mrmike

Okay, so this has now gotten off my build of a Land Rover Series III and onto Jeeps. While there is a commonality here, this has turned into a thread of a different color. Time for you guys to take this elsewhere and start a new thread.

Thanks Carl and Andrew! Tim Boyd has given me the urge to try new things over the years. His posting of his build pictures has given me a few new ideas and some of them where just the beginning of other ideas on my own. I once built a '71 Charger R/T using some of his ideas from an article written in Scale Auto magazine. I built mine using the same color as his, but I added a Ross Gibson 426 Hemi engine to mine.

The Story McNally drives down to the Back Bay Burger Joint and he talks to Carl Sandowsky, the owner and he asks about surveillance cameras in the parking lot. Carl can't afford a complete package and he makes do with a couple of cameras in the store and one for the drive-thru. He shows the footage from Saturday night and McNally sees Paul's Model A on the edge of the screen and then a box truck stops to place an order and he blocks the view of Paul's Model A. The truck moves on and he sees Paul coming back to the Model A, gets in and he drives out of the parking lot. If the trophy was stolen, Paul didn't notice that it was missing. The Build I added the whitewall decals to the tires and I had a few issues with them. On one of the front tires, the decal folded under itself and I couldn't get it unfolded. I left it and I will fill in the blank spot with my white Jelly Roll pen. The rear axle is complete and I dulled the chrome plating with some Model Master Acryl Flat Clear. The small block Chevy is ready for ignition wiring. I remembered having a PE ignition coil and since this small block Chevy doesn't have one in the kit, this one will do nicely! McNally will return...

I got mine for $30 and I built it. I was in the right place at the right time. This kit was only released once and so the prices have gone up significantly for an old single issue kit. With the issued Land Rover Series III LWB kit, I doubt Revell has any desire to reissue the old Monogram kit if they still have the molds or not.

Thanks Carl! I think I am going to paint the interior seat red with a white seating surface to match the white firewall I have planned. Should look good!

Thanks David! Here's my '06 Ford GT.

The Story On a rainy Monday morning, McNally had stopped at a convenience store for a newspaper and a couple of chicken breasts to marinate for supper. At home, he marinates the chicken with Italian dressing and some spices and places the container in the fridge. The doorbell rings and he answers the door to Paul Resnick who wants to hire him to find his stolen trophy. It's a very inexpensive trophy, why not buy another one and be happy with that? Paul wants the original trophy found and returned to him as soon as possible so he can show it off to others who view his car. McNally will search for the missing trophy for Paul Resnick at his usual rate of $200 a day. The Build Paint was flying this afternoon. The body and floor bottom got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red and the frame and rear axle got a couple coats of Tamiya TS-85 Pure Red. The small block Chevy engine got a couple coats of Model Master Huggar Orange which is close to Chevy Engine Red. McNally will return...

I have been watching this build silently. Your mods look great and I really like the black border to the glass. I built a Polar Lights version (same as yours) in dark blue many moons ago! Maybe it's time for a rebuild.

Thanks David! I'm sure that someone has asked themselves, "Why didn't he change the chassis?" I didn't change the chassis because I don't have another one to spare. Besides, some of the little things I have changed was for the kit chassis.

Tonight, i tried my hand at creating a set of exhaust tips made from styrene. I used two pieces of 1/8th inch styrene tube and two short lengths of 1/16th inch rod glued together. The rods fits into two holes I drilled in the molded chassis pan exhaust and the molded tubes have angle cuts made with eye-ball engineering. Now to paint them up! More Barracuda to come...

Tim, I'm glad you had checked! I just found them on the parts sprue you had mentioned. The exhaust tips have in the past been made with metal and I presumed they were metal again. I have spent the last half hour adding Tamiya Black Panel Liner to the chrome parts under a bright light and I am going blind. Time to go and make supper for the wife and I and the dog. Thanks again Tim! I hope to do you proud with this Model A!

Thanks David! I have made exhaust tips, but I have never flared them. I have cut them straight and angled using eyeball engineering. I do want to try my hand at flaring exhaust tips.

Thanks guys and special thanks to Tim Boyd for his excellent photos and encouragement! I will look through them again and again! This is the second time that something is missing from the box. I am missing the metal exhaust tips from my kit! The first time this happened was with the Revell '70 Hemi 'Cuda kit. I ended up with two packets of the same sprues and I requested the missing parts just before Revell got bought out. I got everything, but the correct hood (I got another shaker hood and I wanted the dual scoop hood! Doesn't anybody pay attention to what they are doing anymore?) and I got that from a fellow in my model club. Now, I am missing the exhaust tips from this Model A kit and I stole a pair from one of my '06 Mustang kits. Due to the pandemic, it would take about 6-8 weeks to get replacement parts. Is it me or is Revell screwing up big time?

Thanks Scott! The more I stared at the front of the Barracuda, the more I hated it! I don't like the poor fit of the grilles and the open ends of the lower grille header. I tore it all apart! The grille header will have some shaped styrene added to the ends and I will try to reshape the grilles and the grill header for a better fit! And, I thought I was making progress! More Barracuda to come...

The Build This is my new build, Revell's '29 Ford Model A Roadster and it features a McNally, Boston PI story called My Missing Trophy. The model will be painted with Tamiya Metallic Red body with Tamiya Pure Red wheels and frame, whitewall tires with steelies and hub caps with trim rings. The Story My Missing Trophy. The Back Bay Burger Joint has a weekly car show and McNally likes to attend when he can. Everyone who attends gets a ballot to pick the best in show award and those who bring a car in gets a ticket for the raffle which consists of 2 travel coffee mugs with the Back Bay Burger Joint logo or 3 free burger cards. The winner for that Saturday night was Paul Resnick and his '29 Ford Model A Roadster and he places his trophy on the floor of his hot rod and he goes inside the restaurant to use the restroom. When he comes out, he finds that his trophy was stolen. On Monday morning, he hires McNally, Boston PI to find his trophy. Mcnally will return...

It's getting there! I started adding the valances and bumpers. So far the rear is done and the front is being worked on. If there is a reason why I don't like old AMT/MPC kits, this is one of them! I have been stressing for hours on the grille and front valance since they don't want to fit correctly! More Barracuda to come...

I can't help you on the decals. The bonnet (hood) from the old Monogram Land Rover Series III 2-door may fit the hood hinges of the new tool Land Rover Series III LWB.

I learned to drive in my Dad's '71 Mercury Cougar and practiced in my Mom's '65 Buick Wildcat

Thank you Stephen! Good to hear from you!

I got the Barracuda into 3 coats of Testors Ultra Gloss Clearcoat this morning. And, the underside of the Barracuda hood got a coating of Model Master Bright Calypso Metallic. More Barracuda to come...

John, I have built the same Jeep, but not turning it into a 4-door like you are. Here's a link to my build of the kit if that is a help to you. Looking forward to see your version!

Thank you Larry! I'm glad you like it!

Thank you Jim!

Thank you Chris and Al!

I finished foiling this afternoon. Now to paint the interior ceiling and assemble the whole thing. More Barracuda to come...