Fish_65 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) Just finished this one up. I will add some class designation decals at some point. I started with the new Moebius '65 Nova gasser kit, but backdated a few items and put my own spin on it. I wanted it to look like a privateers car from back in the day without a lot of frill. The kit version seems like a modern take on an early gasser to me. It's painted with Krylon Short Cuts Antique Bronze and topcoated it with Testors Extreme Laquer clear. I added a MAD distributor and used some parts box tires and front wheels (AMT '55 Nomad), the rear wheels are from one of the Moebius '65 Plymouth kits. I used a single reservoir master cylinder and some more vintage looking seats from the parts box. The kit seats seem really big and are really laid back. The kit went together very well with the exception of the door handles...they break in 2 just removing them from the tree. Luckily I had a buddy that is building a modern pro touring style car and won't be using door handles. Comments/questions welcome. Edited April 24, 2022 by Fish_65 wrong pic 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Cool build Fish! I think you did a great job capturing the "no-frills guy with a day job in the sixties" look on this build. Love the color, love the rear black steelies, love the minimal decals, love the stance. Sweet! I feel your pain on the fractured Moebius door handles, I broke the left one on the '65 Ply I just posted and re-aligning the pieces and re-bonding them together using CA was an exercise in micro jewelry making. It look's ok from 18" away..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Great job! It looks a lot more convincing with the changes you made. I thought the same thing about this kit, way to modern for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Scott....really nicely done. I particularly like the paint detailing in the engine compartment, showing your meticulous attention to detail. While the kit was intentionally designed to the modern idiom of Gasser content, like you I think many others are taking the opportunity to "backdate" the kit to mid 1960's A/FX and match race style themes. TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Good looking Nova Gasser. The paint looks really nice. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny rocket Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 great job, love the simplicity of the build, its how gassers should be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altered Ego Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Thank you for the comment on the door handles. Check mine out on the Altered Wheelbase Fun thread. I broke two sets of door handles trying to remove them from the tree. Very cool build btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Very cool Scott, great joib👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_65 Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Thanks for all the nice comments guys 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Looks wonderfully done and I do love your color choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Nicely done and I like your simple look. I'm gonna take some ideas from your pictures whenever I get my kit delivered. Thanks for showing us your model and explaining what you've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 The Nova makes for a tidy little drag car, and your build captures that vibe nicely. Cool, understated build. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_65 Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 A couple more pics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 This is a model that will take you back to the 60"s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Super nice Nova! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaldrumm Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Really nice kit ,also like the fact that you used a color thats not used alot ,fairly good build thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Period perfect. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGIC MUFFLER Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Really clean build ..!!! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Love it! Excellent color choice and the back-dated wheels are perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Great Nova. As others have said, you nicely captured the 'period vibe' on this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Love that interior shot, very realistic. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Super sharp build. Everything looks perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Really nice clean job... I only use the krylon paints now... they are very good quality and still inexpensive here Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Perfect, perfect stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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