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Post by spex84 on Nov 23, 2012 18:43:53 GMT -5
Well I guess that shows my ignorance Thanks. They're a weird but cool item. One of these days I'll grab an old AMT '36, they seem to show up as glue bombs fairly often.
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Post by acegarageguy on Nov 23, 2012 19:06:57 GMT -5
Thanks for your interest, one and all.
The nerfs are in every AMT '36 kit EXCEPT the Dick Tracy version.
Far as the nose on the Revellogram snapper goes, primarily it's that the hood is a few scale inches too short, compared to the real car. There was considerable debate about how much on another forum a couple years back, so I measured a 1:1 (all of the 1:1 body styles use the same length hood). I've forgotten the exact number, but in fact NONE of the '34s available have the correct length hood. AMT's later offerings are too long, and the AMT 3-window is all wrong in front. The resulting wonky proportions are immediately obvious if you work on these things in full scale a lot, but it's not obvious exactly what's wrong without measuring.
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Post by cycolacfan on Nov 23, 2012 20:42:37 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Bill, so I guess if you were making one completely accurate you'd add about 3-4mm to one end of the hood and hood sides?
Is the radiator grille about correct for width, would you say?
And yes those boomerang nerfs are definitely in the yellow '36 convertible/3 window coupe issue. You get a set of four - all chromed.
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Post by acegarageguy on Nov 24, 2012 11:00:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Bill, so I guess if you were making one completely accurate you'd add about 3-4mm to one end of the hood and hood sides? Is the radiator grille about correct for width, would you say? We've got a '34 in the shop awaiting a full restoration / period build. I'll be in next week and will re-measure the relevant nose parts and post the correct dimensions.
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Nov 24, 2012 11:23:22 GMT -5
Far as the nose on the Revellogram snapper goes, primarily it's that the hood is a few scale inches too short, compared to the real car. There was considerable debate about how much on another forum a couple years back It was actually debated on this forum. It will take a bit of searching to find it, but it's still here somewhere. maybe someone can give it a "bump"?
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Post by Bryce on Nov 27, 2012 5:21:29 GMT -5
Far as the nose on the Revellogram snapper goes, primarily it's that the hood is a few scale inches too short, compared to the real car. There was considerable debate about how much on another forum a couple years back It was actually debated on this forum. It will take a bit of searching to find it, but it's still here somewhere. maybe someone can give it a "bump"? Bumped in General BS...
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Post by geezerman on Nov 27, 2012 6:17:50 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by acegarageguy on Dec 1, 2012 13:04:59 GMT -5
Measured the virgin gennie hood in the shop.....along the top spine of the hinge is 33". There is no corresponding measurement on the snapper shell.
Along the spine of the side hinge (1:1) is 43". The snapper measures 40"
From the top center front-to-rear (1:1) is 39.25". Snapper is 37.
Bottom front corner of the hood side-panel to the top rear corner (1:1) is (diagonal) 48". Snapper is 45.25".
So there. Now I'll look at the referenced earlier thread. 'preciate the bump.
.............went over and looked at that thread and I see I got the same numbers as Dennis got. I added a diagonal measurement on the hood side. Now I know.
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Post by draggon on Dec 1, 2012 16:05:35 GMT -5
Interesting. Just measured an original Monogram 34 hood. Scales out to 39.69 " from top center front to back of the hood. I dont have the hood sides to check. So it appears ( allowing for the scale difference from 1/24 to 1/25 ) it is the closest of all.
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Post by cycolacfan on Dec 7, 2012 19:36:02 GMT -5
Great stuff guys, thanks for the info!
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Post by Dennis on Dec 20, 2012 15:53:58 GMT -5
I really like this project. The stance is downright badass. I also really like the shape and proportions of the track nose you made. The only thing I can't get with is where the hood was cut from the shell. It makes the hood look really short and stubby, which I guess it is. "If it was mine" I would have made the cut line further forward to give the hood some length.
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Post by acegarageguy on Dec 27, 2012 16:42:54 GMT -5
I really like this project. The stance is downright badass. I also really like the shape and proportions of the track nose you made. The only thing I can't get with is where the hood was cut from the shell. It makes the hood look really short and stubby, which I guess it is. "If it was mine" I would have made the cut line further forward to give the hood some length. Dennis, I agree entirely. The cut-line between the nose and the hood ended up where it is due to several factors, one of which is how I made the plug. After looking at the profile pix, I came to exactly the same conclusion you did, AND, if the thing was 1:1, it would be a bitch to get the hood off without nicking the paint on the tracknose. I'm making another nose / hood shell, and will be making the cut-line farther forward at the top, so that the hood could come straight up. It should fix the visual problem too. When I made the plug for the nose assembly, I used the nose from the old Monogram 1/24 midget. I re-scribed the seam between the nose and hood before making the mold, not really noticing the shortness of the hood and the wonky angle until I'd made parts from it. I scribed the cut-line into the mold to make sure it would be square every time, but, as it comes out visible in the finished part, it's straightforward to mark a new line that's square with the old one, cut it, and then put the corrected part back in the mold and re-scribe it in the right place. You can just see the original scribed cut-line in this pic.
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