Andrew

I'm sure they would be popular, not just with vehicle modellers but military type modellers too. My question is, if you have the equipment, why not just produce a full kit (the AA is already available I think) as buying a resin kit and then having to source a plastic kit for what sounds like a few parts seems an unnecessary expense, especially for those of us not living in the USA where even current kits are £20 to £25 ($30 to $38 US)?

Ok, it''s British (English actually!) but some of you may be interested. I made the master for the cab and interior tub and my friend Steve had the rest of the parts 3D printed from his designs plus photo etching done from his designs then did all the resin and white metal casting himself! (Steve also owns the forum Home which I know some of you are members of) The "kit" needs a chassis, this one is from a Volvo F or FH as they have steel rear springs or you could scratchbuild one. The cab is not glued on in these photos Available from Modellers Resource for a VERY reasonable £50 (around $75)

Not right then Chris? I did wonder why it was called Scale Modelling By CHRIS!!

Friend of mine has the kit and used it to make a 1/25th version

Think I would have started with a Jada diecast! Nice work though

What website please?

KP conversions in Australia do a 1950 F8 and Dencon used to do the crew cab version ( I have one of those!). The conversion from pickup isn't too difficult, stretch the wings mainly - have a go!

Strangely I am looking for a '53 as I remember seeing one in progress, I thought on here. I found this http://www.rocketfin.com/resin_product.cfm?id=2304 but Mill City don't seem to have a website - is the owner on here?

I've bought from MCG a couple of times direct, great service to the UK!

Sorry to drag up an old thread but in the links above there is an email address - I would love to get hold of a current catalogue if one is available, anyone know if replmincomd "at" aol.com is current? or would I be better using snail mail?

Just a small update I'm afraid, trying to get a truck done too! Got the inner wings cut out Before After and also sanded and cut all the interior door detail away as the Rat has ally panels with bead rolling, so I used 20 thou plastic sheet and half round rod to replicate this.

Really good to see something different like this, kind of reminds me of this Can't wait to see it done!!

Apparently a few others to do before the decals for the British cars, hopefully they will be done before I am in need of them!!

Spot on! No-one posts these threads if they are the ones who are selling for such high prices. The thing with ebay is the amount of people who see the items for sale. It means much more chance that a quality item will fetch a good price and if someone wants to pay that kind of money then both parties win surely?

After starting the thread in the drag racing about British Gassers, thought I had better actually start the build of this one! The real one is on the left! (i hope to do honky Tonkin later). I started with the Revell kit and gathered a few bits, MCG etch set, steering wheel, R and D Unique 9" Ford and a couple of types of slicks. I have a good shot of the inside of the trunk (boot for us Brits!) so I have cut the lid out using the back of an xacto - just needs cleaning up The chassis rails are narrowed at the rear so I had a lot of cutting to get the rails seperate! Sorry about the pics of a white car on a white background, just what I had to hand, I'll change to blue next time!

Nice one Steve! To post more than one pic, just copy and paste each img code Steve will point Lucas at these posts to hopefully encourage him to produce the decals. He has got the permission of the car owners and if anyone wants to build these cars, I'm sure we can supply information and photos for reference

Hi, I'm from England and know there are quite a few others on here too. I have started a model of a well known British gasser called Roarin' Rat using the Revell kit It will have MCG etch and various other aftermarket parts but I was going to have to have the decals custom made. However, another member of British rodding forum http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/ , has contacted decals by Lucas with a view to producing these decals and also those of other British tri chevs such as Super Pumpkin, Honky tonkin' and Green Onions and there seems to be a chance if we can gauge the interest. Obviously, as these are British cars I don't know if any of the American builders on here know of these cars or indeed would be interested in building models of them?

Although I would love to have the time to follow the excellent photoshop tutorials above, paintbrushes are easier for me! A couple of recent oil paintings.. Foden Astran Volvo and a pencil drawing of an Astran Scania hope it's ok to post them!!

KFS do a pair of wheels with low profile tyres TQ130 and also drive axle set TQ131 http://www.kitformservices.com/tq.html

Some English suppliers who ship to the US Howard at http://www.kitformservices.com/ Mick at http://www.mgmouldings.co.uk/ Andrew at http://www.kingdomtrucks.com/ All good guys!

Thanks Rick, sounds good

Hi, I'm having trouble with this The instructions are not too clear and don't show the gearbox at all. I fitted it where it seems to go but the bottom hangs down showing a flat piece at the front. and the front casting that has the pulleys and radiator cap etc has no detail on the back which shows when in place and finally the intake manifold seems too short and you can see the inside of the engine any help please?

I wasn't sure what one looked like either but found this - diagram and excellent photos. http://www.streetrodderweb.com/tech/0911sr_hot_rod_front_end/index.html

Wow, that's huge!! Who needs a livestock trailer, just put 'em in the sleeper!

Thanks again for the kind words! The kit is built from the box, no additions other than the small amount of wiring on the engine. As for weathering techniques, the chassis was painted with humbrol red then I added the scratches and scrapes with brown Vallejo acrylic paint and a small brush. When dry, I used Burnt Umber artists oil paint and added the downward streaks of rust with a flat brush. I then let that dry for a week or so before adding a wash of very thin black oil paint, allowing it to build around the details. The body work was all airbrushed matt black then randomly sprayed with patches of dark and mid brown to simulate the rust which was to show when I took the top paint off. as i used acrylic paints, I sealed these with Humbrol matt cote. When this was dry, I sprayed a fairly heavy coat of my wife's hairspray on, doing a section at a time. When this was dry (about 10 to 15 minutes, i airbrushed the top coat, blue on the cab, black for the fenders, again one area at a time. I used Vallejo matt acrylic paint. This is a technique I saw for painting whitewashed tanks so I don't know if gloss paints would work as you need to be able to get water under the top coat so it reacts with the hairspray. When the topcoat had dried (again, about 15 minutes) I took a small - old! - brush and plain water and started scrubbing at a small area. As the hairspray dissolves, it lifts the top paint which I lifted off with kitchen roll (paper towel). Do a small area at a time and just keep taking paint off until it looks right! As I had used matt (flat) paint, I freehand airbrushed gloss varnish over the remaining top colours when they were all dry. The 'wood' bed was similar but as it has great grain detail engraved, I brushed painted pale grey paint on these areas to start, drybrushed the grain with dark grey then varnished it before treating with the hairspray and continuing as above. It all sounds quite complicated but I did the whole of the bodywork in a day as I used matt paints which dry quickly. This was my first attempt at this technique and it turned out ok - give it a go!