Claude Thibodeau Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 HI! Mostly inspired by the famous Street Rodder cover car... with a few personnal preferences! A mash-up of various leftover parts: Revell's 32 Ford frame , rad & shell,, Jag XK-120 engine, MT's Challenger quickchange center section, Monogram's Blue Bandito cab & suspensions, 41 Lincoln front seat, all extensiveny modified. Mucho scratchbuilt: frame xmembers, gas tank, firewall, floor, steering column, door panels, windshield glass, etc. Testor's Purplelicious lacquer + Mr, Hobby Super Clear - fully polished. Pegasus wheels, Molotow's chrome. A friend of mine, who's a watch repair man, rightfully told me: "the smaller they are, the harder it is to work on them". So true... So much styrene, so little time! CT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Claude....oh man, how tasty that bad boy is! Be still my heart! Huge congrats on your creativity and execution. Best...TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 minute ago, tim boyd said: Claude....oh man, how tasty that bad boy is! Be still my heart! Huge congrats on your creativity and execution. Best...TIM Thank you Sir! This is the project that would never end... It is so delicate, that any adjustment or tweak was almost perillous at times. But ultimately, it made it to the finish line. But, now that I look at the pictures, I realize I forgot the licence plate!?! Will have to fix that before the next show! Happy you like it! Regards, CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Although not into hot rods myself, I can appreciate the work that goes into them especially that you cannot hide anything, every detail must be right. Having seen some of your builds, it's safe to say that you are dedicated to your craft as it shows through your models and creativity. Felicitations from a fellow Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, happy grumpy said: Although not into hot rods myself, I can appreciate the work that goes into them especially that you cannot hide anything, every detail must be right. Having seen some of your builds, it's safe to say that you are dedicated to your craft as it shows through your models and creativity. Felicitations from a fellow Canadian. Hi Mario! Thank you for the comments. Hope to see you soon when the shows finally return! Salutations, CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Well Claude, that certainly is unique. Great work👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 minute ago, TransAmMike said: Well Claude, that certainly is unique. Great work👍 Hi Mike! Thank you. I know famed modeler Pat Dunnivan built an EXACT replica of the car years ago. It was seen often in the model press. Mine is just a "personnal take" on the subject. The real car was dark green, for instance. So I took liberties along the way. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Mike! Thank you. I know famed modeler Pat Dunnivan built an EXACT replica of the car years ago. It was seen often in the model press. Mine is just a "personnal take" on the subject. The real car was dark green, for instance. So I took liberties along the way. CT Well it sure looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn62 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Just a sweet little ride Claude! Nothing wrong with taking “a few little liberties”, and making it your own. That is my preferred approach. Replicas are challenging in their own right for sure, but originality has its place as well. As for your watchmaker friend, he is absolutely correct. I see lots of guys going to larger scale and cramming as much detail in as they can, but the jewel like appearance of the smaller scale still impresses me the most. Edited December 4, 2021 by foghorn62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Simply AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 hours ago, foghorn62 said: Just a sweet little ride Claude! Nothing wrong with taking “a few little liberties”, and making it your own. That is my preferred approach. Replicas are challenging in their own right for sure, but originality has its place as well. As for your watchmaker friend, he is absolutely correct. I see lots of guys going to larger scale and cramming as much detail in as they can, but the jewel like appearance of the smaller scale still impresses me the most. Hi Tim! Thanks for the comments. To your point about larger scales: I too have friends that are more at ease with bigger models, claimin exactly that they cram in more details than they would otherwise. Fine with me. But... I keep poking fun at them, saying that therefore, their work must be "absolutely spotless". It usually makes them laugh! I've seen your builds, and I for one know how creative you are. I applaud that. By the way, on the subject of creativity...congrats about your custom Camino that was featured in Contest Cars 2021. It is well deserved! Regards, CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Awesome details, very clean work Claude !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Well now....that is one fine looking little Hot Rod. Very nice detail work and the colors look really sharp. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Another great model from the House of Claude. Love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Really nice looking little hot rod! A little different, and that’s a good thing!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Simply AWESOME! Hi Larry! Thanks for the compliment. Happy you like it! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 2 hours ago, grodudulle77 said: Awesome details, very clean work Claude !! 👍😀 Merci Philippe! Toujours un plaisir de vous lire. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 5 hours ago, ChrisR said: Cool!! Thank you Chris! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn62 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: ...congrats about your custom Camino that was featured in Contest Cars 2021. It is well deserved! Right backatcha CT! It was no surprise to see Streetza Pizza prominently featured in that same issue. I just love that build! Makes me hungry every time I see it! TS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Hi Claude!! Awesome stuff as always sir. Another tasty mash up from the house of Claude. If memory serves me correct, there should be 3 more on the bench??… As you know I love your builds. BTW, that would look REALLY good here in beautiful Victoria at the duece days show in July, just sayin….. You may want to book a hotel. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 That looks great!I That car inspired me too when it was featured and started one myself a number of years ago (I'm really good at starting projects 😋) I used mostly stuff from my parts inventory, some scratch built items, Pegasus wheels and was trying a couple of different resin track noses. Again outstanding build!! Thanks for a bump for inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Fabulous! The purplelicious lacquer works so well with all the crome! Just like your inspiration this one deserves to be on a cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Whalen Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 This is an excellent little rod which all flows together nicely and shows how much thought has gone into it. A slice of originality and more details to catch the eye each time you view it certainly adds up to a stand-out model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 15 hours ago, Zippi said: Well now....that is one fine looking little Hot Rod. Very nice detail work and the colors look really sharp. Great job. Thank you Bob! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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