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Another oldie from my bench: built box-stock in 1987 from the "Customizing series" - sprayed with car laquers from the can, BMF for the trim. Pics made 2 years ago immediately before selling it.

AMT Deuce Phaeton The AMT Deuce kits from the early sixties still offer the current modeller an interesting alternative in 1/25 Fords from the excellent Revell offerings. In particular the recently reissued Victoria kit and the Phaeton are the only options for these styles in this scale. They offer an interesting challenge for the kit basher and scratch builder. I had recently finished the fenderless Deuce Days Vicky for the gathering of the 1:1 scale rods in Victoria and for the scale contest being held. I also picked up the AMT Phaeton kit from one of the vendors, having had such a great time building the Vicky. Originally AMT released the roadster as the first offering, followed by the Vicky and Phaeton. As such, the roadster had a one piece chassis with the rear drivetrain molded in. For the remaining Deuces this was modified so that the rear axle and suspension were separate. Otherwise the three kits share a lot of the sprues, and by utilizing the more recent Revell kits a very decent rod can be built! For this project I've chosen to construct a fendered Tub with a chopped ragtop with an overall red on red colour scheme. The photos show the added detail to the inside of the ragtop and the modifications made to the body with spacers being added, installing the Revell gas tank, a new front splitter, and removal of cross pieces not required. To provide reliable power under the hood a late model small block Henry will be used from the Revell kit. In addition the front suspension is based on the later kit, with the original wishbone being split and mated to the front axle. Using the original 32 axle, the wishbone was removed and a modern version of split wishbones was constructed, using part of the original ones as corner reinforcements. As this is also a show vehicle it was decided to have the chassis and suspension chromed! All kit chrome was removed to aid construction and then was treated to the Alclad system. A complication arose in attempting to shoehorn the small block Ford and automatic tranny into the chassis. New crosspieces were devised for mounting the assembly, yet the original heavy crosspiece (Henry's secret to keeping the stamped steel chassis in one piece) interfered with the tranny. The solution was to cut a vertical section out of the case at the spot where the interference was. In the photo you can see the rear section of the housing connected to the drive shaft and axle. The other area that has required a lot of attention is the interior, which is very basic in the original kit. A complete rebuild is in progress with new door panels, detailed front seat, and a better fit overall being the goals. That's it for now, thanks for following along! Cheers Misha