Matt87

I combined Tom Daniels Paddy wagon and George Barris Vampire van. But it is mostly from the TD kit. But i chopped the body down to the C cab and chopped hearse part of body from the Vampire van. Ford Cobra engine from TD kit and with high rise intake from spare parts and suspension from paddy wagon kit. I made the pipe extensions from headers. I scratchbuilt the coffin from sheet styrene. Grill from Barris Ice Cream truck rod. Scratch made windows for hearse body from clear styrene sheet. And i wanted to keep rims from Paddy wagon kit to. I named it the Early Grave i was trying to think of a cool name and that came to me. and sent what i wanted to STS decals and Terry printed them for me for a very reasonable price. High quality decals. I think it is cool. One of a kind. I think Tom Daniel and George Barris would agree...

I like Tamiya white putty for filling in.

Beutiful.. i bet he would love it!

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Those cars always look cool with a set of fattys in the back. Thanks i used a Morgan pre wired distributor and a Fireball model works carb.

Definitely was popular with those cars in there day.

Tamiya metallic red

Right you are. I need to super glue it regular testors would not hold it.

I built it tricked out. Used a fireball model works carburetor for first time. Scratchbuilt alot of parts. Many aftermarket parts and spare parts used. I scratchbuilt the mirror. I could not get the best pics of the interior because of the side window glass. It was alot of fun and turned out really nice.

I resuscribed after issue 225 for 4th year but have yet to see issue 226. I wonder if issue 225 was last?

Love the paint job!

I still have yet to receive issue #225

Beutiful Dodge! With a modern spin.

Thanks. I enjoyed making it more authentic.

Thank you!

Im really happy with how this turned out. Also i know the car Elvira drove in the movie was actually a 59 but Monogram used there 58 kit. So i did remove the 58 trim off the doors and T Bird emblems off of the fenders. I added model car garage T Bird emblems on the doors which 59 T Birds have as well as the chrome trim with BMF and since her car has the custom spider web grill piece that covers the 58 grill that did not matter. Although the 58s tailights are slightly different than 59 but it still has 58 tailights. Aftermarket parts i used. A Morgan auto pre wired distributor. Morgan battery cables. Detail master carb linkage. Scratchbuilt ignition coil. Slixx oil filter decal. Gofer gauge decals in dash. Scratchbuilt valve stems. Scratchbuilt floor mats. Embossing powder for carpeting. BMF for all tbe chrome trim. The leopard print decals for interior thankfully were in good shape but were a little brittle. I am glad i found the later release of this kit plus bonus of figure of Elvira. I bought kit from modelcarsandmore out of Nebraska. Used Tamiya gloss black for the body paint. Being a Monogram kit the fits were great and great detail. It was alot of fun. After watching movie in the fall i wanted to find the model kit. Elvira is a cool classy attractive lady and so is her car. I think Elvira herself would be happy with this.

And Scooby Doo. I bet. Im sure it will be HUGE some day.

Mchales navy. Hogans heroes my grandpa loved those shows. I enjoyed watching Gilligans Island on Nick at Night as a kid. And Tale Spin to! Also Married with children and Breaking bad. And i like Star Trek but the old tacky series from 60s.

Huge collection!

And would it be somewhat reasonable?

That sounds exactly like what i had to deal with. So to even get them to fit like they did which still isnt great. I used my dremel tool with a sanding wheel and ground down most of the bottom and both sides in door jams. And i used sanding files on doors near hinge area. All that and they still do not fit great. It must just be a flaw when they engineered the tooling back in the 60s. It sucks because its a really nice kit overall. And overall no fit issues except the all to important doors.

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I usually try to do that in general. I figured well i will just put a different spin on it. Thank you!