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OldNYJim

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  1. I found an overseas seller on eBay who ships them here - it ended up being like $55 by the time it got delivered tho
  2. 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!
  3. Really enjoy seeing you do this chassis-detailing work Steve - looks GREAT! Super realistic and well done
  4. 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!
  5. 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!
  6. 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.
  7. 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!
  8. 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 ?
  9. 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!
  10. 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
  11. 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…
  12. 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?
  13. Thanks buddy! I'm still not that good at making them yet (this is only the second set that I've done) but I've figured out some things to do differently on the next ones to make them another step better again. I think I want to make a set for that new Mooneyes dragster that Atlantis is releasing about now, so that'll be a good excuse to make some more...
  14. I'll post pics of the contents of mine, when it arrives (if no one beats me to it). I'm REALLY hoping it contains all the stuff in this first post here...
  15. I’m thinking of cutting some treads into them with my lathe - haven’t totally figured out the best tool to achieve that yet…worst case it doesn’t work and I go with some others, but I’d like to make them work if I can! Other option is cut thin strips of styrene with a zig-zag tread pattern and lay them around the tire- make my own treads on my scrapbook cutter! Interesting thing with the Ed Roth Mysterion frame - the original was so flimsy and weak it cracked whilst the car was still on the show circuit. Someone built a replica in the last few years and hid a traditional steel tube frame behind the Swiss-cheesed chrome parts, so I’m building mine in a similar way so that it would actually be feasible in the real world, somewhat. Speaking of the frame, seeing as I’m replying anyway, I’m kinda sketching in some styrene tube to see how this thing would lay out…got a lot of zee in the rear to get the stance how I want it with those big rear tires! ?? Something unusual I want to try with this build is to not have a traditional bed as such, but have the frame form part of the bed sides somehow but have the floor partially open so the axle and suspension setup are easily visible. Maybe a little shelf just behind the cab with a gas tank and the battery. It’s a start anyway - more soon!
  16. I saw in one of their emails that they send out that they were planning to start dispatching the Mooneyes kits late last week...so I guess we might see them THIS week. Guess we'll see! EDIT: didn’t see the above post before posting mine ?
  17. Well darn it - I did some quick research on this engine and apparently didn't get it right...will do more research Thanks for the heads up!
  18. I’ve been building this thing in my head for almost a year now, and decided I oughta start ACTUALLY building it….I’ve been saving pics of 32-34 trucks for about a year now for reference and I think I finally have enough ideas ? Using the cab (and probably not a bunch else) from one of these: Scratchbuilding a frame around one of those nicely detailed old Revell Parts Pak engines, and I picked up some artillery wheels and some big meaty rear tires from (I think?) The Parts Box: Those front tires are the plastic kit tires that come with these 34 trucks - seeing as I’m painting the rear ones anyway I figure these will work just fine - and they pair nicely with the resin rears to make some decent bigs ‘n’ littles. Had to machine both sets of tires on my lathe to get them opened up enough to accept the wheels - seems like the wheels are about a scale 15” and the tires had a 14” or so ID. I’m thinking of a nice low over-engined little hot rod, scratchbuilt frame, super low and mean looking with some unusual little touches that you don’t see every day. I really like this fenderless 34, looks wise… …and I’ve been admiring the (admittedly not very functional) frame on Roth’s Mysterion lately: And a few years back I saw this old 30s Mack truck that the NYPD used to use: So, I’m taking my inspiration for the stance and overall look from the blue one (although I’m going a LITTLE more extreme with mine), some inspiration from the Mysterion for the frame coupled with a ‘what if the NYPD used 34 trucks back in the 30s’ colorscheme to make it look like someone hotrodded a museum-piece and ruined it ? Just getting started on the frame here and stripping all the chrome off of that engine…more soon!
  19. Made some wire wheels for this future project - I don’t really know enough about these 60s FEDs to do this build justice yet, but I felt like making something..,
  20. I read a book once on creative ‘writer’s block’. It suggested ‘zooming out’ from your normal area of interest and finding other sources of inspiration aside from what normally grabs your attention. But, I think, the key there isn’t to just (in the case of overcoming modeller’s block) go build a tuner or a tank or a plane if that doesn’t interest you, but explore some other other areas to find something that DOES get the juices pumping again. Fall down a rabbit hole of vintage hot rod magazines, or racecars, or look at a bunch of interior pictures or Google weird tubular frames or door handles or interesting rare headlights - anything! One of my favorite books for inspiring creativity, even though it’s focused maybe more at artists and writers and musicians, is this one (which you can read for free at this link): https://kingauthor.net/books/Austin Kleon/Steal Like An Artist/Steal Like An Artist - Austin Kleon.pdf It has a bunch of cool ideas and techniques that we can use ourselves to inspire interesting builds, and I absolutely recommend spending a half hour or so going through it and pondering what tricks might work to light your creative fire.
  21. That's a great tutorial - thank you so much for (re)sharing Shawn. You do nice work!
  22. Best I ever got from a Michael's was a 60% off for being a rewards member! And the cashier in my (then) local store told me to try buying a second one right then if I wanted because the coupon might still work for a couple of minutes after being used - got two kits for $20 out the door!
  23. That's SUPER helpful, thank you Bernard! It's often easier just to ask someone who has dealt with these vendors, versus setting up an account and making theoretical order and so on. With the exchange rate as it is, I'd say their shipping works out to be very reasonable! And you're right, they have a tonne of cool stuff! I think I might actually have a few of their resin pieces already, but I suspect I ordered them from someone here in the US at some point - they do nice work! Probably time to order my Christmas gifts to myself
  24. That's a great tip, thanks Bernard! I'm always looking for front axles, so I should order a bunch from them! How are their shipping costs, do you recall?
  25. I just got one of those this past week too - grabbed a 32 5-window kit that I'd been wanting to pick up (but not so much I'd pay MSRP for it ) Would be cool if it's an ongoing thing, or they're semi-regular at least...
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