Orange Crate

[novadose71]

Built shortly after re-issue came out. Alway's wanted one in my case. Automotive urethane base/ PPG clear. Can't recall what color I started with, but added extra pearl and some HOK tangerine candy intensifier to base coat. Fiddly little thing, got some superglue gassing frost on some of the chrome, but I don't care. Enjoy

[Harry P.]

That turned out nice. I started one a long time ago, got as far as finishing the chassis and then put it away. I just got tired of this kit. Maybe it's all those tiny chrome-plated pieces that needed all that scraping and fussing with...it's sort of an annoying kit to me, for some reason. But yours looks great!

[Modelmartin]

That is a fine build of a difficult kit. I like it.

[lizardlust]

CONGRATULATIONS - you have wrought success from a kit that has introduced the concept of agonizing failure to countless teenaged boys since the sixties!!! Wonderful job on finessing a difficult to nigh-unto impossible to build little cuss!!

[MrObsessive]

I'm not familiar with this model but nevertheless..............THAT IS NICE!!

Double nice is the fact that the kit was so fiddly-fidgety! That in of itself should give you great satisfaction of conquering the beast!

[BIGTRUCK]

Bob Tindles '32 never looked better..its not for the impatient builder type of kit...I have a few with the 1pc nose assy, and a front fendered chopped deuce from the street demons series that still has the 3 pc hood assy...looking at yours the 1 piece looks better , nice job molding in the grille .

[parki]

Your build looks grate! I have one of the reissued kits, But so far have not been brave enough to tackle it.

[carro]

First time I ever seen that kit. Looks great ,love that paint job, does the figure come with it?

[novadose71]

Thanks for the kind words. The figure is a Jimmy Flintstone prepainted I think. Bill "maverick"Golden maybe? He's supposed to be flashing the peace sign, but he lost his middle finger somewhere. In my haste to get to bed while posting I forgot to mention this. The re-issue came with a resin one piece hood with sides that fit like......well you know. I used the hood and hoodsides from an older 32 roadster, it was yellow and came with wire wheels (1/24 Revell maybe), smoothed the louvers, I think the grille shell came with the Crate. Well I glued it into a one piece and made it fit. Worked pretty good except I forgot to make the holes in the hoodside, like the original, for the velocity stacks to breathe. Oh well, it doesn't run anyway

[bsoder]

Geat lookin' Crate!

[Harry P.]

The figure is a Jimmy Flintstone prepainted I think. ...He's supposed to be flashing the peace sign, but he lost his middle finger somewhere.

Good thing it wasn't the index finger that fell off!

[novadose71]

Good thing it wasn't the index finger that fell off!

[41CHEVY]

Fantastic job!! I may brave mine now!! I screwwd up a few back when they were new!!Now that Alclad is made I can do the chassis on that and a few Roth cars.. Paul

[Frank Steffens]

Beautiful work!

[Lou Kolar]

Great Job on a very tough kit to build, I have opened and looked and started that kit and put it back on the shelf your build is the best of all the ones i've seen GREAT WORK you should be very proud Lou