Jantrix Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) A fellow model club member and good friend, Ken Ward passed away recently. Ken was a great guy with a real big heart and man, he just loved this hobby. He loved the artwork and the social aspect of the hobby in our club. He became a great friend. He enjoyed building but didn't agonize about perfection. He built to his skill level. He competed but didn't sweat it. As his illness progressed he built less and less but was always a fixture at our meetings and we miss him dearly. After he passed, he left his collection and tools to the club. We've divided some of the open/in progress/completed stuff, but the good stuff, the sell-able stuff, we're taking to a swap meet and the procedes will go to his widow. One of the things I got was this '40 Coupe. It's a good representation of what he liked and what he built. What I've decided to do with it, is to sort of build it with him. I'm gonna take it from here so to speak. He always liked my weathered/patina models, so without disassembling the model, I'm going to add some patina and a little style. I'll replace some missing parts, change out the wheels and tires, and give the hot rod the "lived in " look. I'll put his name on the license plate and call it done. So it becomes something we both built. I think he'd have liked that. More soon. Edited April 17, 2016 by Jantrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Sounds like a nice way to remember your friend Rob. I'll be following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 That's a nice way to build it, look forward to seeing how you progress. And sorry for the loss of your friend, your 40 will be a nice reminder of him.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Sorry for your loss. I love your idea for the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thanks guys. The wheel and tires will be the only major part change. The rest is just finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragzz Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 sorry for hes loss thats a vary nice way to rember him by doing this the 40 is looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thats a thoughtful thing to do for a friend. Im sure his family would enjoy what your doing also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Sorry for your loss. I love your idea for the build.x 2 Great way to memorialize your friend. I will be looking in on this one. Edited April 15, 2016 by GTJUNIOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Sorry you lost your friend Rob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Some more work. My pal Kenny had orange under this red so distressing this was pretty easy. He wasn't big on getting rid of mold lines, so I had to add the primered areas up front to do so. I'v added some washes and made a scoop from an old oil pan. Next up is the weathering powders and decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 What a wonderful tribute - and a great looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Sorry to hear that about your friend Rob. Sounds like a great guy and you're doing him proud with the build here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 Finished this up. Check it out in Under Glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel886 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 A great way to remember one's friendship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 What a great tribute to a loved friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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