Model Blackwoods?
Has anyone checked online?
Really Old "Member"
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From: Kennesaw, Ga. USA
I have not tried it yet, but the closest you can get right now is to put a Gator front clip and interior onto/into a Harley Edition die cast. That leaves you with the necessity to fabricate the wood grain finish and the unique bed design of the Wood. Not for the faint hearted.
At the Chicago International Hobby Exhibition, I did visit with every major die cast manufacturer, told them I owned a Blackwood and it would make a really cool if limited production item in their lineup. The only real hope I got was from Jada who do the Dub City 1/24th scale SUVs and Low Riders and who will have a 1/18 scale Escalade pretty soon. These are not to be found on every street corner yet, but they do about 40 different modern and old school vehicles. The modern ones are mostly fitted with chrome 20s or 22s and the old schools are fitted with wires. For from $15.99 to about 17.99, they are quite a bargain if you are into that sort of thing. Great for parts swapping with other models that are out there, including Lightnings which I used to own one of.
I am pretty tight with that market (I own a large HobbyTown USA franchise) and I will be sure to let you know if anyone does a Wood.
Bill
At the Chicago International Hobby Exhibition, I did visit with every major die cast manufacturer, told them I owned a Blackwood and it would make a really cool if limited production item in their lineup. The only real hope I got was from Jada who do the Dub City 1/24th scale SUVs and Low Riders and who will have a 1/18 scale Escalade pretty soon. These are not to be found on every street corner yet, but they do about 40 different modern and old school vehicles. The modern ones are mostly fitted with chrome 20s or 22s and the old schools are fitted with wires. For from $15.99 to about 17.99, they are quite a bargain if you are into that sort of thing. Great for parts swapping with other models that are out there, including Lightnings which I used to own one of.
I am pretty tight with that market (I own a large HobbyTown USA franchise) and I will be sure to let you know if anyone does a Wood.
Bill
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Joined: May 1999
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From: Kennesaw, Ga. USA
Hey, RP:
Sorry to say that you are still looking at doing the Harley edition and converting it into a KR. Except for the decals, it is nowhere near as hard as making a Blackwood out of a Harley.
Actually, it is fairly easy to disassemble, strip off the paint and completely do over pretty near any die cast model. I have a Burago clone of my 99 Lightning that we repainted white and did computer graphic decals for including the HobbyTown advertising I had on the real thing and it looked factory built.
Just as a bye the bye concerning making a Blackwood, you have to use the front end and interior from an Auto Art die cast and mate it to a Racing Champions/Ertl Harley die cast chassis and that can be a chore as the level of quality/fit and finish is worlds apart. I also forgot to mention the engine. If you want an open hood version, you also have to swap out the S/C motor on the Harley for a Navigator motor to get near a Blackwood and you would have to buy an earlier Harley die cast or normal Ford truck in that scale to get the 16 valve motor that the KR has.
Sad to say, but in the end it may just be too much for the average person who is not into converting a lot of stuff. Enjoy the real thing!! I may end up doing that too as I dread trying to fashion the unique Blackwood bed.
Bill
Sorry to say that you are still looking at doing the Harley edition and converting it into a KR. Except for the decals, it is nowhere near as hard as making a Blackwood out of a Harley.
Actually, it is fairly easy to disassemble, strip off the paint and completely do over pretty near any die cast model. I have a Burago clone of my 99 Lightning that we repainted white and did computer graphic decals for including the HobbyTown advertising I had on the real thing and it looked factory built.
Just as a bye the bye concerning making a Blackwood, you have to use the front end and interior from an Auto Art die cast and mate it to a Racing Champions/Ertl Harley die cast chassis and that can be a chore as the level of quality/fit and finish is worlds apart. I also forgot to mention the engine. If you want an open hood version, you also have to swap out the S/C motor on the Harley for a Navigator motor to get near a Blackwood and you would have to buy an earlier Harley die cast or normal Ford truck in that scale to get the 16 valve motor that the KR has.
Sad to say, but in the end it may just be too much for the average person who is not into converting a lot of stuff. Enjoy the real thing!! I may end up doing that too as I dread trying to fashion the unique Blackwood bed.
Bill
