Big Tub Ready To Roll Over To The Showcase!

[jbwelda]

ive been posting a bit on and off about this big tub that i started as a quickie rebuild of the glue bomb i got off ebay a couple years ago. it expanded out over its build-life, and some of the "aw its just a quick rebuild" tude came back to haunt me a bit, but i have been chipping away at it and now all thats left to do is mount the cut down windshield. if all goes as planned i will get that done tonite and then take some proper photos for the display case!

a couple of cluttered shots, you can see the aluminum firewall, skull shiftknob and cycle fenders front and rear:

a shot from a bit higher you can see the dashboard and seat tops, as well as the rear american mag wheels:

finally a look from the back where you see the halibrand quick change rear end hanging out, along with scratch built taillights and some rear fender detail:

really fun build but i do wish i had taken more time on the body before painting it, and the componets, frame, motor, body, rear axle could have been aligned better. but in most cases i had to half-break the joints apart to begin with, so it really did turn out pretty acceptable overall. and with the windshield on (you can see it on the white stand in the photos), it will really look low slung and aggressive. i could have lowered the front end another half inch though...i had visualized the oil pan almost on the ground, but as it turned out its a realistic height from the road.

i might still go back and weather this but for now i think im calling it done! see more photos soon in the "finally done" section!

[James Flowers]

Why do your pictures look like negatives .

[jbwelda]

> Why do your pictures look like negatives .

not sure what you mean. they dont look like negative images to me so maybe you mean why do they have that kind of frame around them? i think thats part of how photos get displayed here, i dont really know. but i do know if you click on that top part you see the photo enlarged instead of trying so see something in the small one here.

many thanks for looking though!

[rollinoldskoo]

what scale is that? looks huge!!

[Hollywood Jim]

Wow..!!!! That's really cool.

Great design. Looks like lots of scratch building went into it.

Outstanding.!!!!

[James Flowers]

Why do your pictures look like negatives .

When I say it looked like a negative , it is like a picture was not developed. Maybe it is on my end? Anybody else have this problem?

[Gray Smith]

Very cool JB...I love the color..is it custom mixed? I like the details you've got in it, and it has a great look to it. Keep up the great work man..

Gray

[bigphoto]

Rub a dub dub that is one cool lookin' tub!!!

[jbwelda]

thanks for the comments and compliments folks, it looks even better with the windshield in place! i will try to set up a photo shoot this evening and post some decent pics in the under glass section later tonite.

some answers, to the guy who asked the scale, it is 1/8th scale, the scale of the monogram big t, big rod, big drag, and this example, the big tub. this model has never been reissued since its introduction at least as far as i know and as i recall back in the day this was probably the least desirable of the "big" line of cars, hence its relative rarity these days.

oh and the color, it is tamiya light blue pearl right out of the can. unfortunately the finish is marred by a bit of orange peel, some yellowing brought on by spraying model master gloss clear over it and some sloppy or non existant body work that comes under the banner of the "oh its just a quick rebuild" mistake i made when in initially began the rebuild. that said, it still looks pretty good if you just dont look to close and believe me it looks about 10,000 X better than it did when it arrived at my place from ebay!

i did spend a lot of time fiddling around scratchbuilding parts for it. cant see it in the photos but you cannot believe how long it took me to find plastic floorboards with knotholes! (just kidding of course...i made those knotholes!)

[Harry P.]

That's really cool! I love the look. And to think it started out as a glue bomb from ebay. Nice job!