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Post by treswright on Aug 25, 2007 22:29:30 GMT -6
I've been working on this thing for weeks, finally got it wrapped up today! Not sure how many of you are familiar with this particular Deal's Wheels model, it's the rarest of the rare. More info and pics to follow when I get some more time, but for now here are a couple of pics:   Hope you likey  |
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Post by gwangiboy on Aug 25, 2007 23:14:50 GMT -6
Words nearly fail me ... that's gotta be the Best Deal's Wheels ever!!!! I have NEVER seen that!!!!
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Post by chromecop on Aug 26, 2007 1:08:33 GMT -6
Nice build!
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Post by eggzilla on Aug 26, 2007 7:35:13 GMT -6
Tres, WOW, that is awesome and looks great!!!! I never knew you got one of those! Did you get it from Dave himself? I knew there were a few prototypes made but, I didn't think they were ever released. I thought they were abandoned for production? Did you get the Porsche too? What a lucky dog. I guess you had to pay some BIG BUCKS for one of those?  ?!!!!!!!! Keith |
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Post by stevielewis on Aug 26, 2007 7:41:36 GMT -6
That is SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!! Nice build. Did you tuck the tires under or is it designed that way? I likey!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by fredmellini on Aug 26, 2007 8:02:09 GMT -6
Wow Tres.........That is COOL!!!!!.......................You are a lucky man!!! ;D
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Post by davea on Aug 26, 2007 10:20:42 GMT -6
That is cool, never seen that one!
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Post by A.J. on Aug 26, 2007 11:17:28 GMT -6
Very cool Tres! I had a similar idea some time ago and even sketched it up from a picture of the Malibu kit. I wanted to convert the body to a '70 Olds since the basic shape is the same. Haven't got to that project yet though. The Judge looks awesome however!
Thanks for sharing.
A.J.
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Post by ramone on Aug 26, 2007 12:16:16 GMT -6
AWESOME!!!!!!
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Post by treswright on Aug 26, 2007 12:24:44 GMT -6
Thanks guys!! I'll post some more info probably tomorrow, I'm trying to get some "work" stuff done here at home, bleh!
Keith, don't we wish the Porsche made it past the resin mockup stage!! That would have rocked!!
Steve, the chassis is narrowed, and I didn't notice until now that the left rear wheel slipped on the axle when I took the pics! It should be farther in like the right rear wheel. Man, I can't believe I didn't notice that! I don't ever glue the wheels onto the axles in case I have to disassemble the models in the future for any reason. But those GTO wheels were a loose fit for some reason.
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Post by ShowRodFreak Don V. on Aug 26, 2007 14:00:28 GMT -6
I'll be the Judge of that......hummm........SWEET !!  oneyed |
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Post by barten on Aug 26, 2007 14:12:23 GMT -6
Wow. . great job! ! ! I have never seen it either. . . the build is a riot! ! !
GB
Barten
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Post by eggzilla on Aug 26, 2007 14:51:27 GMT -6
Yeah, to have that Porsche would be puttin' my butt in high cotton. I wonder............................
However, I think Da JUDGE is an awsome kit!
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Post by TheMadModeler on Aug 26, 2007 17:32:37 GMT -6
:oDUDE.... There goes the Judge!.. Very Kool...
BiLL..
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Post by robriley on Aug 26, 2007 18:51:09 GMT -6
"hear ye...hear ye...da coats in session, da coats in session now, here come da judge...here come da judge".
how many of you remember THAT song ??
heck, i had it on a 45 record when i was a kid, and i played the heck out of it. as a matter of fact, i have it on a c.d here somewhere.
tres, dat gto is just too awesome ! i never knew it even existed, and being a pontiac guy...i'd love to have one of those.
you did a great job on it. is it a resto ?
we need more info.
god, i love that thing !!!
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Post by Honest Charlie on Aug 27, 2007 3:29:00 GMT -6
Sweet conversion Tres. Looks great!
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Post by treswright on Aug 27, 2007 9:15:45 GMT -6
Hey guys, Thanks again for all the compliments! Here's more info and pics as promised: First of all I hope no one minded my little ruse about it being a Deal's Wheels model, I am flattered that it could pass for the "real thing" It is in fact a scratch-build inspired by Jim Johnson's work. If you haven't seen Jim's Roadrunner, I've got it posted on my site: www.treswright.vervehosting.com/Pages/gallery17.htmlHere's a pic:  I was so blown away by Jim's effort that I had to try one myself! I've never done anything this involved in plastic before though, so it was a real learning experience. I started with a Zzzzz-28 donor and spliced pieces onto it from a Revell GTO Judge kit. I cut away the Z parts and glued the GTO parts in where I had cut away. Once it was all mocked up it looked like Frankenstein  Then there was a lot of filling/ sanding/ filling/ sanding and eventually when the shape was there it transitioned to priming/ sanding/ priming/ sanding until it was acceptably smooth. The paint is Boyd's pearl orange with several clearcoats over it. The side stripes, hood tach face, dash gauges and license plates are all custom decals run on my Alps printer. The rest of the decals were from the Judge donor kit. As far as parts go, the wheels/ tires/ interior pan/ glass/ driver and about 10% of the body (mainly the roof) are Zzzzz-28. The rest of the body is GTO. The chassis is from the Z, but heavily modified to bring the tires in. There's a scratch-built Hurst shifter with T-handle in there too The overall size is identical to similar Deal's Wheels models like the Z and Tirebird. Here are some more pics:    |
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Post by Tim Nolan on Aug 27, 2007 21:09:31 GMT -6
HMMMMMMMMMM........I smell body putty..... ;D Grille inserts from Raiders Coach maybe? Hacked Malibu body grafted to another chassis? OK....Spill the details.....  |
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Post by metalburner on Aug 27, 2007 21:13:21 GMT -6
awesome job never saw that one before!!!
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Post by treswright on Aug 28, 2007 9:43:27 GMT -6
HMMMMMMMMMM........I smell body putty..... ;D Grille inserts from Raiders Coach maybe? Hacked Malibu body grafted to another chassis? OK....Spill the details..... I take it you didn't read page 2  It's a hacked GTO Judge body grafted to a modified Z chassis pretty much. The grille inserts are from the GTO donor kit cut down to fit the narrowed front end. |
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Post by ira on Mar 15, 2012 8:53:33 GMT -6
Great Conversion!
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 15, 2012 12:19:20 GMT -6
Great job.
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Post by redbaron on Mar 15, 2012 18:52:50 GMT -6
The kit looks cool
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Post by Steve-o on Mar 18, 2012 7:19:58 GMT -6
Super cool build I really like this one !!!
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Post by Bert on Mar 21, 2012 14:19:54 GMT -6
Tres you are the Deals Wheels Master. Looks great buddy! ;D
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Then there was a lot of filling/ sanding/ filling/ sanding and eventually when the shape was there it transitioned to priming/ sanding/ priming/ sanding until it was acceptably smooth. The paint is Boyd's pearl orange with several clearcoats over it. The side stripes, hood tach face, dash gauges and license plates are all custom decals run on my Alps printer. The rest of the decals were from the Judge donor kit.
It's a hacked GTO Judge body grafted to a modified Z chassis pretty much. The grille inserts are from the GTO donor kit cut down to fit the narrowed front end.
