Leon Cream

Most hot wheels and Matchbox cars can be dismantled without any damage by simply drilling out the rivets on the chassis. The tipper body looks like it could be removed with a very small punch/bit of wire to drive out the pin in the hinge. Maybe practise on something with no sentimental value first. Better more detailed wheels can be found on the premium line of hot wheels etc. Good luck. Hope that helps mate.

Thanks mate, im really enjoying this build. Hopefully have some updates soon!

Thanks mate. I'm actually learning a lot and getting more confident in cutting things up and making them into whats pictured in my mind. Glad I saved her. At this stage I think I'll leave her plain, I have already applied a coat of wax and I don't think I'll have any chance of decals sticking. Thankyou for the kind offer though mate, very much appreciated 👍

Got the top half of the firewall fitting satisfactorily for my standards. Need to do a bit of work to the top of the transmission tunnel to allow the gearbox to fit. Not sure if I'll cut the tunnel away from the firewall, cut it flush or plate it in. It looks like the sump will be scraping the ground at this point so that Will need to be addressed next. Thanks for looking 👍

I think its an enamel, good point about the stripper soaking into the filler. I'll probably just live with it. Thanks mate👍

Thanks slusher. Finally got the chassis sitting where I can live with it. Does anybody know of a paint stripper that won't harm Tamiya putty? Thanks for looking 👍

That would never pass inspection here in Australia, you guys are so lucky, that's awesome mate. Well done 👍

Here he's my boy doing his serious face. At least once a day he does something that makes me laugh out loud. He's an idiot but he's my mate.

A few in progress shots of the chassis so far. The donor fuel tank from the Thunderbird and the firewall which I'm guessing maybe from the AMT USA1 Monster Truck. As always, questions, comments all most welcome. Thanks for looking 👍

I'm grateful I still have a few survivors left. Thanks for the comment 👍

Built this as a kid. Questions, comments and scathing criticisms all most welcome. Thanks for looking 👍

Going to call the body shell done. As before, mostly the kit pieces with some details added and attempts at minor scratch building, opened up the wheel arches, deleted door handles etc. The front and rear chrome pieces were missing so the bumpers etc are just styrene sheet and Tamiya filler. Questions and comments most welcome. Thanks for looking 👍

Fitted the glass, body shell is nearly done, this thing was so bad I had to fit the glass on an angle to hide the glue burn. She's a bit rough 😎

Thanks mate👍

Decided to add a flyscreen window net. I build sloooooooow. Thanks for looking 👍

Thanks for looking mate👍

Nice Monaro

If I'm building out of the box I might pull three or so body's out and prep and paint them one after the other. Then go back and fourth building drivetrains, chassis and interiors. This usually works out on box stock builds because if I have fitment issues it's usually the sub assembly that is modified to fit rather than the body itself. Id rather grind or trim a chassis plate or interior tub than the body. This also allows adequate time for paint to cure. When attempting anything more complex than a box stock builds I think one at a time is enough for me. Currently have AMT 69 Torino Cobra, revell 66 Chevelle SS, Lindberg little red wagon, AMT '60 corvette, Revell '55 Chevy street machine and Revell visible V8. Got a bit hectic and am currently just working on finishing the Torino.

Thankyou mate

Thanks for the interest. I imagine it's maybe an ex race car that's being used as a test mule, perhaps by a tyre company or race team. Should have some updates soon. Thanks again 👍

Hi, Finished model Will have no sponsorship decals, but otherwise will be built as a race car. Sorry if it's in the wrong section.

"To check on the wear of the right front most cars were equipped with a little trap door on the right of the firewall, opened by a string or cable from the drivers seat. This allowed the driver to see how far the right front tire was worn." Taken from another website. See picture below, also taken from the web. I really enjoy learning little things like that. Things that seem crazy to imagine nowadays.

Sorry, forgot to mention the spotty is to see through the trapdoor in the floor board.

Thanks. Whilst researching for this build I read that some teams had trapdoor sort of setups which allowed the driver to inspect the front O/S Tyre during a race or test session. I thought this would be fun to try and replicate in scale. Because the model was incomplete and melted at every glue joint I thought I'd go all out trying new things and if it turns out not brilliant it's no great loss.

I have cut the inner guards away from the body. Not sure what in going to do for a front end yet but will come up with something I'm sure. Thanks for the comment 👍