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    1914 Stutz Bearcat

    This is an old (1978) Airfix kit that I managed to pick up off eBay, sadly some of the parts were missing, and the chassis was bent as a banana, luckily I found another with some parts missing, but it had a good chassis and the parts I needed, it was built to replicate the one in the t.v series 'The Bearcats' and old 1970's U.S t.v series I used to watch when I was growing up, the chrome was stripped and redone using Alclad brass, the red pinstripes were done with the airbrush ...
  • Guest

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    Don't know the TV show but that's a lovely clean build. I remember airfix doing lots of interesting car kits when I was a kid, shame the range of cars is not as interesting now. I recall building an old 4.5 litre Bentley and an old MG, really liked those kits.

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    • yak face
      Moderator
      • Jun 2009
      • 13836
      • Tony
      • Sheffield

      #3
      Beautiful job geoff , i remember when airfix released this one , although i think it may have been a re-box of someone elses mould even then! I always liked the bearcat with its bucket seats and the funky looking monocle windscreen , it was considered a real sporty car in the 20's. cheers tony

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      • papa 695
        Moderator
        • May 2011
        • 22770

        #4
        Never seen the programe but the car looks great

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        • Guest

          #5
          Amazing build. Love the leather seat. Can I ask please, the red trim on the 'hood' is that a decal or paint? If paint how did you achieve it please Geoff?

          Aidan

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          • Guest

            #6
            Originally posted by \
            Amazing build. Love the leather seat. Can I ask please, the red trim on the 'hood' is that a decal or paint? If paint how did you achieve it please Geoff?Aidan
            It's paint Aiden, it was masked and airbrushed, have a look at the build on my website

            1914 Stutz Bearcat - GeeBee's Model's

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            • Guest

              #7
              Great site - great skills too!

              Thanks

              Aidan

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              • Guest

                #8
                Originally posted by \
                i remember when airfix released this one , although i think it may have been a re-box of someone elses mould
                It was originally produced by MPC in America, it was a time when the parent company of MPC, General Mills, actually owned the Airfix brand

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                • MORIARTY1177
                  • Jul 2011
                  • 485

                  #9
                  Beautiful job GeeBee, very nice indeed.

                  Regards

                  Chris

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