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Post by froghawk on Aug 26, 2017 13:46:16 GMT -5
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Post by Larry B on Aug 26, 2017 20:41:33 GMT -5
now this has potental to be a bad ride
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Post by randfink on Aug 27, 2017 8:48:44 GMT -5
Looks great from every angle. You, sir, are a steely-eyed missile man!
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Post by ChrisV on Aug 27, 2017 9:53:35 GMT -5
Great conversion - The slip-on guide tab is a clever way to achieve a sturdy and precise alignment of the parts.
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Post by lo51merc on Aug 27, 2017 15:29:25 GMT -5
Great conversion - The slip-on guide tab is a clever way to achieve a sturdy and precise alignment of the parts. I wholeheartedly agree.
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Post by froghawk on Aug 28, 2017 14:35:04 GMT -5
now this has potental to be a bad ride Thanks, man, I'm hoping so!
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Post by froghawk on Aug 28, 2017 14:40:28 GMT -5
Looks great from every angle. You, sir, are a steely-eyed missile man! Thanks, Randy! "Steely-eyed missile man," – that cracked me up! More like "Shakey-handed Xacto man." When my wife saw your comment, she about spit out her tea, and said "that guy's nuts!"
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Post by froghawk on Aug 28, 2017 14:44:48 GMT -5
Great conversion - The slip-on guide tab is a clever way to achieve a sturdy and precise alignment of the parts. Thanks, Chris! Wish I'd thought of it on the first go-round and cut the bed wall off with the rest of the bed – would've made an even stronger assembly.
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Post by froghawk on Aug 28, 2017 14:45:47 GMT -5
Great conversion - The slip-on guide tab is a clever way to achieve a sturdy and precise alignment of the parts. I wholeheartedly agree. Thanks, Merc!
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Post by Plowboy on Aug 29, 2017 9:21:40 GMT -5
I can't wait to see what you do with this one John! I'll be locked in on it! When I built mine 2-3 years ago, I didn't have the heart to cut it down to a short bed. But, it was in nice shape to begin with and figured I could get another one to cut down. Hasn't happened yet. One thing I wish I had done with mine was to cut the tail gate loose and bring it out where it's supposed to be.
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Post by spex84 on Aug 29, 2017 10:49:11 GMT -5
Very cool. I'm enjoying the surgery so far...the box-alignment tab seems extreme, but it will take the guesswork out when it comes to final assembly! Something that I need to take a lesson from >.< Looks like that body has a lot of little nicks and chips. It will be very rewarding to see it getting smoothed out and brought back to life!
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Post by froghawk on Aug 29, 2017 13:00:06 GMT -5
I can't wait to see what you do with this one John! I'll be locked in on it! When I built mine 2-3 years ago, I didn't have the heart to cut it down to a short bed. But, it was in nice shape to begin with and figured I could get another one to cut down. Hasn't happened yet. One thing I wish I had done with mine was to cut the tail gate loose and bring it out where it's supposed to be. Thanks, Roger! I'm still deciding how much customizing I want to do on this one - those "trucky-looking" bumpers are starting to bug me. I have discovered that the AMT '57 T-bird seems to be nice easy swap for the clunky kit engine. Your truck was one of the reasons I started actively looking for one of these.
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Post by froghawk on Aug 29, 2017 13:07:54 GMT -5
Very cool. I'm enjoying the surgery so far...the box-alignment tab seems extreme, but it will take the guesswork out when it comes to final assembly! Something that I need to take a lesson from >.< Looks like that body has a lot of little nicks and chips. It will be very rewarding to see it getting smoothed out and brought back to life! Thanks, Chris! The alignment tab was really a practical solution to the joints at the front of the bed that kept breaking. After 50 years of modeling I'm finally finding that time spent on this kind of joinery equals fewer headaches down the line. The yellowed plastic on this kit is brittle along thin edges like that rear window molding – just took a careless tap with a knife handle to chip that piece out.
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Post by constructionbob on Aug 29, 2017 15:23:03 GMT -5
..got to finish my '60 Ford Ranch Wagon - 32 dragster combo now! I'd love to start my '60 Pu & moondragster, I'm really like the shortbed of yours. Also have damaged '60 Pu to be a 600 wrecker..
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Post by Plowboy on Aug 29, 2017 21:52:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Roger! I'm still deciding how much customizing I want to do on this one - those "trucky-looking" bumpers are starting to bug me. I think the bumpers look OK once you make them look closer to a full scale. I separated the bumper from the grille and made the splash pan for mine. It's the same as a rolled pan. I didn't like how it looked without the bumper because the bottom of the grille sticks out too far past it and the frame is visible. Maybe if you made a rolled pan that came out flush with or past the grille just a touch, it may look OK. But, then you'll have the rear to deal with.
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