MGL Posted May 28, 2017 Posted May 28, 2017 (edited) You know how sometimes somebody will post something and they say it was inspired by this thing here, but then what they post looks nothing like the thing that inspired it? This is one of those. Although its a stretch, in my mind the inspiration for this is a combination of Vic Edelbrocks roadster, Fran Hernandez 32 3 window, and those drawings of hot rods that are leaning into the wind. I used mostly parts from the kit along with the left over dropped front suspension and Edelbrock heads and intake from the Monogram 40 ford convertible and the headlights and cheater slicks came from the Mod Rod kit I think. The wheels and other odds and ends came from the parts stash. I lowered the rear and channeled it slightly, wired and plumbed the engine and added throttle linkage. Painted with Tamiya black, duplicolor acrylic lacquer clear, alclad on the wheels, and craft acrylic through the airbrush on the interior. Made new windows from flat clear acrylic. I don't know what year the cheater slicks would be from but that's a 1958 West By God Virginia license plate. Not that it matters because this car would have been completely un-drivable in West Virginia in 1958. For that matter I'm not sure if it would make it up my Dads driveway today. Thanks for looking. Edited July 12, 2017 by MGL Replacing photos
XJ6 Posted May 28, 2017 Posted May 28, 2017 Nice Build all the way around, has a really good stance....
David G. Posted May 28, 2017 Posted May 28, 2017 Excellent work! Looks like it's ready to race.David G.
espo Posted May 28, 2017 Posted May 28, 2017 Beautiful paint. That is really DOWN in front. You approach drive ways at an angle one front tire at a time, don't ask how I know. I enjoy seeing a really proper Flathead like this.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 It may not be as you envisioned, but still a good looking model, nice.
Dennis Lacy Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Fantastic version of AMT's old Vicky. Definitely one of the cooler ones I've seen over the years! The rodded flathead looks sweet and those white letter cheater slicks are a great touch.
Snake45 Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 In 50 years of modeling, I don't think I've ever seen a Vicky model built anything LIKE this one. Very different, very imaginative, very interesting, and therefore Very Cool! Model on!
geetee66 Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 It came out well. I can easily picture it doing burnouts!
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