Dennis Lacy Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Had a lot of fun with this one! Was originally going to be Racing Orange with matching wheels, but after mocking it up in the red primer just for fun, I knew I had to leave it this way! Only thing not finished is the radiator hoses cause me plan got screwed up, so I need to come up with a solution. Chassis: Revell kit frame with stock gas tank cut out and remaining rear frame rails bobbed with new rear frame cross bar added from Revell '37 truck frame. Motor mounts replaced with mounts from Revell '37 Ford frame. Front suspenion and steering from kit, lowered slightly and disc brakes replaced with early Ford drum brakes from AMT '41 Woody. Rear suspension from kit except coil-overs replaced with regular tube shocks, disk brakes replaced with drum brakes from AMT '41 Woody and ladder bars de-chromed and painted. Shallow & deep Kelsey-Hayes style wire wheels and front tires from Monogram '30 Woody, M&H slicks from older release of Revell Stone, Woods & Cook Willys. Chassis, components and wheels painted with Tamiya gloss black. Engine: Revell 'parts pack' 331 Cadillac / 4spd trans from Revell 'parts pack' 427 Ford. Block, waterpump and trans components de-chromed. Hellings style helmet air cleaners added from AMT '25 roadster (engine kit did not provide air cleaners.) Headers from Monogram '29 pickup and kit exhaust extended to connect to headers. Engine is painted Testors Model Master gray-blue metallic and exhaust Testors silver Body: Channelled height of frame. Rear wheelwells re-worked to accomodate channel. Flat firewall from Monogram '32 roadster shortened with new cut-out for engine. Rear gas tank filler neck cut-out filled, taillights from Revell's Dan Fink Speedwagon and trunk handle added. Radiator shell moved forward and down from front crossmember to accomodate long Caddy engine, chopped 1/8" and thinned flat black flowed between grill bars. Radiator made from Revell '37 truck, shortened and filler neck/cap added from kit radiator. Headlights are optional small lights from kit. Body painted Duplicolor red-oxide primer. Interior: Kit floor and side panels. Rear bulkhead sectioned 3/16" and same amount trimmed from bottom of side panels to accomodate channel. Filler strip added to fill gap between toe board and flat firewall. AMT '40 Ford dashboard which, after trimming V-shape so straight across, is a direct drop in - no other work required! AMT '40 Ford coupe bench seat with 1/8" trimmed off bottom. Steering column made from styrene tube with chrome 3-spoke steering wheel from Monogram '32 roadster. Dash and column painted Tamiya gloss black, "upholstry" painted Tamiya satin black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Very nice primer rod, Dennis!! I like the Caddy engine and all of the subtle, period perfect details that you added. Is there any way that you can crop your pics so we can see more of the model? Thanks for sharing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 i agree with raul...cant appriciate the engine....lets have acloser look...please....neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I hate to sound like everybody else, but there are so many cool period details that some closer-upper shots would be greatly appreciated! Really neat rod, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 I knew I forgot something in my write-up and it was the picture disclaimer, haha! My digital camera, to put it nicely, sucks. These pictures are the best I can do at the moment. I tried cropping one and after doing so the image gets fuzz(ier). I'm hoping Santa will bring me a new one next month and if he doesn't I'll go get one myself because I would love to be able to post way better pictures. Thanks for the nice comments on the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Dennis check your camera for a macro setting (usually denoted using a flower icon). This used for shooting something within 12 inches or so. Great work on the duece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I knew I forgot something in my write-up and it was the picture disclaimer, haha! My digital camera, to put it nicely, sucks. These pictures are the best I can do at the moment. I tried cropping one and after doing so the image gets fuzz(ier). I'm hoping Santa will bring me a new one next month and if he doesn't I'll go get one myself because I would love to be able to post way better pictures. Thanks for the nice comments on the car! I understand... What camera do you have (brand and model number)? A lot of guys on the forum can help you with the settings if they know what you're using. Later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 I understand... What camera do you have (brand and model number)? A lot of guys on the forum can help you with the settings if they know what you're using. Later, Thanks, Raul. Several weeks ago I started a thread about my camera in the "tips and tricks" section and the consensus was it is no good for taking pictures of 1:25 models since it does not have a macro feature. In fact, one person stated he had the very same camera at one time and had no luck with it either. Several people offered suggestions for affordable cameras based on their own personal experience that would do what I need. I'm going to upgrade before I post anymore projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks, Raul. Several weeks ago I started a thread about my camera in the "tips and tricks" section and the consensus was it is no good for taking pictures of 1:25 models since it does not have a macro feature. In fact, one person stated he had the very same camera at one time and had no luck with it either. Several people offered suggestions for affordable cameras based on their own personal experience that would do what I need. I'm going to upgrade before I post anymore projects. NO!!! Don't stop posting until you get another camera!! We'll deal with it!! We just weren't sure why you were taking pics of your stuff from the neighbors yard. Later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick F40 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 See these are the type of rods I like; neat, clean rods, in a sense that have engines other than 350's or 302s Now this is my kind of V8, I love the Cadillac's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kren Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Thats too cool great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 NO!!! Don't stop posting until you get another camera!! We'll deal with it!! We just weren't sure why you were taking pics of your stuff from the neighbors yard. Later, LOL! In that case I expect to post some mile-away pictures in a couple weeks when the next project is finished. Nick, Tom - thanks for the nice compliments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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