Post by Dave from Pleasanton on May 29, 2022 11:16:23 GMT -5
I've been commenting for a while and thought I should post something of mine. I packed up my shop back in the fall of 2021 as part of our move. Once we moved the plan was to remodel our new house and create a hobby space for me. The remodel is not going as well as planned and so I won't have a space until late fall or early winter of 2022. I can fiddle a bit as long as it only involves a sprue cutter, Xacto knife, glue and sanding sticks.
I have trouble completing my builds, but have found if I build around a theme I get more kits finished. This is the first of my AMT Double Dragster - Fiat Altered posts. I loved the kit as a kid and have enjoyed it just as much now. There are some issues with it. The Vertex magneto has the wires out of the side instead of the front (or back as the case may be) and the tires in some of the variants aren't really correct for the period, but all in all it captures that late 50s, early 60s period really well. Here's Double Dragster - Fiat Altered - Red.
Rather than go with the blown hemi I decided to do a fuel injected version. I used the injector scoop from the kit and molded it into the hood. I also filled in the roof seams on the top. The glass looks like it is drooping but it is against the top of the body. I didn't notice it until it was finished or I would have figured out a way to fix it. The color is Rustoleum Metallic Red.
The wheels and tires have been swapped out and are the AMT Parts Pack Gasser tires. The Blue Streaks were around at the time but this altered is a bit older than that period. I probably should have used pie crusts. The plug wires wire wrap wire and the fuel lines are beading wire. I scratch built the injectors using uninsulated ferrules and some Evergreen. I also scratch built a valley cover. The steering column was some piece of large plastic so I replaced it with some smaller Evergreen.
A better view of the injectors. I don't know why I didn't sand the slicks on this one. If I ever unpack this kit, perhaps I'll do that.
I loved these kits back in the 60s when they came out and I still think they're great. Thanks for looking.
I have trouble completing my builds, but have found if I build around a theme I get more kits finished. This is the first of my AMT Double Dragster - Fiat Altered posts. I loved the kit as a kid and have enjoyed it just as much now. There are some issues with it. The Vertex magneto has the wires out of the side instead of the front (or back as the case may be) and the tires in some of the variants aren't really correct for the period, but all in all it captures that late 50s, early 60s period really well. Here's Double Dragster - Fiat Altered - Red.
Rather than go with the blown hemi I decided to do a fuel injected version. I used the injector scoop from the kit and molded it into the hood. I also filled in the roof seams on the top. The glass looks like it is drooping but it is against the top of the body. I didn't notice it until it was finished or I would have figured out a way to fix it. The color is Rustoleum Metallic Red.
The wheels and tires have been swapped out and are the AMT Parts Pack Gasser tires. The Blue Streaks were around at the time but this altered is a bit older than that period. I probably should have used pie crusts. The plug wires wire wrap wire and the fuel lines are beading wire. I scratch built the injectors using uninsulated ferrules and some Evergreen. I also scratch built a valley cover. The steering column was some piece of large plastic so I replaced it with some smaller Evergreen.
A better view of the injectors. I don't know why I didn't sand the slicks on this one. If I ever unpack this kit, perhaps I'll do that.
I loved these kits back in the 60s when they came out and I still think they're great. Thanks for looking.