Revell 34 Ford Coupe snapper update

[lo51merc]

I originally bought this kit to cut the roof off and to convert the AMT 34 5 window to a three window. The more I looked at this kit, the more I liked it. I put it together as a full fendered and without fenders. I liked it better as a fenderless highboy. I took these two pictures yesterday morning but have done a little more on it since then. I cut the rear splash apron from the body and the gas tank from the frame. Since then, I've removed the molded on shocks and the rest of the tailpipes from the rear of the rear axle. I found a perfect pair of rear shocks in the AMT 59 Elky kit, and drilled the rear backing plates and mounted them. I've also dropped the front axle about 2 scale inches just to try and lower the nose a little bit more. I still need to make up the rest of the tailpipes. Gary

[lo51merc]

I used the flash to take these pictures, maybe I shouldn't have as the whites came out too bright. I got the tailpipes made, and I painted the mag wheel spokes flat gray. The 1:1 ET-II's in my shed are this same gray from the factory. I also added a dot of candy blue to the wheel caps. I also made 4 "brake drums" that are just flat pieces of sheet styrene painted "steel", that I'll glue into the back of each wheel. The perspective is off in these pictures. The rear end doesn't look so high in hand. That's it for now! Gary

[moparmarc68]

Will be interesting to see what else you do to this one as you go. My daughter built this kit last year and liked it better with the fenders LOL. drasticplastics.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fudge packer for hershey's&thread=1065&page=1

[baddgass]

Is this the stap kit? Nice mods.

[olskoolrodder]

Looking great,especially for a snapper! This was my son's first (and last,sadly...) build-of course at 6 (at the time,he's 8 now),his is box-stock,but it's proudly displayed in the case next to my Rods =)