Yea, I was. There's no Cadillac engine available in 1/8 scale so this is just about as close as you can get without doing a bunch of scratchbuilding.
I know this is totally OT but I remember the models as a kid, and recently built these, which I could Not do as a kid. I'm hoping a couple of recently collected grandsons will be eying these soon, and they won't have to die in the ba*****t.
I saved a set of the origional Wide whits from a kit my brother built "back then" They are so out of scale in comparison to the new ones. They also seem to have hardened a bit. That may be how they've always been. I kept the complete engine as well. The carbs were used so I could build two complete engine options. Once finished, I'll ask HAMBers which mill I should use. I'll take pictures of the tire size dif. and share them with you all when I get a chance; could be a week or two as I'm 1500 miles from home. I'm thinkin' on using the Whites, as well as the Machined wheel discs to build a lakes racer out of one of an old 1/8 scale Vette. That'll also require some scratch built engine details,...Hmmmm!
Nice stuff guys, ...a tip for makin rust look more realistic,...mix some baking sodas or tal*** powder in with some flat brown/rust color paint, dab on with brush or q-tip. ...here's a pic of a double"A" truck I put together several years ago, built from Monograms Model "A" coupe kit...
...and a 48 Ford diecast I'm re-doing, it's a Maesto brand truck I got at Menards a few years ago for $3.00...
I wrote a tutorial.. http://www.sharksrealm.com/sd/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=287 As already stated:baking soda, only i do it different. The Model A build i did it a bit different i used dullcoat over the 2 first stages of acrylics, when the dullcoat is tacky, i sprinkle baking soda over it, dont go nuts! just a little bit, let it set cpl mins, then shake the part or tap it. The basics are in my tutorial. PM if you need help on a step. The pics are a bit old, so the true detail isnt there, but i shot a new one of the finished result.. Some mud thrown in and some red paint and a mix of baking soda and any acrylic color. 50/50mix for starts, if its thin add more soda, to thick, add more paint. mix well, it should be crumbly but tackly slightly to stick. add to model with toothpick, then let it dry, it comes off easy, top with testors dullcoat from the bottle again. i dont use the spray version. need help PM me.
Rusty1, Where did you get the wheel for the ''AA''? Ive been looking for some like that or the true duals, but no luck yet..
Omega,... those wheels/tires are one peice (not separate wheels and tires) off a $1.00 toy car or truck from a discount store. I haven't seen them around lately, but I always look at the cheap plastic toys for possible wheel/tire combos , etc. They are hallow on the back side, I just used 6 of em on this truck. Dad's53, ...I've got one of those 53 Chev sedan diecasts, it was a Jesse James diecast from Walmart., haven't seen em around for quite awhile, got mine bout a year ago. The one's in the store now are hardtops I believe, not sedans.
Keith, that's some amazing talent! It's hard to tell real from model. - Anyone out there know of a place I could find a kit for a '58/9 Chevy Apache (Fleetside/short bed)? Haven't built anything since I was in school, so I can't hang with you guys scratch-building.
http://www.modelhaus.com/product.cfm?item_id=2772&shoppingbag_id=0 http://www.modelhaus.com/product.cfm?item_id=2773&shoppingbag_id=0
WOW! Some awesome stuff here and as usual I'm late. But since I finally finished Vince's '40 coupe from our own Jay Carnine's (C-9) novel Pinky, about growing up in 1950s California, I figured I should post it here where Jay hangs out. The build took a while even tho it was easier than I anticipated. Notwithstanding all the trouble I had with the black paint. The gl*** is a ****** to fit but the rest goes together easy as pie. The gl*** trial fitted perfectly but as soon as I added glue, well, y'all know what happened then Vince’s car is a black '40 Standard Coupe he inherited from his Grandfather. Once settled in California Vince added a dropped axle, dual pipes and Smittys. He also fitted smaller front tyres to red painted wheels with larger tyres on the back for that California 'rubber rake'. Thus, the kit is built almost box stock since Vince's car was pretty much that, a well maintained and much loved original. Some time in the story it also got a fresh coat of black enamel courtesy of Earl Schieb and somehow i think it may have happened before the dropped axle went in, so the well polished original paint on my version may be slightly wrong. To achieve the rubber rake I used AMT '40 coupe wheels and tyres, with the larger diameter RM kit wheels and tyres on the back. The kit wheel-caps had to be modified to fit the AMT wheels and of course, the wheels were modified to fit the front end. Front suspension is the dropped axle ***embly from the RM Goodguys '40 Coupe kit which is a straight swap. However I had to use the steering and stabiliser from the hot rod version as the stock parts simply don't work with the dropped axle. The exhaust is also from the Goodguys hot rod version and required some tweaking to fit around the buggy sprung stock rear end. (the hot rod kit has a coil sprung late model rear) I used aluminium tube in place of the plastic tips. Under the bonnet all is pretty much stock, with the exception of the hot rod air-cleaner. There's no mention of it in the book but I figure Vince would have done that for sure. If there's a downside to this kit it's the interior which appears to have been taken from the earlier RM Deluxe Convertible kit. So instead of the correct Bedford cord cloth pattern on the seats, it has smooth leather and the dash has the deluxe instrument panel, knobs and chrome trim. I did it stock, using factory colours with only the requisite pink rug added for authenticity.
Hi, I'm new here. I will need some help. Can anybody tell how do you post your images? I can't do it. Thank you!
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