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Thanks. Thank you.

Thank you, Thank you Thank you. I really don’t know how well is the kit doing in sales. I personally have bought at least four of them. The one I built, two were hacked up for parts and I still have one sealed. It is a great source for a custom lowered chassis for any ‘50s car.

I can even daydream and imagine that it’s time for another ‘32 release too. Now that they have followed their fabulous 3-window and roadster with the very specific Dan Fink Speedwagon and then repeated the exercise with the introduction of the 5-window and Tudor Sedan followed by the very specific again Rat Roaster, they can introduce a Victoria body and a B400 (for the sake of sharing interiors, which could come from the Speedwagon)and follow them by a certain very specific Foose designed LE Phaeton, which can use all interior parts and flattie option from the Tudor, right down to the spoked wheels. Just throw a quickchange rear and an extra induction option. It’s still reusing 80% of the existing masters.

Thank you both. I am familiar with two previous kits. For some reason, the fronts on the two buildups looked different to me. Now, since obviously both of you have a piece of Revell’s ear and your opinions are well respected in the industry, would you please tell Revell, that after 25 years of enjoying their plain-Jane boring 9” Ford rear end, it is time to finally add a proper quick change rear, so we don’t have to hunt Red Barons and Paddy Wagons for one?

Thank you all for the comments. This is actually a very nice kit. It comes together very well and some areas that look like under-engineered at first end up making a very convincing model. I personally thought the model had a Japanese feel to it. Much lime a Fujimi kit. The other thing about it is that it is a treasure chest of parts. Most on here would gladly pay for a set of aftermarket wheels and tires, pretty much same price that you can get this whole kit for at Hobby Lobby with a coupon.

Thanks for this post. Funny thing is that last night I was actually going through your fotki albums, looking at real cars from shows that you have on there, when I saw the Motorcity NNL 11/19. For me, personally, the model A is great news and pretty much the only “new” release I care about from the bunch. I looked at your pictures over and over and it looks to me that the two box art models that were present are having two different chrome wheels. Or at least the fronts look different. Yet on the box cover, the art shows steelies. Now, from the first edition, the models on your pictures and the box art, I see that the kit will still come with two frames, two different complete interiors and the two choices of induction on the Chevy. But can you shed some light on the wheels? A steely and chrome option? Two chrome options? Or total of three wheel options, with steelies and two different chromies? thank you.

Thank you guys. Your comments are greatly appreciated. I made a box stock ‘29 model A in the same colors when the kit was first released. The moment I finished it, I thought that it would look great on a big fat custom. So, when the Caddy got released, I immediately followed on that idea. I’l have to take photos of the two together.

This is the Revell kit, built to represent the real truck. Paint is Tamiya. Holes from front metal axel were filled. Coil overs were scratch built on all four corners. Fronts are not included in the kit. Engine was wired with Park's distributor, machined aluminum caps and scratch built fuel supply. Interior is flocked. Photoetched pedals and all the decals for the orange trim on the seats and doors was replaced with wire to replicate piping more fatefully. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking.

This is 100% box stock. Body paint is Jaguar green PPG. Interior paint is SEM and flocking. Chassis is painted with some Pactra RC paint I don't remember. The red lines in the wheels were eliminated with Molotow marker. I hope you like it. Thanks for looking.

Thank you Dennis. I’ve been wanting a rod with independent suspension all around for some time. I just finally grabbed that bull by the horns.

Very nice model. Brings back memories. I almost died in the back seat of one looking just lime it, with my gf on prom night in Marylands woods. My buddy Shaun was driving and missed a turn. Cut across through the woods and came out on the other side of the corner without a scratch. I have no idea how we didn’t hit any of the trees doing probably 65-70mph. It was same color, maybe just a touch darker.

Really nice job on the model and the conversion. The color is really nice on it too. They did not come in many colors and most of them were very drab looking.

Very sharp model. Totally in tune with today’s trends.

No need for apologies IMO. This is one well build model. I think the white actually looks really nice on it.

They rust up just as well as a Corvette does. And they were near dead from birth.

I don’t know what your experience with Trabant is. I grew up with them all around me. Two family members had them. Technical names aside, their entire body was made from what can best be described as laminated cardboard. You could easily kick a hole in one of the body panels, especially the doors. As kids we used to make “guns” from the tubes of stolen tv antennas from the buildings roofs. We used to make “bullets” , by making long funnels from magazine paper, that fit in the tubes. When you blow in the tube, those “bullets” would fly amazing distances with quite the force. One day after playing, we were sitting next to a bush with some sort of red-beans-looking-fruit. Perfect caliber for our “guns”. We shot up a Trabie that was across the street. The red balls made nice splatter patterns across the cardboard colored body of the Trabant. The owner eventually found out who did it, so our parents made us spend a weekend trying to wash it. Mission impossible. The juice of whatever that plant was, had soaked into the finish and had stained it permanently. Our parents had to pay for the repaint, for which we all got a whooping. Those were the times. Later in my teens, on our way from a nightclub (we had no age limit) we used to grab a Trabie and put it sideway across a street as a prank. Six teens (sometimes less) could lift and drag one across without a problem. Twice we got a pretty serious beatings from the militia (in communist regime Eastern Europe there was no Police - it was militia). They didn’t issue tickets or give fines. They lined you up face to the wall and take to you kidneys and limb joints with their rubber batons. You piss blood for a week or two after that and don’t sleep too well. LOL. Then you do the next dumb thing and hope not to get caught again. Trabants had primitive two cylinder two-stroke engine. You had to pour oil in the gas tank. Most Trabants on my street were seldom moving from their spots as they were anything but reliable. People bought them simply because they could not afford anything else or because it was the only option available. The model Revell made is something I am sure exists, but I have never seen one like it. An uncle had this body style, but with windows all around and rear seat. Never seen a wagon like that in person. Maybe that’s s why Revell made it, as it must be the rarest variation. There was also a popular joke about Trabant: An American car collector ordered one and after receiving it, wrote back to the company - “I received the scale model. When is the car coming?” LOL. Trabies were the size of a queen bed, if that.

I like it. Boyd Coddington built something similar way back. It was silver and black if IRC. I think if you get a Foose Cadillac, it will provide you with the perfect frame/suspension option.

Really nice build of one of automotive history’s literally crappiest cars ever. The real thing was literally made from cardboard. A Yugo was an engineering masterpiece compared to the Trabant, affectionately known as Trabie.

Interesting to see that you are going to put a Tamiya Ferrari 360 engine in it. Why stray from the Lotus motor?

Well done. I wonder, how many on here have actually seen one in 1:1?

Thank you Alan. I don’t know about the Ridler part. The exhaust scares me. Or rather makes me lazy. LOL.

Great project. I love the modern builds with retro theme and feel to them. I would also vote for keeping the wheels I think they are perfect match for the design of this thing. I would definitely love to see this finished and will be following.

Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments. I found the air filter that came on the engine of the Foose truck to be both too small looking for such a big motor and too ordinary for my build. So I took a strip of plastic and drilled some holes in it. Next I glued it around the original part. Then I glued the new assembly to a plat piece of scrap plastic. I shaped it to the radius of the previous part, but to continue straight back to the firewall. Next I glued some strips of plastic on top and lateer on sanded them down to desired profile. Some adjustments had to be made, so everything fit together. Main one being the new filter to fit over the carb and sit lower, because otherwise it was hitting the louvers on the back side of the top hood. Once happy with the fitment, I painted it body color. And then masked the bottom part and the stripes.. Once painted in silver, mask removed and on the engine. Note that the belts were installed and some new ones made from electrical insulation tape. What it would look like in the car. Just needs some detailing and maybe a clear coat. Thanks for looking and stay tuned.

Cool looking traditional rod. Gold on black wheels with white walls is such a timeless combo.

By the way, I wouldn’t mind seeing some more of that purple model. (Hint, hint)