Dave Van

WOW WOW .....I just finished watching the Carolla Netflix 'Shelby American'.......I need to build those GT-40 sitting in the stash!!! You did GREAT!!

Very cool conversion!!!

That too makes sense...........but the all chrome tanker seems a odd pick for a private run. That and the tractor trucks seem like stock on hand that was not moving. So it ends up looking like a mix.......but we are all guessing unless Tom Lowe chimes in!!

No real info here......just guessing......Could be that R2 needs to run let's say 5K kits to get a good price from vendor in China. They know they will sell 3K in normal channel and Ollie's will buy the overage at 40% of their retail of $10.....a wholesaler normal. R2 gets the price point from vendor, more kits into hands....a win win..........just sayin.....

R2 kit???? Mine is on it's way ask we type......

If the goal is a open hood full detail 1972 Gran Torino the Revell chassis is a good start. I used a promo chassis on my curbside 72.

Last time I checked, IIRC, it was about 3/16 off. Take that out of the center should work.

Yes....and I was saying art imitates life.....you model what you see....

As I looked over my built Torinos......... If you want a stock 1972 Gran Torino I'd go with a JoHan or AMT stock body with a Revell chassis. You will need to shorten the Revell chassis a little to make this work.....much less work than cutting up bodies. AND ....if you look close the windshield on the Revell kit it is not as accurate as the JoHan is. The Revell windshield is way to flat and not a wide curve shape it should have. So cutting up the bodies gets you the WB needed but will have other issues. Just IMHO ONLY!!!! Thanks

Could be.....as I left the show that afternoon I saw two DD cars being towed north!!!

I did a bunch of them back in the day. There was a company SCM that made 1/64 kits. The bodies were very poor but decals great. I bought them and used the decals on HW or other DC. This is a IMSA Cougar conversion I did.....no NASCAR pic handy.

Before the bankruptcy stuff I talked to Revell about doing a Eastwood 'Gran Torino' kit based off the S&H......but now who knows if that ever happens.

Thanks Sir!

This is the Issac MPC body, JoHan Grille and JoHan interior and promo chassis......a Franken model!

The AMT 72 Torino is the JoHan kit re-boxed. The MPC 72 Torino was cloned off the JoHan kit and modified. Hoods, bumper and grilles all swap.

I like this show........the right size and I get to see many of my Ohio friends!!! Thanks

Odd thing is the two models wheelbase is different.......in real life they are the same.......I had planned such a build.

Kit builds a NASCAR stocker without any issues. As stated the body, grille and bumpers are showroom stock. So if you build it as a racer you have to remove the body trim and emblems. The grille cover is correct but the headlight covers were illegal in NASCAR. Find photos of real 72 race Torino and you will see the difference. I just drill out the stock headlights and make covers from a paper hole punch and .010 plastic sheet. Overall chassis is correct but is missing the stamping a factory pan would have...not a huge issue but a flat/smooth pan would be illegal too. The Boss 429 is not correct for a NASCAR Cup car....nice motor.....but a 351 from a AMT 1989 Thunderbird kit is more correct. Mine.....Penngwen decals

I knew of the 71 'Suoerbird' but was ecited to think of a 70!!

MPC 70 Superbird kit???? I want to see!!!!!

My brother in law owned a JPS version many years ago. It was fun to drive as the power to weight ratio is good.........BUT....like many a Brit auto the electricals were not great. The power windows would fail shortly after each time we fix them.....and that black car with ZERO insulation got HOT fast! I'm 6'2" and I had to sit on the ground...put my legs up into the car and push myself in!!! But a fun car. Need to build my kit too!!!

I model O 1/48 scale. The reason for use of 1/43 vehicles is the VERY few 1/48 vehicles available. Even in the 50's there were plenty of 1/43. And trains are so big the difference was accepted. Today we are starting to see more 1/48 vehicles but they still way behind.

Nice Vitamin C Bird!!!! I have two built...I want to do each factory color.

Great pattern work!

Maybe the old MPC locomotive 'The General' kit with a box car full of Coca-Cola!!!!