Winter time model building thread.
This is a Revell `69 Dart stuffed full of Hemi. The drive train came from that beautiful AMT pro street Coronet kit that I think everyone who builds Mopars has probably a dozen of them stashed away. Those kits are a treasure trove of contemporary goodies....
This one was detailed from A-Z.... Unfortunately the upper section of the grill disappeared. I really hate to buy a $12 photoetch kit for one piece.:angry7:
The car has operational hood pins made from sewing needles and fine wire. I doubt I could fab that stuff up today. My eyes aren't what they used to be.
Yes.... those are a set of 1/25th. scale keys in the ignition. These are made from a process called photo-etching. It's how circuit boards are made, all those little tracks of metal. Here it's used to make keys, throttle linkage,exhaust clamps, etc.
The car is red metallic w/ white interior. The under carriage is one of my more detailed efforts for the day. All plumbing is correct and I regret not adding emergency brake cables.
The shocks were made by sleeving 2 pieces of brass tubing together after trimming the inside of the upper tube. Very realistic. The springs are moved inboard and it has a Dana 60. There's also a scratch-built drive shaft loop.
This one won 3 first place awards and was in Car Model magazine. It's showing it's age and it's a shame.
This is a Revell `69 Dart stuffed full of Hemi. The drive train came from that beautiful AMT pro street Coronet kit that I think everyone who builds Mopars has probably a dozen of them stashed away. Those kits are a treasure trove of contemporary goodies....
This one was detailed from A-Z.... Unfortunately the upper section of the grill disappeared. I really hate to buy a $12 photoetch kit for one piece.:angry7:
The car has operational hood pins made from sewing needles and fine wire. I doubt I could fab that stuff up today. My eyes aren't what they used to be.
Yes.... those are a set of 1/25th. scale keys in the ignition. These are made from a process called photo-etching. It's how circuit boards are made, all those little tracks of metal. Here it's used to make keys, throttle linkage,exhaust clamps, etc.
The car is red metallic w/ white interior. The under carriage is one of my more detailed efforts for the day. All plumbing is correct and I regret not adding emergency brake cables.
The shocks were made by sleeving 2 pieces of brass tubing together after trimming the inside of the upper tube. Very realistic. The springs are moved inboard and it has a Dana 60. There's also a scratch-built drive shaft loop.
This one won 3 first place awards and was in Car Model magazine. It's showing it's age and it's a shame.
