Dennis Lacy

Looks awesome! Really cool to see you get it finished. I will be creating the Under Glass group thread by the end of this week. I will tag everyone who has a finished truck so you guys can add yours to it.

Thanks for chiming in, Tim! More than half the models I’ve built start with a wheel & tire combo then I come up with a car to put them on. And, I totally agree with you on wires & woodys going hand in hand. Sadly the work on the front shocks (July 12) is the last time I’ve been to the bench to date and it’s not for lack of interest. Downside to working in the garage. Plenty of days I could have but the weather made it downright uncomfortable. That said, I’ll be redoing the upper mounts and I have a plan. Stay tuned…

As the owner of a 1987 GT Hatchback the MPC/AMT kit is an EPIC disappointment. The whole thing is basically inaccurate and even aside from that, just poorly done. In contemplating how to create a more accurate aero-nose hatchback (and not necessarily a GT) I realized the best approach was to take the roof from the hatchback and graft it onto the Revell 90 LX body shell. The 90 LX, while an excellent kit, has a mis-proportioned roof so you’re doing it a favor. Keep in mind I have only made the rough cuts so far and the fit needs to be fine-tuned but they will mate up seamlessly when done. I haven’t approached the interior yet but this gets you the excellent Revell 90 chassis, engine and the front, more visible part of the interior. Note: If one desired to use the upper half of the Revell 90 front bumper to upgrade the vomit inducing ? 87/88 GT MPC headlights be aware that the 90 bumper is about an 1/8” wider so it will require some additional planning.

Absolutely LOVE this! A full-scale version should be built immediately. ?

The double line tires are from one of AMT’s parts packs that I think was fairly new at the time. You get 4 tires and 4 cheater slicks.

It’s been a minute since I’ve seen one of these pop up here as a project but it always makes me smile when they do. Looking forward to following along!

This is phenomenally bad ass! Awesome scratch building creating the body panels!!

This is EXCELLENT! Incredibly realistic. Love all of the accurate inner body and floor subframe structure.

This is friggin’ awesome, Steve! Builds like this are what I love about models. Pro Street EVERYTHING! ?

One of my favorite kits growing up. Very cleanly built!

UPDATE I did get to the workbench this past Sunday but it wasn’t the most productive. The creative juices just weren’t flowing. I did manage to get the front shocks set up but I’m not entirely happy with them. With the front axle tucked tight to the frame with sanded down spring the molded in shock mount holes weren’t working out so I ended up cutting the lower shock mounts off of the axle from the Revell 29 Roadster/ 30 Coupe and transferring them to axle I’m using. This not only moved them down below the original shock mounts, it’s more realistic looking, too. The bottom axle is the one I moved the shock mounts to from the top axle. The middle axle is what the bottom axle looked like before I changed the shock mounts. I then tweaked a pair of Revell 32 Ford series front shocks and brackets to fit. This is what I’m not sure I like. I may build my own upper mounts on the frame and mount separate shocks. So that’s all I accomplished and it doesn’t feel like a complete accomplishment. Hopefully my next day at the bench goes better. ?

Looks killer! Love the weathering and mismatched body panels making it look pieced together.

UPDATE! Okay folks, back on this one. Where I left off the back half of the exhaust system had been roughed-in with the front section from the headers to the trans cross member needing to be figured out. A bit of an obstacle course with the headers tucking in and the oil filter hanging down. After some thinking and staring I got an idea. I trimmed off the bottoms from a pair of block hugger headers from a Revell ‘37 Ford and attached them to the bottoms of the Hedman Headers. This makes a nice transition from the two pipes and rectangle flange down to one pipe with a 90 degree turn and some neat flange & bolt detail. Then I found a couple of offset pipe sections cut from the pipes in any of Revell’s 1932 Ford series which get around the oil filter can perfectly. From there is was a matter of finding two more offset sections to cut in and connect with the rear pipes at the cross member. After that I went ahead and final glued all of joints then sanded all of the seams and mold lines. I also added the flared ends to the tips from a Revell ‘40 Ford so that I can use the chrome tips from the same. I also made a driveshaft using some Revell ‘32 kit u-joints and Evergreen tube. Decided to set the chassis on the fenders for a look. Getting the exhaust system built is always a huge relief. Here’s a close up holding one of the chrome tips on with a pair of tweezers for those unfamiliar with what they are. Just a few more chassis detail’s remaining. Need to install a steering box and shocks.

This is absolutely EXCELLENT, Tim. Thanks for sharing! And very nicely built. Some people love it, some people hate. I definitely appreciate it. Would have been interesting to stand within earshot at its debut show and listen to people’s comments.

Your models are always so incredibly creative and so cleanly executed. I love it!

He was incorrect, the Tweedy Pie II does NOT have the frog mouth scoops. The carbs with integral frog mouths had to be retooled (along with several other parts) to restore the latest issue back to the original Tweedy Pie. The newly tooled parts are on a separate sprue in a separate bag because they were made in China while the rest of the kit continued to be made here in the USA.

Nice work, looks very cleanly built! This was my favorite kit as a kid in the late 80’s when it first came out.

Nice update! Chassis set up looks great and stance is on-point. ?

@mchook Wow, man, that overhead ‘banger is looking TUFF! Killer work on the weathering, too!

Negative. That kit has trumpet style air scoops. Revell specifically re-tooled the carbs with scoops for the restored last issue. Several other parts as well. ?

@Ace-Garageguy I have been wanting to share these pics with you since I saw this thread but I had to do some digging to find them. My friend Bryce Michaelmoore down in Australia built a beautiful ‘34 Roadster (starting with the AMT 34 5-Window) some years back and he corrected the front clip proportions. On the AMT kit the hood is too long and the grill is too far forward. He grafted on the front of the fenders from the Revell snap kit which sunk the grill back where it belongs and shortened the hood accordingly. He also grafted the AMT outer fender corners back on because the Revell fenders don’t have a good shape there, not round enough. Below are some pics I snagged from his Facebook. I’m not on there but it allowed me to see the whole album for this build. Having grown up in 1934 Fords I have an eye for them and in my opinion Bryce nailed the proportions. The grill is properly sunk into fenders as it should be. Album link below. https://www.facebook.com/michelmorerodandkustom/photos/a.658238904281837/795902530515473/?type=3

Love it! So glad to see it back on the front burner. ?

Sweet!!! Thanks!! Have you been getting into the edibles again? ??

Absolutely stunning custom Merc! I’m not familiar with the full scale version but no matter because your scale version looks killer from every angle. Beautiful paint! ?

Nice fuel tank!