johnbuzzed

Fugly...

Please excuse my ignorance, but would Fotki or Photobucket be "better" for displaying pictures, and would I be able to publish a link form either in the forum for others to use? Thanks in advance for your help.

That's what happens during some discussions, both face-to-face and online. It's a part of life and something we each deal with in our own way.

This will be a very nice build. What silver will you be using under the Mica Red?

I just checked the Motor City website; they offer a '68 Fury 1 wagon transkit.

But which model wagon is this? It's hard to see in the small picture...

Faith, positive thinking and prayers will help ease your mind a bit. You have a lot of people here wishing you all the best thru your surgery and recovery, myself included. Soon you'll be here, telling us how smooth and easy everything was.

It would have been cool to see the Rat Roaster kit in Tim Boyd's '32 Ford article. I wonder if it would be possible to see a comparison like that of the '57 Chevy kits many years ago...

Do they make one for N gauge?

A dip of the tires in some real warm water might work, too.

There's some real logic to this post. I gotta agree with it.

I find it hard to believe that Revell offered this kit for the discerning car modeler- it's a model of a real car that can be seen on TV, in a show with a host who promotes model car building and a contest for the purpose of bringing more people into the hobby. Is the discerning car modeler the only type of person who watches this show? Probably not. We discerning modelers have come to expect reasonable accuracy in a kit, especially one that is supposed to build into a replica of a one-of-one subject. If proper research went into the design of this kit, we wouldn't be having this long discourse. I'm not bashing the kit or the manufacturer, but I am wondering how stuff like this happens. Money, or lack of same? I don't think so. The manufacturer has the power to charge whatever it wants to for the kit, we all know that. The axle and other inaccuracies could have and should have been done correctly from the start. And to touch on the Pro Modeler series: In my opinion, those subjects were also not high on the popularity list, kinda like the Accurate Miniatures subjects. I'm not saying they were bad kits. If Monogram had produced the old standby '55 Chevy, Deuce and maybe a '40 Ford- you know, what people picture in their minds when they think "hot rod"- then maybe the series would have fared better.

Really, really nice. How did you fabricate the radiator?

And, did Revell actually send anyone to examine the real car up close or were pictures used as reference? I understand the $$$ situation, but, sometimes, you gotta spend money to make money. Really, how much more would it have cost Revell to get some more accuracy? No master cylinder -was it forgotten, overlooked or determined to be un-necessary? This kit will probably grab the general public's eye more than the '57 Ford or '50 Olds kits will, yet from what I read, those kits are more accurate than the Rat Roaster.

I think the real question should be: "If Revell tooled up an all-new kit, why is the kit not more accurate?" "Close enough" is not good enough, especially when the real deal is in all probability readily accessible for research and reference. The guy's name and picture are right there on the box cover, as is the real car- would he have said "No" to a good, close-up looksee by the people from Revell?

I don't miss those days- well, while the snow is falling it's nice, but the aftermath leaves a lot to be desired.

I really like this one, Sam. I think it's more... appropriate than the original car. Along the "Sgt." lines, I would like to see Revell invest some $$$ and do a GOOD replica of Sgt. Rock; maybe a 2-in-1 kit.

Does anyone know of a source (other than buying a whole kit) for the big and little Goodyear Blue Streaks, with wheels, like those found in Revell's Deuce kits?

Yep, that's another nice build, Rich. The color works well on a convertible. I'd like to see someone (maybe Moebius?) do an all-new kit of the '58.

Well, it wouldn't have to be different manufacturers on one sheet, perhaps just one sheet for each of the "Big Three". All Ford on one, all Chrysler on another and all GM on another. I know that MCG has some beautiful PE stuff for specific cars; I wonder if they could do some generic stuff for the different manufacturers. No door handles, locks, trim, etc- just logos and emblems,

Rich, for generic letters and numbers, I have used dry transfers. Hobby Lobby, an art supply store or a good model railroad shop should have them. Apply them to a clear decal sheet, then slap that on the model. You can make very faint guide lines on the decal sheet to keep things lined up. I did this on the tow truck and the '40 Ford roadster pickup. I do like your idea about PE characters. Try archertransfers.com- they have some neat stuff.

Wouldn't it be cool if one of the decal manufacturers had the licensing rights to produce decal sheets with the "big three" American manufacturer logos? I.E., one sheet with pentastars, ram heads, Dodge and Plymouth block script billboards; another with blue and gold bow ties, USA-1 plates, heartbeats; and one with blue ovals, "have you driven...", etc. Make and model scripts, different body emblems through the years... but I suppose the licen$ing to produce something like this would be killer. Couldn't hurt to run the idea past you guys.

Professional help for both of you; to find out what the problem(s) is/are, the cause(s) and how to deal with them. Good luck to you both.

The motto of Faber College is "Knowledge is good". All kidding aside, thank you, Art, for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. The info might not always be exactly what we want at that time but it's pretty much what we need. And, in regards to following instructions, I wonder how many modelers of all types actually do.

The term "rat" refers to a big block Chevy motor; this car, having a blown small block Chevy (sometimes called a mouse motor), is set up to roast rats. What is the part on the tree next to the steering column?