kpnuts Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Hi all I've been eagerly awaiting this since I ordered it with my birthday money and it's finally here It's beautifully packaged, feels like a high quality product. Nothing is attached to sprues it's all in little bags The one little gripe I have with it is Revell partly assemble it for you like this for instance There are a few other parts pre assembled. Problem is the engine block is cast so I've got to find a way to disassemble it to make the cast effect on the block, as you can see it looks far too shiney and smooth as it is. The kit looks great, i think they made 4 in this series some are no longer in production but I'm going to try and get the full set (I will have to eBay for the rest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I have 3 different versions of this one... I just need the 428 to complete it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I have one too. Builds up very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Deuces said: I have 3 different versions of this one... I just need the 428 to complete it..... I'm not sure Liberty Classics cast a 1/6 scale 428. They had the Ford 427 SOHC, Dragster (427 SOHC), Ford 427 (FE), and Shelby Cobra 427 FE. I have all but the Cobra, all versions of the 426 Hemi, and the later Hemi and Ford flathead from Hawk. Kind of lost my mind collecting and building them. Edited November 16, 2018 by THarrison351 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 My mistake.... It's the Cobra version that I need.... It's been a few years since I bought one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I also have the '67 L-89 Vette engine which is one of my favorites.... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hi all here is the next update. The back of the flywheel is full of ejector pin marks Looks a bit better now Added the machining detail to the engine casing Added a bit of the casting texture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Looks like a gorgeous model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Looks like a gorgeous model. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Hi all here is the next update It's a great little kit, wish I had better skills to do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Nasty Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I am currently building the 427 SOHC version of this kit. My only complaint is that the screws don't go in far enough because of the paint in the threaded holes. I don't have a tap that small to clean them up. Otherwise, a very nice kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Have 5 different engines. Two Dodge, two Chevy and the Ford. Very nice kits and easy assembly. These have sat on the shelf for several years and need a good dusting and tp reinstall some small parts. Would recommend these to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Them are awesome!!!.... I also have the GBP 392 Hemi engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 They look great, will have to see if i can get hold of some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Check eBay! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) I have 8 of these 1:6 scale Liberty Classic engines on my shelf. This one, the Shelby Cobra 427, the Ford 427 SOHC, the Ford 427 SOHC Top Fuel, the NASCAR Dodge 426 Race Hemi, the Mopar 426 Hemi Top Fuel, the Chevy 327 L84 Rochester Fuel Injection and the Chevy 427 L89 Tri Power. I built all of them except for the Shelby Cobra 427 wich I bought assembled from Summit Racing (I could not find a kit of it), most of the others was from Revell and the Dodge NASCAR Race Hemi came from Lindberg/Hawk. There were more of these Liberty Classics engines available, a couple more small block Chevys, and Mopar engines wich I don't have. I also have a 1:4 scale 426 Super Stock Hemi from Hawk and they also gave out another race engine in the same scale called Dodge A990 Race Hemi. Edited November 23, 2018 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Another update It's really hard trying to make plastic look like metal, all my usual tricks don't seem to be working, need to try some more washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Hi all I'm happier with the carbs (still maybe need some more colouring but def in the right direction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looking good!!!... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hi all I don't have access to a big American car so have had to loosely, and I mean loosely base this on the biggest car I have access to ( my bosses 340sl merccedes)( would have preferred his rolls royce) I've had to be creative with the measurements and this is very simplified, just a framework tho add suspension struts to and stuff. It is purely to allow me to add some of the many engine connections a couldn't add with the supplied stand. I may not even use this, but and this is a big but, if it looks ok and I can find plans for it maybe I will try to scratch a full 1/6 car to put it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) If you want an engine bay to put it in, buy a Revell '64 Thunderbolt for reference and scale that up. Edited November 27, 2018 by dodgefever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTrickPony Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) You could build an engine test stand to display it on. Edited November 30, 2018 by OneTrickPony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTrickPony Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 How about a dyno display? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions all beyond my abilitys. Hi all well the engine is nearly complete, I've added a few more details to the engine bay ( these are purely to add interest and not based on any car) as I said I need an engine bay to add the connections to the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi all well the engine kit is finished, just lots of scratch building to do on the engine bay now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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