Casey

AMT's 1/25 '65 Chevy El Camino kit, this time in retro "Gear Hustler" packaging from the Construction Series:

http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/4265-coming-off-the-shelf-not-what-most-expected/#sthash.7wrnemhU.dpbs

That's probably what I was thinking of, but couldn't remember. There was something different about them compared to the '36 ford versions which I didn't care for, but you're right in that the O.D. should be the same. Those GT Radials barely fit inside the rear fender of that Touring.

Not to hijack, but there are a (very) few pictured on the George Class remembers 'site: I think your wheels and tire choice looks pretty darn good, though. The small Firestones up front work well on smaller compact cars kike the Falcon, too. Was this chassis piece from the custom Faclon or the stock version? Or are they the same? Love where this is headed.

That's how I use it. I don't upload to any albums or galleries, just adding images to posts as needed. It's easier and quicker than using the image hosting link method, and after you copy and image url from the web, you paste it into the body of a message, and it automatically appears as an image. Easy.

No he means fotki. Hurricane Sandy, flooded servers, missing and permanently lost images hosted by fotki. 2012 wasn't that long ago.

How would you suggest this be be done? I like the idea, but the main advantage of PVC tires is the material's flexibility, allowing it to be removed from a mold while still retaining the memory of its shape-- something not possible with polystyrene. I could see a thin strip the width of the tread, molded so thin such that it could be wrapped around a base "donut" if you will, but a three-piece tire is the minimum to get realistic tread detail, I would think. Considering how much the model companies already have invested in vinyl tires, even if a new styrene tire design was perfected, I think it would be a very tough sell.

Same wheels on the front of this Willys? I updated the kit source for these wheels above, just FYI. The Revvell "T" Touring kit does contain the same style wheels, but I don't recall if they are the same size as those from the 1/24 '36 Ford kits or not. I want to say they are smaller, but no longer have any on hand to measure/compare.

While the below cars' rear wheels are wider and have more spokes, I wonder if they are also made by Halibrand, and possibly the same model, or a later version of the wheels on Nancy's 22 Jr.? I know I have seen these wheels on a '68-'72 Nova flopper, too, but no luck searching for an image. I do not ever recall seeing these wheels in scale, though. Not surprising as they seem to be few and far between in the real world.

Actually, Dave Ambrose mentioned that with the last major forum software upgrade, storage space increased by a vast amount, so that is no longer an issue. I upload images 90% of the time now, but still use the links to my PayPal-hosted images (I pay) on occasion. It's easy to save an image off the web, and drag it into the body of a post here, so no reason not to. People who had a free PB account could go to their account, save each image, and upload it here, but expecting them do that...well, that's their decision. I agree it can be a bummer when some images are missing from a post, but if they were poor quality, out-of-focus, poorly lit or otherwise not great, I don't think that's a huge loss. If the post relies heavily upon the images to share what's being worked on, then it definitely affects things in a negative way. If there are lots of words to describe what's being done, not as much.

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It look like they look like they were included in the Lindberg '40 Ford Coupe kit, too:

There was an Ansen Apollo wheel, which looks very much like an American Racing Torq Thrust wheel: http://www.akhwheels.com/pages/showWheel.php?pk=60

https://www.shapeways.com/product/WCZLL9TJ7/1930-ford-coupe-1-8-scale?optionId=64869802&li=marketplace

Well, there are really only two choices, and when it comes to the bodies, JO-HAN is #1. Best answer is to combine the JO-HAN GTX body with the chassis and engine from another more modern, better detailed kit like the AMT '68-9 Mopar B-bodies or the Revell '68-9 Chargers. JO-HAN chassis and engines are outdated and not great for detail IMHO, so best to replace them with those I suggested. Yes, you're going to have to spend $50+ right out of the gate, but it's worth it in the end. The various releases of the AMT '69 GTX are all the same basic kit, so other than the Pro Street chassis under one, all the same kit. The newer Round2 releases usually have extras like pad printed tires and better decals sheets which the older (pre-2012 or so) reissues did not have, but the older kits are usually a bit cheaper on eBay, etc.

I agree, the Sedan bodystyle looks great in dragstrip attire.

It looks like the artist combined a '40 Ford Deluxe nose and a '46 Ford Super DeLuxe Sedan Coupe body.

That's it:

Like it? Love it.

They did just that a few years ago with an Original Art Series reissue.

The Gambler style wheels were also done by Monogram, but I can't place the exact kit they came from. These had the chrome plating removed, but they are the Monogram wheels in question:

This is a great visual example of what a promotional model is, and how it was used to promote the real vehicle(s):

I had forgotten all about the new AMT Firestone pie crust slicks, and the '60s era skinny Firestone pie crust slicks seem to have been lost forever, but a few cars did run them back in the day: