Dennis Lacy Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Fresh off the workbench! Based on Revell's short-lived '30 Ford Coupe hot rod kit. Heavily modified. - Revell '48 Ford frame center "X" member, Revell '29 Pickup rear cross member. - Kit bashed Halibrand Quick Change rear axle and spring. - Revell '32 5-Window front axle & suspension with modified shocks and mounting. - Revell '48 Ford brake plates and kit finned drums, '48 Ford master cylinder. - Revell '48 Ford Custom Coupe Navarro - equipped flathead engine with home made zoomie headers, plug wires and fuel/oil plumbing. - American mag wheels with tall & narrow M&H slicks and bias ply front tires. - Kit interior with Covico 3-spoke steering wheel and bench seat. - Roof insert panel modified with added louvers and painted aluminum, Revell '32 5-Window louvered trunk lid, modified kit '32 grill & shell and '36 Ford headlights. - Duplicolor Red with Tamiya clear rubbed out with Adam's correcting polish and coated in Adam's Buttery Wax. Comments, good and bad, welcomed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANDY L Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Very cool!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Great lookin' build on that A Coupe.I was lucky enough to snag a couple of those kits during their short lived shelf life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berr13 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Prime, sir, prime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 A nice, believable hot rod right there, Dennis. Not a tetanus risking rat rod, not an over the top magazine cover car, just a nice simple, drivable (with ear plugs!) hot rod. I love the detail on the radiator hose clamps and the way you grafted the 48 x-member in there. Actually, you've just given me inspiration for a 1:1 build I have planned for the future. It's a 29 coupe that will rest on seriously reworked original deuce rails. It never occurred to me before but I have a mint '35 X member stacked down the side of my house with other components and it would be a real cool way of keeping the chassis looking early 60's cool while aiming for 21st century chassis rigidity. Thanks for a look at your model and an idea for my full sized project! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordlover632 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I like the the car is the motor from the kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Great looking model! I like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 That makes me smile! Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Over the top cool !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Dennis, everything about this is JUST right. An excellent hot rod. Well done sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Sweet! Helped build an A Coupe in 1962 so I have a soft spot for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Love it! I wish I would have snagged one of these up before they went out of production and started going for $100+ on ebay...I keep hoping they'll bring it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballroad Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Wow!!! I really like it a lot, superb job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Super smooth paint and the roof insert really sets it all off. Your chassis and engine modifications to the kit are pretty much the was it was done on the 1 on 1 cars. Perfect look and cleanly detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Another ADL home run (well, it is baseball season, after all....). Perfect stance, very tough looking... -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Great looking HOT Rod in all respects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Great job as always sourcing parts from other kits , this is a sharp looking coupe ! Love the detailed flattie ! Only thing I'd change is the roof insert . Maybe if it fit the curve of the roof better ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, TooOld said: Great job as always sourcing parts from other kits , this is a sharp looking coupe ! Love the detailed flattie ! Only thing I'd change is the roof insert . Maybe if it fit the curve of the roof better ? Thanks! I was waiting for someone to point it out. It actually did fit perfectly when it was all bare plastic. Too tight clearances, too much paint!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Really nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice job, certainly a good looking Model A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Excellent build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrm Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Great model. I love the overall attitude. At first it made me overlook all the neat details that were added. Like the cool (I assume RB motion) fittings on the beehive filter. The 48 Ford is one of those kits that should be reissued regularly, because they are like a treasure cove for parts, aside from the fact they build into fine models right out of the box. All the louvers are cool. What I have noticed is that the top panel is not a great fitting piece on the original kit too. I had hard time having it sitting right even on an out of the box build. Let alone when you have modified it. Last but not least I want to give you big koudos for building this, because since the prices for this kit have taken off big time, there are not many people building them. And I believe kits are meant to be built, not piled in basements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Always enjoy your builds Dennis and this is no exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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