Bernard Kron Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) ’32 Ford 5-window coupe as it would have been featured in a 50’s “Little Magazineâ€. (More pictures below) The new Revell ’32 Ford 5-Window in its full-fendered form reminded me of the hot rods featured in the “Little Magazines†of the 50’s, While some of those cars have become quite famous, even iconic, in hot rod lore, many were simple rides built within the limits of the budgets, abilities and tastes of their owners. It’s these more “average†cars that I wanted to capture in my build. This car is largely constructed box stock out of the kit with only a few changes. The engine is a stock ’57 Corvette fuelie from the Monogram kit, the owner of this car having simply transferred it as he got it directly into his coupe. The only change is that I had to remove the chrome plated ignition shielding the motor had, revealing the distributor. It just didn’t fit up against the firewall. All the kit chrome on the engine has been stripped and replaced with Metallizer metallics for a more realistic look. The wheels and tires are from the Revell ’29 Ford Roadster Pickup with Modelhaus Olds Fiesta hubcaps added. The front and rear suspension has been lowered about 2 scale inches all around. The interior is largely kit stock except for an AMT ’53 Studebaker steering wheel. The grill is a Model Car Garage p/e unit. Everything else is from the kit. Color is Plasti-Kote FM 8090 over DupliColor white primer. The white accents are the primer white. For the nostalgic fun of it I’ve included a few sepia tone pictures. Thanx for lookin’! B. Edited October 7, 2009 by gbk1
randx0 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 I like the theme . the period parts are great,and I like the color scheme.
Raul_Perez Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 Bernard, It's GREAT to see how you build a model that fits a particular theme or era with a story behind it. That's something that was really lacking in many of my builds, (and especially my posts), until I saw examples of how you put it all together. The "story" is such a significant part of the model!! Especially to those in our lives, (like "she who must be worshiped"), that don't really get "the model building thing" that we do. It's that story that connects our inspiration for the build to the completed model. So, how many stories do you have completed this year that you'll be bringing to the NNL West? Later,
Bernard Kron Posted October 7, 2009 Author Posted October 7, 2009 Thanx guys! Bernard, It's GREAT to see how you build a model that fits a particular theme or era with a story behind it....The "story" is such a significant part of the model!! ... So, how many stories do you have completed this year that you'll be bringing to the NNL West? At this point I've got 5 builds completed for the period since last March. I've got another 8 or so in various stages of planning or work. But I'll probably take no more than 4-6 down with me no matter how many actually get finished. Some are more flawed than others so it will be a question of quality of build combined with the all-important "vibe" or "story" the build "tells". The NNL West presents an awful lot of compelling "stories" all built at an extraordinarily high level of quality.
voljeepx Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 The Vette motor and the hubcaps are what do it for me! Good looking period piece, the baby blue looks so good on this car!
Raul_Perez Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Thanx guys! At this point I've got 5 builds completed for the period since last March. I've got another 8 or so in various stages of planning or work. But I'll probably take no more than 4-6 down with me no matter how many actually get finished. Some are more flawed than others so it will be a question of quality of build combined with the all-important "vibe" or "story" the build "tells". The NNL West presents an awful lot of compelling "stories" all built at an extraordinarily high level of quality. It sounds like you might have to charter a flight so you'll have enough room to bring all you've built!! Yes, most of what's at the NNL is very well built...but that never stopped me from bringing a few "questionalble" builds, (like the Future Rat)!! I really needed to post a story with that one for most people to get what it was about... Later,
carrucha Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Cool hotrod. I like the Fiesta hubcaps. Good job. carrucha
Foxer Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 This one is sweet! (I never use that term, but can't resist here! ) The story and the sepias add to it all.
Olskoolrodder Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 I LOVE this one,especially in black 'n white pics!!!
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