Santa's new ride - MPC Big Rig Rod

[alan barton]

It's that time of the year to spread good will amongst all model builders so I give you ...... Santa's new ride!

It's an MPC Big Rig Rod, built mostly box stock with a few upgrades. This kit is copyrighted 1978 and it came from an era when MPC cobbled together a lot of " new " kits by combining parts from existing models - a factory kitbash if you like.

In this case, the lightly reworked fender unti from the Don tognotti King T is badly fitted over the frame and running gear from the Switchers series 27 T coupe/pickup kit with a shrunken stake bed thrown into the bargain.

I needed to build a Christmas themed model for our club Christmas party so as I had no special plans for this one I decided it could be made fit for purpose.

Modifications include

AMT parts pack M&H slicks

Cragar SS mags

AMT 25 T bucket radiator and grille

Revell Model A hiboy headlights

Right hand drive conversion.

Stacks from a Lindberg kit - the stacks from the MPC kit were very lame!

Body and engine moved forwards on frame, with a section of the rear of the fender unit removed to allow it to snuggle down on the stepped frame.

I finished it off with an assortment of mini Christmas decorations and my own wrapped presents using wooden blocks and chocolate wrappers.

Colour is Tamiya bright red with Tamiya clear, all from spray cans and polished with Meguiars Scratch-X.

 

Hope you enjoy - it is not one you see built very often!

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to my modelling friends all over the world!

Cheers

Alan

 

 

[thatz4u]

He can go Blitzen down the highway in this ride, through Donner Pass in Cali, passing Comets along the way..

[espo]

Thats a great theme for this.  

[PappyD340]

That's a really cool build!

[ChrisR]

Cooll!!!