br67 Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 Beautiful Chaparral wheels from Randy at Model Builders Warehouse. And fantastic hoods from Ed at Drag City Castings
mchook Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 I was happy to get this 60 Desoto off ebay for $25 including shipping. Nice clean model but they packed it in a box so tight the fin tips poked through & broke off. I can fix it but I wish I didn't have to. Oh well, more work. I'm just happy to finally have one.
martinfan5 Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 Ive been wanting to get one or two to redo them as my adult self to see if they would turn out a bit better than when I built them as a kid.
wrenchr Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 Bought this ebay lot mainly for the 49 ford and Mercury. The Ford looks like 57 chevy fenders were grafted. hoods glued down. These are very nice builds across the board. The merc will just be cleaned up and the 49 ford needs some new leaf springs. First time having these old monogram kits, seem like pretty nice kits.
wrenchr Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 5 hours ago, mchook said: I was happy to get this 60 Desoto off ebay for $25 including shipping. Nice clean model but they packed it in a box so tight the fin tips poked through & broke off. I can fix it but I wish I didn't have to. Oh well, more work. I'm just happy to finally have one. That sux, I have one I bought a few years ago sealed and when I opened the chassis was broken.
DPNM Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 Picked this up recently. From my research it looks to be an MPC model. A couple things about it have me puzzled. It looks to be molded in grey. All the pics I've seen of the MPC kit are molded in white. I can't find a pic of this hood either. I'm stripping the black off the underside of the hood to see if it is the same grey color. If anyone here is familiar with this kit I could use your knowledge. Snake?
Snake45 Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, DPNM said: Picked this up recently. From my research it looks to be an MPC model. A couple things about it have me puzzled. It looks to be molded in grey. All the pics I've seen of the MPC kit are molded in white. I can't find a pic of this hood either. I'm stripping the black off the underside of the hood to see if it is the same grey color. If anyone here is familiar with this kit I could use your knowledge. Snake? That's an MPC '66. I have three of them and all are molded in gray--very unusual for the time. The tires of course are much newer--they look like AMTs--and I couldn't tell you what the wheels are from. I've never seen a hood like that so it' probably modified, possibly aftermarket. That's a nice find. If it were mine, I'd polish out the nice blue paint (very similar in color to Model Master Nassau Blue) and restore it as a nice survivor. You wouldn't want to trade it, would you?
DPNM Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 44 minutes ago, wrenchr said: I have a feeling that hood is modified. 5 minutes ago, Snake45 said: I've never seen a hood like that so it' probably modified, possibly aftermarket. It doesn't appear modified to me. The MPC kits I've looked at have the Y shape integrated into the scoop as the 1 to 1 does. This one is square. I appreciate the reply Snake. I figured you would know. I'm not ready to trade it. Not sure what all I'll do to restore it. I want to strip the chassis and interior.
Mark Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 The wheels on that Corvette look like AMT '55 Corvette optional wheels. The '71 Thunderbird has similar wheels. The hood is modified, looks like the scoop pictured was added to the kit's optional hood.
Mark Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 1 minute ago, DPNM said: If this is the underside of the hood on the blue 'Vette, it is modified and is an AMT hood. The AMT '67 coupe had that hood, and it stayed in the kit when it was backdated to '63 spec. It's still in that kit, and also in recent issues of the '63 roadster which is essentially the coupe kit with a different body.
Mark Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 That car looks like an interesting mix of older and newer parts. Headers and side pipes look like mid-Seventies MPC Corvette, intake looks like AMT '55 'Vette (as are the wheels).
Mark Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 And that hood just could be molded in a similar gray...Lesney/AMT molded the '63 kit in that color for the Barris Cruisin' USA issue. They kept the Street Rods series issue going alongside the Barris issue too; same parts, same color, different box, decals, tires, and instruction sheet.
DPNM Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 That does appear to be the source Mark. Thank you! It does look like the center hole was filled in with a piece of plastic and, from what I've seen since you posted, the raised parts on the top of the hood that held "vents" has been sanded smooth. Whoever did it did a good job to my eye.
Bills72sj Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 16 hours ago, br67 said: Beautiful Chaparral wheels from Randy at Model Builders Warehouse. And fantastic hoods from Ed at Drag City Castings I have used Ed's hoods on some of my builds.
Bills72sj Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) Went to HL, my LHS, and Harbor Freight today. No GMC Jimmy or International COE yet. But I did pick up two $11 HF air brushes after seeing a review on Youtube. Very convenient little devices. The brush never needs cleaning (just the jars) and I has a decent spray pattern. I bought two just so I could have more siphon jars. They will pay for themselves just from the lacquer thinner I will not need to waste cleaning my other airbrushes. Edited January 24, 2021 by Bills72sj grammar
Snake45 Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark said: If this is the underside of the hood on the blue 'Vette, it is modified and is an AMT hood. The AMT '67 coupe had that hood, and it stayed in the kit when it was backdated to '63 spec. It's still in that kit, and also in recent issues of the '63 roadster which is essentially the coupe kit with a different body. Ah, NOW I see it! I've never seen one with the top hole and side vents filled before. I have a number of those things in my parts. I'll have to so mod and use one sometime. Thanks!
Mark Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 I wouldn't have figured that those vents on either side of the hole could be smoothed off without breaking through.
wrenchr Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, Bills72sj said: Went to HL, my LHS, and Harbor Freight today. No GMC Jimmy or International COE yet. But I did pick up two $11 HF air brushes after seeing a review on Youtube. Very convenient little devices. The brush never needs cleaning (just the jars) and I has a decent spray pattern. I bought two just so I could have more siphon jars. They will pay for themselves just from the lacquer thinner I will not need to waste cleaning my other airbrushes. I'll have to check those out.
ChrisBcritter Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 10:41 AM, mchook said: I was happy to get this 60 Desoto off ebay for $25 including shipping. Nice clean model but they packed it in a box so tight the fin tips poked through & broke off. I can fix it but I wish I didn't have to. Oh well, more work. I'm just happy to finally have one. Do you need a set of stock taillights? I got a set from Okey Spaulding I won't be using - PM me if you want 'em.
ChrisBcritter Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 Got the '64-'65 Mopar console, big thanks to Casey - looks like it will be a good fit for the custom '62 Newport once the pin is trimmed off: And the long-tailed '62 Falcon has landed on my table; pretty much a survivor minus grille, front nerfs and one taillight: Note the car club plaque: "Yukon Drifters, Alaska", with a roadster popping out of an igloo. I think that may be a Revell item? Anyone know? I'll have to think about what to do with it; the front half is nearly untouched and would make a better donor for the '62 Ranchero project than the promo body I have. And a bit of trivia: These wire wheels, surprisingly, have valve stems. I can't think of any other AMT kits from that era with that detail...?
Bills72sj Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 5:52 PM, wrenchr said: I'll have to check those out. I got to use it yesterday. Decent spray out and much faster cleaning. Not sure how the plastic jars will hold up in the long run but the cost is so low they are basically disposable.
Deuces ll Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 8:17 PM, Bills72sj said: Went to HL, my LHS, and Harbor Freight today. No GMC Jimmy or International COE yet. But I did pick up two $11 HF air brushes after seeing a review on Youtube. Very convenient little devices. The brush never needs cleaning (just the jars) and I has a decent spray pattern. I bought two just so I could have more siphon jars. They will pay for themselves just from the lacquer thinner I will not need to waste cleaning my other airbrushes. Are those glass or plastic jars????... I bought that same air brush kit from H.F. a few years ago....
Bills72sj Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 42 minutes ago, Deuces ll said: Are those glass or plastic jars????... I bought that same air brush kit from H.F. a few years ago.... They are plastic. So far they have been resistant to straight lacquer thinner. I have separate glass jars but the threads are slightly off and will not screw on tight.
Sam I Am Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 I have the basic car hauler all framed up tonight.
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