Dr. Cranky Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I just got mine today, so I am looking forward to opening the box and seeing what it says to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Yes, including cigar-toting Bill Hines! Mr. Lead Slinger himself! One of many Lab-RAT-ory Heroes: Edited September 30, 2011 by Dr. Cranky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The door length shouldn't matter- it would just be a simple matter of rescribing a new door line in the coupe kit to use on the convert. I'm about 99% confident that piece will fit the convertible body, if the body is the same length (as far as I know, the 1:1 bodies share similar dimensions), and Revell got the shapes and contours close on the two bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 OK, I'll throw a log of this fire, where in the world did that stupid "kemp" thing come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 A kemp is a lead sled, I think...terms from the '50s, I think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I never heard it until sometime in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 same here ! It's still not a true kustom chop with the rear lower than the front ( judging by the pics, i'm waiting for mine to be sure), but at least it's not a bonneville type angle top chop like on the Merc ! An the overall proportions are like the real one, unlike the merc which looked like a ( 50's ) russian interpretation of a Mercury How is the top "not a true custom chop"? it certainly wasn't a mass produced option, or a dealer installed package. is there some rule book I missed about what you can or can't do to a custom car? If I chop the roof on a1:1 car is there going to be a guy at a car show with a nascar style template checking to see if my modifications are within spec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Custom (Kustom) = not stock. This kit is clearly not stock, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 A kemp is a lead sled, I think...terms from the '50s, I think.. Kemp was a late '50s/early '60s slang for a car/truck. A Kustom Kemp would get more into a sled or customized vehicle. http://kustomkempsofamerica.com/history.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 The thing I don't understand is: Half the cost of a kit is the complex mold to make a one-piece body! All the other pieces are molded in a two part mold and are quite a bit easier to make than is the mold for the one-piece body. So, if Revell is going to make another kit with a stock body in the future (Provided Ken's suggestion is correct)... why spend the huge amounts of money for another body mold? All they had to do is mold the body separate from the roof and mold two roofs that the builder can choose. At that point the kit is indeed a 3 in 1 with stock being one of the options just like in the glory days. Makes no sense and I mourn the death of 'logic' in our culture. Besides, no two chopped bodies at a car show are the same. That is because two different persons were doing the cutting and welding. Both artisans in their own right. When a model company chops a top on a model kit, it rarely satisfies my eye unless they follow the classic lines of the top chopping zen masters Barris, Westergard, Winfield, Jeffries, Alexander Brothers, et al! I was wondering about that, it seems like a ready made chopped top (just cut off the stock top and add the chopped roof) would be a nice option. Not as simple as the molded in chopped roof, but it would greatly reduce the difficulty of a chopped top without forcing one particular style of chop on everyone. Now if the body has actually been narrowed as Zed suggests then I guess a stock roof height would be rather pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) I'm with Mr. Gyro Swatson. Each chop is unique, but there are proportion rules (vague at best) that should be followed. And you don't see many chopped 48s. This one looks odd to me through the side windows. I think the B-pillar is too high but the stock roof did hump in the same spot. I also think the aforementioned "Kustom" chop would actually refer to the way it would have been done in the shops that Jairus mentioned, with the rear being lower necessitating more slope to the backlight. made sense to me. Definitely should have a build review, preferably by that Sam Tate guy that used to do them. He's great. The decal sheet is outstanding. Another triumph for the Graphics team at Revell. Sweet Dutchy pinstripes in multicolor. Edited October 4, 2011 by samdiego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I can hear the K in this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) And if you really want to get technical, Darin, it was the Norse who first set foot on American soil while sailing in search of new grounds (they came in heavily through Canadian land today) Yeah but those early Minnesota Vikings were beaten out by the Washington Redskins Seriously though I plan on a couple maybe graft the stock roof from an old IMC kit! Edited October 4, 2011 by bigphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Doctor Cranky's formula for a successful forum thread: Keep out money, politics, and religion . . . and the focus will remain on the hobby, building models, and constructive criticism. Just two neck bolts worth of an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I can hear the K in this one I like it for the most part but personally the rear quarter windows don't work for me, if I was to build a model of it I would re-work that area but that is my opinion and what makes this hobby great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Enough of this off topic and bickering. I pulled out my old IMC '48 that I built years ago, and started to take apart to redo after I got better at building (no wonder nothing ever gets done.....). I'll post pics of it soon. Interesting seeing the two together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I built this out of the IMC '48 Ford kit. Look like I had any problems getting the fit right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I built this out of the IMC '48 Ford kit. Look like I had any problems getting the fit right? Nope, just looks like ya missed the Kittah tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) ...Stock is boring and ugly. Heyyyy, I'm stock. David G. Edited October 5, 2011 by David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Dave, it's called "modeling". Doesn't matter if the parts don't fit well, you sand, and putty until you are happy with the fit of the parts. It would be a different matter if there were a choice of WHICH stock 1948 Ford you could pick off the shelf. But when there is only ONE! Then complaining about it is moot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I would probably kit bash using both kits by using the best of both to create my dream be it stock or custom. So far, the only stock version is the IMC kit, which incidentally contains the only 1946 trim pieces out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) Yes of course! Remove the splash pans and put on different hubcaps and bumper... 1942! (Of course I have to check Google as that was from my head) But I think the trim of the '42 is very similar to the '46. Edit: Bumper, grill and hubcaps. '42 does have splash pans. Signal lights are same as '46. Edited October 5, 2011 by Jairus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 J, I like it . . . I had not seen this before because I dropped my subscription to that OTHER magazine a long time ago. I love it, and clearly you have a love affair with surfing vehicles and surfboards. I can't wait to see your 1:1 build with the boards on the roof rack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) Oh? Well allow me this one off topic post then: More pictures of the wagon. More pictures of the '48 woodie. Edited October 5, 2011 by Jairus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Oh man, that's beautiful. Why did I think you had NOT put up the rack and surfboards? Oh man, you are riding around town in style! I'm jealous! Of course, the next question is when are you going to immortalize it in an illustration and a model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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