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Another Torino checked off my list. 
Paul Jett Handy Andy Torino

Johan body on stretched AMT TBird chassis with a resin hood from GKS 1964 

Body detrimmed and modified for racing. Custom decals. Ford Wimbledon white.

 

 

 

 

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Really nice build! Sure would like to see some underhood pics and also what that T-bird chassis looks like underneath... but please take it inside for those pics!

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On 3/19/2021 at 9:14 PM, '70 Grande said:

Really nice build! Sure would like to see some underhood pics and also what that T-bird chassis looks like underneath... but please take it inside for those pics!

Here you go. I forgot it has a Polar Lights Boss 429 in it too. The TBird chassis is close to a 70s Banjo chassis

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On 3/21/2021 at 12:07 PM, '70 Grande said:

Just as I expected; outstanding craftsmanship underneath as well... this is an exceptional build!

Most of my builds are just shelf models so I don’t super detail them. 

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On 3/23/2021 at 6:50 AM, Pierre Rivard said:

Congratulations for another perfect build. Do you polish your paint? The finish is remarquable!

I use 2k automotive clear on them it lays down almost perfectly flat out of the gun. I only polish to knock down a dirt nib here or there.

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What do you use for tires? When I compare the scale kit tires to pictures, they always look way too small relative to the real cars. I use the Monogram 1/24 tres whenever possible because they are larger but other kit tires seem too small. Am I missing something?

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On 4/7/2021 at 1:00 PM, DoctorLarry said:

What do you use for tires? When I compare the scale kit tires to pictures, they always look way too small relative to the real cars. I use the Monogram 1/24 tres whenever possible because they are larger but other kit tires seem too small. Am I missing something?

Larry sometimes I use PPP tires but most often I use the AMT tires that came in the kit I used for the chassis. I find tgem to be slightly wider than Monogram tires but smaller in diameter. I spend lots of time reshaping wheel openings to match pictures and really concentrate on placing the tires correctly in relation to the wheel openings.

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I noticed that last night. The kit tires are shorter and wider than the Monograms. Current size, as far as I can find, is a 28 10 /15. I haven't scaled that out. but probably a little over an inch in 1/25.

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