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[crazyrichard]

hey all ,

just started the john buttera kit from revell.
it seems a bit small , alright its a model t but its in 1/25 ...and therefore i think its just a tad too small in scale
the molding isnt great but also not bad ..
the thing this kit really has going for it is the fact that there are a lot of parts and even the chassis needs assembling , i like kits with as much as possible parts to assemble.



i wil build this one custom , not out of the box .. more in the t-bucket style but keep it a 4-seater


the boxart






the body had 4 doors molded in the body





i didnt like those so i flattened the sides





on the front there was a raised vent buldge ,






i also flatetned that






then sanded the whole body flat







dryfit of the interiour tub







stock window frame






easy chop just cut the top end











tomorrow i want to start building teh chassis and see what set up will work best

Edited by crazyrichard, 11 January 2013 - 10:20 AM.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Actually, the bodies in the Revell series of T kits based on that tooling are very close to correct. I have the tall sedan-delivery version and just checket it with 1:1 dimensions, and with AMT's '27 T. The REAL problem with the T kits is the undersized Ford smallblock V8. Check it against the correctly scaled Ford smallblock engine in Revell's '32 Fords and you'll see what I mean.

 

There is a Revell '34 Ford based on the T chassis in this kit that is REALLY undersized, as it was shrunken to fit the tiny T chassis. Stay away from that one.

[Steve Milberry]

Richard, I'm pretty sure the kit scales out to 1/25. Model-Ts were quite small cars.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Richard, I'm pretty sure the kit scales out to 1/25. Model-Ts were quite small cars.

Yes, Steve is right. I build 1:1 hot rods for a living, have a bookcase full of reference material on the old stuff, and just checked the actual measurements. Not opinion. Fact.

[crazyrichard]

aright , thnx guys well i guess that the problem when you live in bloody holland and almost never can see those cars 4 real. i did see a real model t pick up ounce but that was in a shipping container so always good to get such info from you guys

[crazyrichard]

started the chassis and suspension , more assmebly then the revell kits , wich is a nice change ..
the cast isnt great loads of sand work but that will be fine
just a bit more work







engine and transmission












rear dif and brakes








rear suspension


















front suspension

Edited by crazyrichard, 06 January 2013 - 04:27 AM.

[crazyrichard]

well i cut the whole cab into pieces and i'm making it smaller with the bench as seat ....

maybe a round tank behind the cab ??

the cab gave me a fight , nothing lined up after cutting , but with some patience i managed to get something going , waht you see on the pics isnt done but already very solid

not really trying to get the dimensions perfectly the same like a real t-bucket just trying to get something cool going














all rough >> still needs loads of work

Edited by crazyrichard, 07 January 2013 - 05:44 AM.

[Aerodsedan]

I'd love to see this build, but for some reason, I am unable to view the photos  

[crazyrichard]

hmmm weird .. i can see them myself ??
anybody else here who cant see them ?? if so please leave a message


when i looked at these 2 .. love both the vintage style and the tweedy pie so maybe something in between ?









maybe i will shorten the frame like the ones above (lenght) so the t is short wheel based











got the seems nice and smooth , that body is a real frankenstein , needed some good plastic surgery to become smaller ..
from touring to .....lol

Edited by crazyrichard, 07 January 2013 - 09:40 AM.

[Ira]

LOOKS GREAT RICHARD!!!

[crazyrichard]

LOOKS GREAT RICHARD!!!

thnx ira !!

you dont think the sides of the cab are to small ? like in hight ?

oh and good news this means tou can see the pics lol since the other guy could not see them

[Jantrix]

Since you have all that room left in front how about a Chevy inline six in there? I think they look awesome in hot rods.

[H.A.K]

Koool.

[crazyrichard]

thnx hak and @ Jantrix hmm could be cool but i'm thinking of shortening the chassis and adding a nice fat v8 .. kind of had that in my mind and love the look that way , but def. could be cool to do a long inline engine !

[crazyrichard]

hey ,

made a firewall today from a side of the hood , with the louvres on it , on the flat parts on the right i made a brake booster

i used a old revell booster and made the top half as big , made it sit more fluch against the wall and added a new top






then shortened the chassis to get the look like i showed with the reference pics







with the body on







not doing a rear tank , want a clear rear end where the dif and suspension is visible

also reglued the top part of the window , the chopped window made it look weird and too small , now you can see a person looks big in it due to the window hight







love this chassis like this visible , something different from closed rails for ounce


















later when everything is sorted out i will make some extra support members in between the chassis (from side to side)

Edited by crazyrichard, 09 January 2013 - 09:05 AM.

[crazyrichard]

dont mind the brake set up on the firewall , i realised i screwed that up and ..... going to change that


used the roof to make a smooth underside on the rear , now the rear will flow into the rear bottom nicely













sanded the rough shape into it








some bondo














shortened the drive shaft after the frame was shortened










made a small round space in the firewall , maily for looks it ran free of the engine / trans but this looks better

Edited by crazyrichard, 10 January 2013 - 11:11 PM.

[crazyrichard]

changed the brake booster , i hate it and i will use some reference on the net and make a complete scratch version later





the underside came out smooth





so the body sides flow over into the bottom with smooth corners





sides are pretty sleak as well





closed the floor section





i made a small fake tunnel just felt it looked a bit better instead of all flat









the firewall lines match nice with the seat






found a cool interiour pic of a t

Edited by crazyrichard, 11 January 2013 - 08:35 AM.

[crazyrichard]

flattened the front floor after bondo





made a new brake ... with reservoir






made the steering colom true the floor like the reference pic in my previous post , will make the pedals tomorrow










dryfit











good impression of the stance

Edited by crazyrichard, 11 January 2013 - 10:17 AM.

[Draggon]

Thats actually turning out pretty cool!

[TooOld]

It's turning out very cool !   The shortened chassis with the tall windshield helps the look a lot ,  and the new brake master cylinder looks good .

You've done a lot of surgery to get the body the way it is and it looks great !  Keep posting !