samdiego

Yes, please.

My Hudson Project has been hijacked by something irresistible that came totally outta left field and involves this, The angriest Tootsie Roll ever. Done in 1/18, the first step in something a little different for me. Actual size: 3/8 by 1/8dia.

Thanks. I'll have to see if I can get a corrected set, the touch of yellow on the red cans is kinda iconic. As for the red motor, I have no explanation. it could be the rare, dealer installed 7X motor option. The 308 was bored .030, The block was relieved, knurled pistons, bigger valves and cam, and a higher compression aluminum head. I guess they could have painted the head. This is a base motor, I don't know if this is what was designated the single H or not.

This is what I was hoping for

This is what I've done so far. I don't think I'm going to change much as this build will be a combination of what Moebius has wrought and what I might have done if the 1:1 were mine and it was the mid-fifties (or maybe today). I may try a hubcapless look or moon discs just to make that change. I added brass screen painted black to the air cleaner openings. I really wish the yellow of the air cleaner decals hadn't completely disappeared when laid over the red. The only thing visible is the black which I don't think should be there in the first place. I'm still waffling on a body color

Ok, this is my theory. Around the end of the 60s, White saw the need to upgrade visually. The cheapest way was to tool a Fiberglass tilt front that would sort of mate with the sheetmetal of the dated cab. Now my plan is to ditch the hood all together. I'm trying to come up with a cycle fender and sideless hood affair with a tractor-ish grille. good luck to me. I'm still hoping for some of your Road Boss photos.

I de-bagged the body and have been pondering the shape of this thing. You really need to have a hood in place to do this. I'm a bit more excited now than I was at box-opening. I'd still label it as a hot Rod chop as opposed to a TailDragger chop. But the more i look at it, the more I like it.

Curbside status ignored, I remember this as being one very packed box. Accessories like a 60's style cooler, surfboards, moon discs and three decal sheets with emblem decals that fit the emblems.

I haven't decided on the included vinyl tubing for all of the oil lines. I'd like to run something and the supplied stuff is really stiff and doesn't look like braided line. Wouldn't mind swapping that steering wheel. it's the only thing in the kit that looks cartoony

The colors are Tamiya Racing White and Tamiya Orange. The stripes are decal, the parts above the BRE Datsun logo are shaded with a light coat of Tamiya smoke Thanks and no that's a chopped and channeled White Road Boss truck with Playdoh can cycle fenders. Oh, That '48 Ford. Yes, yes it is.

Yeah, but not quite as interesting as the 300 by just a pinch

As consolation for missing the Coronado Historics this year, the weekend was spent at the coffee table with this. The windows and trim are just liquitaped at this point, waiting for clearcoat and final stuff. Nice enough kit for its age. The detail is fading in some areas of the dies though. The drivers door shut line disappears in the middle of the panel.

still too shaken by the last gremmie thread to comment (but yay!)

'03 release. I couldn't make up my mind decal wise (still haven't) so I did both. The blackout trim above the beltline isn't me being lazy. I would do the full size the same way.

I can hear the K in this one

I'm with Mr. Gyro Swatson. Each chop is unique, but there are proportion rules (vague at best) that should be followed. And you don't see many chopped 48s. This one looks odd to me through the side windows. I think the B-pillar is too high but the stock roof did hump in the same spot. I also think the aforementioned "Kustom" chop would actually refer to the way it would have been done in the shops that Jairus mentioned, with the rear being lower necessitating more slope to the backlight. made sense to me. Definitely should have a build review, preferably by that Sam Tate guy that used to do them. He's great. The decal sheet is outstanding. Another triumph for the Graphics team at Revell. Sweet Dutchy pinstripes in multicolor.

Yup, 6in outta both rooflines, lowered over big inch chrome dualies and flames

You may not be able to have 15 billion but I know from personal experience that you can have seven or eight thousand.

3in chop, about 8in of channel and 4in out of both ends of the suspension The Allison would have required so much cab setback that I would have had to tub the sleeper and I didn't want to do that. The lowering is more obvious with the tanks and such installed.

Well then, One direction chosen.

here's mine

It was also featured in a build-up review in our favorite Model Cars Magazine.

The stickers were much less of an issue than they could have been. They were still fairly pliable but I'm sure heating was key. The place that i stretched is visible in the last photo, from the hyphen in U-1 almost to the tip closest in the pic. This is the only example of this kit that I've ever seen so I can't make a comparison. The red ink seems more rub resistant than the gold. I scanned the decals so I could make more if needed. Fit was a bigger issue. The hull is made up of two really big pieces and the endplate. Years of storage left the biggies a little warped. All in all I'm a happy modeler and so glad that I was able to score this piece for a price that would make you guys hate me. My profession lends itself to barter very well. You could always go with my plan B. if the sticker thing went south I was ready to plank the tops with veneer and make up a different livery. I like the Bud look that is as I saw this boat in Detroit in the 70s but it would still be really cool without it. Besides, bad stickers could be used to dicker down the price.

Not Bad. I coated these with Testor's Decal Bonder a few days ago and applied them today. They are a just a little yellowed and all but three fragged on the way to their new homes, but I was able to save them. They are nicely printed, especially the AH eagles. I'll let everything dry out for a few days and then clear coat and install the prop and rudder. I've tested scrap to make sure of compatibility with the clear and what I guess is silk screen ink from the 70s. I was able to touch up the red and clean the white parts of the hull stickers but I haven't arrived at a good match or the gold.

Yeah, I knew all that. OK so the Merlin was better for the Mustang. Personally, if I had to hire one as a bouncer, the Allison at least looks twice as tough as the limey counterpart. I do appreciate the convenient window for checking the oil level in the Rolls. Those clever Brits