SfanGoch Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 34 minutes ago, regular guy said: Then you can play 'Crash off the cliff' when you're done building it! Don't attach the wheels, set the car up on Hansa Systems cinder blocks and you can accurately model a stripped car. Not a '57 Ford; but, similar result.
Jantrix Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, regular guy said: Period correct builds do have some 'uncool' features like wide whitewall tires but the are correct. We're gonna have to agree to disagree on that. This is the bomb.
MrObsessive Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, SfanGoch said: Aw, c'mon Bob. How hard would it be to scratchbuild a functioning steering gearbox? Hmmm........I actually tried that once. Got it to work and all in my then '57 Corvette project. Of course, this was all for naught as I couldn't find a way to get the steering wheel to attach and have a firm enough "grip" to make the shaft turn. Oh well------by now the thing would have been skipping gears anyway, so it's just as well!
regular guy Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 ' Are there any of the Styline parts ' Got to the bottom of it. 3 different grills.Some rear pans and taillights. No custom hood or quad headlights. Not a 'all the parts ever made' version obviously.
regular guy Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) ' Don't attach the wheels' You know it's unsafe to work on a car using cinder blocks for jackstands? ' I couldn't find a way to get the steering wheel to attach ' Grind the end of shaft square or slot.Then heat steering wheel and press on as far as possible without showing through top. Also.Get everything to move as frictionless or free as possible. Take load off splined steering wheel. Edited July 12, 2018 by regular guy
stavanzer Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 The Quad Headlight parts are all the in the latest release of the '57. I've seen them
regular guy Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 ' The Quad Headlight parts are all the in the latest release of the '57. I've seen them ' Tell it to the guy at Autoworld that told me. What do you want me to do?Buy a kit?Take pictures of all the parts? I put some effort into it to help a forum member. There's limits to everything.
Mark Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, regular guy said: ' Are there any of the Styline parts ' Got to the bottom of it. 3 different grills.Some rear pans and taillights. No custom hood or quad headlights. Not a 'all the parts ever made' version obviously. There was never any optional hood in the Ford kit.
FordRodnKustom Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 The original issue had two sets of quad head lights, custom vertical housings and and custom horizontal housings. The Flashback reissue retains the vertical quad housings.
regular guy Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) ' There was never any optional hood in the Ford kit ' Looks like a Styline hood to me./The purple car on the left. If that is all done with the front clip and the hood is stock 'Well.Excuse me!' I don't live on the Planet Perfectus. Plus it says 'steerable' wheels.Yeah.They probably mean 'posable'. But that was pre 'Smart phone' Exact Brainitis.If it not a 1 for 1 matchup 'Duh!? What do you mean?' Edited July 12, 2018 by regular guy
regular guy Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 ' The Flashback reissue retains the vertical quad housings. ' That is very cool of AMT to dig that up. Check out the 'Edsel inspired' custom car grill. Not too shabby. Betcha most builder's today avoid those parts like the plague. List them on Ebay for $5.99
Xingu Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Reminder: Kit News & Reviews topics need to remain on topic. These areas were created to discuss, surprisingly enough, kit news and reviews. Please try to remain on topic (specific kit or directly related items) and not digress into general discussions. I also merged this with the previously started (by the same poster) thread on the same subject.
Dave Darby Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 4:35 PM, regular guy said: Check out the 'Edsel inspired' custom car grill. That's a Desoto bumper/grille. Edsel grills are a vertical horse collar shape.
Dave Darby Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) On 7/12/2018 at 4:30 PM, regular guy said: ' There was never any optional hood in the Ford kit ' Looks like a Styline hood to me./The purple car on the left. If that is all done with the front clip and the hood is stock 'Well.Excuse me!' I don't live on the Planet Perfectus. Plus it says 'steerable' wheels.Yeah.They probably mean 'posable'. But that was pre 'Smart phone' Exact Brainitis.If it not a 1 for 1 matchup 'Duh!? What do you mean?' Mark is correct (as almost always) there was never a custom hood in the AMT 57 Ford kit. There was a custom styling front end extension that created that effect. You may have "worked hard" on your 'review' but if you present incorrect and or untrue information (as you regularly do) you should expect and accept correction gracefully. Edited July 14, 2018 by Dave Darby
regular guy Posted July 14, 2018 Author Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) ' You may have "worked hard" on your 'review'' What's up with that? Here's what I said. ' Back then they worked hard to get that $1.99 out of customer.' Somebody brought up the Revell version that looked like a stock car.As I remember it. Okay.This AMT has a drag or gasser version. Anybody turned an AMT into a stock car? I better put AMT '57 Ford in here.There! Ford would have to wait until '58 for the new generation engines. Edited July 14, 2018 by regular guy
bobthehobbyguy Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 So Regular guy what slicks are in your kit you posted in your first post?
regular guy Posted July 14, 2018 Author Posted July 14, 2018 Sooo.Bobthehobbyguy.What are you talking about now? Do I want to know what you're talking about? Will it make my life fuller and more rewarding? Let's see.
bobthehobbyguy Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 You are doing a review of the kit. What slicks are in the kit?
regular guy Posted July 14, 2018 Author Posted July 14, 2018 Beats me. Once again I think I see where you're headed. Could you do me a big favor? Just say what you want one time please.
bobthehobbyguy Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 So how are you doing a review of a kit when you don't have one? To review something you should have one in your possession.
regular guy Posted July 14, 2018 Author Posted July 14, 2018 ' To review something you should have one in your possession.' Why? Is it going to be somehow different than two or three we do get a year? That was three posts to get to your point. No more.You just go on without me.
bobthehobbyguy Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 The answer to why is you would make fewer factual errors if you had the kit you were talking about in hand.
regular guy Posted July 14, 2018 Author Posted July 14, 2018 Thanks! Okay.Sounds fair. Will work on accuracy.
Jon Haigwood Posted July 14, 2018 Posted July 14, 2018 This seems to be posted more in the line of "Car Kit News" than a review. There is a difference.
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