my name is nobody Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 this is a great project. can hardly wait to see it finished. I would like to build my own Belly Tanker. sadly, all I have right now is the 315 gallon drop tank, sitting up in one of my barns. these things are so light, and easy to carry, I toted mine out into the sunlight to get a couple of pictures.
curt raitz Posted April 8, 2012 Author Posted April 8, 2012 Engine/Chassis almost complete...waiting for exhaust headers from R&M Co. to arrive... Tires/Wheels: Dash: Body halves primed and ready for paint: thanx for lookin'...
Bernard Kron Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Oh my, my breath... she is taken away!!! Source and method on the killer louvers???
ronr Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) WOW!!!!!!!!!Soon as I pick my jaw up off the key board and pop my eyes back in I will be able to enjoy the detail that is going into this build. Absolutely Fantastic Curt! There are some headers, I think, in the Revell Caddy Parts pack, that if you add header flanges to would look real close to the real deals. I have used a few of them on some of my Jalopy builds. So glad the EYR parts are working out for you. Hope it will be Ok to display some pics of the finished build on my site. I agree with Bernard, those louvers are Dead on! Edited April 8, 2012 by ronr
curt raitz Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 Oh my, my breath... she is taken away!!! Source and method on the killer louvers??? geez sorry, but I can't help ya with the louvers...dug them out of my parts box i have no idea where they came from tried to resin cast them...but not happy with results thanx
curt raitz Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 WOW!!!!!!!!!Soon as I pick my jaw up off the key board and pop my eyes back in I will be able to enjoy the detail that is going into this build. Absolutely Fantastic Curt! There are some headers, I think, in the Revell Caddy Parts pack, that if you add header flanges to would look real close to the real deals. I have used a few of them on some of my Jalopy builds. So glad the EYR parts are working out for you. Hope it will be Ok to display some pics of the finished build on my site. I agree with Bernard, those louvers are Dead on! thanx for the compliments I've got an order comin in from Norm (R&M Co of Maryland) real soon...so no problem waiting feel free to post pics of the build Curt
59 Impala Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Great build so far Curt. Those louvers look like the ones that came in the 32 Fords back in the day or any of the custom parts that used to come in some of the AMT kits. Dan
James2 Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Really is a great looking piece, amazing detail for such a small model.
moparmagiclives Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 That front end is a work of art !!! is that all you? Or is it aftermarket? Great job !!!
topher5150 Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Nice build, I remember when I was a kid I had a model airplane of a P-38 Lightning and saw the pic of that, took the drop tank off and put some match box wheels and axles on it, and painted it red and white.
curt raitz Posted April 11, 2012 Author Posted April 11, 2012 That front end is a work of art !!! is that all you? Or is it aftermarket? Great job !!! thanx just a bunch of front suspension pieces collected from the "Parts Box" with a little bit of scratch building... no aftermarket items
DustyMojave Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Looking awesome Curt! Nice job on the small details like brake lines and throttle and clutch linkage.
DustyMojave Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Derr..This has an in and out box. It's not a clutch link, it's a shift link for the in & out. And I meant to say carbs, not throttle. Beautifulk work Curt.
george 53 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 It's BEAUTIFUL, even at this stage Curt! This bad boys gonna be a MONSTER!!!! GREAT job so far, PULEEEEZE keep it up!!!!
curt raitz Posted April 15, 2012 Author Posted April 15, 2012 Thanx for the good words, havin' fun with this build body ready for decals: thanx for lookin'...
Mooneyzs Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Curt.... Looking good buddy. Nice work on this build!
ronr Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Great work Curt! You have me gathering parts to build my own belly tanker. Can`t wait to see it complete.
Raul_Perez Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 Curt, my old friend...you better give those elves a raise in pay, it seems like they're slowing down a bit. Well, at least they're still doing GREATwork, even if they are a bit slower than before!! Later,
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