Brizio Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I had this kit for a while, and maybe is time to build it... The idea is to build it stock, I mean not the "Little Eliminator". The kit looks nice! there are few extra parts that can be use with the model. I was surprised to see a lot of flashing around the parts. The stock wheels are made not very well, they are off center and too big. When installed on the tires, they wwill cover part of the white wall. The kit also has chrome wheels, but not tires for it.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Hi Fabrizio! This is a very basic, but mostly, very OLD kit. It dates back eons. The flash is no-doubt a consequence of old molds, polished many times, who don't "close" on each-other ass well as they used to. I bought one a few years ago, noted the same flaws you mention, and ultimately used the box only to mash-up a "Nova-mino". The jury is still out as to what to do with the remnant parts, alas... CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Fabrizio! This is a very basic, but mostly, very OLD kit. It dates back eons. The flash is no-doubt a consequence of old molds, polished many times, who don't "close" on each-other ass well as they used to. I bought one a few years ago, noted the same flaws you mention, and ultimately used the box only to mash-up a "Nova-mino". The jury is still out as to what to do with the remnant parts, alas... CT Agree, you did good on your! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 That tool was probably cut back in 1960 as the 1961 Ranchero, it was recycled in 1962 as the customizing kit. Both were curbside kits. Move forward a decade and it was recycled with an open hood and Chevy V8 from the 1966 annual. As far as a tool, it suffers from body thickness and simple chassis of any early 1960s kit. Then it’s been messed with and run multiple times so there’s wear factors too. All told it’s a classic kit we are lucky is still around and a favorite of mine. I have a bunch of early customs I’ve collected. Also a builder from back in the day told me that in the days before sheet plastic was available for custom building, the bed cover from this kit was valuable as sheet plastic!      Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: That tool was probably cut back in 1960 as the 1961 Ranchero, it was recycled in 1962 as the customizing kit. Both were curbside kits. Move forward a decade and it was recycled with an open hood and Chevy V8 from the 1966 annual. As far as a tool, it suffers from body thickness and simple chassis of any early 1960s kit. Then it’s been messed with and run multiple times so there’s wear factors too. All told it’s a classic kit we are lucky is still around and a favorite of mine. I have a bunch of early customs I’ve collected. Also a builder from back in the day told me that in the days before sheet plastic was available for custom building, the bed cover from this kit was valuable as sheet plastic!      Hi Tom! Well,. it has to be the most extensive collection of custom early Rancheros under one roof in the free world. Interesting. ct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Thanks Claude!  The last three are mine, restored from old glue bombs of the original issues!  The rest are the work of modelers back in the day.. cleaned up a bit, maybe replaced a missing part or two but kept them as the original builder intended!  The folk art of our youth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: Thanks Claude!  The last three are mine, restored from old glue bombs of the original issues!  The rest are the work of modelers back in the day.. cleaned up a bit, maybe replaced a missing part or two but kept them as the original builder intended!  The folk art of our youth! Indeed! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 If you want to build an accurate stock version, you have some work ahead of you, but whatever you do with it, I'm sure it will be good. I'll be watching! There's a long thread on the kit here:  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: That tool was probably cut back in 1960 as the 1961 Ranchero, it was recycled in 1962 as the customizing kit. Both were curbside kits. Move forward a decade and it was recycled with an open hood and Chevy V8 from the 1966 annual. As far as a tool, it suffers from body thickness and simple chassis of any early 1960s kit. Then it’s been messed with and run multiple times so there’s wear factors too. All told it’s a classic kit we are lucky is still around and a favorite of mine. I have a bunch of early customs I’ve collected. Also a builder from back in the day told me that in the days before sheet plastic was available for custom building, the bed cover from this kit was valuable as sheet plastic!      Nice collection! When I saw the custom roof, I though was a hood. But after I realized it was meant to be on the roof, and I though it did not look good. But looking at the green one, I dig it more and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 5 hours ago, RancheroSteve said: If you want to build an accurate stock version, you have some work ahead of you, but whatever you do with it, I'm sure it will be good. I'll be watching! There's a long thread on the kit here:  THe idea is to build it stockish... Since the kit has a V8. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Hey Brizio ! Glad to see one of your builds again. I saw this thread last week and thought of you. ?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, Sam I Am said: Hey Brizio ! Glad to see one of your builds again. I saw this thread last week and thought of you. ?  I never stop building. Sometime the problem is finding the time...  Nice Vespa, I build one in 1/9 around 20 years ago, was made by Protar. cool kit! Mine was not stock... Never had a Small frame stock...  I hope is all good with you, in this crazy times!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 25 minutes ago, Brizio said: I never stop building. Sometime the problem is finding the time...  Nice Vespa, I build one in 1/9 around 20 years ago, was made by Protar. cool kit! Mine was not stock... Never had a Small frame stock...  I hope is all good with you, in this crazy times!  Very good, thank you. My son still wants a Vespa. ? Hopefully we can see each other again at a show next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Sam I Am said: Very good, thank you. My son still wants a Vespa. ? Hopefully we can see each other again at a show next year. I will keep an eye out is I see a Vespa for sale. Agree! Hopeful for next year things are getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Will be following your build Brizio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 I decided to cut the door handle, I did not like that is one piece (no space for the hand). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, slusher said: Will be following your build Brizio... Thank you Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Start to work on the ineterior. The interior is molded in one piece, not the best solution. I prefer when is in few pieces, so it make easy to paint. Â I decided to make a new steering wheel. The steering wheel completed. Steering wheel and column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I just pulled this one off the shelf yesterday...then put it back. ? Sad to hear the tooling is in such bad condition. I also like to build mostly stock. I will be watching your build with interest.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Note- nobody said you need to use that interior! Back when I redid my first original I was missing an interior. I used a shortened 66 Tbird bucket with the Ranchero dashboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 10 hours ago, NOBLNG said: I just pulled this one off the shelf yesterday...then put it back. ? Sad to hear the tooling is in such bad condition. I also like to build mostly stock. I will be watching your build with interest.? Is going to be fun anyway! 10 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Note- nobody said you need to use that interior! Back when I redid my first original I was missing an interior. I used a shortened 66 Tbird bucket with the Ranchero dashboard. The 66 Tbird look good in it! I'll keep mine stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Dashboard painted and weathererd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Painted the interior Also painted the steering wheel/column Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Body painted and lightly weathered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Nice patina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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