cobraman Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Ray, How is the engine detail in that kit? From what I have seen so far I would have to say only fair. I am hoping it builds up well. I have heard this kit is a pretty poor fitting kit. The body is in one piece but it is made to have removable doors and front and rear section. You just need to cut them apart. My plan is to leave the front attached to the door and just have the engine cover section removable. I put the exhaust together and there is a lot of sanding to do to them. Most of the parts do look pretty clean.
crazyjim Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 All I got today is more back pain - 10 cubic yards of fresh mulch down and probably 2-4 more yards to go.
lanesteele240 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Got inspired by a build on this site to build this. Probably wont do the shell design
Chas SCR Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 @Mike, it was not bad on the motors 1 was new and the other is last seasons motor I had to have rebuilt for a big track motor.
Lownslow Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) these came out rough bcause i was trying something different Edited February 22, 2013 by Lownslow
cobraman Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 This came today. Got this from Japan through ebay.
MyBradKeselowski Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 This came today. Got this from Japan through ebay. Awesome kit, I want one of those..
martinfan5 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 I have been thinking about getting one myself, I just dont care for the tires lol
Rob Hall Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Did Aoshima ever do that Hilux double cab in a stock configuration? I wouldn't mind having one but as a stock 2wd or 4wd...
martinfan5 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Lol, Rob from page 348, I just got one yesterday Couple of ebay wins, the Hilux will be hitting the bench next
Rob Hall Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Lol, Rob from page 348, I just got one yesterday Ah..interesting...I haven't looked at this thread in a few days, just caught the last page.
Longbox55 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 If the lifted one shown is anything like the lifted standard cab HiLux and 4Runner kits, the stock suspension is included.
martinfan5 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 If the lifted one shown is anything like the lifted standard cab HiLux and 4Runner kits, the stock suspension is included. That is some good info, thanks for sharing, off to PM ray to find out, so stock suspension, but no stock tires/wheels thought correct
Longbox55 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 That's how the HiLux and 4Runner are. I'm actually planning to build my second 4Runner with the stock suspension, and simply put a set of stock size tires from my Satco stash on it.
martinfan5 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 That's how the HiLux and 4Runner are. I'm actually planning to build my second 4Runner with the stock suspension, and simply put a set of stock size tires from my Satco stash on it. Now you are just teasing that you have some Satco tires in your stash , I need to search to find some stock wheels /tires
slammedi'am Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 gOt this the other day....69 Cutlass convertable from missing links Got a bunch of other goodies but this came in today for the 37
Longbox55 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Now you are just teasing that you have some Satco tires in your stash , I need to search to find some stock wheels /tires I made a point to pick those up whenever I saw them, especially the truck tires. Glad I did.
Longbox55 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Oh, and as far as what I got today; No model related stuff, but I did get the Hollywood Accessories No. 544 Safty Lite I won on Ebay earlier in the week. For those not familiar with them, it's an old school 3rd brake light from the '40s/'50s. About 14" wide and 3" tall, and says "S T O P" when lit up. I plan on mounting it to the front bed panel of my '55 Chevy pickup.
Duntov Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Oh, and as far as what I got today; No model related stuff, but I did get the Hollywood Accessories No. 544 Safty Lite I won on Ebay earlier in the week. For those not familiar with them, it's an old school 3rd brake light from the '40s/'50s. About 14" wide and 3" tall, and says "S T O P" when lit up. I plan on mounting it to the front bed panel of my '55 Chevy pickup. This is going to be some serious 1:1 cool..... post a pic OK??? Would love to se it.... Regards Bill (Duntov)
Deathgoblin Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Went to Hobby Lobby yesterday and found a whole bunch of Testor's lacquers on clearance for $2.22 per can. Got Phoenician yellow, Grabber orange, Dark Cherry pearl, Panther pink, Prowler purple, Big Bad blue, Wimbledon white and Titanium silver. Also got an AMT 2005~ GTO kit on the way.
The70judgeman Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Dr. Cranky started a thread on these a month or so ago, and they finally came out yesterday, so I picked up a set. Now I just need to make a run to Michael's for a frame to preserve them...and to hang in the man cave with the other car art.
TurboKitty Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) Just picked this up for my 1:1 today, it's a genuine SLP Ram Air H.O. hood. This exact hood was hanging on the wall at SLP, it's never been bolted on to any Firebird or Trans Am! From what I was told this is the first production hood that was made before they officially started converting cars into Firehawks (the WS6 hood was made from the same mold later on) and it was painted and hung on the wall to display along with other performance parts. The silver center, stripe, and SLP logo are all painted, that's no decal! I can't wait to get it bolted on, the plan is to have my Trans Am repainted over summer and the hood will be installed then. I'm going to fabricate an aluminum Ram Air intake box as well. I included a video of an episode of American Muscle Car that shows the hood hanging up at SLP (at around 2:25 in), and I got photos & some other documentation coming from SLP too which will be nice when we take the car to shows (The hood is dirty in the pics since it was stored in a garage, it's not scratched up) Edited February 23, 2013 by TurboKitty
jrherald420 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Dr. Cranky started a thread on these a month or so ago, and they finally came out yesterday, so I picked up a set. Now I just need to make a run to Michael's for a frame to preserve them...and to hang in the man cave with the other car art. Where did you find these and what did they cost? Id love to get one also.
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