Wow, they bring back memories of building those kits so long ago.
Ed Roth car models
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I built these Revell Roth kits some years back. They were some of the first car models I actually ever finished. Like most of the old 60s Revell kits, they have a lot of tiny parts and are somewhat fragile and tricky to build.
The Road Agent was pretty scarce until Revell reissued it. There are a lot of working parts like the hinged deck, opening bubble, etc. It is also very fragile. The paint is Tamiya spray lacquer, my favorite for single color projects.
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I spent a lot of time on the Beatnik Bandit. This is one of my favorite build ups. I also wired the engine up, and used Bare Metal foil to fix the poor kit chrome on the fan housing. Like a lot of the old Revell cars, the kit decals are not entirely accurate. Revell missed the center stripe that comes back from the engine, goes around the bubble under the canopy frame, and also across the middle of the car via the center console. Oddly the little Hotwheels 1/64 Beatnik Bandit has the correct stripe! Revell's kit wheels were rough, and the original white walls are now no longer provided. These are some Rat Rod tires, which while not 100% accurate, fit the kit rims and look super. The original kit may have had a cloth panel you cut for the interior carpet and I replicated this with some model car carpet material cut to fit. Paint is Tamiya Pearl White spray.
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While not a Roth car, Carl Casper's Undertaker by Aurora fits in well here. This is the Polar Lights remake. The kit was a bit tricky to build and not only were many parts in chrome, but also ABS plastic. Doubly hard to glue everything!. This time the green paint is Testors Lime Gold Metallic enamel, mixed with some green and airbrushed on. The stuff took ages to dry!
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The Road Agent was pretty scarce until Revell reissued it. There are a lot of working parts like the hinged deck, opening bubble, etc. It is also very fragile. The paint is Tamiya spray lacquer, my favorite for single color projects.
I spent a lot of time on the Beatnik Bandit. This is one of my favorite build ups. I also wired the engine up, and used Bare Metal foil to fix the poor kit chrome on the fan housing. Like a lot of the old Revell cars, the kit decals are not entirely accurate. Revell missed the center stripe that comes back from the engine, goes around the bubble under the canopy frame, and also across the middle of the car via the center console. Oddly the little Hotwheels 1/64 Beatnik Bandit has the correct stripe! Revell's kit wheels were rough, and the original white walls are now no longer provided. These are some Rat Rod tires, which while not 100% accurate, fit the kit rims and look super. The original kit may have had a cloth panel you cut for the interior carpet and I replicated this with some model car carpet material cut to fit. Paint is Tamiya Pearl White spray.
While not a Roth car, Carl Casper's Undertaker by Aurora fits in well here. This is the Polar Lights remake. The kit was a bit tricky to build and not only were many parts in chrome, but also ABS plastic. Doubly hard to glue everything!. This time the green paint is Testors Lime Gold Metallic enamel, mixed with some green and airbrushed on. The stuff took ages to dry!
