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| New Project.....; ...in 1/25th scale. | |
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| Topic Started: May 18 2009, 09:18 PM (3,446 Views) | |
| khamilton | May 18 2009, 09:18 PM Post #1 |
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I fell and hit my head and woke up with the urge to build something in 1/25th scale. Here's the motor for it (all that's done so far)...  It's from the Galaxie '48 Chevy. What a great motor. Plenty of detail The Stromberg carb and linkage are from Model Car Garage:  Nothing like a new set of plug wires to spruce up an old mill....  The plug boots seem a little big, but they look smaller in perseon. I can't tell you what it's going in just yet, but it's NOT a Rat and it's NOT a truck........ |
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| Ryan Silva | May 18 2009, 09:24 PM Post #2 |
The GunKenstein!
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| Bryan_M | May 18 2009, 09:24 PM Post #3 |
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wow! that looks great ken, nice engine work! you musta hit your head.....1/25th scale?, you got a fever or something buddy?? you feelin ok?? LOL keep it going ken, it looks great Bryan |
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| Ryan Silva | May 18 2009, 09:28 PM Post #4 |
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The GunKenstein!
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Is it gonna be a Mule engine..or a industrial machine's powerplant? Beautiful work. |
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| Bryan_M | May 18 2009, 09:29 PM Post #5 |
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oh man! cram that thing in a rusty nasty 53/4 chevy! Bryan |
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| khamilton | May 18 2009, 09:35 PM Post #6 |
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Oh, alright.......you forced it out of me. Based on these , but not quite as old:  (The CIA better hope I'm never captured. I'd talk in a minute) Edited by khamilton, May 18 2009, 09:36 PM.
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| DamnCranky666 | May 18 2009, 09:35 PM Post #7 |
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 OH MY!!! That's freaking beautiful. Sure, feed us some eye candy, why don't cha? And don't tell us anything about the project . . . You are BACK, Hamilton!!! The 1/25th scale world has its prodigal son back!!! 
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| Bryan_M | May 18 2009, 09:36 PM Post #8 |
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oh man! thats gonna be cool! bryan |
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| DamnCranky666 | May 18 2009, 09:37 PM Post #9 |
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AHA!!! You did tell us! You did, you did!!!  Can't wait to see more. It looks like you are scratchbuilding this project!!! |
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| khamilton | May 18 2009, 09:38 PM Post #10 |
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Hey, Virg....I thought you were computer-deprived this week. |
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| DamnCranky666 | May 18 2009, 09:39 PM Post #11 |
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I returned a few days earlier than I had expected . . .
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| mnapoleon | May 18 2009, 10:12 PM Post #12 |
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Ken, I AM YOUR FATHER>>>>>Welcome BACK to the dark side!!!!! |
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| Hollywood Jim | May 18 2009, 10:15 PM Post #13 |
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I can smell that engine all the way over here in Utah. Kind of a burnt oil smell....... Nice work.! |
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| Lou | May 18 2009, 11:38 PM Post #14 |
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Stop right there son. That straight six brings back memories of my '58 Chevy pickup. That mofo could sit in the barn for six months and I could just go in there in the middle of winter and push the starter pedal on the floor and KABOOM it would start up without a whimper. I was going to change the truck into a forklift for used arcade equipment but never got around to it.  Do we have a Chuck Doan type of build going on here where the fly poops are taking over the added detail? Edited by Lou, May 18 2009, 11:42 PM.
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| DaveInTheHat | May 18 2009, 11:40 PM Post #15 |
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I'm going to have to go to Google maps and look in you're windows again. That looks good. Should be an interesting project. What are you going to do for wheels? |
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| Lou | May 18 2009, 11:47 PM Post #16 |
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Ken will probably outsource the wheels to some Lithuanian cabinetmaker who has 17 virgin Bulgarians weaving the spokes out of discarded Russian chocolate candy wrappers. |
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| Deleted User | May 19 2009, 12:34 AM Post #17 |
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One of those lumber carriers with aluminum slots on it would look awesome, lol. Imagine one with a 426 Hemi in it...Talk about hauling logs? Leave the site with whole tree's, get to the truck with toothpicks, lol. |
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| khamilton | May 19 2009, 07:50 AM Post #18 |
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Actually, Darkside Daddy, one of the motivating factors for this project was an off-hand comment you made some time ago that I hadn't really built anything in a long time......... (meaning, I assumed, anything in 1/25th scale)...and you were right. I need to see if I still have the big-scale touch! |
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| khamilton | May 19 2009, 07:54 AM Post #19 |
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Probably use Mack C-cab skinny tires around scratchbuilt wheels..... |
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| 59 Chevy Impala | May 19 2009, 08:21 AM Post #20 |
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WOW, one of the original "DONKS"  I see going on here. Great job Ken. Just kiddin ya. This should be great when you get it finished.   Dan
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| DamnCranky666 | May 19 2009, 08:25 AM Post #21 |
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This means we are having a great eye candy supply summer!!!
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| mnapoleon | May 19 2009, 08:50 AM Post #22 |
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I am assuming this will be a 1/25 version of your 1/72 (?) version ? Can't wait to see some progress. Engine looks fantastic. I see a little "Doan" in there! |
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| khamilton | May 19 2009, 09:03 AM Post #23 |
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The little one is 1/48th scale....  ....and the main reason I bought the kit was so I could blow up the plans to 1/25th scale. Sure beat having to draw them from scratch. |
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| Ryan Silva | May 19 2009, 09:06 AM Post #24 |
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The GunKenstein!
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What time frame did lumber yards stop using these mule/buggys? Never really seen many of these that's for sure. |
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| mnapoleon | May 19 2009, 09:30 AM Post #25 |
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Yup, that's the one I was thinking of. That is such a cool project, one I am sure you will pull-off with great success Mr. Hamilton. Love that logger. |
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