Winter time model building thread.

1BadDodge71 · Apr 6, 2010

Slantsick said:
Love that Duster- nice detail. Where did you get the scale slant? I've got a Duster kit that came w/ a Viper V10, but I swapped that into a '58 Plymouth kit, so the Duster needs an engine.

Thanks!I got the Slant Six out of the Lindberg 64 330 S but needed to modify it a bit to fit in the Duster

1BadDodge71 · Apr 6, 2010

fstfish66 said:
looks great love that sox duster,,great detail in the engine bay,,,carbs,,hoses wiries,, where did you get al that ??? im collectiong stuff now to build a model of my real 66 over the up comming winter,, i have most every thing i need,,,will build a table,,,and built 2 modesl,,,then im done,,lol

Thanks,it took alot of work.The Duster is an old MPC Sox & Martin 74 Duster I had and the engine is the one that came with it.The decals I got off ebay for $10 and the hoses and wiring are just mostly wire.It took alot of soaking in Simple Green to remove the old paint of it.

Slantsick · Apr 6, 2010

1BadDodge71 said:
Thanks!I got the Slant Six out of the Lindberg 64 330 S but needed to modify it a bit to fit in the Duster

The only version of that kit I've ever seen is the "Color Me Gone" car.. that came with a dual-quad hemi. Ended up putting the engine, tranny, floorpan and suspension from that kit into a Johan '68 Fury copcar.

Burntorange70 · Apr 6, 2010

I got a S/6 from a Lindberg 64 Belvedere kit no72183

Burntorange70 · Apr 21, 2010

Just got this one done last night. It's a 1/72 scale Hasegawa P-40N Warhawk. I used a Verlinden detail set, Super Scale decals, and a Squadron canopy on it.

homecloned · Apr 21, 2010

Very nice burnt. 1/72 wow

bad440 · Apr 21, 2010

cool models i have about 100 myself all over the house.i try to build them how i would have if you know lottery ... NEVER LEAVE M STOCK

Burntorange70 · Apr 21, 2010

homecloned said:
Very nice burnt. 1/72 wow

Thanks homecloned. I only do 1/72 and 1/48 as any thing bigger just takes up to much shelf space. Thats why I have not built my 1/48 B-29 yet. Still don't know where I am going to put that big sucker.

homecloned · Apr 21, 2010

340sixpack said:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=78172

See previous thread for story behind this one.

Man sixpack, that came out awesome! Nice paint!:cheers:

Burntorange70 · Apr 26, 2010

I should be out working on the Dart but I am a little burnt out on it right now so I have been building models.

Here is the Monogram 1/48 P-51D Mustang. This is an old kit but still builds in to a nice model and does not cost as much as the newer kits do.

homecloned · Apr 26, 2010

Very nice burnt! 8)

Burntorange70 · May 10, 2010

Here is the Revell 1/48 P-39F Airacobra. I used a set of Super Scale decals to do "Air A Cutie"

fstfish66 · May 12, 2010

very nice

7071DartGTReg · May 13, 2010

Just an FYI:

Waggin has volentered to help me out while I am in and out of the hospital by taking my 100 or so 1/24 and 1/25 car model kits and 100's of Die-Cast cars to sell for me.

Most are mopars and all are builders = 100% complete in opened boxes with bad sun fading.

He will be putting an add on FABO ASAP.
Please PM him with any specific model requests.

I also have my 1/18 built Aircraft kits and 1/144 unbuilt aircraft kits or sale..... PM me about these.

Thanks,
Bruce B.

homecloned · May 13, 2010

7071DartGTReg said:
Just an FYI:

Waggin has volentered to help me out while I am in and out of the hospital by taking 100or so 1/24 and 1/25 car model kits to sell for me.

Most are mopars and all are builders = 100% complete in opened boxes with bad sun fading.

He will be putting an add on FABO ASAP.

Thanks,
Bruce B.

I will be in for some Bruce. Hope all goes well for you.

waggin · May 13, 2010

Hey Ya'll I'll add a link here later with pic's of the kit's,I'm runnin on the ragged edge the last few week's but got up there and picked em up and there will be a bunch of model kit's and hotwheels and johnny lightning cars up for sale to git the bill's paid while bruce is in and out of the hospital...chime in with waht ya want on the kit's I post pic's of and I will go thru each one of them if there is interest to check for completeness.for now I'm taking an inventory and gitting them packed away to get my shop back....

Burntorange70 · May 14, 2010

Here is a model of my friend L-2 Taylorcraft. This is a plane that I have some time flying.
I made a few changes to a 1/48 Hobby Craft L-4 Cub kit as I could not find one of a L-2. It is not exact but close enough for me.

dodgefreak73 · May 31, 2010

This is my latest build in the early stages it's a 1958 Edsel to be powered by a complete Viper driveline including suspension. I was recently at model show and won a '94 Viper kit as a door prize, and since I'm not a huge fan of the older Vipers I decided to do something else with it. I done several Viper engine swaps in models including a '69 Dart, '67 Coronet, '32 Ford etc. While at the show I got looking around for a body to swap the drivetrain into and decided on this crazy idea. I bought 2 Edsel built up kits for $10 so I got some extra parts in case of any mess ups. I'm almost finished with the frame mods as I've grafted in the Viper suspension sections to the Edsel's stock frame. The engine in the pics is for mock up only as I'm experimenting with a possible twin turbo set up on the V-10 just for kick (like the concept isn't strange enough already). I'll keep everybody updated as this one progresses, it'll be a long interesting build

fstfish66 · May 31, 2010

dodgefreak73 said:
This is my latest build in the early stages it's a 1958 Edsel to be powered by a complete Viper driveline including suspension. I was recently at model show and won a '94 Viper kit as a door prize, and since I'm not a huge fan of the older Vipers I decided to do something else with it. I done several Viper engine swaps in models including a '69 Dart, '67 Coronet, '32 Ford etc. While at the show I got looking around for a body to swap the drivetrain into and decided on this crazy idea. I bought 2 Edsel built up kits for $10 so I got some extra parts in case of any mess ups. I'm almost finished with the frame mods as I've grafted in the Viper suspension sections to the Edsel's stock frame. The engine in the pics is for mock up only as I'm experimenting with a possible twin turbo set up on the V-10 just for kick (like the concept isn't strange enough already). I'll keep everybody updated as this one progresses, it'll be a long interesting build

very kool love different and custom models or in real,,,that would truly be one for the magazine fast fords,,

homecloned · Jun 1, 2010

I love kit bashing! I have a 57 Fury I have been thinking about doing something exotic.

dge467 · Jun 1, 2010

That's gonna be cool when finished dodgefreak73! I hope we get some pictures when it's done.

Burntorange70 · Jun 1, 2010

What a cool build dodgefreak73. Cant wait to see how she come out.

Got any pics of the Viper powered Dart? I would like to see that. I have thought of doing a V-10 A body my self.

dodgefreak73 · Jun 1, 2010

Burntorange70 said:
What a cool build dodgefreak73. Cant wait to see how she come out.

Got any pics of the Viper powered Dart? I would like to see that. I have thought of doing a V-10 A body my self.

Here ya go Burnt 1 V-10 Dart I built this about 12 yrs ago wanted a "sleeper" look so I used the steelies & dog dish caps and kept it all under the hood. If you look close at the underside I also went with rack & pinion steering but kept the stock exhaust and t-bar suspension. I hope this will help with your idea