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Post by pbh51 on Feb 20, 2019 17:07:01 GMT -8
I'm new to this board, so I thought I would start a thread with one of my latest builds: This is one of Gary Doucette's kits with engine and steering added.
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Post by garydavis on Feb 20, 2019 17:36:49 GMT -8
Man...it's good to see this build again. You did an excellent job on this puppy pbh. I have this kit but haven't got to it yet. You sure make me want to build this puppy right now!
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Post by robhart on Feb 20, 2019 18:00:01 GMT -8
Excellent model! Did you scratch build the engine?
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Post by tatocorvette on Feb 20, 2019 18:24:02 GMT -8
Beautiful model of a beautiful car! Great job!
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Post by pbh51 on Feb 20, 2019 18:56:38 GMT -8
Excellent model! Did you scratch build the engine? It's either a resin copy of an old Etzel Miller 8 or one of the American Racing Miniatures re-issues. I've got about a half dozen of each, each of which will find their way into my eventual 20s and 30s collection. The carbs were scratch built with resin copies of parts from an old AMT '53 F-100 and plastic tubing. |
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Post by afx on Feb 21, 2019 3:21:35 GMT -8
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Post by illeagle10 on Feb 21, 2019 3:31:29 GMT -8
Sweet!
Jim
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Post by pbh51 on Feb 21, 2019 15:03:02 GMT -8
Yes, I have that kit and a couple of engine kits Harold sold me a few years back. I'm going to put one of them into Gary Doucette's Detroit Special and the other one into the South Eastern finecast Miller 91 I have on the shelf. |
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Post by Bernard Kron on Feb 24, 2019 17:33:23 GMT -8
Lovely period evocation. Could you discuss the leather straps. Did they come with the original kit or are the fabricated? They are a nice detail touch.
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Post by pbh51 on Mar 2, 2019 14:46:01 GMT -8
Lovely period evocation. Could you discuss the leather straps. Did they come with the original kit or are the fabricated? They are a nice detail touch. The straps came flat with the kit. I got them shaped to the hood by heating them under hot water. What is not clear from Gary's instructions is that on the real car the straps connect to the hood through narrow slits, so when I do this on the next car I'll be scribing those slits into the hood to make it more realistic. Also, the springs are decals included with the kit. I'm told there are photo etch pieces available, but I haven't seen any for sale yet. |
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