Thames Panel Gasser

[ramblerman]

Revell 1970's issue molded in green metallic styrene. I chopped the top and filled the grille opening. I also glued the hood to the fenders then cut the fenders from the body. I intended to make a tilt front end, but decided to leave it as a removable one piece panel. Refinished with Testors Competiton Orange with Pledge Revive clearcoat.

[cobraman]

Very cool, nice job on the chop !

[slusher]

Very Very nice!

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

So clean and sharp. Looking like a real car. Loving the velocity stacks.

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[Steve H]

Hi Jim, nice build. That chop top looks great, and the orange paint is a perfect choice.

Cheers, Steve

[MADmodelDOCTOR]

Really nice job, especially the chop and frontend. i had a green kit wayback. I have a reissue in the shop.

[NitroMarty]

That is one bad azz looking gasser!!!!

[tim boyd]

Really nice job on that top chop....like the one piece front end too.....TIM 

[Zippi]

Nice job on the Gasser Jim.  That Competition Orange is my favorite color.  Has a nice stance and the chop turned out great.  Nice looking model.  

[geemoney]

16 hours ago, tim boyd said:

Really nice job on that top chop....like the one piece front end too.....TIM 

this looks sooo cool!

Tim, was it YOU that did the tutorial in Street Rodder a LOOOOONG time ago about Chopping one of these?

[tim boyd]

5 hours ago, geemoney said:

this looks sooo cool!

Tim, was it YOU that did the tutorial in Street Rodder a LOOOOONG time ago about Chopping one of these?

Yes it was, and the chopped body still sits, in primer, in my display case of partially finished projects next to my work desk.  Still would like to finish it someday.  Jim's project is to a large degree what I've had in my mind for so many years now....TB   

[ramblerman]

Thank you to everyone for the positive feedback.

[papajohn97]

The body mods, that injected SBC, the colors, the decals, the wheels, the stance, it all just “clicks”. Nice!!!! Your build inspires me to take another crack at this kit which I remember struggling with as a kid

[TransAmMike]

Very cool Jim!!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Liking the chop and the nose. Cool little drag car.   

[unclescott58]

Wow! Very nice. It looks great. 

[Dennis Lacy]

Looks WICKED with the chop and one piece front clip! Also really dig the orange and white color scheme. Very cool!!

On 4/11/2022 at 3:22 PM, tim boyd said:

Yes it was, and the chopped body still sits, in primer, in my display case of partially finished projects next to my work desk.  Still would like to finish it someday.  Jim's project is to a large degree what I've had in my mind for so many years now....TB   

And I remember that well! (That is from the 90’s when I went through all of my dads back issues one summer. I was still in diapers when the article came out! ?)

[Vettegasser]

Very cool