MGL Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) I had planned on painting this pearl white with a black frame and black and white interior but after spraying the base coat of white and the frame black it just wasn't working for me. After staring at it for awhile I started looking through my stash for some inspiration and knocked a AMT engine parts pack and a sheet of BMF off the shelf just I spotted my unbuilt Rat Fink model. I decided to go with more of an un-finished look rather than a true rat rod, hence the complete interior and some chrome and clean paint. I had to have a crazy Rat Fink shifter and I wanted a ridiculous engine. The 421 Pontiac posed a couple of issues, there is no water pump or alternator, and no water hose inlet on the intake so I had to move the belt drive for the blower forward, make a water pump, alternator, pulleys, brackets, drive belt, and hoses. By the time I did all that, in order to get the radiator close to where I wanted it I hade to notch the firewall. I would have liked to have moved the engine back a little more but I would have had to redo the transmission tunnel and I didn't want to fool with that. The radiator support rods are guitar string, the shift rod is a paper clip and I didn't want to fight with the kit "eye" decal for the shift knob so I painted my own. The drive shaft had to be lengthened so I used some aluminum tube and the fuel line and plug wires are beading wire. I'm pretty happy with it although if I were to build this again I would probably use a 427 SOHC engine and brace the frame. Of course that would require some major surgery to fit. I'm not much of a hot rod guy but I do like this model. I am curious why it came with a 4 speed shifter and an automatic transmission. I'm also wondering if anybody has used the rusty decals that come with the kit. Edited July 12, 2017 by MGL Replacing photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 That looks dam good! Your brushed metal treatment looks bang on, nice job man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'm not much of a hot rod guy but that looks darn good! Very convincing finish on the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssman Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Cool looking model Alice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Good looking grunge rod.Love the metal finish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 You nailed the raw metal look - great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 As mentioned, that has great detail and finish. The eyeball shift knob is the best part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Great looking hotrod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Trucker Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 That looks dam good! Your brushed metal treatment looks bang on, nice job man. I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamadon Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 The bare metal looks really good. How did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw035 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 me likes it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Nice. How did you get the bare metal finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGL Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 The bare metal looks really good. How did you do it?Nice. How did you get the bare metal finish?I covered the whole thing with BMF one panel at a time, then lightly sanded with different light to medium grit sanding sticks, then I used some black, rust, and steel washes, then some more sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Thanks its a great technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Excellent! Looks very convincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 What a superb metal finish, very nice rod.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamadon Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Thanks for explaining your technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Good looking A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloe Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 excellent visual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Nothing looks more like metal than metal. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 This is just about the best "bare metal" model I've ever seen. The weathering effects on the entire car are awesome realistic and the use of the parts pack Pontiac is totally sweet. Being heavily involved in full scale hot rodding, I've seen quite a few rods being driven around in a state just like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Very nice metal work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Very cool- love the eyeball shifter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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