alan barton Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Seeing as how it is International Jawbreaker week ( I just made that up!) I thought I would post my version built a few years ago. It is almost stock except obviously for the body. I wanted to reduce the visual weight of MPC's body which is kinda too big to be a Bantam and too small to be a Deuce Tudor. To accomplish this I chopped the top, reshaped the window openings a tad and cut out some surplus wheel arches. The hood scoop which is a bit "out there" is an option from one of the Polar Lights cartoon gasser cars. Cheers Alan
magicmustang Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Outstanding!! That looks period correct.
Sledsel Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 Wow.... Ya know, I have one almost finished... I think I may need to wrap it up and join the Jawbreaker club
TooOld Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 I like it , nice work Alan ! It's great to finally see some Jawbreakers !
Hmann68 Posted October 19, 2019 Posted October 19, 2019 Wild! Really looks neat ?? very cool rendition!! ..... I almost didn’t post up my Jawbreaker that day because it was just a straightforward simple summer fun project but I’m glad I did because now we’ve got Jawbreakers popping up everywhere! Nice work on yours ?
alan barton Posted October 19, 2019 Author Posted October 19, 2019 I'm glad you did Chris - got a few of us motivated by the looks. The thing is, MPC never did it any favours with awkward box art and those strange headers and spoiler. In fact, there is a cool model hiding in amongst that junk, we just have to set it free! Thanks everyone for the positive comments! Cheers Alan
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted October 19, 2019 Posted October 19, 2019 Alan- That came our great. I really like your mods. Not to hijack your thread, but here's what i did with the Jawbreaker body. -RRR
alan barton Posted October 19, 2019 Author Posted October 19, 2019 Hey Rodney, I had already filled in the wheel arches of my second body but wasn't sure what direction to take - now I know! Hope you don't mind if I borrow the concept! I especially like the shortened rear quarters and it seems we both had the same idea with the swage line out of Evergreen. What a stunner! Cheers Alan
Snake45 Posted October 19, 2019 Posted October 19, 2019 Very, VERY nice! I like everything about it except the scoop. Well done and model on! 4 hours ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said: Alan- That came our great. I really like your mods. Not to hijack your thread, but here's what i did with the Jawbreaker body. -RRR I've been thinking of doing something like this myself with this body. Thanks for the inspiration and showing that it CAN be done!
boss 302 mustang Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 The OP did a great job with that horrible body. Probably the most realistic I have seen of that. Sorry to say I threw mine away soon as I got the kit and am using an Altered States dragster body instead.
mvadrag Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 I like your mods on what MPC called a '32 Ford body. I may have to steal them and build one for myself. Imitation... I also like Rocking Rodney's street rod. Great style.
Bainford Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Very cool Jawbreaker! I love the body mods. looks very authentic. Has a great period look. This kit gets slagged a lot, but one of my favourite kits when I was a kid.
alan barton Posted November 8, 2019 Author Posted November 8, 2019 Thanks everyone! Yeah, it is a bit of a dog going by the box art but the bones are strong and it took surprisingly little work to turn things around. I would buy it again. Cheers Alan
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now