kerc Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Specifically, 1930's cars. They're so easy to chop, cut, slam, etc...And they always look cool. I feel like selling all my other kits and then hoard old Fords and (probably) Chevrolets...And only build those. Maybe I've smelled too much Ambroid cement. Edited January 12, 2011 by kerc
Eshaver Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Hummmmmmmm..........as long as you send ALL the un-wanted Ford Flathead stock pieces to me , I shall bestow good hunting , good wishes , and good women to ya !!!!!!! Ed Shaver
kerc Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 On 1/12/2011 at 9:46 PM, Eshaver said: Hummmmmmmm..........as long as you send ALL the un-wanted Ford Flathead stock pieces to me , I shall bestow good hunting , good wishes , and good women to ya !!!!!!! Ed Shaver Wait, I think you got that backwards. I want all the flatheads too!
Jantrix Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) I must admit that I have taken a decided lean towards traditional hot rods in general lately. And I think it is because they will be cool forever. Custom and hot rod trends change over the years, but a traditional will always be cool. And I think it's nice building something that will be timeless, even if it is only in styrene and lacquer. So Ed gets no flathead parts from me either. Edited January 12, 2011 by Jantrix
torinobradley Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Jose, let me know. We live in the same town, I got a truck, I can be there within the hour. Quick, before you change your mind...
kerc Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 On 1/12/2011 at 10:20 PM, torinobradley said: Jose, let me know. We live in the same town, I got a truck, I can be there within the hour. Quick, before you change your mind... So you'll trade all your '30s Fords for all my modern kits? Such self-sacrifice!
MikeMc Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 I think its all of them through '60.....so much metal...er plastic
crazyjim Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 I've got a bunch of flathead engines that I'll trade for all your non-1930s kits.
Smart-Resins Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 This is sad!! Yes, I said sad! I was hopeing maybe it would go the other way Like Ed suggested! LOL. No, really I agree with you! Though I will admit 60's cheby and poncho motors are cool, as well as the caddy mills and the Lincoln V-12's. Flat heads, dont get me wrong are nice, but you see them way too much! I love to dare to be different! LOL.
Eshaver Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Jody, you need to join the H. A . M. B . . There , a good many hot rod builders are dicussing Oldsmobile , Buick , and even "Other " than Hemi Chrysler engines in their 1-1 drivers..... Ed Shaver
Smart-Resins Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Im a member there and belong to the modeling group. But I dont get into the 1:1 discussions hardly ever unless I find something cool through a google search. LOL. Nail heads are nice! Some of the Olds Rocket motors are cool! Actually depending on the hemi and the valve covers, some are nice. But most seem to go with a 80's style built hemi. Big blower etc. I like a nice classic well dressed hemi with log manifold or tri carbs with stacks! Ever see a hemi with a potvin blowet with tri carbs on it? Pretty cool looking anyways I thought. Dare to be different in a traditional way? Does that exhist? ROFLMBO!
torinobradley Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Jose, um, no... Though, I don't know, I have two or three dozen pre '30s cars, just how many post '30s cars do you have? As for the rest, I would have to agree with the dare to be different approach. I'm not much on cookie-cutter type cars. I have a resin Olds Rocket motor squirreled away for some street rod project as well as many other unique motors like Olds 455, Pontiac ohv 6, etc... Even if it's not a unique motor, I try to do different things to the car itself, such as create a 34 ford fastback. Like my tag-line says; Box stock? Tried it once. Didn't work out...
kerc Posted January 13, 2011 Author Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) On 1/13/2011 at 5:20 PM, torinobradley said: Jose, um, no... Though, I don't know, I have two or three dozen pre '30s cars, just how many post '30s cars do you have? As for the rest, I would have to agree with the dare to be different approach. I'm not much on cookie-cutter type cars. I have a resin Olds Rocket motor squirreled away for some street rod project as well as many other unique motors like Olds 455, Pontiac ohv 6, etc... Even if it's not a unique motor, I try to do different things to the car itself, such as create a 34 ford fastback. Like my tag-line says; Box stock? Tried it once. Didn't work out... Actually, if you look at my stuff, I love putting oddball, different things in my cars. So maybe it's not 100% pre-1940; the precise way to say it would be that I prefer 1930's bodies and chassis, and then add to that stuff from...anything! The car in my avatar is a Revell '32 with a Ford GTP 4-cylinder engine in it... Edited January 13, 2011 by kerc
Greg Cullinan Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Jose, I understand where your coming from. You found a niche that you enjoy and are comfortable doing. I like big bodies and my stash reflects this. I also enjoy the Nostalgic part of the hobby and sometimes feel like just getting rid of all kits produced after the 70's. But I always feel like as soon as I part with something I will want it. Keep this in mind.
Smart-Resins Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 I like that line about tried box stock once. I did try it once. But I just could not bend the box enough to make it look like the car pictured on it. So I gave up and built the model instead! ROFLMBO!!
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