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Hi All,

Now, can the brain trust here come up with what I need to do to the Penske-6 AMT kit so that it comes out decent?

I intend to build it as the box model, but I do want to know what to look out for. ;D

Thanks!
Mongo

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I may have just what you need...Send me a personal message


Russ

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Thanks, Russ. I will call when the batteries get charged back up in the phones!
;D

Mongo

[herk56]

Hi Bill - You've forgotten our previous discussion of this car? Should be a pretty straightforward OOB build.

Merry Christmas,
Brian

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[indycals]

It is a terrible kit, but with a little attention to detail it can be made up nice. Add side skirts, fill in the space on the cowling behind where the driver's head sits, open up a vent at the back of the cowling, add a pop off valve, add a fuel port on the tub, and correct the flugels in front of the rear wheels. I checked my buildup to some pics I took of a PC6 this year and I disagree that the tub is too narrow - if it is, it's very negligible. That said, a resin version with all of these issues addressed would be a welcome addition.

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Mike, I agree with you 100%!!!and see what can be done?

For the most part, this kit does depend on one's skill and patients to get it correct. And a resin re-tool is needed. But, you can build a good model like yours if you take the time and effort....That's why it's called model building. Some are assemblers who want everything to fall out of the box and put them selves together.

Seems we have a few of those in here...

Others will take the time and effort to make it correct; or are not scared off to build one of Lance's or Bill's, or any other resign kit. This is why I like "glue-bombs" so much. You get what to give in this hobby....After market guys like you make the many different variants possible...Like making an accurate 64 Foyt Roadster out of the old AMT Kit.

Best to all

Russ

[lance]

Tub and body work just in front of the rear tires should extend out to about half way between the inside of the tire and the centerline of the rear tire , not the inside of the rear tire as the kit builds into, while with alot of work it can be made to look better it still has some proportion problems, as all Indy kits from the 70's have. Lance

[2lapsdown]

Russ, I found your comment about "assemblers" very interesting. I thought I was a model builder until I hooked up with this forum. That's when I realized I was an assembler. With your help as well as help from many other forum members I'm becoming a builder. It can be scary at first, but the results are worth it.

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Hey...don't sweat it...

We all start as assemblers. It's only when you stretch yourself and try something different that you move forward. Unlike you, many will sit and whine about no new kits to build, or will whine about how bad a kit is or will run out and buy a die-cast to put on their shelves.

It was meeting Bob Clidinst and Lloyd Asbury that changed everything for me. And meeting Chris Etzel, Bill Jorgensen, Lance Sellers and the rest of the Indy Car Model Makers. When Bill first started...you got a body and some parts and that was it. He has since changed and got much better since, and now you now get a conversion kit or the whole deal. Lance's kits are complete as well. All you really need is decals which you get from Mike.

The game has changed a great deal since 1988 when I first started to do Indy Cars. All we had were Bob's drawings and Fred Cady. We learn, we grow, we get better. That's why I joined this forum when asked a year ago. I'm here if you need any help...anytime. Keep building and growing. Oh, and remember, you are your own hardest and worst critic.

Best to you

Russ