Modified Jada Fast & Furious cars ?

[57peppershaker]

Hi Gents

Has anybody modified 1/24 Fast & Furious cars ?

They are sometimes available cheap here in England (less than £16) and Ive recently picked up a few of them, red 70 Chevelle, grey primer 70 Chevelle, black 70 Charger & 3 x 70 Road Runners.

The Chevelles will just be detailed & the Charger is due a wheel swop with a RR. The other 2 will be resprayed once the spring arrives. 1 will be bright orange, the other grey as The Hammer RR also featured in a F & F movie. Anybody know if these wheels are avail in 1:24 ?

Be great to see your modded versions.

[Snake45]

I've seen several of the Jadas from time to time but don't care for them. They seem to be too large for 1/24, have absurdly large wheels/tires, and often extended lower body sides. This is a shame because other parts of them look quite nice, and they're reasonably priced (at Walmart). 

I do own one Jada, a '64-'65 Falcon I bought absurdly cheap at a local toy swap meet. I thought it looked okay when I bought it, but when I got it home, sure enough, WAY too big to sit on a shelf with my other 1/24 cars. 

[57peppershaker]

Yes they are larger than 1:24, well mostly. This is an issue when trying to swop parts. I have a display cabinet with 6 or 7 vehicles per shelf, so a shelf of Jada will be in scale.

Heres the Jada compared with a Revell dIe cast charger & Monogram 70 GTX and 70 Chevelle.

The RR looks better with the Charger 5 spokes, but the chrome needs dulling down.

 

[Gramps46]

I have debated whether to get one of the Jada Brian's Escorts to replicate John Buffum's escort which I saw race at Daytona in 1972 but have not pulled the trigger yet.  If it is as big as I think it is it would look out of place on the shelf.

Edited January 15, 2019 by Gramps46
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[57peppershaker]

Ive not seen the Escorts in shops over here Gary, only on ebay. Id guess they are overscale.

[Rob Hall]

Seems like the Belkits Escort rally car kits would be a good place to start also.