1960 Plymouth Valiant build thread.

[Gandolf50]

ah! I remember mine...and the day I trashed the trans...revving up and punching a button on the button shifter really a bad Idea!!

 

[Mark Crowel]

What color was yours, on that color chart?

 

[Gandolf50]

What color was yours, on that color chart?

It was the desert Beige....bought it used for 100$

 

[Mark Crowel]

Did you fix the trans and keep it?

 

[Mark Crowel]

Took more photos, but can't upload them. A notice appears saying the mfc100u.dll can't be found. Followed the tutorials for reinstalling it, such as the command prompt scan and fix; and the Safe Start process, but nothing works.

 

[Mark Crowel]

I was able to upload the photos directly from the camera into the computer after all, just had to figure out what item to click. You know the way it is, old dogs, new tricks.
The bumpers and splash pan are attached. The wheel discs and strips are shown. Axle holes were made with a 1/8 inch paper punch.

 

[zathros]

Liquid Electric Tape makes for a good rubber effect for the wheels. If you glue strips of paper to the wheels, they will look like rubber treads.

It's like $7.99 a bottle, and it works great for the steering whel, dashboard buttons, but wheels especially:

 

[THE DC]

I like the addition of the spare tire hub on the trunk.

Mine doesn't have that because the Lancer's didn't carry this option past 1960.

I always thought it was a nice feature though...

 

[Mark Crowel]

Hello THE DC,

I haven't forgotten about the white copies of the plans. Have to map out the strip parts. (Been busy with some other stuff lately.)
Thanks for your patience.

 

[THE DC]

No worries! I'm pretty excited about the process.


When my father was growing up, he always built a plastic model kit of every car that he owned. Unfortunately, many of the vehicles I have are too odd to encourage mass produced kits (like the Lancer!).

It will be great to be able to build old Brandy!


Zathros: great idea regarding the tires! A keeper!

 

[Mark Crowel]

Zathros, forgive me for not applying your idea to the tires, but I was too eager to finish the model. The tires were built with the strip-and-panel construction method applied to the cardboard discs and strips shown earlier. Black paper strips formed the treads with tread strips drawn in ink. Colored paper discs decorate the wheels.
The axles are Q-Tips with the cotton removed.

 

[THE DC]

Great kit!



Slainte!

 

[Mark Crowel]

Well, no, it's not a kit. It's scratch built. I even drew the plans and patterns.

 

[Revell-Fan]

If you still have the plans and parts I'd say it IS a kit - made by you. And It looks gorgeous! :Bravo:

Like Zathros said, it is not "just" a model, it crosses the border to art. Admittedly, every designer is an artist and we have many artists here, but your way of construction is pretty unique. I haven't seen it before.

At first I thought the car was larger than it really is. Your designing procedure can be used as a template to make a much larger version, maybe out of plywood, as a display piece for the garden, for example. And with a few small changes you could add opening doors and an interior with a turning steering wheel for the kids. I can imagine that would be quite a hit.

 

[Mark Crowel]

Thank you, Revell-Fan, that's high praise! The model is about eight and a half inches long, and about three and a half inches wide.

 

[mijob]

WOW that is realy looking good. The pic's with the light make it realy special.
I would say job well done thumbsup

 

[Mark Crowel]

I hate to bump my own thread by saying thank you, but the encouragement I'm getting from all of you is appreciated.

 

[zathros]

A Valiant thread!!

 

[Mark Crowel]

Here are the first scans of the Valiant plans.

 

[Mark Crowel]

Scans of the strip parts. I just realized that I forgot to map out the bumpers and front splash pan, so those are next.