Chuck Most

Started for this in a community build headed by Pat Redmond. I'm about eight months late with the deadline getting it finished, but that's fine with me! Started out with the crude orignal Revell AG kit. Not perfect, but all in all I like how it came out.

Nice! I've wanted to get a couple of these kits... so I can rework them into my '80 and '83 Delta 88 beaters I used to drive.

Was going to post a few pics of the now-completed interior, but all signs seem to point to the car being finished sometime today. I'll just say to keep an eye on the 'Under Glass' portion of the forum.

That is cool! This one is a bit rough for resin casting, but I'll keep it in mind. When it comes to mastering stuff for resin, I can take freakin' forever to get a conversion done. Just ask Kris Morgan if you don't believe me.

Got a bit more done. Interior side panels and seat are painted/decaled/foiled. Seat upholstery insert decals are from Scale Motorsport- very nicely printed and very user friendly decals to use! Dashboard as an infant... Dashboard as an akward tween... Dashboard all growed up.... And a better look at those sweet Scale Motorsport decals.

Not sure- I do kind of like the red, and that would make the car stand out.... but a bright red white and blue Matador will NEVER get lost at a show or on a display shelf, so I don't know if they're really required. Hmmmm.... Something easier to decide for me- to level out the body on my Matador by raising one side or lowering the other. I'm lowering the other, of course! (Like I had to tell you that, right? ) Slung some Corvette mufflers under the hind end, and made some cutouts in the rear valance to clear the tips.

Started on the second version of the interior, using Plastruct stock for the side panels. BUT... That would lead to me needing to dig up cranks, handles, armrests, trim, etc. So I decided to go another route. I cut down some inner door panels from an AMT '60 Ford Starliner, using the Plastruct door panels as patterns. I also narrowed the Ford's front bench seat about 1/2" to fit between them. Planning for a Malibu Mist/ Silver two-tone vinyl motif for the interior. Once these are painted and detailed, I'll start on the dash... not sure if I'll use a modified kit part for that, or if I'll scratch up my own dash. Guess we'll see. And I still have to figure out the steering wheel and shifter situation, not to mention the top/glass issue.

Courtesy of Mr. RodneyBad.

I should be able to work out something.

Cool!

Also... I'm trying to talk a buddy out of a slightly damaged Danbury Mint '37 Studebaker Coupe Express (pickup), and if I'm successful in that regard, I plan to take it apart and rebuild it as a street rod. But I'm not too sure if that'll happen, and the Avanti will be my primary project for this one.

Charlie- I don't think it's any specific car manufacturer's color- it was part of their 'General Purpose' line. It's a shade or two lighter than Testors Colors By Boyd Pacific Green when you look at it in person.

Oh, yeah- that'll definitely work!

Danno... go to your room. Your hobby room. And begin working on that stretched Avanti race car you KNOW you want to build as a companion to that Super Starliner. Latest update- Cadillac grille and ribbed bumper are in place, and I robbed some parking lamps from a '49 Merc. Still thinking of foiling the headlamp bezels (which are the custom pieces from an AMT '51 Chevy by the way). I also sprayed over the base of Malibu Mist with a pearl clearcoat.

Not yet... but a well-known caster is working on a stock curbside '49 9EL. Not sure when it will be out, but I have every intention of gettin one once they're available.

Nice! Blow it up to 1:1 and I'd love to have it in my garage.

Tan with a black vinyl interior! Green or brown would also be acceptable.

Or... instead of the Offy, maybe an Olds turbo Quad 4 from the Monogram Aerotech?

Passenger vans are considered wagons, but a car-based station wagon wouldn't be moved to the truck section, would it? Sure, some might argue that because a van is truck-based it belongs in the trucks category, but what about something like a sedan delivery? It is based on a car platform, but it is a commercial vehicle. Should it go in the general 'Under Glass' section with the cars or in with the trucks? The forum categories are specific- but vehicle designations aren't always.

Yeah- frame details are what hamstrung mine and I wasn't even planning on running ladder bars. Mine sits quite a bit lower (top of the rear tire is above the beltline), but I've grown so fond of how it looks really slammed that I don't want to mount it up higher. I'm almost leaning toward parallel leaves out back for it.

Love it. It's amazing how natural those Magnum 500 wheels look on it.

I'll most certainly be keeping an eye on this one- I've had a similar project in mind, I was planning to make it a 2 door by lengthening the stock fronts. Otherwise the rear tires would block the rear doors from opening!

Already liking it- I've seen a track nose on Roadsters and coupes, but never on a Tudor. The Sidewinder rolling stock also looks great. I'd definitely vote no on the SBC- this thing needs an Offy with that track nose, or even a turbocharged Ford 2.3.

I use the two-part Bondo putty- the one that comes with the tube of putty and the catalyst. Way better than any single-part putty, strong but sands easily, and lasts a long time- it's one of the few putties I've used that I can actually use up before it goes bad.

Same goes for 'dipped in glass' glossy paint, perfect, consistent panel fit and panel gap tolerances, and neatly-arranged wiring harnesses. None of them came from the factory that way, but not having any of those things on your restored car will cause the judges to dock you serious points in a show.