crazyrichard Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) hey all , i started a new build now the 31 tudor only needs some small stuff to finish it this time i took apart my previous build roadster , i never like the outcome and every time i saw it i got annoyed .. also the past 6 months i just grew a bit again and got new techniques and a bigger drive to get details spot on and stuff more correct so ... i just tore it apart this was the build > after some sanding and thinking of idea's i got the idea to give the front a radical face .. like i googled and tryed to make something i never saw before. the idea , somebody could have done this 4 real , looking slek and streamlined .. kind of trying to get like a 32 roadster looking fast while it sits still so i took this bulky truck grille / front nose that already was a custom piece i ounce did and glued it on the hood dont look at the tonneau cover thats gone , i probable will be making a custom shaped roof (solid roof) the top of that truck piece was a peice of a hood i custom mmade on the grille and the shape looks so cool , the raised line matched the raised line on the ford hood and the shape where they meet was scary the same after sawing i ended up with this .. only the top piece , also fitted a small scoop on the hood test mock up where you see i cut half the frame off , and in the front tried a tube frame .. looks sweet and fits the race theme , i also have a back piece from tube , but in the end the whole chassis will become custom made out of several kit parts in the parts boxes like this its weird looks like a bird beak hahahah then i took the 32 ford grille and just cut it to pieces untill i had 2 parts that could be fitetd like this > in the middle i will make a raised line like the one runnign over the middle of the hood and nose .. the sides will be closed with beside the grille a section and removable panels where they normally would be .. maybe some holes with open pipes sticking through Edited January 24, 2014 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Very cool Richard, I'm gonna love watching this one come together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 This is so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 thnx guys these pictures will show the shape better now i filed and sanded some stuff in the middle of teh grille i glues some yellow styrene rod and roughly shaped it , will get more shape later on gutted the interiour the inside was scratchbuild but i made that tho thick back then some wheel just for .. wheel base will be longer (front wheels move forward) and maybe i need to change the title soon ... at least go like 32 hardtop .. and maybe erase the racer .. i already removed the hoodscoop and with such a shaped roof and low like that and maybe try to build a duval windsreen its looking more and more like a cool custom rod hope to make some duval shaped window frames ... although i know this will be a challenge without buying materials ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lower99 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The rod was really cool, but i think you´re going to build sth. better! Great progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Cool Rich, looking forward to the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 thnx guys ~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel886 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Here's what the AMT Phantom windscreen looks like blended onto the Rat Roaster body: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) great ! but still not an easy task to make from scratch with those curves .. will try something later on added 2 styrene plates beside the grille , bend it in a round shape like the body i will keep all the panellines i dont want it to be too smooth and modern looking after more sanding and adding the panels its now become less pointy , in fact the shape now looks much rounder need to sand the top of the hood its a bot raised from the rest and this shows i really need to change from racer to custom rod , lines just scream hotrod and not racer Edited January 9, 2014 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Have you checked replicas miniatures company of maryland for the windshield frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Have you checked replicas miniatures company of maryland for the windshield frame?hmm no i have not .. i have to be hounest i never bought any extra parts or ... i always try to make stuff but in this case it might be an optioni will have a look there thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Looks really good. I liked the other version of it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Looking real good Richard!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 that is super and I totally admire your philosophy on buying parts vs making them. but still you should look through RMM's catalogue, that might be a bit more difficult to do than say though because as far as I know its not anywhere on the web and you have to contact Norm to get one sent. now if you are used to making parts, maybe you could get something going with norm to share those parts with us through him using your parts as a master! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Looking really cool! I'll keep an eye on this custom/hot rod build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 This is really cool!!! I'll be watching!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooltas Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 it omost looks like a 36 ford then 32 but cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 thnx all !! and william yes i already found out you cant just order it online .. and well for me usually its too much fuzz to order waight and get it shipped to holland .. i also dont have to have the window exactly like that maybe i will make a own version of it , or do something totally different and about m,akinf stuff to be used as master i think my way of building isnt right for that stuff .. i often build stuff onto stuff and later worry about paint ... for that i would have to make a strong one piece part and thats something on its own ... i always love seeing stuff like that and also seeing resin parts and aftermarket stuff .. but i never get the feeling to make or buy something i just sit down with lodas of parts boxes , no plan at all and just see where it ends .. works for me and todd yes now that you mention it it does resemble a 36 indeed i even didnt thought about that and the funny part is its all by accident haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 well did some more work to the 32 made some triangulair plates , closing the engine compartment was a bit boring , like i want a engine to be visible later on .. but the square hole wasnt flowing with the rest of the round lines made pannellines , choose to keep the new nose a one piece grille shell , hood is a loose panel and the triangle panels also are separate pieces , this way the panellines run through and that looked best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 well since the chassis and front suspension broke and i dont have any usable ford kit parts ...i needed to come up with something different choosen to make a tubulair frame in the front , the rear part will be altered but i'm using the old chassis and floor because that fits great i can build up on this platform mock up , just for idea's not on ride hight off-course lol the best i can come up with is this ... then i would make holes in the side panel to run them through and i could make a custom steering rod .. still needs a lot of scratchwork to fit and ... roof for shape idea .. off course its way too low but for ideas it is handy i like the overal shapes unique and something i cant find online anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel886 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The rebuild is coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Wow man, your are on speed again. Dont look two days and its almost ready Like it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 thnx guys and well arno lots of work still , just started real steerable suspension , scratchbuilding it now with bras tubes as hinges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 well desided to scratchbuild a axle and working steering .. so i started with some brass tubing to have a stirdy hinge point .. also made the hood of the car one piece with the triangle shaped plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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