This beastie has plagued me for 10 years or more. I really want to finish it! Although I think I am going to present it as a "barn find", that coat of dust on the wings is not a weathering effect!
This is the Italeri/Testors 1/24 scale "Al Jolson" car. It has some good points (they faithfully molded all 16 spark plugs) and bad points. There is lots of piping alongside the engine that is molded onto the block in a very unrealistic way (more resembling book shelves rather than pipes). I ground those off and put on aluminum pipes and p/e flanges.
The twin air filters on the firewall lacked intake vents which I added, along with the corrugated flexible pipes to the carbs. The wood floor boards were made by printing pictures of wood grain on regular paper. I added "wood" to the dash board as well (along with knobs and p/e ignition keys). I had a minor disaster when I lost the rather large floor piece (still haven't found it) so I made a new one. Flocked the carpets, made some pedals, and wore out the driver's seat, adding springs.
I got stalled when I realized there were no radiator hoses and I knew I was burnt out. I also want to scratch build the roof in a folded down position; the kit only supplies the top up. Also, I've discovered that the twin coils are stored in a cavity atop the radiator! And then I want to add a half dozen whiskey jugs and.....
This is the Italeri/Testors 1/24 scale "Al Jolson" car. It has some good points (they faithfully molded all 16 spark plugs) and bad points. There is lots of piping alongside the engine that is molded onto the block in a very unrealistic way (more resembling book shelves rather than pipes). I ground those off and put on aluminum pipes and p/e flanges.
The twin air filters on the firewall lacked intake vents which I added, along with the corrugated flexible pipes to the carbs. The wood floor boards were made by printing pictures of wood grain on regular paper. I added "wood" to the dash board as well (along with knobs and p/e ignition keys). I had a minor disaster when I lost the rather large floor piece (still haven't found it) so I made a new one. Flocked the carpets, made some pedals, and wore out the driver's seat, adding springs.
I got stalled when I realized there were no radiator hoses and I knew I was burnt out. I also want to scratch build the roof in a folded down position; the kit only supplies the top up. Also, I've discovered that the twin coils are stored in a cavity atop the radiator! And then I want to add a half dozen whiskey jugs and.....
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