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Post by dino246gt on Feb 22, 2015 12:31:49 GMT -5
Another view
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Post by Johnny on Feb 22, 2015 14:45:35 GMT -5
Wow Dennis, that looks promising fore sure! The hinged trunk is a nice detail.
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Post by Mr409 on Feb 23, 2015 15:15:23 GMT -5
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Post by cycolacfan on Feb 23, 2015 15:45:20 GMT -5
Is that front wheel on the '55 the wrong way round or a trend I'm not aware of? :-)
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Post by Mr409 on Feb 24, 2015 3:38:23 GMT -5
Uh, I don't know if it's actually correct or not. It's just like I got it from Model Express a couple of years ago.
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Post by draggon on Feb 24, 2015 16:31:25 GMT -5
The wheel is supposed to have a knockoff or spindle cap on it. Way out of scale tho.
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Post by Mr409 on Feb 24, 2015 16:53:47 GMT -5
Thanks for that picture Glenn, it answers to the question perfectly. Yep looks like those wheels are not quite accurate, but luckily it's no big deal for me...They look good to me anyway.
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Post by ChrisV on Feb 24, 2015 17:06:52 GMT -5
I'm not mistaken, those are the front wheels for MPC's "Winged Express" Fuel altered roadster. They were sold separately, after it was noticed, that RC2 (NOT to be confused with the current owners, Round 2) messed up, and only included the outer halves of the 12-spoke wheels from the Bantam Blast (shared tooling) in the most recent reissue of the Winged express. The wheels are supposed to resemble Halibrand spindlemount wheels, but the centers and proportions do leave a bit to be desired.
Enough with the wheel-bashing... Let's all take a moment to appreciate the major work, Niko has put into deepening all of the panel lines on this Monogram classic!
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Post by Mr409 on Feb 25, 2015 3:39:12 GMT -5
I think it's good to know what is wrong with those parts if I will end up building something more accurate with those wheels. That '55 was planned to be a fun and fast project during the summer of 2014. Well, it's not surprising that I didn't quite make it as now I've done pretty much modifications to that thing...
I have removed molded in exhaust, added a new crossmember for transmission, modified those Ladder Bars a little, front axle is also modified and the engine (Big Block Chevy from my parts box) has scratchbuilt headers. I scratchbuilt a new firewall from sheet styrene, and made new panel lines as they were partly disappeared. I had to add a new chrome trim to the upper windshield trim. Hopefully I can get it done soon though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2015 11:41:56 GMT -5
Can't wait to see it!
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Post by Mr409 on Mar 17, 2015 13:04:57 GMT -5
Me too! Once I get my 1:1 '60 Impala together so that I can cruise around with it, I might have the time to complete that '55...If I don't cruise around all day and all night...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2015 4:45:58 GMT -5
Gotcha!
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Post by acres on May 12, 2015 15:46:44 GMT -5
That 55 gasser looks already awsome!! I got me an old 60 Plymouth promo on the shelf, gonna follow our build, maybe i´ll found inspiration to do something too mine...
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Post by cycolacfan on May 13, 2015 13:58:45 GMT -5
Managed to coincide a warm sunny day with actually having some spray paint in stock so I felt it was time to get some primer onto a few projects... '59 Thunderbird with the sliding sunroof they only offered for '60. Was supposed to be a simple lowering and wheel swap but I can't leave anything alone. Will likely end up gold with white tuck'n'roll .
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Post by cycolacfan on May 13, 2015 14:20:25 GMT -5
Does Matt black guide coat count as primer? This is a Jo-Han '60 Fleetwood stretched to the correct length for a two door then mounted on a modified Monogram '59 Eldorado frame. Roof and bed from a '59 El Camino, chrome reverse wheels from the '62 Catalina. '59 Ranch Wagon based on an original AMT convertible and a slightly stretched Flintstone resin four-door roof Thanks for looking.
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