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8 GREAT HOW-TO STORIES IN THIS ISSU
T im B oy d's 4 26 H em i F un ny
C ar e ng in es - s ee p . 40
SKLLBU ILD B ETTER M ODELS W ITH O UR A -to -Z HOW -TO GU ID E
K ITBA SH AN EAR NHA RD T
M ON TE C AR LO Build a "firstwin" Chevy from 1979 p.36
HOW TO STOP PA IN T FROM
BLEED ING No more nasty
show-through p.14
Bu i ld Da l e E a r n h a rd t 's "w in " M on te C ar lo - s ee
M AK E R EA LIS T IC C AR PETTry embossing powder p.22
UPGRADE A RACE
C A R IN TE R IO R
Improve AMI's Car of 'Tomorrow kit p.16
10 EASY W AYS TOIM PR OVE YO UR TR UC K
MODE L by Evan Hermel p.24
PLUS!BUILD YOUR FIRST resin engine p.19
NEW SERIES! Classic Kits by Tim Boyd p.48
PETTY ENGINE SHOP diorama p.32Vol. 33 • Issue 6
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!FEATURES
14 How to prevent paint frombleeding by Dave Thibodeau Use a
barrier coat to keep colors correct
16 Upgrade a race car interiorby Jay Savarese Improve AMT's snap Car
of Tomorrow kit
19 Build your first resin engine
by Clay Kemp Preparation, cleanup, andtest-fitting are keys to success
22 How to make realisticcarpet by Ken Hart Embossing pow-
der is easy to apply and paint
24 10 easy ways to improveyour truck model by EvanHermel Revell's Peterbilt 352 is a good
first kit, and has upgrade possibilities
28 Toledo Nationals part 2by Jim Haught Sylvania, Ohio' October
8,2011
32 Build a garage diora.maby Mark Batson This Maurice Petty trib-
ute is a good way to get started
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Vol. 33
REVIEWS in this issue
5I TOP KTS! p.50
• Monogram 1932 Ford 3-window
• Aoshima London Black Cab
• Revell 1995 Lamborghini Diablo VT
• plus two more reviews!
36 Kitbash a Dale EarnhardtMonte Carlo by Dave Thibodeau How to
build Dale Earnhardt's "first win" car from 197
40 Add realism to early FunnyCar engines by Tim Boyd Paint-
detailing and ignition wiring are easy to do
44 Southern Nationals by Jim Haught
Smyrna, Georgia' November 12,2011
48 Classic Kitsby Tim Boyd Revell 1962Dodge Lancer GT
DEPARTMENTS
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6 Ques t i ons & C om m en ts 50 K it R ev iew s
8 N ew P ro d u cts 55 A dv er tis ers In
10 Tips & Tec h 57 C lass i f i eds /Eve
12 B e nc h R ac er 58 F in is h lin e
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BY JIM HAUGHT
Bu ild you r s k ills and en jo y th e hobby m ore !
MOSt modelers I know are on a"continuous improvement" path:
hardly a project is completedwithout a little regret about something
they wish had turned out better.Maybe the parts didn't fit the way we
thought they should; the paint didn't laydown just right; the decals didn't look
realistic; so many things can leave abuilder with regrets about the finished
product, or at least the desire to improve
the next model.Fortunately, it's usually
the latter. Self-motivation
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Ever have a finish
feature about the Chevy Monte Carlo
that Dale Earnhardt used to win his first
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engine bays of these cars.
CLASSIC KITS As promised last issue,we're starting a new series of one-page
articles by Tim Boyd that highlight
significant kits from the
rich history of car
modeling. The seriesbegins with the kit that got
Tim started in the hobby,and it's an interesting
subject - and story.
Look tor more KitClassics in many of our
future issues.
B uild b ette r m o de ls
o n a co ns is te nt ba sis ,
a nd en jo y th e hobby
e ve n m o re
ruined because the paint
bled through? There's a way to solve
that problem.
It took a long time for the Car of
Tomorrow to make it to market; andwhen it did, it was a basic snap kit.
That's OK, but if you'd like a bit more
detail, we'll show you how to do that.
Clay Kemp tackles a popular subject:how to get started using resin parts.
Their care-and-feeding is a bit different
from styrene, but resin parts are a
convenient, popular way to upgrade a
model, or build a version of a car that
was never kitted.Craft-store embossing powder is
being used more often these days to
create realistic-looking carpet. See page
22 for ways to apply and paint it.
And speaking of snap kits, EvanHermel shows how to get started in
truck modeling with a basic Peterbilt
kit. And he offers a few simple upgradesto add realism.
Dave Thibodeau offers a look at anentry-level NASCAR build with his
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sheet rack, and the shop catered mostly to
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maybe there wouldbe an ID on the sheet.
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Yunick decalsIn the June 2011 issue (cover: Smokey
Yunick's Camaro) I am building thismodel but cannot find the #13 and
roundels , Can you let me know where to
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Nick,You willneed the 196 4 - 1 96 5 Cobra
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wasableto use them for my build. But they
are the correctfont and everything
As a bonusyou got a sheet to build a1964-1965 Cobra Daytona coupe!
- Dave Thibodeau
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TIPS&T E C H BY KEN HAMILTON
WE'RE GOING to kick off this
installment with one for thediorama builders. I'm deep into a
diorama that will include different areas
of asphalt pavement.
There are a number of ways to modelasphalt, from mixing sand and plaster tosimply gluing down pieces of black
sandpaper.
In a search for just the right look forthis diorama, I decided to try a can of
Rust-Oleum Multi-Color Texture Aged
Iron 223525, which turned out to betop-notch for creating an effortless
asphalt surface.The texture is perfect for 1I25-scale
asphalt, and the color combination - a
near-black with specks of deep gray andwhite - produces a convincing dark
asphalt appearance, right out of the can.If you have a scene that calls for a
lighter shade, the dried texture paint canbe lightened with white or gray washes.If you're looking for some quick-
and-easy two-lane blacktop, this is thestuff to get. I think you'll be as
impressed as I was. And tell the sales-
person that "Tips &Tech" sent you!
Now let's move on to some great stufffrom the mailbag. We begin with two
similar questions sent in by separate
readers:
0 1 : I have some old models that were
not kept in a cabinet, and they got dusty.
While I was cleaning the models with
water and a soft brush, I noticed some
of the chrome has faded to almost bare
plastic over time.Should I coat the chrome with
something to prevent this? Or is it better
remove the chrome and paint it on, oruse Bare-Metal foil? Does Bare-Metal
foil degrade over time?
Is there a good way to clean models ?
- Michael Dodd
Queensland, Australia
02: I have had problems recently with
the chrome plating 011 parts from several
newer kits rubbing off with handling. I
have tried handling the parts with
cotton gloves, but it has made nodifference.
These days, before I start to handle
any chrome parts, I rub the sprue
between my fingers to test its durability.Some of it takes surprisingly little
rubbing to get down to bare plastic.
Do you have any tips to combat this?I have considered spraying the chrome
sprues with clear gloss before using theparts. I would appreciate your
comments.
- Malcolm Hayesvia E-mail
Ken: Plating plastic is one of thosegreat, inconsistent mysteries of life.
Without getting too scientific, thevacuum-plating process can vary from
manufacturer to manufacturer, and even
from batch to batch. Unfortunately,there's no way around chrome that
doesn't hold up.Although we've seen a few successful
attempts at clearcoating kit chrome as apreventive measure, the more-
permanent solution is to strip the parts
and refinish them, That isn't a badthing, because it allows us to sand off
mold lines and fill sink holes that showup in kit chrome.
Fortunately, we have options when it
comes to rechroming parts.If you're airbrush-savvy, Alclad is a
great way to create a brilliant finish.Follow the directions (a gloss enamelbase coat, followed by light passes of
Alclad) and you'll get good results.Bare-Metal foil is good for trim,
emblems, and window surrounds, but itcan be tricky to work with - especially i
it's old.
Another solution is to mount the
parts on a homemade tree and send
them out to be chromed by an
aftermarket company that specializes in
that technique.Check the ad section of this issue, or
T IP O F T H E M O N T H : A ccu ra te h o le s in ro u n d pa r ts
T ed B o we s' tip offers a great way to drill accurate holesinto small-diameter rod and tubing. Let's find out how he
does it:
"Trying to drill holes in round objects can be difficult -
especially when you want them centered. When adding
pins into a Funny Car frame to hold hoses, seat belts, etc.,
I came up with a different idea."I got two 1/2-inch-long blocks of styrene, each twice as
wide as the frame rail, and clamped them together. I then
drilled a hole down the middle of the joint, using a drill bit
the same size of the frame's outside diameter.
"With the two pieces still bound together, I drilled a
hole the size of the pin through both pieces,
perpendicular to the first hole. Separate the two pieces,
and you have two hole templates. Place one over the
round frame member, and use the smaller hole for a drill
guide."
- Ted Bowes
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the Internet, for companies that providethis service.
As for cleaning models, Michael, start
by dusting them with a soft bristle
brush. Then, if necessary, carefully wipethe model with a moist cloth or cotton
swab (for the hard-to-reach places).
If stubborn dirt still remains, add asmall amount of liquid dish detergent to
the water used to moisten the cloth.
Apply a light hand and have plenty ofpatience, and the payoff will be a bright,
shiny model.
Thanks for the questions, gentlemen.
Tip: My wife tossed out a jewelry
cleaner container that is perfect forcleaning small resin parts, or stripping
chrome and old paint.
It's an eight-ounce plastic jar that hasa removable basket inside to hold the
items. In the middle of the basket is thehandle, and even a brush for scrubbing
those small areas. lust put some of your
favorite cleaner or stripper in, and soakthose problems away.
- Mark Hook
Ferndale, New York
Tip: When you replace your automaticdishwasher, keep the silverware tray. I
have found that when you place a
corrugated insert in the bottom, the tray
makes a wonderful storage system for
extra sprue clippings. You can sort thepieces by color, and always find a handy
bit of sprue whenever you need it.
- lake Maring
Huntington Beach, California
Ken: Inventive modelers such as Mark
and lake can always find uses for
discarded household items.The silverware tray storage basket can
also be used for pieces of stripwood andstyrene. Thanks for the tips!
Q: I just bought a dehydrator to improve
my paint jobs. Do you have any tips on
how to use one?At what temperature it should be set?
How long to keep the parts in? I've
heard several opinions about using one.Thanks for a great magazine.
- Darin Young
viaE-mail
Ken: Thanks, Darin. We're glad you likeScale Auto, and we're glad you took the
time to write.A dehydrator is a handy tool to keep
in your arsenal of modeling supplies,
but it's by no means a magic solution to
obtaining better paint jobs.Assuming you're proficient with the
basics of painting (which we confirmed
through a series of E-mails) let's touch
on the basics of dehydrators.
Paint dries through the process ofevaporation. There's a bunch other of
scientific stuff involved (as with theearlier chrome-plating question) thattends to give us a headache, so for our
purposes, let's just say that drying occurswhen solvents carrying the pigment
disperse into the atmosphere, leaving
behind a hard layer of color.Dehydrators speed up that process by
adding heat to the equation whileallowing air - an important part of the
evaporation process - to circulatearound the model. That's why drying a
model in the oven isn't a great idea:
There's little to no airtIow.Generally, a good temperature is 90
to 100 degrees for plastic, and 10 to 15degrees less for resin.It wouldn't hurt to experiment with a
test model or two to dial-in what's bestfor your dehydrator. Time depends a lot
on the paint, and could vary from a fewhours to a maximum of 18-24 hours,which should dry anything.
Another Tip: Don't stick your thumb
into the paint to see if it's done; do a
sniff check.
If you smell solvents, the paint is stillgassing out. Sniffing won't work with
water-based paints, so allow some extra
time in the dryer.
We hope this helps, Darin.
Tip: I am working on a 1964 Pontiac
GTO. I was reviewing my referencephotos, trying to figure out how to make
the bolt heads that hold on the bumpers.
I was able to drill small holes in thebumper where the bolt head would
show. I trimmed regular sewing pins to
shorten the length, and glued them in
place. The pinhead was the correct scale
and finish.I think it came out great, and I didn't
have to leave the house or hit the
Internet to get what I needed. I hope
this is helpful to someone.
- Vincent Genn
Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
Tip: Want a cheap source of wire of
various sizes? Find a guitar player, and
ask him to save his old strings when hechanges them.
- Wayne Pickett
Concord, North Carolina
~ W ANT M ORE ?Subscribers can access the "Tips &Tech" archive at ScaleAutoMag.com
Ken: Thanks, Wayne. Not only aresingle-strand guitar strings good for
using as small wire, the thicker, wound
strings have several uses too - includingflexible electrical conduit in a diorama.
The important thing, as you already
know, is to be on the lookout forsupplies in the least likely of places.
Tip: Interiors in full-scale vehicles are
generally made from several materials,but they are usually the same color.
For cases where I have a combination
of doth and plastic, vinyl or leather,
rather than masking and painting nat
for the cloth and semigloss foreverything else, I paint everything flat.
When it is dry, I use a soft cloth witha dab of Novus #2 to "polish" a light
sheen onto the plastic, leather, or vinylsurfaces. Far less cumbersome than
trying to mask interior surfaces.- Andrew J Brezinsk
Huntsville, Alabama
Tip: I was having a difficult time trying
to find past Scale Auto articles and tips.
To make the process easier, I scannedthe contents pages of my back issues
and created a PDF file to store thescanned pages. You could also print
hard copies and put them in a folder or
binder.
Notes can be added for tips, favorite
model photos, or other items not listedin the contents.
Now it's much quicker to find
something, and a side benefit is that I'll
always get a new idea or technique for acurrent project or new inspiration for
another one.- Ted Bow
Naples, Florida
Hamilton on video: By the time youread this column, an interview with Ken
Hamilton will be available atScaleAutomag.com.Ken gives interesting insights into his
background in art, his diverse modelinginterests, and how he comes up with
those amazing diorama subjects.
Ken's Lumber Stacker was the Best inShow winner at NNL East 2011.
-Jim Haugh
QUESTIONS FOR KEN?
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B u i l d i n g a n IR O C
P o r s c h e R S R
NoW that Revell Germany hasrereleased the old Revell Porsche
Carrera RS 3.0, another significant
race car can be modeled: the RSR.
Introduced in 1973, the RSR quickly
established itself, with wins at the 24Hours of Daytona, dominating the
IMSA Camel GT series, and winningthe Trans Am championship that year.
The RSR performed well across the
pond in Europe too, taking the class winat Le Mans and taking lst and 2nd at
the last Targa Florio.
The RSR was also the car chosen forRoger Penske's new International Race
of Champions series.Attracting the best drivers from
Formula 1, NASCAR, Can-Am, and
Indy, the series was held at Riverside in
October 1973, followed by a grand
finale at Daytona in February 1974.
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All cars were owned by Penske and
were identically prepared and painteddifferent colors. The drivers switched
cars after each race to eliminate any
subtle differences in the cars.
Mark Donohue was series champion.
The RSR was only used for the firstIROC series; after that, Penske switched
to Camaros.
CONSTRUCTION The Revell kit
represents the street-going Carrera RS,but this is a good starting place for an
RSR - especially seeing the betterFujirni kit is out of production.
All of the external cues for the RSR
are there: the unique front air dam withcooling intakes; the whale-tail spoiler;
and the extra-wide flared fenders.
The only changes necessary aremaking the interior suitable for a race
car and w.idening the wheels and tires.
INTERIOR The seats will have to go.
The job is made easier by the fact that
the rear seat back is molded separately.
Leave this out and paint the panel
behind it. The lower seat cushion ismolded in, but can easily be covered
with some sheet styrene.
Leave out the front passenger seat
and add a racing seat from your spares
box for the driver. Leave out the rearseat back, which is molded separately.
Cover the lower seat cushion with
sheet styrene. Add a racing seat from
your spares box for the driver. Leave outthe front passenger's seat.
The kit comes with a single hoop roll
bar, which is a good start, but this will
need some bracing.Add two rear supports from styrene
rod from the top bar of the hoop to therear seat bulkhead. Add another bar
diagonally behind the driver's seat.
The door panels and the dashboardshould be modified to remove all of the
extra controls, but because the IROCcars had black interiors, just paint
everything black and don't paint any of
the details, and everything disappears.Add a fire extinguisher from your
spares box, put in a racing harness, andyou're done with the interior.
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C o nv ert th e in te rio r b y re m o vin g th e s to ck s ea ts a n d a d din g b ra cin g t oth e k it-s upp lie d s in gle ro ll h o op. H id e th e lo w er re a r s ea t c us hio n w ith
a pie c e o f s he e t s ty re n e. A d d a r ac in g s ea t w ith h a rn es s, a n d t h e
in te rio r is d o ne .
WHEELS AND TIRES The Fuchs-stylewheels in the kit are correct, but the rims
and tires are not wide enough.
In fact, the box art is misleading. It
dearly shows the deep-dish rear wheelsand wide tires that are prototypically
correct for the RS, but all four wheelsand tires are the same size: narrow front
tires. These wheels and tires might be
okay for front wheels for a street RS, butthey won't do for an RSR.
I widened the wheels on my model by
cutting off the kit rims, leaving only thefive-star Fuchs centers, and replacing
them with wide-and-wider rims from my
spares box.Find some deep-dish wheels that are
the correct width, and use a razor saw to
separate the rims from the centers. Glue
the wider rims to the Fuchs centers, andyou have wheels suitable for an RSR.
Although the European RSRs used
the Porsche center-lock hubs, the IROCRSRs had five-bolt lugs, as modeled in
the kit.Find some wide tires in your spares
box that match the new rims.Because Goodyear was one of
Penske's sponsors, you'll need to add
Goodyear logos to the tires. This can bedone with decals, dry-transfer lettering,
or by using Goodyear-embossed tires in
the first place.Depending on the rims and tires you
chose, you might have to adjust the kitsuspension a little to get the correct ride
height - which should be low.
WINDOWS The Revell side windows are
designed to fit into cutouts in the body,
T h e k it w h ee ls a n d t ire s a re to o n a rr ow fo r th e R SR.F in d s om e s uita blyw id e w h ee ls a nd tire s fro m y ou r s pa re s b ox. C u t o ut th e five -s ta r F uc h
c en te rs fro m th e k it w he els a nd g lu e th em to th e n ew rim s .
which works okay except that the
windows are thick and distorted.I chose to only use the front and rear
windows, and replace the side windowswith clear plastic sheet. This means I
had to fill the gaps in the window
openings with sheet styrene and blend it
in prior to installing the side glass.
DETAILS A couple of other small
details need to be added:
There is no oil cooler radiator in the
rear wing. I cut a rectangular hole in thewing and filled in the hole with a small
piece of ribbed styrene.
You could also take a shortcut and
just paint a black rectangle in the top
and bottom of the wing. You can addone with a small rectangle of ribbed
styrene, or just paint a black rectangle in
the top and bottom of the wing.
You'll also need to add a second
exhaust tip and make an appropriate
cutout in the rear valence for it. Thestreet RS has a muffler with a single
exhaust pipe; the RSR has dual exhausts
without any muffler , of course.For my model's exhaust tips, I used
3/32" aluminum tubing. The second
exhaust pipe was made from bent wire.
The molded-in mesh in the cooling
intake in the front air dam is donelightly and it's easy to hide the detail
P o rs ch e R a ci n g M i l es to n esby Hal Thoms, RPMAutobooks. 2001
Speedline decals
with too much paint. I used some fine
plastic mesh to cover the opening and
held it in place with a frame made from
styrene strip.
Sand the headlights smooth and painthem flat black to represent the covered
headlights used for racing.
FINISH The IROC RSRs were raced ill
a variety of colors: Bright Yellow,Grand Prix White, Gulf Blue, Pistachio
Green, Light Green, Bright Green,
Aubergine, Acid Blue, Mexican Blue,Indian Red, Orange, Sahara Beige,
Strawberry Pink, Carmen Red, and
Black.
Each of the drivers raced several carsduring the series, so you have a variety
of colors and numbers to choose from.
SpeedIine makes a complete decalsheet, so you can model any of the cars
with any of the drivers. I chose MarkDonohue's white #2 car.
I used Dupli-Color GM0338 \¥hite,
which is a match for Porsche's GrandPrix White.
The interior was painted acombination of semigloss and flat blackYou'll have to mask the window
surrounds and paint them black.
QUESTIONS FOR ANDY?
E-mail:[email protected]
Mail your race car modeling questions toSCALE AUTO,Bench Racer
21027 Crossroads Circle, B o x 16 12
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Pa in tin g w h ite o v er r edc a n c a u s e b le e d - th r o u g h ,a nd a pin k c as t (r ig ht). A
b a rr ie r c o a t s o lv e s t ha tp ro b le m , a n d th e p ain tr em a in s w h i te ( le ft ).
H o w t op r e v e n t p a in tUse a barrier coat to keep colors correct
by DAVE THIBODEAU
ONE OF THE MOST difficult a bstacles a model builder can
face is a kit that is molded in color - especially when acolor change is desired from the "suggested color" that
the kit is molded in!Many older NASCAR kits were plagued with the dreaded
"molded-in color" plastic, ranging from orange to red, and
yellow to blue. Despite proper priming techniques, the
colored plastic can still bleed through, ruining your paint job.Let's take a look at a tried-and-true method I use to stop
the bleeding.
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d ark re d pla stic . T ha t's fin e if y ou 're d oin g th e k it o ut o f th e b ox, b ut
in th is c as e, I w a nt to pa in t it w h ite fo r a no th er pro je ct. W h ite is th em o s t- ch a lle n g in g c o lo r t o p ain t o v er c o lo re d pla s tic .
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a n d f in i s h in g a b i li ti e s .
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n ee d ed t o p re ve n t th e c olo re d pla stic fro m g ho s tin g th ro u gh to th e
c olo r c oa t. F o r t his pro je ct ,l u se d a D u pli·C o lo r to uc h up c an o f T o yo ta
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g ive s th e b od y a s m oo th fin is h fo r th e c olo r
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fro m th e R eve ll W h ee ls o f F ire s na p k it th at is
m o ld ed in b rig ht re d pla stic . T h e s am e fille rg ra y pr im e r w a s a pp lie d , b ut th e s ilv er b arr ie r
a n d s e a le r s te ps w e re n ot u s ed . T h e w h ite
b a se c oa t w a s a p plie d d ire ctly o ve r th e
pr im e r, a n d a pin kis h c as t is pre se n t in th e
pa in t. T im e to s ta rt o ve r o n th is o ne !
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in sid e a n d s pr ay ed th e e xte rio r w ith K ry lo n
F u sio n B r ig ht W h ite fro m th e c a n. T h e s i lv era nd g ra y s ea le r d id th eir jo b ve ry w e ll. T he
w h it e is b rig ht a nd o pa q ue , w i th n o e vid e nc e
o f b l e e d · th r o u g h .
A fte r th e b as ec oa t w a s d ry fo r 2 4 h ou rs , I a pplie d tw o g en ero us c oa ts
o f P PGOMN It w o· pa rt u re th a n e c le a r. P lease p rot ec t you r se lf w it h a
good resp irator , gogg les, and c lo th ing wheneve r you sp ray two-par t
ure thane clear.
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m y N A SC ARpro je c t. I c an 't s ay th e s am e fo r th e 19 77 M o nte C a rlo
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C he ck o ut J ay 's re vie w o f th e
ba se k it o n pa ge 50 o f th e
O c to b e r 2 0 11 i s s ue !
J ay S av are se m a d e s om
s im p le m o d ific a tio n s t ha
a d d s ig n ific an t d e ta il to thC a r o f T o m orro w s na p k i
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Improve AMT's snap Car of Tomorrow kit with interior and chassis detailing
by JAY SAVARESE
AGOODFRIEND and mentor once told me the secret to
detailing: "It doesn't have to actually work, but it shouldlook like it does." I live by these words when modeling,
and applied this principle to upgrade the current NASCARCar of Tomorrow snap kit from AMT.
The kit is offered in several predecorated variations, and a
blank version that allows the builder to utilize aftermarket
decals. The extremely simplified chassis are identical in each
variation as well.This kit provides an excellent springboard into some easy
modifications to get a relatively detailed final product.
AMT has no current plans to add the missing details with aglue kit, so my main focus here will be upgrading the chassis
and interior to include the omitted roll bars and details.Using some relatively simple scratchbuilding techniques,
you can bring the interior up to par without breaking the
bank on expensive detailing goodies.
T h e c ha ss is u n it c om e s in s ev era l d iffe re n t pie ce s a n d is m o ld e d in lig h
g ra y a n d b la ck .
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A q uic k m o c ku p o f th e a s se m b ly s ho w s s e ve ra l m i ss in g in te rio r d eta ils
- m o st n ota bly th e re ar c ha ss is b ars a nd th e P etty b ar, w h ic h ru ns
fro nt to re ar a nd a tta ch es to th e u ppe r h alo b ars .
F ro m a s cra p pile o f pla stic ro d, I e y eb alle d th e s iz e I w o u ld n ee d to
re cr ea te th e m is si ng b a rs th ro ug h ou t. I a ls o g lu e d to g eth e r t he s id es
a nd to p o f th e c ag e, a s th is w ill b e g lu ed to th e c ha ss is pa n a s a u nit.
T h e c o m ple te d u nit is re a dy to b e pe rm a n en tly
a tta c he d to th e c ha ss is pa n. A f te r th e u ppe r
c ag e w a s g lu ed d ow n , th e Pe tty b ar w a s
a dd ed , a lo ng w ith th e tw o s m alle r re ar b ars
b eh in d th e re ar ro ll b ar s. A ll n ew b a rs a re
s h ow n in w h it e.
I u se d a pin v is e to d rill a s ma ll h ole o n to p o f
e ith er e nd o f th e m o ld ed -in fu el lin e a s a n ew ,
s ep ara te lin e w ill b e in s ta lle d la te r. T h er e is n o
n ee d to re m ove th e m o ld ed o ne ; it w ill n ot b e
s e e n a f te r t he s e pa ra te lin e is in s ta lle d .
W i th t he r oll c a g e n o w p er m a ne n tly in s ta lle d ,
t he u n it w a s p rim e d , pa in te d lig ht g ra y, a nd
c lea r coa ted .
W ith th e c ha ss is d ry in g, I tu rn ed m y a tte ntio n to th e s ea t. G un m eta l
pa in t w a s u se d to s im u la te c arb o n fib er , a n d I u se d s om e c ra ft s to re
fo a m t o s im u la te th e h ea d re st pa d din g.
I c ut s om e m a sk in g ta pe in to tw o th in s tr ips to s im u la te th e s ea t b elts
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T o c o m ple te th e s ea t, th e b elts a re b ru sh -
pa in te d fla t b la ck a nd lo go s a re a pplie d. A
t oo th pic k d ip pe d in s ilv er pa in t s im u la te s t hes n ap s n ic e ly . S o m e sm a ll s po n so r d e ca ls w ill
b e pla ce d o n th e h ea dre st.
W h e n th e c ha ss is is d ry , ro ll b ar pa dd in g isa dd ed to th e b ars b y s lic in g th em d ow n th e
c e nt er w it h a s h ar p * 1: 11 o bb y b la d e.
T h e d as h is a ls o e xtre m e ly s im plifie d. S ta rt bs a nd in g o ff t he m o ld e d- in g a ug e b e ze ls .
G a ug e d e ca ls w ill b e a dd ed a fte r th e d as h isp a in te d b la c k .
C o lo re d c ra ft w ire is u se d f or s om e o f th ee xpo se d ig nit io n w ir in g. I m a de th e k ill s w itc h
b y u s in g t w o d iffe re n t- siz e d p la s tic r od s .
T h e f in is he d d as h is re ad y to in sta ll. G o od
re fe re nc e m a te ria l c an h elp y ou a ch ie ve a
r e al i s tl c f in a l l oo k .
F ro m m y s pa re -pa rts b ox, I f o un d tw o fir e
b ottle s a nd g lu ed th em to ge th er. I a l so fo un d
a re arv ie w m irro r. T h es e i te m s a re m is sin g
fro m th e k it.
T h e f ire b ottle s a re d eta il-pa in te d a nd in sta lle d. Yo u c an a ls o s ee th en ew re d fu el lin e c ov er in g th e m o ld ed o ne .
T h e c om p le te d in te rio r, w ith th e k it re ar d uc t h os es in sta lle d.
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R e sin e n gin e s o ffe r t he
c ha nc e to u pg ra de m a nys ty r en e k it s.
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B u i ld y o u r fir s t
resin ene
InePreparation, cleanup, and test-fitting are keys to success
S A BUILDER who is always searching for ways to add moredetail to my models, I really enjoy looking to the
aftermarket for upgrades and enhancements. One of myfavorites is resin engine kits.
Whether it is a Pro Mod engine that's not available in any
kit, or a factory stock engine that offers a bit more detail, resinengines fill voids in many of my projects.
The steps for working with a resin engine differ a bit fromhow you would build up a normal kit styrene engine. They
take a bit more cleanup and test-fitting, but the results are
usually worth it. They will also require a bit different set oftools and supplies.
Several suppliers offer resin engine parts, and even fullengines. The most well-known and respected supplier is Ross
Gibson. Most full kits are $20-$30, depending on the subject.
I'll be building Ross's RG 104440 Magnum engine.Scale Dreams (www.scaledreams.com) carries the full line
of Gibson engines, and they can be found at local hobby
shops or on eBay.
I'll cover the basic of the parts cleanup and preparations, as
well as mixing in a bit of detailing and the addition of a few
kit parts. Let's get to work!
by CLAY KEMP
A lo ng w ith th e R os s Gib so n e n gin e k it, w e 'll n ee d a fe w o th er to ols a nd
s u pp lie s t o c o m ple te t his p ro je c t. V a rio u s s a nd in g s tic k s a n d g lu e s w illb e u se d th at w o uld n't n orm a lly b e n ee de d to b uild a s ty re ne e ng in e.
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We 'll a ls o n ee d s om e 3 2 0-g rit s a nd pa pe r, a n d a fla t s u rfa ce to w o rk o n.
A pie ce o f g la ss fro m a n o ld ph oto fra m e w o rk s g re at; a th ic k pie ce o f
L e xa n w i ll a ls o w o rk .
B e gin nin g w ith th e b lo ck h alv es , s t art le ve lin g th e o pe n m o ld ed s id e o f
th e pa rt . U su ally y ou c an te ll w h ic h pa rt w a s fro m th e o pe nin g b ec au se
it w ill b e a lo t s hin ie r, a nd n ot fla t. A ll o f th es e pa rts c am e fro m o pe n
m o ld s, s o t he y w ill a ll n ee d to b e s an de d t o tru e th em .
T he f irs t s te p is to o pe n u p th e pa cka ge , an d la yo ut a ll o f th e pa rts tom a ke s ure e ve ry th in g is th ere . T h e i ns tru ctio n s a re fa ir ly s im p le , b u t
th ey w ill g ive y ou a g oo d id ea o f w h ic h pa rts a re u se d, a n d w h ere th ey
w ill g o . E v ery th in g s ho w n h er e is in clu de d in th is k it.
U sin g e v en pre ss ure , s a nd in a c irc ula r m o tio n to le ve l t he to p o f th e
lo w er b lo ck h alf. S om e tim e s it 's h elpfu l to le t g o o f t h e pa rt , s pin it
a ro un d , a nd s ta rt s an d in g a ga in t o m a k e s u re y ou a re k ee pin g it le ve l.
B e c a re fu l to n ot ta ke o ff to o m u ch m a te ria l- ju st e no ug h t o fla tte n
t he p ar t.
A fte r a fe w pa ss es , it s ho uld b e s m oo th a nd fla t. N ow d o th e s am e
s te ps to th e u ppe r b lo ck h a lf, c ylin d er h ea d s, a n d v a lv e c ov ers .
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A q uic k te st s ho w s t he h alve s s it t ig ht to e ac h o th er, a nd a ll o f th e
e d ge "fu zz ie s " h a ve b e en c le a ne d u p a n d re m o ve d.
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A fte r s an din g a ll o f th e m a in pie ce s f la t, u se w h ite g lu e to ta ck
e ve ry th in g to g eth e r. A ll o f t he m a in pie ce s c an b e a ss e m ble d fo r fitis su es n o w. T h e w h ite g lu e g iv es y o u th e fr ee do m to m o ve pie ce s
a ro u nd w ith o ut a pe rm a n en t b on d . W h e n y o u're s atis fie d w ith th e fit.
th e e ng in e c an b e s oa ke d i n w a rm w a te r to s epa ra te th e pie ce s. T h ee ng in e c an n o w b e a ss em b le d w ith s upe r g lu e.
W i th th e b a sic s ho rt-b .lo c k to g eth er , it 's a g oo d t im e to d rill fo r s pa rk
plu g w ire s , w a t er lin e s, a n d f u el lin e s. It 's e a sie r to d o it now , be f o r e
pa in t, a n d t h ere 's le ss r is k o f d am a g e.
B e ca us e t his e n gin e w ill e ve n tu ally e n d u p i n a R e ve ll 1 96 8 C h ar ge r, I
pla n t o re pla ce t he e xh a us t m a n ifo ld s a n d t ra ns m is sio n w it h k it pie ce s .
I'U a ls o a dd s om e d eta ils a nd w ir in g to th e e ng in e a fte r e ve ry th in g h as
been pa in t e d .
T h e v ario u s pie ce s a re m o u nte d to s tic ks , pr im e d . a nd pa in te d
a cc o rd in gly . T h e C h r ys le r E n gin e B lu e is a m i x o f T a m iy a T S -2 3 a n d g ra
p rim e r s pr ay e d t hr ou g lh t he a ir br us h .
e v er yt hin g p ain te d a n d a s s em b le d . t h e f in a l
d eta ilin g is c ar r ie d o ut ju st a s i t w o uld b e o n
o th er k it e ng in e. I k ept it fa ir ly s im ple b y
a d din g s pa rk plu g w ire s, fa n b e lts , a nd u sin g
v ar iQ u s w a s h es . I t's n o w r ea d y t o b e in s ta lle din to y o u r n e xt m u s c le -c a r p ro je c t!
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· H o w t o I · tl, a e r e a IS ..C c a r p eEmbossing powder is easy to apply and paint • by KEN HART
Fo. R MANY years, the most popular material for carpet hasbeen finely chopped rayon flocking. Itworks weJl enough
in most cases, but after I read about the great results some
modelers were achieving using a product called embossing
powder, I decided to give it a try.
I've been highly pleased with the results, and now considerit my "go-to" material for making carpet.
Embossing powder can be purchased at any store that sellsscrapbooking supplies. The techniques for applying it are
similar to to the ones used with flocking.
However, embossing powder is easier to use, covers moreevenly, and produces a texture that looks much more in scale
than what you get with flocking,
Best of all, embossing powder takes paint like a dream,
which means your models can have carpet that's perfectly
color-keyed every time. And because there's no need to buymultiple colors, embossing powder is cost-effective too.
I'll show you how to lay scale carpet in your next project
vehicle. I'll use a floor pan from an AMT/Ertl1962 Chevrolet
Bel Air kit. Its separate door panels allow a good view of the
carpeted area.
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H e re 's e ve ry th in g y o u n e ed to a dd e m b os sin g p ow d er c arpe t to y ou r
m o d el's in te rio r: th e p ow d er it se lf, a ny w h it e g lu e , s o m e w a te r, a b ru sh
a n d y o u r c ho ic e o f pa in t.
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T h e Z in g ! b ra nd o f e m b os sin g po w de r is s old a t H o bb y lo bb y. It 's
a va ila b le in a r an ge o f c o lo rs , b ut b ec au se I a l w ay s p ain t o ve r it, I o nlyb uy w h ite . O ne c on ta in er pr ov id es e no ug h po w de r fo r m a n y m o d els .
S prin kle a s m a ll a m o un t o f e m b os sin g po w de r o nt o t he a re a to w h ic h
y o u'v e ju s t a pp lie d t he g lu e . S tr iv e t o a c hie ve e ve n c o ve ra g e . Y o u c a n
te ll a n a re a is c ove re d w h en y ou c an n o lo ng er s ee th e s he en fro m th e
g lu e. L ig ht ly ta p th e c om po ne nt o ve r a s he et o f pa pe r t o re m ove th e
e x c es s p owd e r.
S qu ee ze s om e w h ite g lu e o nto a pa lle tte a nd a dd a litt le w a te r to m a ke
it e as ie r to a pply w ith a b ru sh . B ru sh th e m ix tu re o nto th e s ur fa ce y ouw a nt to c arpe t. T ak e ca re to a vo id g ettin g g lu e o n a re as w h ere y ou
d o n't w a n t to h a ve c arpe t te xtu re .
If y ou 'v e d on e e ve ry th in g p ro pe rly , th e in te rio r s ho u ld lo o k lik e th is .
M a ke s u re y ou 'r e h app y w i th y ou r w o rk b e fo re y ou pro ce e d; if n o t, y o u
c an w a s h o ff th e po w d er a nd w a te r-b as e d g lu e, a n d s ta rt o ve r.
It d oe sn 't ta ke lo ng fo r th e g lu e to d ry , b ec au se t he po w de r s uc ks th e
m o is tu re o ut o f it q u ic kly . I p ain te d th is in te rio r w ith T e sto r's M o d el
M a s te r N a ss au B l ue M e ta llic la cq ue r. Y ou m ig ht w a n t to fo llo w u p w it h ac oa t o f c le ar f la t; in th is c as e, I w a s h appy w ith th e lo ok o f j us t th e
pa in t .
H e re 's th e c arpe te d in te rio r pa n w i th th e pa in te d a n d d e ta ile d s ea ts
a n d a n d d o or p an els in p la c e.
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E va n H erm e l s ho w s h o w t o "d re ss u p" a b as ic
tru ck k it w ith th es e s im p le s te ps .
e a s y w a y s to i m p r o v ey o u r u c k m o d e lWant to try building a truck model? Revell's Peterbilt 352 is a good first kit,
and has upgrade possibilities too • by EVAN HERMEL
EDITOR Jim Haught wrote me when
the Revell snap kit of the Peterbilt
352 cabover was released a few
months ago. He pitched the idea of mywriting a piece on this kit, along the
lines of "thinking it might be an enabler
or encourager for on-the-fence typeswho might take a shot at building a
truck model."
Fair enough. This 1132 scale kit is a
diamond in the rough, and is a good
way to break into the hobby It's also a
great change-of-pace when the urge todo something different comes along.
These types of kits are great slump
busters when you're taxed after
completing a heavily involved project.
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Here, I'm going to show you ten
different tricks to improve the looks of amodel without using anything fancy like
photoetch or resin parts. Heck, Ididn'teven use my airbrush or any extrastyrene for this project!
1MAKING TARPS You'll notice that
when you snap the rear quarterfenders onto the chassis, their tabs
project up unrealistically at the back of
the deck plate. Iut the tabs off andglued the fenders on, but what to do
about the unsightly holes'?
An easy solution was to cover themup with some tarps, Tarps can be made
from tissue wrapping paper (the kind for
wrapping dishes, not facial tissue).
I cut the tarps to the sizes I wanted,then wet them with some white glue
diluted with water. The tissues were thenrolled up, folded, and laid out on the
deck plate, attaching them with
superglue. When they were dry,Ipainted them with craft paint and
highlighted them with some
drybrushing. The bedspread in the bunk
was done up the same way.
2MAKE A HEADLINER FORTHE CAB INTERIOR All of thetabs for the marker lights and air
horns will be visible on the roof interior.
You can hide them by making a
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M a n y t ric ks u se d b y m ilita ry m o d ele rs tra n sla te w e ll in to tr uc k
m o d elin g. T h e t arps a re n o th in g m o re th a n ro lle d u p t is su e p ape r. O n ec an u se a th in , ro lle d-o ut s he et o f e po xy pu tty a s w e ll.
I o m itte d tie -d ow n s o r s tra ps fro m th e ta rps , b ut th es e c an b e m a de
fro m w ire o r s tr ips o f pa pe r. A s m all s qu are o f s ty re ne c an re pre se nt as tra p b uc kle . N o te th at a n um b er o f th e t ips in th is a rtic le a re
d e m on str ate d in th is ph ot o.
S o m et im e s s im p le st is th e b e st. H e re 's th e c ab h e ad lin e r. m a d e f ro m
3 x5 c ard sto c k, pr io r to pa in tin g . It e ffe ctiv ely h id es a ll o f th e m o u ntin g
h ole s fo r th e ro o f W id g ets . N o te h ow t he u ppe r c ab in te rio r h as a lre ad y
b ee n pa in te d w it h th e ta n in te rio r c olo r.
headliner from 3x5 card stock. Simply
cut to the desired rectangular shape. I
brush-painted mine with Tamiya XF-52
Flat Earth, which is the same color Iused for the interior tub.
3REPLACING CHROME ORMETAL FINISHES Let's face it,
the kit chrome looks nice, butyou'll see it that bright only on toys and
show trucks. Most trucks use brushed or
polished aluminum for things such as
fuel tanks.I painted the parts gloss black, and
the next day, I replicated chrome finish
by using Rust-Oleum Specialty Metallic
Silver, which I found at Home Depot. I
Yo u c an s ee w hy I h ad to a dd th e ta rps to th e d ec k pla te , b ut th e m a jo
po in t is h ow re alis ti c th e m e ta llic pa in t is fo r th e q ua rte r fe nd ers . I w a
q u it e ple a se d w ith th is r es ult.
didn't need to do this for the wheels;
they received a coat of Testor'sDullCote. Any matte finish will work for
transforming chrome into brushedaluminum.
4~~~O:FET~~~~~~~TEL.
DECAL.S I painted my truck withTestor's Colors by Boyd Black N Blue
Pearl. After I saw the finish, I felt that it
needed some jazzing up.
What was needed were some stripes.I used 1132scale "Class of the
Industry" or "Winslow Moore" stripes
from Model'Iruckin.corn. These were
first seen in the 1975 Peterbilt brochure
titled Class of the Industry and designed
by Peterbilt engineer Winslow Moore.Although the decals were
recommended as being for conventionalor cab over, in reality they're meant for a
conventional cab with sleeper, so I
trimmed the stripes to suit my eye. Theynestled down over the rivets and raised
portions perfectly, with decal settingsolution.
5SEALING SEAMS The fueltanks have some bright chrome
plating that looks somewhat
toylike, and the finish is marred by the
unrealistic seam that will be left when
the tank halves are put together.
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T h e M o d eltru ck in .c om d e ca ls w ill n e ed to h ec ut fro m th e d ec al s he et, a nd tr im m e d to
p ro pe rl y f it o n to th e c a bo v er ; t h e y'r ed e s ig n e d f o r a c o n ve n tio n a l cab,
T h e d e c als s ett le d d o wn pe rfe ctly o ve r th e
r ais ed d e ta ils a fte r a fe w a pplic atio n s o f d e ca l
s e tt in g s o lu tio n . T h e y'r e a m a r ke dimpr o vemen t o v e r t h e k it -s u pp li e d s tr ip e
s tic ke rs . I o ve rla id s ev era l o f th e s tr ipe s tog e n e r a te o n e c o n ti n u ou s s tr ip e .
H e r e 's t he i n co r re c tl y- d e si g n ed k in g p in . It 's
g ot to go .
M u c h h e tte r! T h is is h o w t h e fifth w h e el s ho u ld lo o k.
Itripped the chrome (see below forhow to replace it) by soaking the parts
overnight in Castrol Super Clean, whichis simply a powerful alkaline detergent
solution.
The following day, using latex gloves
to handle the parts, Iinsed themthoroughly under running water and
allowed them to dry.
The tank halves were glued together,
and the seams filled using Tamiya putty.
Superglue-and-baking-soda is also anexcellent filler. After the putty dried, I
wet-sanded the seams smooth usingTestor's sanding films.
When Iwas satisfied with the finish
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I re m ove d th e k it m u d f la p fro m its m o un t h y m a kin g a s tra ig ht c ut
a cro ss th e to p, th en u se d it a s a te m pla te to c ut s om e n ew , in -s ca le
fla ps fr om pa pe r .
of the plastic, Iplated" the tanks, asmentioned. Be careful when attaching
the tanks to the chassis; the mountingtabs and pins are too large. Inded upsnipping off the tabs, and enlarging the
mounting holes in the tanks.
6FIXING THE FIFTH WHEEL Ih~ve~o idea why the kit engineersdId this, but on Revell
(ex-Monogram) 1 / 3 2 scale truck kits, the
kingpin is not on the trailer; instead, itsticks up out of the fifth wheel. This just
will not do. Iemoved the kingpin from
Part 20 in Step 2, and glued this to the
fifth wheel.
7
FIXING THE MUD FLAPS Thekit flaps were grossly overscale in
thickness, and had someprominent pin marks in them. Iut
them off and replaced them with plain
old copy paper cut to the same size. Use
black construction paper if you want to
mimic black rubber flaps. Iused the kit-supplied Peterbilt stickers, and I'm quite
pleased with the end result.
8SING A BLACK WASH A
common trick to add depth to
your model is to use a black
wash. Thin some flat black paint and
apply it the desired area. Iused The
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T h e n e w m u d fla ps a re r at he r e y e- ca tc h in g . I u s ed t he k it -s u pp lie d
P ete rb flt o va l s tic ke rs , b ut o n e c o u ld b e c re a tiv e a nd u se a c o m pu te ra nd pr in te r to g en era te a tru ck d ea le rs hip n am e a n d lo go o n th e fla p.
M a ke s ure y ou d on 't re pe at m y m is ta ke o f le av in g th ee je cto r-p in m a rk o n t he to p o f th e q ua rte r fe n de rs , th o ug h !
N ote h ow th e b la ck w a s g ive s a re alis tic d epth to th e rig ht s id e o f th e
g r ille . T he le ft s id e h as y et to b e t re ate d.
Yo u ca n s ee th at th e d ec als m a ke th e b ro ad c an va s o f th e t r uc k's s he et
m e ta l m o re in te re st in g to lo ok a t, a nd h ow th e b la ck w a sh im pro ve d
th e g rille . T h e k it 's s tic ke r s he e t a ls o pro vid e d th e P ete rb ilt o va l a b ov eth e g rille , w h ic h n ic ely h id e s th e po or ly r en de re d k it e m b le m .
Detailer's black wash to save time.
9MPROVE CH.ROMEDHEADLIGHTS You can make
chromed headlights look more
realistic by giving them depth usingclear two-part epoxy.Iuse Devcon
5-minute brand, and apply it with thesame toothpick Iuse to mix the stuff.
1ODRYBRUSHINGIWEATHERING WITHPASTEL POWDERS Any
working truck will pick up some dirt. I
replicated this on the tires with some
Doc O'Brien's weathering powder (from
T he fin is he d pro du ct to ok ve ry lit t le e ffo rt to d re ss u p m o re
r ea lis tic a lly . T h e d e ck p la te s fe a tu re " pla tin g " w i th o rd in a ry a lu m in u m
fo il, a pp lie d u s in g M i cr os c ale m e t al fo il a d h es iv e. N o te h o w t he t ar psh id e th e m o u ntin g h ole s, a nd pro vid e s o m e e y e c a nd y. A b la c k w a sh
a ls o m a ke s t he h ea t g ua rd s o n th e s ta ck s s ta nd o ut. D u st o n th e t ire s
p ro v id e s e xt ra r ea li s m .
Micro-Mark), but you can use chalkpastel powder.
Take the color pastel color of yourchoice and merely rub it on sandpaper.
Use a paint brush to apply it, and if yon
don't like the effect, just wipe it off witha damp tissue.
ONE MORE THING A change I'drecommend (and didn't think of until
after Iompleted this article) would be
to replace the out-of-scale CB antennae
with steel or brass wire.
SOURCES
Micro-Mark
340 Snyder Ave.
Berkeley Heights NJ 07922
www.micromark.com
Microscale Industries
18435 Bandilier Circle
Fountain Valley CA 92708
www.microscale.com
Modeltruckin.com
1607B Lizana School Rd.
Gulfport MS 39503
www.modeltruckin.com
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th e F eb ru ary
2012 i ssueSylvania, Ohio ·October 8, 2011 . by JIM HAUGHT
T o n y Sa k al au s k as a d d e d a ft e rm a r k .e t h o s e sa n d w ir in g t o h is R e ve ll 1 9 70 D o d ge C h a lle n ge r.
It w as o rig in ally b uilt fo r a fr ie nd , b ut w as
d am a ge d in a m o ve a nd la te r r es to re d.
"It s ta rte d o ut a s a g lu e b om b , b u t I s tr ippe d a nd re pa in te d it, a nd
w o rk ed it u p," s ay s .B ru ce H a ll a bo ut h is J oH a n 19 69 AM X . T he e xh au st
is s cra tc hb uilt, a nd th e pa in t is fro m K u sto m K o lo r.
G ary M a ce 's 196 6 C he vy N ova w a s b uilt in 3 0 h ou rs fro m a n A M T k it. H
re m ov ed s om e c hro m e pa rts , a dd ed ru st a nd fa de d pa in t, a nd w ill
in clu de th is m o d el in a d io ra m a h e's b uild in g.
"T h is is a re bu ild o f th e [R eve ll] R e he r· M orr is on k it fro m th e 19 80 s:'s ay s M a rk H a rm o n. It's b ox -s to ck e xc ept fo r S lixx d ec als . "I a lw a ys
lik ed th is C a m aro b od y s ty le :' h e s ay s.
J oh n W h ite 's lin db erg 19 34 F o rd h as b ee n c h o ppe d a nd c ha nn elle d, a ndh as a w ire d e ng in e a nd h in ge d d oo rs . T h e t w o-m o n th pro je ct h as re sin
tire s a nd a uto m otiv e b as ec oa t a nd c le ar .
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"A fu n b uild th at tu rn ed o ut w ith a litt le c are a nd d eta il-pa in tin g:' ish o w C h u ck H om o lk a d e sc rib e s h is R e ve ll 2 01 1V ip er ACR .It 's a r ep lic a o f
a 1 : 1 c ar C hu ck sa w a t a sh ow .
"A fu n b uild th at lo ok s pre tty g oo d," is h ow R on F r an cis d es crib esR e ve ll's B ill E llio tt P ow e r D a y s D o d g e . It 's b o x- st oc k a n d t he fin is h is
A uto A ir c olo r w ith T e sto r's d ea r.
"A g re at k it th at's fu n to b uild ," s ay s D a rry l P ete rs a bo ut R ev ell's O ffy
M id ge t. "M a rio A nd re tti d ro ve th is c ar to w in th re e m a in e ve nts in o ne
d a y ," s a y s D a r ry l.
R ic h G e is ' C o b ra K it C a r S h op d io ra m a " ha s h u nd re d s o f s c ra tc h bu ilt
th in gs ," h e s ay s, a nd is in 1/8 7 s ca le . " W e h ave o ur o wn s ho p f or
re sto rin g c ars , a nd w e a re bu ild in g a 1 : 1 Co b r a, " s a y s R ic h .
S h or t- tr ac k r ac in g fa n J im R ie s b u ilt t his R e ve ll 1 9 33 P ly m o u thM o difie d in s ix m o nth s. H e s c ra tc hb uilt th e h oo d, ro ll c ag e, h ea de rs ,
a nd in te rio r. T h e p a in t is T a m iy a.
J am ie M a kin 's T a m iy a F e rra ri E n zo " is F e rra ri's c oo le st c ar y et," h es ay s. I t's b ox -s to ck e xc ept fo r e ng in e w ir in g a nd c oo la nt lin es , a nd h as
p olis h ed T a m iy a It alia n R e d p a in t o ve r w h it e p rim e r.
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[.]~II#iGREATMODEL BYJIMHAUGHT
1969 Yenko427 Nova
II loved the 1968-1974 Novas since they
came out," says Len Woodruff. "I owneda 1974454 big-block. When Revell
announced the 427 version of its 1969
Nova, I knew it was a 'must-do."
.016" plugwires
Torq Thrust wheels
from 1962 AMT Impala
convertible kit
Gril le and
scripts from ----'iiitl.Model Car '.Garage
detail set
Aftermarket__ .. ' radiator cap
and battery
hardware
.___ .. Kit engine andair cleaner
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Aftermarket
resin bench seat
1969 RevellCamaro tires,
with lettering
from 1959Revell Corvette
11"""--4 Valve stemsturned aluminum
MCW Rallye
Green Metallic
lacquer over
white base
1
A BO UT LEN
WOODRUFF
My modeling
background goes
to the mid-1950s,
when my dad
worked at a Ford
dealer and brought home a 1955
T-Bird. Iwas hooked, and spent
the late 19505 growing up in
Detroit - probably the best time
for that c ity, and American
automobiles. Now I bul.d 1960s-
1970s muscle cars, drag cars,
circle-track/road racing any year
Corvette, and an occasional
Ferrari/exotic for spice.
Used MIG
dark wash
to highlight
details
Deleted
sway bar
Photoetched bolts
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BUILDING THE LEGENDS I MAURICE PETTY'S SHOP
E X I T
Ma r k B a t so n 's
d io ra m a s h ow s
Ma u r ic e P e tt y
in h is s ho p.
H e m ; b y M a u r i c e-_ _B u i l a g a r a g e d io r a m a
This Maurice Petty tribute is a good way to get started • by MARK BATSON
WHEN I VISITED Petty's Garage in Level Cross, North
Carolina (formerly Petty Enterprises), I took special
interest in a building that was pointed out as MauricePetty's old engine shop.
It really got me to thinking about all of the hours and allthe Hemis Maurice wrenched on over the years that aided his
brother, Richard, to all those wins.
Inspired by this master engine builder, I started thinking
about a small diorama for my collection that would paytribute to another great Petty legend.
This was my first attempt at a diorama, as well as working
with figures; my goal was to at least catch the spirit of Hemi
by Maurice.
I chose to make this tribute diorama smaller than mostauto/garage dios for two reasons: I wanted to keep my main
subject from getting lost in a larger base, and I wanted to be
able to display it on my shelf with other Petty models.
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T h e b a se w a s c o ns tr uc te d u s in g E ve rg re e n. P la s tr uc t. a n d m o d ifie d
pa rts fro m a 1/2 4 s ca le F u jim i "G ara ge & T o o ls " s e t.
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W h en I s ta rte d o n th e in te rio r,l c ho se to u se s eve ra l i te m s fro m th eF u jim i T o ols k it. T h e k it c on ta in s a g re a t to o lb ox , o il c an s, a n d a fe w
to ols th at w e re pe rfe ct fo r w ha t I h ad in m in d fo r th e a re a a ro un dMau r i c e .
I d ec id ed to s et th e tim e fo r th e d lo in th ee ar ly 197 0s , so s om e o f th e ite m s in th e s ho p
n ee d ed to m a tc h th e e ra . T h e t ele ph on e
n ee de d t o b e s cra tc hb uU t; th is tu rn ed o ut to
b e m u ch e as ie r th an it s ou nd s. I c he ck ed o n
lin e fo r "ro ta ry te le ph o ne d im e n sio n s" a n d
th e re t he y w e re . W i th th is in fo , a 1/2 5 s ca le
ru le r, a nd s om e E ve rg re en s ty re ne , it w a s e a s ya nd fu n to b uil d .
I u se d a fte rm a rk et " In te rio r J un k" ph oto etc h s ets th at a re lo ad ed w iths om e r ea lly c o ol s tu ff fo r a n y d io , in clu d in g to n s o f g re at- lo ok in g to o ls
T h e d o orm a t w a s s cra tc hb uilt u sin g fin e w ir em e s h a s a b as e. M a s k in g ta pe w a s t h en
b u rn is he d d ow n in to th e m e s h. A fte r
t rim m i ng , it w a s p rim e d a n d pa in te d w ith
T e s to r's D a rk G u ll G re y . I a d d ed a c u st om
P e tt y E n te rp ris e s d e c al, c o ve re d in S o lv as e t
a n d s et a s id e to d ry b e fo re D u liC o tin g.
A n oth er e ra ite m w a s th e o ld c ou n te r-t opr ad io . T h is to o w a s re se a rc he d o n lin e a n d
b u ilt u sin g s ty re ne , u ltr afin e w ire m e s h, a n d
K &Sm u s i c w ir e.
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I d on 't k no w if a ny th in g w a s o n th e w a lls in M a uric e's w o rk a re a, b ut Ith o ug ht a re a r q ua rte r- pa ne l w o uld b e a c oo l a d dit io n.
O ne o f th e fu n th in gs I h ave le arn ed a bo ut d io ra m as is th at e ve n t hes m a lle st a re a c an h o ld a lo t o f r ea lly c oo l re la te d g o od ie s. A n e n gin e
s ho p's s he lv es a n d c ou n te r to ps w ill b e lo ad e d w i th ite m s s uc h a s o il
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Pa rts b oxe s a re a ls o e as y ite m s to m a ke . I
m a de th e H o lle y C a rb a nd s pa rk plu g b oxe s
fr om s o lid E v er gr ee n a n d P la s tr uc t s ty re n e
c ut to s iz e. W ith pa in t a nd d ec als , t h ey a rere ad y fo r th e s he lf.
T h e s p ark plu g tra y is a pie ce o f E ve rg re en c ut
a nd d rille d o ut to h old th e R B M o tio n plu gs .
P ain t a nd a P etty lo go . a nd it 's d on e.
W h a t s ho p is c om p le te w ith ou t d uc t ta pe ?
U s in g a 1/2 5 s ca le ru le r, I c ut s ev era l pie ce s oE ve rg re en tu be , s cr ib ed a lin e, fo ld ed u p a
c o rn e r u s in g a N o . 11b la d e, s pr ay e d t he m w it hTe s t o r 's s i lv e r ;
In spire d b y a n a fte rm a rk et 1/2 5 s ca lec lipb oa rd , I a dd ed a P etty E n te rpris es H e m i
T e ch M a n ua l a nd H e m i c h ec klis t fo r th et oo lb o x a n d c o un te r.
W h ile m a ny o f th e in te rio r ite m s w e re d ry in g, I
tu rn ed b ac k t o th e b as e. T h e e xte rio r s id in g is
pa in ted fester's In te rm e d ia te B lu e ; th e d o ora nd tr im w o rk a re T e sto r's F la t W h ite . T h elo w er po rtio n o f th e b as e is pa in te d T a m iy a
L ig h t B lu e. T o f in is h u p o uts id e, I a dd ed a
Pe tty lo go to th e d oo r.
T h e b as e in te rio r flo or w a s pa in te d w ith
F lo q uil C o n cr et e. A g e, w e a r, a n d s ta in m a rk s
w ill b e d ry br us he d in la te r. T h e w a ll a ndin te rio r d o or w e re p ain te d T e st or 's B r ig h t
W h it e. T h e c o u n te rt op is p ain te d T e st or 's F la t
G u ll G ra y. A fte r I a dd ed th e c us to m w a ll decal
P et ty L o go , t he in te rio r w a s D u liC o te d .
T h e fin is h e d to o lbo x is re a d y to g o on t h e ba se . B e ca u se of th e de ta il fo u n d in Ro ss G ib so n 's " E n g in e sh op" 4 2 6 H em i,
th ou gh t it w ou ld b e t he pe rfe ct H em i fo r M a uric e to b e w o rk in g o n.
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R ig ht o ut o f th e pa ck ag e, th e R os s G ib so n
H e m i l oo ks re ally g oo d. I m a de a fe w
m o dific atio ns to th e h ea ds , r oc ke r a rm s , a nda d d e d p us h ro d s .
B e fo re m o u ntin g a ny th in g to th e b as e, I d r y-
fitte d m a ny o f th e la rg er ite m s a nd lo ok ed fo ra n y p ro b le m a re a s.
W h ile d ry -fitt in g th e m a jo r pa rts to th e b as e,
fo un d a n a re a th at n ee de d to b e f ille d. A ga in
u s in g t he s c ale r ule r, E v er gr ee n a n d P la s tr uc t,
I b uilt a m e ch an ic 's c art to pu t b y th e e ng in e
s ta n d a n d M a u ric e .
S ho p r ag s a re a no th er th in g y ou 'll fin d in a ny
s h op . T h e s e a r e m a d e f ro m b a ls a a ir pla n e
u ltra th in s ilk s pa n a nd a m ix o f w h ite g lu e a ndw a te r. A fte r d ry in g I d ry bru sh ed s om e d ull re d
a n d w e a th e re d w it h g ra y s.
I h ad pla nn ed o n th e P etty E n te rpr is es L og o
a nd q ua rte r-pa ne l fo r th e w a lls e arly , I fo un d
o th er ite m s to a dd a s I pro gre ss ed : firee x tin g u is h e r, i nt er c om spe a k e r, c a le n d a r, l ig h t
s w itc he s, po w er o utle ts , a nd o f c ou rs e, a
P et ty p as te r .
The m o st in tim id atin g pa rt o f th is pro je ct w a s
b u ild in g , m o d i fy in g , a n d p a in ti ng t h e Ma u r ic e
fig u re . A ft er c h ec kin g a n u m b er o f fig u re -p ain tin g s it es a n d s e e k in g a d vic e o n a fe w
m o d e lin g fo ru m s , I s ta rt ed w it h o n e o f F u jim i 's
m e c h an ic s s e t s a n d p ra c tic e d u s in g o ils ; it w a s
m u ch e as ie r a nd m o re fu n th an I h ad th ou gh t.
I'm s till h on in g m y s kills o n fig ure s, b ut I th in k M au r ic e c am e ou t o ka y. W ith a ll th e sh op go od ie s a dd ed a nd M au ric e a t th e H em i, t his o ne is
c om ple te . I h av e l ea rn ed a g re at d ea l o n th is pro je ct. D io ra m as c an b ere ally fu n b ig o r s m all, a nd w o rk in g w ith fig ure s is e as y a nd fu n.
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BUILDING THE LEGENDS I E ARNH AR D T M ONT E C AR LO
K itb a s h a D a_e E a rn a rd t
M o n t e Ca r l 1 0How to build Dale
Earnhardt's "first win"
car from 1979
by DAVE THIBODEAU
I
OVE TO BUILD NASCAR subjects, whether they are old or
new. It seems that there are no complete kits these days to
replicate some of the late-1970s cars that are considered tobe some of the last race cars that resembled their street
counterparts.There have been a few reissued car kits from that era, but
there are also alternatives, including kitbashing, that can
produce good results.
A R ev ell 1 97 7 M o n te C a rlo s na p k it isth e b as is fo r th is m o de l.
Let's create Dale Earnhardt's 1979 "first win" car (at Bristol
Motor Speedway) by kitbashing the newly reissued Revell
"Wheels of Fire" 1977 Monte Carlo Snap kit (for the body)and an older Revell T-Bird NASCAR kit for the chassis,
engine, suspension, wheels, and tires.A 1987 Monogram Monte Carlo Aerocoupe will also
donate some of its parts to the project.
F o rtu na te ly , th e R ev ell 1 97 7 M o n te C a rlo b od y w ill w o rk fo r th e 19 77
t hr ou g h 1 98 0 NASCARs e as o ns . T h e pr od u ct io n b o dy c h an g ed , b u t t he
b od y s ta ye d th e s am e in N AS C AR .T he R eve ll b od y h as a v in yl to p th atw ill n ee d to b e re m ove d, a lo ng w ith a ll th e tr im . I h ave m a rk ed w ha t
n ee ds to b e re m ov ed w ith a S ha rpie .
I u se d 3 20 -g rit s an dpa pe r w ra ppe d a ro un d a fo am b lo ck to s an d th e
ro of a nd re m ove a ll tr im . B e p atie nt; th is w ill ta ke a n e ve nin g o r tw o to
c o m ple te . W e t -s a nd in g is r ec o mm e n de d t o s pe e d u p t h e p ro c es s .B ec au se t he h oo d is m o ld ed s hu t, I c ut it o pe n w ith a h ob by k nife s o
th e e ng in e fro m th e d on or k it c an b e d is pla ye d.
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T h e f en de r w e lls n ee de d to b e o pe ne d a nd m o re ro un de d. I m a rk edth em w ith a S ha rpie fo r g uid an ce a nd re m ov ed th e n ec es sa ry pla stic
w ith a m o to r to ol.
W h e n t h e b o dy w o rk w a s s a tis fa c to ry , I a pp lie d D u pli- C olo r F ille r P rim e
d ire ctly fro m th e c an . T h e re ar s po ile r w a s t ake n fro m a 198 7
M o n o gr am M o n te C a rlo A e ro c ou pe NASCARk it . T h e m o d ifie d b o dyd e fin it ely lo o ks s tr ip pe d d o w n, c o m pa re d to t he o rig in a l!
A ny 198 3-19 90 M o n og ra m T h un de rb ird k it c an b e u se d a s a d on or. T he
T h un de rb ird k it h as th e c orre ct b an jo fro nt s te er c ha ss is . T h is w a s a
c omm o n c ha ss is u se d b y m a ny te am s d urin g th e la te 19 70 s. T o m a ke it
fit th e M o nte C a rlo b od y, I m o difie d th e g re en ho us e b ars u sin g .0 80 "
s ty re n e r od .
T h e c h as s is w a s p rim e d w it h D u pli- C olo r g ra y p rim e r, t he n p ain te d w i th
a n a ppro pria te b lu e fro m m y a uto m otiv e pa in t s ta sh . T h e b o d y w a s
p a in t ed w i th K o d a kY e ll ow a u tomo t iv e basecoat, T h e b o d y w ill b e ta pe dc ar efu lly a nd pa in te d w ith th e s am e b lu e a s th e c ha ss is .
T h e w h e elb as e o n th e M o nte C a rlo is r ou gh ly .10 0" lo ng er th an th e
T -B ird . I c ut th e c ha ss is w ith a ra zo r s aw a t th e fire wa ll a nd a dd ed. l aO" s qu are tu bin g to le ng th en th e c ha ss is .
:0T w o c oa ts o f Om ni t w o- pa rt u re th an e c le ar w e re a pplie d a fte r th e c olo
c oa ts w ere c om ple te . A fte r th e c le ar d rie d fo r a fe w d ay s, it w as
p ol is h e d smo o t h. B e s u re t o w e a r p ro pe r p ro te c t i v e e q u i p m e n t w h e n y o u
u se tw o -p a r i c le a r .
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T h e d e ca ls a re m a de b y P ow e rs lid e a nd h av e
m a ny o ptio ns to re plic ate a ny o f D a le
E a r nh a rd t 's l at e- 19 7 0s NASCARMo n t e C a r lo s .
T h ey re spo nd w e ll to M ic ro S ol a n d a re b rig hta n d o pa q ue o ve r t he y e llo w -a n d- blu e p ain t.
T he w he els a nd tire s fro m th e T -B ird k it w ill b e
u se d f or th e ro llin g s to ck. M o st o f t he o l.d er
M o n og ra m w h ee ls w e re c hro m e- o r s atin -
pla te d. A b ath in P ur ple S tu ff d eg re as er w ill
s tr ip th em c le an . A m o to r to ol is u se d t o s pin
th e ra ce s lic ks to sm oo th o ut th e m o ld s ea msa nd g iv e th em a re alis tic lo ok .
G o o d Y e ar d e ca ls fr om t he P ow e rs lid e s h ee t
w e re a pplie d w ith a g en ero us a m ou nt o f M ic ro
S ol t o m e lt th em to th e tire s id ew alls . T he n
th ey w e re g ive n a c oa t o f T e sto r's D u liC o te tos ea l th em in . T he le tte rin g w as b ru sh ed w ith a
T a m iy a w e a th erin g k it to to ne d ow n th e b rig htw h it e c o lo r.
T e sto r's A cry l F la t B la ck w a s d a b be d inva rio us a re as o f th e le tte rin g to g ive it ac h ip pe d -a n d- w or n lo o k. D o n o t o ve rd o it , o r
y ou w ill lo se th e e ffe ct.
O ld e r N ASCARt ea m s u s ed p ly w o od o n t hed riv er 's -s id e flo or to k ee p th e e xh au st h ea t
a wa y f ro m th eir fe et. A th in pie ce o f b als a w i ll
d o n ic ely . I w e ath ere d it w ith s om e D eta il It
b la c k liq u id fr om L o ng E n te rp ris e s.
B la ck e le ctr ic al ta pe is g re at to u se fo r o ld err oll b a r p ad d in g . C u t a pp ro xim a te ly a n in c h o f
th e ro ll a nd w ra p it o n. S e al th e en d w ith so m
supe r g . lu e .
T h e d a sh a n d s e at w e re d e ta il- pa in te d w it h v ar io u s b la c ks , s ilv er , a n d
re d a cry lic s. I u se d e le ctr ic al ta pe fo r s ea t b elts a nd s om e ph oto etc he db uc kle s fro m m y pa rts b ox.
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T h e c om p le te d in te rio r is c le an , w ith ju st th e rig ht a m o un t o f d eta il.
D e spite th e d on or k it b ein g a 19 BO s NA SC AR, t is a cc ura te fo r a la te -
19 70 s r a ce c ar. I c ut b la ck pla stic s he et in to s tr ips a nd a pplie d it to the
fro nt b ars a nd d a sh fo r th e w i nd sh ie ld b ra cin g.
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T h e fr on t a n d r ea r s u sp en s io n c o m po n en ts
w e re a c cu ra te ly p ain te d w it h v ar io u s a c ry lic s .
M o s t d iffe re n tia l " pu m pk in s " w e re p ain te d
w ith re d o xid e prim e r th en , a nd th ey s till a reto da y. A little d eta il-pa in tin g g oe s a lo ng w a y
o n t he s e p ar ts .
T h e e n g in e b ay w a s pre ppe d fo r th e e ng in e. A ll
t he s u sp en s io n c o m po n en ts h a ve b e en
i ns ta ll ed , a n d t h e f ir e w a ll i s d e ta il -p ai nt e d.
B e ca us e t he e ng in e b ay is s o la rg e, th e e ng in ec an b e in sta lle d w he n th e b od y is o n th e
c h as s is fo r g o od .
T h e c le ar pla stic in th e R eve ll M o n te C a rlo k it
is o ne pie ce , b e ca us e it is a s na p k it. A m o to r
to ol w ith a c uto ff w he el w as u se d t o s epa ra te
th e fro nt a nd re ar g la ss , w h ic h w ill b e in sta lle d
w i th T e st or 's W i nd o w M a k er c e m e nt .
I d is co ve re d th e w h ee ls m o un te d o n th e a xles tu b s g a ve t he c a r a le s s- th a n- de s ir ab le r id e
h eig ht. I c ut o ff e ac h s tu b a nd w ill g lu e th e
w he el b ac ks d ire ctly to th e fla t a re as w he re
th e s tu bs us ed to b e.
I u se d t he F ord k it e ng in e b lo ck , b ut a dd edh e a d s, v a lv e c o ve r s, d is t rib u to r , a n d i nt a ke
m a n ifo ld fro m th e 19 B7 M o no gra m M o n te
C a rlo A e ro c ou pe k it . T h e d is tr ib u to r is d rille d
to a cc ept P ro T e ch plu g w ire s.
T h e c o m ple te d e n gin e in s ta lle d e a sily in t hela rg e e n gin e b a y. T h is m a d e p os it io n in g it
m u ch e as ie r fo r c le ara nc e b elo w th e c ar.
W h e n th e e ng in e w a s in pla ce , I a t ta ch ed th e a ir c le an er, u ppe r ra dia to r
h os e, a nd ra dia to r fro m th e T -B ird k it. I u se d e m b os sin g m e ta l (a th in ,
fle xib le m e ta l pu rc ha se d fro m a c ra ft s to re ) to m a ke a ra dia to r s hr ou d.
P ro T e ch ph oto etc he d b olts to p it o ff.
T h e fro nt a nd re ar b um p ers a re re sin pie ce s fro m F re d's R es in
W o r ks h op . T h e fit is pe rfe c t. T h e y w e r e c le a ne d , p rim e d , a n d s pr ay e dw it h D u pli- C olo r c h ro m e e n am e l s pr ay .
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Add ing pa in t -de ta i l ing
a n d /o r b a s ic i g ni ti ond eta ilin g to y ou r la te -
1 96 0 s t o e a r lv -1 97 0 s
F u n nv C a r b u ild s w i ll a d d
v is u al r ea lis m w ith ou t ala rg e t im e in ve s tm e n t.
A d d re a lism to e a r lyFu n y C a r e n g in e sPaint-detailing and ignition wiring are easy to do, and set your model apart
ONE OF the hottest trends in the
automotive world is the renewed
popularity of drag machines fromthe formative years of Funny Cars.
With the recent introduction ofRevell's newly-tooled Hawaiian and Chi-
Town Hustler kits, plus reissues from
Revell, AMTlRound 2, and Polar Lights,
model builders are well-positioned to
participate in this latest trend.I built a number of Funny Cars early
in my modeling career, and I must
confess that one thing grew tiresome: the
tedious and repetitive process of fullywiring the engine and chassis.
Yet with the prominent visual role of
engines when the Funny Car bodies are
lifted, I just couldn't settle for a simple
by TIM BOYD
black-and-chrome, straight from-the-boxengine assembly in my most recent
projects.What to do, then?
One solution lies in a two-step process.First is full paint-detailing of the engine;
second is to go one step farther and add
basic ignition wiring.With these two steps, you gain 75
percent of the visual impact of a fullywired and detailed Funny Car engine,with perhaps 1/3 the investment of time.
Of course, if you are building a full-on
contest entry, or if you really enjoy thefull-detail engine/chassis detailing
process, then have at it, with my
compliments and respect.
But if you are building for yourself or
your local club meets, or maybe opening
the box of your first Funny Car model,
you might want to try the techniquesshown here.
We'll cover the basics of paint-detailing funny car engines first. Thenwe'll go to the next level and show the
steps to add ignition wiring to a 426Hemi engine. Finally, we'll show
photography of several of the mostpopular funny car engines from the first
generation of those drag machines, built
using one or both of the above
techniques.It all begins with a trip to your local
hobby store, and finishes with a sharp
model for your display case.
Let's get started!
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PAINTING
A ra ng e o f T e sto r's M e la liz er a ero so l pa in ts is e ss en tia l to a ny F u nn yC a r e n g in e d e ta ilin g e ffo rt . S ta rt w it h A lu m in u m , M a g n es iu m , a n d C le a r
S e a le r . I f p o ss ib le , a d d S t ai nle s s S t ee l, G u nme t al, a n d T i ta n ium .
t es te r's D u liC o te a n d s e m ig lo s s c le a rs a re e s se n tia l t oo .
I k ee p a c ou ple o f b ottle s o f c us to m -m ix ed b ru sh pa in t fo r e ng in ed e ta ilin g . O n e r e plic a te s t ar nis h ed m a g n es iu m , a n d is a m i x o f T e st or 's
C o pp er , G old , S te e l, a n d F la t B .la c kb o tt le p ain ts . T h e o th e r is a d a rk er
g un m eta l c olo r: a m ix o f T e sto r's S te el a nd F la t B la ck b ottle pa in ts . I
pa in t th e a ctu al c olo r o n th e to ps o f th e lid s, s o I c an e as ily fin d th es eb ottle s o n m y m o d elin g d es k.
M o st o f th es e e ng in es w e re pa in te d b la ck (g lo ss o r s em ig lo ss ), o r le ft
in a s-c as t m e ta l. In s om e c as es , F u n ny C a r e ng in e b lo ck s s till w o re
th eir a ss em b ly -lin e pa in t, s uc h a s w ith th e F o rd E n gin e B lu e a pplie d to
th e B os s 4 29 e ng in e b lo ck o n th e le ft.
F o r t h e se 6 -7 1 s u pe rc h ar ge r c a se s , I a pp lie d T e s to r's S e m ig lo s s t o t he
pla te d b .lo w er as se m b ly o n th e le ft (m a ke s it lo ok lik e po lis he d
a lu m in u m ). T h e b lo w e r o n t he r ig h t w e a rs T e s to r's A lu m in u m M e t aliz er ,fo llo w e d b y T e s to r's D u llC o te . M a g n es iu m - co lo re d p ain t is a pp lie d t o
t h e in je c to r s.
U n lik e m u sc le c ar e ng in es , w h ere th e in ta ke m a n ifo ld s a nd o il pa ns
w ere pa in te d th e s am e c olo r a s t he e ng in e b lo ck , th es e F un ny C a r
c om po ne nts o fte n w o re va rie d fin is he s. O il pa ns (le ft) c an b e pa in te d im e ta l s ha de s o r in a no diz ed g old (g old b as e c oa t, fo llo w ed b y T a m iy a
C le a r Y e llo w a n d T e st or 's D u llC o te o r T a m iy a F la t C le a r) . B lo w e r in ta k e
m a n ifo ld s ( rig h t) c a n b e a lu m in u m o r m a g n es iu m lik e c o lo rs .
S o m e s u pe rc h ar ge r b lo w e r c a se s a n d e n d p la te s w o re a d is tin c tiv e
g o ld /b ro n ze c o lo r. I'v e r ep lic a te d t ha t c o lo r, a n d a d de d a T e s to r's
D u llc ote to p c oa t. D u liC o te w a s a ls o a pplie d to th e b lo w er pu lle y; th ein je cto r u nit is T e sto r's M a g ne siu m w ith D u liC o te o n to p.
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M o s t b lo w er b e lts a nd pu lle ys in F u nn y C a r k its a re c hro m e -pla te d ,
w h ic h is n o t a cc u ra te . te s te r's F la t B la c k pr ov id es a n a cc ura te fin is h
fo r th e b elt; va rio us pa in t s ha de s o f m e ta l s ho uld b e u se d o n t he
pu lle ys . W o rk c are fu lly w ith a pa in t b ru s h, a nd a dd to u ch -u ps a s
n e ce s s ar y b e fo re f in a l a s se m b ly .
H e re a re th e c om p on en ts o f J oH a n's 19 72 M u s ta n g F u nn y C a r k it,pa in te d a nd re ad y fo r a ss e m bly . T h er e's n o t m u c h le ft o f th e k it 's
o rig in a l v ac uu m c hr om e pla tin g ; it 's ju st n o t a n a cc ur ate fin is h fo r
e ar ly F u nn y C a r e n g in e s. N o te th e o il f ilte r, pa in te d b rig h t o ra n ge ;b rig h t y e llo w a n d w h it e w e re a ls o t yp ic a l.
F u nn y C a r v alv e c o ve rs v ary fro m p la te d c h ro m e ( ty pic ally fo u nd o nC h ry sle r 4 26 H e m is ) t o th e fla t, fo un dry b la ck fin is h o fte n s ee n o n
F o rd 's 4 2 7 SOHCa n d B o s s 4 2 9 e n gin e s . R ib b ed v alv e c o ve rs , s u ch a s
th e C h evy 4 2 7 u nits a t le ft, c an re ce ive a c oa t o f th in ne d g lo ss o r
s em ig lo ss b la ck b o ttle p ain t a pplie d to th e r ib be d a re as , t h en w ipe d o f
w ith a s oft c lo th .
T h es e c om p le te d e n gin es a re a F o rd B o ss 4 2 9 fr om th e J oH a n 19 72M u sta ng F un ny C a r k it ( le ft ) a nd a C h evy 4 2 7 "R at" e ng in e f ro m th e
M o d el K in g /A M T C a m a ra F u nn y H u g ge r II k it. T h e v ar ie d s ha d es o f pa in
y ie ld a n a c cu ra te c o m ple te d a pp ea ra n ce . T h e re 's n o s in g le " co rr ec t"c olo r fo r a ny o f th es e pa rts , s o d on 't b e a fra id to e xpe rim e nt a b it a nd
s atis fy y ou r e ye .
BASIC IGNITION WIRING
•o r th is o pe ra tio n, w e 're g oin g to s ho w h ow to a dd ig nit io n w ire s to a
C h ry sle r 4 2 6 H e m i. N o t o nly d oe s th is e ng in e a llo w u s t o c le a rly
d em o ns tra te th e b as ic s te ps in vo lve d, it w a s a ls o b y f ar th e m o stpo pu la r e n gin e fo r po w e rin g F u nn y C a rs . It 's fro m a ra re A M T N itr o
C h ar ge r k it. is su e d o n ce in 19 73 , b ut a ll 4 26 H e m i F u n ny C a r e ng in e s
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A tr ip to th e lo ca l h ob by s to re w ill y ie ld s pa rk plu g w ir in g. B la ck plu g
w ir in g w a s u s ed in a lm o st a ll e ar ly F un ny C a rs . C ut th e w ir in g in e ig ht
pie ce s, s o m e lo ng er th an th e o th ers . A t th e s am e tim e , d rill a s in glela rg e h ole in th e c en te r o f th e d is tr ib uto r (s ho w n a t th e e nd o f th e d ril
b it); in th is c as e, a # 44 d rill w a s t he pe rfe ct s iz e.
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G ro up a ll e ig ht w ire s to ge th er a t o ne e nd ,
a pply a d ollo p o f T e sto r's tu be g lu e, a nd in se rt
th e w ire s pa rtia lly in to th e s in gle h ole . If y ou
w a nt to d rill in divid ua l h ole s fo r e ac h w ir e, g o
fo r it, b ut th e te ch niq ue s ho wn h ere w o rks
w e ll a n d is m u c h le s s c o m plic a te d .
Yo u c an m a ke s ure th e w ir in g is c orre ct to th e
fir in g o rd er o f a 4 26 H em i, b ut th e te ch niq ue
s ho w n h ere w ill pro vid e m o s t o f th at
a ppe ara nc e w ith le ss e ffo rt. A fte r th e g lu eh as d rie d fro m th e pre vio us s te p (g ive it 2 4
h ou rs if y ou c an ), s pre ad th e ig nitio n w ire s
o utw a rd fro m th e c en te r.
s ta rtin g w ith o ne o f t he lo ng w ire s, b en d i t tot he r ig h t ( to w a rd t he d riv er 's -s id e v alv e c o ve r)
W o r k y o u r w a y a ro u nd c lo c kw is e , b e nd in g t he
n ext w ire to th e le ft, th e n ext o ne to th e rig ht,e tc . T h is w ill y ie ld t he c o m ple te d a pp ea ra n ce
s h ow n h e re , w i th v ar io u s s pa rk p lu g le a ds
c ro s sin g o ve r e a ch o th e r in a n a pp ea ra n ce t ha ta pp ro xim a t es a c o rr ec t fir in g o rd e r.
H e re is the pro to ty pic al 4 26 H e m i r oc ke r-a rm c ov er . A t fa r le ft is th em o ld ed s pa rk plu g tu be . S ec on d f ro m le ft, I'v e s cra pe d th e pla tin g a w ay
a nd d rille d a h ole , u sin g a U 73 b it. T hird fro m le ft, I've in se rte d th e
s pa rk plu g w ire , a nd o n th e fa r r ig ht, a dd ed th e b oo t c ove r w ith fla t
b la c k p a in t .
C o m ple te th e o th er s id e o f th e e ng in e, a n d a t th is po in t th e ig nit io n
w ir in g is c o m ple te a n d t h e e n gin e is r ea d y f o r fin a l a s se m b ly . A s im i la r
t ec h niq u e is e m plo y ed fo r E a rly C h ry s le r H e m is , a nd F o rd SOHC4 2 7 a n dB o ss 4 2 9 e ng in es . T he c orre ct lo ca tio n fo r th e s pa rk plu gs o n th e C h evy
R at is o n th e c ylin de r h ea d, t o th e rig ht o f e ac h e xh au st h ea de r o u tle t.
•fte r s ec urin g th e w ire d d is tr ib uto r to th e e ng in e b lo ck a nd le tt in g it
d ry , b eg in to ro ute th e w ire s to th e ro ck er c ove r h ole s y ou d rille d
e a rlie r. W o r k c a re fu lly , a n d a rr an g e t he w i re s in a " dr ap ed " a ppe a ra n ce
r ep lic a tin g t he e ffe c ts o f g ra vit y o n 1 :1s c ale c o un te rp ar ts . C u t t he
w ire s s ho rte r if n ee de d to a ffe ct a c orre ct a ppe ara nc e fo r e ac h s pa rk
p lu g l ea d .
I' ve a ppl ie d t h e p a in t -d e ta il in g t e ch n iq u e s s h ow n e a r lie r , a n d t h e i gn it io n
w ir in g s te ps . t o t he 4 2 6 H em i e n g in e s in R e ve ll's n e w ly -t oo le d C h i- To w n
H u s tle r ( le ft ) a n d H a w a iia n ( rig h t) k it s. T h e n e x t s te p w o u ld b e t o a d d f u l
fu el a nd o il w ir in g, b ut e ve n w ith th e s te ps s ho w n h e re , y o u 'v e a dd ed
c o ns id e ra b le r ea lis m t o y o ur e a rly F u n ny C a r m o d e l p r oje c ts .
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I'' l ' t ' I , 1 ' ) , ; , - W 1.
S o u th e r n N a t io n a lsSmyrna, Georgia •November 12, 2011 • by JIM HAUGHT
" I lo ve C o rv ette ra ce c ars , a nd th is
is m y fa vo rite ," s ay s J ay S a va re se
a b ou t h is R e ve ll 2 0 10 C 6 ·R G T 2 . "T h eb od y is a c om b in atio n o f th e s tre et Z R1
a nd th e 2 00 5 C 6 -R ," n ote s J ay .
T ed te ar 's "Pre dic ta ra y" T -B ird is b as ed o n a M o no gra m k it. It h as a
19 63 C o rv ette r oo f a nd a P PG K an dy A pple R e d fin is h. " I fin ally g ot th is
th in g d on e," s ay s T e d.
B o b D o w n ie 's F la s hb a ck II c o m b in e s AM T C h a lle n ge r a n d C am a ro k it sw it h a R e ve ll 2 0 10 M u s ta n g. It's fin is h ed in T e s to r's N a ss a u B l ue p ain t,
a nd w ill b e t he s ub je ct o f a n u pc om in g fe atu re in S c a le A u to .
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"I s aw a T h un de rb ir d pa in te d in a s im ila r w a y," s ay s B ria n N ic es w an ge
a bo ut h is m o tiv atio n to b uild th is A M T 1 96 7 C h e vy Im p ala . It h as
P e g as u sw h e e l s a n d p h ot o et ch e d w i pe r s.
"A fu n, c le an k it to b uild ," s ay s H e nry T re nt a bo ut H a se ga w a's F e rra ri2 50 T R . H e a d de d s ea t b elts a nd u se d T a m iy a p ain t to fin is h th e
3 0-h ou r pro je ct. "B ob D ow nie s aid it w as a g re at k it," n ote s H en ry .
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"I w o rk fo r th e G e org ia D e pa rtm e nt o f T ra ns po rta tio n," s ay s C h arlie
W illia m s, w ho b uilt th is d um p tru ck a nd s no w plo w fro m a n A M T k it. T he
d ec als w e re m a de o n a c om pu te r.
Th i s M ia m i V ic e D a yto na S pid er h as a 19 63 C o rve tte e ng in e a nd
t aillig h ts . R o be rt S ie n ko fin is h ed t he M o n o gr am k it w it h W a l- m ar t
sp ra y - c a n pa i n t.
"T h is is th e firs t m o d el I d eta ile d e xte ns iv ely ," s ay s J oe S ca vo tto
a b ou t AM T 's 1 /1 6 s c a le S h elb y C o b ra . T h e o n e- ye a r b u ild u p h a s a
te ste r's M o d el M a s te r fin is h, a nd is w ire d a nd plu m be d.
T h o m as M a t his e n's M a z da S 7 87 B h a s C o rv et te s e at s, a n u ph o ls te re d
in te rio r, a n d M u s ta n g t aillig h ts . T h e d o o r p an e ls a re s c ra tc h bu H t, a n dth e w h ee ls a nd tire s a re pa rts -b ox ite m s.
"I lik ed b uild in g a d eta ile d k it w ith re al w ire s po ke d w h ee ls ," s ay sM i ch a el C r es pi a b ou t h is G u nz e S a ng y o 1 9 62 H o n da RC 110 .T h e f in is h is
T e s to r 's e n ame l.
W a y ne S te ve ns ' 19 51C h ev y h as a J im m y F lin ts to ne re sin b od y a nds e ve ra l k it ba s he d it em s . It h a s a 1 97 7 C o r ve tt e in te rio r, 1 95 3 C h e vy
g rille . a n d p ar ts -b o x w h e els .
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S o u th e rn N a t io n a ls
C la y K em p 's S am s o nm o s n te r t ru c k
c omb i n es AMT , l in d b e rg , a n d s c ra t c hb u il t
p ar ts . T h e c h a ss is is s c ra tc h bu ilt , t hein te rio r is fu lly d e ta ile d, a n d
th e tire s a re w e ath e re d .
P a ul W e s t's It ale ri F r eig h tlin e r h a s a c u t- do w n t ra m e , p ho to e tc h edb ad g in g, a n d " a lo t o f B a re -M e ta l fo il," h e s ay s. T h e fin is h is T a m iy a
sp ra y - c a n pa in t .
M a rk B o x b u ilt a 19 50 s-v in ta ge M o d el A d irt- tr ac ke r b y c om b in in gpa rts fr om s ev era l k its . H e c u t d ir t tre a ds in to v in a tg e AM T p ie -c ru s t
F ir es to n e s lic k s, a n d u s ed T am iy a p a in t.
M ik e D o w d's V i pe r A C R w as b uilt b o x-s to ck fro m a R e ve ll k i t, w ith S c aleM o to rs po rt c a rb o n-fib e r d e ca ls a to p a n M CW fin is h. " I h a dn 't b uilt o ne
in s ev era l y e ars :' s ay s M ik e.
"O n e o f the m o st fu n k its I b uilt a s a k id ," s ay s R an do l Fe ss le r a bo uth is A M T A la K art. It 's "pa in te d a s a c us to m , n ot A la K ar t s ty le ," h e
s a ys , a n d t he fin is h is T e s te r's s pr av -c a n e n a m e l.
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" I pa in te d it th re e d iffe re nt t im e s," s ay s J o hn G um a bo ut th e fin is h o n
h is A M T 1 9 7 0 ' 1 2 C a m aro Z -2 8 . H e u se d a fte rm a rk et d e ca ls , a n d b uilt th e
m o d el fo r a fr ie n d.
"It w as in spire d b y a ph oto I fo un d," s ay s T o m M o oty a bo ut b uild in g
th is M o e biu s H u ds on H o rn e t. H e r e m ov ed th e re a r s et. s cra tc hb uilt th e
e xh a us t, a n d u se d a fte rm a rk et d e ca ls .
"T h is w a s 19 55 w o rld c ha m pio n J ua n F a ng io 's c ar," s ay s B ill R ic hte r
a bo u t h is 195 5 M e rc ed e s W -196 . H e u se d a P ro ta r b od y a n d a R ev ell
e n g in e a n d c h as s is , w it h T am iy a p ain t.
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Revell 962 DodgeLancer GClassic Kits will be a recurringfeature.
We'll look at some of the best-known. and
some of the least-known-yet-significant
model car kits, starting with calendar year
1958 (the advent of modern 1125scale
model cars with one-piece bodies).
We'll show the box art, and insome
cases,photos of completed models. Key
information for the collector, including the
kit number and the current price for amint, unbuilt kit, willalso bepresented
The GT was the top-of-the-line
version, featuring the then-new industry
trend of individual front bucket seats.
The Lancer was replaced at the next
model year with a reskinned versionrenamed the Dodge Dart - ODeof the
most successful Dodge cars.Revell's Lancer GT kit was part of a
series featuring the 1962 Chrysler lineup:
a Plymouth Valiant four-door sedan andFury two-door hardtop; a Dodge 440
four door hardtop; a Chrysler Newportconvertible; and an Imperial Crown
four-door hardtop. Box art featured
imagery taken straight from Chrysler'scar catalogs.
Each kit had a rudimentary
functioning Chrysler Torsion-Aire front
suspension, designed to offer a stock
dropped-front ride heights. Optionalparts included louvers, side pipes,
spotlights, and custom wheel covers.
Also included were a multipieceengine assembly, full interior, and a one-
piece chassis casting, Although not
Revell 1962 Dodge Lancer GT
Kit No, H-1253:149
Introduced: Late 1961
Reissued: Late 1962( a s H - 12 6 3 ;1 98 )
Present value: $115(mint/unbuilt)
advertised as such, the Lancer GT kit
included optional engine accessories to
duplicate the rare Hyper-Pak over-the-counter engine upgrade.Revell's first (and last, until they
joined with Monogram during the late
1980s) annual kit series was not a
commercial success, Each mode.1was
reissued only once, in late 1962, in atinted clear metalflake styrene (the
Dodge 440 body only was included in
Revell's Revellion pseudo-Funny Car kit
released five years later),
Rumors persist that Revell still hasmost of the tooling that would be
required to reintroduce this kit series.
When Jim Haught recently suggested
the idea for this feature, I pondered
which kit would be appropriate to kickoff this series. I quickly listed more than
20 contenders, but in the end, I decidedto feature the first model car kit that I
recall assembling.
The Dodge Lancer was introduced in1961 as what we now call a "badge
engineered" spinoff of the 1960Chrysler
Valiant. It continued for 1962 with a new
grille and taillamps, powered by a 170 or
225-cubic-inch Slant Six.
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REVIEWS
M onogram 1932 Fo rd 3 -window coupe
• , FIFTEENYEARSafter the debut of itslandmark 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
street rod, Revell has reissued the kit aspart of its "Monogram Classic Cruiser"
line of budget-priced kits.
The plastic parts in this new issue areunchanged from previous ones. The only
revisions are to the decals, instructions,
and box art. In addition to two graphics
schemes - white scallops and orange-
and-yellow f1ames- the new decal sheetindudes gauge faces in black and white;
white Von Dutch-style pinstripes for the
trunk lid and grille shell; small Maltesecrosses in black and white; and white
whitewalls for the tires.I tried to consider whether the kit is
suitable for less-experienced modelers-
the target market for the Classic Cruiser
series. The answer: A qualified yes.
Assembly is fairly straightforward,and any hobbyist with a couple of kits
under their belt should be able to get the
model together. However, there are some
tricky steps that take this kit out of the
realm of being a good candidate foranyone's first glue kit.
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Installing the well-done small-block
Ford engine in the frame is one suchstep. The engine won't fit with the "K"member (which supports the
transmission) in place - the builder mustglue the engine to its mounts, and flip
the chassis over and attach the "K"
member before the glue sets. The use of
a slow-setting super glue and accelerator
helped a lot here.The sample kit had heavy mold-
parting lines on the body, mainly on the
aft sides of the rear roof pillars. The two
small portions of those that went over araised body character line between the
roof and tulip panel were particularly
difficult to remove.
I built my Deuce as a full-fendered
rod. I painted the fenders separately
from the frame, to make it easier tomask and spray the running boards with
Tamiya TS-29 Semi-Gloss Black.
The lower splash panel is also difficult
to install after painting, because of tight
clearance. Less-experienced modelersmight find it easier to glue these parts to
the frame and paint it as a unit.
1932 Ford 3-window coupe
Revell No. 85-0887
Model Type: Injection-molded
styrene
Molded Colors: White, clear
Scale: 1/25
MSRP: $16.95Pros: New decal sheet; separate
fenders for "highboy" version .Cons: Mold-parting l ines on body;
some tricky assembly steps/small
parts may frustrate beginners
I detailed the kit's five-spoke Torq
Thrust mag wheels by brush-paintingthe centers with Tester's Flat Gray
enamel and picking out the lug nutswith a fine-point silver Sharpie marker.
I wanted to use the whitewall decals
on the tires, but I could not get them to
lay flat, even with copious amounts of
setting solution. I painted whitewalls onthe tires instead, using a circle template
and Model Master White Lacquer
Primer. I chose Tester's One Coat
Lacquer Mystic Emerald as the main
color for my model.I'm quite happy with the way my
3-window turned out, and would
recommend it to anyone who likes street
rods. Experienced mode.lers can have afield day kitbashing with Revell's other
1932 Ford and accessorizing with the
vast array of aftermarket parts availablefor it. - Ken Hart
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A o s h im a L o n d o n B l a c k C a b
.: THE "BLACK CAB" is a true icon the
UK; the basic design has not changed in
7 0 years! This model represents a 1948-
1959Austin FX4.Assembly of the classic Austin cab
begins with the one-piece chassis. This
kit was motorized at one time, as there isa box for a AA battery, and a hole for
an on/off switch. The front spindles
have great engraved detail on the backsides, and there are drum brakes.
Because of the model's motorizednature, the interior does disappoint, but
it can be built to 10Dk good. The interior
f100r has the driver's seat, rear benchseat and parking brake molded
integrally. Painting the seats in a
contrasting color to the f100r reallyhelps bring the interior to life.
The dashboard is well done, and threegauge decals are included. Installation
of the steering column and wheel,
shifter, two-piece front seat back, and
chrome-plated rearview mirror finishes
the interior.The body is well done, and is molded
as one piece. Side marker lights need to
be covered with foil, then painted clear
orange; window trim, door handles, and
rear body emblems need to be chrome
foiled.
The windows install from the insideof the body, and I found the one-piece
side windows tricky to set in place.
The only engine detail present is of
the cam cover, intake system, and
exhaust manifold, which are molded to'a bucket designed to represent the
engine bay. Molded details such as
wires, batteries, and plumbing are also
present. The only separate parts of the
engine bay are three fluid bottle caps,the radiator, a two-piece overflow tank,
and a retractable hood support.
I found the hood hinges too finicky to
use. The hinges are to be trapped by theinterior bucket and the engine bay
bucket. Unfortunately, the tolerances
are too dose for the hood to open and
close freely, so I left off the separate
hinges. The retractable hood supportdoesn't work too well.
The wheel fronts install via a metal
pin from the outside, which is secured in
place by the spindles. The rears installvia a solid metal axle. A small chrome-
L on do n B la ck C a b
Aoshima No. 000724M o d e l T y pe : Injection-molded
styrene
M o l d ed C o lo r s: Black, gray, clear
Sc a l e : 1/24
M S R P : $49.99
P r o s : Classic design
C o n s : Original kit design for
motor/lights detracts from this
version; finicky hood hinges
plated dog-dish hubcap is included foreach wheel, and these parts trap the
metal pins in the front wheels.
The tires are too new for a 1950 s taxi.
They are Bridgestone dueler tires, whichlook to be suitable for a modern-day
pickup truck.
Final assembly is a breeze. The TAXIroof sign, windshield wipers, fender-
mounted mirrors, grille, turn signals,bumper and license plate are separate
parts for the front half of the taxi. The
headlights are two-piece units for eachside, and they also help reveal the
model's past; apparently the kit oncehad working lights. The chrome
headlight buckets have deep holes
molded in for small light bulbs. Whenthe model is completed, the holes create
a strange "google-eye" effect.
This is a refreshing change of pace.
The final result is excellent, and I
recommend this model kit to anyinewho's looking for something different.
- Matthew Melchiori
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A osh im a H on da Z SO JIII G o rilla
.1 THIS KIT is molded in orange and
black plastic. There is a tree of chrome-
plated parts, as well as rubber tires andsome vinyl tubing.
Parts quality is good. Mold lines are
minimal, and there was no flash on myexample. There were sink marks on the
cover for the left side of the bike.The chrome was shiny, but the
coverage was uneven on the "back" side
of the tree. Orange plastic can be seen
through the plating in some spots.
The engine is made up of five pieces.Three of these are chromed, and should
not be. The rear suspension is mostlymolded together, with the coil-over
shocks being separate parts. Careful
detail-painting of the chain andsprocket is needed to bring it to life.
The multipiece front suspension waseasy to build, yet took a lot of patience
to get right.
The front and rear luggage racks arenice, but their assembly was tricky.
Honda ZSOJIII Gorilla
Aoshima No. 046788Model TYpe: Injection-molded
styrene
Molded Colors: Orange, black
Scale: 1/12
MSRP: $16.95
Pros: Minimal mold lines
Cons: Uneven chrome plating;
tubing did not fit properly
Idecided to mimic the box-art photo,so Ipainted my bike in Testor's Hemi
Orange lacquer. A coat of clear followed
to give the decals a nice surface toadhere to.
The tubing is included to represent
various wires and cables. Its insidediameter was too small, so Ieft it off.
The kit builds up well, and looksgood on the shelf - Mark Melchiori
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H as egawa N is sa n F airla dy 2 40 ZG po lice ca r
.: THE NISSAN (or Datsun, when it was
introduced) 240Z revolutionized the
sports-car market during the early
1970s. It looked great, was affordable,and was highly competitive on the track.
Hasegawa has released its thirdversion of Nissan's venerable Z car as
the police version given to Kanagawa
Highway Patrol. It is a curbside kit
consisting of 109 pieces.It's basically their stock ZG kit with
an extra pair of parts trees and different
decals for the patrol car. A beautiful set
of metal transfers is also included for all
the emblems and mirror faces.Assembly starts with the interior.
The interior floor is the top side of the
chassis pan, and has quite a few ejector-pin marks. Most will get covered, but a
few in the footwells will be visible.The side panels are separate pieces
and have decent relief detail andseparate arm rests. Other parts include
foot pedals, center console, shift lever,
hand brake lever, and seats.The dash is the only area that
differentiates the police version from
stock, with the glove-compartment lid
being replaced by an in-dash radar unit
and what appears to be a small radiohandset. Decals are provided for the
instruments, radar unit, and horn
button. They are thin, so use caution.
The underside of the chassis has good
detail, and only the lower bits of theengine need to be picked out with semi-
gloss black paint. Individual parts
handle all other chassis details.The independent rear suspension is
well reproduced by six components withseparate springs/struts; drum brakes,
lower control arms and differential/drive
shaft/half-shafts. Molded detail is crisp
on all parts, and the fit is good.
The front suspension is built up fromseven components, and features
poseable steering. The mounting holes
at the top of the front wheel wells for
the struts seems a little too big, so thesteering is a little sloppy.A separate transmission and cross
member connect the engine to the rest
of the drive train. Two more pieces are
used for the main parts of the exhaust
and a chrome-plated tip to finish it off.Last is the engine skid plate to complete
the underside detail.
Most of the body shell is molded inone piece, with the nose being separate
to allow for the different standard andG versions. Molding is clean, and
Hasegawa appears to have captured the
Nissan F'airlady 240ZG
Hasegawa No. 20250Model TYpe: Injection-molded
styrene
Molded Colors: White, black, clear
Scale: 1/24
MSRP: $49.99
Pros: Good chassis detail; good
metal transfers; enjoyable build
Cons: Steering a bit sloppy; wheel
flares unnecessary with skinny
stock tires
lines of the 240Z perfectly. Panel lines
are crisp, and only minor cleanup isnecessary. Fit of the nose is good, but I
had to drill out the bumper mounting
holes slightly. The windshield and sidewindows are molded in one piece and
have good clarity.
Aside from the different nose
treatment, the G version also hadtack-on wheel flares. The kit parts fit
well, but look a little unnecessary with
the skinny stock tires.
Taillights and side markers/turn
signals are clear, so they will need to bepainted with your favorite red and
orange tints. The police lights will alsoneed the same treatment.The metal transfer emblems worked
perfectly and look spectacular. Thereare decals for backup just in case.
The police markings are minimal andwent on without issue, although they do
have a slightly dull finish. I deviated
from the instructed paint scheme slightlyto make masking easier.
I'm pleased with the results. I enjoyed
the build every step of the way, and it
will certainly be a unique item in my
collection. - Mike Klessig
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Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster
Revell No. 85-1966
Model Type: Injection-molded
styrene
Molded Colors: White, clear
Scale: 1/24
MSRP: $15.95Pros: Nicely proportioned body;
crisp wheel detai l
Cons: Parts of body warped;
heavy flash; final assembly issues;
brittle glass
Re ve ll 19 95 L am bo rgh in i D iab lo V T R oads te r
• REVELL'S RERELEASE of the 1995
Lamborghini Diablo VT is basically the
same kit as before, with retroMonogram-style box art. The kit shows
its age in more than a few places.The parts are molded in white and
clear. The glass is bagged separately, toavoid scratching. The rear taillamps are
molded clear; it would have been nice to
see them molded in clear red and amber.
The body is molded crisply, with deeppanel lines, The proportions are also
nicely done. There are a few mold seams
on the nose and rear end that will need a
bit of extra attention.
The rear engine cover on the reviewkit was warped severely. I heated the
part to bring it back into shape, but
ultimately decided to glue it down for abetter curbside look to the build.
The engine assembly looks great whenbuilt up, but the chrome plating needs to
be stripped off prior to assembly!
painting. The engine is supposed to be
aluminum on these cars, and the chromelooks toylike. Check references when
you're painting, for accuracy.The interior is also nicely molded,
with a decent amount of detail. Most ofit will not be seen after final assembly
takes place, however. There are decals
for the instrument cluster and centerstack controls that add a nice touch.
The front and rear suspensions go
together pretty well, and look decent.
Take extra care on step 2, part 13: the
instructions have the part being glued tothe wrong pins on the chassis. You'll
need to move the part to the two pins
directly behind the ones shown in the
illustration.Final assembly is where extra care
and time will be needed. The rear clip
that surrounds the engine is especially
difficult to install. Make sure the rear
shocks go down in between the upper
control arms, or the rear of the bodywill not fit flush over the chassis.
Take care when installing the glass
assembly: the fit is extremely tight. I
cracked the right quarter glass pressing
the unit into final position!
The overall look of the completedmodel is decent. The ride height is a
little high, but passable. Simple, small
adjustments can easily be made here if
one so desires.
I recommend this kit for experiencedmodelers who can think outside the boxa little bit to achieve a more-realistic
look. - Jay Savarese
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F IN IS H L I N E B Y JE NNY M AASK E
Derrick Six built this 1960Ford Starliner from an
AMT Trophy Series kit. He
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Gold Bare-Metal foil was used
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