Plowboy Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Just finished this one up. It was built with parts from the parts box and parts sourced from other kits. It's been a frustrating build for me! I never would have thought that mixing a few parts together would have been so difficult! I could write a book on the issues I had getting this thing together! I wanted to do more details to it. But, towards the end, I just wanted the pain to be over! The frame, front suspension, exhaust, grille, grille shell and hood are from an AMT Phantom Vickie kit. The rearend is from an MPC '85 Corvette. The engine, radiator and electric fan are from the Revell Rat Roaster. Headers from a Monogram '37 Ford. Carburetors are from a Revell '69 Camaro. The body is a chopped resin piece from an unknown caster. The interior is from an old built from a 3-W. The shifter is from the Rat Roaster and I think the steering column is as well. Not sure on the steering wheel. The wheels, tires and disc brakes are Pegasus. Paint is Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red on the body and chassis. The interior is AS-15 Tan. Thanx for checking it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Turned our great Roger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I had to put sunglasses on to check this baby out, your engine work is sic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 The results more than make up for any building tribulations! This is a great model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 3 thumbs up....?? anyhow, another nice one Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Wow Roger, that looks great!! Love that red👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Aw, man! That's in the sauce! Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Sorry to hear of all the headaches it gave you Roger, but man the finished product is brilliant! Absolutely love the motor, and the paint looks exceptional as well. Another beauty, just as you always do, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Really clean build! Outstanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Good looking 32 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpa Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Absolutely beautiful Roger! From all appearences...it was worth the aggravation! Love the choice of wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Great work Roger, that looks very sharp. If you hadn't written about the issues you'd had, or the varying sources that the parts came from, I'd never have known - it's come together very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Wow, that's real sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Another beautiful model! Super job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 A Deuce that turned out greater than the sum of it's parts. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Regardless of all the problems, you wrestled it to the ground! VERY well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Awesome Deuce! Very well selected and combined parts! Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 That looks fantastic Roger. Reminds me of something Boyd could have built back in the day. [that's meant as a compliment. LOL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 5 hours ago, larman said: Another beautiful model! Super job! X2!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Super clean build!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Absolutely gorgeous model, Roger! Perfect color and wheel choice! I love thi model !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 4/16/2021 at 4:40 PM, Paul Payne said: The results more than make up for any building tribulations! This is a great model! Thanx Paul! Couldn't have finished it without your help! On 4/16/2021 at 4:44 PM, TransAmMike said: Wow Roger, that looks great!! Love that red👍 Thanx Mike! I really like this red also! This was the first build I've ever done that the color picked the model. On 4/16/2021 at 6:16 PM, bogger44 said: Sorry to hear of all the headaches it gave you Roger, but man the finished product is brilliant! Absolutely love the motor, and the paint looks exceptional as well. Another beauty, just as you always do, congrats! Thanx Tony! This model really tried my patience! There were several times that I thought about body slamming it! On 4/17/2021 at 1:36 AM, Spottedlaurel said: Great work Roger, that looks very sharp. If you hadn't written about the issues you'd had, or the varying sources that the parts came from, I'd never have known - it's come together very nicely. Thanx Nigel! I don't think I'll want to attempt another hot rod with various parts for a long time! On 4/17/2021 at 5:21 PM, Can-Con said: That looks fantastic Roger. Reminds me of something Boyd could have built back in the day. [that's meant as a compliment. LOL] Thanx Steve! I'll take that compliment! I liked a lot of Boyd's builds. Just wasn't a fan of Boyd himself. On 4/19/2021 at 4:22 AM, slusher said: Absolutely gorgeous model, Roger! Perfect color and wheel choice! I love thi model !! Thanx Carl! Glad you like it! Thanx also to everyone else for the great comments! I appreciate it! When I get a chance, I'll take some photos of the 2.0 version and post them. I have this model set up so that I can change the wheels and tires out at will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Beautiful build, Roger. I respect your resolve. It’s real easy to good’nuff something when it’s grating your nerves at every turn. Pain is a great teacher (at least that’s what the Drill Instructors used to tell us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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