Oliver77

I started with Hawk airplane kits and Bachmann Birds! Man I wish Atlantis could get those tools. Then the 63 Corvette came out and I just had to have one. It was built and rebuilt, added felt upholstery, brush paint, woodburning pen to melt-weld plastic (those fumes omg) and conversion to slot car body. I have a bunch of parts from early kits, ( those that escaped firecrackers!) Regards, Jeff Oliver

Thanks for looking! Regards, Jeff Oliver

Motor is wired and weathered kit flathead.

This is a cool old kit. Built a few, all fun.

Real chain on the tailgate. Scratchbuilt cart for the tanks. Dupli-Color spray paint from the (old) can.

In-progress photos and descriptions in the WIP forum.

The wire came from some old telephone wire. Thanks for looking! Regards, Jeff Oliver

More precision fixturing.

I have always been intrigued by the tanks in this kit, but what, I’m just going to pitch them in the bed? I found an image online of a tank cart, and decided to scratch one from some .010 styrene, a bit of copper wire, and some spare wheels off a model airplane.

High tech precision assembly fixture.

Starting to come together. I had some minor frame warp, corrected with hot water and twist. I was unsure of the front axle position and had to rework when I test fit the body.

I had some Dupli-Color Light Blue M spray. Turned out a little crazy in places, plenty of sanding and careful re-spray. I’m going to say it resulted in a pleasant ‘patina’!

This is the 1985 Made in USA release of this classic kit, molded in light blue. I have had it sitting around for a while. 1985 minus 1953 equals 32 years. 2024 minus 1985 equals 39 years. And I was born in 1953. But I digress.

This is such a cool kit. The fine parts that can be so vexing to assemble make for a jewel of a car!