cobraman Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 This arrived today. Have a real one in the garage so I will try and build a replica of it.
XJ6 Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 This arrived today. Have a real one in the garage so I will try and build a replica of it. That Honda Trail 70 sure brings brings back memories ?
Twokidsnosleep Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 That Honda Trail 70 sure brings brings back memories ?Me too...blue smoke and a burnt R leg.Ours was always gutless
Ron Hamilton Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Before- See the area I cut out as marked. It comes to 5 scale inches. It cuts clean between any complicated detail. Note that this one was my test chassis, from an old junker. Here it is from the top. I pretty much just pinned it together inside the frame rails with some brass pegs. Note that the wheel wells were cut out for the larger tires, but would be present on your stock chassis. And here's a '63 Valiant sitting on that chassis. The Valiant is a curbsider and I had to cut the hood off. The engine bay from the Duster fits right in there. As a former owner of a lot of these A bodies, there are some shape differences, but most folks would never see that especially once an engine is sitting in there. After this experiment, I've had my eye out for cheap Duster kits at shows. Some guys like to use the Revell 68-69 Dart chassis, I haven't tried that one yet. I did the same thing on my '64 Valiant Signet Hardtop. Some very careful cutting and pasting gave me one of my favorite models. One of these days, I want to try the Revell '68-69 Dart Chassis, running gear, and underhood area under an AMT/MPC '67-'69 Barracuda, and maybe modify one of the LA Dart Swinger Funny Cars into a Replica Stock Swinger 340. Edited October 14, 2015 by Ron Hamilton
ChrisBcritter Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Found these on eBay cheap: They're 1/28 scale WWI aircraft spoke wheels. I want to build some sort of homebuilt '20s speedster either from a Model T or the Beverly Hillbillies '21 Olds, and these might do the trick for the accessory wire wheels some of them had. At 14.90mm diameter the size is good and the style looks pretty close. Also finally picked up some Alclad chrome the other day; here we go, folks... Edit: Just trimmed the wheels from their backing and checked the fit, and it looks like they will work better with Model T rims and tires. I have an unbuilt AMT '23 T Budweiser van as a starting point, so off to the research pile... Edited October 14, 2015 by ChrisBcritter
crazyjim Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 The mailman delivered a Lindberg '61 Chevy, '64 Dodge 330. and a Gremlin that sledsel purchased and shipped for me from Ollie's.
ChrisBcritter Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) I've been wanting a '58 Fairlane 500 hardtop in the worst way - and that's pretty much what I just got : Kit body on a friction chassis; but it was the cheapest one I've ever found. I think/hope there's enough good material left to kitbash it with one of my '58 convertibles and a spare '59 Edsel chassis. Wish me luck getting the roof grooves opened up again... I wonder about those odd front wheels; those shallow discs with that bolt pattern look like they belong on a late '20s car. Edited October 15, 2015 by ChrisBcritter
Darren B Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 breast cancer awareness wheels i designed those are totally off the hook you do some very good work...
unclescott58 Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Model car club meeting tonight. Picked up both AMT's Curly's Gasser '40 Willys coupe and Bird of Paradise '71 Thunderbird.
vintagedragcrazy Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 I just picked up two of the Carley's gassers they are kind of neat only thing I wish they were molder in white but I did like the tinted windows and they really look good with the purple.vince
gtx6970 Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) I've been wanting a '58 Fairlane 500 hardtop in the worst way - and that's pretty much what I just got : it body on a friction chassis; but it was the cheapest one I've ever found. I think/hope there's enough good material left to kitbash it with one of my '58 convertibles and a spare '59 Edsel chassis. Wish me luck getting the roof grooves opened up again... I wonder about those odd front wheels; those shallow discs with that bolt pattern look like they belong on a late '20s car. A 1958 seems to be one tough cookie to come up with,,, reasonably. I looked for nearly a year before I got one in my budget. ( mine is a convertible ) I have an extra vert body if someone needs it,,,but its been pretty heavily modified . and I think its to far gone to build anything close to OE stock Edited October 15, 2015 by gtx6970
forthlin Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 I got Revell's GMC pickup with snow plow in a trade with vintagedragcrazy ( Vince Nelson )
mustang1989 Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 I picked this up from the Austin Capitol Classic show. I've been wanting one of these for a long while now..........
Roadrunner Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 That's real nice, Joe. I love the '68 through 70 muscle cars.
michaelbaskett Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Just today received the July issue in the mail....Why is this magazine always so far behind ? ....
Tom Geiger Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Just today received the July issue in the mail....Why is this magazine always so far behind ? ....Canada Post? Everyone else talked about getting that same issue weeks ago.
martinfan5 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Got a bottle of Mr Hobby Burnt Iron paint from China today.
mustang1989 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 That's real nice, Joe. I love the '68 through 70 muscle cars.Thanks Kevin. I paid 10 bucks for it and it's complete so I figure I got a good deal on it.
Roadrunner Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Thanks Kevin. I paid 10 bucks for it and it's complete so I figure I got a good deal on it. Yes, a very good deal.
wayne swayze Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I picked up the Revell '67 Camaro and yet another Lindberg '53 Ford yesterday. Just adding them to the pile!
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Got two of the new Revell 29 roadster kits and have another six coming. The 6 worked out to about 17 each.
martinfan5 Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 New products arrived to try out from Scale Finishes today(free)
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