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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 20:09:17 GMT -4
1966 Buick Skylark AMT Modified Stocker kit, built about 30 years ago. |
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 20:11:30 GMT -4
C. 1966, Moncton N.B. Bob Charters car. Attachments:
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 20:13:14 GMT -4
Bob Charters car, Moncton N.B. c. 1966. Attachments:
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 20:14:21 GMT -4
AMT 1960 Ford Starliner. Attachments:
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 20:32:35 GMT -4
'64 Chev Impala modified stocker on '65 Olds Stocker chassis. |
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 20:34:43 GMT -4
'65 Chevy II from AWB kit on Dodge kit-car chassis. Attachments:
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Post by KRAZY RICK on May 19, 2018 20:35:47 GMT -4
Right on Mike - thanks for sharing these - great stuff !!! You are the king of the stocker models !!!   |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2018 21:01:40 GMT -4
love them mike
always like these cars l have been dying to build a couple
l think you got me excited about cracking one open
nice builds
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 21:46:01 GMT -4
Thanks guys! The old Impala was one of those low rider slammer kits with stereo stuff and opening trunk. Placed it on '65 Modified Stocker Olds 88 chassis which was a little long, just hogged out the wheel wells a little further back and it seemed to work OK, cars are similar size and proportions.
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 21:47:45 GMT -4
'65 Olds Modified Stocker kit box stock, aftermarket wheels, box tires. Attachments:
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 21:51:15 GMT -4
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 22:01:56 GMT -4
love them mike always like these cars l have been dying to build a couple l think you got me excited about cracking one open nice builds Thanks, they're put together generally from the parts box, mixtures of many kits whatever parts are needed. Others like the Olds 88 are box-stock some with resin late-model wheels on the kit tires. The Modified Stocker series by AMT were never considered super detailed kits, the '69 Falcon has very little chassis detail at all but all are fun somewhat reminiscent of the old "AMT CRAFTSMAN" kits but with a few more parts. I generally only use 2 of the steamroller tires (on the right side) which gives me more to add to create other cars. Most drivers only used 2 to give the car a conical type rolling of the chassis for the constant left turns. Try rolling a cone of anything on a flat surface and see what happens, automated turns! Many younger modellers think these tires are fictitious...here's an example of an old Pinecrest car. |
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 22:04:13 GMT -4
 Here's Here's an example of an old Pinecrest car with steamroller tires. |
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Post by KRAZY RICK on May 19, 2018 22:09:20 GMT -4
Good stuff Mike !!!
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Post by MORBIUS on May 19, 2018 22:11:27 GMT -4
Thanks Rick! All in fun, I simply try to envision what they looked like in their day and try not to over-think the builds.
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Post by BRITBOY on May 20, 2018 10:24:15 GMT -4
Nice builds, and those steamroller tyres are wild.
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Post by DON on Sept 15, 2018 16:24:19 GMT -4
I remember building those AMT cars as a kid , and when they were reissued I bought (and built) them all again! Back then the modifieds here in in New England mostly old coupe bodies from the 1930s with a few corvair ,falcon and mustang bodied thrown in, so I thought these full bodied cars weren't a real representation of a modified stock car. They looked more like the MPC modifieds that came out a few years later . Of course with computers now I get to see what stock cars looked like all over the country !  |
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Post by JAYMAHNKEN on Nov 5, 2018 13:00:36 GMT -4
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Post by MORBIUS on Nov 5, 2018 19:52:32 GMT -4
I love that, great build, great damage as most of 'em were! As for the steamroller tires, they were standard fare here in Canada from about 1960 to 1970. Then the tires got better and smaller scale, looking more like NASCAR racers.
That chassis is handy for sure, I've got a few spares ready to go. Thanks for posting those pics!
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