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The Plymouth Growler

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kerick

#75
November 14, 2025, 08:34:22 PM
I wonder if anyone has ever taken a rusty Growler and made a rat rod out of it?
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

PR19_Kit

#76
November 14, 2025, 11:48:29 PM
Can it get rusty? The frame is aluminium and I think the shell is too, or fibre-glass maybe.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kerick

#77
November 15, 2025, 06:12:19 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 14, 2025, 11:48:29 PMCan it get rusty? The frame is aluminium and I think the shell is too, or fibre-glass maybe.

Time for 1:1 scale weathering!
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

jcf

#78
November 15, 2025, 08:36:17 AM
Quote from: kerick on November 15, 2025, 06:12:19 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 14, 2025, 11:48:29 PMCan it get rusty? The frame is aluminium and I think the shell is too, or fibre-glass maybe.

Time for 1:1 scale weathering!
Yep, or a wrap.
;D

Wardukw

#79
November 15, 2025, 10:39:52 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 14, 2025, 11:48:29 PMCan it get rusty? The frame is aluminium and I think the shell is too, or fibre-glass maybe.
Your pretty much bang on matey ,,the entire car is made from aluminium ..whats not glued is riveted together to keep it light ,,so no rust there  ;D
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

Old Wombat

#80
November 15, 2025, 05:35:22 PM
Quote from: jcf on November 15, 2025, 08:36:17 AMYep, or a wrap.
;D


I find that oddly appealing!  :blink:  :mellow:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

PR19_Kit

#81
November 16, 2025, 05:56:49 AM
Getting back to the real purpose of this thread, building the Growler, I needed to make a new 'flywheel cover' for the interior bucket as that for the Hemi is MUCH larger than in the RW Prowler of course. So going back to my Tech Drawing classes in the '60s (!) I developed a truncated cone drawing of the right size, printed it out and used it as a template for the styrene version.

It needed a bit of chopping and trimming to get it to fit exactly as it wasn't easy to take the measurements deep in that interior bucket, but now it fits OK and a bit more scrap styrene and a bit of PSR should sort it.

Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Charlie_c67

#82
December 06, 2025, 10:07:46 AM
How's this going?
"If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid."

PR19_Kit

#83
December 06, 2025, 10:24:36 AM
Slooooooooooowly.

I'm doing my resurrected Dragon and the BH8 Warwick GB entry as well as my Tiny SHAR, all at once, so I'm making like a one armed paper hanger.

AND I'm trying to buy a house ay the same time, life's all go here.

The Growler needs attention around the 'gearbox tunnel', except the gearbox is actually mounted on the rear axle of course, and I've got lots of PSR to do in that area and it's  not easy to get at. :(
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Wardukw

#84
December 10, 2025, 12:57:10 AM
It's the fiddly details which are the most time consuming and trying to smooth out anything on a car model ,,,even more so .... it's gotta look good .
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

PR19_Kit

#85
December 10, 2025, 04:54:19 AM
Quote from: Wardukw on December 10, 2025, 12:57:10 AM.... it's gotta look good .


ABSOLUTELY!  ;D  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit
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