FordRodnKustom Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) With all respect to Mr. Starbird. Here's my version. Just finished it up. Had a lot of fun building it. Comments welcome! Edited August 6, 2013 by FordRodnKustom
Harry P. Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Not exactly a plausible subject... but very clean and nicely done. (btw... not to be a nag, but it's PREDICTA, not PERDICTA).
cobraman Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Never saw one built up like that. Kind of cool !
FordRodnKustom Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 Not exactly a plausible subject... but very clean and nicely done. (btw... not to be a nag, but it's PREDICTA, not PERDICTA). Thanks Harry, I appreciate you pointing out my mistakes. Could you define for me what is "plausible" ? You know, just so I don't screw up again.
Harry P. Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Thanks Harry, I appreciate you pointing out my mistakes. Could you define for me what is "plausible" ? You know, just so I don't screw up again. Sounds like you're being sarcastic. What I meant is that it's very unlikely that a show car would ever have been turned into a gasser or some sort of drag car. It's not a "mistake," since this is your model and you can build it any way you want. But I still say it's an implausible subject. Nicely done... but implausible. Feel free to disagree with me.
a/gass Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 I like it - made a crappy kit look great now I want dig that junker out of my pile and give it a try too.
crazyrichard Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 looks very cool , i like the color .. looking at the model as it is right now i got the idea it would be cool to buils one like this but make a scratch build roof or maybe a front window and do a convertable .. lots of things you could do to this kit i think
FordRodnKustom Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 Sounds like you're being sarcastic. What I meant is that it's very unlikely that a show car would ever have been turned into a gasser or some sort of drag car. It's not a "mistake," since this is your model and you can build it any way you want. But I still say it's an implausible subject. Nicely done... but implausible. Feel free to disagree with me. All good Harry, I was trying to understand what you meant. I did fat finger the title and didn't catch it till you pointed it out. Thanks for your input.
exesivefire Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 I think it's plausible to make a show car in gasser style, that's the beauty of a show car to me, you can do what you want. I like it
FordRodnKustom Posted August 4, 2013 Author Posted August 4, 2013 Thanks all, I appreciate all your comments. I enjoyed building this one and it was kind of a slump buster for me. I know it's a little "different" and not everyone's "cup of tea" but "some times ya feel like a nut, some times ya don't" Anyone remember what product that tag line is from?
realgone58 Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 I like it! Looks like a cool old '60's build you'd see in Model Car Science. I can think of a 1:1 show car that became a funny car......the Dodge Charger III body was used for the Flying Dutchman FC.
Tom Geiger Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) I think it's plausible to make a show car in gasser style, that's the beauty of a show car to me, you can do what you want. I like it It's a model car, it can be anything the voices in your head tell you to build. Back when I did the '32 Ford with the VW chassis under it (representing a kit car) the judges critique was that it didn't place because it was an improbable build. What did win the class? A '39 Chevy with a Ferarri drivetrain. Somehow that was more realistic to them! I like the build. I like it anytime someone does something with a kit that we haven't seen done before! Edited August 5, 2013 by Tom Geiger
ToyLvr Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 I have Mr Starbird's biography, as well as having read a lot of the history of the Predicta over the years. The irony of Harry's bashing is that the 1:1 Predicta actually wound up with a hole cut in the hood and a supercharger mounted on its engine! Likewise, it was wearing a garish paint job and mag wheels. See thepredictaproject.org (website by Mark Gustavson) That was how it was when Starbird rescued it years later from obscurity in California, and began to restore it to its original glory. Check out the photo on the aforementioned website. You'll find that Ron's ideas actually are quite close to reality. Anyway, FWIW, I like it, Ron!
DR Dubois Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Looks awesome!... whether it's plausible or not deosn't matter when a model looks this good. If plausible mattered then every model on here with 23" wheels stuffed up into front fender wells should be soundly criticized!
FordRodnKustom Posted August 5, 2013 Author Posted August 5, 2013 Almond Joy? You are correct Sir! Almond Joy/Mounds.
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