Rocking Rodney Rat Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I finally finished this one up, kind of a long road with a few setbacks and screwups on my part. The body is a resin item from Ed Fluck at Drag City casting. The master was skillfully put together by our very own (and a friend of mine) A. Dennis Lacy. The concept is a fairly modern street rod with the ubiquitous SBC (from the Revell '30 Model A kit) with an auto tranny, smooth hood sides, a filled roof, smooth running boards with bobbed rear fenders (compliments of Norm Veber at Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland). '40 dash from the Revell 5ive window coupe, seats from the Speedwagon, most of the parts are straight out of the Revell '32 series of kits. Wheels are from the Revell '32 sedan and tires are from Modelhaus. Paint is decanted Testors One Hit Graphite Dust shot through an airbrush (my first attempt at using the device I bought about five years ago, I'm learning!!?!?!?). Clear overcoat is Minwax Polyurethane airbrushed on. It makes for a fairly smooth finish if one can keep the bugs out of it and refrain from dropping the body on the floor..... -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I like the way this body style looks. The paint really picks up the reflections from around it. Great looking chassis and engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Nicely understated. Smooth & sinister, it almost begs for a machine gun toting gangster on the running board. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Once again an outstanding build from your bench. Clean, tight and great proportions. No muss no fuss .Well done Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Super sweet Deuce. Gorgeous in all respects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Karson Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) RRR has overcome all the setbacks every builder suffers from to bring us another flawless Deuce! If I were to share with you some of the minor road blocks RRR was up against completing his Drag City Casting Mordor Sedan mastered by our own Dennis Lacy, you too would be astonished. When RRR & I first saw ADL's Mordor coming together, we all wanted to see how it would finally look assembled... ADL had a vision and carried it off well beyond our expectations! And, then RRR added his touches to it! But not after a few minor mishaps... RRR's paint job was interrupted by a fall from grace and had to be stripped and repainted! OUCH!! Still wet from the bath in the stripper pond! Then back on the bench for final reconstruction! Don't say anything to our Rockin' Rodney, but final assembly is NOT his favorite aspect in modeling building! His tenacity has always been that one asset that has always encouraged me through the three plus decades we've been watching each other create our model cars and trucks! Keep on keepin' on, Brother! -KK Edited February 18, 2020 by Kit Karson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Hi! Very nice result. Classy looking, and the detailing is great. About your Minwax clear: how many coats would you say you used? Medium or heavy? Via your air-brush, or is-it a spray-can? Just curious... CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 That is one great looking model ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi! Very nice result. Classy looking, and the detailing is great. About your Minwax clear: how many coats would you say you used? Medium or heavy? Via your air-brush, or is-it a spray-can? Just curious... CT Claude: This is what I used: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-MINWAX-QUART-CLEAR-GLOSS-OIL-BASED-FAST-DRY-POLYURETHANE-8995789/402003791161?epid=19016387928&hash=item5d994b0d39:g:rAEAAOSwhkRWgux7 it came recommended by one of the guys in our local club. It's the first time I have used it, but I will use it on all shiny paint jobs going forward. I shot it through my airbrush, no thinning needed. A quart will probably go bad before you can use it all up. Application recommendations are one light coat and one (sorta) heavy. I shot two coats with about ten minutes in between. It's "self leveling" which I think is a euphemism for "it runs"...I attached the body to a bent up coat hanger (sometimes more successfully than others, see above) and then I move the part having been clear coated all around, so any potential runs are smoothed out and prevented. This gives a really nice shine even without buffing and polishing (which I never do). It seems to dry to a very hard surface. -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Nice clean job on this, it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I like good looking 4-doors and this one looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoDak1 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Shes delightful. A fine build sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said: Claude: This is what I used: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-MINWAX-QUART-CLEAR-GLOSS-OIL-BASED-FAST-DRY-POLYURETHANE-8995789/402003791161?epid=19016387928&hash=item5d994b0d39:g:rAEAAOSwhkRWgux7 it came recommended by one of the guys in our local club. It's the first time I have used it, but I will use it on all shiny paint jobs going forward. I shot it through my airbrush, no thinning needed. A quart will probably go bad before you can use it all up. Application recommendations are one light coat and one (sorta) heavy. I shot two coats with about ten minutes in between. It's "self leveling" which I think is a euphemism for "it runs"...I attached the body to a bent up coat hanger (sometimes more successfully than others, see above) and then I move the part having been clear coated all around, so any potential runs are smoothed out and prevented. This gives a really nice shine even without buffing and polishing (which I never do). It seems to dry to a very hard surface. -RRR Hi! Thank you for the clear infos. Much appreciated! Since you say this particular car was NOT polished, I can see the "natural" gloss of this clear is very good. It reminds me of what you get from House of Kolor Show Clear, a 2-part catalized urethane you may be familiar with. It flows superbly, but once dried hard, is difficult to polish on a styrene car body without causing some damage to the body. That is why I might try your Minwax. I wondered about the type and number of coats you apllied, since I could see a smidge of "peel" in the reflexion on the passenger side running borad. This usually happen when you obtain very high gloss at application from heavy wet coats. Super nice then... but once evaporated and dried, the clear then gets a fair share of orange peel. Nothing a good rubbing won't dispose of, but some work nonetheless! Regards, CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 A beautiful build! Fantastic color, it looks classy and tough at the same time. Very nice job ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 This looks sooo good, great body work, and the color/wheel combo nails it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I just love the way this turned out! The perfect combination of aggressive and classy. I already told you this yesterday but it looks absolutely like something that could come out of Brizio's shop right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 So clean and classy! I typically don't like the chrome Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels. But, with this model and the wide whites, they're perfect! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 That is one super nice Deuce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Really well done and not what I expected from the Subject - Mordor is for me where Sauron dwelt and the Ring was finally consumed in fire... From Lord of the Rings: Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Just slightly off-topic. Mind you, it's not a bad ride for a Dark Lord... He'd not fear to put a Chevy engine in a Ford! Edited February 19, 2020 by DonW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thanks to all for the kind words.... -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Wow, very understated and very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Wow, a really stunning build and you have achieved a beautiful balance. For someone who fears final assembly (apparently!) you have done a superb job of getting that undercarriage looking clean and symmetrical. I think the high gloss clear is a great idea because I always find that no matter how careful I am polishing vintage bodies, I always seem to get a rub through. The multiple window mouldings and body swage lines just about guarantee it! This is a credit to you, and Dennis for his fine mastering. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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