ChrisBcritter Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) I'm surprised AMT hasn't made a '46-'48 Plymouth yet, based on the tooling for the '41. Then the resin guys would use it to make conversion kits for the Dodge, Chrysler and DeSoto. Edited April 18, 2014 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Just wish they would fix the shape of the '46 grille already; it was one of the reasons I bought the kit - and my only disappointment with it. A correct one would look great on a '40 Ford. What do you think is wrong with it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Jeeez. My "gotta-have" list keeps getting longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't mind seeing a '48 Pontiac Torpedo, ( that's their term for the "Fleetline".) And while I'm talkin' "Tin Indian", how about a'50-'51 Torpedo, maybe in resin that would work on one of the apprropriate GM chassis we already have? Edited April 28, 2014 by horsepower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fractalign Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 These look great. The 46 to 48 Chevs beat their 41 to 48 Ford equivalents just for the fact that their front fenders blended into the their doors. The only thing missing from this line up though, is a convertible, that would be cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 These look great. The 46 to 48 Chevs beat their 41 to 48 Ford equivalents just for the fact that their front fenders blended into the their doors. The only thing missing from this line up though, is a convertible, that would be cool ! Maybe that's next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I wonder when the '48 coupe is coming out..strangely, there is no mention of it on Galaxie Ltd's website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Late summer, last I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I wouldn't mind seeing a '48 Pontiac Torpedo, ( that's their term for the "Fleetline".) And while I'm talkin' "Tin Indian", how about a'50-'51 Torpedo, maybe in resin that would work on one of the apprropriate GM chassis we already have? like the 41 chebby I'd love the 41 Pontiac with its straight 8. The 48 Pontiac torpedo and 48 chevy fleetline do not share the same body if I remember correctly the Pontiac and buick have a longer wider body (not sure about the olds) so none of the interior changes over. I only know this from personal experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Re the grille: What do you think is wrong with it ? Sorry to take so long to answer. You know how many words a picture is worth... In the words of Wolfman Jack: "...you've got the curves, baby, I've got the angles!" I can probably fix this, to a point, but it will take a lot of work. It's just been a pet peeve for me because (1) the '46 is my favorite Chevy grille, and (2) everything else in the kit looks so good. Edited May 26, 2014 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Yep that's bad not in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I remember a conversation with someone from Trumpeter regarding the carving of molds. Seems the artists who are working on the molds have never SEEN some of the cars they are making models of. In the far distant past the mold makers probably road and grew up in the very cars they were modeling. In the near distant past the makers relied on drawings and photographs. Something the Trumpeter director said stuck with me... he said "it would be cheaper to stuff an actual 1:1 car into a shipping container and send it to the makers in China, Korea or where ever the molds are being made." Today with computers and 3D scanners.....many of those mold makers use 3D masters made here in the States. But unfortunately that grill for the '46 falls into the era of drawings. Turning a well done 1 dimensional drawing into a perfect representation of an actual piece takes skills I am afraid the Koreans didn't possess when those molds were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Is it August yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Re the grille: Sorry to take so long to answer. You know how many words a picture is worth... In the words of Wolfman Jack: "...you've got the curves, baby, I've got the angles!" I can probably fix this, to a point, but it will take a lot of work. It's just been a pet peeve for me because (1) the '46 is my favorite Chevy grille, and (2) everything else in the kit looks so good. Yep. And that's a WORLD of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Stuff like that just makes me wonder. And don't tell me the problem is Chinese craftsmen who have never seen the real thing. I mean, we can send these Chinese craftsmen photos, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Photos are 2 dimensional, though..can only go so far...need 3D scans of a 1:1 to feed into a CAD system, I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Photos are 2 dimensional, though..can only go so far...need 3D scans of a 1:1 to feed into a CAD system, I would think. The above 2-dimensional photo makes the incorrect kit grille contour painfully obvious. The real thing has an outer rim that's a smooth continuous curve. I don't care if you've never seen a photo of that car's grille ever... the contours are obvious, and the kit part's mistakes are just as obvious. Also obvious in the photo is the spacing between the grille ribs. Again, way off on the kit piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I have to agree with Harry on this one a photo shows a much more rounded grille then the 1:25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Looks more like a Chevy grille that's been modified to fit an Oldsmobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) It seems to me the 46 grille is specifically made that way to fit the contour of the grille opening molded into the front end.In the kit the front end is formed as a flat vertical plane. The grille opening is sunken into it, with a flat backing. The grille is installed into the opening.It is designed for the 47/48 grille, with the grille bars extending outside the opening. For the 46 grille they just made it the exact squared off shape as the opening, so the grille fits inside it. Edited May 28, 2014 by fumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay t. Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Stuff like that just makes me wonder. And don't tell me the problem is Chinese craftsmen who have never seen the real thing. I mean, we can send these Chinese craftsmen photos, right? Can't they just google image their own pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customcory Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Can't wait to make Joe Balions Miss Elegance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 >Turning a well done 1 dimensional drawing into a perfect representation of an actual piece takes skills I am afraid >the Koreans didn't possess when those molds were made. first of all, a drawing is a 2 dimensional thing in most all cases. second of all its not "the Koreans" who didn't possess the necessary skills...it may or may not have been one or more Koreans who actually got the job, but not "the Koreans" in general. just trying to keep it real. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Real what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 First off is it the Koreans or Chinese? Second I don't think it has anything to do with the people producing the kits I think it has more to do with the technology they possesse or lack there of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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