OldNYJim

Seems like a bunch of places are getting theirs today - one eBay seller had five at $27 shipped, and by the time I got the checkout they had sold ? Found one to order anyway...

That gives me a lead anyway - thanks buddy!

Ahh, cool! I have family in Akron (well, my wife does...) - I'll try and stop in some time! Pity it's a 9 hour round trip from here or I'd come grab a '30 ?

What is your shop called, Justin?

Thank you SO MUCH for all the pics @eastown - really helpful post! I never saw those Scenes Unlimited ones before - some nice looking parts there! @Mark - do you have any recollection of which AMT kits those might have come in? Curious to see if I can find a set…will do some Googling in the meantime!

Given that last time around it seems like not all stores got the same selection, they could pull a smart trick with any remaining inventory by sending kits to stores than they had the fire time around. My local store, for instance had a bunch of late model Camaros but no VWS, and likely vice-versa at some other stores. Not sure if they CARE enough to bother trying this though - they seem to disappear pretty fast when they get stock anyway...

There's a good build up of a Mooneyes dragster (just not this kit, specifically) in Model Cars Mag issue 192, which you can read online for free here - scroll to page 36: https://issuu.com/modelcarsmagazine/docs/192_200dpi

There's one on eBay right now for $20 with no bids on it - they're not super valuable. The last two that sold on there sold for $6 and $8, respectively

I like building hot rods, and I like drum brakes. I really like the ones in the Revell 29/30 Ford kits…but are there any other kits with really nicely done brakes that I can look out for? Finned or not, I’m interested to see what anyone comes up with… I seem to recall the Fujumi Porsche 356 kits had some REALLY nice drums with a bunch of detail (but that particular kit of mine is in storage 1000 miles away currently so I can’t check very easily…) Any suggestions of other good sources for nicely done (or even just interesting) drum brakes for kitbashing? Pics a bonus, if you have them!

That’s actually a 32 - but I like the color!

Contest Cars 2021 is out this week, for anyone interested: https://kalmbachhobbystore.com/product/special-issue/vt-sac211101-c (CART20 gets you 20% off, btw)

Some useful reading, with paint thinning ratios: http://www.gslchampionship.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HowToBuildChampionshipScaleVehicles.pdf

Might be cool on a funny car chassis! Were there any stretched Cobra drag cars?

I found an overseas seller on eBay who ships them here - it ended up being like $55 by the time it got delivered tho

Just one of these cheapo mitre boxes, nothing fancy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VRDG7VJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_QRJAGW8EF1FX5Q4XKJNY Thanks everyone! A little more progress today - starting to piece together a rear end so I can mock this thing up on it’s wheels and see if I’m getting the nice low stance I was going for… I had a cool, but simplified, Quickchange center in my parts box and scratchbuilt an axle around that, suspended on a spare Boot Hill Express rear spring (which I think is meant to be a stock Model A spring maybe?) Ill do some more work on the rear end, and I need to fabricate some linkages next, but it’s starting to look like a frame now! Man that’s a lotta zee! ? Quick mock-up on the bench to see if it’s about where I’d like it to be: Plenty still to do, but now I know where the rear end needs to be I can figure out where the motor will live and make some motor mounts. More soon!

Really enjoy seeing you do this chassis-detailing work Steve - looks GREAT! Super realistic and well done

What a GREAT looking project! I love what you did with the frame (see - I knew I didn’t have an original idea there ?) and I like the roof treatment too. I wanted to try an Alumacoupe roof on one of these trucks and see how it would look - something like that I bet! Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! I got stalled out a little on this for a few days because I had the new Mooneyes dragster coming and I was really hoping it would have some useful parts for this project - turned out it does! For a front axle, I went with the Revell unit from the 29/30 Ford kits - it drops right under the AMT truck frame like it was meant to go there, it seems like. That said, I flipped the crossmember in the front to drop the ride height nice and low, separated the spring from the Revell axle and placed it behind the axle instead of above it like normal. That really got this thing low…might even need a spacer to bring it up a touch ? Those hairpins are from the Atlantis Mooneyes kit (actually, from the old Revell parts pack) and they didn’t need much modification to work with the 29/30 axle. Also found in my fun new box of Atlantis goodies was these cool reverse Halibrand (I think?) wheels: I had to machine out the centers of my rears to open them up some, and I curiously wondered if the front dirt-track tires from the Revell Model A kits would fit too…turns out they perfect for these wheels! May end up running those…. The wheels will need a little cleanup and detailing before paint but as my one buddy on Instagram pointed out, these are a better match to that big 427 than the artillery wheels were anyway. Next up, need to figure out what to do for a rear end…got a weird old parts-box Quickchange that I want to use, but didn’t figure out exactly what the rear suspension setup looks like yet…more soon!

Picked up this little fella - a buddy on Instagram is making a really cool belly tanker with one of these and it looks GREAT: And this arrived - been really excited to dig through this one!

As mentioned earlier in this thread, Atlantis has been selling certain parts from some of their kits as stand-alone items - the 1/16th drag tires, for example. I hope they see fit to do the same with these 'parts pack' parts - I'd bet they'd sell a TONNE if they're priced right.

That was how some retailers had the kit listed apparently, yeah: I’m not disappointed either way, nice as a second engine would’ve been. Mine looks like it’s arriving at the weekend - I really wanted some extra wheels for another project so I’m DELIGHTED that it has those…and I picked up one of the Gopher racing slingshot frame reissues in the summer so now I have parts for that too!

Thanks for the pics Jason, now I'm REALLY excited! More cool stuff in the box than I could've hoped for! I hope Atlantis has good stocks of this one - I can see it being a GREAT seller, for the parts alone ?

Same here, love the color! There’s so many ways to build this kit - I’ve done a couple and couple probably do ten more without running out of ideas!

You’ll probably be able to fix those flaws with a little light sanding with something high-grit then lay another coat over top. I did the exact same thing on the first one I built

Mine too! I’m excited for the kit…and to see what extra stuff is ACTUALLY in the box (and see it). Curious about the new tires too. This has been mentioned before, but I wonder what else Atlantis can do to maximize that M?neyes licensing whilst they’ve got it. I’m a sucker for anything with that logo on…

I'm just excited to see that paintjob with the masks removed! Interior looks great too - where did you get the gauge decals? Are those from the Revell kit?