Expert help

Anonymous · February 27, 2007, 2:18pm

Hello everyone,

I need help id’ing some kit parts from various models kits. I dont know where to begin to look or

have the ability to find these parts. Can someone please help me find these parts? I would

greatly appreciate it and not forget your help.[:D]

Thanks,

Terrell

You can reply to my email address: t2hype@yahoo.com

Rob_Gronovius · February 27, 2007, 2:25pm

This part looks like the turret ammo storage rack from the old Tamiya M36 Jackson or M10 Wolverine tank destroyer kits. I will have to check my old kit to see, but I am pretty sure it is.

Shellback · February 27, 2007, 2:29pm

Hi Terrell and welcome to the forum . Are those pictures of a vacu-form kit parts ?Maybe pictures covering a larger area of the parts would help.[:)]

Anonymous · February 27, 2007, 2:45pm

Thanks for looking Rob Gronovius and sheelback,

Rob:Thanks for looking please let me know.

Shellback:I have posted more pics.

If you guys an reconize any parts from these photos I would appreciate any feedback.

Shellback · February 27, 2007, 2:58pm

Now i understand what i’m looking at .Besides what Rob i.d.'ed for you ,some of the other parts look like the halves of an engine block , engine exaust etc . Maybe from a 1/24 or 1/25 th scale auto kit .

ajlafleche · February 27, 2007, 3:02pm

In this photo, there’s a 12 cylinder exhaust maniifold from either a Porsche 917 or a Ferrari. Behind it, you can see the cahssi of a 1/24 scale car with dual exhaust.

A guy who worked on this type of special effect models visited our club a few years back. He said what they’d do when they got a commiission would be to head down to the local retailers and pick up dozens of models and cut the parts from the sprues. From there it was use use whatever looked right. It’s a craft that pretty much went belly up withthe advent of computer generated SPFX.

If you’re lookinf to replicate this, you’re going to spend a honking big pile of money top get the parts.

Anonymous · February 27, 2007, 3:03pm

Thanks Shellback and ajlafleche , you both have given me a great starting point. Could you recommend a few kits to begin with. I appreciate the help guys![:D]

Shellback · February 27, 2007, 3:18pm

I think the cheaper the kits the better . Revell/Monogram has a pretty wide selection of 1/24 and 1/25 th scale auto kits . Try asking the guys over in the Auto forum , they probably have a better idea of what kits would be the best .

ajlafleche · February 27, 2007, 4:11pm

That Porsche exhaust appears to be from a 1/12 scale kit. Those sold $50 to 70 new. 1/12 Tamiya on E-bay are in the hundreds of dollars. You are looking for parts from kits that were available 30 years ago. Some of the armor stuff might still be around, Tamiya and Italeri, for current new kit prices, but you really are delving into the collector market to get a lot of spare parts.

Anonymous · February 27, 2007, 6:31pm

Guys thanks for the advice, I will look for some 1/12 kits tonight to see what I find. If you can id any other parts in the pics please do so. I appreciate the help and leads.

Terrell

Rob_Gronovius · February 27, 2007, 7:36pm

Definitely part A27 of the Tamiya M36 Jackson, kit #MT135. IIRC, you’ve been working this project for years, haven’t you?

T26E4 · February 27, 2007, 8:59pm

Have you considered the Fine Molds 1/72 kit? It’s pricey but supposed to be the best.

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=FNMSW6

Phil_H · February 27, 2007, 10:22pm

The long humped strip centre-left looks like a side fender panel from one of the PzIV family?

Far right below the circular vent - A Panther rear upper hull/engine deck

EDIT:

http://www.studioscale.com/images/reference/Falcon/5Foot/Frank%20Wire/images/P6130095_JPG.jpg

If you look at this pic from the gallery from which the pics above were sourced, you will see… A Panther turret

http://www.studioscale.com/images/reference/Falcon/5Foot/Frank%20Wire/images/P6130100_JPG.jpg

Han Solo recommends Champion spark plugs!!! (Grey panel on the red/primered panel)
Another view of a Panther engine deck to the left, and Panther turret to the right.

http://www.studioscale.com/images/reference/Falcon/5Foot/Frank%20Wire/images/P6130129_JPG.jpg

Drive Safely!!!

wbill76 · February 27, 2007, 11:43pm

That humped strip actually looks like an Elefant/Ferdinand fender…judging by the definition of the tread pattern and the angle of the bend anyhow.

Phil_H · February 27, 2007, 11:59pm

Ahh, yes, it could well be at that.

Anonymous · February 28, 2007, 6:52am

Thanks guys for all your expertise and wisdom I really appreciate it.

T26E4: I considered buying only only to paint before I paint the 1:1 replica im planning on building.

Phil_H:Thank you for pointing in the right direction I will try to see if I can find a Panther A kit

wbill: I will definitely look up the Elefant kit you suggested

Rob:You are right, I have been trying for a long time to find a group of experts who wouldnt mind helping me id some of the parts. I dont know why guys keep these things such a secret.

ajlafleche · February 28, 2007, 7:15am

It’s not so much they keep it a secret, it’s that they are not building models as most of us do. As I mentioned, based on tyhe model makier who visited the club, they are throwing parts together and pulling out what looks right. They weren’t keepng track that this was part C-23 from Tamiya 35124, but it was a tan thing that would look good filling in that empty spot. And at this point, it’s a 30+ year old project completed on a deadline.

Phil_H · February 28, 2007, 8:12am

There appears to be a lot of F1 car parts there too - lots of suspension parts, “A-arms” and those flaps (thrust deflectors?) near the engine appear to be rear wings from an F1 car.

Anonymous · February 28, 2007, 8:18am

I wish I could have been there to see them do this. It would have been fun just to see them glue these parts onto the model itself.

I have updated my pics and they now have numbers on them to help reference parts.

Terrell

Carves · February 28, 2007, 8:54am

Hmm, part 72 and 61, you may want to ask the Auto boys.

72 looks like the whole lower part of a 1970s car ?

61 looks like a cover of an engine.

Ben