Nosferatu Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 My son gave me 3 gluebombs for Xmas that he got off of Ebay and challenged me to build a model out of all three. They were a 1929 Ford Woodys a 1960 Corvette and a 1975 Mustang. The Mustang was in the worst condition. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of when I got them. I didn’t have the heart to cut up the Woodys so I made it into the tow car with a surfing theme. The Corvette I am making into a speed boat and the Mustang I am making in to the trailer. So far this project is a 90 hour investment. Its not my best work but I’m still adjusting to my new location and I don’t have a spray booth as of yet. The Woodys didn’t come with doors so I left them out. I added wheels, tires and an engine from the parts box. I had some old mahogany veneer so I incorporated it into the side panels and grained the light wood frames. I hand made the anchor (which took two hours) and chromed it then placed it in the spare tire holder on the fender. The surf boards are both scratched built. I wanted a different look for the interior so I hand painted the seats in a Zebra pattern. The Vette will be the speed boat. I narrowed it about 1/4 “ and added the rear fin. I also scratch built the points on the front and the pontoons. Then I cut off the windshield and filled in the wheel wells. I reformed and added a hood from a 1967 Vette. For the interior I used parts of the seating from the Predicta, the dash from a ’55 Porsche and scratch built the rest. The seats will be in the zebra pattern to match the Woodys seats. The Stang has been a challenge. It was covered in heavy hand painted black on top of a couple other colors and also heavily glued. I cut off the roof and cut off the sides. I added an inner wall to the sides and used the bottom curved piece of rear chassis from the Garbage Truck for the front end. I had to widen the body in order to fit the Vetteboat in. I also hinged the rear for the tailgate. I needed to keep the indentation on the side panel to show it is from a Mustang, but also extended it to insert some of the mahogany wood veneer, I added old fenders and scratch built running boards to bring it together with the Woodys. I then built the frame and inside spot for the boat to sit. I am almost finished with this project. I will post completion pics in the Under Glass section soon. Thanks for looking and I hope you like it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Each one is an entirely unique design. The Surf Wagon looks great and very feasible. The Corvette turned Tunnel Haul Boat is great. I like how you designed the trailer out of the Mustang. The trailer looks very usable and practical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Man that boat is cool, it looks like it should be built in 1/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 3 hours ago, espo said: Each one is an entirely unique design. The Surf Wagon looks great and very feasible. The Corvette turned Tunnel Haul Boat is great. I like how you designed the trailer out of the Mustang. The trailer looks very usable and practical. Thank you for your kind compliments. Looking back I think I should have added a second set of wheels on the Stang trailer. I think it would not have looked as long after the wheels to the front. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 3 hours ago, stitchdup said: Man that boat is cool, it looks like it should be built in 1/1 Thank you! The Vette boat is almost done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Isn't junk wonderful! Extend my thanks to your son who came up with the challenge and the raw materials for it! Definitely want more pix as progress continues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 You have quite the imagination David. And the skills to scratch build just about anything by the looks of it. Nice progress!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Fun project. Everything looks good. Lots of creativity here. Really digging the Vette boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I think my son is working on what to challenge me for next Xmas. The taillights from the Stang were beyond usable so I had to scratchbuild some from a pic. A little more progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngineerBob Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Love the creativity! I admire anyone who thinks a model kit is just inspiration for what it can become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHolden74 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Both of 'em are on fire!🔥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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