yellowsportwagon Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 This is a heavily massaged Revell Torino on an AMT TBIRD chassis. Wheelwells were opened up and the fronts flared.The side window area was enlarged. It never looked right to me. Fuel filler and overflow added. Bumpers narrowed a lot. What a pain! Front tucked a little back tucked a lot.. Lobographix Decals.
james460 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Very nice. Thought that car looked nice back in the day.
Dave Van Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Nice work.......I've do that same conversion for Bill Elliott Torino but yours came out better.
MarkJ Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Great job mating body to chassis. Excellent build as usual . Starsky and Hutch kit by any chance?
yellowsportwagon Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, MarkJ said: Great job mating body to chassis. Excellent build as usual . Starsky and Hutch kit by any chance? 15 minutes ago, MarkJ said: Great job mating body to chassis. Excellent build as usual . Starsky and Hutch kit by any chance? The newer release . The one with the blue car on the box
MarkJ Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 4 hours ago, yellowsportwagon said: The newer release . The one with the blue car on the box Was the body made in blue plastic or red like the S&H kit had it?
yellowsportwagon Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, MarkJ said: Was the body made in blue plastic or red like the S&H kit had it? 2 hours ago, MarkJ said: Was the body made in blue plastic or red like the S&H kit had it? No white thank god
MarkJ Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, yellowsportwagon said: No white thank god Man, I wished I had waited now.
bbowser Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Nice! I didn't realize David Hobbs ever ran NASCAR.
yellowsportwagon Posted January 11, 2020 Author Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, bbowser said: Nice! I didn't realize David Hobbs ever ran NASCAR. I think just this once.
Dave Van Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, MarkJ said: Man, I wished I had waited now. The S&H red plastic is not really a problem. A coat of silver, then white and then custom light blue.....covered fine. The white is better....but I could not wait!!!! I wanted this kit since the real car was built!!! Forgive my photo of my build...but want to show red plastic is not the problem some feel......Thx
yellowsportwagon Posted January 11, 2020 Author Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Dave Van said: The S&H red plastic is not really a problem. A coat of silver, then white and then custom light blue.....covered fine. The white is better....but I could not wait!!!! I wanted this kit since the real car was built!!! Forgive my photo of my build...but want to show red plastic is not the problem some feel......Thx Boy some of those old Monogram reds were terrible to deal with.I think they used dyes in those rather than pigments.
MarkJ Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Yeah, I had no problem, its just the added hassle of adding the silver or aluminum to block the bleed through is never fun.
Heartattaq Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 nice work. I always loved the shape of the Torino.
Sledsel Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 Looks great!! And you are right about the side windows. Revell made the trim om the door and 1/2 too thick. That trim is merely 1/64 thick on the top. The bumper guards are hideous and incorrect and removing them is a PITA. Best thing for this kit is what you have done.
Vietnam Vet67 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 6:03 PM, bbowser said: Nice! I didn't realize David Hobbs ever ran NASCAR. He ran 2 races in 1976. Ran the #73 Chevy sponsored by Coca Cola at Daytona. He ran the #9 Ford at Michigan sponsored by Coca Cola.
Wm David Green Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 Fantastic models, Tim Stevens and Dave Van, vast improvements on the stock S&H kit. Might have to get one now that I know they look cool as NASCAR conversions. Thank you, Gentlemen. David G.
MarkJ Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 On 1/17/2020 at 8:49 AM, Wm David Green said: Fantastic models, Tim Stevens and Dave Van, vast improvements on the stock S&H kit. Might have to get one now that I know they look cool as NASCAR conversions. Thank you, Gentlemen. David G. David , check your private messages for my S&H conversion.
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