gtx6970 Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 6:10 PM, Can-Con said: Is this the same guy as "Race Motor Replicas" ? Expand yes
W-409 Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 11:34 AM, disabled modeler said: Very COOL..! I love and have been fascinated with blowers since I was a kid...built a few blower engines in 1 to 1 myself. I build a 355ci with a 671 and Hilborn fuel injection once for a 29 Ford coupe I had before my accident. I have the Lindberg Tall T but Ill have to find some parts to build it as I want to...realistic 671 blower set up with butterfly fuel injection scoop...wheels and wide rears..etc. Id like to see if I can open up the doors on it too. Expand Me too, as a kid I always dreamed of having a '69 Nova with 454 and Blower. Nowadays I like the look of the 1st Gen Nova more, but the love of Blower Power is still there. I also like high revving N/A engines, but as I'm planning on driving the Chevy II on street as well, the Blower engine will probably be a bit more streetable. And, it looks a lot cooler of course. When you get to building that Tall T, it would be very cool to see a thread in "On The Workbench"...
Rob Hall Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) On 1/24/2019 at 11:58 PM, W-409 said: Me too, as a kid I always dreamed of having a '69 Nova with 454 and Blower. Nowadays I like the look of the 1st Gen Nova more, but the love of Blower Power is still there. I also like high revving N/A engines, but as I'm planning on driving the Chevy II on street as well, the Blower engine will probably be a bit more streetable. And, it looks a lot cooler of course. When you get to building that Tall T, it would be very cool to see a thread in "On The Workbench"... Expand That reminds me of a story from a guy i worked with about 10 years ago.. he said he had always wanted a blown Nova...he went to one of the January auctions in Scottsdale and bought a Pro Street style '66 Nova w/ a blower sticking through the hood, huge rear tires, nitrous, etc..bright yellow w/ orange and red stripes. I saw in the office parking garage, looked like it was really well built. About a month after he bought it, he over accelerated turning onto a divided street, lost it, and slid into a raised median and rolled it..he was ok, but the way he talked it seemed he was embarrassed he wrecked his new toy. Edited January 25, 2019 by Rob Hall
Jhedir6 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 11:15 PM, martinfan5 said: Expand Got mine today too. Should be at home shortly. Now I have to decide what colour to go with?
Snake45 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 12:16 AM, Rob Hall said: That reminds me of a story from a guy i worked with about 10 years ago.. he said he had always wanted a blown Nova...he went to one of the January auctions in Scottsdale and bought a Pro Street style '66 Nova w/ a blower sticking through the hood, huge rear tires, nitrous, etc..bright yellow w/ orange and red stripes. I saw in the office parking garage, looked like it was really well built. About a month after he bought it, he over accelerated turning onto a divided street, lost it, and slid into a raised median and rolled it..he was ok, but the way he talked it seemed he was embarrassed he wrecked his new toy. Expand He's in good company. The Memphis Street Outlaws rolled three of them last year on Discovery Channel. (At least two have been beautifully rebuilt.)
martinfan5 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 1:12 AM, Jhedir6 said: Got mine today too. Should be at home shortly. Now I have to decide what colour to go with? Expand Awesome!, Ive known the color since the kit got announced, Jameston is currently getting it mixed up for me, I going with the Ford Liquid Blue
Jhedir6 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Tamiya Ford GT along with some Gravity Colors paint. Ford Liquid Blue, Liquid Red, Frozen White and some 2K white primer. This will be my entry for the 13th Annual 24hr of Daytona build happening this weekend.
PatW Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) On 1/16/2019 at 10:27 PM, Ich_Will said: A surprise showed up today. No tracking number from Japan always adds to the mystery and eventual excitement. Expand Superb! As I have a racing team based nearby with these I would turn it into a racing car quick, fast! Edited January 25, 2019 by PatW
vintagercr Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 This came yesterday from Amazon.ca. Red, yellow and black. I found out afterwards that I could have bought it at an electronics company in Kingston, ON. I will have enough plug wire to do me for 5 life times. If I can get out of my slump and I live to 200.
Gramps46 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 This Corvette Mako Shark arrived yesterday afternoon in the mail. Pleasantly surprised by the quality.
Super28 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Got this today off ebay. Had one in high school many moons ago. Reilly liked it, been wanting another one. Doors, back and front all open. Look forward to this one
Gramps46 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 6:09 PM, Super28 said: Got this today off ebay. Had one in high school many moons ago. Reilly liked it, been wanting another one. Doors, back and front all open. Look forward to this one Expand You have the very rare , IMHO, AMT boxed IMC Ford GTMKII. I had one years ago.
Safire6 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 6:09 PM, Super28 said: Got this today off ebay. Had one in high school many moons ago. Reilly liked it, been wanting another one. Doors, back and front all open. Look forward to this one Expand Nice! I'd love to see that when it's done or during the build up. I just got this one a few weeks ago but haven't started it yet:
The Junkman Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) On 1/25/2019 at 6:24 PM, Safire6 said: Nice! I'd love to see that when it's done or during the build up. I just got this one a few weeks ago but haven't started it yet: Expand I got several of those back a few years ago. It looks like a good base for the 1965 early season cars (Daytona, Sebring). By May (Reims) the cars had changed and by Lemans they were almost completely different. Replace the wheels with Halibrands, look critically at the engine/transaxle and there's a good shelf model. Can't speak to fit and finish. Pictures from that era are vital. Edited January 25, 2019 by The Junkman
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 11:09 AM, vintagercr said: ... I will have enough plug wire to do me for 5 life times. If I can get out of my slump and I live to 200. Expand You can do it man. I'm counting on exactly that.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Another grail that I'd kinda forgotten about until one came up on the auction place everybody hates but uses addictively anyway. Almost virgin. No glue, no parts bodged from being twisted off trees, everything present and correct, and a very good box. I scored a red promo a few years back, but I wanted the original-style kit with the stock guts (not the racecar version). Really impressed with the quality of the engine in this too (as I was with the engine in the "70 Eldo). Lots nicer than the blobular engines in earlier Johan offerings (well, except for the hole through the block for the wire axle).
Super28 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 9:00 AM, PatW said: Superb! As I have a racing team based nearby with these I would turn it into a racing car quick, fast! Expand Outstanding! Been looking for one of those. Where did you get it from? (If you don't mind me asking)
Super28 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 12:14 PM, BigTallDad said: I'm running out of storage space Expand LOL!!! Ain't that the truth!!!
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 12:30 AM, Ace-Garageguy said: Another grail that I'd kinda forgotten about until one came up on the auction place everybody hates but uses addictively anyway. Almost virgin. No glue, no parts bodged from being twisted off trees, everything present and correct, and a very good box. I scored a red promo a few years back, but I wanted the original-style kit with the stock guts (not the racecar version). Really impressed with the quality of the engine in this too (as I was with the engine in the "70 Eldo). Lots nicer than the blobular engines in earlier Johan offerings (well, except for the hole through the block for the wire axle). Expand Nice Bill. This and the Johan Javelin kit are still in my "back of my mind" want list. I had them both years ago & I think it would be fun to build them again. Steve
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 2:05 AM, StevenGuthmiller said: Nice Bill. This and the Johan Javelin kit are still in my "back of my mind" want list. I had them both years ago & I think it would be fun to build them again. Expand Yeah, I'd like the Javelin too, but now that you remind me, another one I want is an American. Can the kit you show be built stock? Not that I'd probably want to, but it'd be nice to have the option (if I ever learn how to do BMF ).
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 2:21 AM, Ace-Garageguy said: Yeah, I'd like the Javelin too, but now that you remind me, another one I want is an American. Can the kit you show be built stock? Not that I'd probably want to, but it'd be nice to have the option (if I ever learn how to do BMF ). Expand Yes, it can. This is the same kit that I had as a kid. I don't believe that I ever finished it but I was in the process of building it stock at the time. Couldn't tell you whatever happened to it. Steve
64SS350 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 1:12 AM, Jhedir6 said: Got mine today too. Should be at home shortly. Now I have to decide what colour to go with? Expand So looking forward to finding one of these plus the Revell LeMans edition.
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