Bucket T Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Aloha all. I fixed up my 1:1 1971 510 into a BRE 510 tribute car (pic in avatar). Then I built the original issue BRE 510 from 1973. I'm not sure if the new issue will be a straight repop or not. The old kit was partially built, the body was warped, and the 4 wheels would not touch the ground when finished. Oil line tubing was included but was dried out and hard. I had to spray the decals with sealer as they were cracking. The one thing I would have done differently was painting the rear panel white before gluing it to the body. Edited March 17, 2014 by Bucket T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gibbons Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Excellent rebuild! Your paint and decal work look excellent! I'm really looking forward to the upcoming reissue of this kit; haven't built one of these since the mid-1970's. It'll be good to take another crack at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Great looking build ! I always thought t was cool that Brock kicked butt with that little car ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Very nice.. I wish I had a 1:1 510 they are bad a$$ little cars.I also have the original kit but have yet to build it....and am waiting for the new release to come out...So I can build it and keep the original one for now along with the Bre 140z kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrawannabe Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Little known fact, though I'm sure you were aware of this: The graphics (stripes) on these cars were painted on by brush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apriliadan Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Extremely NICE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Very cool! A car that is dear and near to my heart! I am currently building my 1:1 and hopefully I will build another kit soon as well! And yes, the re-issue appears to be a re-pop of the original again. Wish they would have done the Mike Downs car instead. Oh well! How about a pic of your 1:1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Great looking build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossa156 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Excellent re-build. I saw these race at Laguna Seca, back in the day!. I always wanted one of these kits and you showed how to make a great one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod59f100 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Sweet save .love Datsuns . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Nice work. Paint and decals look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 That's neat, great model of those little rocketships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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