Revell "Orange Crate" '32 Ford Sedan Hot Rod

[jbwelda]

>I just picked up one, started building, and poor fit, lots of flash and ejector marks. instruction sheet, miss leading, at least

>to me. installed the rear end 3 tims, as it keep breaking off. on the good side, nice motor, body, and front tires and

>wheels. but in the end, those were the only parts that survied, after bouncing it off the wall

ah its good to see that after 50 years, some things have not changed.

the kit sure is a patience tester, thats for sure, and i did notice a lot of flash in the photo of the chrome...means stripping, cleaning up and rechroming for those obsessive enough. myself, it will probably go more to the rat rod look.

Edited April 10, 2012 by jbwelda

[Fat Brian]

I tried to build the 99 reissue, I got the frame together with all four wheels but it didn't survive a move. Even when built the frame and suspension is incredibly fragile and the excessive flash on the chrome parts prevents a good fit. If I was to try to build this kit again I would strip all the chrome so the pieces could be properly fitted to keep it together.

[dodgefever]

Front tyres look good, but what's with the slicks now having 7.10-15 markings (as on the skinny Revell slicks) as well as 10.00-16?

[Lanny Haas]

, all the chrome should go, frame sanded, none of the attaching pins line up, really disappointed. Nice Body, will use it on a stret rod or something.

[horsepower]

I'm older than this kit, & most of my attaching pins don't always line up either. It's just an age thing, if you have an extra couple of hundred grand, contact Revell, I'm sure that they will be glad to re-tool this kit up to modern standards if you want to foot the bill, as for the rest of us, it's an old kit, even with the flash problems mine has, I'm still pretty happy with it.

[Lanny Haas]

Ive been building since i was 11, back in 1959, do the math. Only the 2 nd model i have ever got angry with, so I'm rebuilding it after my little fit....got the frame back together, (was in three pieces) redesigned the rear end. It will live again

[Pete L.]

Jeff,

Thanks for the great pics ! Looks like "same ol' same ol' " Too bad...!!!

[Bernard Kron]

This kit's on my short list as a must-buy - not to build it, but as as a fabulous parts kit. Typical of Revell's over-ambitious attempts at fine detailing in the early 60's - fragile, fiddly and frustrating!!! But, like the Tony Nancy 22 Jr. double dragster kit and the various Roth show cars, the superbly represented period engine, speed parts, tires & wheels, and chassis bits add up to a kit-basher's dream. It easily passes my parts-kit price test several times over: costing no more than 6 equivalent aftermarket parts based on what's included in the box that I know for sure I'll use! I'm also glad to see the return of branded Firestone and M&H tires on current Revell releases.

BTW, Jimmy Flintstone has offered a re-pop of the body as a chopped "rat-rod" '32 Ford sedan for many years. As mentioned earlier, the body builds up nicely into a great hot rod street machine. I did one a couple of years back based on the Flintstone version and really enjoyed what it offered. So, besides all the very cool detail parts, I know I'll be gluing the doors shut and using the body! Here's some pics (click on picture for larger image):

Edited April 11, 2012 by Bernard Kron

[retroguy]

Ijust got mine a few hours ago

The problem I see is working with all the chrome,when you cut the parts from the trees and clean them up

you'll have exposed plastic unless you use some allclad(if you have an airbrush)

I have been using MM chrome silver butit doesn't match

I've been toying with idea of stipping the chrome and spraying it aluminum unless I can find some chrome in a can

[Fat Brian]

Your best bet is to strip all of the chrome except for maybe the wheels and valve covers and repaint it once most of the larger assemblies are together. Since all of the structural components of the chassis are plated with tiny attachment points removing the chrome is about the only way to get a strong enough bond to hold it all together. If I ever try to build this kit again that is what I will do.

[Mysterion]

I just finished the engine build up; some poor alignment of pins and holes and "de-chromed" blemishes near attachment points. Still looks pretty good from a few feet away. I'm dreading the all- chrome frame. I'm going to substitute the thin plastic rear axle with a brass rod of similar thickness to give more strength to the rear frame assembly.

[Lanny Haas]

the plastic is real brittle, this is what is left of the chassis, after I slamed it on my work table,

So after i thought about a 63 year old acting like a 2 year old, I peiced it all back together, but painted it black, I also reworked the rear end, I added tubes to it.

Got it all back together, the headers are not easy to install, I had to remove the starter, cant see it anyway..

but I finished it......

[jbwelda]

lanny lanny lanny...

nice recovery though, man you are whipping through that thing. maybe now that you know what the challenges are, you should get another and take like a month or something to do it. but it does look pretty respectable as it turned out!

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>the plastic is real brittle

Edited April 15, 2012 by jbwelda

[Lanny Haas]

nice recovery though, man you are whipping through that thing. maybe now that you know what the challenges are, you should get another and take like a month or something to do it. but it does look pretty respectable as it turned o

yes thinking the same thing

[retroguy]

Well I've been working on the kit and went ahead and dechromed everything except the whls,the frame was atrocious,spent at least an hour alone,just cleaning it. !

I'm now doing the same to the rest of the parts,wow !

I guess I'm expecting to much considering the age of the tooling,oh well,maybe someone from revell will this review and make new tooling... yea right!

Edited April 15, 2012 by retroguy

[gwangi-boy]

First time I built this was in the early 70s, and the next time a couple of years ago ... its never been an easy build, and it sure left an impression on me when I was a kid!

I took my time for this build, and went for the drag look, before it hit the show circuit and everything was chromed, using the cover story from "Hot Rod" magazine for reference. The frame has some really bad seam lines, so had to dechrome that and paint with Alcald (and then I handled the frame so much the Alclad wore off in a couple of spots, so had to redo those areas).

The build pictured here is the one that has the resin hood, which was warped and had to be reshaped. I wish Revell had taken the time to retool a styrene hood years ago, but I don't know why they went the resin route for it.

[CEKPETHO BCE]

Has anyone ever built one of these in colors other than orange? For some reason I cannot imagine it. I was planing to build mine in metal flake red, but not sure what it would look like.

[250 Testa Rossa]

Still have mine. Haven't even touched it yet.

[Duntov]

This is a neat thread about a very favorite car.... saw the real one as I grew up in Portland and knew Bob.... Unfortunately, he passed away many years ago....

This is probably one kit that will be re-built... or is it re-attempted the most of any!!!

One good thing about the newest re-issue is the re-tooled hood.... the previous one had a really shoddy resin piece that was hardly useable...

One bad thing..... Bob's picture is no longer on the box......

[Draggon]

Looking at the color Casey, I think it is original. I still have the hood and doors from the original issue, and the color is spot on. I have the entire chrome tree too, and the flash is not more than any 60's kit.

[Toner283]

I just picked up one, started building, and poor fit, lots of flash and ejector marks. instruction sheet, miss leading, at least to me. installed the rear end 3 tims, as it keep breaking off. on the good side, nice motor, body, and front tires and wheels. but in the end, those were the only parts that survied, after bouncing it off the wall

If youthink there is a lot of flash on this one, try picking up the hot rod magazine issue of this kit. Some of the sprues look like a thin sheet of yellow plastic with parts embedded in it. the chrome tree was similar, it was like the mold wasnt clamped tightly together.

the pics that Jeff posted show a pretty well molded kit for the age and use of the mold. looking forward to getting a couple. like a lot of guys, my first one did not end up built out of the box. mine from when i was a kid has the blown 409 withe the 4 side draft carbs from the amt 57 chevy. Really happy to see this one, the boot hill express, and the mickey thompson challenger reissued. now if they would dig out the molds for the lil coffin and reissue those too.......

Edited February 16, 2013 by Toner283

[gtx6970]

Good to hear this is being re-issued . This is another kit I did as a kid, so most likely I'll add one to my shelf for later one

[Fender]

Okay- if I remember right the OC came out in about 63? It was orange plastic.- right? I have an OC that's blue plastic. When was that reissue ( I don't have the box)??- I have a reissue from a few years ago but I never opened it up to see what color the plastic is. Is it orange? Thanks guys.

[Casey]

I have an OC that's blue plastic. When was that reissue?

1976-ish?

[Toner283]

kind of funny. The box is marked classic coupes. 32 Ford coupe street rod. last I checked the orange crate is a tudor. good example of the ad copy guy not knowing what the heck he was talking about.