While shopping this fall I was on the lookout for a source for largish pieces of transparent red plastic for taillights for the '58 Ford. Browsing through the dollar store with my wife looking for Halloween stuff we came upon a shelf of these multicolored piggy banks, including this guy in red. Wow! Enough taillight stock to last a lifetime for a dollar! Got it home and cut out pieces the same size on each side of the bank so the curvature would be the same and shaped them to fit the taillight housings. Also cut sections from a piece in a vintage Aurora Grill & Trim parts pack to use as "reflectors" that had horizontal bars in spacing similar to the '57 Chrysler grill I had fitted to the Ford. To tunnel the new lights deeply into the light housings I opened up the back of the openings so the lights could be inserted from inside the body. I also cut in the license plate housing AMT forgot in the lower middle of the rear panel above the center of the rear bumper. For these shots I used a rear bumper I modified by raising about a scale inch to more correct height and had replated for another '58 Ford kit. The bumper for this model has been modified in similar fashion. Additionally the bumper bolts have been smoothed off for a cleaner look and the bumper has been polished for replating. I also reinstalled the '57 Chrysler front bumper and grill slightly further back (2 to 3 scale inches) to lose the jutting-lower-jaw look in earlier photos.
Pretty slow around here especially since it's almost winter. Latest progress update on the AMT '28 "A" I found. Got a hood and interior tub for it in a trade with someone over at T.R.A.K. Using a chrome dropped front axle from a '40 Ford.
been a while since I posted anything,after the '57 Ford Fairlane I started on a '51 Chevy Fleetline and here it is finished.
This is a drag race hauler using Monograms '50 Ford with the latest Revell release for suspension and motor.Trailer I got at a model car show and swap meet and the Fiat is AMT's Blueprinter Double Dragster kit
This is where I'm at using Lindberg's '40 Ford Coupe,colors are Duplicolor red primer for the base followed by Color Place flat black and used Testors 1 coat clear.Tires are parts box and the wheels are from the Modelhaus
Froghawk, I think you have started an amazing extra project without realizing it! You are well on your way to a sectioned custom pig, and once you get the sectioning done tunneling the eyes will give it that sinister look...
I get them from The Modelhaus,they have them from regular depth to deep dish,you can get them chromed or non-chromed.
Those are the "Boranis" that come with the Rivi but without the knockoffs. And thanks musclecars. I'll hafta add those to my wishlist for Modelhaus. It keeps growing n growing n growing.....
Musclecars, good shit there mate, thank you Bigbore, you aint late and your work looks first class Cheers Rod Merry Christmas to all fellow modellers Rod
I don't know if I'm a day late or six days early but I ran across these pics of a1/8th scale '32 I built for a friend. Its an exact copy of His driver '32. View attachment 2787128 View attachment 2787128 View attachment 2787128 Drilled axle...'37 tail lights...bull nose on grill....etc
Built from the newly reissued Monogram "Blue Bandido" kit. Revell '37 Ford truck provided the flathead. Resin '36 Studebaker wheels are from Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland. Interior panels covered with plain sheet plastic and painted flat aluminum. Bench seat is still in the kit, along with all the other 80's / 90's parts.
just finished this quick build. to start off my model building season. does any one else do models seasonally?it is mostly a winter thing for me.good way to kill time when to cold to work in shop.
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