This kit appears to be a tribute by Von Franco to the great pinstriper of the 60s Von Dutch,the original designer of the flying eye,who done a lot of custom work with Ed Roth 👍😎
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Please refer to Trevor's comments from Monster Hobbies, who has typed in a full history👍
@plasticbuzzardmodelshop97155 ай бұрын
👍👍
@petesmodelcarcustoms5845 ай бұрын
👍😎
@bigeddie12319 ай бұрын
Very cool looking kit sir be watching for updates
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
I'll brush paint most of the fittings eyeball and arms and spray the car body nearer the finish date.🤔 Hopefully the weather will have improved. We've gone from torrential rain to freezing cold and threats of heavy snow from Norway 😅
@seamybmw9 ай бұрын
Pretty neat looking kit there Pete and very interesting subject some beefy tyres with it also i be watching this one with interest👍👍
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Those rear tyres are massive, I wish I had a better model to use them on. I think the model would look better with deformed cartoon wheels like the Rat Fink kits
@greybeardmodels9 ай бұрын
That looks a fun build Pete, I’m sure you’ll make a great job of it 👍😎
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Yes,I think it'll be great fun,Bob 👍😃
@stig8009 ай бұрын
That’s going to be a really cool build 👍
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
I'm glad I bought it as it does look a lot of fun👍😎
@ramblers699 ай бұрын
That's going to be really cool Pete
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
It looks a real fun build. So cool👍😎
@DB.scale.models9 ай бұрын
That looks fun to make Pete.😊
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
I'm sure it will be and a bit of a break from detailing 🤔
@moparnut62869 ай бұрын
Grew up as a monster fan with odd rods and Roth... Von Franco, weird Oh's.. Will be watch you create this one for sure happy building Peter!.. Great choice.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
I think it's pretty cool,John and should be a fun break👍😎
@GeocacherFlagg20079 ай бұрын
Oh yeah that will be a fun build. I have a couple from that line on my wall too. Now I want to break one out and work on it. Looking forward to seeing the finished model.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
It really looks fun👍😎
@kyledehartsscaleworks9 ай бұрын
Holy cow Pete. What a super cool and fun build this is going to be. Just great.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Yes Kyle. It really does look like a fun break from the detailed builds I usually do😃👍
@kyledehartsscaleworks9 ай бұрын
@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 absolutely Pete and I can’t wait to see where you take this one.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Apart from spraying car body,I'll brush paint a lot of it in the cartoon style of the box art. I will drill out the carb intakes,add spark plug leads,fuel pipes and throttle linkage and change the headlamps for some chrome ones from my spares. Delete the metal front axle as I'm not going to play with it afterwards 🤣🤣🤣
@kyledehartsscaleworks9 ай бұрын
@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 yes, that sounds like it’s going to be excellent!
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
It'll make a nice break from detailing
@goforitpainting9 ай бұрын
Have a great build.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Looks good fun👍😎
@THROTTLEPOWER9 ай бұрын
That will be a fun build Pete 👀👍😉
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
I'm sure it will,Tim 👍😎
@THROTTLEPOWER9 ай бұрын
@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 I started that kit about 20 yrs ago and never finished it. Now I'm wondering if I still have it.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
@@THROTTLEPOWER Was this kit issued in the 70s or 80s originally,Tim?
@THROTTLEPOWER9 ай бұрын
I'm not sure when it was originally issed Pete.
@modelcarmadness51199 ай бұрын
I've never seen or heard of that kit before, looks pretty simple and basic. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
It's pretty neat,Ted. I'd only seen the Von Franco Willys coupe before. I will make a few detail changes and put on some chrome headlamps but I want to keep the cartoon effect of it🤡👍😅
@dvdw_graphics_crafts9 ай бұрын
it's a different kind of model kit i feel. 😊
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
A wild and wacky design😀👍😎
@scalemodeloutlaw9 ай бұрын
As im watching your video i googled that von franco there is a hole series of his kits now i gotta get that collection lol
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
Wow,is there really👍😀. That's got to be cool👍😎. This was an expensive kit here,but I'll keep an eye 👁out for them and maybe get another for next year's build too👍😃😎
@scalemodeloutlaw9 ай бұрын
There not bad here bout 35 american each
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
They would be about 55 bucks here.as it was £40 (That's British pounds sterling). There was only 2 of these kits available,when I got this one,and not many people stock Moebius kits at all.😣. I'll see what I can find over the course of time🤔😉
@petesmodelcarcustoms5849 ай бұрын
I've seen the 'Stoned Hoods and Crooks' Willys gasser. That is more expensive than the eyeball one😢
@scalemodeloutlaw9 ай бұрын
Thats a good bit higher then what there selling for here