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Jairus

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  1. Thanks Mark and may I say that you do beautiful work!
  2. Glenn, The woody you are probably thinking about was a 1936. Although I have built quite a few woody station wagons, that one received a very nice article in SAE written by Mark Gustavson. That was in the April '87 issue! Thus far the only woody wagons I have completed are stock. The first woody that I have ever completed that is not built factory stock is posted here on this forum! As for pictures of the '36.... that car is currently in the Model Car Museum, Salt Lake City, and I don't have any pictures available to post. Sorry! As an aside... you guys don't have to call SAE "Brand X" or any of the other euphemisms that are commonly used to tiptoe around the issue. Gregg and I both have complete collections of the Pre-Klambach periodicals. We love and appreciate the huge contributions to the hobby made by Gary Schmidt, the Highland Productions staff and contributing writers from the summer of 1979 to December 1996! Everyone should strive to complete their own reference collections of these magazines and Plastic Fanatic/Model Cars Magazine. That is, IF they want the best possible access to ALL the known tips and tricks, How-to's, and feature articles the hobby has to offer! (Thank you Gary, Gregg and Roy!) 8)
  3. Very nice work! Beauiful roofline and hood sectioning too. How about rolling under the back of the rear fenders torpedo like? Also, I like the aluminum wheels you had under the second picture better but add a set of stock '40 Ford caps for a different look. Just a couple of thoughts.... 8)
  4. A project started waaaayyyy back but never finished. Yet.... Was/is suppose to be a street rod so the fenders were widened by cutting and adding a strip of material. Yes, it's a woody.. 8)
  5. Dave, Wild stuff! Very nice to have you join our happy family.... Welcome!
  6. If its for me... where do the girls go?
  7. 39 Standard! The '39 Standard was actually a warmed over 1938 Deluxe... Yes, it's JUST fenders, hood and grille but those are daunting modifications for the average builder. Not much of a challenge for the "BISCUITBUILDER"! 8)
  8. Welcome Alfa! Only one rule.. that you place your real name in the signature box of your Profile please! Thank you! 8)
  9. Rowdy, Starting in 1957 Ford offered two versions of the 4-door sedan; The Fairlane series was a hardtop and the Custom 300 was a sedan. By 1963 (or ’64) the Fairlane line was replaced with the Galaxie 500 and the Custom line by the Galaxie 300. What separates them is the fact that the 500 series cars are hardtops (no post when windows are rolled down) while the 300’s are sedans (full frames around the side window glass and a center post). Ford sold over 39,000 Galaxie 500 4-doors! Most associate the Galaxie 300 with fleet use such as Taxi and/or as a Patrol car. Either car would make a nice conversion project, the post less 500 being the easiest due to the lack of window frames to scratch build, while retaining the already molded side trim. In any case… either car will require a donor roof to be found. The rear roof pillar is quite thick and more upright than the 2-door roof, a lot like the Thunderbird of the era… The best source is the 1964 Fairlane, better know as the “Thunderboltâ€! Unfortunately that car is getting harder to find. Another option might be the Polar Lights/AMT ’64 Pontiac GTO but I think the rear window is a little too angled. AMT’s old 1965 Thunderbird roof would work fine if you have one! Ok, lets say you found a donor roof… the next step is cutting off the old roof and attaching the new one but one problem is that the windshield is the wrong one! The 2-door Galaxie 500 used the convertible windshield frame, which is slightly lower. One would need to raise the windshield header slightly while attaching the new roof in order to be accurate. A lot of work! Then, don’t forget to modify the interior door panels! That is really hard to do on these old one-piece “bucket†type interiors. You would be better off scratch building a new interior and sourcing new seats out of the newer AMT 1960 Ford “Starlinerâ€. ACTUALLY, Much of the “Starliner†engine compartment, drive train and chassis could be used on this project, which will give it a much higher level of overall detail! Only thing that I can add is to do your research before anything else! Here is a project I started a while ago… a ’61 Chevrolet Impala 4 door using a ’62 Pontiac Catalina roof. Good luck! 8)
  10. Which are you leaning toward '63 or 1964?
  11. Welcome aboard Mark! Keep your hand and arms inside the vehicle at all times and enjoy the ride... 8)
  12. Roy, Harbor Freight also sells hoses and water traps. Just to get started you can get one of those "throw-away" in-line water traps. They usually come two to a package, molded in orange plastic, and threaded for the standard 1/2-inch pipe thread. If you live in a really dry climate then you could get away without using a water trap... just a thought. Also, if you have an air compressor with a tank then you probably won't need the water trap in that instance either. (The water usually collects in the bottom of the tank and has to be removed once in a while) The compressor from Harbor Freight sounds like a pretty good deal if it comes equipped with a pressure regulator! What airbrush did you get? A Badger?
  13. Glenn, I usually write my responses in Word, then copy and paste after spell checking. But that is just me.... No spell-check in this forum unfortunately. Sorry but there are currently no versions of either the 1938 Deluxe or 1939 Standard Fords available in resin. At one time someone had produced in resin a front clip (fenders, grille and hood) of the 1938 Deluxe. That piece could be used to convert the venerable AMT '40. Could be a pretty good seller today but has been off the market for more than 10 years. So... do one your self! Quite a few modelers including me have successfully accomplished this. It's not impossible and just takes a little time, evergreen plastic and two-part epoxy putty. Oh yes, and lots of sandpaper!
  14. Glenn, I have never made a master for the resin casting industry and I probably will not do so in the future. What, within reason, could I produce that has not already been done? Check out Resin Realm and you'll see what I mean: http://resinrealm.net/index.html R&R Vacuum Craft has soooo many woodies in their catalog and many are just beautiful! If you want to build one, I wood start with one of those
  15. John, No offense, but the Mustang is not a blob of plastic! In fact it is still a very nice model, albeit with a warped hood that without a working hood latch would look like it had a permanent crooked smile. Sitting in a window under the sun all day will warp anything if sufficient and consistent pressure is placed upon it. Which explains the warped hood on the Mustang. Due to the prop rod being only on one side of course! However a car simply resting on four wheels will not suffer any ill effects under the sun because the temperature simply cannot get high enough to do any damage. That is why the body on the board will work and why hot tap water may not!
  16. Art Anderson is alive and well and under the direction of the witness protection program. He sometimes shows up at the Plastic Scale Auto Builders Chat room, usually on Saturday evenings, so check that out sometime! http://client.sigmachat.com/sc.pl?id=12510 As for the resin casting of the 1940 Ford woody.... Art sold all surviving molds and masters to an undisclosed recipient. As yet, no one has started to re-release any of "All American's" old resin stuff. You would probably be better off doing your own scratch built 1940 Woody based on the new Revell 1940 Standard kit. Trust me, it'll be more accurate! Not that I am dis'ing Arts work.... but, the Revell kit postdates the AM '40 Woody. I have both, the Resin '40 Woody and the Revell Kit, and it would take TONS of work to make the two work together. More than once I have considered starting my own conversion rather than trying to make the resin piece fit this BEAUTIFUL Revell offering. 8)
  17. Modelcardave, Welcome aboard! You'll make a nice addition to MCM Online Forum! 8)
  18. Welcome aboard Aaron! Your stuff is beautiful and with a little dirt and weathering there is no reason not to assume that they are REAL full size vehicles! Wow, what a neat picture of all those pieces together....
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