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Thank you. Darn , now I have to buy a Vette kit !? On the other hand this set up will save all sorts of frame and firewall issues. This also poses other issues. If I use a rear mounted trany, then I may as well use the Cali transaxle. On the other hand the Vette rear will be easier to adapt to the 32 rails. Hmmmmmm Now I am lost. I got a Jimmy Flintstone Fire Roadstered model from flea bay with the idea that it has some really cool IRS in it that I could use for this project. I just received it. What a joke. I can scratchbuild one with way better results. What a waist of money.

Thank you guys. Next on the agenda is making the engine mounts, filters for the engine and fixing the floor situation, as right now both the engine and the transaxle protrude a little into the interior. I have sort of a dilemma. The engine has a little part of it that does not fit within the side hood on the right side. I have cut the hood to fit around it and it looks really cool. However, my plan was to paint the car all yellow with grey-tanish roof and interior and then paint the drivetrain a gunmetal sort of color and also put it as an accent in the interior. I was also thinking about making it Boyd Coddington style and paint the engine same color as everything else. Now since a little part of the engine will be kind of part of the hood, I guess I will HAVE to color code it with the body, but then the transaxle will have to be the same "to keep the balance". And I don't thing the transaxle should be body color. Meanwhile it would be somewhat awkward to color code the engine and not the transaxle.

Nicely done. I am not sure which grey were you referring to about the color, as Ferrari had a bunch of them. Either way it looks really good. I used to have one like this in 1:1, but it was red. The only thing I would do different would be the paint on the engine. It needs to be flat aluminum. Almost grey-non metallic.

I am making it a Ferrari color and it is going to be red, but not the traditional Rosso Corsa. I am painting it Rosso Fuoco (fire red) which is cool red metallic tricoat. It is a $50 000 option on the real Ferraris. It also looks like I'll be hacking up that Ferrari California that has been sitting somewhere in my garage then. Any suggestions about what transmission should I mate to it?

I had these two boxes sitting on top of each other in my garage that I was walking by every day. I never smoke in my house, so when I need a cig I go in the garage. So I was staring at the two boxes for ever. One was from a Revell '32 3 window and on top of it was an old issue of the ZZ Top's '34. So this crazy idea started eating at me. I love 32s more than anything else (well except Ferraris), but I always loved the roof line of the '33/'34 better. So why not have the best of both? So I took a Revell 3 window and cut it to receive the Monogram's '34 roof. The Eliminator's roof had to be pie cut in the middle to narrow it to fit the Deuce body. Then the back end of the '34 hood was cut, sectioned and glued to a 32 hood, creating a hybrid that is a 32 top hood, but has a 34 cut infront of the windshield. I have glued the side hoods to the body right now, but they are going to be cut to follow the door jambs and to meet the top hood. There are things I do know how I want and many I don't. I know it will stay fenderless. I know I will keep the louvers, and I will try to use the Mercster wheels. I want this to be the perfect mixture between a traditional and modern rod which is a hard balance to keep. So what do you guys think? Modern Ford Vette motor or Ferrari V8 Then what should I do for a chassis? The standard Revell '32 chassis The Phantom Vicky's chassis A custom one.....? Vette rear end, solid axle quickchange or Jag IRS? Any suggestions appreciated.

Thank you Doc. This one will be very shiny and very monochromatic. Almost entirely yellow.

I hate the monkey mobile and that is why I did not look at this thread before. What a loss for me. This thing is absolutely great. I love the new roof and the sculpted interior. What did you decided for the interior/exterior color? (Sorry if I missed that somewhere)

Thank you Nick

As my kid says - That's so totally cool. I love it.

I have not been on here for quite some time and I have not shown anything new in over a year. I have diecast to blame, but I got the itch for some styrene lately, so I revisited some projects. This one has been on and off for years and it started as something else and then it morphed into different things over time. It started with the idea of putting a V8 into a Prowler, which then turned into putting the Prowler drivetrain in a 3 window Deuce with the Plymouth's suspension. Then it was supposed to be a green roadster and the frame was painted. That idea became a yellow Phaeton. So the frame was repainted. Then the Prowler drivetrain plan was scrapped and the idea became a high power V8 (LT5) with a quick change rear. As it sits right now it has a Ferrari V12 in it. So, what was done? The frame is a hybrid between the AMT Phantom Vicky and a Prowler frame with good amount of modifications thrown in. Reading the later issues of the Magazine, I guess it would be considered "scratch bashing". It now has the IFS from the Vicky and an IRS based on the Prowler's, while it accommodates the engine and the rear mounter transmission. The body is the front half of the Phantom Vicky, mated to the rear of an old AMT Phaeton body, with all the door lines filled and new ones scribed. The interior has the dash from the Vicky, but pulled out, extending the panel behind the windshield. The floor is about half of the Vicky's, but the rest will have to be scratch build. The side panels are from the Dan Fink speed wagon and are completely reworked with new door lines described and will be molded with the body on the top. The front seats are also from the Speed Wagon and are so far stock. The rear seats is the bench from the same kit, but it has been cut many different ways. The roof is from the AMT Phaeton, but it will be modified in few different ways. The wheels are from a Tamiya Ferrari 360 with the rears fitted in a Pegasus alu sleeve and shod in stretched Tamiya F40 Pirellis. Still a lot of work to do on this one, so stay tuned and thanks for looking.

Very nice so far. Can't wait for more.

Beautiful build. Just what I like. Colorful yet dark and subtle with just the right amount of shiny stuff.

Holly ######!!!!!! I think I need a drink........... This is absolutely incredible.

Blown streetable SBC Headers intended for the Deuce Awesome wheel/tire combo An all new interior Cycle fenders Just these things alone are worth buying the kit IMO. And about the thingies on the hood - who cares really? Anyone who I know who likes building street rods has at least half a dozen "regular" hoods in their parts box from the other Revell '32s. Now after this comes out and becomes an instant hit, just like all the previous '32s Revell has released, I am wondering when are they finally going to make something completely different. How about a '32 with Kugel suspension? Both IFS and IRS. How about a Vicky or a two door (phantom) Phaeton? They really need to develop a new chassis set up for the Deuces.

Very nice model and very well put together. Dinos came in all sorts of colors originally and then many have been repainted in all sorts of non-ferrari colors. About if it is a Ferrari....well, technically it is not. Alfredino Ferrari, was Enzo's son, who expressed great interest in engines. Legend has it he had some involvement in the design of the V6 engine in the 1961 F1 "Sharknose". Unfortunately it is more of a fiction, but it makes for a good story. Anyway, Enzo Ferrari refused to make a rear engined street car and even less, one that had fewer than 12 cylinders. So the Dino was created as a separate brand to offer more affordable alternative to Ferraris. No Dino came out of the factory with a Ferrari badge or the name anywhere on it. The Dino 308GT/4 later on came out same way, but because of customer outcry in US, second half of the production came with prancing horse badges.

Really cool. I love Boyd cars and have seen few in real life. Very nice kit and you definitely did it justice. Very clean build.

Ha! I thought that's what promos were made for....

Wow!!!! I really don't know what to say, that has not already been said.

P.S. I have also forgotten to say, that the tires are also my moldings.

Thanks guys for the great replies. I have made another one which is kind of opposite. The modifications are the same, but the ground effects are gloss black and the paint is Griggio Silverstone Matt. The interior is dark red and for carpeting I have used embossing powder. I had never used it before, but after reading an article in the last issue of MCM I decided to try it. Here she is. Enjoy and thanks for looking.

I understand. Sorry, your post appeared while I was typing mine. I have two little monkeys at home (my boys) and my wife's job does not allow for much time off, which make me going to contests almost impossible anymore, as it is at least a two day adventure due to my location. However if I can be of any help at the couple of events I would like to go, I'll be more than happy to help.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. And that is exactly what I was saying. Gregg WAS as good as it gets. You USED TO stand back and...... I never stood next to the man , but I always felt about him the way you do and I got that impression from the magazine, which says a lot. But the key word is USED to. I don't mind helping if I could. But I live in a region where the nearest Hobby shop is a couple of hours away and contests are unheard of. And please don't take everything so literally. Obviously there are people who DO take pictures at the contests. And they send the content to the mag. English is not my first language, but as far as I know, the editor's job is to decide what goes in his magazine and to make sure it is done in the proper way = to his liking and standards. So here we have a situation, where there is admittedly an issue, as small as it may be, and I don't get what is going on. Gregg is one of the great things that has happened to the hobby in the past decade and I guy that we learned to respect for his love for the hobby and his commitment and standards. Now he is saying that "it's not really my fault" which is the last thing I expected by him. He choses the material published. He choses the people whose material is used and it is his responsibility what the outcome is. He is the "commander in chief" ,no?! There was a coverage of a show (I don't remember from the top of my head) in the past, where it was explained what a wonderful turnout it had and how many participant with how many total models were presented. And then there were the photos of 4 entrants on two pages. What happened to the other people? How did they feel when they saw the coverage in a contest annual? How many of them will go back the next year? And about the glue bombs, it was just a figure of speech. I mean really, how many glue bombs you see on a contest table? I think really highly of John Teresi (it is just the first name that comes to mind, which is a compliment). We all know what he can do and we are all inspired by his work. I really admire the guy and his models. But instead of having pictures of four of his models from one contest, don't you think it would be better if had two of his pictures and each of two youngsters, that would get motivated by it and maybe one day become as good as John himself. Or should we just ignore them until they go into die cast or RC or fishing or whatever and then 5 years from now start a thread about "what's the future of the hobby"

Nice GTO. Great job on one of the best looking cars to ever come from Maranello. Are you working on a Stratos?

Nice!!!! You know very well what I am saying. Or maybe I did not say it clear. I should have divided the two issues. This contest issue is better than the previous ones in regards to the pictures being published being from the same few. But as far as contest covered it lacks compared to the ones in the past. Also having the guys who took the pictures from the show and wrote the coverage to publish their own models in the contest annual is like winning a contest that you are judging. Look, I am not trying to pick an argument or bash your magazine. It is called constructive criticism, which I am giving exactly because I like the magazine and I would like to see it held up to the previous high standard. Something that is slipping lately. And if you publish one kid's glue bomb from every contest that is published for one year, feel free to charge me double and renew my subscription. We all have been kids and we all have been at contests. And we all know darn well, that for most kids having their model published means a lot more than a trophy.

I don't know how wise most people will say what I am about to write is, but true to my principles, I will say what is on my mind. I am disappointed. I buy the magazine for many reasons, but like many others one of the big ones is the model contest coverage. Over the years I have not kept all the magazine issues ( I always got BOTH magazines) but I have kept the contest issues since '99. I have to say that recent contest issues of MCM have disappointed me. I started to notice a weird tendency for the pictures that appear. There are times when there are 20 pictures of a show and 4 people have 4 pictures of models built by them and then there are four more for all the rest. I know some people make models better than others and I know that everyone feels like they should have their photo in the magazine, but c'mon, Really? We talk about keeping the hobby alive and bringing fresh blood into it and that's what we do? On a contest with 50 entrants we show the work of the same four people? It reminds me back in the late '90s when I was active on the shows there was a guy who used to enter models on behalf of his two children and be so proud of the load of trophies in his house. How about showing some encouragement to the newbies in the hobby? How about motivating some kid to do better next time by publishing a photo of his glue bomb and giving him a hand? We all know who the names in the hobby are and I am not saying not to show their work. It is inspirational and it should be shared. But does this mean you have to show a picture of everything they brought to a show instead of making some other guys happy too? And about the last contest issue.....I'm so baffled by the content, that I did not even take the time I usually take to look and read everything in there. The biggest shows in the country are missing! WTF!!!!! This is the cream of the crop from the show scene for the past year? No Salt lake City? No Heartlands? No Ohio........... I used to buy the magazine from a local book store to support the local business, but the new owner is an a$$, so for last fathers day my wife gifted me a couple of subscriptions. The last few issues had no contest coverage at all and now I receive the special issue that looks like half of it is missing. I think this magazine is starting to lose some of the things that made the BETTER choice of the two model magazines and it hurts me to see it. Just my two cents.