TooOld Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) This is something I've been working on for the last 7 or 8 months , a little bit here and there . It's the Testor's 1/4 scale Dodge 426 Hemi built straight out of the box . It was a fun distraction from building kits with all those little pieces I can hardly see ! My only complaint with the kit is that even at this size the carburetors are lacking alot of detail . Thanks for looking . BOB . Edited March 3, 2020 by TooOld
TooOld Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Afew more . Edited March 3, 2020 by TooOld
TooOld Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Last ones . Now I have to build a proper engine stand to display it ! Thanks again . BOB . Edited March 3, 2020 by TooOld
jeffs396 Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Nicely done, very cool! Now if you just had a 1/4 scale Mopar to put it in
cobraman Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 That builds up nice. Is it pre colored or did you paint it all ?
TooOld Posted July 9, 2012 Author Posted July 9, 2012 That builds up nice. Is it pre colored or did you paint it all ? It's all plastic , molded in clear and dark gray and some really nice chrome . It is a working visible V8 just like the old Revell kit , but alot more detailed .
Bonekrosha Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I did the same thing with mine, painted half and left the other half clear. Yours look a lot better than mine though. Everybody else, this really is an awesome kit. Even if you aren't into Mopars it is an amazing build. It could even be a really good instructional tool on how an engine works.
TooOld Posted July 17, 2012 Author Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) Thanks Bonekrosha . How about some pictures of yours ? I'm sure it looks okay . If anyone is interested , these kits can be found on Ebay . Some are pricey , but deals on open kits turn up quite often . I got this kit ( orange box ) for $21 plus $18 shipping . I also picked up the Race version ( green box ) for $25 plus $16 shipping . Hawk makes the same kits without the working internals . I've seen them for as little as $10 bucks ! Edited July 18, 2012 by TooOld
ChrisR Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 I have this kit and after seeing yours I am going to follow you in painting mine half way as well. Great execution!
TooOld Posted July 18, 2012 Author Posted July 18, 2012 I have this kit and after seeing yours I am going to follow you in painting mine half way as well. Great execution! Great ! Be sure to postsome pictures .
RAT-T Posted July 22, 2012 Posted July 22, 2012 LOOKS REAL NICE I HAVE THE HAWK VERSION OF THIS, THE BLOCK IS WHITE METAL & DOSEN'T FIT THAT GREAT, BUT THE REST OF THE PARTS LOOK PRETTY GOOD
TooOld Posted August 2, 2012 Author Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) I was talking with a friend last night who wanted to know how big this engine really is . So I thought I'd post a couple of pictures so everyone could see the size of it . The first picture is with my 1/25 Hemi Wagon . This is with a 1/18 scale hemi engine . Edited March 3, 2020 by TooOld
eizzle Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 I had an old one of these when I was a kid, it was pretty fun to build, I spent many hours sitting at the coffee table building this (the living room coffee table was my workbench, I don't know how my mom kept from killing me!) I forgot to oil the internals so it didn't work very well.
Greg Myers Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 On 7/22/2012 at 6:52 AM, RAT-T said: LOOKS REAL NICE I HAVE THE HAWK VERSION OF THIS, THE BLOCK IS WHITE METAL & DOSEN'T FIT THAT GREAT, BUT THE REST OF THE PARTS LOOK PRETTY GOOD Not the same. this is a larger 1/4 th scale , i believe the Hawk, Revell, Liberty kits are 1/6th
RAT-T Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Greg Myers said: Not the same. this is a larger 1/4 th scale , i believe the Hawk, Revell, Liberty kits are 1/6th HI GREG, THE HAWK VERSION I HAVE IS 1/4 SCALE, I HAVE A FEW 1/6 SCALE MOTORS & THE HAWK IS GIANT COMPARE TO THEM. I WISH THEY MADE A 1/4 SCALE EARLY HEMI, THAT WOULD BE COOL
Greg Myers Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Tom, the scale thing is really a pain with these engine kits. seems like its all over the place. and none of them fit in the ubiquitous Big Tee, 1/8th
peteski Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Very nice build! However, there seems that there is something odd about the ignition wires and the distributor cap. The wires seem too thin, and the nipples on the distributor also seem too small (too much space between them). This is not a fault in your build - they came from the factory like that. Edited July 16, 2020 by peteski
TooOld Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 2:50 AM, peteski said: Very nice build! However, there seems that there is something odd about the ignition wires and the distributor cap. The wires seem too thin, and the nipples on the distributor also seem too small (too much space between them). This is not a fault in your build - they came from the factory like that. You're absolutely correct . The plug wires and boots are way too small , just another of several things that are just "off" with these kits .
peteski Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 4 hours ago, TooOld said: You're absolutely correct . The plug wires and boots are way too small , just another of several things that are just "off" with these kits . Yeah, the Revell 1:6 scale version I built seems more accurate (but it has none of the inner parts). And I still needed to add bunch of details to it.
Jim N Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 Very cool model. Like the others, your decision to paint half of it is superbly done.
unclescott58 Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 Very cool. I keep debating on getting one of these. With the other "visible" engine I've built recently, I think I really need one.
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