Bucket T Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 The inspiration for these builds came from an 8 of clubs card, and a story my auntie told me decades ago. The '31 and '27 fords are box stock. The '34 Ford Tudor is a resin body and an AMT chassis. The flattie came from the Mother's Pies car. Had to lengthen the chassis and exhaust, scratchbuild the front bench seat (but you can't see much of it),and add a connie kit rear shelf. So, what do you do with a resin body with over a hundred pin holes? lol. Bonnie: We rob banks. Clyde: I like Fords. The Law liked Fords too. March 23, 1934 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice save on that '34 Tudor Randy. Whose casting was that with so many pinholes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Those are cool! Love the cop car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice! Love all the bullet holes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 that's very kool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Man those are so cool and great. I like all of them. Great work and creativity Randy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Good save. Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjunker1 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 very nice job i actually did two of these in 1/24th scale. one for me and one for a customer of mine. i still have to do the diorama part of it just been waiting for the weather to cooperate.i used a franklin mint dillinger car and a resin body like the one you show in your pics i had to cut the car in sections in order to make the back doors the correct size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I really enjoy this thread! Soo many awesome old 30's cars... and a great subject matter!! Very cool.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 NICE work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket T Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Nice save on that '34 Tudor Randy. Whose casting was that with so many pinholes?? It was only my second resin body and have heard that some castings were made poorly so I made a joke. I drilled the holes with a wee drill bit. It's a Hendrix casting. Minimal flash and no putty needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ford48 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 very nice job i actually did two of these in 1/24th scale. one for me and one for a customer of mine. i still have to do the diorama part of it just been waiting for the weather to cooperate.i used a franklin mint dillinger car and a resin body like the one you show in your pics i had to cut the car in sections in order to make the back doors the correct size. Wow Manny-thats some GRAPHIC modeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ford48 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 interesting subject.nice work. I would like to see the real car- Hemmings Daily just did a story on this car and the copies that were out there. seems the actual car is now on display in a Vegas Casino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewishartkid Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 This is some of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 March 23, 1934 Actually it was May 23, 1934... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've got the Hendrix resin body and the AMT '34 Ford Tudor just to build the death car. Any tips would be perfectly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've got the Hendrix resin body and the AMT '34 Ford Tudor just to build the death car. Any tips would be perfectly appreciated. Thanks! Tip: Clyde liked to drive in his stocking feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 BTW... for anyone who has never seen the movie "Bonnie and Clyde" with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, and Gene Hackman as Clyde's brother Buck (Hackman's first major film role, I think)... do yourself a favor and check it out. It's not a particularly accurate telling (the "C. W. Moss" character is actually sort of a mash-up of two different people), but still a great movie with perfect period costumes and of course, lots of 1930s cars (Bonnie and Clyde stole a lot of cars!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I saw the death car twice. Once on the way to Vegas, and at the San Diego Air And Space Museum in 2008. For most part, the death car is usually kept behind a glass barrier, as I saw it in Primm. When it was in San Diego, the car was roped off, and I was able to get some pretty detailed pictures of it. To my understanding, the car still retains its Cordoba Gray paint job, and the interior is severely worn. I think some of the bullets are still lodged in the door panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Here's a website with TONS of reference material, and actual facts: http://texashideout.tripod.com/bc.htm Edited October 30, 2014 by Custom Hearse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymichaelsdesigns Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 This is insane great work and detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 All of these builds are really nice and I dig the subject matter. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.