Dave Darby Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) First up is this Monogram Early Iron / Woody Wagon mash-up, using parts from the Blue Bandito and grill shell from the Yellow Deuce Roadster. Yellow parts are polished plastic. Next up, is this also polished plastic Monogram 36 Ford Coupe. I started it in a 24 hour build challenge on Facebook, but it ended up taking more like 2 weeks. Another kit-bash, using the custom rolling stock from the 58 Thunderbird, and steering wheel from an AMT 50 Ford. This one was a lot of work, because it had a lot of sink marks around the wheel openings that had to be leveled out and then polished. Everything not red is painted or corduroy. Look Ma, no seams. Regular readers of Model Cars Magazine might recognize this one from the Vintage Workbench column. I've always been inspired by vintage box art, and this one replicates the 1964 edition of the AMT 25 T double kit. In typical Dave fashion, I did tweak a few things, including raising the bed, trimming the interior to allow the top to sit directly on the body, guitar wire windshield braces, and smaller tires on the front, complete with whiteswalls from a gel pen. The last one for the year is not quite finished, but getting close. This AMT 57 T-Bird features the new parts pack Kelsey Hayes Wire wheels, and a choice of hardtops by Drag City Casting. It's mostly kit stock, except I decided to make it a Day 2 E-code, using the intake from the 56 Ford, and Carter WCFB carbs from the 65 El Camino. (Presumably better performance than the updraft Holleys on the Stock birds.) The Vintage Workbench will be covering the history of this kit, along with tricks to get the full potential of this kit in a future installment. Happy New Year everyone! Edited January 6 by Dave Darby Better photo 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Beautiful builds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Nice work! That's a good looking Thunderbird! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Fabulous vintage builds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 All excellent builds and that Thunderbird is just amazing not only for the build quality but also the color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Very nice group! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Nice clean jobs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Very nice nostalgia models, Dave - especially the T-Bird and the T street rod with its mid-60's flair caught my eye ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Just a nice looking group of models. Nicely done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Beautiful work on all of them, nicely done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Absolutely beautiful Dave ! I love box art builds and especially those with polished plastic ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 They all look great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hay Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I really like those builds! I just finished a Monogram 53 Corvette and I sanded out the parting lines then polished the plastic and it looks amazing! The 57 Bird is looking good. Great builds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Love the box art builds, all are outstanding! Always look forward to your column in the mag. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 A wonderful group of vintage kit builds there Dave, and I especially like the 25 T. Well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Beautiful build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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