jwrass Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Great Building Skills!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Jwrass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Coming along nicely Ron, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 I'm entering the home stretch with this one. I need injector lines and hat, fuel lines and pump, hood, and chute lines. Paint is Tamiya Mica Red with Testors "Wet Look" clear. I made the Optima style batteries from scratch. I just noticed I forgot the blower blanket. It's gonna be a pain to put it on with the hold down straps in place but I'll get it on. Doors don't fit as well as I'd like but I learned valuable lessons for next time. I look at each build as a learning experience. Hopefully each is better than the last. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thats looking great Ron,as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanr Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 that goes very gooddddd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Edman Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 whoa whoa whoa that is one heckuva color on there looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 That is one incredibly well detailed build there Ron, love the color too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade043 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Some people just have to much talent and you sir have it by the bucket loads. Amazing build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 That looks mighty fine, Ron. Paint looks nice and the detailing is #1. That color just about wants to suck my eyeballs out of my head! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 That is Top Shelf, Ron. The details and the paint are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 great looking Falcon! Great details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 looks pretty darn good from here !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Killer work! I'm eagerly awaiting your next update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie86 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Looks great so much detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Hey Ron great job thus far. Paint looks crystal clear. Im just wondering about the tunnel ram and blower. Im pretty sure you cant use one with the other(but ive been wrong before). A tunnel ram is used with carbs and a blower has a whole different type of manifold. Im not tryin to count rivets here but. Youve done alot not to get that detail correct. Keep up the good work. Edited June 10, 2014 by Romell R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Very nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed1 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 There were raised runner intake manifolds for superchargers on some engines like Ford Bigblocks and other not so run of the mill Ford,Chevy ,Dodge engines. Its just that most use the flatter style manifolds we are used to seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hey Ron great job thus far. Paint looks crystal clear. Im just wondering about the tunnel ram and blower. Im pretty sure you cant use one with the other(but ive been wrong before). A tunnel ram is used with carbs and a blower has a whole different type of manifold. Im not tryin to count rivets here but. Youve done alot not to get that detail correct. Keep up the good work. Thank you for the information. I based my intake off this engine. (I borrowed the pic from Tyrone's photobucket Album) My intake does not match perfectly but it is pretty close. As I'm sure you know it is almost impossible to find consistent reference for these cars. Each one is built a little different and no two are alike. I literally try and make my cars look "Over the Top" The intake is almost always a little taller so I can get as much of the blower as possible sticking up out of the hood. Just a preference I have. Thanks for your comment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchP Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hey folks: I've recently made Ron's acquaintence as he helped he locate a windshield for my first attempt at an over the edge build, a McEwen '57 Chevy from Revell (not the re-release, the original f/c) which I grafted a Kobelco blower & pro mod hat among a zillion other little mods (mostly incorrectly). The windshield was broken and although I found a replacement from the original dealer eventually, Ron followed through and sent me brand new glass. As we chatted, he let me in on his method of crafting pro mods for many different bodies such as this example. He's been a great resource of info on using Revell chassis for foundations and has linked me to his photo albums and this particular link, which I will no doubt use my spare Soff Seal chassis to attempt a home roll cage, as well as mods to select and utilize my own choice of body for a top sportsman build. I want to add my thanks for this awesome thread and mention a few things which were incorrect: a comment was made about the Lenco tranny being incorrectly attached to the engine used - this is impossible since I've built the Shoebox engine and the Lenco is oriented as is because it's molded to the rear of the block and the bottom of the engine/oil pan. In addition, the location of the distributor is not a mistake on Ron's fault; Revell used GM blocks for the Shoebox kit, hence the rear location. On the Glidden pro stock kits, the distributor is in the correct location because the engine is a Boss big block Ford. Just wanted to make sure people know someone of Ron's talent wouldn't make mistakes like these go by! Great job and plenty of learning to do for me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks for the comments everyone! I HAVE made some mistakes on this build and I've learned a lot. Hopefully the next build will be better. I am ALMOST done with this one. I am waiting for some photo-etched linkage so I can hook the injector hat to the barrel valve and throttle cable. I got a new cell phone and I'm still getting used to it, so please don't mind the quality of the pics: I work with a company that does photo-etch in my job. I am hoping to have a large frett of etch done that will have emblems for this car and many others in my collection. Thanks for looking!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 that is just awesome,your detail work is tops..i like it alot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Looks great ! Nice detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrass Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Ron, Great build!!! Your attention to detail is outstanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 UNREAL!!!! A work of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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