DEAN JEFFRIES KYOTE dune buggy is a fine looking machine, whether it is driving down a city street or bouncing off a rise in the Nevada desert. Model Products Corp. has aptly captured the Jeffries creation in 1/25th-scale, complete with Jeffries Crest on the decal sheet. From this kit one can build the street version or a simple dune climber consisting of a simple floorpan chassis, roll cage, two seats and an engine.
It will take some time and effort to duplicate the Kyote off-road
racer, but it's one you'll be proud of. The roll cage is one area
that takes a good deal of time to duplicate. This one is made from
No. 14 plastic coated electrical wire. It is best to use epoxy to
cement the pieces together. Model glue or white glue will work, but
do not nold quite as well as epoxy. The top was made of 0.010 sheet
plastic.
The body must be altered somewhat by removing the rear seat
area. Use a jeweler's saw to cut this section away. The flat
shelf replacement section can be made of file card or sheet plastic.
Cut a block of balsa wood to fit the opening-this simulated the gas tank
that fills the rear seat cavity. Round off the edges of the gas tank,
then cover the top and front side with aluminum foil. Adhesive-backed
foil works just great.
Some altering must be done to the interior section. The
floor should be cut away. Do this by sawing off the lower portion
of the interior unit, even with the inside surface of the floor.
You now will use the chassis floorpan as the floor of the interior.
A coat of pearl is painted over the white plastic. The
headlight covers were glued in place prior to painting, but had a coat
of white paint applied to them before the pearl was applied to the body.
When the pearl dried completely, the body was masked off with pieces of
tape, which were cut in a scalloped shape for the area on the upper portion
of the hood. The large stripe extending to the rear of the car is
7/8-in. wide and runs over the top and rear scoop. The rest of the
body should be masked off before painting so the Candy Blue will not spoil
the white. Lacquer model paint works best, as it dries fast and has
less tendency to creep under the edges of the tape. Be sure the edges
of the tape are pressed down firmly to keep the paint from creeping under.
The street buggy model is assembled basically stock from the
kit. The top certainly changes the looks. The body was painted
blue then a coat of pearl was sprayed over this, which gives the mogel
a wild custom looking paint job. One coat of pearl was sprayed over
the plastic top, which gives the effect of pearl colored material that
is used for tops and upholstery.
The Kyote kit is an enjoyable model to build, whether building
the street bug by simply putting the parts together and wiring the engine,
or going all-out and building an off-road racer.
copyright Dune Buggies July 1969 Author unknown
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