frankenstude!

while i was in the model house today i found this amazing kit diecast it was and it was the weirdest thing i have ever seen! and it appealed so much that on the way home from the model house i made my mind up that i was guna buy it lol its called the frankenstude and this thing has dive bomber written allllllll over it haha so hopefully in the next few weeks ill have some other pics up of it i got one off the net and to my surprise it is an actual car!


in australia your suppose to be able to drive over a coke can to check the clearence on your vehicle isnt to low well hmmm testing that on this car u might have to stomp on the can first for it pass under the car and even then it would probably hit something i guarantee it

Hey Dude, Got some good news for ya, It's not diecast. It's made from resin, which means it's able to enter model comps!
Love the shape and style, can't wait to see some progress!

Yes, one big solid lump of resin with white metal parts if it's like the others in the series.
Testors/Model Master/Jimmy Flintstone IIRC
I've got the Mercster kit which is sort of like a '49 Merc narrowed and chopped and made into a highboy coupe.

oh sweet! thanks for the info shoey

like the colour.

i know isnt it just alluring its like a midnight purple or something hopefully if i can get that kit ill do it the same color might spray it black first then spray a few coats of a dark purple or midnight if i can get it should look good

I got me a couple of them . Grouse kit dude !Have a heap of fun and keep sharing !

they look pretty kool i thort it was a diecast kit but shoey says its a resin kit so even better gotta go in on thurs and hopefully ill get it looks pretty dam awesome i might have to ask shoey to put it aside for me actually lol

nice a man could have fun with a car like that

oh yes and that paint job is just jaw droppingly excellent i just hope i can recreate that effect with mine im even goin to look into making a nice display stand for it with some lights aswell like a proper show car

you'll love it, i remember them from years back. think they had a series of Testor releases of similar concepts

if i can find another one even just a normal plastic kit id be keen to do a few different colors after this this one im open to ideas if any one has any for resin kits it will be my first resin kit so fingers crossed i dont stuff it up i got john and shoey to ask for help aswell but anyone else who does resin kits id like to hear from

I think Thom Taylor designed it from memory. Ive got a feature on it in American Rodder here somewhere.

well i finally got the kit im so pleased with it, shoey explained all the bits and how to's with it i had to do a metalurgy test on the rims to see if they were a alloy and i found there pewter but they still look awesome i found a heap of info on it but nothing of the paint it was designed by thom taylor yes checkmate apparently it had been in design since the late 80's and it took him ages to find a workshop that would build it but in 91 he found one it was the same guy that did cadzzilla one of the ZZ tops guys ordered one and the bonnet on it is longer then my gti! its got a lot of kool stuff on this car but after only 2 years of owning it after completion in 98 he sold it to a couple in las vegas :O what a waste why wasnt i considered as a potential buyer???

This brings back memories for me as I built it years ago as a display model for Hearns Hobbies in Melbourne. I reckon it's the best custom I've ever seen. Found this pic on the Net and it shows how the doors opened - weird.



The kit is around on eBay if anyone is interested. Hope you have fun with this - keep us posted.

thats wild suicide sizzor doors awsome

lol it is an awesome kit ive only been able to find 1/35 scale models of it on ebay etc still by testors but my experiences with 1/35 car models = fail i maybe young but my eyes aint all that good ill stick with 1/24 lol but if i could get my hands on another one of these kits i would buy it in a heart beat just to do a different color kawasaki green or orange and put the 2 together on a plinth its a great kit i had problems with the axle though its either high dense stainless steel or tungsten cos i couldnt cut it with side cutters or a hacksaw had to use a angle grinder to cut it

well work on this has stalled as ive been pulling apart window crates made from hardwood and after 12 hours of pulling them apart with a 10 pound sledge hammer and a crow bar my hands are mc stuffed cant even hold a model at the moment so work shall re commense when my hands are bit steadier have been keeping my eye out on ebay for more kits the same so i can do a few variations orange and green mainly

well this beastie is coming along nicely got a few coats of paint on it and finished the mag wheels got most of it together just have to put the windows in and well i got a little something lined up for it that is goin make it look awesome seeing as its only a basic resin kit with no dash no seats no exhaust so im planning on fabricating a few bits n bobs to make it a little more impressive and when my camera stops being a PITA ill upload some piccies of the new and improved mc frankenstoode

well thats my worth any ways
hurry up with some pics mate. ya killen me with suspence

boothy wrote: well thats my worth any ways
hurry up with some pics mate. ya killen me with suspence

Same here! Pics please...

If it aint in Pictures, it aint happend, now stop teasing us...

well after a few more coats and some choice french words thrown into the mix here are the pics