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Post by randfink on Oct 13, 2019 17:46:41 GMT -5
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Post by lo51merc on Oct 13, 2019 18:36:36 GMT -5
I like it! Early plastic, oh yeah. Gary
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Post by spex84 on Oct 14, 2019 2:08:41 GMT -5
Awesome, looks like a rolling piece of lowbrow-style artwork so far Gonna stick a blower on it?
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Post by randfink on Oct 14, 2019 7:52:08 GMT -5
Thanks, guys! Gonna stick a blower on it? Thought about it. the blower from the Green Hornet might work.
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Post by Bernard Kron on Oct 14, 2019 10:36:47 GMT -5
All the work you've put into it has somehow managed to "thread the needle" brilliantly. By which I mean that there's seemingly no trace of the crudeness of the original donor kit, and yet you're conserving all that genuine 50's hot rod spirit that these early plastic Deuces so wonderfully conveyed. (That cover art has always been an inspiration...) I tried the 100% opposite when I did my Revell-based AMT The Deuce, but this is so much more challenging and stimulating that I might have to try one myself! Build On!
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Post by randfink on Oct 14, 2019 10:45:45 GMT -5
Thanks, B! You picked up on exactly what I'm trying to accomplish here.
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Post by constructionbob on Oct 14, 2019 11:55:07 GMT -5
Cool. Have fun!
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Post by randfink on Oct 17, 2019 12:15:18 GMT -5
Working on the engine today... I added the front cover, distributor and pulleys from the AMT '41 Woodie. Also, added looped coolant hoses to bypass the radiator, since I'll be using a grille blank.
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Post by randfink on Oct 20, 2019 9:31:54 GMT -5
First coat of shiny black on the body. After it dries, I'll decal it then drown it in clear. Still have a bunch of engine detailing to do.
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Post by Skullo on Oct 23, 2019 19:16:31 GMT -5
Verrry cool Randy , can I ask where you sourced the skull head for the Mini man?
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Post by skip on Oct 23, 2019 23:02:55 GMT -5
That’s coming out very cool. I have one that I built a while ago, did nearly the same thing you did with the header pipes but used the originals. Added angle cut aluminum tubing to the tops of the carbs, then basically detail painted the rest. I was tempted to source some different tires and wheels but decided to build it like a Skilled modeler would have when it was a new model box stockish leaving it at that. I did use quite a bit of filler to get the trunk lid area to lie flatter than the plastic wanted to.
I gave it as a gift to one of my aunts as it was a model my uncle had built as a kid, she loved it telling me it was just like the one she remembered. I had inherited some of my uncles models, in that box were parts of the ‘32 Drag Strip Hot Rod, I’m thinking this model was early in his modeling career based on what appears to be the copious use of what appears to be both tube and liquid model cement! However, I can see that to a newer modeler this may have been a bit of a challenge getting that body to align properly, there were a few other bits that seem to stick out in my mind as a bit ill fitting as well.
At the end of the day, it was a rather fun build and the look on my aunt's face was priceless! To me that’s one of my most favorite aspects of modeling giving someone back a memory of a real car or in this case an early scale model car.
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Post by randfink on Oct 27, 2019 18:31:29 GMT -5
can I ask where you sourced the skull head for the Mini man? Mr. Bones from the Lil Coffin.
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Post by randfink on Oct 27, 2019 19:36:45 GMT -5
That’s coming out very cool. I have one that I built a while ago, did nearly the same thing you did with the header pipes but used the originals. Added angle cut aluminum tubing to the tops of the carbs, then basically detail painted the rest. I was tempted to source some different tires and wheels but decided to build it like a Skilled modeler would have when it was a new model box stockish leaving it at that. I did use quite a bit of filler to get the trunk lid area to lie flatter than the plastic wanted to. I gave it as a gift to one of my aunts as it was a model my uncle had built as a kid, she loved it telling me it was just like the one she remembered. I had inherited some of my uncles models, in that box were parts of the ‘32 Drag Strip Hot Rod, I’m thinking this model was early in his modeling career based on what appears to be the copious use of what appears to be both tube and liquid model cement! However, I can see that to a newer modeler this may have been a bit of a challenge getting that body to align properly, there were a few other bits that seem to stick out in my mind as a bit ill fitting as well. At the end of the day, it was a rather fun build and the look on my aunt's face was priceless! To me that’s one of my most favorite aspects of modeling giving someone back a memory of a real car or in this case an early scale model car. Thanks for sharing the memories, Skip. Kool story.
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Post by Duane on Oct 27, 2019 21:34:17 GMT -5
lookin good Randy !
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Post by randfink on Nov 2, 2019 20:48:08 GMT -5
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