I acquired this Orange Crate chassis and motor from the estate of Model Cars Magazine editor Harry Pristnovik, his daughter had his huge collection up for sale after his passing awhile back. Someday I hope to bring it to completion .
Harry's assembling and painting skills are quite evident...anyone who has tried to put together one of these Revell kits can attest. One thing that bothered me though...for some reason the seam line in the fuel tank was not corrected...not sure why he left that untouched since he apparently de-chromed the tank and metallized it.
Here's my latest completed model! 1928 Ford SEDAN B/ALTERED "BAD NEWS" Original AMT 1928 Sedan kit fenders and body. Top Chopped 4.5 scale inches. Modified Revell '32 5-Window dropped front axle and suspension. Scratch-bashed steering column, gear and drag link. Revell '41 Willys KS Pitman gasser rear axle, suspension and ladder bars. Revell Miss Deal wheels, tires and slicks. Revell /62 Corvette engine block, heads and transmission. AMT parts pack Moon timing cover. AMT parts pack Magneto - wired. AMT Double Dragster Hilborn injection intake modified with scratch built fuel block, velocity tubes and full plumbing. Scratch built fuel tank. AMT '34 5-Window headers modified with Revell parts pack 283 Chevy flanges and Drag City Casting collectors. Scratch built floor and firewall. Drag City Casting seat with scratch built brackets and vintage AMT seatbelt. Revell Miss Deal steering wheel. Revell vintage parts pack hand operated master cylinder. AMT '28 Sedan kit optional full roll cage cut down to fit with chop. Tamiya Spray Cans: Light Gun Metal, Mica Silver and Brilliant Orange. All decals from AMT Retro Deluxe '40 Coupe.
Just finished this one today! 1932 FORD SEDAN Revell kit body chopped 3.5 scale inches and channeled over frame. Revell grill trimmed to sit lower. AMT '32 Phantom Vicky firewall. Revell '32 5-Window complete chassis. Front spring modified to sit lower, steering shaft modified to clear engine. Revell 1950 Olds Custom engine block, trans, belt drive, fan valve covers and headers. Revell Beatnik Bandit heads and timing cover. AMT parts pack Spalding dual coil distributor - wired - with scratchbuilt coils on firewall. Modified Revell parts pack Caddy 4-carb Weiand style intake. Revell Tweedy Pie carburetors, scratch built fuel manifold and plumbed with Detail Master line and nuts. Revell 1930 A Coupe wheels and Firestone style track tires. (2 pairs of front wheels.) Chrome trim rings from Revell '32 5-Window. Revell 1950 Ford Pickup dashboard with Bell Auto steering wheel from Revell '30 Coupe. Revell '30 Coupe vintage aviation style seat and fuel tank. Revell Orange Crate door and rear upholstery panels. Tamiya sprays: Light Gunmetal, Mica Silver, Silver Leaf and Light Earth. Duplicolor Red. Decals: AMT '29 Roadster / Mod Rod.
Just about done. I did some real gold leaf on the bed side trim followed by BMF edge trim. Just a few more things to button up.
Wow, not into rat rods other than the brilliant and artistic talents they demonstrate, but gotta say this 36 is just flat-ass KOOOOOOL. Nice work, now build the 1:1 version.
I finished this up last night, first completed model in just over a year. Most of it was done over a year ago, I just didn't know how I wanted to finish it up. The idea was a barn find truck with recent hot rod modifications on an otherwise weathered truck. I think the idea started because these Revell wheels/tires sat on my work bench out in the open for literally a few years getting test fitted to everything. Paint is a couple of Tamiya greens, some kinda black, red oxide and gray primers, and brown craft paint, applied from spray cans, airbrush, and by brush. I struggled with how to finish it- initially it was supposed to be more modified and more detailed, but for the sake of finishing something without "reinventing the flathead", I decided to keep the stock engine, and later decided not to plumb or wire it at all and just get the damned thing done (I have two other flatheads in progress needing detail and they've proven tricky for me to wire). In my head it should've been a little less rusty, and I debated stripping the paint, but again, decided to just finish it. Besides the wheel swap, it's box stock except for the exhaust. I made both mufflers, added one to the stock pipe, and notched the frame and made the second pipe. It has the kit drop axle, and is otherwise pretty stock.
Done! I'm happy with it. Not super detailed but the paint and pearlcoat and decals laid out nicely. The hood didn't fit fer beans so it goes to the side. Other than that I'm super impressed with the tooling overall. Very good for a 55 year old kit! I had to buy another one just for kitbashing some of the chrome and baby hemi!
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