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TESTORS 1/4 SCALE TRANSPARENT 426 HEMI

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  • Member since
    February 2013
TESTORS 1/4 SCALE TRANSPARENT 426 HEMI
Posted by RI SCRATCH BUILDER on Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:29 PM

I assembled and detailed this model several years ago. I had a lot of fun detailing it with various components that you see every day but would not think of as automotive parts. Although the engine is glued together, I used a slew of 1-72 socket head cap screws to simulate the real thing. I spent a lot of time modifying the carburetors with venturis and linkage. These photos were taken before I installed the thermostat in the engine.

I made the valve cover decals out of scaled down copier transparencies applied with double back tape.

The sending units are really the valve bodies from BIC lighters!

I also have the HAWKE  1/4 scale versioin

Finally, I made the thermostats from the little clasps that you hold name tags on with.

I'm currently working on a clutch/pressure plate set up. The clutch plate is a cut down piece that fell out of an old CD player I was throwing out!

It's really sad when the only model tool you own is a box cutter.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, February 25, 2013 8:41 AM

Truly awesome. I am a big engine fan and wish there were more engine kits on the market. Williams Bros is back in business under new proprietors, and have repoped two of their old aircraft engine kits, but ones I have already built.

I'll look for that hemi. Your build has inspired me.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    February 2013
Posted by RI SCRATCH BUILDER on Monday, February 25, 2013 10:02 AM

Don, I have seen both of these models for sale from time to time on E-Bay.

It's really sad when the only model tool you own is a box cutter.

  • Member since
    January 2010
Posted by CrashTestDummy on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:28 PM

Wow!  Nice work!

Gene Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

G. Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

  • Member since
    December 2012
Posted by RX7850 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:36 PM

Very cool build you got going on there.  Makes me want to dig out an old Entex rotary engine kit for future consideration.

  • Member since
    October 2006
  • From: Lakewood, CO
Posted by kenjitak on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:16 PM

Very nice build. I love seeing the imaginative use of materials for your detailing. Excellent!

Ken

  • Member since
    March 2011
  • From: Gateway to Cape Cod MA
Posted by jb4406 on Monday, March 11, 2013 7:17 PM

Very nice! I've got this kit in the stash, might just have to pull it out & get started on it now!

I wish I could find a 440-6 Pack in the same scale to set alongside it.

"The difficult, I do  right away. The impossible will take a little longer."

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Australia
Posted by OctaneOrange on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:46 AM

looks like the extra effort to detail is worthwhile. i know those cd drive thingies, i've seen them, but never thought of a use

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