Casey

The interior looks very nice, and I love the white color. This is one of my favorite Blue Oval bodystyles- I'll have to build one someday.

Not everybody's knowledgeable regarding the modelling aftermarket, or maybe the Modelhaus wouldn't ship to the winning bidder, so s/he had to buy on eBay...or...who knows, could be a lot of reasons, but I tend to think it wasn't stupidity.

You could resin-cast copies of them, but it's a lot of work and semi-expensive ($50+) just to buy the materials and there's you time...and so on. Unless they're rare or hard to find tires, I suggest you list your wants in the Wanted section and I'm sure someone will have them. I usually have a bunch of extra tires in my parts stash and I'm sure a lot of other folks do too. Posting a pic of the wheels you plan to use or listing the kit(s) in which the wheels and tires you want orignally were included in would be very helpful, too.

Why do I get the feeling the Death Coach is an '87 Chevy Celebrity wagon with faux woodgrain? Seriously, some advice- take the $$$ you'd spend on a system and buy a good mechanics tool set and a factory service manual for your ride and learn to fix things yourself. Nobody should know your ride better than yourself, so nobody will be better equipped to fix it when the need arrises. Yeah, it'll take time, and you may not be able to fix everything, but you'd be far ahead both in terms of money and know-how if you learned to wrench on your ride yourself. Oh, and tell your step Dad to put down the tools and step away from the Death Coach.

The wheels scale out to 17" in 1/25th scale, so that's not a bad thing. They wheels (fronts and backs) fit much better inside the Revell Goodyear VR50s I had in my parts box than they do on the kit-supplied Goodyears, so I'll find a use for them. I think they'd look better in a flat aluminum or magnesium paint, though.

They are very close. I just picked up this kit today and the wheels aren't perfect, but they're decent for a 1/25th scale project. Too bad the AMT tires' raised lettering is way oversized. The surfboard is nice, though, skeg inaccuracies aside. I was really impressed by the detail on the body, though. A full wood strip headliner cast into the underside of the roof, in-scale vinyl top texture on the roof, and the woodgrain on the flat panels looks good, albeit a bit faint. Nicely done.

You could source the stock tires from any of the AMT '55 or '57 Chevy kits, like these: Tires are Firestone Super Baloon Deluxe Champion 7.10-15 and are 1-11/16" in actual diameter, wheels are steel and measure 1-1/32" outside diameter.

The chassis looks good so far. What did you use to replicate the cosmoline coated lower control arms? I found a 50/50 mix of Testors gold and zinc oxide is a failry decent match. I love the A-12 cars. If you need some info, head to the Lift Off Hood Playground, HERE , which is dedicated to teh Dodge and Plymouth A-12 cars. I have plans for an EL5 Butterscotch/Bahama Yellow A-12 of my own. The Monogram kit has always been one of my favorite.

Very cool car and project. It certainly has that 'real' look that is often copied now to get a car to look old, when it's only recently been assembled. I have a similar '55 project in mind, based on the Monogram Badman kit, but in 1/16th scale.

You may want to try the Testors Vinyl Top texture paint. It won't dry up and start peeling off in a few years like masking tape will. I've heard good things about Testors vinyl top system, and it comes in both black and white. Just food for thought.

Thanks, I may have to pick up one locally for cheap, just for the board. I had no idea what a skag was at first. We don't do much surfin' here on Lake Michigan.

Competition Resins makes a resin body and Slixx has a decal sheet for those interested in building one- that sure would've been easier in '96 if I had that option.

*bump* ...one year later It's good to know someone makes a 1/16th scale 427 Cammer engine, and it's looks fairly accurate from what I saw at http://www.alteredstatesmodels.com/ I may have to persue that 1/16th Mustang F/C idea I've always thougth about doing...

My suggestion would be to cast the slicks in two pieces or halves, much like the styrene slicks included with the old AMT "Old Pro" Nova SS kit. I'm not sure how resin reacts to being heated up, though. If it gets pliable like styrene, you could warm up two cast slicks to soften them (one right, one left), flatten and widen the bottom, then add the wrinkles after it re-hardens. I don't think the softened resin could stand being stressed and stretched like a rubber tire can to create the sidewall wrinkles. You could just add material to a two-piece slick to get the bottom wider, remove some to get the contact patch flat, and add or remove material to create accurate wrinkles. Lots of work for sure, but it sure would be cool. I may just have to try it...

Very true. I've purchased a few 1/16th scale F/C parts from them (5-spoke American front wheels) and was pleased with the quality: www.compresins.com I've also created and cast a few 1/16th drag racing wheels a few years ago, including front & rear Cragar S/S, front and rear Halibrand mags, and some front American 12-spokes, all designed to fit the Revell F/C tires.

You have two choices when it comes to kitted F/C chassis- Revell or Aurora Revell are affordable, Aurora are expensive. Aurora are a bit more detailed but are slightly shorter then the universal Revell chassis. Aftermarket chassis? Nope.

Is there a 1:25th die-cast Cutlass or Regal G-body that these test shots could've been based on, ala the Revell '68 Mustang and '70 Challenger R/T kits?

Thanks, Jairus. Just one surfboard is included, correct?

I agree, it would've been nice if they'd have include the SOHC Hemi- that's the only good part of the P/S version.

Would anyone who has the above-pictured AMT '41 Ford Woody kit be willing to answer a few questions? 1) What size/diameter are the 5-slot wheels, either the scale size (15", 16", etc.) or actual measurement of O.D. (11/16", etc.)? Which tires are included in the kit for use with these wheels? The box art model is so heavily airbrushed you can't tell what's actually included. 2) What does the included surf board look like? Are there any other "extra" pieces in the kit that could be used in a diorama or similar, or just the surfboard?

The Goodyear Blue Streak tires, sans lettering, correct? Great, if so. These are a great wheel and tire combo!

If you're looking for a nice 1/16th scale SBC, you'll find one in the Revell '34 Ford 3-window coupe or Phaeton kits. Much better detail than the AMT kits, by far.

The re-issued Model King/Revell Jungle Jim kit is the base for this kit. The back section and roof of the body was scratchbuilt, though you may be able to get a 1/16th scale resin-cast Vega panel wagon body by now. I know Slixx released a 1/16th scale Wonderwagon sheet for use on the Vega kit.

Here are the American 200-S "Daisy" wheels included with the 1/16th scale AMT 64-1/2 Ford Mustang kit: Note the different width and offset between the front and rear wheels in the second pic. A true set of big 'n' littles.

This was competed in 1996, before Slixx released a 1/16th scale decal sheet for this car, so most of the decals were done by hand, thus some inaccuracies. Built mostly box stock, all of the metal finishes were done using Testors Metalizer paints, and the red, yellow, and blue area with Fred Cady decals, cut (or stamped out in the case of the dots) to shape.