is resized accordingly. Its smaller size was just the ticket for Midget racing, though the Offys won most of the races it seems. Revell's Midget V8-60 engine is just about begging to go into a Belly Tanker project if you ask me...TB

Just received notification from MCM that Forum member "bubba1975" had pressed the "like" button on ti351 Cleveland 1929 Model A Stake bed build from back on 2021. I had forgotten about this post, so I just scanned back through it and I see that somewhere along the way, my Fotki photo sharing site has substituted some photos from my other street rod roadster pickup projects in place of the original stake bed project photography. I'm not going to go back and redo the photos, but at least some of you are aware that a full build article on this project later on appeared as a cover article in a recent issue of Model Cars magazine, and i refer you to that article if you want to see more on how this model came together. Thanks in advance for your interest. TIM

Bob, if memory is serving me correctly, the entire engine with blower assembly and those headers came from the relatively little known Revell #C1107 '63 Corvette Sting Ray V8 Engine Parts Pack. This was among the last of the Revell Parts Pack offerings to be introduced, and it was not included in Revell-Monogram's somewhat ill-fated reissue of the old Revell Parts Pack in the late 1990s (that series did include the 283 Chevy V8 Parts Pack, which was entirely different than this Sting Ray based engine tool). Most of the components in the Sting Ray parts pack later resurfaced in the 1968-ish modified reissue of Revell's 1957 Chevy Bel Air kit. For those who want more info on this, I recall covering it in more detail in my "Collecting Drag Racing Mode Kits" book from CarTech. Cheers...TIM

If anyone has a stash of old Scale Autos, I did two articles showing most of the 1/24-25th scale Flathead Ford hot rod engines. I think the original one was around 2005 or so and called "Flathead Fever" and the second one followed around a year later and may have been called "More Flathead Fever" or something similar. My favorite of all is the one in the Revell 1948 Ford Custom Chopped Coupe kit. One more I don't think was mentioned above (I did not re-read the thread) was the Race Flathead V8-60 in Revell's superb Edelbrock Quarter Midget kit released in 2010. As for Aftermarket, I've used Norm's Replicas and Miniatures Flathead parts for decades now, and more recently, the "Flathead Speed Shop" from VCG Resins by Reese has some way cool parts tool. Have fun everyone! TB

This one was also painted Orbitron Blue. Like Mike, I recall it being very thin and translucent and somewhat trickly to apply. I think I may have applied it over Testors Base Silver. Both Orbitron Blue and Mysterion Yellow were dropped from the Testors paint line in the US around 1966 or so, but they remained in the Testors paint line in Canada through at least the early 1980s. I picked up my cans of both at a store in Windsor, Canada, when I was working at the Renaissance Center in Detroit and you could actually go to Windsor for lunch (via the tunnel next door) and be back in time for the afternoon work schedule. Never ever a chance of that these days. Here's the car....and Mike,,,,sharp looking one on your end too! TB

Thx for the update Dave....TB

Here is the "predecessor" project I referenced above (see the bottom of #226 cover below...). Thanks to you all for your interest...TIM

Here's one of the early 1960s originals that I built up maybe around 20 years ago or so. Looking forward to the new release! TB This is an early 1960's Fuel Altered built almost entirely from the old Revell Parts Packs. It is also essentially identical to the "Sanitary T Bucket" in the uber-rare Revell Sanitary T/Mooneyes Dragster Double kit released only once in 1963. It uses the T frame parts pack with the rectangular section frame rails, the Blown Chevy parts pack V8, the suspension parts from that also very rare parts pack, and the '23T Cal Automotive body parts pack. I commissioned the custom decals from Steve A. in California, and are my way of honoring my long time modeling buddies Tom Woodruff and the late Chuck Helppie. A few more pix follow....