1920 Gaston Chevrolet Monroe
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16 18 June 2023, 22:13
Kyle DeHart AutorGoing to do a quick build of this ancient and simple kit. Shape wise I am happy with the body out of the box. Wheels and tires are ridiculously over scaled. Sourced some resin ones that I believe will work. Box art shows a blue car but this is incorrect. It was a dark green. Actually the car that gave legs to the green open wheel race cars are bad luck legend. That persisted at Indianapolis for a long, long time. I added some generic gauges and cut some styrene discs to add as bezels just to add to the instrument cluster a bit.
18 June 2023, 22:18
JvI love older kits I find it facilitating that thay are still around and interesting to see what thay are like
I got one from 65 I think that's the oldest I got
Now there is one less kit out there that's very old lol
19 June 2023, 01:58
Kyle DeHart AutorI've got a few from the 50s. To me it's Fun to build and see how kits were back then
19 June 2023, 03:43
Kyle DeHart AutorRadiator painted, chassis completed and rear suspension and axle installed. Also got the distinct radiator shroud installed and got the decals down.
23 June 2023, 10:30
JvI thank you for building kits like this
Very interesting and I am sure many others are interested to
23 June 2023, 14:58
Kyle DeHart AutorThanks guys. The fit on this really isn't too bad either. It goes together in halves like an airplane fuselage so I had to do some filling and puttying and a couple locator holes have been too small but it sticks together pretty nicely. Having fun with it.
23 June 2023, 21:33
Kyle DeHart AutorAh yes! On the photos I've found from 1920 the hood 4 slanted one way and the rear 4 slanted the opposite way. With the right side 4 being basically straight up and down! I thought that was interesting. I love the research aspect as much as anything.
24 June 2023, 00:43
Kyle DeHart AutorQuick and simple update. Aftermarket wheels and tires painted with white spokes and gray rubber. Steering wheel chromed and wood grained. More later.
24 June 2023, 10:38
Kyle DeHart AutorAnd this one goes across the finish line. Had a lot of fun. Built straight out of its 1958 boxing with the addition of resin wheels and a scratch built hand pump for the mechanician to operate. On to the next
25 June 2023, 07:26
JvCongratulations kyle very nicely done
Every time I see the gray tyres it just dosent look right
In my mind tyres should be black
But yes your right right colour for the time
25 June 2023, 07:31
Kyle DeHart AutorThanks Jv. And yeah the gray tires are certainly not what we're used to are they?
25 June 2023, 08:02
JvCool build tho nice to see what an old kit like that is like
No I don't there isn't many models that call for it
25 June 2023, 08:54
bughunterLovely outcome! 👍
Please tell me more about the wheels! The spokes looks like wires?
25 June 2023, 11:13
Kyle DeHart AutorThank you all!!
Yes indeed Frank, hand laced wire wheels. Really beautiful pieces and they add a lot to my build.
25 June 2023, 11:16
