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Post by Plowboy on May 19, 2020 20:53:23 GMT -5
Underneath, this model is non traditional. But, would what shows work?  |
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Post by Mr. Metallic on May 20, 2020 6:33:47 GMT -5
I believe the old standing rule was that as long as you didn't show the non-traditional stuff that it could skate by here.
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Post by Dennis on May 20, 2020 13:49:42 GMT -5
It’s a beautiful model and I love it BUT it looks very modern to me...
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Post by Plowboy on May 20, 2020 23:20:46 GMT -5
It’s a beautiful model and I love it BUT it looks very modern to me... Thanx Dennis! That's kinda what I was thinking. I'm actually thinking about ditching the wheels and tires for something modern. |
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Post by spex84 on May 21, 2020 0:03:30 GMT -5
That's a beautiful street rod!
I like the liftoff top and super-clean build quality. I wonder what it would look like with Halibrands.
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Post by Plowboy on May 21, 2020 17:02:34 GMT -5
That's a beautiful street rod! I like the liftoff top and super-clean build quality. I wonder what it would look like with Halibrands. Thanx Chris! I want to see what the big inch Halibrands that came in the kit look like on it. It definitely needs something different than what's on it now. |
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Post by skip on May 22, 2020 7:49:44 GMT -5
New wheels, how about - Radirs, Halibrands either the Salt Flats or the Wheels off of the Orange Crate (in raw/DOW 7 Finishes), Polished American Mags - making every effort to stay away form billet or ultra-modern wheel choices, (you know the ones that are piling up on the corner of the work bench because they're too new to use on anything). Those three plus wheel variations would give it an updated yet classic nod to the TRAKable years.
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Post by Plowboy on May 22, 2020 17:14:12 GMT -5
New wheels, how about - Radirs, Halibrands either the Salt Flats or the Wheels off of the Orange Crate (in raw/DOW 7 Finishes), Polished American Mags - making every effort to stay away form billet or ultra-modern wheel choices, (you know the ones that are piling up on the corner of the work bench because they're too new to use on anything). Those three plus wheel variations would give it an updated yet classic nod to the TRAKable years. As Dennis said, it has a very modern look to it. It needs modern wheels to make it right. |
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Post by Bernard Kron on May 22, 2020 20:51:59 GMT -5
As Dennis said, it has a very modern look to it. It needs modern wheels to make it right. Those Revell Tudor wires are so frustrating! They are quite nicely done, and come chromed if you want them that way, but they never corrected the wide tire problem going all the way back to the very first versions in 1996. That accounts for the deep-dish rears which, as much as anything, is what makes for the "modern" appearance. Wj=hich our skills I'm certain you could cut down a set to accommodate more traditionally width rubber and that would do the job. To my eyes, the notion of Kelsey Hayes wires itself is right for this model. It's a handsome car. |
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Post by Plowboy on May 23, 2020 0:25:08 GMT -5
Those Revell Tudor wires are so frustrating! They are quite nicely done, and come chromed if you want them that way, but they never corrected the wide tire problem going all the way back to the very first versions in 1996. That accounts for the deep-dish rears which, as much as anything, is what makes for the "modern" appearance. Wj=hich our skills I'm certain you could cut down a set to accommodate more traditionally width rubber and that would do the job. To my eyes, the notion of Kelsey Hayes wires itself is right for this model. It's a handsome car. They are frustrating! What I don't like about them is all you see of them is the outside wires. Even in person, you really have to look closely to see the inside wires. I also don't like how they have virtually no offset out of the box. The rears are barely deeper than the fronts. I was able to fix that issue. I thought painting them would make the inside spokes more visible. But, it didn't make much difference.  |
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Post by cturner on May 23, 2020 6:18:14 GMT -5
ehhh..put a set of steelies on it and it's good! lol What is weird is that I started one very similar YEARS ago..and just got it out the other day to work on (maybe) and don't know what wheels to use on it! I like yours! Ya did gud!
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Post by flatout on May 29, 2020 0:44:17 GMT -5
Those Revell Tudor wires are so frustrating! They are quite nicely done, and come chromed if you want them that way, but they never corrected the wide tire problem going all the way back to the very first versions in 1996. That accounts for the deep-dish rears which, as much as anything, is what makes for the "modern" appearance. Wj=hich our skills I'm certain you could cut down a set to accommodate more traditionally width rubber and that would do the job. To my eyes, the notion of Kelsey Hayes wires itself is right for this model. It's a handsome car. They are frustrating! What I don't like about them is all you see of them is the outside wires. Even in person, you really have to look closely to see the inside wires. I also don't like how they have virtually no offset out of the box. The rears are barely deeper than the fronts. I was able to fix that issue. I thought painting them would make the inside spokes more visible. But, it didn't make much difference. I think the reason you can’t see the rear spokes is because they are set so far back from the fronts, if you look at a real wheel the spokes are virtually all in the same plane. It looks like you could thin the plastic on the inside of the wheel halves to move the back spokes closer the front. |
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Post by Plowboy on May 31, 2020 9:49:59 GMT -5
That could possibly help Pete. But, I would probably have to switch to narrower tires too. Worth trying. When I get a chance, I'll fool around with it a bit. Right now, I'm busy on my '58 Edsel Phantom Wagon.
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