jbwelda Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) well its been a while but this time its on the bench to finish, in time for NNL West. Still some fiddly bits to get done, complete the interior, hook up front brake lines and of course the front wheels and buick finned brake drums. photos here really dont do it justice because they dont capture the nose low stance that i am aiming for, but with the front wheels on it really looks cool! ok big size images now! problem was: rtfm... couple of notes: the chrome brake handle (the only brake activator on the car...thats gonna be a wild ride!) is only there for position, i need to cut it down, probably replace the handle with alum tubing and do some detailing; the upper radiator hose (anyone else also have nightmares trying to hook up realistic looking radiator hoses? its the bane of my model "career" as it were) is only in place for fitting, need to do some final mods on it and paint and clamp it, and the steering gear and instrument panel need to go in place along with a proper seat support... i will add a couple more photos in a minute assuming my connection stays fairly speedy... heres one of assorted components more or less ready to install: thanks again for looking and the kind comments. Edited January 2, 2009 by jbwelda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadkill2525 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Looks great Bill, is this why you weren't at the meeting Tuesday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Looking good, Bill!! I'm looking forward to seeing it at the NNL West in a few months!! Later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I remember this from last year. Glad to see it's back. I'd love to see it in larger pictures, though, so I can appreciate the tasty detail I recall this had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I remember this from last year. Glad to see it's back. I'd love to see it in larger pictures, though, so I can appreciate the tasty detail I recall this had. I saw this one at Milt's NNL; I was surprised that it's 1:24th scale after seeing the detailed pics and knowing that Bill was also building a 1:8th scale hotrod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davkin Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I agree, looks like a very cool build, I just wish the pics were bigger. I love the early hot rods. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) thanks folks, mike i wasnt at the meeting the other night due to other obligations, i would never skip it just to work on a model! hey raul yeah i finished up that big tub last year, now im thinking about the next big scale car (to take me the next 5 years at the rate im going!) bigger pix now!!! Edited January 2, 2009 by jbwelda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Big Pix, yeah!!!! But this fish is still thirsty! Can't wait to see you finish this thing up. It's everything I remembered and looks even better in paint and detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davkin Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) Wow! Even more impressive with the big pics! I'm guessing there was another thread on this project, care to point me to it? I suspect most of my questions would be answered by reading that thread. Nevermind, I looked up your past threads. Amazing what can happen when you use the forum tools! You've been working on this thing a long, long time! The end result will obviously be worth it though. David Edited January 2, 2009 by Davkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 thanks david, yeah its been around for a long while, but not much real work on it. it started out to be like a 3 week build around the etzel offy motor, and i had the all american models T body and nose lying around. but one thing turned into another and you probably know how that goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davkin Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 it started out to be like a 3 week build......but one thing turned into another and you probably know how that goes! I sure do, sounds like every model I've ever built! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wow, that is one sweet T. If it wasnt for the bottles of paint in the background, I was convinced it was a 1:8th scale rod! Awesome detail! Rudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Where did you get the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noname Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 This is super nice. Great detail. Must be a lake racer. Did I miss the WIP pictures somehow??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick F40 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 This is so cool. Love the color and the engine is nicely detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 >Where did you get the engine? etzel speed classics, resin offy motor. unfortunately it no longer appears to be in production nor does the company exist anymore. might look on ebay but ive been trying to score another one for a year now and have not seen one come up. there is an earlier buildup thread here on the workbench from some time back...maybe search for the string "offy" and you will find it. thanks for looking and thanks for the comments again folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Did I miss the WIP pictures somehow??? It wouldn’t be hard to do since this one goes back to ’06! Here are the links to Parts 1 & 2 of the build (this is Part 3). You’re gonna love it! Part One of Three (From March 29, 2006): http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...231&hl=Offy And Part Deux of Trois (From February 20, 2008): http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...094&hl=Offy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noname Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thanks gbk1. I havn't been around here all that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 thanks for posting those links to prior threads, it was nice to see those myself. it does remind me how little its come along in a lot of years. seriously, it was supposed to be literally a 2 week, quick ratrod sort of build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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