'34 Ford Coupe A/A--New Photos 07/26/20

[Straightliner59]

This is a Revell "Wheels Of Fire" snapper. Although it can't be seen, here, it has a scratchbuilt rollbar, aluminum door panels and dash. The hood scoop was hammered and formed and filed and sanded to shape from aluminum flashing. The splash pans are made of burnished Maid-O-Metal tooling aluminum sheet. Wheels are (I think) from a Thunderbolt. Front tires are AMT, the rears being from one of their parts packs. The front axle was moved forward about 3.5". Leaf springs are scratchbuilt, as are the headers. I made the decals in a graphics program, and printed them on an inkjet. It was actually something I didn't get too carried away with! Questions and comments are always welcome! Thanks for looking!

[dragcarz]

Love it !!!

[Straightliner59]

 

1 hour ago, dragcarz said:

Love it !!!

Cool. Thanks, Roger

[Deuces ll]

That is sweeeeeeet!.... ??

[Straightliner59]

3 minutes ago, Deuces ll said:

That is sweeeeeeet!.... ??

Thanks, Guido! Thanks for looking, too. I appreciate that!

[cobraman]

Very nice !  I might have to get one of those.

[Straightliner59]

17 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Very nice !  I might have to get one of those.

You should, Ray. It's the best '35 coupe body around, I think. Thank you, sir!

[larman]

Great job! 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Very cool, captures the feel very well.

 

[NitroMarty]

I'm digging it.... Reminds me of the old 1/32 scale Monogram "Ford Screamer"!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice. My kinda car, mo debinately. 

Especially nice work on those metal aprons. Trained girbils with little tiny hammers and dollies?

Edited July 27, 2020 by Ace-Garageguy

[Straightliner59]

8 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Trained girbils with little tiny hammers and dollies?

Hahaha! Thanks, Bill. Much appreciated. Actually, I had to build them a tiny english wheel. That was the most difficult part of this project!

Thanks, Larry and Mark.

1 hour ago, NitroMarty said:

Reminds me of the old 1/32 scale Monogram "Ford Screamer"!

Marty, I would like to acquire the series that model came from. I have a "thing" for 1/32 scale kits. Glad you like it, sir!

[PappyD340]

Nicely done, looks great!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

My favorite color on a drag racing car... the recipe for success!  I love the decals too, another great build... be prepared for many more praises my friend!  I will have to take a try with that aluminum flashing...

[Scott8950]

very nice

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

My favorite color on a drag racing car... the recipe for success!  I love the decals too, another great build... be prepared for many more praises my friend!  I will have to take a try with that aluminum flashing...

Yeah, I love the orange ones, too! Thanks, Francis! I think you should try the flashing. It's an excellent material. Two things, though, it has to be annealed, and, before that, if it's coated, the plastic coating needs to be sanded off. Once those two things are done,  you're off to the races!

Thanks, Scott and Larry! I appreciate your  comments

[AmericanMuscleFan]

17 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Two things, though, it has to be annealed, and, before that, if it's coated, the plastic coating needs to be sanded off.

Thanks for the advise Daniel!  Sorry for the potentially dumb question but when you make mention of "annealed", what kind of treatment are you talking about?  What is your usual method and the ideal temperature for the best results?  Thanks in advance my friend!

[Straightliner59]

11 minutes ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Thanks for the advise Daniel!  Sorry for the potentially dumb question but when you make mention of "annealed", what kind of treatment are you talking about?  What is your usual method and the ideal temperature for the best results?  Thanks in advance my friend!

This is how I learned to do it, and it's  worked well: Once the coating is sanded off, use a bar of plain soap (Ivory is  what I use, nothing scented, of course) to coat the sheet. Now, hit it with a torch. As soon as the soap turns black, quench the sheet. You're ready to have a whole new kind of fun, now!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

1 hour ago, Straightliner59 said:

This is how I learned to do it, and it's  worked well: Once the coating is sanded off, use a bar of plain soap (Ivory is  what I use, nothing scented, of course) to coat the sheet. Now, hit it with a torch. As soon as the soap turns black, quench the sheet. You're ready to have a whole new kind of fun, now!

Thank you for your quick and good advice Daniel!  It's like being in contact with customer service... the best of course!

Do you think that the liquid version (Ivory body wash) might be also suitable?

Always a pleasure to talk about hobby with you, and thank you for that my friend!

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Do you think that the liquid version (Ivory body wash) might be also suitable?

I would stick with the bar! I've never tried anything else, just because, when  I was doing the research, that was the one that came up in most descriptions of the process. I think the bar, because it's easier to get a more uniform coat, that stays where you put it! ? I will say this, though. If I didn't have a bar of Ivory soap, I would certainly experiment. Thanks, Francis! It's always a pleasure, sir!